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Handkerchiefs Furs
Suspenders Cloak
Hosiery Kimona
Neckwear Dress
Gloves Umbrella
Mufflers Shoes
Caps Hosiery
or a hundred and one other things that we can show you
All useful and will give both pleasure and comfort
We are offering bargains in most of these lines just
now and can save you money in your buying Come
and let us assist you in your selections
If you do not know the size shoe glove or cap your
friend wears you can buy an order for it and let them
come in later and get fitted
Ladies Skirts nd Sweaters
Mens Mittens and Caps all
Go at 25 per cent Discount
When you want something to eat remember our gro
ceries are always fresh good and of the best grades
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Iron Lead and Sewer Pipe Brass
Goods Pumps an Boiler Trimmings
Estimates Furnished Free Base
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Good News for
Christmas Shoppers
For your Christmas Presents dont fail to call on Diamonds
as they have an elegant and complete line of handsome and
most useful Furnishings Suit Cases Gloves silk hemstitched
Mufflers silk initialed Handkerchiefs fancy Suspenders with
gold buckles suitable for engraving name Ties of every des
cription infact beautifvl articles too numerous to mention of
an enormous combination of necessary and acceptable Pres
ents sureto please everyone The crowning point is OUR
PRICES ARE THE LOWEST for the Highest Grade Goods
We are positively closing out the entire line of Ladies Furs
and Muffs at your own price McRibbin Furs have the best
reputationnone better made none better known These
Furs must be sold regardless of cost at Diamouds Work
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Farms Ranches Etc
Our office is in the east and
we bring the buyers -direct
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HOLIDAY FOOTWEAR FOR THE FAMILY
Why not give footwear good footwear shoes like The Model sell Nothing is more suggestive of sensible gift giving than good
footwear It carries with it comfort and good cheer that is never more truly found than in a pair of stylish comfortable shoes We have
Jhem for any member of the family from baby to grandfather a fit for the feet eye and purse for indoor and outdoors for social funtions
games and sports anything in footwear You will find the very shoe or slipper that will please you from our immense stock and variety of
styles Let us show you
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CHRISTMAS
PRESENTS
THE MODEL SHOE STORE
Honest John Says
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Buy something useful
to give your friends for
a Christmas Present
Buy now while stocks are at their best and the
clerks have time to show you what we have
BEGGS CHERRY COUGH
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delper R E Nash is on the ailing list
The steel foot viadue is about com
pleted
Emerson Hanson is home from Il
linois
K F Henderson is a now machinists
apprentice
Now tires wero shrunk on the 19G2
this week
Engine 1020 is receiving front end re
pairs this week
Engine Gil is being given general re
pairs in the roundhouse
John Schmidt and F E Cook are
new machinists this week
Brakeman W L Baker and the com
pany have dissolved partnership
Tom Harris and Charlie Ebert have
retired from the gang of machinists
helpers
The turntable gasoline engine is on a
spasmodic strike these days and caus
ing some annoyance
Engine 1461 is being broken in after a
thorough overhauling before being sent
back to Denver yards
Brakeman W II Baker had the mis
fortune to fall down in Hastings recent
ly and is nursing a decorated optic
The Red Cloud switch engine 1471
just out of the shop has been sent to
Holdrege to relieve the 1336 now being
overhauled here
Mrs Sidney Brown of Galesburg Illi
nois has joined her sons here who were
recently transferred from that city to
the McCook division
S M McCreary is laid up with a sev
ere attack of inflammatory rheumatism
His wife and baby arrived from the east
last night
New helpers in the machine shop this
week W Thornton II C Kohlhepp
Fred Thomas Fred Vance N I Lapon
W D Frame
Conductor H A Beale was at home
Saturday and Sunday from theOrleans
St Francis branch
A new 18 inch lathe has been received
here and the old lathe sent down to
Plattsmouth to be overhauled after
which it will be shipped to the Sterling
Colo shop
Engine 5020 was in the roundhouse
first of the week for repairs to her pilot
and bent frame the result of colliding
with a boxcar while coming into the
east end of the yard the other night
Engineer Koebel in charge
Another new copper wire was con
nected at this office Sunday afternoon
at 320 connecting through to Salt Lake
City Utah McCook is gradually be
coming one of Nebraskas greatest tele
graph headquarters
Edwin the baby boy of Engineer and
Mrs E L Traubert living near East
Ward school died early Tuesday morn
ing Funeral services were held ab the
home Wednesday afternoon by Rev
M B Carman The little one waJ laid
to rest in Riverview cemetery
The Burlington has ordered four new
Rockingham oak dining cars to be
exact duplicates of the originals The
new cars will be delivered soon after
January 1 from the Pullman shops
These cars are finished in oak centuries
old which comes from trees in Rocking
ham park England and the oak is used
to the best advantage in making beauti
ful cars
Vice President Willard has put his
decided and emphatic veto on the speed
craze He holds safely and wisely
that good smoth running is more desir
able than fast erratic speeding That a
man who maintains a good schedule
time is far superior to one who makes
tremendous and dangerous spurts
winds his horse on the first quarter and
comes in on one side or is pulled in by
another engine Daniel stands for
steady reliable running of good average
speed and is agin the speed craze every
time
A Vote of Thanks
At a meeting of the library board held
on Monday evening Dec 10th the unan
imous thanks of the board were voted
to those public spirited ladies and
gentlemen whose assistance rendered
successful the intial number of the
boards projected literary entertain
ments designed for the promotion of
good reading in our community The
Dickens night will be followed by
other nights and Judge Norris scholar
ly address by those of other able and ac
complished speakers
C H Meeker Pres
G E Tuokvsox Secy
Railroads Continue Tax Fight
OMAHA Dec 7 The Chicago Bur
lington Quincy rail road company has
prepared a bill and introduced it in the
United States circuit court to enjoin
Robert O Fink treasurer of Douglas
county and all the county treasurers of
the state through which the Burlington
run9 or has any property from enforcing
the collection of the taxes levied against
that road by the state board of equaliza
tion for the jiar 1906
The petition states that the several
county officials named will forcibly take
possession of the property of the com
pany in batisfaction of the illegal taxes
unless restrained by order of the court
and that the taxes are illegal unconsti
tutional and unfair as is the law which
permits or authorizes their collection
The amount of tax so assesed by tho
state board of equalization is about
5675000 The petitioners have already
proffered the payment of about 5000C0
of this tax which they claim is just
and equitable but county treasurers
have refused to take any amount except
that designated by the state board of
equalization
Directions For Shipping- Christmas Pres
ents by Express
Patrons of express companies who con
template sending presents for Christ
mas should have them in the hands of
the company not latter than the 18th of
December There is nothing quite so
disappointing to the donor as the delay
of a Christmas present after Christmas
day It takes away the sweet sentiment
embodied in these gifts and very great
ly disappoints the receiver Express
companies are furnishing patrons with
labels reading Do not open until
Christmas whicl may be pasted upon
your package
Use wooden boxes for packing when
possible This reduces the risk of loss
and prevents damage
Write the address plainly with ink or
crayon giving street number and coun
ty Write your name ard address on
the packago following tho prefix from
giving your street and number and also
inclose in tho package one of your cards
Do not enclose money or jewelry in
packages of merchandise Such articles
should bo sent in a package through the
money department
Insist upon a receipt and have the
value of your package placed thereon
Mark the package Paid if so in
tended
Write the word Perishable on your
package if it contaids matter of perish
able nature
RURAL FREE DELIVERY NO 1
One of Gerald Wilcoxs best colts had
a lug broken last week
A spelling school held sway in the
Pickens schoolhouse last Friday evening-Miss
Pearl Rogers went over to Dan
bury Monday to be absent a week or so
on a visit
E W Bernheisel has moved into the
house just vacated by Frank Freelove
He will work for Gerald Wilcox
Miss Ladie Evertson teacher in the
Barber school north of Indianola was
over Sunday Lee Evertson has quite
recovered from his recent illness
The postponed basket supper in the
Pickens schoolhouse will be held on the
Friday evening before Christmas It is
to be given for the school librarys sake
RED WILLOW
Mr Smiths barn is going up fast
Ben Kings house is nearly ready
It does the farmers good to see the
cribs weighted with fine corn
Red Willow looks well with the new
houses lately completed
New men have come from east and
west and still men are wanted
The sound of corn against the bang
board show the shuckers are busy in the
field
Louis Longneckers house is finished
except the painting and that is progress
ing nicely
Elder A D Finch is visiting in this
neighborhood It has been twenty years
since he preached here and he is warmly
welcomed by the few who are left of
those who knew him just twenty years
ago
Reduced Rates to Lincoln
On account of the numerous agricul
tural dairy and live stock meetings to be
held in Lincoln January 14 17 the Bur
lington will sell round trip tickets to
that point January 12 17 inclusive for
8750
George S Scott Agent
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ghiefs mufflers gloved slippers smok
ing jackets things to wear cant you
find -Something in thi s lit you think
would make a nice present for a friend
neckties for 25c and 50c su5pend
ers for 50c and joo muffler 5 for 50c
to 350 4lipperj for 125 and 200
jackets for 350 and 650 and
how about some of tho 5e things for your
womem friend linen handkerchiefs for
5C TO 75C
RESPECTFULLY
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Gatewood Valine
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i Christmas Gifts
For All
Once more the wheel of time rolls round and -brings
with it the joyous Christmas time the season of the year
when good cheer predominates and presents of all kinds
are in demand
To meet this demand we have one of the nicest and
most complete lines of
Presents For Young- and
Old
ever shown in McCook We have taken particular pains
in the selection of our Christmas line and they
Are On Display Now
Come look them over and judge for yourself We
take pleasure in showing you through our store
Prices all in Plain Figures
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