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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1905)
M lT TWENTY THIRD YEAR Let Us Help You Wo want to nssist you in the choice of your wall decorations furniture polish enamels stains and other house cleaning necessi ties If you need a painter or paper hanger lefus know wo save you the trouble of finding him Remember wo are headquarters for wall paper in all grades and that our prices are the most at tractive ever offered you for such goods We know wo can please you and also save you money on your wall paper purchases See our windows for some of the things you need in spring house cleaning campaign and remember that wo carry only the best of everything in such goods and at the same time you save money when you give us your orders Conk linos Druggists High School Commencement The annual commencement exercises of tho McCook high school begin on Sunday evening May 21 at the M E church when Rev E R Earle rector of St Albans Episcopal church will preach tho baccalaureate sermon to tho graduates This is a union service The hour is eight oclock Tho class day exercises will bo held Thursday evening May 25 at 830 oclock A varied program of essays orations recitations debate and music will be rendered by members of the class The orchestra has been engaged for the occasion and will render several numbers through the ovoning Admis sion will bo by free ticket issued by the graduates Commencement will bo Friday May at 8 30 oclock Several pleasing music numbers will be rendered in ad dition to the customary items in such a program The address of tho evening will be delivered by Dr D F Fox of Chicago for ten years past the success ful and accomplished pastor of the Cal ifornia Avenue Congregational church in that city lie will take for his sub ject A Neglected Cavalier Dr Fox is a man of rare pleasing quality who -will entertain as well as elevate and up lift his audience For this programme only as many tickets will bo issued as the church has seats and these will be sold at fifteen cents each They may be obtained after Tuesday next at McCon nells drug store There will be no re served seats All tho meetings will be held in the M E church On Monday night May 29 the Alumni Association will tender the annual re ception and banquet to the graduates Cash Prizes Offered The Fourth of July committee on at tendance hereby offers the following cash prizes Largest delegation from any coun try school district 815 00 Second largest delegation from any country school district 8 00 Third largest delegation from any country school district 5 00 Lirgest single load of people from country 0 00 S icond largest single load of peo ple from country i 00 Third largest single load of people from country 2 00 Largest family attending in body 3 00 Second largest family attending in body 2 00 Third largest family attending in body 1 00 Get together now in your school dis tricts and organize for a big delegation Get everybody out and have a good old fashioned time coming to the 4th Ap ply for further particulars to W T Coleman or G E Thompson who are the above committee Box Social The Baptist joung people will give the announced box social next Tuesday evening May 23 m Campbells hall All invited We Repair To Wear Let us do your tin work We can please you W T Coleman Best quality dress prints 5c yard at Thompsons We sell nothing but good shoes at The Bee Hive Mens all leather gloves 15c pair at Thompsons Large kitchen aprons of best gingham 20c each at Thompsons Gauze knee pants for ladies and girls at Thompsons Mrs Adele Phelan ia adding concrete walks to the improvements to her resi dence property Coglizer Bush are putting them down The mill can never grind unless the man behind knows his business The proof of the flour is in the baking Doans 91 takes the crimson badge for excellence l MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE Arthur Prqnger is home from the Kearney Military school Dan Cashen was ovor from Danbury yesterday on business R A Gkeen was over from Cedar Bluffs Kansas midweok M C SHUitTLEFy of South Auburn Nebraska is in tho city again Frank Stilljian is reported among fio ailing members of the community C A Kleint was over from Ilerndon Kansas Sunday to visit his wife briefly Henry Meyer is hero from Saint Ansgar Iowa looking after his interests E E Hunter was in the city repre senting tho Remington Typewriter Co this week Nicholas Colling returned from In dianola still a sick man but some better this week A C Furman late of the Danbury News was a visitor Tuesday of the countys capital city George B Berry has bought tho Dobson dwelling on Manchester street from Dr A P Welles F S Vahue of Allegan Michiganhas been a city visitor part of the week the guest of relatives and friends A J Zint of tho Rocky Mountain Fuel Co Denver was a city business and social visitor last week Fred C Kellogg was up from Re publican City Saturday and Sunday looking after business matters Mrs George Martin went down to Hastings yesterday morning on 2 call ed there by the illness of her father Dr A C Harlan who has been spending a fow weeks over in Iowa visiting at the old home in Hillsboro returned home Tuesday H L Kennedy the well known trav elingman has sold his interests in Cam bridge and the family will become resi dents of McCook again next week Supt and Mrs G II Thomas enter tained the Monday night reading club of the city school teachers this week at a six oclock dinner the usual program following refreshments R J Gunn arrived home last Thurs day night from Chicago where he was recently graduated from a dental col lege Ho visited the homefolks several days in Des Moines Iowa en route Mr and Mrs M W Quick of Quick postofiice Frontier county departed on Saturday for California where they ex pect to remain a year or more The farm meanwhile with furnishings and equipment complete will be in charge of his son in law Mrs Elmer Bocock and two sons Bruce and Doris arrived in the city last Tuesday to spend a few weeks with her father Mr A G Rector Mr Bocock has sold his residence at McCook and they may decide to locate in Iloldrege again Holdrege Progress C W Kelley and Bruce Campbell left Monday for Minatare Colo to join a government surveying company in the irrigation service to be gone the rest of the summer Harry Spaulding for merly of this place and then in the Bur lington train service is also of the party Dr and Mrs E B Ccmming and Mr and Mrs C T namnel all of Bronson Kansas who have been visit ing Mr and Mrs William Hammel left on Monday morning for Denver to spend the week in and about the Queen City of tho Plains C T is a brother of W M Dr dimming is a son in law having been married to Miss May Ham mel in Bronson SundayMay 7th They are expected back here again Saturday for a further visit - - Our Paints The Lincoln absolutely pure are giv ing entire satisfaction and sold on a guarantee If you want the best mixed Paint or Lead and oil var nishes and stains we would like to figure with you McMillen Druggist - - Estrayed or Stolen Pointer dog pup about five months old Has long hair on ears color is brown and white Had on leathern collar Reward for return George Elbert Mens boys and childrens hats at The Bee Hive American A two bushel seamless grain bags 16Jc at Thompsons Childrens misses and ladies gauze union suits 25c to 65c at Thompsons If you want a first clas3 durable and pretty walk cousult Coglizer Bush It is indeed humiliating to hear of the quite frequent thefts of flowers in various parts of the city It is a shame and a disgrace on this community that citizens cannot cultivate flowers and fruit with out being robbed of them by night thieves MEyiWflVtfjyLiUll WtfWjfr JlllJtClV Memorial Sunday Decoration Programs MEMORIAL SUNDAY MAY 28 1905 All members of the G A R old sol diers ox Confederate soldiers soldiers of tho Spanish American war and ladies of the G A R circle are requested to meet at the G A R hall at 1015 a m and march to the M E church where tho following program will bo carried out at 11 oclock Organ voluntary Music Choir Prayer Rev Carson Music Choir Scripture lesson Music Choir Offering for Decoration Day Anthem Choir Sermon Rev Carmnn Mutic Choir Benediction Rev Conrad DECORATION DAY MAY 30 1905 Decoration committee will leave G A R hall at 10 oclock a m and pro ceed to Riverview cemetery from there to Longview and Calvary cemeteries and decorate the graves of soldiers Citizens are requested to join the com mittee at 10 oclock and assist in this part of the days program Afternoon exercises All members of the G A R all old soldiers ex-Confederate soldiers soldiers of the Spanish American war and Ladies of the Circle are requested to meet at the G A R hall at 130 p m to march to the M E church under the command of Post Commander W W Dillon where the following program will be carried out J A Wilcox chairman Music - Reading orders v Adjutant Reading Lincolns Gettjsburg Address Mrs Dutton Music Address- Rev W H McFadden Music Address to unknown dead Mrs Rathbun Music Benediction Rev Loughran The following committees will havo charge of various departments of the days program To decorate soldiers graves G W Dillon Henry Gale Barney Lewis J W Andrews C II Barrett Mrs Henry Walker Mrs Lorinda Miller Mrs J S LeIIew Mrs Mateila Gordon and Mrs W S Fitch To decorate church J II Yarger William Long O Curtis Mrs W R Starr Mrs H II Berryand Mrs W S Morlan Flowers committee Jacob Stein metz Dr A P Welles V Franklin Mrs A P Welles Mrs Vernico Frank lin Mrs I L Rodstrom School children and citizens are re quested to havo their offerings of flow ers at the G A R hall not later than 9 oclock Decoration day morning where the committee on flowers will receive them W S Fitch J W Underhill V Com T J Pate Free Instruction in Music Miss Edna Barr will on each Monday Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon of each week hold a free class in music to children from six to ten years of age The number of children will not exceed twenty and they must have had no in struction exceeding a term The in struction will consist of the rudiments of music note reading etc This work will be put in the hands of Miss Barrs advanced pupils and will be superintend ed by her great care being given to the work and due attention paid ach pupil Those wishing to register their children will please call at the studio at Mrs N E Fahnestocks residence Aint You About Ready to do your spring papering Dont you want to see cur line of paper We have a large variety to choose from and our prices are very low We still have a complete assortment of both the better and cheaper grades and lots of novelties We can please you if you will take the trouble to look McConnell Druggist Let Us Fill It Yonr paint order Hammer Paint wears longest looks best and is as cheap as any good paint For sale by W T Coleman For Sale A nice front door for a residence with screen door to match Also window frame and two sashes with glass Will sell very reasonable Call at this office for further particulars The question with you should be that the product of foreign mills is no cheaper and never as good as Doans 91 patent The kind to buy should be no matter of speculation See that road wagon at Colemans for 3850 its a peach Umbrellas for ladies and men 50c to 500 at Thompsons We sell nothing but good shoes at The Bee Hive All leather gloves for men 15c at Thompsons Tf WMBMIt T i McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING MAY 19 1905 Lincoln Commercial Club Visit The visit of the Lincoln Commercial club of our city last Tuesday evening was a pleasant and profitable incident for both parties interested a mutual benefit Tho special train bearing tho party of wholesalers manufacturers and bankers of the capital city numbering about fifty in all arrived hero at supper time and nfter a brief but pertinent word of welcome at the depot from tho lips of Mayor Waite together with a few an nouncements tho members of the club at onco divided one section going to tho Palmer and the other to the Commer cial hotel at each of which special prep arations had been made for suppor After supper the members of tho club visited merchants and others in their respective lines drove and walked over the city and later in tho ovoning assem bled at tho McCook Commercial clubs handsomo quarters in the postofiico building where an informal program was had to the evident pleasure and doubtless to tho profit of both visitors and businessmen of McCook President Barnett of the club was chairman of the evening and various members of the Lincoln and McCook commercial clubs were called upon for remarks F M Kimmell G H Thom as Dr S C Beach made brief speeches for the McCook club to which were mado numbers of responses by the visit ors Mayor Brown of Lincoln acting as chairman for them Among the respon ses were short speeches from II M Bushnell of tho Lincoln Trade Review Mayor Brown P L Hall of the Colum bia National Bank Dr Dayton T P Kennard of the Western Glass and Paint Co J A Piper of the Nebraska Cen tral Building and Loan Association L P Funkouser of the Farmers and Mer chants Bank J L Teeters of the J L Teeters Cowholesale jewelry concern M Weil of tho National Bank of Com merce and others While tho visitors made it plain that thoy were out for more business in their several wholesale lines they forgot not to say words of congrat ulation and praise for conditions in the great Republican valley and for the evi dent enterprise and reception of the busi mjss men and commercial club of Mc Cook The Tribune makes bold to state that ib belives the businessmen of McCook by this personal contact with the enter prising men of Lincoln were at least if not more equally benefited with tho visitors who were in our city drumming up wholesale trade for the capital city While no set program of entertain ment was arranged for tho occasion and events were allowed to take their natural way the reception accorded the Lincoln club in the local club rooms was heart ily participated in was largely attended and was keenly enjoyed and appreciat ed The Alma band accompanied the ex cursionists in this part of tho state and favored the people with short concerts on tho street and in the McCook club rooms Tho Griswold Seed Co of Lincoln had a representative on the scene who was making his way in a fine automobile-which toured the city during the evening Commencement Gifts There are too many gift lines in our stock to give each extended mention but there is one line which is particular ly appropriate for this occasion Books we have just received a largo line of the newer things in fiction gift editions and small dainty giftbooKs All of them are worthy of giving and in no other lfne can you get as appropriate a gift for so little money Our other gift lines are pictures toilet articles pottery china eb ony sterling silver novelties etc etc McConnell Druggist Best light calicoes 4Jc yd at Thomp sons Japanese cotton crepe for kimonos etc 15c yard at Thompsons A good second hand surrey for sale cheap at W T Colemans Plenty of solid pinks in wash goods at 12ic 20c 25c 35c at Thompsons The remains of Albert Hamilton were moved from Longview to Riverview cemeterj this week Well bred a gentleman Well bread thats another kind but means the best there is Thats made from Doans 91 patent A McMillen Druggist - - Wall Paper In price colorings and variety we think you can be suited in our line of wall paper The very latest in crowns stripes and oriental designs Let us show you - - ltstn WsII n hing bjt gODd The Bee Hive MX Society LCJ iS Stetbtme - WALL PAPER CHOICE Our stock of wall papers affords you the widest possible choice in material pattern and price Voloutines in grains embossed golds stripes florals Japanese grass cloths crowns tiles and otc All now all artistic and all superior papers for tho money Wall moulding and beads natural wood finish and tints to match tho paper McConnhll druggist - - Was Too Swift For John John Trout of East McCook had a lively experienco with a chicken thief last Sunday morning Going out of his house toward tho barn early in tho morning ho saw a man going away from tho barn with a bag over his back Thinking all was not well he called to the man to stop but instead of comply ing with his request tho fellow started on a run and when Trout commenced to gain on him ho dropped tho bag and contents and took to his heels in ear nest Whon Trout picked up tho sack he found therein thirty of his chickens We Make a leader of tho Sherwin Williams Paint because wo believe thoy rep resent the best paint value on tho market For durability spreading quality beauty easy working quality and economy no better paint can bo made One quality only tho best McConnell Druggist The Junior Normal Tho time is rapidly drawing near when the junior normal school teachers will resume their work in this city June 5th is the opening day State Su perintendent McBrien has engaged de sirable talent for an entertainment course which it is expected tho McCook citizens will liberally patronize This includes four numbers J Edmund Vance Cook a humorist poet similar to JVhitcomb Riley Frank R Rober son tho world traveler with his rare pictures Robert Mclntyre probably the most eloquent orator on the Ameri can platform and the Slaytm Jublee Singers No bonus is asked this year but mon ey will be required to pay for this talent and the course adopted is that of re questing all citizens generally to pur chase season tickets of admission to this course of splendid entertainments four numbers for S150 Tho school means much for McCook and one good indication that it is appreciated will bo a large sale of season tickets Bower Plumleign At the Methodist parsonage Wednes day afternoon was solemnized by Rev M B Carman tho marriage of Louis D Bower and Nellie Plumleigh two esti mable young people of the South Side where they will make their homo The Tribune adds its hearty congratu lates and well wishes Meeting- of Board of Equalization Notice is hereby given that tho board of county commissioners of Red Willow county will sit as a board of equaliza tion of assessment June 13th lith and 15th on which dates ths assessments will be cqaulized and adjusted E J Wilcox County Clerk Bees For Sale Several colonies of Italian bees for sale Call or write Mrs William By field one mile east of McCook Rooms For Rent Five rooms over W W McMillens shop Inquire of S D McClain Next to poisoning ones stock perhaps the meanest thing one can do is to girdle another persons trees This latter act is the one someone h a s perpetrated against W B Fearn It makes The Tribune blush to note it Mr Fearn is a loser in money but more than that in time lost in bringing up the trees to the stage of development they were in when the saw and knife of the night marauder did its ugly work Wednesday of this week J II Steph ens bought George Becks restaurant the old Owl restaurant Mr Steph ens will run both restaurants for a time but may eventually consolidate both in the old Owl building which is the larger and better equipped Last Saturdays rainfall was 110 inches Thursday morning 35 of an inch fell up to eight oclock The Barnett Lumber Co is rebuilding 200 feet of its coal sheds this week Best quality apron check ginghams 5 cents yard at Thompsons New arrival of portieres and couch covers at Pade Sons shs at NUMBER 51 MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS McConnoll for drugs Silverwaro at W T Colemans Graduating presents at McMillens Evorything in drugs McConnoll Get your straw hat at The Bee Hive Sugar beet seod at W T Colemans Those three-for-one hats at The Bee Hive For furniture tho latest out go to Pado Son O CMastin M L Eclectic Physi cian phono 95 We sell nothing but good shoes at The Bee Hive Ladies laco hose in tans and iu black at Thompsons Tho Quick Meal gasoline is tho very best stovo mado Beautiful matched sets of embroider ies at Thompsons See those lawn and porch swings at W T Colemans Elito Memorized petticoats 150 to 83 at Thompsons Tho tyrant in ollico usually is an anarchist out of oflico Floor Lac makes old floors look like new Sold by McConnell Ferris corset waists for ladies misses and children at Thompsons The best hardwood refrigerator on tho market at W T Colemans McMillen has a nice lino of presents suitable for gifts for graduates Ladies shirt waist suits at 81C5 8250 8350 at Thompsons 150 Rooms for rent over the markot D 0 Marsh Timbolo irons potato scoops and all kitchen utensils at W T Colemans Handsome Japanese crepe kimomos at 225 275 and 8325 at Thompsons Let the wind take your old hat W have an all new line a The Bee Hi v Queen Elizabeth bobinett ruching collars and chemisettes at Thompsons Cut glass in the latest patternsr qual ity best and price right at W T Cole mans Leave your order for a fish globe We carry them in stock at The Bee Hive Sewing machines all standard makes at the lowest market prices at Padc Sons Some if tho most handsomo driving wagons as well as Stanhopes at W T Colemans 8950 a ton is tho price for that extra fine bright baled hay just shipped in by Knipple Wanted Good girl for general house- work Good wages Mrs R B Arch bald Baby bonnets and caps of silk of lawn of crocheted silk in large variety at Thompsons Wc have beautiful presents for a grad uation remembrance Let us show you W T Coleman Knipplo has just received a carload of nice bright baled hay which ho is soil ing at 8950 a ton Several milch cows good ones for sale Call or write me A D Johns ton McCook Neb The very finest of surreys at W T Colemans and just the thing for nleas ureat this time of vear The new lessee and manager of the National hotel is C G Boswortb who succeeds W F Heckman Ladies brilliantine dress skirts 350i 8500 8G50 and SSOO in blues blacks and browns at Thompsons Argentine ware is the latest If you havent any try a piece and be con vinced at W T Colemans The young ladies tendered the young gentlemen a delightful dancing party in Menard hall Friday evening last Rugs and carpets have advanced in the market Our large stock goes at old prices Pade Son Collar frames collar jewels narrow velvet ribbons for binding stocks laco and fancy collars in large variety at Thompsons Corn McCook Market Quotations Corrected Friday morning 40 Wheat 7r Oats c Re 53 Barley M Hogs 1 75 Eggs is GoodButter 17 WOOL WANTED I will pay the highest market price Inquire at Diamonds
