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TWENTY SIXTH YEAR
STEPHENS FOR MAYOR
Republicans Nominate Strong Tick
et in Last Nights Caucus
SAME AS THE CITIZENS TICKET
Except Mayor Treasurer and Engineer
Rousing Resolutions Favoring Mu
nicipal Ownership of Pub
lic Utilities
UUrUIUICAN TICKirr
Mayor J 11 Stephen
Clerk II V Coiiovor
Treasurer A C Ebert
KiiRiiiecr C V Kolley
Councilman First ward John Morris
Councilman Second ward M O McClnre
Hoard of Education Albert Harnett and
Lewis Suess
Ono of tho most largely nttondod Re
publican caucuses over held in McCook
was that held last night iu tho court
room of tho court houso
C A Rodgors clerk of tho district
court called tho caucus to order
P E Reoder county attorney was
called to the chair and C A Rodgors
was made tho secrotary of tho caucus
Tho call was read by tho secretary
J II Stophons was made tho choice
for mayor by acclamation upon nomina
tion by O W Corey
II W Conover was named by W II
Ackernian for city clerk and his nomi
nation went by acclamation
li S Viorsen named A C Ebort for
city treasurer and his selection came by
acclamation
Charles II Meeker J M Henderson
Frank Colfer and C V Kolley were
placed in nomination for city engineer
The first ballot stood as follows
Meeker 43
Kelloy 81
Henderson 59
On motion of W R Starr and second
of C A Rodgers tho rule requiring a
majority vote was suspended and 0 W
Kelloy was declared tho nominee
For police judge there was a full field
named II 11 Berry Wm II Acker
man I N Biggs Charles Weiutz Ack
orman and Weiutz declined the honor
and tho vote was taken on Berry and
Biggs as follows
liiggs 134
Berry 39
Tho resolutions committee Messrs
Lon Cone George S Scott and Wm II
Ackernian then made their report Mr
Cone presenting tho resolutions They
were adopted without dissent as follows
PLATFORM
We the Republicans of the city of
McCook in convention assembled do
heartily approve and endorse tho action
of tho cit council in submitting to tho
electors of tho city the propositions to
issue bonds for tho erection and mainte
nance of a municipal water works sys
tem and a municipal electric lighting
plant and wo hereby declare ourselves
in favor of tho issuance of said bonds
and the building and maintaining of the
public utilities mentioned
Wo condemn the action of tho Mc
Cook Water Works Co in refusing to
furnish water to the citizens of McCook
at tho water rates provided for in the
ordinance passed by tho citv council on
July 22 1907 known as Ordinance No
13G and we condemn the management
of said water company for instituting
and prosecuting tho unfounded injunc
tion suit now pending in the district
court of this county whereby said wat
er company seeks to nullify Ordinance
No 130 and the water rates by said or
dinance established We aro irrevocably
in favor of a strenuous resistance by the
city of said injunction suit even to the
supreme court of the United States
We insist upon a strict enforcement
of tho law with reference to tho conduct
of saloons and the sale of malt spirit
uous and vinous liquors within the cor
porate limits of the city of McCook
Realizing that this municipality is no
longer a village but a thriving commer
cial city the largest and most important
in western Nebraska we believe that the
chief executive should bo a man with
business interests in touch with the
needs of the city and accessible at all
times to mept and cope with the many
important and far reaching problems
that daily confront that official Be
lieving that the business affairs of the
city should be conducted in a business
like mannerand that the city is entitled
to all fair and equitable revenues due it
W9 therefore demand that the funds of
the city be deposited in such bang or
banks as will pay tho same rate of inter
est on its average daily cash balances as
is now allowed on cash balances of the
county funis
Respectfully submitted
Lon Cone
Wm H Ackerman
Geo S Scott
Committee
Albert Barnett and Lewis Suess pres
ent members who will retire were then
placed in nomination for members of tho
board of education and named without
opposition by acclamation
In the First ward John Morris was
made the choice of the ward caucus H
P Waite and C W Barnes were named
as committeemen for both precincts
The second ward caucus nominated
M O McClure The committeemen
are Lon Cone and Dick Osborn
Tho city central committee was em
powered to fill any vacancy on ticket or
committee which may occur
Adjourned
Initial Embossed Free
You can have your initial embossed
free on fancy box paper bought at Hof
ers the up-to-date dealer in stationery
souvenirs and post cards Always pat
ronize the old reliable
For Sale Cheap
A high grade five passenger automo
bile Enquire of H Xi Kennedy Mc
Cook Neb
An Indispensable Comfort
Ono of our modern blessings and com
forts do luxe ono of tho indispensables
of tho day is tho up-to-date barbershop
employing accommodating and pro
ficient tonsorial artists and utilizing the
latest equipment and paraphernalia of
tho shop When to
tho massage lotions skin foods tonics
shnmpos and other ot cetoras of the
fully appointed barber shop you add the
joys and comforts to be derived from
tho modern bath you havo about all
tho heart can desire and cravo in that
department of physical woll being and
aids to appearance It might not bo
amiss to add in this connection that
Days barber shop and bath rooms in
tho Citizons Bank building fill tho case
all around
A Called Meeting
A mooting of Tho Water Consumers
League in the interests of tho issue of
bonds for water and light plants is here
by called to meet on Monday ovoning
March 22d 1908 at eight oclock p m
in tho court houso This meeting is
not in tho interests of candidates but
solely in our interests as water consum
ers Do your part now and como out to
tho meeting Bring a neighbor with
you
G E Thompson Pres
L II Lindemann Sec
W W McMillen Treas
C II Boyle
F J Rolfe
S S Garvey
S D McClain
Executive Com
KirksmTth Concert Company
March 23 at the M E church music
lovers of McCook may havo tho pleasure
of hearing a company of unquestioned
artists This is what a paper in Cumb
erland Md writes about them The
Kirksmith Concert Company gave the
audience at the Y M C A last night
by far the finest musical concert recent
ly heard in this city Tho selections
woro of tho highest order and rendered
in a manner possible only by profession
als Miss Lillian in her flute solo and
her sister Miss Gertrude in her Japanese
songsespecially delighted the audience
while Miss Maud not only captivated
her hearers with her violin but sang
with pleasing effect
Was Worthful Notwithstanding
Notwithstanding tho inability of the
orchestra to fill its numbers on the pro
gram the meeting in tho Congregational
church last Sunday evening under
auspices of tho Sunday Evening club
was worthful and a well filled house
honored the occasion Thero wa a
soul stirring violin solo by Mrs Earl
Vahue with Miss Ha M Briggs as ac
companist Miss Helen Schwab sang
very sweetly Mr Wilbur Andersons
baritone solo was deservedly well re
ceived An anthem by the choir an
earnest sermon by the pastor and sev
eral hymns embraced tho program of
the evening
PAINT PORCH
CHAIRS NOW
Youll need them soon and if you
paint them now the paint will bo
thoroughly hardened We have the
right paint for chairs and other porch
furniture and enamels for the finishing
coats that will dry smooth and bright
These enamels will hold their luster
throughout the season even when
exposed to the night and day atmos
phere Easy to use any body can ap
ply them with satisfactory results
Little cost groat improvement
L W McConnell Druggist
Early Next Week
our assortment of new silks will be com
plete It will include yard wide black
taffetas at 73c 8115 and S135 The
new blondine and pongee and light
brown shades in plnins and in stripes
Chinas from thirty cents to fifty cents
Come and see them The Thompson
D G Co
Beautiful Keg
Old fashioned Hires root beer
served in a new fashioned way direct
from the keg cool sparkling and delic
ious To be up with the times we have
installed ono of Mr Hires beautiful kegs
and the genuine Hires root beer can be
had from us at any time from now on
5 cents Woodworth Co
High Values In Skirts
We show the most attractive line of
high grade dress skirts in our history
Chiffon panama wire voile batiste mo
hair serges and others Prices from
1250 down to 200 Alterations free
The Thompson D G C Actual cash
prices
Frank Freelove Improving
Word from Oakland Calif brings
the welcome news that Frank Freelove
whose life was dispaired of early in the
week from blood poisoning resulting
from an insignificant cut in the hand
is now gradually improving
Peanut Social
A Peanut Social will be given by
the Christian Endeavor of the Congre
gational church next Tuesday March
24th at 8 pm A good program uni
que features and fitting refreshments
are promised All invited Admission
fifteen cents
Going to Cook With Gas
Then see the McCook Hardware Co
about a Detroit Jewel gas stove
These stoves havo the largest sale of any
stove made because they last the long
est and are gas savers
For Sale
160 acres of land three miles north of
McCook A good stock farm No build
ings For sale cheap Enquire Box
402 David City Neb 3-13-4
Sow Sweet Peas Now
and get your fresh bulk seed at McCook
Hardware Co
by Miss Lillian showed marvelous skill
and held her auditors spell pound The
solos and violin playing by Miss Ger
trude were fine Sho has a sweet well
cultured sopiano voice Evening
Herald Harrisburg Pa
In McCook M E church March 23
Pocketbooks Listen
Pleiso mention to the persons having
you in custody that you know a place
where the following very low prices pre
vail
American A 2 bu grain bags 20c
Peerless carpet warp 22c
Best table oil cloth 15c
Good apron ginghams 5c
Simpsons prints best on earth 6c
Pepperell 9 quarter blchd sheeting 25c
Rochdale 9 quarter unblchd
ing 23c
Lonsdale bleached muslin 10c
Lonsdale cambric muslin 12Jc
Hope bleached muslin 10c
L L unbleached muslin 5c
For trimming muslin garments we
offer you choice of 3o0 pieces embroider
ies Tho Thompson D G Co one
price plain figures cash only
COME IN AND
GET IDEAS
You may not be ready too select wall
paper but it is not to early to become
familiar with the new spring styles and
to learn what general effects are to pro
nail this season All our papers are
here and the selections afford so far
exceed any other to be found in this
locality that we are anxious that any
one who contemplate papering shall
have an opportunity to see these papers
and -get the latest ideas Call at any
time and look the papers over at your
leisure
L W McConnell Druggist
Rubber Rubber Rubber
G W Predmore Sons have the
largest and best rubber tire machine in
southwestern Nebraska Dont send
your wheels away for rubber tires till
you get Predmores prices
Rubber Rubber Rubber
We have the best that money can buy
Phone 197
Thomas Shields Wedding
Sunday morning at the Methodist
parsonage John H Thomas and Miss
Mae F Shields were united in marriage
Rev M B Carman officiating Both
of the contracting parties are residents
of our city where they will make their
home They took No 13 same day
for Denver on a short wedding trip
Congratulate
Enameled and Granite Ware
at McCook Hardware Cos
in the beautiful onyx every piece per
fect costs you from 13c to 53c each for
pieces you generally pay 25c to 100
Your Wife Does Not
want to be a slave all her life standing
over a red hot stove Have the kitchen
cool and buy a Quick Meal gasoline
stove at McCook Hardware Cos
By Lo Talcum Powder
Greatest value to mothers for daily
use on little babies Absolutely the
purest materials of powder superiority
L W McConnell Druggist
Jack for Sale
Good record will trade for horses
cattle or land I M Smith McCook
Neb
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING MARCH 20
Final Notice
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after next weeks issue of The Tribune no paper will be sent
to any subscriber who is more than one year delinquent in
his subscription This is our final notice to any and all who
who owe for one year and over Those who desire to con
tinue as readers of the paper must piy up to at least the
beginning of the present year and the subscription for the
current year must be paid within the year This is the order
of the government and must be obeyed
The Tribune will obey the order
IMI IM I II IMI I Ml IMI I I I I IMI IMI I I IIMlll1 IIBI
Death of Mrs Elizabeth J Strode
Having lived beyond tho four score
years Mrs Elizabeth J Strode passed
out of life last Sunday night aged 86
years 6 months and 15 days Departed
was an nunt of Mrs Dye with whom
sho has boon making her home for some
time
The interment occurred Tuesday
morning in Rivorview cemetery
Mrs Elizareth J Strode was
born August 31st 1821 near tho city
of Cincinnati Ohio Departed came to
McCook about a year since and has
made her home with her niece Mrs JF
Dye She joined the church at the age
of 16 years For tho past eight weeks
her health has been gradually failing
passing away about 8 oclock last Sun
day Short funeral services were held
at the homo of Mrs Dye Tuesday
morning at 10 oclock Music by four
girls of tho Sunshine club dressed in
white The pall bearers were lady
members of tho Degree of Honor In
terment in Longview cemetery
The Kirksmith Concert Company
The large audience last night at
the Y M C A was more than ploasod
with tho concert given by the Kirk
smith Company Generally travelling
companies have ono or more members in
the combination homely enough to stop
a locomotive but this company is a
marked exception They aro all pretty
in fact mighty pretty refined and cul
tured young ladies Tho house was
carried by storm Every number was a
gem and was repeatedly encored Miss
Maud violin showed wonderful skill
and delicate touch and the flute played
THE CITIZENS NOMINATE
Largely Attended and Enthusiastic
Caucus Held in Court Room
Monday Evening
ROUSING RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
The Caucus for the Most Part Was a Ser
ious Expression of Local Sentiment
With An Occasional Lapse
to Comedy
CITIZENS ticket
Mayor C L Fahnestock
Clerk H W Conover
Treasurer J E Ludwick
EiiKiuper C H Meeker
Police Jiidfje I N IJifrcs
Councilman First ward John Morris
Councilman Second ward M O McClure
Hoard of Education Albert Barnett and
Lewis Suess
The Citizens pulled off their city cau
cus Monday evening in good stylo and
with plenty of interest and enthusiasm
between 150 and 200 voters being pres
ent
I M Smith was made chairman and
O E Pearson secretary of tho caucus
C II Boyle offered the following set
of resolutions which were adopted by
the caucus without dissent or change
RESOLUTIONS
Be it Resolved by the Citizens party
of tho city of McCook Nebraska in
caucus assembled That wo pledge
ourselves and our candidates by us nom
inated to the following
First To sane progressive economic
and business methods in all municipal
affair the welfare of the city as a whole
tu ue considered iu preference to indi
vidual or corporative interests Wo
favor tho speedy submission to tho peo
ple of the initiative and referendum law
Second The impartial and full en
forcement of all city laws and ordinan
ces
Third To the enforcement of all
laws and regulations as to the saloons
billiard halls and piaces of amusement
that may be lawfully licensed
Fourth To an honest earnest and
sincere effort for the elimination of all
places of gambling and all other places
of vice which may bo attempted to be
established and conducted in violation
of the law hereby declaring same to be
opposed to the moral welfare of tho com
munity and not to be excused or toler
ated upon any pretext and we further
declare that all such places are inimical
as well to the financial interest of the
city
Fifth We declare most emphatically
against th 3 least toleration whatever of
houses of infamy and denounce as a
menace to our homes a disgrace to our
morals and bribery on the part of offic
ials to permit them to run for a money
consideration as a means of city revenue
it being worse than blood money the
price of virtue
Sixth That we especially endorse
the action of the present administration
in providing for the citizens a water
ordinance for the purpose of securing
more just and equitable water rates and
we commend their efforts in their at
tempt to maintain such ordinance in the
action at law which has been brought
to set the same aside and we pledge our
candidates to defend against the suit of
the Water Works Company to annul
said ordinance to the fullest extent pos
sible and to the court of last resort in
case it shall be necessary
Seventh We further pledge our can
didates to be in favor of a new muni
cipally owned and conducted water plant
and electric light plant and to favor the
voting of bonds for such purposes and
the careful and economical expenditure
of the money from the sale of any bonds
that may be voted in the construction
of adequate water works and electric
light plants hereby re affirming our dec
laration of the spring of 1907 with ref
erence to the present water works the
inadequacy and insufficiency of the ser
vice and the extortions and impositions
still practiced by the water works com
pany we favor the extension of the
electric light and water service to South
McCook
CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE
The New Dress Goods
You will want to see our new spring
dress goods now arriving among which
aro the choicest things in solid shade3
with shadow stripes in soft beige mix
tures of light weight panama in mohairs
of handsome stripes checks and solid
colors new blacks a full line of colors
in our splendid quality of batiste You
are invited to inspect them and your
trade solicited The Thompson D G
Co Correct styles
Was Buried Here Wednesday
Genevieve the daugh
ter of Mr and Mrs G C Smith was
buried in Riverview cemetery Wednes
day afternoon The little one died on
Tuesday The family lives about eight
miles northeast of the city
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Bean Dinner and Supper
J K Barnos post G A R assisted
by the W R C will hold their annual
bean dinner and suppor on Snturday
March 21st in tho Methodist church
DINNER
Roast Beof with Brown Gravy
Roast Chicken and Cranberries
Cream Potatoes Cabbage Salad
Tomatoes Potato Salad
Bnked Beans Brown Bread
Picklos Celory Doughnuts
White Bread Butter Pie
Coireo Ten
SUIIhll
Cold Meats Cold Chicken
Escolloped Potatoes
Choeso Pickles Celory
Bread Crackers Cnko
Fruit Salad
Coffee Tea
The B of R T Dance
Tho members of C W Bronson lodgo
iNo 487 Brotherhood of Kailroad Train
men have to their credit and satisfac
tion tho record of another successful
danco in tho affair of St Patricks ove
ning Tho attendance well filled tho
hall and it was one of tho jolliest
crowds that has awakened tho echoes
of tho Menard in several moons Tho
music was conducive to best efforts i n
tho light fantnstic and left nothing to
bo desired Tho boys have a neat finan
cial credit in the function and every
body is pleased
Articles Filed With State
The Masons have filed articles of
incorporation of their proposed temple
building corporation with tho secretary
of state and are now securing pledges
for stock in which thoy aro meeting
with encouragement Tho different
bodies aro subscribing quite liberally as
are individual Masons Later on it is
contemplated broadening the scopo of
the present plan to possibly include
an opera house
Endcrsement for Mayor Fahnestock
Wo sincerely appreciate the good that
has been accomplished by our mayor in
the past year and aro glad that Dr
Fahnestock will again bo a candidate
for that office Wo see in him a man
who stands for law and order and against
the greatest blight that has cursed our
city Wo will pray and work for the
man who stands for a purer city
Memhers W C T U
Well Well What
do you think of it a 11 inch Lister Lay
for 8173 sharpened and guaranteed to
fit the lister for which they are intend
ed Moline Western Belle John Deere
Canton Morrison Rock Island Brad
ley Brown and Case G W Prodmcrc
Sons havo thorn in stock and can got
others on short notice Shop phono
197 residence ash 3G03
Paint Your Hams
with Liquid Smoke Tho modern meat
smoke comes in liquid form and you
apply it with a brush No bother keop
ing a hickory wood firo going under the
meat if you uso modern meat smoke
23c por bottle
L W McConnell Druggist
Superb White Waists
Tho handsomest and largest assort
ment ever brought on by us Hundreds
of waists to pick from Prices from
fifty cents to S300 We solicit your in
spection he Thompson Dry Goods
Co ono price plain figures cash only
Special Low Price on Buggies
at McCook Hardware Cos extended
until April 15th in order to give those
who have not already bought a chance
to fit out with a good buggy cheap
Seo advertisement on another page
There is Health in Hires
It satisfies every thirst revives the
appetite creates nerve force A pure
food temperance drink Ask for Hires
the only genuine root beer on tap at
Woodworth Cos drug store
Call at the Postoftice
Rural free delivery patrons can secure
their Tribunes at the postoffice in case
carriers have gone out on routes without
the paper and on days on which there is
no service on route
Beware the Germ
Theres safety in the use of our Mon
ardine disinfectant 23 and 50c a bottle
L W McConnell Druggist
Roses for Sale
Good strong roots Ten to fifteen cents
each Mrs J G Inglis second house
south of green house
For Rent
Store room first door east of DeGroffs
store Good location for any retail bus
iness C F Lehn
Farm Loans
Go to Johnson Rozell
Time to give your garden attention
Clean up that lawn and get busy with
the lawn sprinkler
Family washing taken in five cents
per pound Phone 35
Majestic ranges at McCook Hardware
Cos Last years and save their price
in fuel
The Ladies Home Missionary society
wili meet with Mrs F L Schwab
March 26th 1903
The city park is already receiving
some needed attention Trees are being
trimmed dead ones removed etc
Window decorating has come to be an
art almost a fine art In proof of this
statement just take a walk around on
West Dennison street and take a look at
Diamonds shoe store window You
cant resist going in to see the fine line
thus displayed
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WHERE THERES
A WILL
THERES A WAY
is an old nnd a very true saying
and in nothing doos it apply with
more forco thnn in tho mattor of
saving money Every ono should
snvo sonio part of his earnings as
it is not what one earns but what
ho saves that makes wealth
START AN ACCOUNT
WITH
THE McCOOK
NATIONAL BANK
P Walsh Prosidont
C F Lohn V Pros
C J OBrien Cashr
SMALL MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE
McConnoII for drugs
Try McMillens cough cure
McConnolls Balsam euros coughs
If its meat you can got it at Marshs
market
Prunes in 23 pound boxes at 8223 per
box Ilubers
Paints and oils for every purpose
McCook Hardware Co
Use McMillens cream lotion for
chapped hands and face
See that atlractivo display of Easter
post cards at the Bon Ton
J I P Waite Co sell approved ru
ral free delivery mail boxes
Buy your flower field and garden
seeds at McCook llardwaro Co
Latest designs and colorings in wall
paper at McMillens drug store
The county clerk has up to this date
issued fifteen licenses to hunters
Iluber is still selling Wedding Break
fast Coffee You know tho brand
Kodaks and kodak supplies
L W McConnell Druggist
McMillens cough cure is just what
its namo indicates A Cure for Cough
Largo and complete new line of wall
paper at Woodworth Cos druggists
Get a Daggett calf weaner They
never fail to do the business
McCook Hardware Co
If its seasonable and in his line no
use to go any farther than Marshs meat
market
If you wish a nice pair of shoes or
oxfords in tan or black call at Diamonds
Shoe Store
When down town eat your noonday
lunch at the Bon Ton Home cooking
Prompt service
Herrick refrigerators at McCook
Hardware Cos Absolute dry air emu
lation and ice savers
Rozell Barger the leading clothiers
can have your Stetson hats reblocked
for you good a9 new
Wellerette cigars sold only in drug
stores tho best 5 cents will buy For
sale at Woodworth Cos
Our Colorado peas corn etc are as
near perfection as it is possible to ap
proach in canned goods Iluber
Look over H P Waite Cos stock
before buying farm machinery of any
kind They have many eood thiaas to
show
A G Bump room two over McCon
nell s drug store is agent for some of
Americas best insurance companies
Consult him
Yesterdays base ball game between
the high school boys and city pick up
team resulted in favor of the scholastics
by a score of 9 to 5
Our Cream Lotion is healing and
soothing to both face and hands and
will give entire satisfaction
A McMillen Druggist
Of course we do Sell paint every
day all kinds of paint paint for every
purpose See us before painting
Woodworth Co Druggists
Bliss native herbs the liver and kidney
regulator are for sale now at Wood
worths drug store 200 doses three
months treatment for 6100
If we fill your prescriptions the medi
cines will surely have the effect expect
ed by your physicians We use only
drugs that are known to be pure and of
standard strength
L W McConnell Druggist
Two uniformed young Iadie3 from
Denver were in the city this week sell
ing and soliciting subscriptions for the
Rocky Mountain Pillar of Fire a re
ligious publication devoted to the in
terest of the sanctified life