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COMMENCED WORK ON MONDAY
The New Light Plant Will Cost About
35000 Machinery Shipped
Work on tho new electric light plant
was begun Monday This will be good
dows to the people of McCook
Tho dimensions of the building are
01x45 feet with 18 foot walls It will
be built of pressed red brick and steel
The plans are complete and call for an
up-to-date modern plant in every re
spect
Tho machinery has been shipped and
it is expected that the plant will be
pushed along rapidly and without delay
The power will be supplied by steam
turbine engines
A Big Staff Party
The members of McCook Council No
1126 Knights of Columbus indulged in
a stag party Tuesday night which
netted them a rare evenings pleasure
Besides the usual refreshments the fol
lowing program added to the enjoyment
of tho evening
Song Dr J A and Francis Colfor
Piano Solo F J Hassler
Violin Solo James McAdams
CAff - F Colfer Frank Real
Debate j NegGR Galo Frank Brady
Reading E P Curran
Song Rev W J Kirwin
Song A V Coupe
A HOLIDAY VISION
Our entire line of Dolls will be on
display Saturday November 21st
We have many dolls this year
which you will be glad to see -we
know and in order to see all of them
you will have to come soon
We have such a large stock and va
riety of Dolls we are sure to please
you
We will give a Souvenir Booklet of
Beauty Leaves to every lady custom
er on opening day Saturday Novem
ber 21st L W McCONNELL
Druggist
Day Service
The Thanksgiving Day service will
bo held this year at tho Methodist
church at 1030 a m The sermon will
be preached by Rev R M Ainsworth
-of tho Christian church In connec
tion with this service an offering in
money food or clothing will be taken
for the poor of tho city It is hoped
that there will be a large attendance of
thankful people and a generous offering
The Winter Chautauqua
The winter chautauqua enterprise of
the Epworth League of the Methodist
church held in church Monday-Thursday
evenings was a success from the
view point of musical and literary ex
cellence but lacked patronage to make
it the large success the league hoped
for in the box office receipts
The McCook Hardware People
are promoting a lively Majestic Range
exhibition and demonstration this week
which will continue during next week
They have the goods and are showing
a large number of people every day be
sides serving hot biscuits and coffee to
all their guests
Wants To Know
Pro Bono Publico wants to know
where the boys are The Tribune cant
answer the question very satisfactorily
but there is no lack of evidence that
they are not all at home nights Whats
the matter with the home
Underwear Underwear
Jack Frost is calling your attention
to the need of warmer underwear
Rozell Barger have Coopers the
Globe and the popular non shrinking
Duofold Better call and examine
Accounts Must Be Paid
Having disposed of our dairy business
to Flitcraft Clark all accounts due
us must be paid within 30 days either
in cash or by note
ElKENBERRY CLARK
Reffular Meeting November 2X
The W C T U will hold their
regular meeting at the home of Mrs
William Deere November 27th Topic
The Press A cordial invitation given
to any who may desire to attend
Only the Best
Only tho best is just good enough for
the discriminating public that patroniz
es Marshs meat market And that is
his motto and practice
DOLLS DOLLS DOLLS
A world of Dolls to be seen at Mc
Connells Drug Store Saturday No
vember 21st
Buckskin Flannel Shirts -warm
strong serviceable They are union
made and are sold by
Rozell Barger
Aboutva score of Royal Neighbors en
joyed a social afternoon Wednesday
with Mrs Ray S Light
The Hub store for bargains in ladies
and mens ready-to-wear apparel
BLOCKS OUT LOTS OF WORK
The McCook Commercial club at its
meeting Tuesday evening blocked out
work which if consummated will be
of groat benefit to the city
The committee on rdvlslon of con
stitution and by laws reported In a
preliminary way but the completed
work will not be finally acted upon
until a future meeting soon to be
called for that purpose
A committee of five Messrs F A
Pennell F M Kimmell J F Cordeal
Fred Bruns and S S Garvey was ap
pointed to confer with the city council
concerning buying property now for
future use of the municipality This
committee was afterwards authorized
to take up with the city council the
matter of improving the river roads
especially leading into McCook
Messrs F M Kimmell H C Clapp
and C L Fahnestock were constituted
a committee to act in conjunction with
the ladies of the W C T U in secur
ing a rest room and facilities
The membership of the club was in
creasned by the addition of twenty
five new members at this meeting
Tribune Goes to Press Earlier
In order to get the paper into the one
oclock delivery The Tribune now goes
to press at ten oclock Friday morning
Advertisers and others will kindly note
and govern themselves accordingly
To insure your advertising printing in a
carefully prepared manner copy should
be brought in not later than Wednes
day afternoon The hour of going to
press cannot be delayed or deviated
from and get into the regular one oclock
delivery Be prompt
Tell the County Supt
If any child who made an exhibit at
the Boys and Girls County contest
failed to receive a prize I would be
pleased to know it in order that the
mistake may be rectified It is my
most sincere desire that no child be
overlooked At the close of the contest
some sacks tea towels and dishes were
left in the court room The owners may
secure the same by calling at my office
Claudia B Hatcher
County Supt
Note Date of Address Slip
Note the date on your address slip on
The Tribune If you have not paid
your subscription for 1908 kindly call
at office or mail amount due No paper
will be sent to those more than one year
in arrears and such accounts after due
notice and no response will be placed
for collection
SUBSCRIPTIONS
If you want to subscribe for or re
new your subscriptions to any maga
zine or paper published go to Barney
Hofer the old reliable local dealer
who will save you money Get wise
to strangers and dont get stung
like so many have the past year
School of Instruction
Grand Custodian French held a
Masonic school of instruction in our
city Thursday and Friday of this week
He has been conducting similar schools
in various towns of this section of Ne
braska past two weeks He is always
welcome among the boys of the order
Thanksgiving Day at St Albans
Rev E R Earle will conduct services
Thanksgiving day in St Albans
chapel commencing at nine oclock
There will be a Thanksgiving sermon
and Holy Communion The offering
will go to Ciarkson hospital Omaha
You Are Cordially Invited
to attend our exhibit any day this week
Come and have a cup of coffee and hot
biscuits if you intend to buy or not
McCook Hardware Co
Desperate Shooting
pains in the chest require quick treat
ment with McMillens Cough Cure
Prevents pneumonia 25c
COURT HOUSE NEWS
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COUNTY COURT
Licenses to marry issued by the coun
ty judge since our last report
Leonard D Bennett 26 Lincoln
Neb Estella Mae Fuller 25 McCook
Married November 9 by County Judge
J C Moore
George S Durbin 21 Leva L
Williams 21 both of Bartley Neb
Grover Jones 23 Farnam Neb
Bertha Wagner 23 Holbrook Neb
Married November 12 by County Judge
J C Moore
Edward Rothe 21 Mollie Schaffer
19 both of Culbertson Neb
Louis Schreiber 21 Belle Wesch 17
both of Traer Kansas
Francis E Dowd 33 Quick Neb
Regina Dold 27 May wood Neb
Guy Clark 19 Herndon Kansas
Maudie Bisnett 17 Cedar Bluffs Kas
Scale books on sale in The Tribune
stationery department
Workmen Enjoy an Evening
The members of McCook lodge A O
U W enjoyed a full evening of pleasure
Monday of this week in Diamonds hall
a full attendance being represented
The early part of tho evening was given
over to the following program
Piano solo Miss Naomi Woolton
Vocal solo Miss Ruth Wiehe
Violin duet
MesarsOConnor and Halstedt
Buck and Wing dance Miss Joy Cook
Vocal solo Mr Wm Wootton
Violin duet
MessrsOConnor and Halstedt
Recitation Miss Maude Hegenberger
Song Albion Quartette
Violin duet
MessrsOConnor and Halstedt
Song Albion Quartette
The remainder of the evening was oc
cupied with the dance music being
furnished by the West McCook Orches
tra
The Workman membership here
numbers 470 and interest is being
aroused in the regular meetings of this
fraternal order
COMPANY FOR THANKSGIVING
DINNER
What a disappointment it will be if
your cooking is not a success
Why not insure by using
McCONNELLS SPICES
Flavoring and Sage
Our spices and flavorings are the
best and purest obtainable and sage
will give your turkey dressing jurt
the flavor you like Dont take
chances with uncertain goods when
you can get something you can be
sure of L W McCONNELL
Druggist
Surprise Shower by Awl 0s
Misses Stasia and Rose Brady and
Nelle Gunn were hostesses to tho Awl
Os Wednesday evening at the Brady
home on Main avenue in a surprise
shower on Mrs Leonard Bennett of
happiest details The home was taste
fully decorated in autumnal colors and
materials - Mrs Bennett was showered
handsomely and richly paintings
silverware and other beautiful presents
in the number there was the customary
refreshment period and altogether the
evening was one of the notable ones for
the famous Awl Os
Hoc Est Potato
Cut out this advertisement bring it
not later than November 28th to The
Thompson D G Co and they will sell
you the following item worth the regu
lar prices S150 for the lump price of 99
cents 6 big turkey red hdfs 3 pairs of
heavy cotton sox 1 pair all leather work
gloves 1 pr mens suspenders 1 warm
winter cap 3 mens fine white hdfs
Positively not given without the clipp
ing nor later than November 28th The
Thompson Dry Goods Co Actual cash
valnes
Week Ending- November 28
During this week we will honor this
notice if cut out and brought to our
store to the amount of 35 cents on the
purchase of each suit of 102 S Ladies
Union Undewear The regular price
and value is SI each We have only
sizes 3 and 4 left The Thompson DG
Co
Sell Their Lumber Yard
This week Joseph Stansberry of Fort
Morgan Colorado becomes the owner
of The Clint Hamilton Lumber Cos
yard and business Mr Stansberry
and family are here and he is in charge
of the business Mr Hamilton will
likely remove from the city and engage
in business elsewhere
The Garland Base Burner
is so well known that it is hardly
essary to speak of them only to say that
McCook Hardware Co carry them and
the sooner you get one and do away with
that old coal eater foot freezer stove
the sooner you will be comfortable and
satisfied
It Takes Cash
to buy it but you have the satisfaction
of knowing that you get what you want
especially if you are looking for the
best How You are a good guesser
D C Marsh is the boy
Repainted and Repaired
The water company has a force of
men repainting and making repairs to
the big steel standpipe Meanwhile
direct pressure is being used in the
water system
Received a Liberal Patronaffe
The ladies of the Dorcas society of the
Congregational church enjoyed a liberal
patronage during their dinner and
supper yesterday at Diamonds hall
750 to 5000
Auto coats and fur coats mens and
boys overcoats large assortment and
the correct sort 750 to 5000
Rozell Bargek
A Break for Liberty
from stomach troubles liver and kidney
troubles is made by using McMillens
Liver Granules 25c
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STILLMAN BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE
Largtructure Well Filled with Ma
chinery Goes Up In Flames
The largo barn on tho Stillman farm
just a few miles east of tho city was
destroyed by fire about nine oclock
yesterday morning Tho building a
largo one and its entiro contents prac
tically wero destroyed Mrs Stillman
succeeded in removing a few sets of har
ness constituting tho entiro salvage
The loss amounts to 1500 insurance
650 It is claimed the fire resulted
from a passing freight train
A Unique Entertainment
Mrs Mary A Northrup entertained a
large company of elderly friends last
Saturday afternoon in a delightfully
unique and clever manner There were
about thirty five guests present on the
occasion eight of the younger ladies
wearing fuchus and powdered hair to
conform to the situation
The home was appropriately and
prettily decorated with autumn leaves
and chrysanthemums with pleasing
effectiveness
Progressive conversation furnished a
large fund of amusement the odds
relating to the even wedding day
anecdotes and the evens to odds
stories of their first year of house
keeping Mrs William Weygint won
the first prize and Mrs A C Ebert the
consolation
A two course lunch was served Mrs
Northrup and Mrs Marietta Hawley at
the large table being assisted by Mrs
James Hatfield Mrs C H Boyle Mrs
T B Campbell Mrs J G Stoke3 and
others
A program added to the pleasure of
the occaeien Mrs Edker Burton gavo
two vocal numbers Little Mary Boyle
sang Mrs G B Hawkes read two
selections Annie Laurie was a piano
number there were responses to toasts
by Mrs Sylvester Cordeal Mrs Stevens
Mrs Northrup and others and the com
pany departed after singing Blessed
Be the Tie That Binds
In every respect the affair was one of
marked interest and cordiality with
tender touches and much joy
JOINING CORN ASSOCIATION
Hundreds of farmers in all parts of
the United States are showing their
interest in the movement to produce
more and better corn and in the Na
tional Corn Exposition by sending in
memberships to the National Corn
Growers association
This association inspired the Na
tional Corn show It is composed of
corn growers in all parts of the United
States who send 1 membership fee
to Secretary J Wilkes Jones at Oma
ha which is used to aid in furthering
the work of the association
During the last week almost three
hundred have mailed applications for
membership arid the 1 fee to the sec
retary and this year they receive an
admission to the corn show at Omaha
on the membership ticket
Corn growers from the following
states have sent in memberships re
cently Colorado Illinois Indiana
Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan
Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Ne
braska Ohio Oklahoma South Da
kota Texas and Wisconsin
Several memberships have been re
ceived from England Mexico Canada
and other foreign countries
Omaha December 9 19 190S
Vlersen Buys Partners Interest
First of the week L S Viersen pur
chased the interest of his partner E G
Standish in tho V S shoe parlor on
West B street Mr Standish has re
turned to his home in Ohio for the pres
ent but contemplates later on going
still further west and engaging in busi
ness
We Have Said This
to You Before
A Saving in Money an improvement
in looks by wearing Stein Bloch
clothes We have signed our name to it
If its true you are interested and
we are standing pat A simple try on
is worth while
Rozell Barger Clothiers
Osteopathy
Dr J O Bruce Osteopath has op
ened offices over Electric Theatre No
116 Main ave Graduate of A S O
Kirksville Mo Five years experience
in practice Call or phone 55
PERLA TOCA BOOKLET
for- every lady wh calls at our store
Saturday November 2Jst
L W McCONNELL Druggist
Counterfeit Dollars
buy trouble but a genuine quarter buys
McMillens Face Lotion relieves
chapped hands and face
Have you seen the modern cooking
wonder at McCook Hardware Cos
store Come in any day this week
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MCCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 20 1908
Special Session City Council
There was a special session of the city
council last Friday evening with all
members present
October reports of city weigh master
and chief of police were read and filed
Reports of police judge for October
were referred back to the judge for in
formation upon what authority certain
fines were withdrawn and suspended
The audited and allowed bills were as
follows
McCook Electric Co 58 allowed
at 50 GO
Frank Cain work on rouds 110 00
Henry Gale October salary 27 00
W A Gold October salary 40 00
McCook Water Works Co water
cemetery 29 70
T F Rowell police duty Oct 31 2 00
Howe Smith same 2 00
L W McConnell drugs 19 62
F M Kimmell printing 3 50
Eugene Gary sewer inspection 26 00
DC Marsh meat 2 25
C G Bosworth board and room 50
FOR ALL WINTER AILMENTS
Changeable weather and the general
climatic conditions of winter bring
various ailments in their train
Whatever you need In the drug line
at this or any other season will be
found here We have all the adver
tised remedies whether they are ad
vertised for sale by us or not
If you require the compounding of
prescriptions you are insured service
of the highest possible character by
bringing such work to us
L W McCONNELL Druggist
Homesteads
Homestead land will soon be a thing
of the past Have you used your home
stead right If not there never was a
better opportunity than now We have
a number of fine claims on which you
can file if you come at once Good
level land black sandy loam soil which
will raise the best of crops For further
information write D J Sexsmith
Wray Colorado
A Card of Thanks
We are most grateful to all the kind
neighbors and friends for assistance and
sympathy during the illness and after
the death of our dear husband and
father Also to the Degree of Honor
and others for flowers
Mrs Jos Dudek and family
Union Temperance Meetlnff
At the Congregational church Sun
day night November 22 the united
temperance forces of the city will hold a
big meeting Rev Edker Burton of the
Baptist church will preach and he is an
expert in this line Come out and hear
him Good music All welcome
BASKET SOCIAL
A basket social will be given at the
Red Willow school house district No
1 and a program will be rendered by
the pupils on November 25 1908
Everybody invited We will entertain
you BY SCHOOL COMMITTEE
A Heavy Loss
Last Friday afternoon William White
had the misfortune to lose a bill book
containing 80 one 20 and four 10
bills To one in his circumstances the
loss is a severe one indeed Money has
not been recovered up to this printing
Removal
I have changed my office quarters
from the McNeely building over Mc
Millens drug store to upstairs in the
Citizens Bank building Entrance on
B Dennison street west
Dr WE McDivitt
You Can Heat Your House
with less expense and trouble with a
Garland or Riverside Base Burner than
by any other method You can get
these stoves at McCook Hardware Cos
Babies Stranffled
by croup coughs or colds are instantly
relieved and quickly cured with Mc
Millens Cough Cure 25c
Household Goods
for sale Phone red 266 for description
and particulars
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS
Mrs J D Young is vi3iting in Chi
cago
C E Cone of Parsons Kansas spent
Wednesday in the city
Rev Haggeman of Bartley was a city
visitor Wednesday
Captain J C Hill of Imperial was a
city visitor Tuesday evening
Mrs H D Stewart Mrs Samuel
Pickard and Mrs W T Lyon were
Lincoln visitors Tuesday Lincoln hotel
guests
Rev M B Carman was called to
Ragan Harlan county to conduct a
funeral there today Rev Carman was
once pastor in that neighborhood
Mrs Ella Sly is here on a visit ar
riving early in the week She has been
visiting in the northwest and at Ogalal
la with her daughters for several
months
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NUMBER 26
Your Money
Is Safe
only when it is safely invested
Burglars can annoy you bad
loans may cripple you simula
tion may ruin you
THE
McCOOK NATIONAL
BANK
is safo because it is governed on
a conservative basis It holds
your monoy whero you can got it
quickly and without danger of
loss
P Walsh Prcsidont
C F Lehn V Pre3
C J OBrien Cshr
DIRECTORS
J J Loughran P F McKenna
COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Will Hold Their First Meeting of the Year
at Lebanon November 28
The first meeting of the school year
of tho Red Willow county teachers asso
ciation will bo held in the Methodist
church Lebanon Saturday November
28th The following program is being
prepared for tho occasion
1030 A M
Duet Clover Blossoms
Alta McCarty and Minnie Nelson
Round Table Talks How to Interest
Patrons five minute discussions
Principal Hossler
Mrs E B Young and Grace Phillips
Reading Nora Principal Hossler
Music Lebanon Quartette
Enrollment
130 P M
Music Furnished by Indianola
How to Enliven the History Class
Principal W A Cockle
Discussion by F P Anderson
What Should Be the Basis of Pro
motion Principal Gibbs
Open Discussion
Drill Lebanon Children
Why Do We Have So Many Poor
Readers Some Difficulties How
to Overcome Them Laura Glandon
Discussion by B Ethel Redfern
Manual Training Principal Holiday
What Can Rightly Be Expected of
a High School Graduate
Hon D F Hupp
Instrumental Duet
Beth and Madeline McDonald
Has a FIffht With Trainmen
St Joseph Mo Nov 13 Oscar
Kent a stockman of Republican City
Nebr almost demoralized train sched
ules on the Burlington last night He
had a dispute with the conductor of
the St Louis Denver train which left
here at 1225 In a fight which followed
he knocked the conductor down The
brakeman was similarly treated and
the train which had gone a mile was
backed to the city where officers were
on hand and arrested Kont Another
conductor was secured The train wa3
delayed nearly an hour and a number
of other trains were delayed in conse
quence Kent said he was asleep when
the conductor aroused him and had
been dreaming that he was fighting
Do You Want a Heating- Stove
We are going to cut the prices on ten
Oak stoves prices good only for tho
balance of the month of November
One 2900 Best Heater Made 23 00
One 2500 Best Heater Made
smaller size 19 00
Three 1700 Excelsior Oaks 13 50
One 1150 Oak 9 00
OneSlIOOOak 8 75
One1000Oak 7 75
OneSOCOOak 6 75
One 750 Oak 6 00
J E Ludwick
Complete House Furnishings
Grand Chrysanthemum Sale
Over S00 fine plants in bloom Come
early and get the pick of them Prices
from 25c to 752 each Greatesc sale ever
in McCook for flower lovers Thanks
giving will soon be here 20 2ts
McCook Greenhoce phone 91
Dont Be Obstinate
when you know it is jeopardizing your
own pocket book Come in and let us
convince you of our money saving prices
The Hen Store
Julius Stein Prop
ANNUAL DOLL DISPLAY
Saturday November 21st Souvenir
for every lady customer
L W McCONNELL Druggist
Farm Loans
Go to Johnson Rozell
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