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bank account would soon
put you on easy street
You owe yourself tho
protection a Savings Ac
count will afford you
If you are spending all
you earn it te unfair to
yourself and those who
may be dependent on you
You have noticed 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
National
Bank of Mccook
By F M KIMMELL
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co
Subscription 1 a Year in Advance
Arapahoe is now thoroughly fortified
with three saloons just half McCooks
armament with whom she divides the
lofty distinction of being the only wet
towns on the Burlington between here
and Hastings
The bank situation at Benkelman has
been relieved by the admission of
Messrs Thomas Ashton and M BJEIol
land into the Bank of Benkelman circle
of stockholders and the election of Aeh
ton as vice president Mr Franklin of
this city still retains control and Mr
Ebert holds his stock Mr Eiley re
mains as cashier The new bank build
ing of the Bank of Benkelman will start
about June 1st
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bank It will be known ns the Farmers I
and Merchants bnnk will have a capital
of 25000 with 810000 pnid up
Camurid6b bns a sixteen instrument
band and la considering the advisability
of following the MoCook idea and have
open air concerts during the summer
months
Cambridge has long Binco dropped
out of the race with Arapahoe in the
wet goods business promotion but when
it comes to building school bouses
churches opera houses business blocks
and residences unequaled in this section
of Nebraska Arapahoe is not in the
same class Cambridge prefers to be
reasonably virtuous and to run the
risk of being lonepome
Attorney General Wickkrsham has
decided that it is a matter for the dis
cretion of the directors and oflicers of a
national bank to determine whether
they will enter into a contract with an
insurance company guaranteeing the
banks solvency The reasonableness
of the rato and the solvency of the
guaranteeing company are matters to
be considered and determined
Mr and Mrs Fred C Fuller are vis
iting their daughter Mrs Bennett and
friends in the city part of the week
Fou Sale Blue squaw corn for seed
Mrs S E Christian phone ash 3682
For Sale House and two lots 900
Easy terms Earl Barger
For Sale A 9-horse-power gasoline
engine McCook Cement Stone Co
phone red 196
For Sale Several fresh milch cows
Inquire of Mrs Anna Coyle McCook
Nebraska or phone black 306
For Sale Furnishings for three bed
rooms Inquire J R Burke black 358
For Sale Piano and ohter house
hold goods cheap E W Hendricks
308 2nd street east
Cane Seed I have about 40 bushels
at market price For cash A M
Benjamin R F D No 3 McCook
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For Rent Three furnished rooms
for housekeeping Also a two room and
five room cottage Mrs J I Lee
Phone 43
Call at 407 C street
Estrayed A bay mare weighs 1100
pounds foretop cut off due to foal in
two weeks Phone ash 1351 or write
John W Burtless McCook
White House Grocery
STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
FRESH VEGETABLES
Phone 30
A Big Display
of flillinery
Anticipating the inevit
able May Rush for Sum
mer Hats we have filled
our salesroom with
New Paris Creations
Chic Street Hats
Nobby New Designs
and Mid Summer ideas in
a varied assortment of
Late Shapes Colors and Combinations
at wonderfully low prices You should see our up-to-date
display and get our very reasonable prices in order to
the wonderful bargains in our MILLINERY DEPART
MENT We are prepared to serve you and serve you well
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
C A Ready of Hayes Center was a
city visitor Monday
W M Rozell arrived home last Fri
day on No 1 from his trip east
Mrs Holton Longnecker will leave
tomorrow for Rollinsville Colo
Bernard Koetters wife and two
children are all reported as improving
Gladys Puller of Sheridan Wyo
is a guest of her sister Mrs Leonard
Bennett and friends here
Miss Gertrude Storer late of our
teacher corps has recently movedifrom
Nelson Nebraska to Redondo Wash
Jhsse Furrow visited the folks near
Laird Colorado last week He reports
bis father much improved in health up
there
William Sickler of Palisade has
traded his property there for McCook
property and moved to tLis place close
of last week
Mrs E E Magee and Master Bruce
came up from Aurora Nebraska Mon
day on No 1 to spend the week here
with relatives
Mr and Mrs H P Sutton enter
tained a congenial company of friends
at a card party last Thursday evening
at the Bungalow
William Cummings of this city is in
charge of the McFann Cox saloon in
Benkelman with CTGrant of that
town in Cummings place here
Rev Burress of Indianola Methodist
church was in the city Monday com
pleting some arrangements for a con
templated trip to California in the near
future
Mrs Mary Campbell left last Fri
day for ONeill to visit her sister Mrs
Patrick Hughes nee Maggie Vaughn
Their aged father died at ONeill last
Friday a week ago
Mr and Mrs J B Meserve came in
from Los Angeles California last
Thursday evening after an absence in
California of six months and will spend
part of the summer here
Miss Deana Mette returned home
last week from visiting her sister Mrs
A E Kennedy at Beaver City Mr and
Mrs Kennedy accompanying her and
making a short visit here
Mr and Mrs M E Graham were
over from the Danbury neighborhood
last Friday on a visit and business
Miss Bessie Peterson accompanied them
home for a short visit on the farm
Miss Pluma Kellogg of Long Island
Kansas who was on her way home from
McCook where she had been visiting
stopped off here and spent Sunday with
her friend Miss Maggie Cassell Re
publican City Ranger
H T Church came down from
Hyattville Wyoming Monday night on
No 16 Tuesday he and James Doyle
departed for Denver Mr Doyle has
bought n ranch adjoining Mr Church
up in wynnung nnd expects to movei
tlrViiT i In ful plapn is now
fctocliVii wiin fault with a
on tho rauch for the summer
Drehert Clothing
Splf Miller Made
Princeton
Jack Keegan has returned to his for
mer home Fairmont
Mrs Stevens mother of Mrs Edker
Burton departed Wednesday morning
for her home in South Dakota
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Rev Hawkes of our city and Rev
Richards of Danbury exchanged pulpits
last bunday Rev Richards and wife
remained here until Tuesday His ser
mon was well received Sunday morn
ing
Mr and Mrs Frank Dobson of
Fresno Calif arrived from California
lastrnuay nignc ana are spending a
week or two with McCook and other
friends in the state Their little five-
year old boy accompanies them
Mies Louise Donisthorpe has ac
cepted a position as first primary teacher
at McCook under Superintendent C W
Taylor uudpr whom she taught in
Geneva for seven years declining offers
from several other cities Geneva
Signal
Several Cases of Thievery
Several cases of petty thievery came
to light close of last week in one of
which some of the property was recover
ed from the person and in another in
stance the goods were located out of
the city and returned here to the owner
Maurice ORourko was one of the
losers a pair of pants being taken from
his shop over Rodgers Modrells meat
market while he was out of the shop
for a few minutes
A set of good work harness were stolen
from Moore it Son but these were re
covered from a point up the Imperial
line where it was shipped to a supposed
confederate
The suite of rooms occupied by Dr
W E McDivitt over the Citizens
bank was also visited by the sneak
thieves duriDg the temporary absence
of the doctor and wife and various
articles taken A youth about 17 years
of ago was arrested by the police
and upon examination in the city
jail considerable of the plunder was
recovered from bis person
The young man Harry Johnston by
name who was caught with some of the
McDivitt goods on his person appeared
before Justice of the Peace JS LeHew
Monday and pleaded guilty to breaking
into and stealing He was bound over
to district court
Officiated at Two Marriages
Rev Edker Burton of the Baptist
church officiated at two marriages since
our last issue
Last Friday May 7th at the parson
age he united in marriage Clyde C
Hartman and Gertrude Dodge Hart
man Both are from the Driftwood
neighborhood They will make their
home at Grand Island
Wednesday he united in wedlock
Louis C Trimpey and Catherine Barth
both of Culbertson the wedding occur
ring at the home of George Beard in
this city
Company Mustered In
Foty s even men wpre mustered into
the sfap militi i hen1 lust niiht by Act
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Good Clothes Merchants
There is never a time when toe
have not something of interest for
clothes buyers
New Goods are being added con
stantly to our already large stcok
and besides regular styles we show
quality and construction of original
and attractive character
We invite prospective patrons to
look beyond the matter of style and
show and investigate PRINCE
TON Clothes Best Tailored
beneath the surface
Clothes buyers are invited to visit our store where we
can demonstrate the fabrics style fit construction
and excellence of our PRINCETON Clothes
priced 1000 to 3500
Mens Furnishings of all Kinds
Ide Shirts in a great variety ofB color and pattern
priced 100 to 200
Munsing Union Suits 125 to 300
Fine Neckwear and Hosiery 25 cents and up
Full Showing of Tiger Hats great range at 300
The English Tweed Derby and Crusher Hats in all
the latest colorings
Plothes Best Tailored Tiger Hats English Hats Munsing Underwear
Ide Shirts and Silver Collars
DREBERT CLOTHING CO
Good Clothes Merchants
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