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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1904)
J r Christmas Slippers -says Tommy always feel better look nicer--than at any other time This Xmas slippers are in greater variety styles and leathersto please young and old For a present buy slippers The kind for father mother sister and brother Slippers high or low style Juliets of Felt and Kid Sandals plain and beaded Patent leather pumps and dancing shoes Men 50c to 2 Women 50c to 150 Children 25c to 1 MODEL SHOE STORE E A PETTY Proprietor McCOOK NEBRASKA IB MMy rt Time Card McCook Neb MAIN LINK EAST DEPART No 6 Central Time Iltf0r M 2 020 am VI 8Wa m 14 Si 935 pm No 5 arrives from oast at 8 p m MAIN LINE WEST DEPAKT No 1 Mountain Timo 115aM A llV5rM VA 9JiM JMrERIAL LINE No 176 arrives Mountain Timo i40p M No lVritloparts G45a m bloopuiK lining nud reclininc chair is making additions and changes in tho yard Engine 2993 which has been used as a switch engine was given a new pilot first of tho week and left Wednesday night for tho Alliance division It is understood that tho mill will be used on tho Deadwood lino in tho road service The increased size of engines has made necessary an enlarged turn table consequently work has begun to provide tho facilities thus demanded A force is now working on a Y and when tho same is ready for use tho old turn table will bo replaced with a larger one The Y is being provided south of the round houso and runs out eastward Tho pres ent turn tablo is but 54 feet long and tho new one which has already been ordered will be 70 or 75 feet long iSSSSSSS The First Homesteader Still Living Tho Homestead Souvonir company has sent out unique souvenirs to the United States hind offices They are pen trays on which are printed photographs of the first homestead in the United States and on the back of which is printed the his tory of the man who took up this home stead It reads The first man to mako an entiy under the homestead land act is still alive and resides upon the farm to cars I vvitii hn hurl claim Tin nninv imiifl cAfift frniil ri flirAllirli frtiitiu Tivlrifu cnltl I and baKao checked to any point hi tho United health and a fair share of prosperity btatoH or Ua n in la For information timo tables mans and tick ets call on or writo Goorgo Scott Agent Mc Cook Nebraska or J Frnucis Genoral Passen ger Agent Omaha Nebraska Engineer Tyler is on the sick list And tho firemens ball will bo Decem ber 20th K 13 Prigga visited tho family in Oxford Sunday Conductor J J Larkoy is on tho rest ing list for a while Brakoman O W C Sampson is brak ing out of McCook now Brakoman C W Martin visited the folks in Holdrege Sunday Way car 14134 has been taken out of the service for the present Brakeman P C Koberson visited Red Cloud relatives over Sunday Engine 1765 has had about a hundred new flues placed in her boiler Brakeman K B Covey visited Hol drege relatives last of past week Brakeman and Mrs E O Scott were up from Republican over Sunday Engine 3187 aDlb is back from Ilave lock where she has been overhauled Brakeman M R Sheldon has been transferred from Republican to McCook Conductor Herman Hegenberger has Conductor Eph Benjamins car tempor arily Waycar 14189 was badly mashed up in an accident at Longmont Coio last week W II Anderson was a guest of his sister Mrs C L Fahnestock part of the week Engine 1336 the Denver switch engine damaged in a turn table accident is here for repairs Brakeman G W Davis has gone to Orleans to spend a thirty day leave of absence there Conductor Lyman and Brakeman Scott have the mixed run from Repub lican to Oberlin W E Pence and J R Pence and wife intend to spend the holidays with their parents in Indiana W E Pence of blacksmith shop ex pects to tako unto himself a better half in tho near future Brakeman and Mrs M M Pisk have gone to Wray Colorado to visit relatives for a couple of weeks Foreman J W Eastman of the Oxford roundhouse was at headquarters Tues day on official business Conductor Bunting and crew were taken out of service this week on ac count of the let up in business Engine 58 has been on the drop pit for new driving boxes preparatory to go ing to Havelock for an overhauhug Conductor and Mrs C W Bronson visited the folks up in Dundy county first of the week returning home on 14 Tuesday night Brakemen John and William Hegen berger have been transferred to the Sterling division William was called to McCook by the illness of his wife J A Stangland departed on Wednes day for California on a vacation of a few weeks He will visit his brother Knud and other relatives during his absence Storekeeper and Mrs C W Britt spent Sunday with his parents in Omaha going in on 6 Saturday night and re turning home on No 3 Sunday night Master Mechanic Archibald made a trip to Denver first of the week on one of the freight engines A passenger train looked good to him coming home Roswell Cutler returned to the city last Sunday from visiting at the old homo in Pana Illinois and resumed his work at headquarters Monday morn ing Conductor B L McCarl and Brake- man Harry Ellison spent Sunday at headquarters They are running the work train at Brush wherothe company Ho is Daniel Preeman and tho tract he became possessed of under tho provisions of tho law is five and a half miles west of Beatrice Neb Ho has lived here for over forty years was born in Preble county Ohio in 18 G where ho lived with his pareuts until 1336 when his father moved to southern Illinois In 1S56 Daniel Freeman wont to the terri tory of Kansas Nebraska Ho settled in what is now Gago county Mr Freeman has complied with the spirit and letter of tho law in taking this picco of land having made it his homo continuously since hi discharge from tho army of the United States at the close of tho war The homestead act was approved May 20 1S62 and became effective Jan uary 1 1863 in July 1362 Mr Freeman purchased a squatters right which he held until December 31 following Tho rights of a squatter consisted in his act ual settlement thereon and whatever improvments he had made in this case the improvments being a log cabin a log stable and a little breaking Tho govornment land office was located at Brownville Nob and on December 31 1862 Mr Freeman went to that place to make entry and file his application under tho home stead law and at midnight tho office was opened and before five min utes past 12 oclock on the morning of January 1 1863 Daniel Freeman had made his filing upon the first home stead ever taken out under the provision of tho homestead act ADDITIONAL RAILROAD NEWS Engine 3187 is hero from Havelock Fireman L F Swanson is on the sick list C L Graham is tending engines at Wray Colo Geo Casten of blacksmith shop re signed first of the week Fireman J W Hasty and wife are visiting relatives is Arapahoe Fireman M n Hammond is laying off on account of sickness of his father C McCurdy of night force is in Nor catur Kansas this week on business Fireman C n Bixler was off first of the week on account of sickness of his wife Conductors Benjamin Solliday and Bunting have been off duty part of the week on grievance committee business Louis Casten of tho back shop is on the sick list nursing a sore mouth hav ing had some teeth knocked out first of tho week A J Gore master mechanics stenog rapher departed last night on 6 for Lincoln where he has accepted a position in Genl Supt Byrams office Why Hibernate Winter tourist rates to California the Gulf country Florida and South and Southeast Land seekers rate s approximately half rates December 20th and January 3 and 17 to Oklahoma Texas and South west Low one way settlers rates December 20th to Southeast points beyond the Ohio river Christmas and New Year greatly re duced holiday rates for short and long journeys in territory between tho Rock ies and Chicago Peoria and St Louis Live stock convention Denver One fare plus S2C0 for the round trip Janu ary 7 to 9 1905 Ask the agent for further information or write to L W Wakeley General Passenger Agent Omaha Neb The A TRICK OF HAYDN Xote That Dloznrt Thonght It Was Impossible to Ilay Haydn and Mozart were great friends When either had composed a masterpiece the other was invited to the house of the composer to enjoy the first sweetness It chanced to be Haydns turn and Mozart came full of expectation Contrary to custom Haydn invited his guest to give his interpreta tion of the theme instead of playing it over himself Much pleased at the com pliment Mozart played brilliantly for the work was beautiful and his musi cians soul was stirred Suddenly he halted and looked across the piano at his friend Theres a mistake here he said A passage written for three hands would be impossible for a soloist Of course those notes must come out Oh said Haydn quietly I can play it Mozart laughed My friend you have not three hands Perhaps not answered Haydn Nevertheless I contend that I can play tho passage I would not have written It otherwise A challenge cried Mozart Prove your word And he yielded his place at the piano His excitement rose as Haydn reach ed the disputed passage when to his amazement the composer brought his nose to the keyboard and the note3 rang out clear and true JUSSXSatt as38223ErS Heres THE Prices i rirairjrfwni We have the Goods not for one day but For December We have just received 50 boxes new California Prunes in 25lb boxes which we GQr will sell while they last at 7 L Leave your order now XXXX Coffee two packages for 25c Cranberries per quart IOc Swift and Armours California Hams lb 10c Lard in bulk 3 pounds for 25c Corn Starch per package 4c handmade Stove Pipe during December 3 joints for 25c ioquart galvanized Water Pails warranted not to leak for tc Galvanized Wash TubsNos 1 2 3 49c 54c 59c Madole Nail Hammers the regular warranted ones 49c Stove Boards 28 30 and 33inch have been selling for 75c to 125 during De cember any size 55C aye Good Ben Davis Apples at 50c a Bu while they Last anay You can depend on us as usual for your supply of Mixed Nuts Two pounds for 25c CandyWe have six varieties of pure sugar goods to sell by the pail or basket for 10c per pound Please do not confuse these goods with the cheap grocers mixed and glucose mixtures as we offer our trade only the best of candy Handmade Chocolate Drops with assorted nut tops 30c per pound Fancy box candy bon bo etc Give us your orders early for Christmas Trees Heres a Bargain We have 14 dozen childrens fleece lined Underwear some slightly soiled and a few odd sizes The regular price has been 20c to 50c While they last at pc Per Garment Look Them Over Our line of gloves and mittens you will find the most com plete we have ever shown with prices extremely low consid ering quality 1B J fi STk Mates lor uoys anc 50c 75c aci Remember our coupons are equal to three trade stamps Come in and compare what you get Our counters are loaded down with all the little trinkets just what you want and cant find elsewhere Come and make your headquarters at mlTF iiTF TTTifl i MM Net F M COLSON Prop
