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Pointers on Coffee
in a Nut Shell
NOT HOW MUCH
BUT HOW GOOD
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The best colFee is a delicious
luxury Poor coffee is t disap
pointinuut and endangers health
Why not have the best Blankes
Coffees are always as sweet as a
nut At
F S VAHUE
General Merchandise
223 Main Avenue
Phone 47
To The loint
Mrs A luuaeeni to have a new
babil of going shopping on Briday morn
ing Mrs B
Mrs B Yes I always find some
thing special offered on Friday at
The Thompson D G Oos I got a
very good black nienerizd petticoat
there lust week for 44 cents I see they
are off ring ladit s S2 50 jumper suits
for 149 this weU I think I shall
take in one of them
Burlington Makes Surveys
Shoshoni Wyo July 8 The Chi
cago Burlington Quincy has bad
three surveys made into Shoshoni
during the past week from the north
portal of the Big Horn canon at Boysen
twelve miles wes In the main the
surveys are parallel the chief diver
gence being at the junctions of the
lines here with the Chicago North
western Lincoln Journal
Notice
Ordinance 97 relating to and regu
lating the keeping and harboring of
dogs by imposing a license tax on the
keepers and owners will be strictly en
forced Persons interested will do well
to see to the securing of license tags for
their dogs immediately as the city
marshal has been ordered to dispose of
all unlicensed dogs at once
By order of Mayor and City Council
Fine Game In Prospect
The tennis experts connected with
the junior normal school have issued a
defi to the city tennis association
and a contest will doubtless soon be
arranged for which will be of interest
to all lovers of that splendid sport
Seme fine players are to be found at the
normal and they will put our best local
talent on their mettle
The R R Picnic Particulars
On another page will be found a com
plete account of the program and in
structions effecting the R R picnic to
be held at Cambridge next Saturday
Attention should be given to the an
nouncements therein found in order to
avoid rush and confusion as well as
misunderstandings
Ice Cream and Cake
The ladies of the Catholic guild will
give an ice cream and cake social on
Mrs Colfers lawn next Tuesday
evening Your patronage solicited
Adults 15c children 10c
Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness
We invite the people of McCook and
surrounding country to visit The White
Houss Grocery on west B street just
west of the Citizens National Bank
Phone 30 Moore Son
Mixed Paints
If you want a paint to stand this
climate use Lincoln absolutely pure
mixed paint It will give you satisfac
tion and prices are right
A McMillen Druggist
No 3 A Folding Bonnie
The new camera that tops the Bonnie
class It takes a regular 3J4 x 5 or
post card size picture and with single
Ions costs but 10 00
L W McConnell Druggist
Black Taffetta Waists 3 00
in allsizes up to 44 at the Thompson
D G Co One price plain figures
cash only
FARM LOANS
Whittaker Gray 107 West B Mc
Cook Nebraska 25 tf
A F A M Meeting
Special meeting of McCook Lodge
No 135 A F A M Tuesday July
13 at 80 p m Work in E A degree
By Order of the W M
C L Fahnestock Secy
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TALCUM DAYS
Warm weather brings need of pure
tttlcum that wont streak or dissolve in
perspiration that prevents chafing that
in perfect for all toilet purposes There
are many good talcums but none belter
I than
BY LO
It is an air floated powder delightfully
perfumed and you dont pay m fancy
j price for it Price 25 cents
u W McConnell Druggist
Our Regular Prices
are so much beiuw other stores that we
Hre often asked How long will the sale
on these last Well this is our round
ed eleventh year in McCook and it is
our reasonable hope that we may serve
the public right in this stand at least
twenty ears more The sale will
last a while at least Will ou get your
share The Thompson D G Co The
utmost value always
Shut Down For Repairs
On accouuL of ttie utunage to our
roof and suioitestacK Sunday a week
ago we are compelled to snut down
the mill and give it a thorough over
hauling This work will require about
ten days mure after which we Mill be
ready for our patrons and be better
than ever able to give them prompt
and eilicieut service
McLook Milling Co
Velle Automobiles
are now handled by McCook Hardware
Co If you are thinking of buying a
car you should investigate the merits of
this car A 300000 equipment on a
175000 car is interesting to the care
ful buyer and with the most liberal
guarantee ever given this car should
interest you
Day Current Now
Beginning with the first of the month
the McCook Electric Co hati been giving
the city the advantages of a day current
It is quite probable that many will take
advantage of bis opportunity to use
elpotricity for -power in various ways
for running electric fans and for many
domestic purposes cooking etc
Female Help Wanted
A hired girl or a woman to help my
mother keep house for me I will pay
good wages to the right party Write
the undersigned at Superior Nebraska
R P D No 2
A L Overman
Separate Pants
They come in very handy and com
fortable for summer We have a dandy
stock of them
Rozell Barger
Announcement
Will take pupils in pianoforte playing
Call at 810 1st street west or phone
black 118 Fav Hostetter
For Rent
Five room dwelling Phone red 278
ADDITIONAL RAILROAD
The 1020 is the only remaining white
leader in the yard
Switchman George Whittaker has
transferred to road service
Engine 1371 is out of the backshop
after a general overhauling
Switch engine No 1562 is in the back
shops for repairs new tires etc
Rex Scott of the yardmasters office
entered the train service last Saturday
Engine 326 has been painted and is
ready for service after general overhaul
ing
The shops were closed down as far as
possible Monday in observance of the
Fourth of July holiday
The concrete foundation for the en
gine and dynamo for the company light
ing plant is being put in
Conductor A L Knowland has been
off duty part of this week on account of
a mild attack of rheumatism
Engines 2702 and 1092 are over the
drops this week for usual repairs New
flues are being given the 1748 this week
Arrangements are being made to pipe
the companys yard at this place for air
When this undertaking is finished trains
will bo charged with air and be all ready
in that important particular even before
the engines are attached if necessary
The new monkey motion passenger
engine SI 2848 was broke in on freight
close of last and first of this week but
Bhe didnt get to first base with No 15
Tuesday night on account of running
hot A few more trips will put her in
first class condition for fast work how
ever
The pressure of extra passenger busi
ness became so pronounced first of the
week that the extension of No 9
through to Denver could not be delayed
until the issue of a new time card so
this train is now running as second No
13 and returning as second No 2 They
will be regularly carded as soon as the
new time card can be printed I
JtIcooh
RACE MEET AT McCOOK
July 14 15 16 The Best That Ever
Happened Will You Help
i The bord of directors of McCook
Driving Prl association are i ff riog to
j trie Leoplt of WcCook and thi section
of the stale the best program in the
way of racing that has ever been pre-
Reined and the matter of continuing
the iictivities of thw association and per-
piUrHing our annual race meeting will
determined entirely by the mnnner
in which the meeting of July 14 15 16
h iatrunizd
The horses entered in the vat om
stake races of this meeting are perform
ers of the liighenc clas none better may
bo seeu at the Nebraska state fair or
any other racing course in the state
The races as conducted by the asso
ciatiou have always been ou the
nothing being fixed and all
contests have been and will be deter
mined striotlj upon ttiH merit and hon
est performance of the various horses
entered
Now it is up to the people of McCook
Will you help by supporting the as
sociation Will you support it by your
own attendance at the daily meeting
and invite your friends in neighboring
towns and vicinity to join with us in
making this meeting most positive
success A failure to god finan
cially at this meeting will put the race
game out of business in this city
Other towns even the smallest sup
port their local enterprises in an ade
quate manner how much more so should
McCook the metropolis of Southwest
ern Nehraki sur port thi the noblest
of the sports Nothing is needed but
the earnest and united support of our
own people
The management has issued season
tickets good for the whole program
and good anywhere in the grounds and
it is desired that one thousand or more
of these tickets be sold in McCook
The tickets are each transferable and
may be u ed by any member of the
ftmily Tickets may oe purchased of
members of the association and at many
of the business houses
Now will we make good and assure
the management of the racing meet by
purchase of these season tickets that
we will help support this great sporting
event or shall we say to them by our
indifference that this meeting will be
the last It is up to you
It is especially requested that the
business houses of the city close each
afternoon during the race hours
Board of Directors
Muslins and Sheetings
Unbleachad muslins at 4Jc 5o 6
and up to 9c Bleached muslins 5c 7c
to 10c Bleached cambric muslins 8J 4
10c 12 Unbleached wide sheetings
19c a d Peperell 9 quarter half bleach
ed 23c Pillow tubing 17c Ready
made pillow slips 135 per doz Ready
made sheets 60s each The Thompson
D G Co The utmost value
Some Rural Route Requirements
Firstly the government is demanding
that the patrons of routes see that good
roads are provided A new ruling of
the postofiice department is to the ef
fect that routes will be discontinued
where the daily sale of stamps falls below
50 cents
Land for Sale
The David Goodenberger land located
south of Dodge school house North
east quarter 29-1-29 Will be sold at
public auction at east front door of
court house in McCook July 12th at
one oclock p m l 2t
Is Sole Owner Now
C W Graves has purchased the in
terest of his partner E C McKay in the
second hand business and has moved
the stock of goods into the skating rink
on 1st street west where he has much
larger quarters
Cheaper Tnan You Can Hake Em
Mothers you can buy waists for the
little boys cheaper than you can make
them We have them in white and blue
bioures with and without collars
Rozkll Barger
its Your Own Fault
if your bread isnt the best ever if you
dont buy thb famous Loomis high
patent at the McCook Flour and Feed
Store G F Smith proprietor
For Sale
Sweet Potato CabbageTomato Cay
enne Pepper and Sweet Mango Pepper j
plants
Mrs L M Best Phone 91
ILLUSTRATE YOUR VACATION
KODAKS
SI 00 to 2500
L W McConnell Druggist
To My Patrons
While I am ill I have arranged to
have my work go on as usual
Mrs S E Griggs
Next Week the Races
Wednesday Tburaday and Friday of
next week McCook expects to pull off
the greatest races in the history of her
driving park association Reference to
the advertising displaed by the as
sociation discloses the fact that such
purses have never before been hung up
in this part of Nebraska The special
features are given hereafter
230 trot stake 8500 00
225 pace stake 500 00
220 trot stake 500 00
215 pace purse 200 CO
225 trot purse 200 00
Three running races purses 22500
210 Pace Stake 81 000 00
This will be one of the greatest harness
races ever contested in the west King
Pin 209J4 B Barleycorn 209 Don
210J4 The Mj story Chorister 2164
Carter G 216 Midford Vincent 218
Fay Bpnard 218 and others are enter
ed in this race
WEAR OILS
THAT WEAR
It is better to wear out inexpensive
oils than expensive machinery The
film of oil a thousand part of an inch
thick in the bearings of your machinery
gives as good protection as though the
film was an inch thick as long as the oil
has proper wearing qualities We have
tested oils oils of known value and effi
ciency Machine engine and vacuum
automobile oils each the best of its kind
for the purpose for which it is intended
L W McConnell Druggist
Democrats Meet
The Democratic County Central Com
mittee met in McCook Saturday and
laid plans for the coming election We
understand the following will be candi
dates on the Democratic ticket Clerk
Barney Hofer Sheriff John Real Com
missioner Ed Sughroue Superintend
ent Audrey Jones Judge ESDutcher
Who will run for Treasurer is jet un
decided Indiauola Reporter
Slight Hre this Morning-
The Star laundry had a small fire in
its boiler room this morning Fortu
nately it was early discovered and ex
tinguished with but small damage it
not being necessary for the department
to use the fire hose Fire resulted from
the stack where same passed through
the ceiling and roof the opening not
being large enough bringing the wood
too near the hot stack
Mr Thresherman
Webelieve you can make money this
year if you have a good machine and
are ready for business Remember
that we are agents for the J I Case
Co and can land you a machine here
in a f e days Let us fill your orders
for anything in the threshers line
Good stock of oil grease and other sup
plies always on hand
McCook Hardware Co
Bring Them to Me
I am in the market for the purchase
of cattle and hogs in fact of live stock
of all kinds and assure patrons of pay
ing the highest market price I may be
found at the Nelms feed store phone
186 or at my residence on north 1st
street east phone red 143 Give me an
opportunity to make you a price on
your stuff D C Marsh
Union Meeting-
Sunday evening July 11th at 800
oclock at the Methodist church will be
held a union temperance meeting Rev
G B Hawkes and Rev E Burton will
speak An abundance of good music
is promised Let everybody come
The Brave Boys
Last weeks Hastings Tribune con
tains a five column cut of the Nebraska
Brigade Band of McCook Nebraska
which will play at the Hastings Chau
tauqua July 31st and August 1st
On Bargain Square
A bunch of boys knee pants for 12
years to 16 years for 19j a pair Good
stout cotton worsteds The Thompson
D G Co The utmost value
Special on Wall Paper
For the next few weeks we will make
special prices on wall paper Have fair
assortment left from which to select
A McMillen Druggist
No Hunting- Allowed
No hunting allowed on my farm or on
the Walsh land leased by me under
penalty of the law E F Flitcraft
Without Incident
The 8 oclock closing hour law went
into effect in McCook last Friday eve
ning July 2nd without incident
Notice A 0 U W
The next meeting will be held in the
new Masonic temple theatre building
Monday evening July 12th
For Sale
N E J4 12-3-33 Make offer Geo
W LeFevre 406 So 7th st San Jose
Calif
Moneyjro Loan On Farms
See Rozenfe Barger at clothing store
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KcCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA THURSDAY EVENING JULY 8 1909
Removal of a Landmark
The resignation of A C Ebert from
the casbiership of the Citizens National
Bank removes temporarily at least from
the active business men of the city one
of the landmarks For a quarter of a
century his has been the constant con
sistent and ever reliable figure behind
the counter of the bank he has Rt rved
with such marked fidelity With one
exception he has been employed with
out change or interruption in one busi
ness bouse longer than any man in this
city
The Tribune is unadvised as to his
future purposes but we hope he will
remain with the city he has seen grown
from virgin prairie and that after a
well earued vacation on the western
coast he will return to this city and re
sume a place amoug in some business
capacity
Dougherty Walton Wedding-
Tuesday evening July 6th Miss
Grace Winifred daughter of Mrs
Cora Dougherty and James LeRoy
Walton were united in marriage Rev
M B Carman performing the ceremony
at the residence of Mrs M A Jones on
1st street E at corner of F in the pres
ence a few relatives and friends Miss
Debbie Wilkinson and Mr D C Crane
both of Fort Morgan Colorado stood
up with the couple Mrs J A Moser
and daughter of the same place were
guests The young couple will make
their home at the Jones residence Mr
Walton is employed in the Burgess
plumbing establishment
No Formal Celebration Here
McCook afforded no formal obser
vance of Fourth of July this year her
people providing numbers and enthusi
asm at various points in this section of
the state However the fireworks
proposition enjoyed a threedajs stand
in place of the usual single appearance
Fortunately there are no injuries to
relate
LOOK OUT
The Odd Fellows are planning to hold
a picnic Monday July 19ch in Littles
grove on the South Side to which
everybody will be welcome
20c Reduced 7 l 2c
A pile of wash goods worth at regular
price 12e to 20c on Bargain Square
now at 7J4c Remarkable bargain
The Thompson D G Co
Farm Loans
N J Johnson over McConnells store
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McConnell for drugs
McMillen prescription druggist
Mrs J JacKson nuree Phone red 251
Fresh fruit always in season at Hubers
Limoneira Lemons
Grocery Phone 30
White House
Kodaks and kodak supplies
L W McConnell Druggist
Try our crackers in tin boxes You will
never use any other HUBER
McMillen druggist has recently re
ceived a large assortment of the latest
post cards You should see them
We have the finest lme of Olives and
Olive 0U in McCook The lull Reid Mur
dock line HUBER
C T Caswell the electric supplies
dealer has moved into the Morris base
ment under the Woodworth drug store
Jessie E Bobst seeks a divorce from
her husband Frank J Bobst and de
sires the restoration to her of her maid
en name
The Dorcas Kensington will meet
with Mrs GW Norris Thursday after
noon next July 15th at usual hour
All welcome
Have you seen that SI 00 gauntlet
glove for harvest work at Rozell Bar
gers You cant equal it in the city
either for quality or price
Quality like blood tells Quality ex
plains the well earned popularity of the
tfamous Loomis High Patent Fours
Sold by McCook Four and Feed Store
The ladies of the W CT U will give
an ice cream social in the park July
16th between the hours of 730 and 1000
P M Price 15 cects
McMillen druggist is serving the
famous Franklin ice cream at his foun
tain Can furnish cream in quantity
or take orders for brick ice cream
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be observed at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning conduct
ed by the pastor Union service in the
evening
Have you a farm to sell or exchange
It costs only a cent a word per day to
run an advertisement in the Omaha
Bee It will reach over 40000 sub
scribers and is almost sure to find a
buyer Write today
NUMBER r
HOT WEATHER
It is undoubtedly hot weather
But then that is the kind of
weather it takes to make things
grow Is it making your bank
account grow too Dont let that
languish but see that it keeps
growing all the time It is the
plant that is always sure to bring
returns when proiorly cultivated
returns in health in independ
ence in comfort and iu ability to
do things
Remember that a good flourish
ing bank account grows steadily
regardless of the weather if you
want it to grow While the
weather is warm como in with
jour deposits just the same as
ever You will always find tho
same welcome at this bank hot
weather or cold
Better try a bank account at
THE
McCOOK NATIONAL
BANK
P Walsh President
C F Lehn V Pres
C J OBrien Cshr
DIRECTORS
J J Loughran P F McKonna
Muslcale
Thursday evening July 20th com
mencing at 830 oclock in Methodist
church under auspices of the Ladies of
the G A R Tickets 10c
PROGRAM
Piano solo Miss Emma Burrows
Vocal solo
Piano duet
Mrs W B Mills Miss Heckman
Clarinet solo Raymond Jordan
Reading M iss Estella Faus
Piano trio
Violin solo Miss Hazel Norm
Vocal solo Mrs Jessie Davis
Their Opening- Concert
The bund regaled cha people of the
city last Thursday evening with a con
cert at the intersection of Mrtin and C
street giving an enjoyable program An
effort is making to secure funds to make
this concert regular affair during the
summer tho concerts alternating be
tween the park and a down town point
It is hoped that a generous response
may be received to this action and that
we may have tho benefit of these con
certs during the summer
Remains Taken To Culbertson
Peter son of Adam Schneider of near
Culbertson died in this city early
Wednesday morning of dropsy having
come here for treatment
Tne lad was in nis uinth year having
been born in Lincoln December 3rd
1901 The remains were taken to Cul
bertson Wednesday morning for burial
Ready To Open Next Week
Have been delayed somewhat unex
pectealy in opening my studio but ex
pect to be able to open some time dur
ing coming week in my quarters ad
joining tha Commercial hotel on Main
avenue which is now receiving the
finishing touches from the painter and
paper hanger E Schkll Kimmell
Comfortable Shirts
What that means these warm days
Rozell Barger have them in plenty in
plain blues the whites and creams
without and with collars Come and
see for yourself
Notice to the Public
Mr J H Schneider professional
piano and organ tuner 511 west 3rd
street McCook Neb is now ready for
engagements in his profession
Plenty of Extra Sizes
in mens and womens balbriggan and
gauze underwear The Thompson D
G Co The utmost value
Harvest Is Approaching
You will need gloves We have them
at from 25 cents to 8250 and in all sizes
Rozell Barger
A Vacuum Cleaner
Alex R Mehaffey has received his
vacuum cleaner and is doing fine work
along that line
Hammocks
We have a large line of up-to-date
hammocks at various prices
A McMillen Druggist
Farm Loans
Optional payments No cash com
mission required P S Heaton
Chicken Pie Dinner
The ladies of the Congregational
church of Cambridge will serve a
Chicken Pie dinner in dining room
of the church July 10th the day the
McCook railroad men picnic in that
town Cool room well screened
from flies Good dinner 35c Every
body welcome
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