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MY DEAR PATRONS
During tbo Great Sule Bevernl
puoplo havo asked mo whether wo
will exchange goods after goods
havo beon taken homo
I would like to have this in your
mind That this is not a closing
out or removal snlo it is mere a
bona fide Money Raising Salennd
you will bo treatod during this
salo just the samo ns when you are
buying goods and paying regular
prices
I will exchange goods or oven
refund money if goods do not sat
isfy after you take them home as
I am hero to Htay and am looking
for your future patronage
Thanking you for patronage I
am respectfully yours
SX
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W C T U Entertainment
The ladies of the local W O T U
havo arranged for an entertainment to
bo given Saturday evening November
23 in the Methodist church commenc
ing at 8 oclock An admission of 25c
will bo charged for adults and 15c for
children The proceeds will be used to
further the cause for which the union
labors Following is tho
PROGRAM
Instrumental Overture
Mrs W B Mills
Reading Are tho Children Safe
Mrs Matie Welles
Song
Well Vote Rum Out of Nebraska
L T L
Reading Selected
Mrs A F Green
Solo Selected
Mr F M Kimmell
Reading Tho Sioux Chiefs Daughter
Mrs Eugene Gary
Selection
Baptist Male Quartet
Reading The Bridal Wine Cup
Mrs F W Boswortii
Solo Selected
Miss Elsie CampreLl
Reading Poorhouse Man
Miss Phelps
Solo Have Faith in God
Mrs Rev Burton
Anthem Selected
Congregational Choir
HI Thrailkill Dies in Colorado
A personal letter from Mrs Ella M
Thrailkill announces the death Novem
ber 12th 1907 in Colorado Springs of
her husband Hiram well known to all
early sertlers of McCook He had gone
to Colorado for his health which seemed
improved by the change but the altitude
effected him and heart failure caused his
death as above The remains were bur
ied in Colorado Springs where Mrs
Thrailkill is living at present Mrs
Thrailkill has tenderest sympathy of
many friends in her loss and sorrow
The Great Majestic Range Sale
and demonstration is going on very suc
cessfully at the McCook Hardware
store this week and many people have
already takon advantage of getting the
Majestic ware free There is no other
ware made as good as the Majestic Lava
ware and no other range as good as the
Majestic Maleable and Char Coal Iron
Range with air tight oven
Fleece Lined Wrappers
Ample well made fleeced wrappers for
100 Others 8125 135 150 Not
the narrow skimpy ill finished kind
but proper and good garments The
Thompson D G Co
All kinds of fruit
ing at Hubers
-fresh each morn-
LAURANT
MAGIC
MYSTERY
MUSIC
menards opera house
SATURDAY NOV 30 07 830 p m
This is No 2 of the Citizens
Entertainment Course
The Most Novel Artistic Mar
velous Attraction of its kind
now before the public
Original Wonderful Entertain
ing Introducing the Great Illus
ion The Witch of the Flames
conceded to be the greatest nov
elty of its kind eyer presented
upon any stage
Reserved seats may be secured by
holders of season tickets at Mc
Connells drug store beginning
at 8 a m Tuesday November 26
Individual seat sale begins on
Wednesday November 27 Seats
50 cents
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AN0THER EARLY SETTLER ANSWERS
THE SUMMONS
Mrs S J Cooley Who Came to Red Wil
low County in 1878 Passes Away
at the Home of Her Daught
er Mrs Ellis
LaBt Sunday Mrs S J Cooley who
has been ailing for several weeks passed
away to hor long home at the home of
her daughter Mrs Alex Ellis in Gorver
precinct southwest of McCook This
death removes ono of the very earliest
settlers of Red Willow county and of
McCook and marks the passing of a
noble and well spent life to its reward
Funeral services were held at tho
homo by Rev G B Hawkes of the Con
gregational church of McCook Wednes
day morning The remains wore after
wards brought to McCook for burial
which was had under the ritual of tho
Degree of Honor of which tho departed
was a member The members of the
order met the body in organization
Burial was made in Riverview ceme
tery besides the body of her departed
husband the late R S Cooley who
preceded her to the spirit land several
years ago
The pall bearers were members of the
order Mrs Lottie Brewer Mrs R O
Light Mrs Julius Kunert Mrs M U
Clyde
OBITUARY
Sarah Jane Ward was born in Burr
Oak Michigan December 9 1846 She
with her parents moved to Grafton
Neb at which place she was united in
marriage to Robert S Cooley Dec 12
1871 and with her husband moved to
Red Willow county Neb in 1879 where
she resided until her death November
17 1907
She became a christian in early life
and joined the Congregational church
She is survived by two sons William W
of Shattuck Okla and George W of
Cheyenne Wyo and onadaughtorMrs
Alexander Ellis of McCook Her hus
band Robert S Cooley and infant son
Charles C have gone on before
The Great Majestic Demonstration
The McCook Hardware Co is to be
congratulated upon making good in
every particular in their Great Majestic
Range demonstration this week Hun
dreds of people having attended and no
one came away disappointed in any re
gard The demonstration came up to
highest expectations and then some
Hot coffee and biscuits Majestic Range
biscuits were served every day
But the demonstration reached its
zenith Tuesday when the wonderful
cake was baked crushed and arose again
Many went doubting none came away
questioning It is a marvel to all
Sales were gratifying and the McCook
Hardware people feel that their efforts
have been appreciated
Black Dress Goods
You may judge a whole dress goods
stock by the blacks contained in it We
show the following varieties Broad
cloths mohairs Sicilians batistes
prunellas voiles panamas henriettas
satin soliels serges cheviots pieralas
cashmeres tricots armures invisible
check poplins brocades besides many
novelties They range in price from
35c to 150 mostly from 65c to 100
Wo solicit your inspection The Thomp
son D G Co
Entertained the Research Club
Mr and Mrs W R Starr entertained
the members of the Research club and
their husbands Wednesday evening The
special feature of the evening was an in
formal address by Congressman Norris
on Hawaii recently visited by him in
company with a large congressional
party Refreshments added to the sum
total
For Sale
Pair of black colts 3 years old broke
to drive S10000 Bay driving mare 4
years old and runabout almost new
12500 Gray work horse 8 years old
weight about 1200 9000 Phone 390
Joe Lowley McCook
L L Muslin Sc a Yard
Good L L Muslin one yard wide for
5c at The Thompson D G Co None
sold to merchants
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Gold Medal bulk coffee 20c to 35c
At Hubers
Fresh potato chips always on hand
Magner Stokes
McMillens cold tablets will cure your
cold and stop your cough
Just arrived J M 1846 canned
fruits and vegetables Huber
Try Magner Stokes for fresh and
salt meats fruit and vegetables
McMillens cough cure is just what
its name indicates A Cure for Cough
Our Cream Lotion is healing and
soothing to both face and hands and
will give entire satisfaction
A McMillen Druggist
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The Rodjjers Hlleman Nuptials
One of the prettiest of tho early-winter
events was tho wedding of Mr Chest
er Rodgors and Miss May Hileman
which occurred at the brides homo
Thursday evening of this week
Tho ring ceremony was utilizod with
the grooms little sistor Martha in white
carrying tho ring in an immense white
rose Rev G B Hawkes of the Con
grugtaional church officiated
The contracting parties wero unat
tended approaching tho station from
tho dining room preceded by the ring
bearer while the clergyman made his
entro from an adjoining guest chamber
on tho north the while Wagners
Chorus from Lohengrin was softly
offered by Mre F M Kimmell
The ceremony was fulfilled under a
largo wedding bell covered with smilax
and white chrysanthemums and illum
ined by numerous colored electric lights
suspending in the swell window of the
front parlor A swastika emblem in
smilax was also a window decoration of
note
The bride wore a dainty creation of
white Persian lawn elaborately trimmed
with Valencennes lace and insertion and
tiny tucking with yoke and sleeves of
tiny ruffles of lace She carried a su
perb bouquet of white roses
The parlors were done in white and
green large bouquets of white chrysan
themums and ferns adding to the color
effect
The presents room was a scarlet effect
poppies being the floral evidence The
gifts were numerous and rich in money
silver china cut glass pictures etc A
goodly check from Grandfather Lee of
California and an express money order
of generous figures frcm George H Lee
of Omaha brides uncle were among
the number
Pink and white were the prevailing
colors tho dual colors in streamers be
ing suspended from ceiling corners to
the electrolieres and wide white stream
ers of ribbon from the electrolieres to
the corners of tho dining table A large
bouquet of choice roses on table and of
pink and white carnations on buffet
completed the pretty decorations
Mr3 Lillian Snyder was in charge of
the guest book which was signed after
congratulations offered
A two course luncheon was served
The dining room was in charge of Mrs
Albert McMillen and Mrs D C Marsh
Mrs W D Burnett and Mrs C W
Barnes presiding over the serving
Mrs C B Gray and Mrs Matie
Welles were ushers
Mrs Cox of Exeter sister of brides
mother and daughter were present
and will likely remain until after Thanks
giving
The Tribune offers hearty congratu
lations
Thursday evening of last week the
bride was tendered a china shower at
the home of Mrs W D Burnett which
event coming to the ears of gentlemen
friends of the groom he was promptly
captured and taken to the residence and
the gentlemen then gave the bride a
noisy tin shower
YOU SHOULD CURE
THAT COUGH
Dont trifle with coughs and colds
Nearly twenty per cent of all deaths
are from throat or lung troubles and
these all start from simple coughs
Dont trifle with unreliable remedies
use McConnells Balsam that is
guaranteed Price 25 cents
Black and Colored Silks
Yard wide black taffeta 73c and 115
Yard wide peau de soie 125 19 inch
black satin rhadame 49c Fancy waist
silks 44c 50c 65c 75c 100 27 inch
china silks 50c Other chinas 30c 35c
40c Yard wide white taffeta 90c We
save you 25 per cent The Thompson
D G Co
The Walking Cake
baked and served on the great Majestic
Range at McCook Hardware Co Tues
day was every thing that was claimed
for it and all present declared it to be
the greatest wonder in cake baking they
ever saw Everything was carried out
exactly as advertised
The MH S Victorious
The game of football last Saturday
afternoon between the McCook High
School team and the Burlington Shop
team developed into a very close and
exciting game the scholastics winning
by a Scora of 6 to 5
Shaving Supplies
Razors of the finest quality Gillette
Safetys shaving sets mugs strops
lather brushes etc All of tho finest
quaflty at L W McConnells druggist
OVERCOMES
Fragrant Lotion
Tea imported direct from Japan 50c
and 60c Huber
Try Scott Stoner for groceries
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L J REYNOLDS DIED IN DENVER
Goes to Denver Hospital For Relief But
Dies Under the Operation
I J Reynolds known as Es Rey
nolds died in a Denver hospital on
Mpnday morning of this week under an
operation for supposed appendicitis but
which proved to be a growth on tho in
testines and ruptured gall bladder ho
having beon a sovero and great sufferer
with numerous and large gallstones
Dr Kay accompanied him to Denver
for tho operation His proceeding ill
ness was only of a few days duration
Tho remains were shipped from Den
ver on No 14 last night for his former
homo in Charleston Illinois where ho
will bo buried as per his request
IEs Reynolds came to McCook in
1884 and worked for tho Fishers on tho
ranch in Chase county and for Charles
Rogers E L Laycock James McAdams
of this city At tho time of his death
ho was tho standby in Fishor Perkins
store
He was born and raised in Charleston
Illinois from which place he came to
McCook Ho was about 46 years of age
His mother five brothers and five or six
sisters survive him
Es was a general favorite with all
who knew him all wero his friends
and his sad death is a source of sorrow
to many
Just Regular Prices
In our store the regular prices are a
positive inducement at all times to
trade Heatherbloom petticoats are al
ways 225 Fleischers German knitting
yarn is always 25c for a i b skein
Good stout ginghams are always sold
for 5c Best table oil cloth meritas is
only 15c a yard including white year in
and year out Mens real stout denim
overalls for 50c right along Mens
suits 500 650 850 to 1350 every
day Other stores touch such prices
only when shouting sensational reduc
tions We treat you right every day
Wo solicit your trade The Thompson
D G Co
Enthusiastic W C T U Meeting
most enthusiastic and well utteuded
V C T U meeting was held at tho
home of Mrs T B Campbell last Fri
day afternoon The subject How to
meet and resist temptation Very
praiseworthy remarks wero presented
by Mrs A F Green Mrs M B Car
man and others These meetings under
the leadership of Mrs J W Wimer are
growing in interest The next meeting
will be held at Mrs M B Carmans
Friday Nov 29 at 3 p m
Subscriptions
When your subscription to any paper
or magazine expires let us renew them
for you also when you want to subscribe
for a daily paper to be delivered or come
by mail or for any magazine published
call on us and we will save you money
Will meet terms and prices of any re
liable publisher or subscription agency
Dont send away or give your orders to
strangers but go direct to the old re
liable B Hcfer
McCook News Depot
Showered Miss Walters
The rush incident to getting The
Tribune to press last week side-tracked
some items of correspondence as well
as of more exclusive local moment One
of them was the shower by theOwl
Os at the home of Miss Stasia Brady
which was of more than usual moment
A number of the club members en mas
que assumed male attire and were the
center and source of a vast fund of
furious amusement
Sustained a Fractured Arm
Mrs E E DeLong met misfortune
in the form of a fractured arm last Sat
urday night She was on her way
down to the furnace room at the home
and tripped at the head of the steps
leading down into the cellar pitching
head foremost down the stairway The
right arm was fractured at the wrist in
a severe manner
Manicure Specialties
In keeping with our policy to carry
everything in toilet goods our line of
manicure goods is complete in every
detail Files buffers scissors pastes
rouge cuticle knives orange sticks
nail enamel and the preparations of
the leading manicure specialties
L W McConnell Druggist
Ladies Coats
Our coat department is receiving
splendid advertising from the wearers
of our garments A veritable walking
advertisement is every garment put out
by us this season Attractive values at
every price from 475 to 2000 We
solicit your inspection The Thompson
D G Co
Choice Carnations 75c Per Dozen
McCook Greenhouse phone 91
Remember A G Bumps new location
room 2 over McConnells drug store
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 22 190
WaltersMatteson Wedding
Wednesday evening at the homo of
her sister Mrs O W Bronson Miss
Susan I Walters of our city and Mr
John M Matteson of Denver wero
quietly united in marriago in tho pres
ence of a fow relatives and frionds Rov
E R Earlo performing tho cermony
Tho brido is well and widely known to
many Tribune readers tho groom is
employed in the Burlington train service
out of Denver whither they wont on
train 3 tho samo night and will make
their home with good wishes of many
friends
Thanksgiving Service
The Thanksgiving Union service will
bo held this year at tbo Baptist church
on Tuesdaymorning at 1030 Rov E
R Earl of tho Episcopal church will
preach the sermon An offering will bo
taken for the poor of McCook The sor
vice will last one hour and n largo at
tendance is desired
A Good Start
Our blankets start at 65c per pair and
go on up to 700 touching at many
points 85c 100 125 150 175etc
and showing the largest possible value
at each point Absolutely all wool at
S500 Come and see Tho Thompson
D G Co
When You stop and Consider
that every hotel and restaurant in this
town and every eating house and board
ing train on tho B M R R use a
Majestic ratige there should bo no
further doubt left in your mind as to
the superiority of tho Great Majestic
Thrown From Buggy and Hurt
Stephen Bolles Sr was thrown from
his buggy tho other day and hurt a
leg which is bothering him somewhat
but nothing serious
Guaranteed Paints
Yon can gee a fully guaranteed paint
Tho Lincoln absolutely pure at Mc
Millens drug store
SMALL MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE
Try Greens OnePrice New Cloth
ing Store -
A G Bump has moved his office into
room 2 over McConnells drug store
If its seasonable and in his line no
use to go any farther than Marshs meat
market
Get what you need at Greens New
Clothing Store and Save a Little
Money
A small snow Monday which with
tho rain and mist helped out tho dry
situation some
Colorado canned irrigated tomatoes
peas and beans Unequaled without
a rival Huber
The P E O sisterhood held an anni
versary observation in Diamond hall
Tuesday evening
Steve Wilson has added a splendid
two seated automobile to his livery barn
equipment Try it
Every day is bargain day at H S
Godfrey Cos the popular leaders in
selling flour feed and hay
Magner Stokes can supply you
with Heinz double strength pure cider
vinegar In quart bottles
Diamond sells uothing but footwear
and sells only good shoes and rubbers
for everyone man woman or child
If it is from Marshs its the best ob
tainable Anything and everything per
taining to the meat market business
The juniors and Seniors of the High
School held parties Wednesday evening
Hay rack rides over the city were on
the program
The Fortnightly held forth on Thurs
day night this week in place of the
regular evening Friday Andit may
become chronic
Watch McConnells windows from
now until Chirstmas New goods will
be displayed each week and the exhibit
will help you decide what to give
Come to hear the Harvest Home pro
gram The Kings Banquet to be
given at the Baptist church Sunday
evening Both old and young are in
vited
See our up to date line of stationery
We have the best procurable in fine cor
respondence papers Fancy box goods
in great variety
L W McConnell Druggist
The McCook Laundry keeps abreast
the times Mr Heckmans latest im
provement is connecting with the gas
mains and now heats all machinery by
gas from the McCook Gas Cos plant
The Sunshine Club held a special
meeting last Saturday in honor of
Goldie Liston a member of the who left
this week for her new home in Cheyenne
The club girls presented Goldie with
two volumes of sunshine and a wealth
of good wishes
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105 IN CASH
For Every Dollar of Deposits
On November 20 1907
WE HAD
Deposits - - 8190780
Cash Availablo 8520392
Permit us to suggosfc that this
is a good bank to keep
your monoy in
McCook National Bank
A Safe Bank
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McConnoll for drugs
Try Scott Stoner for groceries
Everything in drugs McConnell
Office supplies at tho Tribune offico
See Greens Saturday Bargain adv
If its meat you can get it at Marshs
market
Lettuce radishesceeryyoung onions
Huber
McConnell for kodaks and kodak
supplies
Get your Trunk at Greens New
Clothing Store
Everything marked in Plain Fig
ures at Greens New Clothing Store
Think of us when you want drugs
The thought will pay
L W McConnell Druggist
Get a quart bottle of Heinz pure malt
vinegar a puro food product at
Magner Stokes
Remember that Diamonds Shoo Store
is located on West Dennison street in
tho new Diamond block
Fred E Bortfeld tho well known
piano tuner is again in tho city Leave
orders at Suttons jewelry store 2ts
If you realize the value of experience
in piescription compounding you will
let McConnell put up your prescription
Ten thousand post cards colored
views of McCook made in Germany
just received at B Hofers Price 2 for
5 cents
Wo have always led in perfumes and
toilet articles This year we have in
creased our lead Come and see tho
array L W McConnell druggist
The next meeting of tho Missionary
society of tho Congregational church
will be with Mrs E S Waite Tuesday
afternoon November 26th at three
oclock
If you want a good pair of Shoes or
Overshoas at a reasonable price you can
only get it at Diamonds Family Shoo
Store Remember the location on West
Dennison street opposite the Wilcox
grocery
Married at the Methodist parsonage
Wednesday afternoon Mr Alpha D
Warfield and Miss Eltha Downs M B
Carman performing the cermony Tho
young couple went to housekeeping at
once in South McCook
The revival meetings at the Methodist
church will continue all next week Tho
attendance and interest are increasing
and much good is already being accomp
lished and great hopes are built on the
result in the coming week
Cameras Have low priced cameras
that take perfect little pictures Also
complete outfits at small cost Every
child over ten years of age should have
a camera It is educating
L W McConnell Druggist
On Thanksgiving day thero will be a
celebration of the Holy Communion
and a short address at 930 a m in St
Albans church Offering for tho
Clarkson hospital at Omaha You have
been blessed in many ways and 3hould
you not show your gratitude to the
giving of all good things
The Congregational Christian Endeav
or society Sunday evening at 7 oclock
Subject Home Missions the Progress
of Work Among the Immigrants This
meeting will be in charge of the mission
ary committee Leader Mrs Hawkes
A special program ha3 been prepared
Come and bring your friends
A weekly newspaper that publishes
twenty one columns of good reliable
news each week is rare in these days of
cheap weeklies intended only to sell
some article that the publisher is inter
ested in Credit is duo The Weekly
Inter Ocean for keeping its columns
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