J lV ti t n Il im ft I U F l I N CITY LODGE DIRECTORY A V A H McCook Lodeo No 135 A F A M rnoetb ovory Urat ami third Tutmday of tho month ut 800 p m in Masonic hull CiiAULia L Fahnkbtock M Lon Conk Soc It H M Occonoxoo Cotincll No 10 R S M meeta on tlia last Saturday of each mouth at 800 p in a Masonic hull Kalfii A IlAaiiEno T I M 8rrVEHTKn Cokukai Sec It A M KIuk Cjtuh Chnptor No 35 It A M moots QTery Urat und third Thursday of ouch mouth at aiMp m in Masonic hull Jurtik A Wilcox H P Cukton B Sawteb Sue KNIOnTS TEMPLAH SU John Coinmandury No 10 K T moets on tho second Thursday of each month at 800 p m n Miisouic hull Emebhon Hanson E C SrtVKSTEnConDEAL Ucc eastern btau Earoku Giinptnr No 80 O E S moots tho second und fourth Fridays of ouch month at 8XI p in in Masonic hull Mus SAEAn E Kat W M F M KlMMKLL SCC MOUEBN WOODMEN Noblo Ciunp No CM M W A meets ovory second und fourth Thursday of onch month nt 830 p in in Guuschows hull Pay assessments at Whtta lloiiso Qrocory J M Suini Clork S E Howell V C EOYAL NEIOHllORS Noblo Camp No 802 R N A moots ovory second and fourth Thursday of each month ut 230 p in in GniiBchows hall Meh Maey Walkee Ornclo Slits Augusta Anton Roc w o w Mojta socond and fourth Thursdays nt 8 uclock in Diamonds hall Chas F Maekwad C C W C Motee Clerk WOEKMEN McCook Loduo No 01 AOUW moots ovory Monday nt80U p in in Diamonds hull C B Heat Roc Wm Wooton M W I M Smith Financior DEGEEE of honoe McCook Lodge No 3 D of H moots evory second and forth Fridajs of each mouth at 800 p m in Ganscliows hall Mns Lauea OsnuEN C of H filas MatieG Welles Roc locomotive engineers filcCook Division No 023 B of L E meets uvery second and fourth Saturday of each month at25 in Morris hall W alter Stokes C E W D Burnett F A E locomotive firemen and enginemen BlcCook Lodge No 99 B of L F E meets every Satunlay nt 7 J0 p m in Gaus chows hull I D Pennington M C H Husted Sec EAILWAT CONDUCTORS Harvey Division No 95 O R C moots the secoud and fourth Wednesday nights of each month at S00 p m in Morris hall at 301 Main Avonuo A G King C Con M O McCluee Sec RAILWAY TRAINMEN C W Bronson Lodge No 4S B of K T moets first and third Sundays at2J0 p m and second and fourth Fridays at 730 p in each month in Morris hall Neal Beeler M E J Moore bee eailway carmen Young America Lodge No 450 B R C of A moets on tho first aud third Thursdajs of each mouth in Diamonds hull at70 pm John Hunt C C Jx C Feanklin Rec Sec MACHINISTS Red Willow Lodge No 5S7 I A of M meets every second and fourth Tuesday of tho m -nth tt 800 p m in Ganschow hall D O Hewitt Pros W E Anderson Rec Sec BOILERMAKERS McCook Lodgo No 107 B of B M I S B of A meets first and third Fridays of each month iaOddFellowaMiall KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS McCook Lodgo No 42 K of P moots every Wednesday at 800 p m in Masonic hall M Lawritson C C J N Gaaede K R S ODD FELLOWS McCook Lodgo No 137 1 0 0 F moets every iloatfay at SKKI p m in Ganschows hall V H Ackerman N G W A Middleton Sec EAGLES McCook Aerio No 1514 F OE meets tho Becoad and fourth Fridays of each month at S0t pm in Diamonds hall Social meetings on tho firot and third Fridays R S Light W Pres G C Heckman W Sec KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS McCook Council No 1120 K of C meets the first and third Tuesdajs of each month atS00 p m in Diamonds hall G R Gale F Sec Frank Real G K DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA Court Granada No 77 meets on tho first and and third Tuesdajs of each month atS p m in the Morris hall Anna Hannan G R Josephine Mullen F S LADY MACCABEES Valley Queen Hivo No 2 L O T M moets every first and third Thursday evenings of each month in Morris hall Mrs W B Mills Commander KjLtRIET E WlLLETTS R K G A E J K Barnes Post No 207 G A R meets on the first Satunlay of each month at 230 p m Ganschows hall J M Henderson Cmndr J H Yarger Adjt BELIEF CORPS McCook Corps No 9S W R C meets ovory 6econd and fourth Saturday of each month at 230 pm in Gantchow hall Adella McClain Pres Scsie Vandeehoof Sec L OF G A E McCook Circle No 33 L of G A R meets on the first and third Fridajs of each month at 231 p m in Diamonds hall Jessie Waite Pres Mattee Knipple Sec p e o Chapter X P E O meets the second and fourth Saturda j s of each monta at 230 p m at the homes of the various members Mes G H Thomas Pres Mus C H Meeker Cor Sec ADVERTISED LIST The following letters cards and pack ages remain uncalled for at the McCook postoffice October 30 190S XKTTEBS Alexander Mr A C Bunuel Mr Hugh J Erwin E Hill Mis Vera Hotchkins MissMinnic Lewis Mr AY B Smith Edna S Telephone 303 Waiter Mr Ella CARDS Becham Joe Beedle Carl 2f Bingham Miss Gorah Cooper Mr James Dicidns Mr J Vivian Fadely Mr Walter Jackson Marshall Keevcr Mrs Anuie2 Moore J H Thomas Mr Clayton Thomas Mr Lole Wagner Mis Mary PAGKAGE5 Appl5 Mrs C A Carson Mr Melisa When calling for these please say they were advertised S B McLean Postmaster Godfrey fc Co are operating a feed mill See them for feed of all kinds at right prices VAGARIES OF SOUND Acoustic Phenomena That Are Puz zling to Scientists At twilight some time ngo at a life saving station of the English coast noises were heard that sounded like signal shots from some distance nt sea A boat was launched and sped with nil possible energy to the place from which the sounds seemed to have come but It returned without having heard or seen anything further Yet the sea man who had been left behind on guard declared solemnly that In the mean time he had heard near shore unmis takable cried for help from drowning persons The bluejackets themselves are most inclined to regard the whole matter as supernatural and the voices as spectral Scientists say that it Is possible however that such sounds may be audible in remarkable distinct ness where there Is a high coast though they may come from a great distance especially when persons therv are placed accidentally so that behind them rises a wall which receives the sound and throws It back On some coasts that are often visited by fogs a legend of so called fog shots has acquired vogue These an said to have their origin for some rea son not yet fathomed within the mass es of fog Acoustic phenomena are found of such a strange kind that the Investigation of them may be said to be still very far from conclusive The most Inexplicable secret lies perhaps not In the occurrence of sounds the origin of which may be readied only with great difficulty but in their dis appearance and in absolute silence when audible noices should be expect ed Many a ship has been wrecked be cause Its signals of distress loud and uninterrupted have remained inaudi ble although only a very short dis tance from the coast But again it happens that in sucli an instance the very sarne signals be come audible at a far greater distance where they provoke great excitement A remarkable example of this was pro duced by the firing of guns by the Eng lish fleet in the roadstead at Spithead on Feb 1 1001 as a token of mourn ing for Queen Victoria This was not heard at all by many persons close at hand who were listening for it while at places much farther away it was heard plainly The direction of the wind failed to explain this aberration of the waves of sound Chicago News PEGGYS ADVICE Why It Suddenly Changed From Ex cellent to Worthless It was the era of the first Quincy baby and the attention of the entire Quincy family consisting solely of mother and father was directed to the proper upbringing of the infant Books on babyhood were bought and digested Suitable magazines were subscribed for Friends and mothers were consulted on every poiut But to the -wonder of the solicitous Mrs Quincy declared that the advice that did the most good was that which ap peared in the morning paper signed with the fetching name Peggy But the time came when even that was discarded Arent you going to read me the little lesson from the Journal for to day asked Mr Quincy at the break fast table I shall never read that stuff to any one any more said the mother firmly Why not Only day before yes terday you were saying what excellent recommendations Peggy made about crying children Why do you desert her Til tell you Tom she said I had meant not to say a word about it be cause it is so humiliating but now youve spoken well I might as well confess The paper yesterday said something I didnt quite understand and as I was downtown I thought Id just run into the office and ask Peggy what she meant So I did The office boy smiled when I asked for Peggy but he took me up a lot of dirty stairs and then pointed to a door I knocked and a voice answer ed Come in Well queried her husband Well there isnt any Peggy Not a woman at all but a perfectly horrid grinning man smoking a cigar lie writes that advice a man What do you think of that Tom Mrs Quincy paused in her indigna tion I thought you found the advice good as a rule he objected Tom Quincy how could a man in a newspaper office write good advice to mothers I am surprised You men think you know everything Youths Companion One Way of Getting Out Gaston burst like a whirlwind In upon his friend Alphonse Will you bo my witness he cried Going to fight No going to get married Alphonse after a pause inquired Cant you apologize Valuation Young man said the stern parent have you any idea of the value of a dollar Certainly answered the gilded youth At the club a dollar repre sents one white chip Washington Star Too Small to Pray Yes your reverence our Johnny is a wonder He can play cards bowl and cuss like a trooper Can he say his prayers No hes too little for that Flle gende Blatter Love makes the world go round but csoney buys the axle grease Chicago Record Herald f iiStt7i5Tiiiimiiiiiiii i i ffiePennantRaces Exciting Features of Contests Between Leaders In the Na tional League The Money In Baseball In years has there been NOT a close and exciting race for the baseball pennant in the National league as this year and the closing games of the contest have been full of sensational Incidents One of these happenings transpired during a game at the Polo grounds New York when the home team defeated that from Chicago by the score of 5 to 4 Although tho Giants led throughout the game hung by a thread until Mathewson struck out the last man at bat in the uiulh inning The visitors fought hard and in the seventh Inning they batted in four runs and drove Wiltse who up to that time had been pitching grandly from the box Mathewson was substi tuted and the run getting ceased His short period of pitching was a mag nificent effort thoroughly enjoyed by the crowd Upon the result of the game hinged the question of the lead for the National league pennant and so intense was the interest that 22000 spectators watched the contest Christopher Mathewson the star pitcher of the New York Nationals got his start in baseball while a stu dent at Bucknell university He was not only a good athlete at college but stood near the head of his class He joined the Giants in 1901 The big crowds that have attended the games between the leaders in the race for the National league pennant wy j v y -- rt jt - v i Ay - i v - -v - - yi rte srJ ttj v- tf j A H i ftr tBhF V c 4- ripTsTv vTi A vfc XRC gfr ff edj CIIRISTr MATHEWSON have swelled the gate receipts and the magnates of the league do not know anything about hard times Base ball though a clean sport is a money making one It is a paying institution for a winning team especially both for the management and the players The total earnings of the winner of the National league pennant are esti mated at close to a quarter of a mil lion dollars In dividing the earnings of a club be tween its owners and the players tho latter receive a considerable proportion of the spoils For instance in the playing of the series for the worlds championship the rules of the national baseball commission provide that GO per cent of the balance from the first four games after 10 per cent has been deducted for the expenses of the com mission shall form a pool for the play ers of the two teams to be divided GO per cent to the winner and 40 per cent to the loser In the last worlds series tho Chicago National league players won and received 329G003 for dis tribution among them There are many other ways in which the players receive benefit from their baseball connections The Giants it is estimated will make about 330000 this year through gate receipts and other regular revenues Against this amount must be charged the expenses of the club About twenty players are carried on the payroll at an average of about S3000 a man or a total salary list of about G0000 Players such as Mathewson Donlin and Bresnahan get a great deal more than 3000 a season bnt there avo utility men who receive from S1S00 to S2000 which brings the general average up to about 3000 The club piys the traveling expenses of the team while away from home which in round figuros is about 13 000 Added to thi are the rent for the Tolo grounds and salaries of President John T Brush Secretary Knowfes and Manager McGraw with minor employees advertising and incidentals which wll eat up another 35 000 This will leave a balance of 220000 in favor of the club Last year the Chicaco National league and Detroit American league club5 each received S1S3111S as the result of the series for the worlds championship The winners of the pennants in the two leagues will receive even larger amounts this year and the profits of the season ought to make everybody happy Thickness of a Soap Bubble The film of a soap bubble is but the two miiKcr Sv hundred thousandth part of an inch in thickness 43U FOR LOOKS ONLY One of Goneral Robert E Lees War time Dinners The great simplicity of the habits of General Robert E Lee was one rea son for his popularity with his sol diers nc fared no better than his troops There were times when for weeks the southern army had but short rations often doing entirely without meat In The Old South and the New Mr Charles Morris tells an amusing story of one of these pe riods of scarcity On n very stormy day several corps and division generals arrived at head quarters and were waiting for the rain to abate before riding to their camps when General Lees cook an nounced dinner The general invited ids visitors to dine with him On re pairing to the table a tray of hot corn bread a boiled head of cabbage sea soned with a very small piece of ba con and a bucket of water constituted the repast The piece of meat was so small that all politely declined taking any ex pressing themselves as very fond of boiled cabbage and corn bread on which thej dined Of course the general was too polite to eat meat in the presence of guests who had declined it But later in the afternoon when they had all gone feeling very hungry he called his servant and asked him to bring him a piece of bread and meat The darky looked perplexed and em barrassed and said in a deprecating tone Well Marse Robert dat meat what I sot before you at dinner want ours I jest borrowed dat piece of middlin from one of de couriers to season de cabbage in de pot and seein as you was gwine to have company at dinner I put it on de dish wid de cabbage for looks But when I seed you an none of de genel men touched it I eluded you all kuow ed it was borrowed and so after din ner I sent it back to de boy what it belong to A SHREWD LAWYER The Way Jeremiah Mason Floored an Important Witness Jeremiah Mason a celebrated Ameri can lawyer possessed to a marked de gree the instinct for finding the weak point He was once cross examining a wit ness who had previously testified to having heard Masons client make a certain statement and so important was this statement that the adversa rys case was based on it alone Several questions were asked by Ma son all of which the witness answered with more or less hesitation Then he was asked to repeat once more the statement he had heard made With out hesitation he gave it word for word as he had given it in the direct examination A third time Mason led the witness round to this statement and again it was repeated verbatim Then -without warning he walked to the Avitness stand and pointing straight at the witness said in a perfectly un impassioned voice Lets see that pa per you have in your waistcoat pocket Taken completely by surprise the witness mechanically took a paper from the pocket indicated and handed it to the lawyer There was profound silence in the courtroom as the lawyer slowly read in a cold calm voice the exact words of the witness in regard to the statement and called attention to the fact that they were in the handwriting of coun sel on the other side He then gathered up his papers with great deliberation remarked that there seemed to me no further need for his services and de parted from the courtroom Mason was asked how he knew that the paper was in the witness pocket Well explained Mason it seemed to me that he gave that part of his tes timony more as if hed learned it thau as if he had heard it Then too I no ticed that at each repetition of his tes timony he put his hand to his waist coat pocket and then let it fall again when he got through Chicago Record Herald Baffling Old Age We have ic on excellent authority that in a hundred years time people will only suffer from old age just as we do now from bronchitis or tonsili tis or some other preventable disease I havent een you lately our grand sons will be saying to a man at the Twenty first Century club to which he will make reply Been seedy had a nasty attack of old age and have just come back from a little aeroplane trip to shako it off London World A Narrow Street The English town of Great Yar mouth contains a street that well may be considered the narrowest built up street in the world This thoroughfare is known as Kitty Witches row and measurement gives its greatest width ns fifty six inches The entrance would seriously inconvenience a stout person as tn enty nine inches is all that is spared from wall to wall The town contains many such streets as Kitty Witchr Westminster Gazette Remarkable Fiavia Flipps is the most remarka ble girl I know In what special respect Why there isnt a milliner in the world who can make her spend one penny more on a hat than she started out to spend London Globe Well Up Is your son derelict in his studies Mrs Comeup Yes Indeed he Is and It makes us so proud of the dear boy to have all his teachers say so Baltimore American IflDIANOLA T A Ilnloy mndo a business trip to Ilolbrook Wednesday Mrs W S Colerann who is sick with inflammatory rheumatism is improving slowly J C Puckott is moving into tho now store building of L Sargonts William Reynolds who has boon sick with typhoid fovor is improving Mrs John Wolborn arrived homo from Denver Thursday night Mr and Mrs I M Beardsleo are tho guests of W A Dolan and family Mr Fiddlor and daughter Lolia of Bartley wore Indiauola visitors Satur day Miss Emma Howard took No 13 for Denvor Sunday morning Sho was accompanied by a friend from Quincy Illinois Miss Bertha Schoenthal camo in on 5 Tuesday night for an extended visit with her brother Dan and children Mack Lord has improved his residonco property by building a new barn there on Tho Christian church peoplo are hold ing revival meetings this weok with Evangelist Gregg at tho helm Tom Haley and wife wont down to Arapahoe Wednesday morning for a short visit with relatives The high school pupils will give an entertainment tonight Wednesday at Shorts opera house The funds will bo used towards paying for tho now piano Blandon tho silver tongued orator of Alabama spoke at tho opera house Monday evening He made it clear to the Democrats that Bryan was tho only onliest Perish the thought Ira Hortoo Ernest Dodd Harry Le barron Bessie Toogood Nora Silver nail and Edna Thompson went to Mc Cook Tuesday evening on 5 returning on 14 I iCal Rollins spent Sunday at home the twenty fifth Postmaster McCool holds his bead pretty high these days owing to that brand new grandson of his out at tho home of Mr and Mrs Harry Derrick Clark McClung and Arthur Crabtreo arrived home from Denver Monday night W A McCool II W Keyes and Frank Moore went to Hastings on the special Tuesday to the Norris rally A number of young people from town attended a party at the homo of Miko Morosics Saturday night Thoy re port a good time The A division of tho high school gave a basket social at tho Masonic hall Saturday evening and netted a nice sum which will be used to help pay for the new piano J Boldman is in Omaha this week on business GERVER Harv Rowland had a full house at his dance Saturday night Hazel Rowland visited at E J Al brechts Sunday Miss Dickerson went to Lincoln to attend the institute and school was dismissed for the week Any one knows who has followed Governor Hughes that he does nothing by halves He makes no statements without knowing whereof he speaks It was he who said while in Nebraska Your neighbor Bryan is a clean man personally but is an impractical theor ist and not a fit man for the White House Review of Reviews editor makes this true statement Taft has been schooling himself in the various positions he has held for tho presidency while Bryan will have to take his school ing after he is elected if he is and it will take about four jeara for him to fit into the grooves Wheat sewing is still progressing Some are kicking themselves for stopping the drill on account of dry weather There is an enormous loss from cattle turned in stock fields Colored ana Black and White The Tribune has for sale a nice dis play of local view post cards in colors and in black and white Also a well selected line of greeting and other post cards BEGGS CHERRY COUGH SYRUP cures coughs and colds CEDAR BLUFFS KAS R0UIE 2 Evory ono ia happy since tho rain has put an ond to the drought Small grain is coining on in fine shape Quito a numbor nro not dono needing yot Tho coming olection is occupying tho timo of our local politicians and causes considerable agitation among tho voters Congressman Roedor addressed a fair sized audionco Friday afternoon and sevornl Democrats from Oborlin spoke in tho hall tho samo evening Music was furnished by the Gleo club and tho Cedar Bluffs band J II Relph had bin threshing done last weok Alex Ellis doing tho job Tho R F D carriors had a fllippory timo of it Monday but made tho trip on schedule timo Rev Young has a well and windmill at his homo now and will not linvu to haul water this winter School commenced in district 31 lost Monday with Mrs Lopor as toacher W C Bradbury is now living on tho Bryson farm formerly tho V J Gather cole place Fred Wossh is now in Oregon where ho oxpects to ongage in business Tom Mumby who is living on tho Relph placo enjoyed a short visit from his brothor from Saline Co last weok James Lawthers an old settlor of Red Willow county and who until recontly lived in Gorvor precinct sulTorod a stroke of paralysis from which ho died Sunday evening at the home of his daughter Mrs Davo Goodonborger The funoral servico was hold at tho church in Cedar Bluffs and buriod in tho Pleasant Prairio cemetery De ceased was nearly 75 years old RED WILLOW Mr Mrs and Leon Smith mado a business trip to McCook tho last of the week Mrs Rose and baby mado a visit of soveral days with friends tho latter part of tho weok Mrs Sheridan and Mrs Charles Alloa and baby spont Friday at Louis Long neckers Mrs Smith loft on Friday morning for a two weeks visit with hor mother in Valparaiso Hazel Bellair is staying with MFs3 Rozell while Mrs Smith is gone Mrs Waddell continues quite sick COLEMAN Mrs Matt Droll called on Mrs John Smith Friday Jim IIowoll from Hobron is working for John Clark Peter Nelson is hero on a visit to his sons Charlie and Ernest John Shilz is helping John Droll put in wheat this week Ernest Nelsons house is slowly near ing completion Harry Groves will do tho plastering There was preaching at Zion Hill Sunday only seven being present bosido the pastor There will bo preaching again November 8 Lets have a botter attendance Mrs Guy Campbell spent tho after noon with Mrs Matt Droll Saturday A few have lost cattle in tho corn stalks but no horses have died so far BOX ELDER George Harrison went to Indianola Monday with a load of onions for D B Doyle Born to Mr and Mrs C A Wilson Oct 23 a nine and a half pound son There will be services at tho church next Sunday evening at 730 Every body invited R F D No 1 Monday was stork day at the home of Mr and Mrs C A Phillips A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs H Li Ebert Monday W N Rogers returned Monday from his hunting trip up in the north west of seven weeks He extended hi3 visit into Canada A Guaranteed Cure For Piles Itching Blind Bleeding or Protrud ing Piles Druggists refund money if Pazo Ointment fails to cure any case no matter of how long standing in GtoL4 days First application gives ease and rest 50c If your druggist hasnt it send 50c in stamps and it will be for warded postpaid by Paris Medicine Co St Louis Mo TAKE THE BLUE BELL LINE TO HEALTH 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