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SPECIAL SALE
on Mens and Boys Work Shoes
at Diamonds Family Shoe Store
We have just received a shipment of the best Mens and Boys
Work Shoes in the market which
we secured at greatly re
duced prices which we are offering to the public This line
includes Goodyear welt McKay sewed single or double soles
plain or tip congress or lace every pair guaranteed by the
manufacturer to give satisfaction These shoes were made to
SELL REGULARLY AT
350 and 400
300 and 2 50
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THINK OF IT
Sanitary Couch for 475
DRESSERS COMMODES
SPRINGS MATTRESSES
and other furniture at equally
LOW PRICES
FINCH
JO West
Dennison
Street
LOW PRICE LEADER
J R Walden a Holdrege dentist a
victim of an unrequited passion for a
young woman of that burg killed him
self Monday as the easiest and most
expeditious release from an embarrass
ing and impossible situation The de
funct gentleman had a wife and chil
dren
SPECIAL price
265 and 285
235 and 195
165
As this is the season for work shoes they wont last long at
these prices so dont delay but come at once and get best
choice Dont make any mistake but remember the place
DIAMONDS
ILY SHOE ST
On West Dennison Street
Opposite Wilcox Grocery
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What Ugfrteigrcg HAY BO lm
It may destroy your home in a flash
Lightning is one of those unexpected things
Why chance it when theres such an easy way to make
your home absolute proof against it
Let me send you free W C Shinns little book on Light
ning Read it Then if you are convinced and you will
be that you dont want to get along without
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on your home Ill quote you a price and put it up for you
tinder a signed and legally binding guarantee that fully
protects you in the purchase
I am Mr Shinns authorized agent and know the light
ning rod business thoroughly
You ought to at least read this book for the sake of your
familys safety if for no other reason
Write me for the little book or see me at the store today
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Beautiful White
Hats for Sweet
Girl Graduates
We have thorn in rich and charm
ing profusion and at strictly right
prices Also a fine line for children
which will repay jour inspection
New invoice of TRIMMINGS just
received
We are prepared to please you and
will make every effort to do so
N
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Biggest Ever
A big 251 3 4 tons Mallet compound
engine designed for hill service in the
vicinity of Billings Mont number 1906
and lettered G N Ky has been set up
in the Havelock shops and will be sent
to the northwest today or tomorrow
This is said to be the biggest machine
that ever passed over Burlington rails
west of the river It is eighty four feet
long longer than the biggest locomo
tives in either freight or passenger ser
vice It is said at the Havelock shop
that the engine is to be relettered and a
classification othor than that given it
by the Baldwin company shops where
it was made will be put on It is un
derstood that one or two others to be
used in like service northwest will be
sent west before long Two representa
tives of the Baldwin works are accomp
anying this machine but it has been
set up for service by the workmen at
the Havelock shops Lincoln Journal
Tuesday
Deal Closed This Week
Bump and Simons closed the deal
this week by which they become owners
of the B and M Eating House business
at this place and Messrs Mullen Bo
hanan come into possession of the Phil
Iippi farm lately acquired from the heirs
by them J W Burrus present man
ager will remain in charge under the
new proprietors A good deal is credit
ed to Messrs Bump and Simons in this
transaction
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Sliojmin linint and reclining chair cars
suiia fri o on through trains Ticket1 MiliI
and lniKKiito clieckuil toanj point iu tlio United
Stntos or Canada
For information time tithlcs maps anil tick
ts rail on or writo K 12 Foo Aont McCook
Nobrasika or L W Wakoloj Geueral Iahsen
Ker Afjont Onmlia Nebraska
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
No C020 had tires shrunk on her
this week
Thomas Gettings spent Saturday
Monday in St Joe
John Murray made the folks a visit in
Indianola Sunday
Tho Governors special will follow
No Saturday morning
T J Cain of tho telegraph force spent
tho day in Holdrege Sunday
Fireman Wickham has moved his
family from McCook to Akron
The Burlington laid heavier rails in
tho Red Cloud region last week
Tom Hunt went to Denver Wednes
day on an absence of a fow days
A carload of sulphur burned on the
sidetrack at Bnrtley Monday night
Conductor and Mrs Hackett went up
to Denver Tuesday on a short visit
Engineer and Mrs Cljdo Wickwire
were Red Cloud visitors end of week
Walter Stilwoll of the white wash
gang was a Denver pilgram Saturday
Sunday
Miss Florella Cook check girl in tho
telegraph ollico spent Sunday in Brush
Colorado
The company has again shown its dis
inclination to retain booze fighters in
tho train or ongino service this week
J R Pence late city marshal enter
ed tho employ of tho Burlington Mon
day night as night inspector at the
round houso
George W Ilartman was brought in
from the road Monday suffering with
a fracture of some ribs sustained while
out with the pile driver
It is now stated that trains Nos 13
and 16 will not bo put on the May 3rd
time card but will come into com
mission about May 17th
Mrs A J Brown left last Saturday
on No 14 for Creston Iowa on a visit
to her people A J accompanied her
as far as Saint Joseph Mo
R E Jones night operator at Sup
erior has been transferred to Smyrna
as agent C L Bush of Syracuse goes
to Superior as night operator
The Burlington has commenced the
construction of a depot at the town of
Mariou on the Beaver creek south of
McCook on the St Francis branch
A Burlington fireman from this di
vision made his peace with Uncle Sam
in federal court at Lincoln this week
by paying a fine of S2300 for a postal
irregularity
General Supt Byram was in the city
Wednesday presumably on business of
tho company Possibly in connection
with the water works case which was
taken up in special term of district
court on that day
Roy Sanderson aged 16 had a narrow
escape from death Monday afternoon
at Red Cloud Attempting to jump on
to a moving train his foot caught in the
step and he was dragged 150 feet before
the cars were stopped Head lacera
tions and body bruises were the extent
of his injuries
The Burlingtons summer time cards
appearance is scheduled for May 3rd
It is naid that many changes of a minor
nature will bo made but that the prin
cipal main line trains will run about as
usual The St Louis Denver trains
13 and 16 will bo returned to the service
in tho new card
There are rumors that the Burlington
is quietly making superb arrangements
for equipping passenger trains No land
No 6 as all Pullman trains except the
mail cars of course The figures men
tioned in connection with this new
equipment quite takes ones breath as
to elegance and splendor and include
new engines of improved pattern as
well
The Canadian Pacific railway Tues
day posted an open shop notice in all
shops operated by the company from
Fort William to Vancouver Four
thousand mechanics are effected At
the same time mechanics in the shops
at Fort William and Montreal abrograt
ed an agreement with the company pre
paratory to joining the shopmen in a
federation of allegiance to fight the open
shop rule of the company
What is considered the biggest engine
in the world is now resting in the Have
lock shops It is a Mallet compound
and is considered the largest as well as
the most powerful Railroad men say
the Arkansas engines are pretty big but
the Mallet proposition is much superior
Several big engines hate been built for
the Pennsylvania roads However the
Havelock machinists believe they havo
the prize The engine will be in the
shops for several days Lincoln Star
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TEMPERANCE COLUMN
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Everyone attend tho Matrons Medal
contest at tho Congregational church
tonight Music by Freds orchestra
Good program throughout Admission
ten cents
Tho W C T U met with Mrs Mc
Brido last Friday afternoon
It would ho a delight to my soul if
saloons could bo exterminated but wo
should not go into this matter with our
eyes closed and get a law that will not
bo enforced If you want a liquor law
enforced hero you have to do as I havo
long done Throw politics to tho winds
and vote for men on moral grounds
President James U Angell
Carnegie as koe
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TO DKIXK
New fork March More failures
aro caused by tho drink habit than any
thing else in life
A man who begins to drink can raro
ly if over give it up
I do not smoko because 1 could not
afford it Chewing tobacco is no longer
considered a decont habit Smoking
will also bo tabooed in tho near future
Andrew Carnegie made theso state
ments tonight in an address to tho even
ing classes at commencement exercises
in Pratt Institute Brooklyn Ho
caused much laughter by his statement
that he could not afford to smoko when
he was a young man Ilo was applaud
ed for his attitude
Mr Carnogio taid There is no such
thing as forgiveness in life We must
stand or fall by what wo do If we
make mistakes in life nature will make
us suffer for them This is an unrelent
ing law Every action in our lives goes
to tho weaving of a huge web I want
to impress every one with this idea
lur uarnegie tnen gave ins views on
smoking and told the students that no
man made a success of his life who
merely did his duty
Tho succesful man said he is
the one who arrives a little earlier than
tho others and stays a little later The
man who is always watching the clock
is not worth employing Every young
man should know more about his par
ticular work than his employer does
Chicago Record Herald
Horse Kick Proves Fatal
Early last week little Orlie son of
Mr and Mrs Lucius Branscom of Box
Elder was kicked by a pony on the
head receiving terrible injuries which
resulted in lockjay and death Saturday
morning His little fellow and other
members of the family were playing
with the pony which has been for years
a pet when for some unexplainable
reason the animal kicked the boy who
was sitting on tho ground Tho skull
was fractured and inflammation and
lockjay set in with fatal termination
Orlio was five years old and a bright
and promising little fellow whose sad
and tragic death is a terrible blow to
the parents and relatives Tho remains
were buried at Box Elder Sunday
afternoon
John Deere Listers
with edge selection drop guaranteed to
plant 93 per cent perfect You can get
them in the one or two row or walking
at The McCook Hardware Co
Farm Loans
Go to Johnson Rozell
Con Yost and mother are visiting in
Denver a few days
George Eckhard is at home in Hast
ings during the close up
W H Holt is preparing to build a
residence on the east side
Gus Budig was in Denver Saturday
Monday during the vacation
Stalls Nos 5 and 4 are having new
smoke jacks installed this week
Tho McCook division has had 22
fruit specials already this month
Machinist Tom Gettings is whiling
away the vacation in Salida Colo
L E Bradley of the boilermakers
and wife are visiting in Horton Kansas
Foreman J O McArthur of the boil
ermakers spent Saturday and Sunday
in Denver
Mr and Mrs Frank Traver are spend
ing a few days with relatives in Lincoln
and Wymore
The wheel departments and the bor
ing machine is about the extent of oper
ations in the backshop
Mr Darrow of the Burlingtons corps
at Lincoln was an important witness in
tho water works suit this week
Jacob Zimmer who was injured a few
weeks since by being gored by a cow is
now confined to bed from the injury
George Hoffman has brought his wife
home from Lincoln where she went for
medical treatment She is not much
improved however
Locomotive No 3186 from one of tho
eastern divisions arrived on this divis
ion today She is equipped with the
new patent stack made for the lignite
coal
Ujkhi order from headquarters tho
locomotive shops and blacksmith shop
at this place in common with the
other shops of the company were closed
Thursday and will not resume until on
the morning of the 29th or Wednesday
morning of next week
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Attention Builders
If you want a
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SIDEWALK
or anything pertaining to Cement Work see
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Or at Yard Two Blocks East of Main Room S J
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RED WILLOW
In trying to help his pet dog in u fight
with another dog Leon Smith received
a severe bite on his finger
Lon Miller has moved into his new
home on the old Brown place
Mr Barrett of McCook has been do
ing the finishing work on Mr Byfields
new ranch house
Mrs Taylor has improved so much
she was able to attend church in In
dianola on Sunday
Don Quigley 13 helping Lon Miller
with his work
Lucy Miller was an over Sunday visit
or at Owens Longneckers
Clifford Bellair has been helping Loui
Longnecker with farm work
White House Grocery
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in the
Grocery Line
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