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Burlington Ice House Burned
T3otween hilf past five nnd seven
oclock Monday evening one of the
Burlingtons large refrigerator ice
Jiouses at this place was practically de
stroyed together with part of the ice
contained therein
The indications aro the fire started
Xroni sparks from an engine getting into
the sawdust between the ceiling and the
Jroof through a ventilatoralthough some
hold the theory of spontaneous combus
tion
The fire department of the city and
the companys firo fighters were prompt
ly on the ground but in spite of their
united and sturdy efforts the large
building was practically destroyed the
west end and south side escaping entire
destruction but the roof east end and
jiorth side are a total loss The loss on
ibuilding is placed at 2500 and on ice
at S100
At the outset the firemen were ham
pered by light water pressure duo to
several causes There was laid about
S00 feet of two aud a half inch hose
The connections were faulty in some in
stances at first A smaller nozzle would
-doubtless have enabled the firemen to
iavo done more effective work There
was only about sixty feet of water in the
rstandpipe when the fiie started The
pump was soon after put in operation
sind the standpipe was quickly filled to
its capacity The character of the eon
stuction made the work of handling the
fire difficult
Temporary repairs were made the next
cray and the building will be reconstruct
ed as soon as the materials can be ship
ped here
These ice houses cost about 1000
each and are of the finest and latest
construction being practically built
hke refrigerator cars There capacity
is 2000 tons and the one burned was
iull of ice at the time
Surprised Pastor and Wife
Tuesday evening Eev and Mrs W C
German were called home from the
Baptist church where they had gone to
attend the evangelistic services now be
ing held there to find that their home
was in the possession of the members
5ind a number of friends of the Christian
church and that there was in evidence
everything necessary for a happy sur
prise
The evening was joyously passedand
the ministers larder was replenished
5 substantially
In the party were Mr and Mrs Ed
ward Polk Mr and Mrs William Long
Mr and Mrs J B Wilkins and Mr
Mrs Alex Smith MrsWSTomlinson
Mrs C O Hale Mrs Ellen Sly Mrs
Ellen Canaga Miss JeanetteVanDepoel
jVliss Owen Mis3 Gertrude Colvin Miss
Bower Nina Tomlinson James Rober
tson Carl Wilkins and Dr H M Ire
land
Jtoosevelt Club Completes Organization
The members of the Roosevelt club
met in the office of H H Berry last
Saturday evening and completed the
organization of their club The follow
ing members of the executive committee
were chosen J E Kelley W T Cole
man Lon Cone Emerson Hanson and
Charles Emerson F M Kathbun was
chosen for the representative of the club
in the executive committee of the state
league
The officers of the club are Albert
Barnett president C E Eldred vice
president F M Kimmell recording
secretary Louis Thorgrimson corre
sponding secretary J R McCarl
treasurer
The membership is growing steadily
Tho club adjourned subject to the call
of the president
One Republican County Convention
Tho Republican County Central com
mittee met in Indianola Wednesday
and decided to hold the county conven
tion in McCook Saturday April 2nd It
was decided to hold but one convention
The representation is on the same basis
as the state convention
Wall Paper Remnants
Wo have some good remnant patterns
will sell cheap to make room for new
stock You can save money Buy wall
paper now A- McMillen Druggist
Cows For Sale
Fresh and coming fresh Good milk 1
ers Reasonable prices Write me at
McCoook Tom ORoukke
All widths and colors of collar frames
and trimmings for the same at the
Thompson Dry Goods Cos
McConnelPs Balsam Cures Coughs
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Dont Sow Weed Seeds
Get a fanning mill and clean
your seeds of all kinds before sow
ing Dont sow or plant weed
seeds They sap the ground or tne
moisture needed for your crops
Try the Owens mill
W T Coleman
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Perry Stone of LeClaire Iowa is in
tho city on business
J Frfd Zell is down from Denver
guest of Supt Campbell
Mr and Mrs Henry Jeffers infant
child was buried last Friday
Mrs A S Campiiell and daughter
returned to Imperial this morning
County Clerk E J Wilcox spent
part of the week visiting in Lincoln
George E Thompson arrived home
Thursday on No 1 from his trip east on
business
W G Dutton has returned from Hot
Springs Arkansas feeling much im
proved in health
Mrs William McCallum of India
nola was a guest of Mrs I M Beards
lee first of the week
J E Nelms has lumber on tho ground
for a now barn on the Donovan property
lately bought by him
Mr and Mrs Albert Styer of Ce
dar Bluffs Kansas were in the city
last Friday on business
Rev Father Lutz of Orleans for
merly of Indianola was in tho city on
business of the cloth Thursday
C F Babcock went down to Cam
bridge yesterday on delayed No 2 to
see his brother Walter E who is quite
sick
Mr and Mrs C B Walls who have
been living in Indianola since moving
from our city are now making Oxford
their home
Mrs A Campbell was the object of
a surprise Tuesday afternoon by a
party of lady friends on the ocaasion of
her birthday
C A Littel and family have moved
up to Culbertson where they will till
tho Solomon irrigated farm near that
burg this season
Miss Clara Mette of Beverly Neb
arrived in the city Monday evening ard
spent the week with her sister Miss
Freda who is attending the public
school
C G Coglizer arrived home on No
3 last night from Albuquerque N M
where his father died The body was
brought back to Weeping Water Neb
for burial
Mrs T B Campbell accompanied
her husband to Denver last Friday
might on one of his tours over the divi
sion examining train and engine men on
book of rules and time card
Mrs C W Shotwell is in the city
guest of her sister-in-law Mrs J D
Hare Mr Shotwell is now in California
looking up a location Mrs Shotwell
expects to remain here some little time
David Deveneys eyes were severely
burned Wednesday afternoon during
the prairie fire at his place and there is
some doubt about the sight of one of
them ever being fully and completely
restored
Mrs A S Campbell and daughter
Gertrude came down from the great
Kilpatrick ranch near Champion Chase
county Monday evening and are spend
ing the week in the city guests of Mrs
F M Kimmell
Mrs H L Donovan ad the children
went over into Iowa close of last week
on a visit to relatives before departing
for the Pacific coast where they expect
to locate Mr Donovan is now at Seat
tle Washington
Frank R Dobson in a personal letter
from Bakersfield California announces
that strawberries aro in bloom and ev
erything is green and beautiful and
closes with an invitation to come over
for supper and enjoy some radishes
onions lettuce and new fried chickens
the chickens being a product of his own
incubator
Mrs Jennie Cann arrived in the city
Tuesday night from Salt Lake City
Utah on her way to Danbury to take
care of Mrs Lewis Cann wife of Agent
Cann of that place who is very ill with
an abscess on the base of the brainfrom
which she has temporarily at least lost
her hearing entirely Mrs Cann left
for Danbury Thursday morning spend
ing Wednesday here with friends
Mrs A C Wiehe and Mrs G B
Enoch happily entertained a small com
pany of friends Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrsr Enoch The invita
tions urged those who were not shirks to
bring their work so fingers as well as
tongues were busy The home was taste
fully decorated with potted plants and
cut flowers Dainty refreshments were
attractively served
Invitations are out for the O R C
ball and banquet Wednesday April Gth
And by theby those invitations are
peaches We cant deny it we did
it with our little job press
Standard apron check ginghams in
large supply for 6 cents at the Thomp
son Dry Goods Cos
Close Call From Prairie Fire
McCook experienced another close
call Wednesday afternoen from a
prairie fire during a high wind which
prevailed during the entire afternoon
and part of tho night
Shortly after two oclock the fire ap
proached tho city from the north before
a gale of wind and clouds of dust Hun
dreds of men armed with wet gunny
sacks were summoned to the north edge
of the city and thore made a stand suc
cessfully aided by an opportuue turn of
tho wind to the southwost against the
fire although the S M Cochran home
o by C KPutnam had a narrow
escapo iroii destruction Farther south
and west a large party of men backfired
and fought the fire out thus saving
West McCook from possible danger
The fire department hurried to that
part of tho city and connections were
made at fire hydrants but tho rapid
movement of tho fire rendered aid from
them out of the question and recourse
was had to wet gunny sacks etc in
which the boys played an effective part
While McCook escaped all loss or
damage those living north of the city
were not so fortunate William Hammel
about two miles north of the city near
whose place the fire started from a straw
stack which had been burning for a day
or two lost about five hundred bushels
of corn and had a close call for his home
and other buildings Julius Kunert
who lives in what was formerly known
as North McCook suffered the loss of
his barn worth S200 upon which ho had
an insurance of S175 He managed to
save his home and live stock Henry
Walkers stable in the same addition was
burned as was also W T Clarks stable
and one horse
During the afternoon fire got away
from a straw stack which was fired on
tho John Show farm about two miles
north and east of town in the quiet of
the morning and taking a southeasterly
course soon appeared on the farm of
David Deveney where the barn and
four horses and two cows were burned
This fire continued on down the canyon
as far south as the railroad track burn
ing some hay etc on the way but caus
ing no further considerable damage
Mr Deneneys loss will reach between
8500 and S1000 His eyes were both
badly injured by smoke and heat while
endeavoring to save his stock and prop
erty His loss is deplored and he has
great sympathy
Died On Train No 13
A young man by the name of Bert
Flaharty died on No 13 Tuesday morn
ing between Cambridge and McCook
while on his way to Denver for his
health Flahartys remains and effects
were taken in charge here by County
Coroner Dr A C Harlan who turned
them over to Undertaker Herman Pade
at whose establishment they were held
subject to orders from relatives
Deceased was a cigar maker and carried
a card as a member of the Dayton Ohio
union He was about 25 years of age
Consumption caused his death
A telegram was received from Anna
Flaharty of Sandusky Ohio on Thurs
day morning inquiring about insurance
and costs of shipment and burial
Not Successful in Either Aspect
The New Orleans concert company
appeared before a McCook audience for
the first time in the opera house Tues
day evening Viewed from both the
artistic and box office standpoints they
did not achieve great success The
company is not well balanced musically
though not lacking musical ability of a
fair order The basso prof undo would
appear to better advantage as a fog horn
The performance was somewhat disap
pointing
Miss Knoxs singing of Dear Heart
was one of the worthiest efforts of the
In Favor of the Teacher
The little difficulty in districts 61 and
20 between the teacher and two pupils
involving the administering of corporal
punishment has been settled by the
board of directors and county superinten
dent in favor of Miss Grace Phillips the
teacher The Tribune does not know
the merits of the case but the above in
formation comes officially
Notice to Parents
Spring classes for beginners over five
years of age will be started in the South
McCook and the West ward schools on
Monday March 21 Children will be
received from that day till Monday
March 28th inclusive but in no case
later than the last named date
George H Thomas Superintendent
Try Cone Bros tonic liver pills
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You will find them at W T
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w lars pads lines strap work etc
Call and see
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING MARCH 4 1904
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
Fireman Ilalstead is on sick list
Fireman J B Wade is on sick list
E J Kates spent Sunday in Donver
Fireman M 11 Griggs is on tho sick
list
Fireman C W Holt resigned first of
week
J Ball of round house force resigned
Thursday
Waycar 102 is in the carpentershop
for repairs
Herbert Frey has been off duty part
of tho week
Engineer N Newkirk visited in Tren
ton first of week
E S Barstow general car inspector
is in tho city today
Fireman J Matz is visiting relatives
in Denver this week
Con Brening left on No 13 Tuesday
for Seattle Washington
J A Burton has quit the machine
shop and gone to Oxford
Tho boiler gang suffered a stroke of
partial paralysis this week
Con Bosfron of round house force is
visiting in Lincoln this week
Fireman R F Lowman was visiting
relatives in Denver first of week
Foremans Fullers clerk E L Rhodes
is now in charge of the coal shute
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Dan
A Lucas of Havelock February 25th
Engineer II II Kingsbury returned
from his visit east on No 1 Saturday
C Eckhardt returned to work today
after several weeks absence on sick list
Engineer E Ford is enjoying a ten
days vacation as is also Engineer R
Zint
Engine 81 is down on her wheels and
will be ready to come out of the shop in
a short time
Engineer and Mrs H H Kingsbury
arrived home last Saturday from an
absence of several weeks in Chicago
Con Brening left on Tuesday night
for Seattle Washington via Brush
Colorado He expects to make that his
home
W JLogan arrived home last Satur
day night from his trip to Salt Lake
City Utah where he has a brother
located
Conductor J Ed Beyrer of Denver
has resigned from the west end and
with the wife and baby is now over in
Iowa on a visit
Supt Campbell arrived home yester
day noon on No 13 from Excelsior
Springs Mo considerably improved by
his sojourn at the springs
The Pennsylvania railway east of
Pittsburg handles 75000 tons of freight
daily for each mile of its length its an
nual earnings being 165000 a mile
The boiler gang has been diminished
by the following men being laid of
John Kern John Lellew J Weber D
Cashen W L Arnold F L Barnes
Dan Lucas foreman of the boiler de
partment of the Burlington shops at
Havelock has been nominated for
mayor of that burg on the Republican
ticket
It is reported that the dispatchers
office of the Burlington at Denver will
be abolished and that trains heretofore
dispatched from Denver will be dis
patched from the McCook office Alli
ance Grip
Those alleged concentration orders
seem to exist in the imaginations of
those at interest Local Burlington
officials say that no such definite orders
have been issued but that the reduc
tions in different repair departments is
simply chargeable to decrease of busi
ness
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
You pay too much I can save you
money on Hamilton and Hampden high
grade watches Chas B Morgan
Holdrege Neb
The Lady Maccabees held an enjoy
able and successful pit party in their
hall last evening Refreshments were
served
The new lace and bobinet curtains
are very stylish dainty and reasonably
priced at the Thompson Dry Goods Cos
That Argentine ware at Colemans
cannot fail to capture you See it You
will buy no other
In using McMillens cough cure you
run no risk money refunded if not
satisfactory
Ribbons in great variety just received
at the Thompson Dry Goods Cos
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Will Open a Music Studio
Miss Alice Robidoux teacher of
piano and harmony will open her
music studio Friday March 18th
at the residence of Mrs C L
Fahnestock in this city
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Fire Destroys Burlington Bridge
Tho Burlingtons bridge over tho Re
publican river about a quarter of a mile
east of Laird Colorado was destroyed
by fire Wednesday afternoon delaying
both freight and passenger traffic for
several hours Nos 14 and 6 were sent
around by way of Brush and Sterling to
Holdrege First section of No 2 arrived
here at 12 oclock Thursday and sec
ond section at one oclock No 3 Wed
nesday night did not reach here until
five oclock next morning and was hold
here a number of hours until repairs of
a temporary nature were made on tho
bridge No 1 Thursday arrived here
about 330
Bridge gangs were despatched to tho
scene of the fire promptlyand the work
of cribbing up a way for trains to pass
was quickly accomplished considering
the extent and nature of the accident
The bridge at that point is 160 feet
long and the fire did its perfect work
completely The fire is thought to have
been caused by a passing engine possi
bly one of tho famous hay burnersas
the lignites aro termed by tho railroad
boys
A Painful Memory
Wednesday was a keen example of the
possibilities of Nebraska weather in
March In the morning thero was a
gcol old summer time temperature
which at noon reached about 80 With
in six hours tho thermometer had drop
ped about 60 degrees and by early Thurs
day morning it was near the zero mark
The wind blew a 40 milo gait and the
whole atmosphere was hazy with dust in
transit The wind was keen and stiff
and in doors was the only place of oven
comparative comfort
Thursday morning was devoted to ex
cavating and removing tho dust and
dirt from the homes and places of busi
ness of the city
There was practically no damage from
the gale
Wait Till My Stock Arrives
If you are going to need any rose
bushes or anythiug else in this line it
will pay you to wait until my spring
stock arrives I will have thousands of
rose bushes plants roots and bulbs of
all kinds both flowering and ornamental
I handle only the best the market affords
and the price is sure to suit Am sell
ing carnations at 75 cents per dozen
Roses 8150 up special price on large
quantities I make bouquets for lodge
meetings parties etc at 150 to 5 per
dozen Mrs L M BESTProprietor
McCook Green House
News As Is News
Wray Colo March 3 The Burling
ton railroad bridge over the Republican
river near the Nebraska line burned
yesterday afternoon Traffic was delay
ed several hours The bridge was nearly
a mile long and cost 500000 It proba
bly caught fire from a passing locomo
tive A sixty mile an hour wind was
blowing making it impossible for rail
road men to extinguish the flames
Associated Press
The bridge in question was but 160
feet long and was a simple and inex
pensive affair built on pilings
Doctor Attacked Editor
Curtis Neb March 3 Shortly after
noon yesterday Dr Willis Wilson made
an attack on Dr S R Razee editor of
the Curtis Courier using a loaded whip
as a weapon Wilson took offense at an
article published in the Courier
Case Continued By Supreme Court
The damage case of James McAdams
versus The City of McCook which came
up in the supreme court this week was
continued by the court Objections to
jurisdiction were overruled
For Sale
A family buggy horse with or without
buggy and harness Als a second hand
farm wagon For information call
McMillens Drug Store
Easter Will Soon Be Here
Dont forget the number phone 91
The Tribune wants a correspondent
at Lebanon Write the publisher He
will try to make a proposition that will
interest you Do it today
The Lincoln Land Co had its annual
election Wednesday C H Morrill was
re elected president and A B Minor
secretary treasurer
Farm implements of every sort a
whole carload about to arrive at W T
Colemans
Dress and street skirts to measure at
the Thompson Dry Goods Cos 250
to 9
The Trainmen will hold their tenth
annual on March 17th Remember the
date
Meetings continue with great interest
at the Baptist church Come
New white waists received at the
Thompson Dry Goods Cos
If you havent joined the Roosevelt
club do it today
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Everything in drugs McConnkll
McConnelPs Balsam Cures Coughs
Wo want to be your druggist Cone
Bros
Garden seeds and drills
has them
Coleman
Universal and Ideal nu at choppers at
Colemans
Plenty of 5 cent prints at tho Thomp
son Drv Goods Cos
Tho Hupp residence has been purchas
ed by F D Burgess
A metal folding bed of neat design for
sale Inquire at this office
For sale 7 room house and two lots
Inquire of Mrs W M Irwin tf
All the good things in new belts at
the Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Will buy hogs Tuesdays and Satur
days F S Wilcox
Scale books Typewriter papers
The Tribune
Mens and boys clothing at money
saving prices at the Thompson Dry
Goods Cos
Tho famous Household and Wheelor
Wilson sewing machines aro sold by
W T Coleman
Cone Bros the popular druggists sell
the famous White Pine and Tar for
coughs and colds
New voillo suitings in worsted and in
mercerized just received at tho Thomp
son Dry Goods Cos
A fresh supply of Reigers famous
California perfumes just received at
Cone Bros drug store
Bishop Graves will be at St Albans
church to preach and to confirm Sun
day evening March 20th
Largest line of brilliantino and mer
cerized waistings now showing at the
Thompson Dry Goods Cos
When suffering with neuralgia or an
ache or pain of any kind try McConnelPs
No 13 It will relieve you
McMillens Cream Lotion for hands
and face dries perfectly and leaves the
skin smooth and soft
Already showing and selling the
patent 2 clasp double tipped silk gloves
at the Thompson Dry Goods Cos
A carload of buggies and wagons will
bo received by W T Coleman in a few
days Wait and see them before buying
You will want your Spring wall paper
soon Remember that the finest assort
ment of patterns are to be found at Cone
Bros
The ladies of the Dorcas society of the
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs Margaret Oyster Thursday after
noon March 10th at 230 oclock
He who hesitates is lost Do not
hesitate any longer about giving your
hogs Liquid Koal to keep them in a
healthy condition For sale by James
Cain
The Ocean Wave is a household word
in Redwillow county Coleman has made
it so Those who want the best wash
ing machine ever wont look at any
other
No advance whatever in our line of
fine ginghams 12Jc just as last year
and before Twenty five new styles
just received The Thompson Dry
Goods Co
One of McCooks commission firms
bought thirty cases of eggs last Satur
day There are thirty dozens of pggs in
each case making 000 dozens of eggs
The price paid was 15 cents cash
We carry a line of veterionary specifics
for all diseases of horses cattle sheep
etc Various kinds of stock dips and all
the principle stock foods
L W McConnell Druggist
For Tiny Folks
We provide many things for the
comfort health and happiness of
the little ones All the reliable
baby foods every package guaran
teed fresh All the best infant
remedies A full line of nipples
nursing bottles teething rings rat
tles combs brushes soaps talcum
powder etc McConnell
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