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TWENTY SECOND YEAR
Terras of District Court For 1904
Hon R C Orr judge of the Four
teenth Judicial District of Nebraska
has fixed the time for holding the terms
of district court in the respective coun
ties composing said district during the
year of 1901 as follows
Eed Willow County March 14 jury
no grand jury Juno G no jury October
10 jury no grand jury
Frontier County March- 7 jury no
grand jury Juno 1 no jury October 3
jury no grand jury
Furnas County February 23 jury no
grand jury June 16 no jury November
14 jury no grand jury
Hitchcock County April 11 jury no
grand jury October 24 jury no grand
jury
Gosper County February 8 jury no
grand jury September 6 jury no grand
jury
Dundy County March 28 jury no
grand jury September 12 jury ho grand
jury
Hayes County March 21 jury no
grand jury September 19 jury no
grand jury
Chase County April 14 no jury
September 26 jury no grand jury
By order of Hon R C Orr Judge
R W Devoe Clerk of District Court
Red Willow County Nebraska
His Duty Was Well Done
County Treasurer O L Thompson re
tires from the office with the sense of
having done his duty well and with the
esteem of the people of Redwillow coun
ty Four years ago ho went into office
receiving from his predecessor Mr Berge
something more than 852000 The
county then had a bonded indebtedness
of 11000 Ho retired from the office
January 6th 1904 with the county out
of debt and turned over to his successor
Mr Gossard 86642151 During the
four years of his incumbency of the office
he collected 15000 of old personal taxes
some of them running back twelve
years and this was accomplished with
the issuance of but about a score of dis
tress warrants and these only against
parties who sought to leave the county
without paying their taxes We con
gratulate Mr Thompson and the people
of rthe county Mr Thompson has re
sumed life on the farm over in Grant
precinct
Installation and Refreshments
The Knights of Pythias duly installed
their officers elect Wednesday night
with customary ritualistic services
The new officers are
Lon Cone Chancellor Commander
J R McCarl Vice Chancellor Com
mander
S B McLean Prelate
W B Mills Master of Work
C W Barnes Keeper R and S
L W Stayner Master of Exchequer
W J Krauter Master of Finance
H H Tartsch Master at Arms
J E Ludwick Inner Guard
C L Walker Outside Guard
After the installation light refresh-
ments were spread in the castle hall and
relished by the membership The re
mainder of the evening passed with
song social communion and the delights
of the smoker
The First National Bank
The annual meeting of the directors
of the First National Bank of our city
was held January 12th at which time
the following officers were elected
President George Hocknell Vice Presi
dent B M Frees Cashier F A Pen-
nell Asst Cashier Louis Thorgrimson
It is needless to add that the banks re
ports at the closing up of the years
business showed tb institution to be
in first class conditi a and the business
of the past year to Lave been very satis
factory and profitable
Notice of Public Sale
Wednesday January 20th 1904 at
my farm four miles south and one mile
west of McCook I will offer for sale all
my stock implements household goods
etc Sale will commence at ten in the
forenoon free lunch at noon Sums
under 10 cash nine months time on
sums over 10 at ten per cent eight per
cent for cash See large bills for full
description and particulars
C E Boatman H H Berry
Proprietor Auctioneer
Look Up Your Numbers
on Cone Bros free Xmas picture draw
ing The winning numbers are 16 1902
82 1902 43 1903 48 1904 95 1904 The
first winning number presented gets first
choice Cose Bros Druggist
Ladies warm fleece lined wrappers
59c at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
clearing sale
Mens blanket lined storm ulsters 229
at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clear
ing sale
All cloaks at great reductions at The
Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing sale
McConnells Balsam Cures Coughs
The Tribune Only 100 per year
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
J E Evans is home from Bowdle S
D for the winter
W A Irons of Box Elder has gone to
Wilcox Nebraska
Dave Maoner has been down from
Denver this weelc
Miss Bertha Schobel is with her
brother J G Schobel
Mrs P V Royce is hero on a visit to
her parents Mr and Mrs B F Olcott
Miss Ida Anton will start for Lincoln
this evening where sho will stay some
time
Mr and Mrs H J Pratt visited
Cambridge friends Sunday between
trains
Mrs George Leming formerly of our
city is reported very ill with an attack
of typhoid fever
Mrs J F Utter and two children
went down to Bartley Wednesday to
visit the old homefolks
George Beck returned home Mon
day night from Omaha having been re
leased from the Federal jury
Mrs Emma Dixon was called down
from Denver Tuesday night by the
death of her little granddaughter Mary
Dixon
Mrs C T Watson went down to
Okarche Oklahoma close of last woek
to witness the marriage of her sister
this week
Mr and Mrs Knud Stangland were
called down from Denver Tuesday night
on No 6 by the death of Engineer
Harry M Dixons baby
Mrs Walter Stokes entertained lady
friends Thursday afternoon and even
ing at the home of her mother MrsVina
Wood in a charming style
R A Green the new cashier of the
State Bank of Lebanon writes McCook
friends that he likes his new position and
work and is getting on nicely
Miss Stasia Brady and Miss Olive
Rittenhouse entertained the young ladies
of the Awl Os club Tuesday evening
at Castle Cronkhite in usual form
Hazel Norris had a company of
young folks at the Norris home last
Saturday afternoon to help her in cele
brating her tenth birthday anniversary
Holton Longnecker has purchased a
drug store at Rollinsville Colorado on
the Moffat road out of Denver and ex
pects to go out there the close of the
present month and take charge of the
same
Mr Grovert and daughter of Trenton
were called down to the city first of the
week by the illness of Fred Irwin Mr
Grovert returned home Wednesday
night but the daughter remained for a
while to assist Mrs Irwin her sister
Miss Josephine Mullen gave a de
lightful leap year party to a large com
pany of young friends last evening at
the home of her sister Mrs Will F Pate
Progressive flinch playing was the enter
tainment feature of the evening Miss
Nellie Smith winning the prize and Miss
Minnie Rowell the consolation Very
dainty refreshments were served
Mrs George Reed is very low with
an attack of dropsy and complications
Her life has been despaired off for the
last few days and the end was thought
to be approaching last night but at
this writing she is still alive The fam
ily recently returned from Pueblo Colo
rado but they for many years were pre
viously residents of Valley Grange pre
cinct this county
Mr and Mrs C H Meeker arrived
home Sunday on No 1 from their ab
sence of a few weeks in Chicago They
forgot or would have been in the fated
Iroquois theatre at the matinee on the
fatal afternoon of the fire Mr Meeker
states that for several days after the
terrible tragedy business was largely
suspended and the all absorbing talk
and interest of the city seemed to be in
particulars of the fire and in attempts to
identify and discover victims
Choice Carnations 75c Per Dozen
McCook Green House phone 91
We now have a competent workman
to attend to furniture repairing If you
have any work to be done phone 89 and
articles will be called for
J H Ludwick Son
Mens heavy blanket lined corduroy
suits now 569 at The Thompson Dry
Goods Cos clearing sale
Mens heavy fleeced Jersey overshirts
now 59c at The Thompson Dry Goods
Cos clearing sale
Ladies 1 eiderdown dressing sacques
69c at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
clearing sale
125 childrens fur sets now 89c at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing
sale
Mens warm half wool sox now lie at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing
sale
The choicest perfumes soap and toilet
articles are to be found Cone Bros
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CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Catholic Order of services Mass
8 a m Mass and sermon 1030 a m
Sunday school 230 p m Every Sun
day J J Loughran Pastor
Christian Bible school at 10 a m
Sermons at 11 a m and 730 p m by
Elder W C German of Atwood Colo
who will supply the pulpit regularly
hereafter
Congregational Sunday school 1 0
a m Morning service at 11 Subject
Gods Gift Evening services at 8
Subject The Good Way You are
most cordially invited to worship with us
George A Conrad Pastor
Methodist Sunday school at 10 a
m Sermons at 11 a m and 8 p m Class
meeting at 12 Junior League at 3 and
Epworth League at 7 Comethe church
will be warm Special revival meetings
all this week M B Carman Pastor
Episcopal Services in St Albans
church as follows Every Sunday in the
month Sunday school at 10 oclock a m
Morning prayer at 11 andevening prayer
and sermon at 8 The third Sunday in
the month Holy Communion at 730 a
m All are welcome
E R Earle Rector
First Baptist Church Sermons at
11 a m and 745 p m Bible school at
945 a m Junior society at 3 p m B
Y P U at 645 p m Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening 745 Sermon sub
ject Sunday morning Splinters and
Timbers Evening subject The
Model Man Excellent music All wel
come U t L5ETTS castor
Rev R C Betts went down to Kansas
City Monday night on 14 and will re
turn tonight
Rev J H Beitel of Franklin the Con
gregational Sunday school missionary
has been operating in this city and vicin
ity the past few weeks
Sunday January 17th there will be
communion at a p m at bi Aloans
church The services with the sermon
will be of a missionary character All
are welcome
Elder W C German late of Atwood
Colorado has been called to the regular
pastorate of the Christian church of our i
city He will fill the pulpit next Sun
day morning and evening
The members of the Congregational
church held their annual meeting o
Wednesday evening at which time re
ports were heard from the various offi
cers and societies of the church and the
new officers for the present year were
chosen The church recently called to
the pastorate Rev George A Conrad
and they feel quite encouraged for the
future The Dorcas society held its an
nual election of officers andsoforth
Thursday afternoon closing a fairly suc
cessful year with the society
Sudden Death of Aged Citizen
J M Records of West McCook sud
denly expired in his chair in his home
Thursday morning He seemed to be
in usual health when he got up in the
morning and ate a hearty breakfast
after which however he sat down and
soon passed away doubtless being sum
moned by some affection of the heart
Mr Records was born in Brown coun
ty Ohio 74 years ago He has long
been a resident of this county living for
many years on a farm over in Driftwood
precinct He leaves an aged wife and
several children among them being
Mrs Harry Wade of Driftwood precinct
The funeral services will be conducted
in the Methodist church this afternoon
at two oclock Rev Carman officiating
Alleged Counterfeiter Arrested
Cambridge Neb Jan 13 A United
States deputy marshal arrived here
Monday evening and upon investigation
a warrant was issued for the arrest of
Enoch Perkins a well-to-do farmer of
the vicinity of Earl a country postoffice
about fifteen miles north of Cambridge
Perkins is charged with having counter
feited 10 gold coins and with passing
the same Mr Perkins was taken to
Holdrege on No 2 yesterday morning by
the Deputy United States marshal to
await a hearing Special
A Coat or Two
of our Concentrated Smoke will preserve
your meat as well or better than the old
fashioned way of smoking meat with a
saving of time money and danger of fire
In 25 cent bottles
L W McConnell Druggist
Mens black melton overcoats now
650 at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
clearing sale
225 electric seal muffs now 139 at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing
sale
Childrens yarn leggins now 19c at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing
sale
Mens blanket lined coats 79c at The
Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing sale
For the latest and best books go to
Cone Bros
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
And it is pay day tonight
L D Morrison is a now backshop
machinist
Louis Nelson is a new machineshop
apprentice
On the sick list Conductor T E
McCarl and G PJloark
C B Sawyer was sick part of the
week with a case of grip
Engineer I L Rodstrom is pulling
the pile driver this week
E M Baldwin has resigned from the
night force in the round house
Engine 371 overhauled was limbered
up in the local yard Thursday
The piecework question like Hamlets
ghost wont down worth a cent
U H Cowman of the round house
force resigned first of the week
Engineer J H Mooro is in Omaha
this week with a carload of horses
Mr and Mrs C E Denton briefly
visited in Oxford first of the week
Engine 163 of the class A has been
placed in the shop for an overhauling
Frank Purvis is acting as agent at
Hartwell temporary vice Agent Haine
George Casten of the blacksmith force
is laid up with an attack of lung fever
Locomotive 289 is down on her wheels
and will be out of the shop in a few
days
L R Scott A E Bartis and Conrad
Batt of the round house force have re
signed
Locomotive 362 is in the round house
for the finishing touches after an over
hauling
Conductor H R Childress has 103
during Conductor T E McCarls slight
indisposition
Fred Block of the round house spent
Wednesday and Thursday in Blooming
ton this week
August Shogram is a new machinist
in the round house and H O Smith in
the backshop
C T Watson Western division car
distributer visited Tecumseh friends
early part of week
uraKeman ira uonverse nas returned
from Hendley where he was called by
the illness of a sister
V W Vastine W L Cooper and H
L Hopper of -the paint gang have re
signed from the service
F E Kidder for years a switchman
at McCook and Oxford has resigned
from the companys service
Conductor A G Bump has returned
to his run and Conductor Herman He
genberger has given up his car
Helper G A Gaunt of Republican
City was at headquarters Thursday to
take the telegraph examination
Extra Agent J F Edwards is reliev
ing Agent Conover of Red Cloud who is
off duty and away on a furlough
Engineers W W Archibald and H H
Kingsoury and their families will leave
for Chicago on a visit in a few days
Fireman C W Holt returned home
Monday from the St Francis branch
where he has been firing for a few weeks
Asst Supt G W Rhodes was up
from Lincoln yesterday on business at
headquarters for the Western division
Engine 3310 a D4 has been equipped
to burn lignite coal and was out on the
road Thursday on an experimental
trip
Louis Matthis formerly a student and
operator on the Western division is now
employed on the C R I P R R at
Arkalon Kansas
There have been reductions in the
working force of several departments
this week notably the paint gang
store house force and car tinks
Brakeman C A Baldwin was called
to Omaha by the death of his grand
mother Mrs Baldwin was with the
deceased at the time of her death
Agent T P F Haine of Hartwell
buried his little daughter in McCook
last Sunday She was about eleven
years of age and died of a complication
of diseases
T M Latham an engineer on the C
H D road and located at Lima
Ohio was here first of the week inter
viewing the local officials relative to
locating here
Night Operator J F Mercier of Yuma
has returned to duty after a holiday
vacation of a few weeks and C E
Starm who acted in his stead has been
transferred to Oberlin
The stork left a fine 8 pound girl at
Mr and Mrs F L Barnes home Wed
nesday morning The mother and
daughter and doing finely but Roys
condition is still a matter of concern
Fred A Irwin of the big fire at the
blacksmithshop has been very ill this
week with an attack of pneumonia be
ing taken down on last Saturday He
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY 18 1904
is improving at this time howovor we
are pleased to note
Johnnie Morrissey the bard of Mc
Fnddens Pasture and humorist of pur
est ray serene has beon doing another
stunt this week gospel bill posting
with the aid and without the consent of
sundry school children Observe the
tag
Car Distributer C T Watson will
shortly go up on the Alliance division to
thoroughly systematize the car distribut
ingsorvice on that division Mr Watson
is an export in the line of systematizing
and his selection for this special service
is a deserved compliment
A Burlington man says the Lincoln
Journal states that ho looks for some
important work to be done during the
coming year in Nebraska I cannot say
just what it will bo but I believe the
company has several things in mind
that may be accomplished during tho
year to come that will make it a busy
season
Brakeman L M Best had a narrow
escape the other day up at Akron
Engineer Selah was placing some coal
cars up on the trestle at the coal chutes
There wasnt enough rail space for all
the cars Selah attempted to spot and
some of them had to hang over Best
jumped and thus doubtless saved him
self some pain
Engineer and Mrs Harry M Dixon
mourn the death of their little daughter
Mary who was transplanted in the
Fathers garden Tuesday morning a
tender flower of but three months of
age after a short illness Brief funeral
services were conducted at the home
Wednesday afternoon at half past two
by Rev Carman after which burial was
made in Longview cemetery The be
reaved parents have much genuine and
tender sympathy in the community
Joint Installations and Feasts
Tuesday evening the Workmen and
Degree of Honor held their joint installa
tion of officers elect in McConnells hall
There was a large attendance of mem
bers and friends it was a public affair
and a pleasant and social time was
had Refreshments were served
The new Degree of Honor officers are
Mrs Henry Walker chief of honorMrs
Lottie Brewer past chief of honor Mrs
May Goldtrap chief of ceremonies Mrs
R M Osborn lady of honor Mrs Au
gusta Anton recorder Mrs Eph Ben
jamin finaneer Mrs C J Ryan re
ceiver Mrs Ona Ruch usher Mrs G
W Godfrey inside watch Mrs Herman
Trehal outside watch Drs A P
Welles and Fahnestock physicians
Following are the officers installed by
the Workmen Tuesday evening John
Hunt master workman L P Forsman
foreman C W Stephens overseer CB
Gray recorder C BSawyer receiver
C J Ryan financier Henry Moers
guide Wm Stimmel outside watch L
C Foster inside watch J A Wilcox
C E Emerson Maurice Griffin trustees
Thursday evening in the same hall
the Modern Woodmen and Royal Neigh
bors did likewise and enjoyed an equally
happy occasion State Deputy Kuester
tof tho Woodmen and State Deputy Mrs
Teel of the Neighbors graced the latter
event with their presence
The Woodmen officers installed are
Venerable Council C B Sawyer Wor
thy Advisor M O McClure Banker
Lon Cone Escort John Smith Manager
George S Scott Camp Physician Dr
S C Beach
The new officers of the Royal Neigh
bors are as follows Mrs Anna Call
ings oracle Mrs Josephine Kendlen
past oracle Mrs S V Clark vice ora
cle Mrs Alice Deere chancellor Mrs
Augusta Anton recorder Mrs Sam
Rogers receiver Mrs Mitchell Clyde
marshal Mrs Thad Shepherd assist
ant marshal Mrs Julius Kunert inside
watch Mrs J H Bennett outside
watch Mrs Mary Collings organist
Dr S C Beach camp physician
Is Right at Home
The pleased customer is right at home
at Marshs meat market You can see
him there any day And its all because
of the quality of the meats sold and of
prompt and courteous treatment accord
ed all Everything seasonable all the
time at the right prices
675 very fine large heavy wool
blankets 499 at The Thompson Dry
Goods Cos clearing sale
Mens absolutely all wool underwear
84c at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
clearing sale
Ladies 50c flannelette waists now 35c
at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clear
ing sale
175 heavy wool mixed blankets 139
at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clear
ing sale
100 babies winter coats now 69c at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing
sale
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McCook Market Quotations
Corrected Friday morning
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MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Everything in drugs McConnell
McConnells Balsam Cures Coughs
If you want tho best use McConnells
vanilla and lomon oxtrncts
Kodaks are tho same price tho world
over Cone Bros sell them
For Rent Fine f urnishrd front room
Inquire of Mrs Augusta Anton
A suro euro for the blues McCon
nells health granules 25c a bottle
Will buy hogs Tuesdays and Satur
days F S Wilcox
Scale books Typewriter papors
The Tribune
Mens warm winter caps 19c at Tho
Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing sale
When you need anything usually
found in a drug store go to Cone Bros
Childrens sleeping garments 25c at
Tho Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing
sale
Childrens fleeced union suits 20c at
Tho Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing
sale
The O O Ts enjoyed a happy eve
ning with Miss Bessie Bosworth last
Saturday evening
Boys blanket lined school coats with
brass buttons 49c at The Thompson Dry
Goods Cos clearing sale
Just uso your phone Call up Marsh
and they will do the rest if its choice
meat of any kind you want
McMillens Cream lLotion for hands
and face dries perfectly and leaves tho
skin smooth and soft
Furnished room for rent Inquire at
residence one block north of mill
S S Garvey
Wanted A horse of medium size
suitable for city delivery Call at store
J II Ludwick Son
The dates of terms of district court
as printed in last weeks paper were in
accurate in some instances and wo
print a corrected list this issue
Tho electric light people have enlar
ged their coal storage capacity this
week by the building of a brick addi
tion to the north side of the present coal
house
Father Stritch of Creighton Univer
sity Omaha who lectured on Dante
last winter is expected to give another
lecture in the city Thursday evening
January 28
Wanted Salesman to solicit orders
for a full lino of nursery stock Con
veyance will bo furnished to reliable
men Payments weekly F II Stan
nard Co Ottawa Kansas
Marsh is especially fortunate in select
buying and gives his customers a share
in the profits by offering them the choic
est of everything in the meat line just
as cheap as the poorest you get else
where
Diamond Dick Manufacturing Co
1843 O St Lincoln Neb wants lady or
gentleman to manage office in McCook
No canvassing Steady position En
close stamp for particulars Agents
wanted
Wanted Men who can furnish team
and wagon and sell Dr Masters reme
dies extracts and spices to farmers A
paying business In writing state terri
tory wanted and send references Na
tional Medical Co Sheldon Iowa
New Fraternal Life Association Officers
Honored Senior Mrs H M Tyler
Past Senior Mr3 Josephine Kendlen
Honored Junior Mrs Anna Collings
Honored Chaplain Mrs Cora Cook
Honored Register Mrs Augusta Anton
Master of Ceremonies Dr S C Beach
Assistant Master of Ceremonies G W
Bates Inside Watch J W Spencer
Outside Watch Mrs J W Spencer
Organist Mrs Augusta Anton Physi
cian Dr S C Beach
Butchering Drugs
Butchering time brings need of spices
herbs saltpetre etc We make a spec
ialty of these buying the best grades
and selling them as low as the cheaper
grades can be bought for
McConnell Druggist
Prairie Hay
550 per ton delivered Telephone L182
Ladies 300 fine embroidered flannel
waists now 229 at The Thompson Dry
Goods Cos clearing sale
Ladies fleece lind union suits 23c at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing
sale
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