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MAIN LINK EAST DErATIT
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MouutaiuTimoJ 800 A M
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No 175 departs 045 a m
Sleeping dining and reclining chair cars
seats froo on through trains Tickets sold
nnd baRgago checked to any point in the United
States or Canadn
For information timo tnbles maps and tick
ets call on or write George Scott Agent Mc
Cook Nebraska or L W Wakeley General
Passenger Agent Omaha Nebraska
BAILR0AD NEWS ITEMS
Conductor Kent is off duty sick
Pilot repairs on 1230 and 714 this
week
Engine 2814 had her cylinders bored
out this week
Conductor Tim Foley isoff duty and
McCarl has his run
Engines 1336 and 1152 are both down
on their wheels this week
Dispatcher J D Cobb entered upon
the joys of his vacation Wednesday
Conductor H C Kiser of the StFran
cis branch has retired from the service
Dispatcher J S Chambers is out
taking -a survey of the division this
week
Conductor Stark is down on the St
Francis line relieving Carmoney who is
on furlough
Tne 1223 went down to Oxford Wed
nesday to relieve the 1239 which is due
to go to the shops
A washout just east of Oberlin Tues
day night interferred traffic on that
branch considerably
Apprentice Al Armstrong of black
smith shop is back from his two weeks
vacation in Galesburg
Foreman Young and family spent
Sunday and Monday in Colorado see
ing Denver Tolland etc
J W Chase has purchased the Ever
ist dwelling just north of Mr Everists
own home on Madison street north
Conductor Frank Rank had the pay
masters special Hastings to Denver
Wednesday and Thursday Ely had his
car
Engineer Dickman of the Oxford Red
Cloud run returned to work last Satur
day after a weeks layoff Engineer
Wickwire relieved him
The passenger crews have all been
given assigned runs four crews to 1 and
6 four to 2 and 3 four to 5 12 11 and 14
west three to 15 and 16
Mr and Mrs John McArthur and
little daughter will leave weeks end
for Colorado to enjoy Denver and the
mountains for a week or ten days
Conductor Willis Miller of the Oxford
Red Cloud run returned to work Thurs
day after being off about a week on ac
count of sickness in his family Con
ductor Scott relieved him
W M Stoner will go to Red Clcud
about the first of the month to assume
the duties of roadmaster on that terri
tory vice P H Herrigstadt who goes
to Denver in a similar capacity
Engineer J G Inglis house was
struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon
and damaged somewhat No one was
hurt nor did fire follow The bolt
played some peculiar pranks
Jim Powell and brother were down
from the farm near Max first of the
week on business and to see oldtime
friends Jim will be remembered as
having been for years section foreman
at McCook
Dispatcher R G Knowles and family
returned from his vacation first of the
week and he went on his trick Tues
day Iowa Salt Lake City and Boulder
were among the points visited They
werein Boulder the day of the big ex
plosion and fire
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Willinm Boylos is a now helper in the
blacksmith shop
Ilelpor Chariot and family go to Kan
sas City Mo ond of weak on a visit
Engine 650 went in for overhauling
this week and G30 out of the backshop
John Dunbar clerk for Foreman
Young was in Lincoln Thursday and
Friday to witness the marriago of a
sister
W E Do Witt is in tho city today Ho
has been offered a position with the
company here and may decide to resume
work in McCook which looks better to
him since ho has been around some
Lamont Baker formerly a passenger
brakeman out of McCook late with
Missouri Pacific was terribly injured
Monday afternoon by falling between
the cars He is with his parents at
Hastings now and hopes are entertained
he will recover
BARTLEY
Mr Wilcox of McCook called in Bart
ley last week looking up his friends in
terested in his nomination for county
treasurer
Perry Ginther has traded the Bartley
flour mill for a valuable Missouri farm
and cash and gives possessien this week
Ira Ritchie has gone to Colorado as
engineer for one of Tom Sauls big
threshing outfits
Dr Jeffries of Haigler is here visiting
Dr Arbogast
Miss Effie McCord is quite sick this
week
The Christian Endeavor society was
reorganized last Sunday morning
School teachers are in demand in this
part of the county They are not on a
strike but there is a shortage
A good clothing store could do a nice
business here as the line is not repre
sented
The hen and rooster ordinance is now
in full force but the biddies like the ex
press company pay no attention to the
law
There will be plenty of good corn in
this vicinity if nothing worse happens to
it than has
Fred Premer is here on a visit to his
friends
Mrs A F McCord is having a pleas
ant visit with relatives and friends in
Missouri
Dr Arbogast was called professionally
to Cambridge Tuesday evening
The flour mill is now illuminated
with electric lights
Cyrus Blake and grand daughter from
Havana was in Bartley Wednesday con
sulting Dr Arbogast
Mr and Mrs Ed Voiles are rejoicing
over a fine boy baby that came to them
Sunday morning
The hotel committee went to Cam
bridge Wednesday to look over the
new hotel being built there with a view
of getting a model for the Bartley hotel
The fine rain of about one inch made
us all glad Wednesday night
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County Commissioners Proceedings
McCook Nebraska August 0 1907
Hoard of county commissioners met pursuant
to adjournment present C 1 Gray FS Lofton
and S Premer commissioners P U Reeder
attorney and E J Wilcox clerk
Tho minutes of previous meeting were read
and on motion approved
At tho hour of ten oclock a m the matter of
the petition of S H Howe and others foj the
vacation of that portion of Ashbnry acnue in
tho village- of Bartley described as follows to
wit
To vacate all that part of tho west side of
Ashbnry aonuo flfteou foot in width extending
from tho north lino of OaV street on the south
to tho north lino of Central addition to said
village of Bartley on tho north and also to va
cate a strip oil the east sido of said Ashbury
avenuo fifteen feet in width and extending
from the north Hue of Oak street on the south
to tho north lino of Central addition to said
village of Bartley on the north came on for
hearing before tho board of county commission
ers on consideration whereof tho board finds
that duo notice of said application has been
given for thirty days by posting five notices of
said application in five of the most public places
within the limits of the said village of Bartley
which notices contained a particular descrip
tion of the portion of Ashbury avenue desired
to be vacated and tho time at which tho appli
cation would be made to the county board for
an order of vacation as required by law that
proof of compliance with the provisions of sec
tion 3 of chapter 91 compiled statutes of Ne
braska for 1905 has been made by the oath of
two persons and tho applicants having given
good and sufficient security for costs incurred
in said matter payable to the county
It is therefore ordered by the board that
Harry L Brown Ira Sheets and S W Clark
three disinterested house holders of tho village
of Bartley be and they are hereby appointed to
examine Ashbury in tho village of Bartley a
portion of which is desired to be vacated and
at the next regular meeting of the board report
whether in their opinion any injustic or incon
venience will be worked by the vacation of that
portion of said Ashbury avenue as is prayed
for by the petitioners in said application
E J Wilcox C B Gray
Clerk Chairman
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will bake eight loves of bread Considering cost and convenience can you afford to be without a gas range
The mains are now being laid and before this reaches the public the pipes vill be laid past many of your doors and we will be ready to make the
service connections which will cost you only 5 if you are among the first hundred subscribers To secure this advantage contracts must be signed If
you contemplate using gas why delay
Dont hesitate about asking for information whether you expect to become a customer or not
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BOX ELDER
Mrs Stephen Bolles is entertaining
some relatives from Kansas
Mrs Stephen Bolles and her company
went to Thornburg last Tuesday to
visit Mrs Paul Stone
Last Saturday being Mrs J K Gor
dons birthday her daughters invited in
a few of her friends in the evening to
help her celebrate the event The time
was spent socially and eating ice cream
and cake
Grandpa Spaulding visited with Mr
and Mrs D B Doyle last Wednesday
With all the hot weather the Sunday
school still grows
Bride Oh John darling Im so
glad youve come home Cook is act
ing something awful smashing dishes
and tearing around like a lunatic Do
go and soothe her Groom Why
sweetheart what -upset her Bride
Nothing at all except that I told her
you said she was a fierce cook Judge
On motion the county was redistricted into
the following road districts as by law provided
to wit
Dist No 1 to comprise all NorthValley precinct
2 Alliance
3 Fritsch
4 Box Elder
5 Colman
6 Perry
7 Willow Grove
8 Red Willow
9 Indianola
10 East Valley
11 Tyrone
12 Mo Ridge
13 Bondville
14 Valley Grange
15 Driftwood
10 Grant
17 Gerver
18 Danbury
19 Beaver
20 Lebanon
On motion the following resolutions were
approved and adopted
RESOLUTION
Resolved that the county treasurer is hereby
instructed to transfer to the respective school
districts all unexpended balances in the var
ious scoool bond districts when the obligations
of the bonded district have been fully satisfied
RESOLUTION
Resolved that the county treasurer is hereby
instructed to transfer the unexpended balance
in the county road fund proportionately to the
three commissioner districts Carried unani
mously
RESOLUTION
Resolved that tho county treasurer is hereby
instructed to transfer the unexpended balance
in old road districts as follows
Old Dist No 1 and 30 to Dist No 1
2S 31 3
0 7 4
9 44 gg -
25 40 i
S 10 7
5 11 S
- 20 33 - 9
12 32 10
23 34 11
44 44 4 lO 44 19 4 44
it 22 u 13
21 30 14
9 4- 35 13
25 37 10
4 4 4 4 44
J4 J6 J J
4 4 4 44 4
2 lg
4 j 44 24 4i 19
4 4 4 44
Jg 40 20
Carried unanimously
The following claims were audited and allow
ed and clerk was iustructed to draw warrants
on the county general fund levy of 1907 in pay
ment thereof as follows
John R Neel appraising road No 400 3 30
George Cramer same 3 30
John M Gilchrist stamps 20 00
H P Waite Co supplies 10 10
R P dimming refund of taxes 2 84
Frank Fritsch appraising road No 406 3 30
Red Willow county farmers Co op Grain
L SAssn posts 14 06
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FOR SALE FOR RENT ETC
Fou Sale A lot of household goods
703 Manchester ave 8 9 2t
Mas E Hanson
FokSalk Household goods Inquire
first door north of M E church
Fou Sale A five room dwelling fino
lawn trees etc C M Kent phono red
218 8 9 2ts
For Sale A four ton Fairbanks scale
in good condition tf
Barnett Lumijer Co
For Sale Residence 80G Madison
street Bargain Inquire of F W Bos
worth owner tf
For Rale Two 4 room dwellings and
one vacant lot Phone black 2G3
8 16 tf C C Harless
For Sale Two woven wire bed
springs Phone black 46 or call at 806
Marshall street In good condition and
will be sold cheap
For Rent Furnished rooms Two
blocks north of court house on Man
chester avenue 8 16 tf
J C Predmore
Lost A plain gold bracelet last Sun
day Has initials M F B on inside
Reward for return to this office
Lost A diamond stick pin A suit
able reward will be paid for its recovery
Mrs C M Bailey
Girl Wanted To work for board and
attend school Modern home one block
from brick school house Country girl
preferred
Mrs L M Best phone 91
H I Peterson salary for July 100 00
Klopp Bartlett Co supplies 82 75
McCook Republican printiug 26 94
R M Douglas Co freight and drayage 1 15
H I Peterson posting election notices 18 00
H I Peterson board for Boyer and
Deveres prisoners 23 00
W H Campbell labor and materials for
treasurers office 20 30
C F Heber telegrams 2 55
W C Bullard coal for Mrs Tuttlepauper 6 00
Jones Finnegan Crawmer mdsc for E
R Moon pauper 29 12
C B Gray commissioner services 8 CO
FS Lofton same 9 40
S Premer same 15 75
And on the bridge fund levy of 1907 as follows
W C Bullard lumber 197 75
On motion Board adjourned to meet August
161907 Attest
E J Wilcox C B Gray
County Clerk Chairman
ADVERTISED LIST
The following hitters cards and pack
ages remain uncalled for at the McCook
postoffice August 16 1907
letters
Byron Bert Ball Laura
Brown Hon G W Boyd R J
Bowers Van B Clark Mr Fred
Cles Mr George Cook C B
Doneer Mr J H Dohue Mr 0car O
DeGlopper Mr Flint Mr S W
Green Grant 2 Goodwin Mr F R
Helzer Henry Hiler Roy 2
Howell Mr J K Henrahan Mr M J
Jeffries Win Joslin Mr Geo
Kotnhem Mr Miller Mrs John
Miller Mr S L Rodabaugh Miss Hazel
Sanford Mr George Stanley Mr J W
Thomas Mrs Josiah F Taylor Alf 12
Wilson Mr H D Warner Mr A J
Wotstenholm Mr C E Wilson T
Wolfe Mrs Max
CARDS
Johnson Minnie Johnson Albert
Jefferies Mr Win Koch Dr J W
Kennedy Mr Earl Larison Mr Herb
OConnor Mrs J E Phillips Mrs Lizzie
Taylor Mrs Jennie Wallace F C
Whittaker John
When calling for these please say
they were advertised
F M Kimmell Postmaster
A Contradiction
Tommy Does it make any difference
If baby takes all his medicine at once
Babys mother in horror Good heav
ens Of course it does Tammy But
It hasnt made any difference Punch
No protecting deities are wanted If
there Is prudence JHvenal
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THAN BELONGS To US
WE REMEMBER YOU ARE HEALTHY AND
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YOUR LIFETIME
OUR SUTS ARE ALL READY To SLIDE
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IF YOUR PUR SE 15 LEAN WE CAN GIVE
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IF THINGS ARE COMING YOUR WAY WE
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