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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1907)
ID TWENTY SIXTH YEAR PROCEEDINGS ORDERED The County Commissioners Have Instruct ed the County Attorney TO COLLECT TREASURERS BOND The Surety Company Will Be Asked to Make Good the Loss of 624000 Caused by Treasurer Gossards Shortage So far as the investigation has pro grossed it has been established that County Treasurer Benjamin G Gossard is Bhort in his accounts to Red Willow county in the sum of G240 This shortago is said to have been created since the January settlement when the books and accounts of tho oflico wore thoroughly gone over by tho county commissioners and chocked up This condition is perhaps not a surprise to many if any Conditions have been sorious in that office for a long time and the actions and conduct of tho late county treasurer havo been such for a long time as to warrant almost any ex pectation Tho Uinted States Fidelity and Guaranty Co of Baltimore Md is guaranty company in the case so lied Willow county is doubtless safe from loss in this unfortunate ailair In The Good Old Summer Time Tho is no more solid comfort to be had then can be found in a hammock hung in a shady nook It is inexpen sive comfort too for a good hammock will givo service for many years Wo havo tho comfortable kind and a new assortment to select from Buy now and begin having comfort at onco L W McConnell Druggist Gauze Unions Ladies gauze union suits for 35c 40c 30c 65c and 8100 Misses ditto 25c 3oc and 35c Boys ditto 50c Mens ditto 125 175 and 250 at Thomp sons Death of a Former Citizen A telegram from Palisade Wednes day night announced the death ui Mrs O R Amick formerly of our city that night Merltas The best table oil cloth for 15c at Thompsons Cool Dressing Sacques for 40c 44c 50c and 75c at Thompsons Buy your hammock of McConnell Fresh potato chips always on hand Magner Stokes Mixed Paints Lead and Oil Glass and Wall Paper at special prices McMillen Druggist Are you troubled with itching skin prickly heat or eruptions of the skin in any form If so Hot Springs Blood remedy will correct the disorder Woodwobth Co Druggists The boy stood on the burning deck The ship was bout to smash He cried to cool his scorching neck For a dish of Heavenly Hash Try it Woodworth Co Soda Foun tain A bottle of McConnells Blackberry Balsam on hand for immediate use makes you and the little ones safe from serious bowel troubles Better get it to day 25c L W McConnell Druggist John R Burke who recently succeed ed to tho news business of Zint Zint on lower Mam Avenue is from Joliet Illinois and a cousin of Frank Real He has added to the stock and offers the public a neat clean up-to-date stock to select from in his line Mr Dixon has been reading with the Chicago Glee Club for several seasons and with marked success His work is distinctly along the lino of impersona tion A thorough control of facial ex pression and an intimate knowledge of his subject enable him to bring before the audience tho characters true to life His Hoosier an original sketch il lustrated by poemy from the pen of James Whitcomb Riley is protrayed in a wholesome and refreshing manner- The Chicago Glee club without any doubt stands among tho best male quar tets this country has ever produced The fact that each voice is peculiarly adapt ed to the part it assumes and that the membership of the club has remained for over five years unchanged combine to produce this high degree of excellence The volume of the voices is such as to fill the largest auditorium while the pianissimo passages are so fine and harmonious as to hold the audience in breathless attention The repertoire of the club is very extensive and comprises the best of all classes of music w ritten for male voices Many of the select ions used by the club have been written or arranged especially for it ttWWU4fc Mur Notice to School Children A special examination will be con ducted at tho east ward school building Saturday July 20 for pupils of the public school who by reason of absence on account of measles last month were unable to complete their term record The examination will begin at eight oclock George 11 Thomas Superintendent Notice The McCook Gas Company expects to have its plant completed and in operation by Sept 15th Special rates on service connections will be allowed the first 100 customers signing contracts for gas ranges Thoso wishing to se cure the special rates should place or ders at once For particulars see P S Beaton The McCook Gas Company No Introduction Needed It would be unnecessary for us or any one to tell the people of McCook and vicinity about the good qualites of the Heath Milligan paint It is well known all over the country for its dura bility and freshness of color Tho fact that it is being used on some of tho largest buildings about McCook this season proves its reputation Woodworth Co Druggists sell it Do Your Own Figuring W C Shinns copper cable lightning rod only 25c a foot points 83 apiece Leave your orders with The McCook Hardware Co It will save hunting you up T A Haley Local Agent Indianola Nebraska Notice To tho patrons of the McCook Elect ric Light Co Tho management will appreciate it if you will notify the of fice when you change residence as it will save a great deal of trouble in keep ing your account straight A R Scott Mcr After the Wheat is Cut you will want to figure on your gang and sulky plows disks and drills Good tools properly used brings good crops You will find at McCook Hard ware Co a full line of the best includ ing John Deere Fetzer and other good works Just on the Quiet For those who do not know it Hesss Instant Louse Killer is a wonder for destroying lice on poultry fleas on dogs bugs on vines and worms on flowers 25c at Woodworth Cos Books For Lazy Days Whether you like summer fiction or reading of other character our book department will offer widest possible choice L W McConnell Druggist Assessment About Completed County Assessor Skalla has about completed the assessment tabulation for Red Willow county and has transmit ted the abstract of the same to the state board Shoe Bargains at The Model Special prices in tan oxfords patent oxfords gun metal oxfords gents tan oxfords gents tan shoes They will go quickly Call promptly Model Shoe store Special Prices on tan oxfords patent oxfords gun metal oxfords gents tan oxfords gents tan shoes A shoe opportunity for all Put All Your Hay up the cheapest and best way with Dains and Deering hay tools McCook Hardware Co have a full line Notice On and after Sunday June 30 1907 the charge for Sunday dinners will be 50 cents Commercial Hotel Canvas Helmets Mens cloth covered helmet hats for 15 cents or two for a quarter Coolest made Thompsons Get A Sharpless cream separator at McCook Hardware Co and get the profit from your cows Long Lisle Gloves at 75c and 109 Silk ones 125 at Thompsons Wagons High Every Where Trucks are cheap at McCook Hard ware Co Visit the J 6 off sale at The Ideal Store next week The Trombone Quartet first intro duced to the Lyceum by he Chicago Glee Club and used only by them is one of the most artistic and pleasing novelties before the public The trom bone is conceded to be the king of wind instruments and the effect pro duced by the four quite approaches in sweetness and volume the quality and power of the pipe organ With these instruments supplementing the male quartet the club is able to present a 1 varied and interesting evening iy y mtmmnftamt itUCoo A professional quartet whose membership has been un changed for five years AT MENARDS HALL Tuesday July 36 830 P M SPECIALTIES Male quartet work Unbroken membership for five years Mr Dixon impersonator and reader Trombone quartet The entertainment by the Chi cago Glee Club will measure up perfectly with the best things given in other years on the sum mer course It is sure to please Tickets for reserved seats will go on sale at McConnells Saturday morning July 13 Holders of season tickets will use coupon No 3 which is incorrectly dated Single admissions 75 and 50 cents Gauze Corset The American Beauty gauze corsets are the best on earth Money back af ter four weeks actual wear if dissatis fied 35c and 50c at Thompsons only Nine Quarters Wide Bed sheeting eighty one inches in width of best quality can be purchased for 25c a yard at The Thompson D G Co Hogs Dont Mind hot weather if you get a Hawkeye wat erer at McCook Hardware Co Childrens Parasols A few more remaining only 10c at Thompson Diamond is giving 15 per cent off on all summer footwear He doesnt in tend to carry over any stock from one season to another At The Diamond Shoe Store People who use By Lo talcum pow der never suffer from painful skin chapping or have prickly heat It keeps the skin soft dry and cool 25c L W McConnell Druggist THE BIXLER BURNED Fire Does the Work of Destruction Quickly and Thoroughly Early Last Saturday Morning THE LOSS IS FULLY 17000 0 Lightning is Thought to Have Been the Cause of the Disaster Insurance is a Great Loss to Manager Bixler andthe City of McCook Now What An item of McCocks pride the New Bixler Opera House is now but a heap of ruins and a reminiscence Fire thought to have been caused by lightning was its undoing and early Saturday morn ing the date About three oclock Saturday morning the building was dis covered to be ablaze and in less time than it takes to tell the story the building was in ruins so rapidly was the progress of the flames notwithstanding the heavy rain shortly before and the drizzle pre vailing at the time The fire department was on hand and did what was necessary to confine the fire to the opera house which was beyond all hope of salvation when the fire was first discovered by Manager Bixler who was awakened from sleep by hearing something fall on the stage in which end of the building the fire doubtless originated Manager Bixler and family occupied residence quarters in the west end of the building They succeeded in saving nothing of their effects so quick was the destruction The Bixler was completed last fall at a cost of 17000 and was doubtless one of the best equipped and largest opera houses in the state having a seating capacity and stage equalled only by the largest cities of Nebraska Perhaps no one enterprise has been a source of equal pride to the people of McCook and its loss is a mu nicipal one Manager Bixler carried insurance to the amount of 11000 on the big property which cost him 17000 hence his loss is heavy and in the same he has the genuine sympathy of the city of Mc Cook He bears the loss with the courage and fortitude of a Spartan however No plans for the future are being considered at present but it is safe to remark that McCook will not be long satisfied without a suitable successor to the Bixler She cant afford to be JUNIOR No 3 NORMAL COURSE Chicago Glee Club Extending Tneir Lines The McCook Telephone Co is grad ually extending its lines and now has strung over 250 miles of wire Tho company now connects with Box Elder Centerpoint Stockville Curtis and Maywood opening to Maywood Wed nesday of this week The company has two crews in the field extending its service and linos one of them now building to the Church ranch in Front ier county Every Farmer Should have a truck of some kind We have a large line of iron and wood wheel trucks at very reasonable prices Just the thing for your rack or other handy work McCook Hardware Co Wash Fabrics The largest line ever shown by us is -it i - rapiaiy Deing soia ana put to its in tended use We show every good thing 4 of the season from 5c to G5c per yard The Thompson D G Co One Yard Wide 6c We believe you will agree that Gc is quite a reasonable price for yard wide muslin We have a few bolts Tho Thompson D G Co Natures Best Our spices are as good as nature grows Guaranteed under the food and dru act A McMillen Druggist Gauze Vests 5c Ladies gauze vests 5c at Thompsons The use of some nice toilet water in basin or bath these hot days produces a delightful sense of cleanliness and comfort Use Caprice Toilet Water it is the best L W McConnell Druggist The Chicago Glee Club will be the next number of the entertainment course It will be given at Menards hall Tues day evening July 1G Note the date July 16 for it is not so printed on the season tickets Reserved seats will go on sale Saturday morning the 13th at McConnells This entertainment is strictly guaranteed to please Diamond is giving 15 per cent off on all summer footwear- He doesnt in tend to carry over any stock from one season to another At the Diamond Shoe Store For Rent Furnished room for gen tlemen Four blocks east of P O on Monmouth St Mrs O J Watson I W Willi Jv McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JULY 12 19or Two Farms lor Sale No 1 East y 27-2-30 320acros270 acres of which are smooth 150 acroB in cultivation 2 acres of ash grove 150 acres in pasture A 4 room framo houBe stable 16x40 well windmill cis tern and tank One mile to school eight miles to McCook Good roads to and a fino view of city 140 acres in winter wheat one third of crop goes with farm Price G400 Reasonable terms No 2 Southwest 14 8-1-29 9fc miles to McCook iyz miles to Cedar Bluffs 158 acres smooth 30 acres in wheat 20 acres in barley and corn one third of crop goes with farm Thia is a very fine quarter nicely located Price 3200 Terms reasonable Theso are exceptional bargains and the prices quoted will not hold good after Juno 20 Write me phono me or como and see mo I will show the land I M Smith Owner McCook Nobr For Trade Good nino room houso electric lights bath furnace all in good repair good barn largo grounds lawn and shade close in town of 2000 Hebron Nebras ka Price S320000 Will oxchango for land in Red Willow county up to 050000 and pay difference I J Brinegar Hebron Nebr Small Farm For Sale 48 acres about 20 acres of upland 8 acres under the Kelloy Ferguson Irri gation Ditch balanco pasture about G miles south of Porry Neb Good county bridge across river This tract of land will make a fine chicken ranch near to a good market See R W Knowles Agent Culbortson or C W Kneeland Owner McCook Dont Forget to call at my new location for reading matter stationery postcards souvenirs candy gum fresh roasted peanuts cigars tobacco pipes base ball goods toys etc Barney Hofer McCook News Depot Water Meters We have on hand a supply of approv ed water meters which we will instal promptly on application Under Wood worth drug store Phono 182 Middleton Ruby Oh the Files The flies havo never been so bad be fore They persist they stick and hang they will get in 5 cents a yard will get you the best mosquito netting at Thompsons Pure Flavoring Extracts We make our own Lemon and Vanilla extracts guaranteed puro and much stronger than the ordinary extracts Try them A McMillen Druggist Thresherman Special attention given to all your wants A largo lino of supplies on hand McCoorc Hardware Co Six Cents a Yard Best calicoes made Gc Fast color calicoes 5c Be fair to your pocket book The Thompson D G Co One price plain figures cash only Special Prices at Model Shoe store on tan oxfords patent oxfords gunmetal oxfords gents tan oxfords gents tan shoes Get a bar gain Refrigerators Quite a reduction at McCook Hard ware Co Still a good assortment to select from Good Lawns 5c Twelve nice patterns of good summer Jawn3 for 5 cents a yard at Thompsons For Sale Residence S06 Madison street Bar gain Inquire of FW Bosworth owner The infant child of Mr and Mrs Will DeLong was buried Sunday Stock cleaning sale July 15 to 27 The Ideal Store Dr J A Gunn physician and sur geon is now opening an office in the Walsh block The Ladies Missionary Society will meet at the home of Mrs L R Hile man Thursday July 25th at 3 oclock Our Cucumber Cream relieves chapped hands redness of the skin chafing etc Woodworth Co Wanted At McCook Business Col lege students for a telegraph class starting July 15 60 to 75 per month guaranteed competent operators L W Stayner When in doubt as to what perfume to buy decide on Thelma You cant possibly make a mistake on that 50c anoz L W McConnell Druggist NUMBER 7 THE COMMERCIAL CLUB Regular Monthly Session Tuesday Even ing Was Largely Attended PROMISES MORE IMPROVEMENTS Committees Were JTamed to Farther the Mat ter of the Ash Creek Telephone Com pany and Good Roads Tho McCook Commercial club was in regular monthly session Tuesday night with a largo attondanco Routino busi ness was first disposed of Tho matter of the club assisting tho Ash Creek Telophono Co in its efforts to securo just connections with tho city of McCook through tho Nebraska Tele phone Co was brought up and favorably discussed and a committeo appointed to further tho matter Tho matter of good roads to tho coun ty seat was discussod at some length and with considerable earnestness On motion tho chair appointed J E Kolloy J F Cordoal and W H Ackermau as standing committeo on roads Tho matter of advertising McCook by booklet or other form of printed matter was referred to a committo to report soon as to oxponso stylo otc Tho existence of several nuisances within tho city limits and along public roads leading into tho city was roforred to and a committee composed of L W McConnoll and C E Eldred was select ed to look into tho matter to tho ond that they may bo abated Dumps and hog yards and similar nuisances aro comprehended in tho complaints made Tho 4th of July Com made prelimin ary report showing that about 700 had been raised to carry on tho obser vance and that about 100 remained in the treasury MINOR ITEMS OF HEWS McConnell for drugs Base ball goods at Hofors Everything in drugs McConnell Hammocks at McMilleusDrug Store 1 lxIcCocnells Frsjrant Lotfou cures chaps Try McMillens Blackberry Balsam for summer complaints Dr Kays office is now one door north of Commercial hotel Phone 97 Try Magner Stokes for fresh and salt meats fruit and vegetables They do say Woodworth Co make the best ice cream soda in tho town The Tribune is now prepared to do your job printing of all kinds promptly Dr J A Gunn physician and sur geon is now opening an olhce in tho Walsh block Magner Stoke3 can supply you with Heinz double strength puro cider vinegar In quart bottles Get a quart bottle of Hemz pure malt vinegar a pure food product at Magner fc Stores Steve Wilson has added a splendid two 3eated automobile to his livery barn equipment Try it If you want it done right and right away call up phone 199 R M Douglass Co office in Bump building If it is from Marshs its the best ob tainable Anything and everything per taining to the meat market business R M Douglass Co will give you prompt and efficient service Phone 199 Office in Bump real estate office lower Main The only place in town where you can get the famous Three Star Cof fee is at Magner Stokes market and grocery R M Douglass Co draying in al its branches Call up phone 199 Call at office in Bump building lower Main avenue Wail paper that will please you Large stock New designs Dont buy until you havo seen them price is right L W McConnell Druggist Cameras all kinds films and plate none better made Our supplies are always fresh and give the best results Woodworth Co Druggists Our spring shipment of burnt leather goods has arrived Call and see what we have Barney Hoeer McCook News Depot Our ice cream is all cream our syrups are made from the pure fruit juices our ice cream soda pleases tho most delicate taste Woodworth Co Druggist Use McCook souvenir letters in writ ing to your friends Something new just received at BHofers headquarters for souvenirs stationery and reading matter of all kinds
