Just
One Half
tho money 3ou blow in
foolishly if invested in a
bank account would soon
put you on easy street
You owe yourself the
profection a Savings Ac
count will afford you
If you are spending all
you earn it is unfair to
yourself and those who
may bo dependent on you
You have noj iced tho
manner in which small
amounts expended count
up in a month a part of
such expenditures saved
will allow you to have an
account at this bank
Start with a dollar
have money in the bank
The
First
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Bank of Mccook
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By F M KIMMELL
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co
Subscription 1 a Year in Advance
Bknkelmans now bank Citizens
State Bankv will open for business May
loth with C R Walker as president
The capital stock is 20000 00 C R
Walker Fred R Walker D G Hines
C B Edwards and Miltou Earl com
pose board of directors
It is announced oc authority that the
Burlington will put into effect a 2
cent passenger rate in Missouri effective
probably May 1st There is an opening
for a hot time down in Old Missouri
where the people are still courugeous
enough to demand a look in
This speculating in the necessities of
life such as wheat etc is an infamous
crime against humanity and it would
seem that the government should be
able to protect its people who are thus
robbed bj a few speculative brigands
from suffering and privations from such
a cause God pity the human sharks
who grow fat and greedy on such blood
money
The portend now is that the bankers
of the state will mix over the bank
guaranty law A strong movement to
test its validity has drawn an equal
energetic alignment to support its legal
ity with Vic Wilson of Stromburg in
the van The move to invalidate is
held to be too closely associated with
the signing of the daylight saloon meas
ure The desire of the Omaha bankers
and correspondents may at least be con
tested with some spirit
Died Near Superior
Mrs A L Overman who recently
moved onto a farm near Superior died
there Tuesday of this week The re
mains were shipped here on No 13
Wednesday morning for burial Ser
vices were held in the Methodist church
Wednesday afternoon at 2 oclock after
which the body was conveyed to Fair
view cemetery a few miles south and
east of the city for interment Rev
Carman conducted the services
Deceased is a daughter of Mr and
Mrs J E Tirrill of our city She
leaves a husband and eight children
Parents husband and little ones have
the most profound sympathy in their
loss and sorrow One boy and one girl
preceded the mother into the spirit
land
Alma J Tirrill was born December
19th 1367 near LaHogue 111 At the
age of 19 she came to Red Willow county
with her parents locating seven miles
south of McCook She has been a resi
dent here practically ever since She
was united in marriage with A L
Overman January 30th 1890 They
moved to Garfield Junction near Super
ior Nuckolls county a few weeks ago
Departed has been failing in health for
some time A few days ago Mrs J E
Tirrill went down in response to word
of her daughters serious illness and
was with her daughter until the end
At the age of 20 deceased became a
member of the Methodist church A
devoted wife loving mother she has
pas d on to hr reward
A particularly sad circumstance is the
neviM tf illness of Mr Overmau who he
nnio unconscious while services were
being held in the church He wit
moved to the S uth western Nebraska
hospital for treatment Though long
remaining unconscious ho is at this
priming improved
Miss Ulanchk JaUMan visited in Red
Cloud last we k guest of Mrs Charles
Grant
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Square Deal for Local Press
The Holdrpge commercial club took
the most advanced position and action
at their meeting Inst week on the mat
tor of advertising Holdrege like Mc-
Cook and other places is weekly being
worked by fakirs in all tho advertising
lines and the merchants there and
businessmen are beginning to realize
that tha local press is getting by far the
worst of it as well ns they themselves
who are thus tho victims of much
worthless advertising matter
The following proposition is being
subscribed to by the businessmen of
that city and a suitable penalty is
added for violation of the provisions
We the undersigned appteciating
the large amount of money wasted upon
doubtful advertising schemes do hereby
agree that hereafter we shall decline to
patronize all such so called advertising
Among the things which we will not
patronize or support under any circum
stances are the following
The city directory unless same is pub
lished in Holdrege
Hotel registers desk cards card cases
room cards and similar devices
Newspapar schemes of every character
when presontod by promoters or agents
other than those regularly employed by
Holdrege papers
Cook books society or church pro
grams and blank books time cards and
other similar devices
Theatre programs theatre tickets
society programs restaurant tickets
base ball score cards etc
Irregular publications and circulars
issues wholly or chiefly for advertising
purposes This paragraph shnll not be
interpreted to prohibit circulars issued
directly by the merchants
When programs or announcements in
connection with local charities or meet
ings conventions or assemblies to be
held in or near Iloldrege are presented to
us we will refer them to the secretary
of the commercial club who will present
each proposition to the special com
mitee for approval or rejection
The local newspaper is by far the best
paying advertising medium in any town
or city The prosperity and growth of
local papers subscription but widens
the power and usefulness of that me
dium for the advertisers use All ad
vertising is based by businessmen on
volume of circulation character of cir
culation etc
McCook businessmen may -well emu
late the example of Holdrege business
men ana their commercial club
Excessive Sentences
The Wright sentence serves as another
instance of excessive sentencing of
criminals A year or two at the longest
would have served the ends of justice
and left the way open for the young man
tobave reformed and started out to repair
his damaged life Five years in states
prison will the rather harden the char
acter In the case of a young man espe
cially justico should be tempered with
mercyboth in the interest of the crimin
al and of the state We are sometimes
disposed when personal and local sym
pathy is lacking to lose our perspective
Goes to Colorado
Mr Waltz the singer who has been
assisting at the Methodist church for
the past month departed ou 13 Mon
day for Trenton for a two days en
gagement after which he will proceed
to Alamosa Colorado to assist during a
season of evangelistic work in that city
Mr Waltz carried with him the good
wishes of many McCook people His
work here has been quite satisfactory
and successful
A Telegram That Talked
At one time when Georgie Drew
Barrymore was playing in San Fran
cisco a fabulous sum was offered her
by a local theater for her services for
a few weeks The offer was exceed
ingly tempting but her contract with
Charles Frohman stood in the way
However on the nothing-venture-nothing-won
theory she telegraphed a de
tailed statement of the offer she had
received to Frohman in New York ex
plained how anxious she was to ac
cept it and wound up with the plea
Will you release me In due course
of time she received the following tele
gram in answer
Mrs Georgia Drew Barrymore Palace
Hotel San Francisco
No CHARLES FROHMAN
Albeit disappointed Mrs Barrymore
at once sent this characteristic reply
Charles Frohman New York City
Oh
GEORGIE DREW BARRYMORE
They Do Their Share
Milton complained of his wife that
she did not talk to him enough Three
hundred years have wrought a change
When Matthew Arnold visited this
country a woman with more zeal than
discretion asked htm
Mr Arnold will you tell me what
Is the most novel impression you have
received in the United States
Certainly madam he replied with
perfect English suavity The women
do all the talking Youths Compan
ion
A Spool of Thread
But for Napoleon said the spool
I like the Arc de Triomphe would
never have existed In Napoleons
time thread was made only of silk and
of wool Napoleon to ruin the English
silk thread trade destroyed the worlds
silk stock which lay at Hamburg In
this crisis the Paisley spinners turned
to cotton After tremendous labor
they at last made cotton thread Cot
ton thread is the worlds chief thread
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Mr and Mns L C Stoll visitedliis
folks in Curtis part of last week
Mis Ruby Fitzgerald is visiting
Mrs A E Stevenin in Kansas City
Mrs T A Jones of Red Cloud
visited her daughter in our city last
week
J P Crouse has commenced the
erection of a residence on North Main
avenue
Editor and Mrs Blauvelt of the
Arapahoe Mirror were Sunday visitors
in the city
Mr and Mrs C H Boyle and the
children went up to Denver last Friday
to visit his parents
Mrs Harry M Tyler and Harold
were up from Orleans last Friday
looking after some business affairs
Gcs Norburg of Holdrege was in the
city Tuesday on business in connec
tion with the Godfrey bankruptcy case
Mrs Sarah McCarl arrived home
Saturday evening from Harvard her
daughter Mrs G H Thomas accomp
anying her
Arthur Cullen of Omaha was in the
city first of the week in the line he is
representing and incidentally seeing old
time friends
Mrs Fred Tj Schwab was called
down to Crete Saturday morning last
by news of the illness of her mother
Mrs William Suess
Mr and Mrs J W Babcock and
daughter were up from Cambridge last
Thursday between trains he having
some business of the Babcock estate to
transact
Mrs Herman Pade who has been in
Fond du Lac Wisconsin for many
months on account of death in her
family returned home Sunday night
on No 3
Frank S Vahue visited McCook rel
atives and friends fore part of the
week He has been somewhat indis
posed with an ear affection and laid off
a few days to recover
Rev G B Hawkes went down to
Franklin Tuesday morning to attend
the sessions of the Republic an Valley
Association of Congregationa churches
held in that academy town fore part of
this week
Miss Alice Bradbury is under
study to Mrs Leonard Bennett in Mc
Cook Water Cos office and expects to
succeed Mrs Bennett about June 1st
When the latter will probably remove
from the city Miq Bradbury has been
connected with the McCook Electric
Qo oliice for some time Ms Ethel
Morriasey biiceuds her in that ollice
wf
Miss Maysie Hughes of Denver ar
rived in the city close of last week and
will be a guest of her sister Mrs W C
Euans during the summer
Miss Ruth Wiehe attended the meet-
as delegates from the local church
by the death of a nephew He reports
crop conditions here better than in the
eastern part of the state
Mrs Augusta Anton wont down to
Holbrook Wednesday morning to org
anize a local drill team of the Degree of
E U Galltin of Bartley had busi
ness in the countys capital city Tues
day
J II Snyder went over to Norton
Kansas early in the week to assume
ing of Congregational churches of the j charge of a moving picture business re
Republican Valley in Franklin this cently purchased by him in that city
week Also Rev B L Webber both taking charge of Monday evenings per
Joseph Dack returned Tuesdayfrom
Ruskin this state where he was called I
formance Robert Johnson late mach
ine operator at the Pastime accompan
ied him
Miss Leola Cox of Exeter arrived in
the city on No 1 Wednesday and de
parted on No 3 for California accomp
anied by Mrs C A Rodgers They
will be joined in Denver by Mrs L R
llileman Mrs Rodgers mother and
also by Miss Coxs parents who follow
Honor From there to Oxford on a from Exeter
today They are all going-
visit to Mrs Paul Anton
joined her there Friday
Little Mabel
to participate in the golden wedding of
Mr and Mrs Lee
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SATURDAY APRIL 24
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COMING
Spring Exposition Sale
of Mens To Order Tailored Clothes
THE ABOVE DATE
There will be at our store an EXPERT DESIGNER and CUSTOM
CUTTER from the staff of Chicagos famous Tailoring House
Felix Kahn Co
He brings with him a magnificent exhibit of exquisite
New Spring Woolens
in the full bolt Come in and ask him to show you the Champagne
Worsteds Aerial Greys and Blues Heather Modes Sage Green Cassi
meres etc as they will be worn by good dressers this Spring
Ask him to show you the new Fraternity Models No 131 and No
133 Do not order before you see these new fashions and materials
Come in on the above
date and take advan
tage of being measur
ed by a skilled suc
cessful expert
YOU ARE INVITED
and most welcome to look
over his beautiful exhibit of
Foreign and Domesticwoolens
Its the most complete
and successful showing
of its kind ever come to
town sn instructive de
lightful xhibtt of all the
Spring Novelties
Leave your measure now If you prefer you can have your suit
shipped later on Remember the above date At our store
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Evolution of the Chautauqua
As a chautauqua grows older it is
often noticed that the tastes of patrons
change The change may be very grad
ual but managers note a growing desiro
for better lectures belter entertain
ments and bettor music The assembly
in McCook this year will have many
improvements over the previous one
There will be more music a greater var
iety in the entertainment and stronger
lecturers from every field of endeavor
As the chautauqua develops the people
develop likewise The communities
which aavance morally and intellectu
ally as well as commercially are always
found to be cleanest most up to date
and altogether the most desirable for
the stranger seeking a new home and
place of business and besides most
satisfactory for those who havo helped
I to build up the town
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Have you seen our bench mades
Some people advertise for the man who cares we advertise to SATISFY the man that cares to
dress well Some people boast of quantity WE boast of QUALITY and stand back of every
pair We have put in the
Crossett line and they satisfy
the man that cares
Lewis A Crossett is recor
nized by all shoe men as a
leader in the art of shoe mak
ing They are up to the min
ute in style and are all made
with full vamp and NOT cut
off tips We request you to
make comparison with other
makes before buying Nine
teen styles of Mens Oxfords
all sizes and widths
Where can you find a pret
tier or snappier line of Ladies
Oxfords than we are showing
Have you seen them When
you see them you immediately
want to be fitted in a pair so
comfortable and pretty
When inspecting our line of
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mens and ladies oxfords ask to see our Oxfords for Boys Girls
and Little Ones some of the prettiest things you ever saw in
all the popular colors of leather
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