w tn R t V J i l fe s i TWENTY SEVENTH YEAR It Is Up To McCook As tho time approaches for the open ing of tbo McCook chautauqua it bo comes moro and moro evident that if McCook desires to continuo in the chautauqua circuit anothor year she must do her very best to make good this year Wo are willing to pour our money into sports without stint and we can truthfully sny without profit but nro wo just as willing to pay a fow dol lars as compared with the expenditures for sports in somothing elevating in structive and entertaining It is up to McCook right now to determine The Tribune hopes the verdict will bo over whelmingly in favor of the chautauqua and that the sale of season tickets to this most commendable enterprise shall rapidly increase the short time inter vening bofore the season opens Satur day August 22nd The Tribune encourages legitimate lawful sports indulged in lawfully and in reason but there is more in life oven to the youth than merely having a good time The chautauqua gives the opportunity of having a rational good time and at the same receiv ing something enduring and elevating and instructive and worthwhile The Tribune appeals for the better things of life Let us not waste too much of our valuable time and hard earned money in frivolity Let us get something out of life for the mental and spiritual man Let us feed our heads and hearts and souls a little while we journey along Buy a season ticket for the chau tauqua today Not From Missouri You naturally and properly want to know the quality of the pudding Chewing the string is not the most sat isfactory means of ascertaining Its eating the pudding that tells the whole story Same with meat It may make your mouth water to read about juicy tender corn fed meat But complete satisfaction and realization comes only with the eating of the moat and it is here that Marsh the meat man gets in to the game His steaks roasts cutlets in all the kinds of meats have the quality ofshowing you notwithstanding--they- do not come from Missouri He wants an opportunity to make good Try the Marsh meat market for anything seasonable in his line Are Putting1 In the Footing The building committee of the temple-opera house are engaged now in put ting in the concrete footings for the big structure and tho water con nections will be made and other ar rangements perfected in anticipation of the commencement of work on the brick superstructure Plans for much of the building have already been received and are in hands of several contractors Bids will be opened on August 31st and it is the hope of the committee that work may be commenced shortly after this date A Big Jod The state board of equalization made only a small reduction in Red Willow countys farm land assessment but County Clerk Skalla says it will take one clerk nearly a month to make the changes and corrections on the book3 Frontier Countys Fair September 29 30 October 1 and 2 are the dates for Frontier countys fair this year It will be held at Stockville Write L H Cheney Stockville for par ticulars Let Us Take Your order for a tailor made suit of clothes We are McCook agents for the great M Born Co house of Chicago We will be gad to show you their Blue Book Rozell Barger Union Temperance Meeting- There will be a union temperance ser vice held at the Methodist church Sun day evening Let everybody come and show your interest in this cause New Net Waists Very attractive new fall net waists made over silk just received for 3325 to 450 The Thompson D G Co Act ual cash values John Deere Disc Plows can be used any old time and they leave the ground so it will hold water Th3 McCook Hardware Co Brick Work Under Way The foundation and basement brick work on the DeGroff Co building is progressing now Corn Binder Bargains One second hand Come early The McCook Hardware Co Best Taole Oil Cloth 14c in our clearing sale The Thompson D G Co Huber is still selling Wedding Break fast Coffee As To City Free Delivery Postofliee Inspector Grogan of the de partment spent several days in McCook this week looking over ground and making arrangements for city free de livery to which this city is now by reason of its postoflico receipts entitled under tho postal laws and regulations Tho city has been separated into three districts and three carriers will servo whon tho system finally goes into effect and tentativo provision is made for a fourth carrier when the demands of tho system requiro it On account of practically entire ab sence of sidowalks in both East and West McCook theso additions to the city will not at present recoivo free de livery Tho same is true of South Mc Cook on account of its inaccessibility But East and West McCook can re move their disability by laying tho re quired sidewalks Tho necessity of sidewalks has been urged by The Tri bune In anticipation of free delivery tho department suggests that all persons at onco begin the use of their street and house numbers in writing and urgo that all mail sent them bo addressed to their streets and house numbers This is important Got tho habit Then again bewaro of the letter box fakirs Pass them all up Local deal ers can and will supply at reasonable rates You will be deluged with fakir advertisements Remember this warn ing Letter boxes will in time bo placed at the depot hotels at numerous points on Main avenue and at necessary points all over the free delivery section of tho city Weak places in the paving of the city in this connection are 3rd street W from B to K streets and 6th street E from B to G streets These it is confi dently expected will be made good at once by the property owners who of course aro anxious to secure the free delivery service Get busy brethren Worth the Entire Bill The four musical companies that will furnish two concerts daily at the Mc Cook chautauqua which will open Sat- day Aug -22 aro woith move than the entire cost of a season ticket Tho Kirksmith Concert company is com posed of four beautiful young ladies three of them sisters They are all in strumentalists while one of them sings soprano and another contralto The Hesperian Male Quartette was the Chicago University Male Quartette of twelve years ago They are all men of affairs and have won laurels in other lines but they have maintained their organization all of these years and have been together every summer Natural ly they have a wide selection of songs and their voices have become beautifully harmonized They are excelled by no quartette in America The Sterlings are the strongest com pany of colored artists obtainable The peculiar timble of their voices is espe cially adapted to out of door singing The Royal Hungarian orchestra con sists of eight superb artists and soloists There is no better orchestra on the platform See That Hump the hump that people get on to reach our clearing sale before the event is de clared over 7Jc lawns for 4J c 20c mercerized panama for 10c S350 white linen finish suits with embroidered panels for 8175 Nice lawn dressing sacques for 25c 175 misses fine sun hats for 75c 8150 white waists beau tifully made and trimmed for 99c 81 00 wash vests for young men for 49c 810 mens suits for 3769 310 ladies voile dress skirts for 3769 81 50 ladies white parasol for 79c ladies 15c tan hose for 10c childrens ribbed tan hose for 6c 1000 other items to interest your pocket book The Thompson 1 G Co In Charge or His Attorney William H Bryant was before the county board last Friday for examina tion as to his mental condition It was decided to withhold verdict for the present He was placed in the care of his attorney for thirty days awaiting developments Why Longer Delay Our very large and handsome 8165 fringed white quilts with cut corners for 8119 in our clearing sale The Thomp son D G Co We Are Sized Up Again in the Wilson Bros soft shirts with and without collars and can meet any want in that line Rozell Barger Decreased Red Willow The state board of equalization has decreased the valuation of Red Willow county farm lands five per cent Keen Kutter Safety Razors are as easy to use as to wash your face Two more weeks in which to get them on free trial at McCook Hardware Cos JuJcCotfh McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING AUGUST fgvyvriyfii trfl iOWFiVnvirrrTnVg A Rug Opportunity We have just received direct from tho mills a full line of the famous and unexcelled Hartford rugs We have them in all grades and room sizes This is your opportunity no such stock has ever been display ed and offered for sale in South western Nebraska WILTONS AXMINSTERS BODY BRUSSELS TAPESTRIES CASHMERES FIBRES ART SQUARES Prices to meet any and all com petition And of the magnitude of our line you will get an ade quate idea only by calling and seeing tho stock Pade Furniture Carpet Co foytdiUtiAtAidUUliliiil it it Jmtil iA iJUUlii llJ I An Open Letter As has before been stated in these columns Viersen Standish have something new to toll tho readers of this paper every week The followihg will prove beyond a doubt that in the short time they have been in business since June 1st they havo firmly estab lished themselves not only at home but among the manufacturers of the country as well as the leading shoe store conducted upon the most ap proved up-to-date methods and carry ing nothing but the best specialty lines that can be bought Standing in a class by itself preemi nently For the Man Who Cares is the Florsheim Shoe which enjoys the reputation the country over as be ing the best that years of experience and honest effort can make it Tho Florsheim Shoo Co of Chicago the manufacturers of this famous shoo only establish one agency in each town and the retailers who are fortunate enough to secure these agencies aro certainly to be congratulated on being the choice of a firm like tho Florsheim Shoe Co to act as their representative in thehv localities So this young firm Viersen Standish have good reason to feel proud in making the announcement to the readers that they have secured tho exclusive agency for the Florsheim Shoe and have received the first ship ment for fall embracing the newest styles and leathers and extend to their many friends a cordial invitation to call at their store 113 B street west and see the latest Dont forget the hospit al that is being run in connection with the Shoe Parlor NEEDED JUST NOW McConnells Blackberry Balsam Acute stomach and bowel troubles are apt to come at any time There aught to be a remedy in every home for immediate use for these diseases are a form of poisoning and every minute counts McConnells Blackberry Balsam is a pleasant vegetable remedy and cures diarrhoea cholera morbus cramps etc Equally good for adults or children Price 25 cents L W McConnell Druggist Opened Monday Evening The new moving picture show The Pastime opened for business Monday evening in the Fahrenbruch building on West B street The apparatus was moved here from Sheridan Wyoming and is owned by Mrs Linnie Raitt Their opening program consisted of The Gabs Nelson Fight A Guilty Conscience Johns New Suit with Theres Nobody Just Like You as the vocal attraction of the evening Something For Ladies A vanishing cream a cold cream one that can be freely used without making the hair grow It is something new and contains no particle of oil It is especially recommended for chapped or sunburned face and hands Ask to see it Woodworth Cos Druggists Dont Forget Fly No It keeps the flies off If your cow has to put in all her time fighting flies she isnt going to give much milk Get Fly No of Woodworth Co Drug gists Save the Fodder and get a Sharpless Tubular Cream Separator at McCook Hardware Co and make money off your cows Lincoln Paints The paint that wears the best and looks well the longest A McMillen Druggist Ladies Gauze Unions for 2Tc in our clearing sale The Thompson D G Co Farm Loans Go to Johnson Rozell Saving the Boys Under tho above head the following tribute to the able work being done by Judge Lee Estelle in the juvenile court of Omaha is paid by his old friend Rich ard L Metcalf in Mr Bryans Com moner fo one expects perfection at once in tho administration of juvenile court laws but tho marked success of Judge Lee Estelle of Omaha in reaching and saving the boys is an evidence of what great results may be achieved in this great work So long did society enact laws to protect itself from the individ ual that it overlooked the necessity of enacting laws to protect the individual from society But of late tho protec tion of the individual has been given at tention with the result that wo now have child labor laws employers liabil ity laws safety appliance laws and oth er laws of similar character At the very foundation of all these laws how ever is the law protecting the children from the greed and carelessness of so ciety The old plan of herding delin quent and so called incorrigibles in the same bull pen with old and seas oned criminals was only a plan for tho propagation of crime It made crimin als instead of protecting society The new and saner plan is to prevent boys and girls becoming criminals They aro not only protected from the greed that would rob them of their childhood and chance in order to profit by their toil but they are protected by being taken from bad environment and put in the midst of proper surroundings It requires not only a knowledge of boys but the knack of interesting them and gaining their confidence in order to successfully prosecute this great work Judge Estelle posesses these attributes in rich measure and his work in Oma ha is bearing rich fruit It is gratify ing to know that such men are growing more and more in demand as chautauqua lecturers When men of great legal learning like Judge Estelle tell society how to handle tho boy problem great results may be expected results that will be of incalculable benefit to society Those who have heard Judge Estelle are a unit in endorsing his work as a judge and as a lecturer His years of experience in the work his warm and tender sympathies and his magnetic personality combine to make him markedly successful in this great work Our people will be glad to Know that Judge Eetelle will appearm our Chau tauqua platform tor one or more addres ses Fire in an Ice House About two oclock Sunday morning the ice house in the rear of Mitchell Clydes saloon was discovered to be on fire An alarm was sounded by the en gineer of the electric light plant and the fire was soon under control The structure is an old shell of wood cov ered with tin the wooden part of the building was pretty well consumed to gether with a quantity of ice Being within the firu limits the ques tion of repairsis a troublesome one and this may be the chief item of expense althoughthe damage and loss will total 3200 The time and place were both favorable for a serious fire in the business district and the result is a matter for congratu lation STRONG FRESH SPICES are a revelation of richness and delic iousness to the housewife who has al ways used ordinary spices McConnells spices are pure and fresh having the strength aroma and fine flavors which nature alone can give Use them in pickling canning and preserving L W McConnell Druggist Study of Mexico The Womans Missionary society of the Congregational church will meet at the church Thursday afternoon Aug ust 20 at three oclock The study of Mexico will be continued and a good program arranged by Mrs Schwab and Mrs Jones An interesting collection of pictures and articles will be shown by one who has traveled in Mexico 25 Per Cent Discount We are giving a 25 Per Cent Discount on all straw hats summer underwear summer pants and two pices suits Come and participate in the saving Rozell Barger Detroit Jewel Gas Ranges are the best of bakers and gas savers sold by the McCook Hardware Co Tent Is Here The tent and seating for the McCook chautauqua is here One Dollar will buy a big load of kindling at The McCook Hardware Cos 225 Lace Curtains for 169 in The Thompson D G Cos clearing sale ail nif in iiii ini if 14 1908 The National Corn Show a Big Far mers Institute Experiment station enterprise will establish a veritable school in agricul ture at the National Corn Exposition at Omaha duriug the bijj show in Decem ber It is the purposo to have as full and complete an educational exhibit as can be mado by the various stato agri culture colleges and experiment stations This is planned to be of such a charac ter as will give tbo visitor to tho exposi tion an intelligent and comprehensive idea of the experimental work being car ried on at these stato institutions There will be with each of these ex hibits an instructor who will co operate in any plan of lecture or demonstration best Buited to instiuct tho public on tho soil and climatic conditions of his particular locality and tbo crops and varieties of grain best suited to that section The diseases of grains such as rust and smut in wheat and oats tho corn root louse and corn root worm and the numerous insect pests that have proven a menace to crop growing in various localities over the great grain producing districts will bo discussed from a practical and scientific point of view with definite information as to their origin their life history nnd reme dies that influence toward their exterm ination There will bo lectures and discussions on the composition and value of grains Such topics as tho composition and characteristics of heavy and light weight wheat oats and barlev showing that tho heavy weight grains aro desirable because they contain n larger total amount of food This with a more ma tured germ gives the heavy weight ker nel the advantage for seed purposes Starchy and glutenous properties in grains uniformity in composition of wheat grown from a uniform lot of seeds showing superior individuality in both head and kernel these with scores of other important experiments and tests that have been worked out by tho ex periment stations will be in tho lino of instruction that will bo put forth by agricultural colleges at this exposition Henry George Jr TbuRcdpalh Chautauqua System was very fortunate in getting Hinry George Jr of New York City to fill tho seasons dates for Dr Peter McQueen who was taken sick while in Africa preparing material for a new illustrated lecture Mr George has two great lectures both illustrated with stereopticon slidrs In HENRY GEORGE -- TC NUMBER 12 August 14 1903 THE McCOOK NATIONAL B A N K Capital Surplus -Deposits im 5000000 200000 13133781 A HOME BANK Walsh President C P Lkhn V Pres C J OBrien Cshr Directors J Louohran P F McKenna Accounts solicited Customers assured of every courtesy and ac commodation possible under con servative modern banking meth ods MISS MAUD KIRKsMITH first violinist of delightful Kirksmith Concert Co at McCook chautauqua August 22m Council Proceedings Council met in regular session Mon day evening with all members present Minutes of the last meeting read and approved The report of the city marshal weigh master and police judge were read and place on file A petition signed by V Franklin et al was filed nuking that the council order all old frame buildings such as barns sheds etc hay and other rub bish be removed from the alleys from a street W north to the postofliee was filed and on motion it was referred to the fire committee The McCook Electric Light Co tendered a new ordinance granting to I them a franchise to operate an electric plant for a period of twenty years and j fixing the rates to be charged which was read and on motion this new or- - his Wonders of the New Japan he dinance along with the ordinance pro- i has not kept in the beaten path of the tourist but has talien some elegant pictures which he explains with telling effect But it is in Princes of Privi lece that he is at his best not so en- j tertaining perhaps but vastly more in structive In this address he points out the difference in the modes of life of New Yorkers very rich and very poor The Arkansas Travellers The Jucais on the honn diamond Tuesday defeated th Travel lers by a score of 4 to 3 The Arkansas Travellers an bound tor the coast and 1 return j lit up u yond imf but the locals lit them to it in a stilf I game I Fall Suits Are Here from two of the leading clothing houses of the UniteQ States Prices range from 87 to 820 Come in and look them over We want to show you Rozell Barger New Fall Dress Skirts Several numbers of our new fall skirts have arrived You are invited to look them over From 810 down Altera tions free The Thomoson D G Co Simpsons Prints 4 l 2c in our clearing sale but only 10 yards to a customer The Thompson D G Co A Painful Corn Any corn can be easily removed with McConnells Lightning Corn cure 10c Our bath supplies make bathing a double pleasure L W McConnell Druggist posed two weeks ago was referred to the light committee The following bills were audited and allowed and warrants ordered issued for their payment Henry Gale salary 8 27 00 W A Gold same 40 00 McCook Electric Light Co 129 GO B C Bowman work on roads 30 00 T M Phillippi same 17 00 W T Clark same 10 00 II N Rosebush sidewalks 2 11 15 O L UeGrolf Co dirt 19 40 Ed Fitzgerald salary 55 00 U W Uodfrey salary 65 00 John Ekstedt work on streets 77 40 A L Mickens same G A Folden painting and put tin up street siyns 9 00 101 55 G M Battershall numbering houses 1C 33 II P Wate Co hard ware and supplies 167 55 W C Bullard lumber 3 45 James McAdams supreme court fees 74 35 Clerk district court fees in Mc Adams case 349 00 The Building Is Now Complete The new Mills Simmons theatre and office building is now completed This buildinjr was probably erected in le33 time than any similar structure in Mc Cook as practically only a month elaps ed from time of building until the Elect ric theatre was occupying the first floor The building is modern from basement to garret The upper floor will be used for office rooms Throw Away that old fuel eating stove and get a Majestic or Quick Meal Range at Mc Cook Hardware