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if You Wish
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como to town to transact
your business with ua
If you have a check on
this or any other bank in
this vicinity endorse it on
tho back place in an en
velope and address to this
bank
Tho mail will bring it to
us and wo will credit your
account and mail jou a
recoipt
Wo want your banking
business and wo want to
mnko it easy for you to
transact it In fact we
want to make ourselves
usoful to you in anything
pertaining to finance
Como in
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FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
McCook Nebraska
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By F M KIA1A1ELL
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co
Subscription 1 a Year in Advance
Hartley is advertising for bids on
plans to erect an addition to her school
building Bartloy is doing nicely all
along tho line
Fletcher Merwin of tho Beaver City
Times Tribune does not feel really
complimented to be called a comic
genius Fletcher ia much more than
that all who know him at all know
well
According to President Roosevelt it
is a glorious thing to be just straight and
decent But judged from the exper
ience and history of the world it has
been a very difficult accomplishment for
most people
Edgar possibly has the smallest-soul-ed
citizen in the Nebraska common
wealth if we can implicity credit the
Post which recently brought to bear up
on a human soul in that burg its highest-powered
magnifying glass to dis
close a soul so small that a million of
them in a gnats eye wouldnt make it
blink The Post fails to state how
much the soul aforesaid is delinquent
which is the only illuminating detail
lacking
That Mothers Day idea which
-originated in Lincoln was a beautiful
sentimental thought but the great folks
down at Washington didnt see it that
way and turned down the proposition
May 10 wa9 the date observed at Lin
coln The thought is a beautiful one
appealing to every heart Remember
the mother boys if the dear one is with
jou with a letter May 10 and if she
has gone on before dont forget the
white flower on that date in her mem
ory
The state bankers of the Fifth Con
gressional district inform Congressman
Norris that they the bankers are ap
posed to the postal savings bank law pro
posednot on selfish grounds they
asseverate but to protect the people
from themselves in a pinch The Tri
bune does not know that the common
people of tho district have made known
to tho congressman their wishes in this
matter but that their iews do not har
monize with those of the bankers any
observant citizen knows and in those
instance where expressions have been
had the majority has been overwhelm
ing in favor of the proposed law Con
gressman Norris represents the people
The Hastings Tribune of recent issue
contains an editorial of some length in
which the publisher argues the books
piano question using his big guns on
the side of the library In the main we
coincide with tho editor Certainly
books first Too many skimp along for
years paying for a piano while the book
shelves are barren Good books are to
the mind all and more than pure and
wholesome food to the body Good
books go into the warp and woof of the
eternal man Bouquets ever so charm
ing can be placed at the shrine of books
good books but let us not overlook or
underestimate the culture and senti
ment the refinement and beauty of soul
that can be secured from a piano from
noble and inspiring music with its
sweetness and soothing Good books
everlastingly first but Americans need
more music and good music is con
templatedover against their amuse
ment and commercialism
A BOiiKit citizen of Cambridge saw 300
policans on tho lake and river at that
place last weok
Uncle Sams postoflico appropriation
bill carries tho vast sum of 8230000000
in round numbers
Secretary Taft has been going some
of late but ho seems to be duo for a
pause soon llo is going 10 ooiou
It is suggestive that tho great rail
roads of tho country are borrowing
largo sums of money for various pur
poses Refunding betterments con
struction otc
Thk American people as well as tho
Republican party in tho largo would bo
quite satisfied if Speaker Joe Cannon
should go way back and sit down for
tho rest of his natural life
The replacing on the coins of tho
land permanently tho words In God
Wo Trust does not arise to oven the
dignity of a sentiment it is a silly
sample of attempted spite work
Thk Interstate commission has just
mado a ruling doclaring that tho hand-
line of fruits and vegetables on commis
sion by express companies is both desir
able and permissable So there now
Modest conservative squaro dealing
Porter of tho Holdrego Citizen has a
libel suit on his hands The complain
ant must bo hard pushed for publicity
Libel is not in tho line Jof tho Citizens
business
The Knights of Pythias and tho
Pythian Sisterhood held their grand
lodge sessions in Lincoln this week
Tuesday and Wednesday with about
two hundred knights in attendance and
half that number of the sisters
Governor Sheldon is disclosing sen
atorial qualifications Since his Cali
fornia visit he is quoted as stating that
the Platte Valley is worth as much as
the whole state of California The gov
ernor evidently forgot us out here in the
Peerless Republican Valley But it was
a doodle of a jolly just the same
The Tribune feel9 decidedly like say
ing amen to Brother Bowlbys offerings
in the Crete Democrat concerning those
two nuisances the black bird and the
jay bird They are not only enemies of
the smaller birds the sweet singers and
other charming birds of beauty and
peace but they are enemies of mankind
in the disturbance of his morning peace
not to mention their filthy habits
Brewers are Organizing
Milwaukee May 11 A new national
organization with a membership of ap
proximately 60000 business concerns
will it is said be formed at the time of
the convention in Milwaukee of the
United States Brewers association June
8 to 10 The new organization will be
composed of the members of the various
trades associated with the brewing bus
iness and the object will be the making
of an organized fight on prohibition
The organizations to be included are
the maltsters manufacturers of special
brewing machinery dealers in brewing
supplies real estate men contractors
builders wagonmakers glassmakers
insurance men and farmers
State Meeting Knights of Columbus
Tho fmirhh annual rneetiner of the
state council of the Knights of Colum
bus assembled in Omaha Tuesday
Councils were represented from Omaha
Lincoln Columbus ONeill Alliance
Greeley Center North Platte McCook
Hastings Wymore Grand Island
Creighton and Emerson The total
membership in Nebraska is now about
2000
FOR SALE0RENTJETC
For Sale 865 will buy an 8S0 new
rubber tired top buggy See L E
Barker at tho clothing store
For Sale A good piano
this office M tf
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Inquire at
For Sale or Trade A five - room
house in good location Will sell cheap
for part cash or will take good team or
an automobile in part payment Ad-
dross box 376 McCook Neb
Barred Rock Eggs at 83 per 100 the
remainder of the season 5-15-1
Mrs J H Warfield Route No 1
Cottage to Rent three blocks north
of new high school Inquire at this
office Ktf
For Rent Good barn one square
north Catholic church Phone black
2SG B J Lane
For Rent A five room cottage all
modern Inquire of Mrs Walter Stokes
phone black 250
Furnished rooms for rent Inquire
first door north of M E church
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Lost A gold headed parasol Re
ward Finder please leave at Tribune
office M
Wanted A night cook and Beveral
waitresses at the B M eating house
Just Received New post card of
Main avenue a dandy at The Trib
une office
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Mrs C C Cox of Red Cloud is hero
on a visit to her son
L II Blackledge of Red Cloud
had business in town Monday
W A Stone Iato of Box Elder is now
located near Shorwood Oregon
Charles Skalla county clerk was
in Lincoln Sunday on business
F D Burgess is able to no down to
tho office a short time each day now
Mr and Mrs S D Hughes returned
Tuesday night from a trip to Omaha
George Beck formerly of our city
lato of Friend this state has moved to
Omaha
Mrs Fred Bagley and Mrs W C
Schonck were Akron visitors Saturday
and Sunday
C L Walker has decided to locate
in Cambridge in tho painting and paper
hanging business
E C Underhill engineer at tho
water works visited friends near Tren
ton part of last weok
Miss Carrie Moriarity came up
from Cambridge last week and has
been visiting McCook friends
Miss Mary Mugan went up to Denver
Tuesday to look up a now homo in that
city where they expect to locato soon
V Franklin wont up to Benkelman
Tuesday on business connected with
his banking interests in Dundys capi
tal city
R A Green was over from Cedar
Bluffs Kansas early days of the week
to visit tho family and on matters of
business
Mrs W T Wilcott and daughter
returned from Hastings close of last
week after an absence of ten days with
relatives
Deputy Postmaster Cone is attend
ing the grand lodge meeting of the
Knights of Pythias in Lincoln part of
the week
Mr and Mrs Oliver Rees of Carl
ton arrived in tho city last Friday night
and will visit relatives here and at Bart
ley for a short time
JoHn Green assistant cashier of tho
Bank of Wauneta was with the home
folks over Sunday returning to Waun
eta Monday morning
W A Irons has quit the road on im
plement business and will return to
farming in the Box Elder neighborhood
Heres hoping he will hit a bumper
year
Mrs M A Kastor went down to
Bloomington last week to visit a
daughter Mrs C W Ryckman but was
summoned home by a telegram an
nouncing the sickness of her son here
Miss Harriet Rankin who has been
absent for several months in California
arrived home last Saturday night
having had a delightful sojourn on the
Pacific coast but happy to be home
again
Rev E R Earle has been invited to
deliver the Memorial Day sermon
Sunday morning May 21th at Haigler
On the evening of the same day the
21th he will preach the baccalaureate
sermon before the graduating class of
the Stratton high school Saturday
May 30th he will deliver the Decora
tion Day address at Haigler
Mrs T J Curran and son Floyd
returned home Tuesday from their
trip to Eldon Iowa to which place Mr
Curran went a couple of weeks ago to
see his brother Jack and family and
to prospect a little Mrs Curran says
that the boys have bought a furniture
store at that place and that they expect
to move there for the summer at least
Trenton Register
Misses Budlong Battcher and Storer
of our high school teacher corps acted
as judges at Stratton Monday evening
in the annual Hitchcock county spelling
contest in which Stratton school won
the solid silver loving cup The cup is
annually contested for by the schools of
Culbertson Stratton Trenton and Pal
isade Dr A D Finch late of our
city delivered the presentation speech
in awarding tho prize
F L Wolff who was called away on
No 2 a week ago Monday morning by
the sudden death of his father from
apoplexy during that night was in
town Monday having come in from
Creston Iowa where the interment
took place and returned to Washing
ton Kansas Tuesday morning to look
after some matters connected with his
fathers estate When he returns from
Washington his mother will accom
pany him and make her home here
After arriving here Mr Wolff received a
telegram announcing the death of his
aunt at Creston but was unable to at
tend the funeral
Mr and Mrs B M LeGore have
formally announced the engagement of
their daughter Lila Marie to Charles
David Ritchie of McCook The mar
riage will take place in June Mr
Ritchie is a graduate of the state uni
versity and also from the law school and
is identified with Alpha Theta Chi fra
ternity He is now a member of the law
firm of Morlan Ritchie Wolff at Mc
Cook Miss LeGore also attended the
state university and is connected with
Alpha Omicron Pi sorority The an
nouncement was made at a luncheon
given yesterday afternoon by Miss Le
Gore to the members of her sorority
Sunday Journal
Council In Special Session
Special session May 13th All pres
ent except Councilman Roal
Reports of chief of police police judge
and city weighmabter woro filed
Resolution was presented by streots
and alleys committee authorizing build
ing of sidewalks on Manhattan street
from Dodgo street north two blocks
Also on Douglass streot
Building permit was issued to Mc
Cook Hardware two story brick with
basement lot 1 block 28
Ordinance No 112 read first time
Bills as follows woro allowed on proper
funds
John W Jones milk 8 1 00
F D Burgess plumbing 8 20
Middleton Ruby plumbing 11 00
C R Woodworth Co mdse 8 2o
L W Stayner transcript 31 00
C C Flausburg services 190 23
S C Beach services 0 00
II P Waito Co mdse 21 GO
N E Bargor services G7 3-
McCook Electric Light Co 12S 70
Henry Gale salary 27 CO
Ed Fitzgerald salary 31 17
G W Godfroy salary 3G So
John Kern services -
II C Shriner services
R M Osburn services
Maurice ORourke services
Frank Cain labor
T A Clapp labor
John Ekstedt salary
W 1 llnrnnff Ir firo
2 SO
2 80
1 00
10 73
2 50
7G 50
5 00
IN Biggs firo 2 00
W II Anderson fire uu
Adjourned until next Monday even
ing
Eastern Nebraska Tornado
Tuesday evening a tornado of a most
serious nature prevailed in Cass aud
Sarpy counties Bellevue Papillion
Richfield Meadows and Louisville aro
the five towns damaged Tho death
list is now seven and may reach ten
the injured list embraces 50 Tho dam
ago and loss aro placed at half a million
dollars Tho loss to Bellovuo college is
given as 8150000 It is feared that of
tho injured three will die This is tho
severest storm in the history of Eastern
Nebraska
For Sale
One hundred sixty acres good farm
land 22 miles from Denver all smooth
near neighbors half mile from running
stream some fence seven miles from
postoffice eleven miles from Brighton
Homestead right can be used relin
quishment can be had very reasonable
if take at once Call on or address
D W Colson McCook Neb
Hard and Soft Paper
in convenient sizes for desk use in fig
uring and making notes at the Tribune
office Very reasonable price
Bther Kelly of Indianola visited
McCook friends Tuesday
Mrs Tomblin of Denver was a guest
nf Airs J F Forbes nart of tho week
Mrs C D Noble went down to Beat
rice today on a visit to a sister who has
been ill
S G Bennett of Culbertson had
business in the valleys metropolis
Wednesday
Miss Jeannette Young is visiting
Mrs R Borehert and family in Ilold
rege this week
E M Zike was up from Edison last
week to see his father S T Zike wbo
is very ill in our city
Douglas Wentz has sold his interest
in the restuarant at Edison and return
ed to McCook to live
Dr J A Toren and mother returned
fmm Dfinier and Mrs Toren is making
a visit to her son here
Charles David Ritchie went to
Lincoln last night to spend the weeks
end with the LeGore family
W H Ackerman who has been ailing
for several weeks is able to be at the
office again although not up to usual
strength
Dr S C Beach has sold his Hols
man auto to Dr Hathorn of Maywood
who was over this week and drove the
machine home
T C Beardsley arrived in the city
this week and has taken up his dwell
ing place in the new Johnson cottage
north of the Baptist church
Mrs B L Webber arrived from
Minnesota last Friday night They
aro now keeping house in the old West
land residence on Melvin street
Frank Real and C J Ryan are in
Omaha part of the weok attending the
sessions of the state council Knights of
Columbus representing McCook coun
cil 1126
Mr and Mrs J G Scobel and Mrs
Herman Schobel spent part of the week
in Denver to be with their sister Miss
Lena who recently underwent a severe
operation
Mr and Mrs G W Burt of Indian
ola was in the city Tuesday They ex
pect to go north for tho summer in a
few days for Mrs Burts health She
is a great sufferer from hay fever
S S Garvey will depart Sunday on
a visit of a few weeks in the east He
will spend some time in Michigan City
visiting a sister he has not seen for
about 25 years A short stay in Chica
go and other points will take up the
time
Mr and Mrs J B ONeill of Wells
ville Kansas are guests of their son
Dr E R ONeill The father says this
country doesnt look like it did in the
60s when he freighted through it Mrs
Eleanore ONeill an aunt is also a
guest of the family
Corn is Kin
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That is why so much pains have
boon taken in constructing tho
John Deere Lister Cultivator
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This cultivator is made of Malleable Iron and Steel no wood parts
to warp or rot -and vou can sot it to do anything you want in fact
FVIRLV HOE THE CORN But tho most important is to throw tin
dirt out and widen the furrow a little at first so the sun can get in and
ST RT THE CORN QUICK The se cultivators have a high frame ana
can be used to finish your corn But if you have the time you should
have a
JOHN DEERE HORSE LIFT CULTIVATOR
ii u tcif n mimrnrcr flu- corn once more with either I
four or six shovels Then for the man with a LAKCfc GKOL AiMJ
LITTLE HELP we have the
TWOROW HIGH CULTIVATORS
of JOHN DEERE and OHIO makes They are made with different
and leave ground in such shape that
levers so you can go anywhere your
the fall wheat sowing will be easy
350 Tan or Patent
Every Pair
Sold
is Warranted
and will
be Replaced
if not
Satisfactory
Grass Grows
Where Weeds Do
and to get the benefit of it if you have
three or more cows you should have a
Sharpies
Separator
which pays for itself in the saving of
cream and is so easily washed that it is
really a pleasure to use them and still
more satisfactory when you figure the
profits of your cows over the old method
We have these tools for you and its up to
you to get the best
McCook Hardware Co
w b mills phone 31 R- B- summons
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remimds us again of
Low Shoes and Oxfords
In this line there are three things to be considered STYLE
FIT AND PRICE With us you can be well fitted with
stylish medium priced shoes that will wear
Our UNSURPASSED line of which we show herewith
a few styles is unquestioned by people who wear good foot
wear
300 Tan or Patent
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Our Repair
Department is
Turning Out
All Work with
Neatness
and Despatch
Bring in
Your Work
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