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Let Us Help You
We want to assist 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 let us know we 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 evor offered you for such
goods We know we can please
you and also save you money on
your wall paper purchases
See our windows for soma of the
things you need in spring house
cleaning campaign and remember
that we carry only the best of
everything in such goods and at
the same time you save money
when you give us your orders
Cone linos Druggists
Will Explain New A O U W Schedule
Next Monday evenings meeting July
3rd will be important meeting for Mc
Cook Workman and there ought to be
a full attendance of members On this
occasion Special Deputy James Farrell
of Lincoln recorder of Capital City
lodge No 80 and private secretary of
United States Senator E II Burkett
will be here and will make it his special
business to explain th new schedule
recently adopted by the grand lodge of
A O U W which dispenses with the
guarantee fund and provides for an em
ergency and reserve fund Let every
Workman who can possibly be out be
present at this meeting It is important
that all understand the workings of the
new schedule and that all misunder
standings and wrong impressions and
the like be explained
Burned Several Acres of Wheat
Freight train No 145 Tuesday after
noon about 330 set fire to a wheat field
on the Frank Stillman farm just east of
town and before the fire could be con
trolled between four and five acres of
wheat was destroyed
The engine set fire at a half dozen
or more places in the field after the
manner of the famous ignitecoal
The east end section gang on their
hand car went to the scene as soon as
the crew of 145 reported the fire Later
a gang was sent from the round house
on an engine but the section men had
the fire extinguished before their arriv
al
A Phonograph For Summer
An Edison Phonograph should have
an important place in every home It
is an ideals entertainer It provides
music of every description from operas
to ragtime It plays and sings without
complaint and helps banish the cares of
the day you can sing with the phono
graph for it plays in perfect time
If you will call we will be glad to
show you tho machines At least call
and listen to a concert
McConnell druggist
Northrup Snyder
At the home of Mrs E Spangler in
Kansas City Mo Thursday June 22
1905 Mr Charles Cheaviler Northrup
and Miss Althea Snyder were united in
marriage by Dr Mason pastor of the
First Congregational church of that
city The wedding was a quiet home
affair Tho young couple went direct
to their new home at 1305 Locust street
after the ceremony The groom has a
host of warm friends in McCook and he
and his bride have the wishes of all for
a happy and prosperous voyage
Judges of Delegations
Hon J S LeHew city attorney Hon
F P Eno county assessor and Hon
Frank Monre county judge will sit
from 9 to 12 m Central time at the
Judges stand at the court house to
judge the delegations loads and families
for which prizes are offered on the 4th
of July They will pay out the prizes in
cash at 1230 oclock
New Barber Shop
Earl Murraythe well known and pop
ular barber will open a shop in the
rear of the First Natic bank recently
vacatedjby MissVanDepoel the milliner
and would be pleased to greet his old
customers and as many new ones as
may desire his services in that line
Remember the Big Dance
July 4th in the evening in the Mc
Cook skating rink Music by the K of
P orchestra Best dancing floor in the
city and the music will be superb Re
member the big dance
Desirable Residence For Sale
My residence on corner of Marshall
and Dakota streets Inquire at resi
dence M U Clyde
Helpful Rest
can be secured by purchasing a com-
fortable hammock at McMillens drug
store
The well dressed woman is noticeably
neat about her neckwear All the right
the bright things in ribbons Jaces and
made up neckwear are at Thompsons
Very lady like cool and sensible are
those linen colored shirt waist suits for
150 at Thompsons
Ludwick is now the queensware man
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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
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
W C Bullard waH out from Omaha
Monday on business
Mks II H Miller is down from
Denver guest of relatives
C II Tanner barrister Stockville
has been in tho city this week
Dr O C Mastin of Indianola was a
city visitor Monday on business
Mr and Mrs Albert Barnett arriv
ed home Monday from a brief visit in
Chicago
Miss Nellie Bennett is home from
Concordia Kansas where she has been
attending a convent school
Mr and Mrs S A Miller and
family of Limon Colorado are visiting
in the home of J H Bennett
Mrs Jennie A Barrett and daught
er Nannie of Omaha are guests of the
formers sist r Mrs W P Bross
Dr A P Weeles is in Chicago at
tending the national association meeting
of the Homeopathic Medical association
Misses Edith and Georgia Moon of
Ashland Nebraska are guests of Miss
Stella Fuller arriving in the city Wed
nesday night
Miss Louise Leppert who has been
a guest of Mrs A C Wiehe for several
months departed mid week for her
home in Cherokee Iowa
Miss Mary Heafey who has been
taking music lessons at Concordia Kan
sas for the past two years is with her
sister Mrs J H Bennett
Mrs I M Beardslee anc new
daughter-in-law Mrs Fred Beardslee
were guests of her daughter Mrs Will
A Dolan of Indianola Monday
Mrs J B Meserve arrived on 13 last
Saturday morning from Beaumont Tex
as to remain during the summer guest
of Her daughter Mrs F M Kimmell
Mrs Peter Carty and brother Mr
Farrell were over from Lebanon part of
the week Miss Bertha who has been
attending the normal went over to
Lebanon Sunday
Wm Archer of Indianola has ac
cepted a position with W F Heckman
in the latters livery stable in this vil
lage vice Claude Fleming resigned
Wilson ville Review
Miss Fanchon Duncan of North Platte
is a guest of her father Dr C M Dunc
an Miss b anchon was graduated from
the North Platte high school at the re
cent spring exercises
D C Palmer and daughter Mrs W
E DeWitt went down to Hastings Wed
nesday morning on No 2 being sum
moned there by the serious illness of a
brother-in-law of Mr Palmers
Mrs C H Bixler and little daught
er went down to Holdrege Tuesday
morning on 12 to join Mr Bixler who
is now running a skating rink at that
place having quit the railroad service
Mrs G W Norris at the late chapter
meeting at Clay Center was chosen one
of the delegates to the supreme conven
tion P E O to be held in Thorntown
Indiana during tne second week in com
ing October
Misses Cleo and Bernice Rector of
McCook stopped off here Wednesday
night on their way home from the east
to spend a few days with their aunt and
uncle Mr and Mrs W H Cowgil and
family Holdrege Progress
I B Nutt of Danbury was in town
Tuesday on his way east Mr Nutt
has been in the confectionery business
in Danbury and had thought some of
locating in Wilsonville and engaging in
the same business Wilsonville Review
Miss Alice Harris daughter of Asst
Supt Frank Harris of Aurora spent
the early days of the week in the city
guest or iUrs v u fcjolliday while on
her way to Denver for a visit and recrea
tion Miss Alice was a graduate of the
Aurora high school this spring
Mrs Frank Kendlen of the Palmer
was in Lincoln close of last week visit
ing relatives She returned home last
b nday night accompanied by Celestme
who has been attending school in a
convent in the capital city and will
spend the summer vacation at home
Dr and Mrs J D Hare Hazel and
Max arrived home last Saturday night
on No 3 from Chicago where the fam
ily has been for several months while
Miss Hazel has been studying music on
the violin The doctor recently joined
them there and was present when Miss
Hazel completed her studies
Rev and Mrs M B Carman and
daughter Dorothy departed Wednesday
night for the east to be absent about
five weeks They will visit his mother
in Boston and at the old home in Ver
mont on Lake Champlain a few miles
from the Canadian line The boys will
visit down in Franklin county during
their absence Arrangements have been
madeto have the local pulpit filled dur
ing his vacation by brethren from neigh
boring points
Increase of 82 over Last Year
Enumerator T F Rowell has just
completed the work of taking the census
of children between the ages of 5 and 21
in this school district and reports the
total to be 1041 This is an increase of
82 over last year The yearly count of
the number of children makes a satis
factory showing of the sure and sub
stantial growth of McCook The fig
ures for the several years past are as
follows 189S 834 1899 872 3900 90S
1901 92S 1902 931 1903 967 1904 959
1905 1041
The upholsterer that is working for
Ludwick has work for three weeks
booked now If you have pieces you
want upholstered hand your list in now
at the store
At the school election in district 8
this week Mrs L J Burtless was re
elected moderator and R M McDonald
director also reelected
Silk waists lawn waists in black in
white in colors 8100 to 400 at
Thompsons
Silk gloves in blues browns black
and white at Thompsons
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SPECIAL EVENTS
July 4th 1905
ncCOOK NEBRASKA
Chairman 4th of July Committee Q E THOMPSON
Marshal FRANK EVERIST Aide WM ACKERMAN
The Glorious Fourth will open With six cannon shots
Salute to LIBERTY
900 to 1000 Concert by Cambridge Band
1000 Grand Metropolitan Cosmopolitan and Calithumpian
Parade led by Band and participated in by the
citizens merchants calithumpians and farmers of
McCook and vicinity
Ball Game Culbertson vs McCook at City Ball
Park
Commemorative and Celebrative Exercises at City
Park
Music Band
Invocation Rev Carson
Address of Welcome Mayor Waite
Reading of Declaration of Independence Miss Ethel
Barnett
Chorus led by Prof Miller of Lincoln Star Span
gled Banner
Introduction of the Speaker of the Day by Prof
Thomas followed by
Oration HON J S HOAGLAND of North
Platte Nebraska
Music Chorus band and audience America
Grand Barbecue of Prize Beef Chef Harry Barba
zett assisted by the ladies of McCook
Band Concert at City Park Cambridge Band
Display of Chinese Day Fireworks consisting of fan
tastic figures floating in mid air
300 A heterogeneous galaxy of mirth producing
prize winning muscle hardening breath shortening
Sports
consisting of slow races fast races thin races
fat races funny races serious races obstacle
races barrow races two- three- and four legged
races for all races Bring in your ponies bring in
your mules there will be contests for all Master
of Ceremonies H H Tartsch Cash prizes for
winners of races
Event Extraordinary special engagement of the dar
ing aeronauts and aerial navigators Profs Curtis
and Bales of Kansas City Mo who will make a
Monster Balloon Ascension
Ball Game at City Ball Park Hayes Centre vs
McCook
An awe inspiring death defying
Parachute Drop
will be made by Prof Curtis who will ascend
thousands of feet in his Monster Balloon and will
then jump into space and plunge downward hold
ing only to a Parachute to break his terrible jour
ney through the air
630 Automobile Race These self propelled marvels of
mechanical ingenuity traveling at the rate of a
mile a minute will contest for supremacy on Den-
nison Street finishing at the intersection of
son and Main
700 Fire Department Race between Company No 1 and
Company No 2 Geo Scott Chief of Depart
ment An alarm of fire will be turned in and the
two contesting companies will race to Dennison
Street near Main Ave couple to the hydrant and
turn on the water the company
water winning the first prize
730 Water Fight between Companies 1 and 2 on Den
nison Street This is a mirth producing contest
and will prove that we have plenty of water in this
country
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The day will close with a Superb Display of Fireworks at
terminating with a beautiful and artistic set piece in
letters of fire
Good Night
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Several Holdrege School Items
Holdrege is completing arrangements
to spend 17000 in a new high school
building
Her estimate of expenses for the next
school year calls for 12400 and the
tax levy is 31 mills
Stokes the grocer
See that road wagon at Colemans for
3850 its a peach
All shoe repairing promptly and neatly
done Bring in your work
The Bee Hive
The mills of the Gods grind slowly
but never grind finer flour than Doans
mills produce
W Meyers an old time shoe maker
from Lincoln has accepted a position
at The Bee Hive
McConnells Blackberry Balsam is a
certain cure for cramps colic and cholera
morbus no matter what the cause may
be
Messrs pray and Vanderhoof of the
east Dennison street livery barn are im
proving their business property considerably-
A new shingle roof etc are
among the items
Celery Plants for Sale
25000 choice celery plants for sale
and now is the time to plant for fall and
winter use S2 50 per 1000 30 cents per
100 Large tomato cabbage and sweet
potato plants 35 cents per 100
McCook Greenhouse McCook Neb
Will Stop on July Fourth
Agent Scott informs The Tribune
that trains No 13 and 14 will both stop
at Cambridge July Fourth to accom
modate those who wish to come from
that place and celebrate the day with
us
The cream business is becoming so
heavy on the McCook division that a
cream train two or three times a week
will soon be necessary
The largest line of dinner ware ever
shown in the
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Special on Wall Paper
We have some desirable patterns
in better grade papers at special
prices Come in and see then
A McMillen Druggist
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JUNE 30 1905
Llttle One Falls From Train 6
Little Helen Margaret Bales daugh
ter of Mrs William C Bales of 1643
Humboldt street Denver fell out of tho
window of a Pullman on passengor train
No G Tuesdpy evening four miles oast
of Hudson Colorado sustaining a
mreu sKuu anu minor injuries about tho
face A telegram received here yester
day however announces that tho littlo
girl is getting along very nicely
The baby its mother and grandmoth
er Mrs Copeland of Denver were en
route for New York and Boston on a
visit to relatives The mother is a
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and four months old was playing on the
lap of its grandmother who was dozing
at the time when suddenly the little oho
ien oacKwards out of tho open window
of the Pullman
The trainmen were informed immedi
ately and the train was brought to a
stop about a mile east of tho place of the
accident Backing up the little one
was found at tho foot of an embankment
about ten feet hierh kicking and m vinr
luaiuy iBB injured uaoy was placed on
the train and came as far east as Mc
Cook where it
received temporary sur
gical attendance being taken back to
Denver on train No 3 tho sanio night
and placed in St Josephs hospital for
treatment
The company is doing construction
work in the neighborhood of tho acci
dent and that the baby missed striking
some of tho rails ties etc is remark
able and doubtless saved its life The
fact that it fell out backwards and
rolled down the embankment doubtless
saved the baby from terrible injuries if
not fatal ones
Conductor P F McKenna was in
charge of tho train and tho distracted
women were very grateful to him and
the company for tho every kindness and
assistance shown
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SAM JONES IS COMING
to town
FRIDAY JULY 21 IS TilE DATE
METHODIST CHURCH
The lecture by Rev Sam P Jones at
the city hall drew a large audience
which nearly filled the spacious aud
itorium It is always tho unexpect
ed that happens and this is what
kept the throng laughing over the
speakers witty sayings or thinking
when he let fly among them a keen
shaft of truth The lecture was at
once entertaining and elevating
awakening the nobler sentiments and
impulses of the mind The large
audience in attendance assures a
good financial outcome for the benefit
of the church Fort Worth Morn
ing Register
TICKETS 50 CENTS AT MCCONNELL S
City Council Acts
City council met in regular session
Mondajv evening present Council men
Ward Lawritson and Custer Minutes
of previous meeting were read and ap
proved
Reports of police judge for May was
read and accepted Total fines 7900
The street commissioner was on mo
tion instructed to have sidewalk grade
reestablished from J A Wilcox corner
west and from tho Nicholas PlmiRsnrrl
corner north
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uibv marsnai was instructed to
see P Walsh and ask him to remove the
barn recently put on lot 16 also to ve
neer the building recently moved on to
lot 16 by permission of the city council
or remove same from said lot
The city marshal was also instructed
to inestigate the matter of removing
old buildings within the fire limits and
to report at the next meeting of the
council
On motion the McCook Electric Light
Co was requested to instal eight addi
tional incandescent street lights This
makes ten new street lights The in
stalments are to be at light companys
expense
Mrs Sylvester Cordeal A Campbell
and Rev J J Loughran were re-appointed
members of library board Con
firmed Adjourned
Cherries for Sale
at the Morlan farm Pickers bring your
scissors
R M McDonald phone Y135
When you take your vacation this
summer dont forget to take a fountain
penvith you They are very convenient
if not a necessity We have the Parker
Lucky Curve and the Laughlin Pens
and guarantee both to be perfect
McConnell druggist
Childrens Buster Brown belts 25c at
Thompsons
The W C T U meets with Mrs
Thorgrimson July 7th
Dazzling variety of attractive new
belts for the 4th at Thompsons
Shoes repaired and work guaranteed
at the old stand The Bee Hive
White muslin underskirts and corset
covers in large assortment at Thomp
sons
Dont forget to step in to Paul Antons
new meat market and patronize the
Baptist church July 4th
We have now in our employe a first
class shoemaker who will attend to all
your shoes needing repair
The Bee Hive
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Could not keop his engagement
with tho junior normal school
on ac
count of tho critical illness of his
wiie no win como later A
aato will bo announced
Queensware
store
Twilled silk umbrellas
225 at Thompsons
A second band surrey
at W T Colemans
Remember phone No
want nice fresh groceries
Neck ribbons and
great variety for the
Thompsons
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SLAYTON JUBILEE SINGERS
will appear in tho
Junior Normal Course
WEDNESDAY EVENING JULY 12 1905
at tho Opera House
EIGHT TUNEFUL AKTI8T3
Romombrancoof them from last sum
mer will fill tho opora houso
Holders of season tickots can secure
reserved seats Friday July 7 at 730
nm Sale of seats Saturday July 8
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McConnoll for drugs
Stokes grocer phono No 30
Everything in drugs McConnoll
Try Stokes for groceries Phono 30
McConnells Lightning Corn Cure 10c
at Ludwicks furniture
V200
lor sale cheap
30 when you
That sliced halibut will canturo von if
you try it once Stokes grocery
Our Mr Meyers will get your shoes
repaired promptly at Tho Beo Hive
Wanted a girl for light houso work
Mrs C L Walker
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All shoes bought of J II Grannis will
be repaired free at Stulken Bauers
Photographs ton cents a dozen till July
5th only Gallery over Knipplos store
McConnells Foot Powder
your feet more comfortable
will make
25 cents
French canned goods peas mush
rooms sardines etc at Stokes groc
ery
Gauze underwear and union suits for
men women and children at Thomp
son
J II Grannis sale of summer dress
goods dress skirts etc is now on Do
not miss it
sash ribbons
4th of July
Water coolers at W T
Place one in your store and
help your trade
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Colemans
see if wont
Silk fans feather fans lace trimmed
fans spangled fans for the 4th of Julv
at Thompsons
Lost A black waist jacket with rais
ed ziz zag stripe in it Pleaso leave at
DeGroffs store
The only bier railroad show whinh
will make this town this summer is
a familiar advertising lie
Sunburn tan or freckles need not
bother you this summer if you will use
McConnells Fragrant Lotion
We take pride in getting your shoi
repairing done promptly and at reason
able prices The Bee Hive
Paul Anton has generously handed
his new meat market over to the Bap
tist ladies to serve refreshments July 4th
Farmers You will be wanting extra
dishes for harvest Ludwicks Furni
ture Store now has the largest stock in
town
The II S C social in the Congrega
tional church Tuesday evening was a
fair success socially and financially con
sidered
Why not get one of those oak water
three gallon kegs to carry water to the
field in Take a look at those at W T
Colemans
The fire department had a meeting
Tuesday evening and completed ar
rangements for their participation in the
events of July 4th
Our living friends are not our only
advertisers- Competitive importations
resort to devious methods to decry tho
merits of Doans 91 patent
When you are wondering on the 1th
where to get something good to eat
dont forget the Baptist ladies in the
new Paul Anton meat market
Dress skirts for ladies and girls large
variety including Mohairs and Pana
mas 200 to 850 Alternations with
out extra charge at Thompsons
The reduction prices on those summer
dress goods dress skirts etc at J H
Grannis are moving them fast Get in
before the best values are taken
McCook has an enviable reputation
as the foremost city of enterprise in the
western country Doans 91 patent has
been one of McCooks best advertise
ments
The baseball game Friday afternoon
last between Trenton and McCook on
the local diamond was easy money
for the home aggregation The score
was IS to 12 in McCooks favor
Beginning with July 1st E M Bige
low will be the new financier for the A
O U W McCook lodge No 61 to suc
ceed C J Ryan who has for several
years been financier for the local lodge
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