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TWENTY THIRD YEAR
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HOME TALENT OPERA
QUEEN ESTHER
QUEEN ESTHER QUEEN ESTHER
QUEEN ESTHER
OlERA HOCBK THUR8DAY AUO 4
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Tho beautiful operatic cantata
Queen Esther which has been pro
duced oftener than any other musical
creation will bo given
IN FULL COSTLMK
AND WITH DRAMATIC ACTION
The costumes como from Omaha
and Kansas City The full chorus of
SO voices will be accompanied by the
McCook K P Orchestra
CAST
Kstlior the queen 7 Mrs A P Bonnot
Tho King Chan II Miller
Ilnniau the premier S II Martin
Monlicni a Jw Li II Lihdotnann
Znresli HnmnnH wife Mis Ida McCarl
Mordecain Sister Mrs G II Thomas
Prophetess Mrs C II Millor
Persian Princess Miss Klsio Campbell
K0 KoMvell Cutler
High Priest I R McCarl
Hegai F II Strout
Guards Maids of Honor etc
Musical Conductor Dr S C Beach
Accompanist MrsW B Mills
Under auspices of
The Junior Normal School
ADMISSION 33 CENTS
Reserved seats at McConnells store
Saturday morning
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Will Overshadow Them All
The M W A Log Rolling to bo given
by tho Southwestern Nebraska Log
Rolling Association at McCook August
18 19 and 20 is destined to bo one of the
most important events ever occurring in
Sau th west Nebraska
Some fifty camps in twelve counties
are interested and 2000 Woodmen to
gether with great numbers of their
families and friends will attend
Amusements of every description will
bo provided and some of the most noted
orators of Nebraska are to make address
es among them being Gov MickeyCon
gressman Norris and head officers of the
M W A
Contests by the various bands and
competitive drills by the forester teams
from tho several camps will add iuterest
to the event
The Umpire Called the Game
The McCook high school boys and
Culbertson played a strenuous game of
baseball last Friday At tho end of 8
innings the score stood 8 to 8 In the
first half of the ninth inning with Mc
Cook at the bat three on bases and two
out McCook objected to a decision of
the umpire who finally called the game
which was given to Culbertson by tho
usual 9 to 0
Volunteer Cane Kills Cows
W G McBrayer had the misfortune
Monday to have three cows get into
some volunteer cane on the Volbrecht
place west of town and die from eating
the feed The cane had volunteered in
in unused horse lot into which the
cows gained entrance Mr McBrayer
noticed their condition and administer
ed remedies but without avail
J L White Reappointed
Judge W H Munger of the Federal
court has announced his appointment of
referees in bankruptcy for the ensuing
two years with bonds fixed at 52500
each and orders to qualify within ten
days from appointment For the Four
teenth judicial district J L White of
Curtis has been reappointed
For Sale Cheap
My residence at corner of Madison
and Dolan streets Inquire of P F Mc
JKenna McCook Nebraska
James W McIyenna
Alfalfa Hay for Sale
3500 per ton Phone N235
J W Randal
Piano For Sale
High grade instrument and in good
condition Inquire at this office 7-22-2
If a certain lady of Bartley and a
o entleman of McCook commit matri
mony in the near future dont say we
-mentioned it Bartley Inter Ocean
See W C Bullard before you let your
contract for concrete walks He has an
expert to put them down and furnishes
everything
Two furnished rooms for light house
keeping Inquire at Ludwicks furni
ture store
Are jou going to sew winter wheat
If so get a press disc drill at W T
Colemans
McMillen druggist makes a specialty
of fine stationery writing and pencil
tablets
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
R II Vinson and family have moved
to Culbertson
O M Knipple is in the east to make
fall and winter purchases of goods
Mrs Lizzie Winans departed Wed
nesday night for Indianapolis Indiana
Mrs Thos H Fowler was the guest
of her parents Mr and Mrs J G Manso
last week
Mrs John W Wray and Miss Mari
etta Wemple wore Culbertson guests of
the municipality Tuesday
Clerk and Mrs R W Devoe were
Lebanon visitors Sunday arriving homo
on No 5 Sunday evening
Sam Rogers formerly east end road
master out of McCook was in tho city
Sunday on mining business
Mrs J E Sanborn camo up from
Hastings Tuesday and is visiting her
daughter Mrs L S Watson
Mrs A N Allen is here from Colo
rado City on a visit to her parents Mr
and Mrs Martin Thorgrimson
Miss Verna Smith arrived from Yalo
Iowa early last week and is a guest of
her sister Mrs W T Coleman
R O Adams of tho Democrat who
has made Grand Island famous hob
nobbed with tho faithful Tuesday
Miss Coral White of Edison is at
tending normal this week and is a
guest in the homes of J A Wilcox and
II J Pratt
E F Real of Grafton Neb has been
a guest in Mayor Ryans family since
last week Ho made a short visit to
Denverwhile here
Ethel and Josie Forbes were tho
guests of Agent and Mrs F F Tomblin
at Wilsonvillo all last week returning
homo Sunday evening
Miss Lena Schobel was the guest of
her brother Joseph close of last week
on her way to Denver whither she
she journeyed Saturday
Mrs L S Sage left Saturday for
Alliance her home after a pleasant
visit here of a few weeks with her sisters
Mrs Morlan and Miss Evans
Miss Pearl Zint left last Friday for
Colorado where she expects to remain
about two months visiting relatives in
Denver Boulder and elsewhere
Mrs M J Gorton arrived in town
close of last week from Plattsmouth
and will be the guest of her brother M
V Sheldon for a number of weeks
Mr and Mrs George Irelan have
gone to McCook and there across to
Danbury to look up a location He got
back Tuesday morning Atlanta items
in Holdrege Citizen
E S Byfield is doing the mechanical
work on the Danbury News during the
absence of A C Furman and family in
Boulder for their health Rev Pogue
occupies the sanctum sanctorum
Mrs M A Northrup and sister
Mrs L T Cady of Mount Clemens
Mich drove over Tuesday to Maywood
Frontier county about forty miles north
of this city on a short visit to a brother
Ruth Warren who has been the
guest of her grandparents Mr and Mrs
C B Rowell for the past few weeks de
parted on No 1 last Satuiday for her
home in Fort Morgan Colorado She
was accompanied home by Bessie and
Glenn Rowell who will visit the Warrens
a while
Charlie Beardslee who was re
cently operated upon in a Denver hospi
tal for appendicitis is reported to The
Tribune as getting on nicely He ex
pects to be out of the hospital next
week All of which is good news to
Charlies many friends and acquaintan
ces in Redwillow county
G E Thompson and family enjoyed
a visit first of week from Mr and Mrs
A W Bowman and son Harold of Oma
ha Tho families indulged in a picnic
on the Republican Monday The Bow
mans were homeward bound from a
Colorado outing and continued on their
journey Tuesday morning
Say But These Evenings Are Fine
and it is a real pleasure to take a
drive in one of those fine rubber-
tired driving wagons at Colemans
Important Municipal Matters
Tho city council was in regular session
Monday evening all present but Coun
cilman Perry and Clerk Hall
Bids were opened for construction of
sidewalks by city during tho current
year C G Coglizor and McCook
Brick Co submitted bids The bid of
McCook Brick Co was accepted Hast
ings paving brick to be used and Colo
rado red sandstone for cujbing Terms
Fourteen foot walks laid complete 1G
cents per square foot Ten foot walks
17 cents Where no curbing is used 84
cents Coglizerfl bid was 26 cents per
square foot concrete blocks where
curbing is used and 20 cents without
curbing all complete City will enter
into contract with the company which
gives bond in sum o 300 for faithful
performance of contract
The council authorized tho acting
mayor to order the city marshal to re
moro all condemned sidewalks between
now and August 1st
Police judges report for tho month of
June showing 95 collected and paid
into school treasury was received and
placed on file
Rev C R Betts filed a complaint
with the city council alleging that Clyde
Shirley and Claude Odell minors se
cured intoxicants in William Lewis
saloon July 4th Tho city fathers are
still in a brown study as to what to do
with the compliint The question of
possiblo costs in such an action is in
volved in the matter The city has no
funds for such a contingency and com
plainant will not agree to pay costs
Tho application of tho library board
for a donation of S200 from tho city was
not allowed it being held that the law
restricted tho city to two mills on the
valuation which now gives the city
library about 500 annually
The preliminary survey for the main
sower has been completed The main
sewer starts at McDowell street on the
west and runs east on north side of
Railroad street to Melvin street thence
south on the river road to river at the
middle bridge Formal report with
profile will be filed later
A Delightful Social Aflair
Mrs J II Grannis and Mrs H C
Clapp were at home Wednesday after
noon from 230 till6oelockat the home
of the former to about seventy guests
The guests were ushered in by Leta
Monks and further waited upon up
stairs by Beulah Barnes
Miss Myrtle Meyer and Miss Mabel
Wilcox served at the punch table in the
east guest room upstairs wherein a
graphophone added its musical presence
during the afternoon
The cosy home porch and lawn were
tastefully decorated with a liberal hand
in cut flowers palms etc
Social diversion was provided by a
berry guessing contest in which Miss
Mabel Wilcox and Mrs William Lewis
carried off the prizes
Mrs F A Pennell and Mrs Albert
McMillen ushered tho guests into the
dining room where a two course lunch
eon was served A large Japanese um
brella with a fringe of tiny lanterns for
med a canopy over the dining table and
was the chief item of decoration Scarlet
poppies added to the beauty of both ta
ble and buffet Mrs H II Tartsch
Mrs A E Petty Mrs Marie Mundy
Mrs C W Barnes and Mrs E J
Mitchell assisted in serving the luncheon
It was one of the prettiest social
affairs of the summer
Admission Will Be Free
August 8th at the First Baptist
church McCook at 8 p m there will
be a Piano Recital given by Edna M
Barr of tho New England Conservatory
of Music Boston Mass assisted by
Mr C H Miller instructor in vocal
music at the McCook Junior Normal
School The programs will be
j uted in the church Monday evening
Everybody welcome Admission free
Deaths Frequent Visits
For the third time this year death has
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the Awl Os Tuesday evening for
Frank Matchett and taken away one of
her guest Miss Bertha Graham of Hoi their little ones Last Sunday morning
drege The affair developed a very
clever Little Girl party in which the
costumes were fetchingly abbreviated
and pretty and the coiffure by the same
token coquettishly elongated and charm
ing The house portico and lawn were
attractively decorated and illuminated
Little Girlgames drop the handker
chief teeter totter etc were played
with most youthful enthusiasm on the
lawn The refreshments were dainty
and the every particular as fascinating
and delightful as a hen party can well
be
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little Wllie Ernest aged one year four
months and two days died after a brief
illness After brief funeral services by
Rev M B Carman the remains were
buried in Riverview cemetery
Specially Low Prices
on wall paper at McMillen s drug store
The annual appropriation bill just
passed by the village of Bartley calls for
the expenditure of 400 for all purposes
during the municipal year
See W C Bullard before you let your
contract for concrete walks He has an
expert to put them down and furnishes
everything
Those one horse disc drills will be all
TRY ONE AND SEE giri6Qt for putting wheat in the corn
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JUNIOR NORMAL NOTES
Rev G A Conrad spoke briefly at
the Tuesday chapel
No seats reserved for tho lecturo at tho
Congregational church this evening
N Delzell of the Nebraska Teach
er force was beforo tho normal Monday
Deputy State Supt J L McBrien is
with the teachers at tho normal today
Remember Frank Nelson in the Con
gregational church this evening Books
and Men
Miss Quick county supt will be
present next week during the sessions
of the normal
Frank Nelson who will speak on
Books and Men in the Congregation
al church this evening addressed the
normal this afternoon at three oclock
Miss Flora Quick county supt of
Redwillow county was in attendance at
the normal Wednesday Also County
Supt James OConnoll of Hitchcock
county
II M Steidly a field secretary of the
Nebraska Sunday School Association
spoke beforo the Monday chapel this
week He is an earnest and practical
Sunday School man
Miss Caldwell is a bird lover Sho
has already found and listed between 30
and 40 species in this city There are
doubtless others Sho says the chats
are the most numerous here
Among the other entertainments
which may be incidentally mentioned at
this time are the Lotus Quartette for
August 10th and the Slay ton Jubilee
Singers on August 19th Both of these
attractions are first raters of which
more in extenso later
Ed C Bishop former supt of York
county will address the normal next
Thursday and Friday Among tho sub
jects he will present are Civic Train
ingRound Table Talkfor Beginners
Programs For Rural Schools etc He
will instruct and entertain
Tho first dress rehearsal of Queen
Esther was held in the opera house
last evening and everything progressed
finely It is expected next week in
two more rehearsals in the foro part of
the week to be able to present this
beatitiful cantata in finished style
Miss Caldwell had printed slips of
words and music distributed among tho
teachers Thursdaj and gave them a
drill in music for the primary grades in
public schools The slips were retained
by tho teachers The drill was a help
ful and instructive one There ought
to be more music in our public schools
Following program was rendered in
assembly this morning
Chant School
Song School
Clarinet solo Cavatina Mr Garrdc
Song School
Piano duet Midsummer Nights Dream
Mrs Millsand MrsThomus
Song Jolly Old Roger Music Class
Vocal solo Mighty Deep Mr Miller
March
Following are new students registered
since last Friday Edna CathcartRod
burn Simmons Maude Middleton Julia
Goodenberger T A Endsley Minta
Rozell Lottie Watkins McCook Nora
Burk Ola Ratcliff Stratton Alice
Cramer May Moore Indianola Susie
Thompson Nellie Thompson Holbrook
Oscar LohrBartleyCoral WThiteEdison
Viola Devoe Lebanon Clara PahlCam
bridge Jesse Naden Vanche Plumb
Danbury Goldio Newlon Culbertson
Marion Herman Hayes Center Freeda
Mette Beverly Anna Sander Palisade
Robert Kerr Eddy
Attention is directed to the total en
rollment this week 207 This number
has beeh reached this year at the close
of the seventh week It may not be
amiss to compare these figures with
those of last year In 1903 at the end
of the ninth week the total enrollment
had reached 203 This shows a larger
enrollment this year two weeks earlier
and is an indication of the more solid j
standing of the Junior Normal schools
with the teachers We hope they have
come to stay They will certainly give
Nebraska stronger broader deeper and i
more efficient teachers in every respect
Recital Postponed
The recital by Miss Barr and Mr
Miller has been postponed to accommo
date the Queen Esther people It will
be given on Monday August 8 Ad
mission free
Lawn Social
The Dorcas society will give a social
on the lawn at the Congregational par
sonage Tuesday August 9th Ice
cream and cake 10c All come
Dont you need a hammock We
have them at all prices
McConnell Druggist
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McConnells Blackberry Balsam
for the cure of diarrhoea dysen
tery and summer complaint 25
cents a bottle
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JULY 29 1904
Union Sunday School Convention
Tho churches of the city and county
joined in a Sunday school convention in
McCook last Sunday tho sessions bo
ing enlivened by tho presenco of H M
Steidley field secretary for the Ne
braska Sunday school Association and
Miss Hainesprimaiy superintendent for
the state association
At ten oclock in tho morning tho
adults met with MrStoidloy in the Con
gregational church and tho primary
children with Miss Haines in tho Bap
tist church The adults soon found it
desirable to unite themselves with tho
primary forces in the Baptist church
and to see Miss Haines conduct a model
primary school which was ono of the
special events of tho association
At eleven oclock all the churches
united in a service in tho Methodist
church at which Rev T L KetmanD
D a former pastor of the Baptist
church of this city preached a sermon
in keeping with the day Solos by
Profs Miller and Martin wero features
in tho music program of the morning
At two oclock in tho afternoon ses
sions wero resumed in tho Congrega
tional church Rev Betts was mado
temporary chairman and Mrs F M
Kimn el temporary secretary and treas
urer Mr Steidley delivered an address
on How can wo get efficient help in
Sunday schools and the teaching prob
lem Miss Haines gave an address to
primary teachers Sho had tho pulpit
platform covered with bannersdiplomas
cradle rolls etc samples of parapherna
lia used in schools and her instructions
were to the point
A motion was carried to organize Red
willow county in the Sunday school
work Rev M B Carman of McCook
was chosen president Rev G A Con
rad of McCook secretary and treasurer
Mrs I M Beardslee of McCook supt
of teacher training department Mrs N
H Hawkins of Indianola supt of homo
department Mrs II A Beale of Mc
Cook supt of primary department
Mr Steidley then askod for funds and
27 wero pledged and collected
Tho evening meeting was held in the
Baptist church and Miss Haines de
lighted her hearers by a description of
her Jerusalem Cruise It is regretted
that the threatening weather kept many
from this service which is regarded as
the finest effort of the convention
Thus the Sunday school work of the
county has been revived and reorganiz
ed for future usefulness
Second Attempt Successful
The Denver dailies of Wednesday an
nounce the death by suicide in Denver
Tuesday afternoon of Mrs Julia Lehn
Fisher The cause of suicide is given as
disappointment and desperation at the
drunken and dissolute habits of her
husband Harmon Fisher who wasat
home iu a drunken stupor when the dis
tracted wife took her life No inquest
was considered necessary
The parents of the deceased live south
of Indianola a brother in McCook and
a sister Mrs William Evans in Denver
In 1901 deceased unsuccessfully at
tempted suicide for love of the man who
afterwards became her husband and
made her life unendurable
It is a sad affair and the distressed
family has great sympathy
The Tribune urges a crowded attend
ance upon Queen Esther This
charming opera cantata cannot fail to
delight you The music is tuneful and
the action simple and appealing The
costumes will be superb An orchestra
will assist There will be a splendid
chorus of aboutaO voices The principals
are from the best talent in the city aud
normal school
Southwest Nebraska District G A R
reunion at Cambridge This will be the
fifteenth annual gathering Requisi
tions for tents should be forwarded to
C P French quartermusterCambridge
iufru son oi lUarbin i
Thorgrimson of our city was united in
marriage Sunday last to a Miss Winters
of Independence Missouri where Al
bert is employed as an operator
Profs Miller and Martin delighted a
I small but appreciative audience in St
Albans chapel last Sunday evening by
their splendid solos
i Hammocks spacious restful nd com
-at S1C0 and up
A McMillen Druggist
Insure against freckles tan
burn by using McConnells
lotion In 25 cent bottles
and sun
fragrant
A 10c social will be given at theM E
parsonage next Tuesday evening Au
gust 2 A 11 welcome
McConnells foot powder re s tired
feet
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TO NIGHT
FRANK NELSON
Twenty five Cents
rehearing of the case
merits
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BOOKS AND MEN
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
JUNIOR
NORMAL SCHOOL
LECTURE
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McConnells for drugs
Girl wanted at tho Palmer hotel
Everything in drugs
I guarantee my concrete walks
Bullard
A silver plating
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McCook Market Quotations
Corrected Friday morning
Com a j
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IJarloy 2S
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Goodlhitter
McConnell
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outfit for sale cheap
Old Hickory wagons and steel trucks
at W T Colemans
A specialty of office supplies
The Triijune
It is agreed that somo moisture could
bo utilized any time now sooner tho
better
Concrete walks improve your property
W C Bullard is tho man to let your
contract to
Get you one of those cheap steel wind
mills at W T Colemans They are
fine for tho money
The Kincaid act has gien the govern
ment land business a very perceptible
impetus in this city
Girl Wanted To do general house
work good wages
Mrs R B Archiiiald
See W C Bullard before you let your
contract for concrete walks He has an
expert to put them down and furnishes
everything
If nothing happens tho crop between
now and harvest time Captain Wasson
and boys will realize handsomely from
those forty acres of beets
When using Lincoln Absolutely Pure
Paint you have a guarantee as to dura
bility and general satisfaction
A McMillen
Tho friends of Mr and Mrs Hervy
Conover in this city will be pained to
learn of the death of their infant boy at
the age of twelve
Red Cloud Chief
days in McCook
You need a remedy in the house at all
times for diarrhoea and sudden attacks
jf cholera morbus McConnells Black
berry Balsam gives almost instant re
lief Price 23 cents
The Desmond case before Squire Le
Hew last week went by default ac-
i count of non appearance of defendants
August 22 to 27 are the dates for the Ifc is hoped in the near future to get a
and trv it on its
July 16th a severe hailstorm devasta
ted a territory about four miles square
northwest of Wilsonville and reaching
into the Tyrone church neighborhood
Frank Moore of Indianola is one of the
severe losers
Applicants for the position of mail
carrier on the proposed rural free deliv
ery route out of McCook should see the
postmaster and secure the necessary
blank applications for examination for
rural carrier Do it at once
September 1st Jack D Mines deputy
revenue collector for the Fifth district
will assume charge of the Bostwick
hntf 1 nf Trnqtinrrc hnvinrr rptiifrnfirl hlS
The Woodmen to make Au-
propose - - T m
i nosition in thn revenue service LI
gust 18-19-20 memorable daysMn the r t TT - -
history of Southwest Nebraska
Capps of Hastings succeeds him
Ladies
Just visiting McCook for a few
months I wish to give you lessons
r in all kinds of jorwetrian fancv
W works narved leather Venetian bent
S ironwork and art painting in oil
A oove ALOiinens arug store
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