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CLOTHING AND SHOES
McCook Markets
Merchants and dealers in McCook at
noon today Friday are paying the fol
lowing prices
Corn 3 GO
Wheat SI
Oata 45
Eve GO
Barley GO
Hoys r 30
Butter good 20
Eggs 11
FOR SALE FOR RENT ETC
Seeds at II P Waite Cos
For Sale Alfalfa seed 3-13-it
J F Helm Red Willow Neb
For Sale Sis room house at 706
Manchester street modern Inquire of
E Hanson
Wanted Twenty first class milch
cows Phone Cherry 3G31
berry Clark
For Sale
Phone red 366
3 G 4ts
-New ladvs
bicycle
For Sale Rose comb White Leg
horn eggs 15 for 75c Mrs C C Har
less phone black 300 3 204ts
Estrayed Four red female pigs from
our premises west of the city A suit
able reward will be paid for their return
or for information leading to their re
covery ElKENBERRY CLARK
Dressmaking and plain sewing at
home or will go out Phone Red 2S9
from 630 to 830 p m Mrs F R Mc
Intyre -3-134
Sewing done at moderate prices sat
isfaction guaranteed plain sewing pre
ferred Mrs Phillips three blocks east
of Bee Hive phone black 103 3 134
Plain Sewing At moderate prices
also shadow embroidery Mrs Slosson
one block north of new school house
Phone Black
Well Well What
do you think of it a 14 inch Lister Lay
for 8175 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 Predmore
Sons have them in stock and can get
others on short notice Shop phone
197 residence ash 3605
Mens Mass Meeting
Sunday afternoon at Diamonds
hall there will be held a meeting
for men Judge J C Moore Char
les Skalla George Scott and some
others will speak on the moral issues
before the people of McCook Every
man in McCook is urged to be present
Three oclock is the time
AUCTION
To close out my entire stock in as short
time as possible I will run
AUCTION SALES
Monday Wednesday and Satun
Yet to See Results
Escanaha Mich
Picture framing The Ideal Store
Miss Harrison nurse Phono black 2S6
Fruits of all kinds at all times at
Hubers
Get your Easter postcards and novel
ties at Hofers
McCook Hardware Co sells seeds of
every kind all fresh No old junk
Fresh lettuce celery cauliflower
rheubarb etc constantly on hand at
Hubers
There were practical jokers aplenty
Wednesday to remind you it was All
Fools Dav
Double - strength Heinz vinegar
imitated by all equaled by none for
sale by Magner Stokes
Magner Stokes keep their grinder
going some these days and have plenty
of ground bone for chickens
If it is from Marshs its the best ob
tainable Anything and every thing per
taining to the meat market business
Do you want to see something nice
in mens oxfords Just take a peep at
the windows of Diamonds family shoe
store on West Dennison street
flay
AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THE REST OF WEEK REGULAR SALE
FIRST SALE
Saturday April
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Auctioneer
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Mr Irving Hale Denver Colo
Dear Sir
Your favor pf the 26th relative to our municipal lighting plant re
ceived and noted
Our lighting plant is about the same as all other municipal plants
which to my mind is never a great success to the city on account of so
many contingencies arising in the management of the same The manag
er is subject at all times to change of administration and political influ
ences which is not always for the best of the service
This city bought this plant something like eleven years ago and dur
ing these eleven years it has not always given the best of service It has
not began to pay for itself and now we are confronted with the recon
struction of more modern machinery with the hope that from now on it
will do better
I have yet failed to see any great result of municipal ownership of
public utilities for reasons above stated viz That you will never be able
to get as efficient and conservative managers as corporations or private
individuals When they sustain a loss they will have to bear it if the
municipal plant sustains a loss it is up to the tax payers to make it good
This is about all I can say concerning the matter and if of any as
sistance to vou vou are welcome to it
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Seeds at H P Waite Cos
Easter post cards Bon Ton
Seeds at H P Waite Cos
Everything in drugs McConnell
Scott has strawberries Fone 30
Yours truly
O L Erickson
Member of Board of Public Works
A Birthday Gathering
A few of the many friends of Mr and
Mrs W P Burns gathered at their
home Thursday of last week it being
Mrs Burns birthday Among the
guests were Mr and Mrs W B Mc
Clain Mr and Mr William Long Mr
and Mrs Oscar Grismore Captain and
Mrs C H Barrett Judge and Mrs J
S LeHew Mr and Mrs William Wey
gint Mr and Mrs Curtis and George
Simmerman Refreshments were served
Besides the evening was one of large
social enjoyment Com
McConnells Sarsaparilla
purifies and enriches the blood and
gives you strength and vitality Indi
cated in all skin diseases and is a reli
able remedy for rheumatism aud other
ailments due to disorders of the blood
SlOO per bottle
L W McConnell Druggist
Look Look Look
and see what we have this week
A 14 inch No 2 Star plow or lister lay
fitted and sharpened on any plow or
lister for 275
G W Predmore fc Sons
Phone 197 residence 3605
Herrick Refrigerators Are
spruce and enamel lined absolute dry
air circulation and have outside iceing
attachments if wanted Let us fit
you out McCook Hardware Co
No office iB complete without a
Dwarf Ink Pencil
Red
Hofer sells them
One Minute and Motor washers
Cook Hardware Co
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WA1ER AND LIGHI POINTS AND HEMS
COST TO CONNECT TO CITY PLANT
T ho pipe from your house out to the
present water main is yours and not
tho water companys Therefore your
only cost to tako water from the new city
plant would be a small charge to a
plumber
MR 15YISAM NO CZAR
The report spread among railroad
men by the water company that Mr
Byram is a stock holder in the water
company and will punish men who vote
for the water bonds is too silly to scare
anybody Why Hecause first if it
were true he could not know how
any employes voted thanks to the
grand Australian ballot system second
ly Mr By ranis resentment would run
with other stock holders of the water
company not against employes and cit
izens but against the local manage
ment of tho water company which has
attempted to ride rough shod over their
customers and have fairly invited the
present winding up of their career
FREMONTS NEW SYSTEM
Fremont has just let the contract for
a new combined water and light plant
for SS500000 Fremont is a city of
12000 McCook will have no trouble
in getting a line plant for the amount
j of bonds we are voting here
PRICE OK LIGHTING IN KANSAS CITY MO
The large Hall office building on the
northwest corner of 9th and Walnut
streets has its own light plant and
makes more current than it needs for
the building This is sold to adjoining
and neighborhood consumers at from
3c to 7c per Kw hour according to
quantity consumed The public light
ing company is seeking to have the city
authorities stop the business of Mr
Hall He has now oirered the city 2
per cent of his gross receipts for a
formal permit He will probably get
it
COLUMBUS NEBRASKA LATEST MOVE
The City of Columbus Neb on the
27th of January let a 5 year contract to
John r Burke for pumping the city
water at 7c per 1000 gallons Mr
Burke owns and operates the electric
light plant
Lincolns successful municipal
PLANT
Mayor Brown of Lincoln stated in an
interview in Omaha a few days ago
that the citv water plant is Yielding a
net profit to the city of over 65000000
a year The price of water is 11c per
1000 gallons
PRICE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT IN CHICAGO
The new light ordinance just passed
by agreement with the light company
after considerable discussion fixes the
price or light at S cents McCook peo
ple pay IS cents
SIOUX CITY WATER WORKS PLANT
It is municipally owned It nets the
city 6000000 a year over expenses and
interest on bonds The cost of water
to the consumer is 1200 per year per
residence with no limit on tho amount
of water used All the water used by
the city for fire protection street
sprinkling etc costs the city nothing
but fuel The citizens would not
again tolerate private ownership
GRAND ISLAND NEBRASKA WATER AND
LIGHT PLANT
Plant is owned by city Has more
than paid for itself and lower rates will
be put in force than the following
present rates Water from 11c per
1000 gallons down to lc per 1000 ac
cording to quantity consumed Elec
tric light from 11c per Kw down to 1c
per Kw according to quantity con
sumed
How do those rates look to McCook
voters
A New Real Estate Firm
This week W B Whittaker C B
Gray became partners in the real estate
and insurance business with oflices in
the Electric Light Cos big office room
on West Dennison street Both of
these gentleman are old settlers and
well and widely known Both are
gentleman of business experience and
will makb a strong addition to our real
estate and insurance rustlers
For Sale
Show cases tables counter scales
and other useful articles about a store
Call and see them at the Bee Hive
The prices will be right to you
R F D NO 1
V E Bower and Miss Zelia have
both been quite sick with the grip
Mrs J H Warfield had misfortune
came her way last week during a high
wind in the night whan her brooder
caught fire and 100 chick were consum
ed together with the brooder itself
The owner of the auto which scared
Peter Voges horse recently the animal
being terribly cut by running into the
wire it dovelopes lives in Oxford and
the case will come up next week for
adjudication
A colt belonging to W P Broom
field was badly injured the other day
by getting into the wire
Grandfather Troester is improving
from his severe illness
Schools in the North Star and Ash
Creek districts both closed last week
the former on Friday and the latter on
the day following
Mrs Amos O Rogers returned Mon
day from spending some time with her
sister in Atwood Kansas The sister
has been seriously sick but is now
much better
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We are showing a most
Butterfly Cutaway and other tight fitting models m Jacket
Suits and are able to furnish you a perfect fit in a perfectly
made garment Our
Suits Jackets and Skirts
and and we are showing
are strictly man tailored up-to-date
ing all the best shades in blues tans browns grays and in
blacks at prices which are RIGHT Dont overlook our
complete stock of
Voile Skirts
in blacks and browns We make all necessary alterations
without extra charge -
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is meeting with great success
Why is it
We are showing THE RIGHT
THINGS in Milliner Others are
trying to copy our correct styles but
we are showing that individuality of
style and correct combinations of col
ors which ladies admire and our ex
tremely moderate low prices are meet
ing the approval of every customer
We are in a position to save you
money give us a trial Throughout our
will find the best values for the prices asked
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Exclusive Dry Goods Milllneryand Ladies Furnishings
Jury Decided For Hotze
In the forcible detainer suit brought
before Judge Moore last Saturday by
Charles Hotze against Charles Thomp
son both of Indianola the jury decided
tho case in favor of Hotze The case
simply involved who should pay the
costs Thompson having vacated the
premises before tho suit came on for
hearing
The case has been appealed to the
district court
Death of a Former Citizen
Word to J M Trammell from a son
of the deceased in Argentine Kansas
announces tho death of Charlie Arnold
a former resident of our city and Bur
lington employe Heart disease was
the cause of tho death
Have You Houses To Rent
Then you should be supplied with
rent receipt books The Tribune has
just what you want compact and com
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