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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1905)
v N -1 a TWENTY FOURTH YEAR DENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT After an enforced absence of two months abroad Dr Herbert J Pratt now takes pleasure in informing his patients and friends that he has returned and is ready to resume his professional duties at his office upstairs over McConnells drug- store Dr Pratt further announces that during his limited stay in London England he took the rare opportunity of at tending at several of the best known medical and dentalhospitalschief among them being the Royal Dental Hospital of London He was thus enabled to take up a series of lectures and prac tical demonstrations under able teachers in certain branches of dentistry hith erto not practiced in this section of the state conse quently he will shortly make some important up-to-date additions to his al ready modern outfit which will give him an equipment second to none in South western Nebraska Reception to Pastor and Wife The members of the Congregational church tendered their new pastor and wife Rev and Mrs George B Hawkes a reception of happy particulars Friday evening of past week a goodly com pany attending and meeting them with kindly greeting and welcome Mrs E J Mitchell greeted the com pany and introduced them to the receiv ing line which was augmented by the presence of Mr and Mrs R D Rod gers Mr and Mrs W E Heffelbower and Mrs M A Northrup A decidedly worthful program was rendered during the earlier part of the evening There was a piano solo by Miss Lillie Campbell vocal solo by Mr Eoswell Culter recitation by Miss Bessie Bosworth piano duet by Miss Edna M Barr and Miss Ruth Wiehe a solo by Miss Ruth Wiehe violin and piano duet by Miss Hazel Hare and Miss Edna M Barr violin solo by Miss Hazel Hare vocal solo by Mrs C W Britt After the program light dainty re freshments were served in the east room of the church The church was very attractively dec orated for the occasion colored electric lights adding a pretty detail to the pul pit platform decorations Red Willow County Fair The premium lists for the Red Willow county agricultural societys twenty fourth annual fair are now ready for distribution Write the secretary J W Dutcher at Indianola for a copv The dates are September 26 27 28 29 The county commissioners at their meeting last Friday morning decided the protest in favor of the agricultural society which will receive its financial assistance from the county as usual this year and the officers are now at work with a will to make the meeting in September a success The proper observance ofjCarnival Week is easier if there is a plentiful supply of belts gloves fans ribbons neckwear and other small acces sories to dress ready at hand They are easily obtained by a visit to Thompsons store IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The following merchants of McCook will deliver goods ONLY IN THE AFTERNOON during Carnivai Week C L DeGroff Co J A Wilcox Son James McAdams John HlGrannis M E KnJpple Ed Huber Gentlemens needs for Carnival Week in the way of dress are satis factorily met in suits hats shoes gloves shirts and all furnishings at Thompsons Cramps and other sudden bowel pains relieved with McConnells Blackberry Balsam McConnell Druggist wr he MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE A W Utter is in Long Island Kft Mrs Leota Shaw is a guest of Mri S M Cook C S Quick of Indianola was a vic tor last Friday H LKennedy has purchased the JH Bennetts residence Mrs L S Sagk of Alliance is the guest of her sisters Miss Medora Santee arrived in the city first of the week Felix Kennedy the boiler inspector is at headquarters this week D C Palmer went down to Hastings Tuesday morning on business Miss Georgia B Parkhurst of Vir ginia 111 is a guest of the Berrjs Charlie Beardslee departed on No 13 Tuesday for Cripple Creek Colo Mrs M S Parks went down to Hold rege Tuesday ro see the harvest festi val R Knowles one of Culbertsons real estate men was a city visitor Friday last Mrs F W Hawksworth of Lincoln is a guest of her mother Mrs M A Hobson Dr Daly the Cambridge dentist was in the city over Sunday a guest of Dr Pratt R A Coupe of Falls City was a guest of CJ OBrien Sunday while passing through the city Dr C L Fahnestock arrived home last Friday night from his trip to Sheridan Wyoming Mrs Axel Backstrom and children returned home Sunday after an ab sence of several weeks Mrs G D LeHew returned home early part of the week from her visit to Pueblo Colorado relatives Mr and Mrs WM Stoner and Mr and Mrs L W Stayner were excursion ists to Lyons Colo Sunday J R McCarl arrived home close of last week from spending a few days at Sheridan Wyoming fishing Dr A P Welles who has been in the lake country for several months for his health arrived home Sunday Alex Smith has been out from Sioux City Iowa on business connected with some stock interests in this section Mr and Mrs R L Clyde and her sister Miss Pettit returned Sunday morning from their Colorado visit Mr and Mrs Sam Pickard and the children were up from Havelock over Sunday guests in the Fuller home Mrs J G Schobel and Marjory are visiting Denver relatives Mr Schobel spent Saturday and Sunday last with them Frank Vahue of Allegan Mich ar rived in the city close of last week on matters of business which held him a few days Miss C Lou Janes of the Nebraska Childrens Home Society has been in the city part of the week on work of the society Mrs A J Jackson after a visit of a few weeks with W O Marshall and family has gone to La Crosse Kas to visit a daughter Mrs N E Fahnestock departed Monday evening for Staunton Illi nois to be absent several months on a visit to relatives and friends Sheridan Clyde of El wood Indiana was in the city Sunday and Monday visiting members of the family on his way home from attending the great Eagles meeting in Denver last week Mrs W B Mills Mrs A L Know land Mrs G R Snyder and Mrs J E Kelley took in the Holdrege festival Wednesday Mrs Kelley acted as one of the flower parade judges Marion Powell of Lincoln was in the citySunday eveningbetween trains on his way home from a business visit to Red Willow county to see his large interests in this section Joe Harrison J W Dutcher N J TJerling and other Indianolaites ap peared before the county commissioners last Friday morning and successfully presented the case of the agricultural society in its application for the usual county financial assistance A protest had been filled against its allowance Miss Grace E Smith of our city is entertaining her friend Miss Grace E Smith of Media 111 These young ladies are notrelated but were brought togeth er in a peculiar manner by a communi cation written to the Bay Window of theSundaySchool Advocateeleven years ago which came to the notice of the other and a correspondence followed A friendship was formed and a desire to see each other increased until Miss Grace visited her correspondent at her home in 111 two years ago Miss Smith of 111 is now returning the visit which is mutually enjoyed r wfmmm McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING AUGUST 25 1905 1 ARRANGEMENTS ABOUT COMPLETE The arrangements are about Complete for McCooks Street Fair and Carnival which will open next Monday August 28 and continue until Saturday night September 2 In the line of pleasure the Parker Amusement Co will be the feature and that is the same as announcing on author ity that there will be something doing in the entertainment r line all the time day and night The Live Stock and Agricultural Exhibit will occupy spe cial place Monday and Tuesday August 28 and 29 The Woodmen will be at the center and frout of the stage on Thursday August 31 with their Second Annual Log Roiling contest Friday September 1 will be Traveling Mens Day with the Flower Parade a good second Saturday will be McCook Day and will close the Carnival in a blaze of glory so to speak The stock pens and agricultural display buildings have already been constructed the decorations are up the streets wired for the electric light display in fine McCook already has on most of her glad clothes and calmly awaits with con fidence the coming of her thousands of guests next week SX5t2SXs sXrKs Base Ball Schedule One of the ever absorbing items of interest any time in the season of base ball and to meet this demand of the people lovers of the national game will have an opportunity of seeing at least four games during the carnival And this is the schedule McCook vs Sheridan Wyo Tuesday and Wednesday McCook vs Arapahoe Thursday McCook vs Oxford Friday McCook vs Hayes Center Saturday These games will all be played in the afternoon and at times not to conflict with the other attractions of the carnival The Sheridan Cowboys are admitted to be among the swiftest base ball 1 players in the northwest SXsXsXIXeXs Special Train Service On account of the Street Fair and Carnival to be held in McCook August 28 September 2nd the following special train service has been arranged with the Burlington HOLDREGE TO MCOOK FRIDAY SEPT 1ST Lv Holdrege 730 am Atlanta 743 Mascot 753 Ar Oxford 810 Lv Oxford 815 Edison 830 Arapahoe 8 45 Holbrook 900 Cambridge 920 - Bartley 940 Indianola 1000 Red Willow 1015 Ar McCook 1025 am Returning special will leave McCook at 1100 pm Sep- tember 1st IMPERIAL TO MCOOK THURSDAY AUG 3 1 ST Lv Imperial 730 am Enders 745 Zell 759 Wauneta - S 1 4 Hamlet- 832 Palisade S 5 1 Beverly 912 Culbertson 933 Perry 942 Ar McCook 955AM Returning special train will leave McCook at 1000 am Sat urday September 2nd for Imperial to return passengers An attractive program has been arranged for each day of the Carnival For special low rates enquire of agent uiftmwiipHw otiiiii m i Republicans Name the Winners The Republican county convention that met at Indianola on Wedneday August 23rd made the following nomi nations to fill the several offices Ben G Gossard County Treasurer E J Wilcox County Clerk J C Moore County Judge H I Peterson Sheriff Flora B Quick County Supt Dr J B Hare Coroner James Williams Surveyor F S Lofton Commissioner 1st Dist C B Gray Commissioner 3rd Dist The convention met shortly after ono oclock and was called to order by Lon Cone the chairman of the Republican central committee After the reading of the call by C B Gray the secretary the names of Phillip Gliem and Lon Cone were presented for the position of permanent chairman Upon Mr Cones declination to permit his name to go before the convention Phillip Gliem became chairman by the unanimous voice of the members S R Smith of Indianola and C W Barnes of McCook were nominated to fill the offices of sec retaries and were the choice of the con vention for those positions There be ing no contesting delegations the report of the committee on credentials was dis pended with The chairman being authorized to se lect a committee of three to suggest the names of persons who should act as del egates to the state convention named J E Kelley E E Devoe and W A McCool and instructed them to report after the other business of the conven tion was finished Ben G Gossard and E J Wilcox were nominated by acclamation and with great enthusiasm for the offices of treasurer and clerk respectfully and each responded to the demands for a speech briefly thanking the members for the nomination and pledging them selves to a faithful performance of their official duties The first office on the list for which two contestants appeared was that of county judge J C Moore of Tyrone precinct was nominated by his constit uents while Indianola presented a can didate in the person of J E Ryan The ballot resulted in a vote of 88 to 43 in favor of the former H I Peterson of Gran t precinct and D C Baker of North Valley precinct were placed in nomination for the office of sheriff Peterson secured the nomi nation by a vote of 107 to 32 The only real conflict came when the office of county superintendent was reached The presentation of the name of Miss Flora B Quick the pre sent incumbent for nomination was the provocation for more oratory than all the other questions that arose Miss Quicks nomination was eloquently advocated by several delegates while another element in the convention be ieved that in the absence of a Repub lican candidate for that office the place should be left blank on the ticket A motion to table the nomination was lost by a narrow margin of four votes and thereupon Miss Quick was nomi nated by acclamation for the position Dr J B Hare of McCook was nomi nated without opposition for the im portant office of coroner A spirited contest developed for the office of surveyor James Williams and Jacob Korb both of Bondville precinct being candidates for that position The ballot resulted in the selection of Wil liams by a vote of 70 to 67J4 On the informal ballot taken by the delegates from the precincts constituting the 1st commissioners district the names of four candidates were pre sented F S Lofton W S Fitch W T Henton and Henry B Colling On the formal ballot Fitch and Colling I withdrew and the nomination went to Lofton by a vote of 22 to 21 C B Gray had no opposition for nomination to the commissionership of the 3rd district to fill the unexpired term occasioned by the resignation of J H Bennett The committee appointed to select representatives to the state convention named the following delegation Phillip Gliem J E Ryan W S Morlan C E Eldred W R Starr J R McCarl Charles Skalla C M Malone R W Devoe W B MacKechnei Charles Skalla was made chairman of the county central committee with authority to select the secretary and the central committee was empowered to fill all vacancies that may occur on the ticket and on the committee The members of the county central committee as announced by the several delegations are as follows lUWit J 111 WWUMWg v 0 6 r tyto NUMBER 13 Certificate of Succession Treasury Department Oilico of Comptroller of the Currency Wash ington August 5 lfltti Wiierbas by satisfactory evidence presonted to tho undersigned it lias boen mndo to appear thnt Tiik Fieht National Hank of McCook in tho City of McCook in tho County of Red Willow and State of Nebras ka has complied with all tho pro visions of tho Act of Congress to onablo National Hanking Associa tions to oxteud their corporate oxist once and for other purposes ap proved July 12th 1882 Now tjieeetorI Thomas PKano Doputy and Acting Comptroller of the Currency do hereby certify that -The Fiest National Hank in the City of McCook in the County of Red Willow and Stato of Nebraska Is authorized to have succession for the period specified in its amended articles of association namely until close of business on August 6th lOSS In testimony wiikredf witness my hand and seal of ollico this Fifth day of August 1005 T P Kane Deputy and Acting Comptroller of Heal tho Currency Alliance Sam Premor Beaver Wm Iliersekorn Bondville Henry N Colling Box Elder Stephen BoIIes Coleman Jacob Betz Danbury W B Miller Driftwood W S Fitch East Valley II L Brown Fritsch Emmett McCool Gorver C S Lofton Grant H I Peterson Indianola W B MacKechnio Lebanon J B Cummings North Valley William Wight Perry C II Harman Red Willow S R Smith Tyrone W C Crosby Valley Grange Rod McDonald Willow Grove 1st precinct 1st ward J R McCarl 2st precinct 1st ward John Brittain 1st precinct 2nd ward Lon Cone 2nd precinct 2nd ward MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS McConnell for drugs Everything in drugs McConnell Fresh butter of best quality at Marshs meat market Special prices on Hammocks at Mc Millens drug store Note the new advertisement of Huber in Odells old stand Ed Dr Kay office on Dennison street rear of Citizens Bank Phone No98 Cream in sealed 10c an Jl 20c bottles for sale at Marshs meat market For Rent the cottage just south of my residence L W Stayner Twenty different patterns in din net ware to select from at Ludwicks furni ture store The skating rink has been enlarged bv addition of thirty feet of space to the east end of the rink Remember H P Waite Co have a large stock of lubricants Have you ever tried Sunlight axle grease For Rent Desirable furnished front room with bath Call two doors south of Dr Easterdays residence Read what H P Waite Co have to say about the Malleable steel range and its demonstration at their store Employment Wanted Sewing or any light work Mrs S A Warner second house north of brick school house Dwellino For house on lot 2 McCook Sale Four room block 23 Original George Schmidt The dance by the K of P orchestra in the opera house Tuesday evening of this week was well patronized despite the heat Household Remedies send us the re ceipts we will make a specialty of their preparation McConnell Druggist Carnival week will call for a new belt new gloves an extra fan two or three sets of new ribbons You get them all at Thompsons 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 If in need of a cook stove or steel range call on H P Waite Co They have just received a carload of t h e handsomest and best goods in this line ever brought to McCook Carnival Week will be also in a large measure a show of dresses and toilets If you have delayed your preparations we can quickly supply you with all the necessary waists skirts collars neckties gloves belts fans ribbons and other accessories at Thompsons