I I V B I K A Business Office Station ery is Our Specialty Particularly Pine Line of Writing Papers in Boxes McCook Views in Colors Typewriter Papers Box Writing Papers Legal Blanks Pens and Holders Calling Cards Manuscript Covers Typewriter Ribbons Ink Pads Paper Clips Brass Eyelets Stenographers Notebooks Photo Mailers Memorandum Books Letter Files v o tv Meets second and fourth Thursdays at 8 oclock in Diamonds hall Chas F Markwad C C W C Moyee Clerk WORKMEN McCook Lodge No 61 AOUW meets every Monday at S00 p in in Monte Cristo hall MauriceGriffinRcc MS JexnixgsMW JMWBNTZFinancier RoYZiNTForeman degree of honor McCook Lodge No 3 D of H meets every second and forth Tuesdays of each month at 800 p m in Monte Cristo hall Mrs Della McClain C of H Mrs Cabbie Schlagel Rec LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS McCookDivision No 623 B of L E meets every second and fourth Sunday of each month at 230 in Morris hall Walter Stokes C E W D Bubnett F A E locomotive fibemen and enginemen McCook Lodge No 599 B of L F fc E meets on the first and third Saturdays of each month in Morris hall I D Pennington Pres C H Husted Sec railway conductors Harvey Division No 95 O B C meets the second and fourth Wednesday nights of each month at 800 p m in Morris hall at 304 Main Avenne S E Callen C Con M O McCluee Sec railway trainmen C W Bronson Lodge No 4S7 B or R T meets first and third Sundays at 230 p m and second and fourth Fridays at 730 m each month in Morris hall C W Corey M E J Moobe Sec railway cabmen Young America Lodge No 456 B R C of A meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in Morris hall a67 p m Ray O Light C C N V Fkanklin Bee Sec machinists Red Willow Lodge No 587 1 A of M meete every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 800 p m in Morris hall - Theo Diebald Pres Fbed Wasson Fin Sec Fwkd Beebt Cor Sec Post Card Albums Duplicate Receipt Books Tablets all grades Lead Pencils Notes and Receipts Blank Books Writing Inks Erasers Paper Fasteners Ink Stands Bankers Ink and Fluid Library Paste Mucilage Self Inking Stamp Pads Rubber Bands Invoice Files McCook Views in Colors are a Leader with Us THE TRIBUNE Stationery Department CITY LODGE DIRECTORY A F A M McCook Lodge No 135 A F A M meets every first and third Tuesday of the month at 800 p m in Masonic hall Lon Gone W M Charles Li Fahnestock Sec e s M Occonoxee Council No 16 RS M meets on the last Saturday of each month at 800 p in a Masonic hall Ralph A Hagbeug T I M Sylvester Coedeal Sec x A King Cyrns Chapter No 35 R A M meets every first and third Thursday of each month at V300 p in in Masonic hall Clarence B Gray H P W B Whittakee Sec KNIGHTS TEMPLAR St John Commandery No 16 K T meets on the second Thursday of each month at 800 p m in Masonic hall David Magner E C Henry E Colbertson Rec eastern star Enreka Chapter No 86 O E S meets the Second and fourth Fridays of each month at 800 p m in Masonic hall Mrs Sarah E Kay W M W E Hart Sec modern woodmen Noble Camp No 663 M W A meets every second and fourth Thursday of each month at 830 p m in Morris hall Pay assessments at White House Grocery Julius Kuneet Consul J M Smith Clerk royal neighbors rcbeCamp No 862 R N A meets every aecoud and fourth Thursday of each month at 230 p m in Morris hall Mrs Caroline Kuneet Oracle Mrs Augusta Anton Bee BOILERMAKERS McCook Lodge No 407 B of B M I S B of A meets first and third Fridays of each month in Odd Fellows hall KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS McCook Lodge No 42 K of P meets every Wednesday at 800 p m in Masonic hall H V Conovkr C C D N Cobb K R S odd fellows McCook Lodge No 137 1 O O F meets every Monday at 800 p m in Morris hall H G Hughes N G W A Middleton Sec EAGLES McCook Aerie No 1514 F O E meets every Friday evening atS oclock in Kelley building 316 Main avo C Li Walker W Pres C H Ricketts W Sec NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS Brauch No 1278 meets first Monray of encli month at 330 p m in carriers room postoflice G F Kingkorn President D J OBeien Secretary KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS McCook Council No 1126 K of C meets the Qrst and third Tuesdays of each month atS00 p m in Diamonds hall G R Gale F Sec Frank Real G K DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA Conrt Granada No 77 meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 8 p m in Monte Cristo hall Anna Hannan G R Nellie JIyan F S LADY MACCABEES Valley Queen Hive No 2 L O T M meets avery first and third Thursday evenings of each month in Morris hall Mks W B Mills Commander Harriet E Wielktts R K g a r J K Barnes Post No 207 G A R meets on the first Saturday of each month at 2 30 pm Morris hall Wm Long Commander Jacob Steinmetz Adjt belief corps McCook Corps No 9S W R C meets every second and fourth Saturday of each month at 230 p m in Ganschow hall Adella McClain Pres Susie Yandebhoof Sec l of g a b McCook Circle No 33 L of G A R meets on the first and third Fridays of each month at 2 30 p m in Morris hall Maey Walker Pres Ellen LeHew Sec p e o Chapter X P E O meets the second and fourth Saturdays of each monjj at 230 p m at the homes of the various members Mrs J A Wilcox Pres Mrs J G Schobel Cor Sec II I I Stomach trouble is but a symptom of and noi in itself a true disease We think of Dyspepsia Heartburn and Indigestion 3 real diseases jei they are symptoms only of a certain specula Nerve sickness nothing else It was this fact that first correctly led Dr Shoos in the creation of that now very popular Stomach Remedy Dr Shoops Restorative Going direct to the stomach nerves alone brought that success and favor to Dr Shoop and his Restorative With out that original and highly vital principle no luch lasting accomplishments were ever to be had For stomach distress bloating bfJIoumess DM breath and sallow complexion try Dr 8hcop8 Restorative Tablets orLiQuidr and see for your self what it can and will do We sell tiri cheer fully recommend Dr Shoops Restorative A Mc MILLEN 1 nblo at not more than 13 ptr cent ad valorem Tungsten ore 1b made duti able at ten per cent The duty on watches was read justed remaining at about the came as the Dingley law A duty o one cent per pound Taa put upon the zinc In the ore whore It contains more than 20 per cent of zinc On zinc with less than 20 per cent there is a lower rate of duty Zlac now has a duty of 20 per cpnt There was an added duty of one half of one cent per pound uron plain bottle caps and on decorated bottle caps the duty was increased from 45 to 55 per cent The reductions in the metal sched ure are more numerous and generally more marked than in most of the others Heading the list is iron ore which was decreased from 40 to 15 cents per ton Pig iron iron kent ledge and Spiegeleisen were lowered from 4 to 250 per ton Scrap iron and steel from four to one dollar per ton Reductions were made on bar iron round iron slabs and blooms structu ral steel not fabricated anchors iron and steel forgings hoop band or scroll iron or steel steel bands or strips Railway Bars and Steel Rails The reduction on cotton ties is from five tenths to three tenths of one cent per pound and railway bars and steel rails from seven twentieths of one cent per pound to seven fortieths Iron or steel sheets were also re duced and the duty on charcoal iron is made six dollars a ton instead of 12 Other reductions in the metal sched uIp affect polished sheets rolled sheets of iron steel copper or nickel steel ingots cogged ingots blooms and slabs round iron or steel wire steel bars or rods cold rolled cold drawn or cold hammered or pol ished anvils axles blacksmiths hammers and sledges track tools wedges and crowbars bolts cast iron pipes cast hollow ware chains lap welded or jointed iren or steel boier tubes ant sails and spikes horse shoe nans wire nails spikes nuts and washers cut tacks steel plates engraved rivets cross cut saws mill saws circular saws pit and drag saws steel band saws and all other saws screws wheels for railway pur poses aluminum inomazite sand and thorite Tin plates reduced from one and one half to one and two tenths cent3 per pound Duties on table and carving knives reduced and the minimum limit of the Vvjv wvtK i 3rMr Nelson W Aldrich Republican Senate Leader rates on these knives is made 40 per cent ad valorem instead of 45 Ma terial reductions are made in the rates on files and the duty on cash regis ters jute manufacturing machinery typesetting machines machine tools printing presses sewing machines typewriters and all steam engines is reduced to 30 per cent ad valorem from the existing rate of 45 per cent Until January 1 1912 embroidery and certain lacemaking machines and ma chines used for the manufacture of linen cloth and tar and oil spread ing machines used in the construc tion of roads are to be admitted free Lumber Schedule In the lumber schedule the only In creases were those on shingles from 30 cc s to 50 cents per 1000 and on briar wood and laurel wood for the use of pipe makers from the free list to 15 per cent ad valorem The rate on sawed lumber was decreased from 2 per 1000 to 125 per 1000 There was also a diminution on timber from one cent per cubic foot to one half cent and on sawed boards of white wood and kindred woods from 1 per 1000 to 50 cents per 1000 The re duction in the differential rates in favor of dressed lumber averaged about one third of the Dingley rate Paving posts railroad ties and tele phone poles are reduced from 30 to 10 per cent ad valorem clapboards from 150 per 1000 to 1 25 laths from 25 cents to 20 cents per 1090 while fence posts and kindling wood were taken from the dutiable list and placed on the free list The only change in the sugar sched ule consisted of a reduction of fire hundredths of a cent in the differen tial on refined sugar In agricultural products broom corn was taken from the free list and made dutiable at three dollars per ton Hops are increased from 12 to 16 cents per pound There are also in creases on lemons figs almonds pine apples and chicory root The reduc tions in the agricultural schedule cov ered bacon and hams from five to four cents per pound lard from two to one and one half cents fresh meats from tiro to one and ccnti and starch from one and one half to one cent per pound Tallow wool grease dextrin peas sugar beets cabbages and salt were aleo lowered The wine and liquor schedule was Increased throughout to 15 per cent over the Dingley rates The cotton schedule was recon structed and readjusted to bring the duties up to those collected during the first four years of the operation of the Dingley law and to the rate then col lected under that law Since that time the rates hnve been lowered in some cases from 60 to G per cent by court decisions These new rates are equivalent to an addition on the whole of three per cent ad valorem increase over that collected under the present law for last year Cotton Hosiery Cotton hosiery valued at not more than 1 per dozen is increased from 50 to 70 cents per -dozen pairs more than 1 and less than 150 per dozen pairs from CO cents to 85 cents per dozen pairs more than 150 and not more than 2 from 70 cents to 90 cents per dozen pairs The remaining rates on stockings are the same as under the present law Hemp is increased from 20 to 2250 per ton and hackle hemp from 40 to 45 per ton The cheaper laces remain as in the present law but there is an increase from CO to 70 per cent on some of the higher priced laces In this schedule single coarse yarns are reduced from seven cents to six cents per pound and gill net tings from 25 to 20 per cent ad va lorem There was a general reduction in carpets and mats A reduction from 20 cents to 15 cents is made in hsdraulic hose Oil cloth including linoleum was re duced about one third There was practically no change in the wool schedule from the rates of the Dingley law but flicre was a re adjustment between tops and yarns and a small decrease on cloths with a cotton warp Mechanically ground wood pulp was exempted from duty and placed on the free list with a provision for a countervailing duty against Canada The lower grade of printing paper was reduced from 6 to 375 per ton and the higher grade from 8 to 375 There is an increase on surface coat ed paper and lithographing prints in cluding postcards and cigar labels Common window glass of the lower sizes in which the imports are heavy is given a reduction and where changes were made in the chemical schedule there was a general de crease ecept upon such articles as fancy soaps and perfumes which were increased Other Reductions Bituminous coal goes down from G7 cents to 45 cents per ton and there are reductions on gunpowder matches and cartridges Agricultural imple ments are cut from 20 to 15 per cent ad valorem ike r v i Tst n fTirT j the free sce of ezl tobacco places a restriction en the retail dealer which requires him to record every sale anoitug to two pounds or more to one person in one day A number of other ironclad requirements are in cluded in the redraft of this section adopted by the conference coranilttee by which it was intended to prevent any frauds upon the internal rev enues and at the same time give as much of a local market as possible to the tobacco grower The grower had contended for unrestricted sale of amounts up to ton pounds Foreign built yachts are subject to an excise tax of seven dollars per gross ton which ia to be collected an nually on the first day of September In lieu of the excise tax the owner of a foreign built yacht or pleasure boat may pay a duty of 35 per cent ad valorem on his yacht This will entitle him to American registry The excise tax provision was adopted be cause of the fact that some question has been raised about the ability of the government to enforce collection of import duties Corporation Tax Livery corporation joint stock com pany or association organized for profit and every insurance company is required to pay annually an excise tax of one per cent upon its entire net income over and above 5000 This feature was put into the bill to raise additional revenues to apply on the treasury deficit The section was prepared by Attorney General Wicker- Hides were placed on the free list with a few changes in phraseology in while the rate on band and sole several cases er is reduced from 20 per cent to five per cent ad valorem on dressed leather from 20 per cent to 10 per cent boots and shoes from 25 per cent to 10 per cent Fireworks are increased from 20 per cent advalorem to 12 cents per Tiound wearing apparel made of fur from 35 to 50 per cent and the higher class jeweriy from 60 per cent t i 85 per cent ad valorem pencil lead i3 given specific rates instead of ad va lorem rates with a slight increase For the first time moving picture films are named specifically in a tar iff law The bill gives them a positive rate of 1 cents per foot Petroleum crude and refined In cluding kerosene gasoline naphtha benzine and similar petroleum pro ducts are made free of duty and are left even without a countervailing duty The Dingley rates on womens and childrens gloves are allowed to stand The only cvmge is a reduction on schmaschen gloves not over 14 inches in length on which the rate is made 125 a dozen pairs instead of 175 Miscellaneous Provisions A provision is included in the bill which levies on all articles upon which any foreign country pays a bounty or grant upon its exportation an additional duty equal to the amount of such bounty It is required that all imported ar ticles capable of being marked with out impairment of their value shall be stamped with the name of the manu facturer and the country of origin A very elaborate provision for the administration of the customs laws was adopted by the conferees It is practically the same as that adopted by the senate It is Intended to pre vent undervaluation of articles on which there is no foreign market by which true values may be ascer tained Provision is made for the estab lishment of a customs court of ap peals with headquarters in Washing ton It will comprise a presiding judge and four associate judges at salaries of 10000 a year There are to be appointed to conduct govern ment cases before this court a special assistant attorney general at 10000 a deputy assistant attorney general at 7500 and four attorneys at 5000 each The internal revenue tax on tobacco is amended making the rates on chew ing and smoking tobacco eight cents a pound No change was made in the tax on cigars except those weigh ing under three pounds per 1000 which were increased from 54 to 75 cents per 1000 The rates on cigar ettes were increased to 125 per 1000 A prohibition against the use of coupons or specialgift pledges is incorporated In the new law The drawbackprovision of the Ding ley law is incorporated in the confer ence bill in lieu ot the drawback of the house bill which intended to per mit the substitution of domestic ma terial in the manufactured article for export to the same quantity that the imported material upon which a drawback was obtainable was used In the manufacture of similar articles for domestic consumption An addi tional provision was adopted entitling users of domestic alcohol in the man ufacture of perfumery and cosmetics to secure a drawback of internal rev enue tax to the amount of alcohol used in an exported article Senate Ideas Accepted Practically all the administrative features of the bill which were adopt ed in the senate were accepted by the conferees They include a new maxi mum and minimum feature a corpo ration tax law instead of the inheri tance tax adopted by the house au thorization for a bond issue to raise money to build the Panama canal as well as numerous other features The maximum and minimum provi sion prescribes duties in accordance with the rates named In the dutiable list until March 31 1910 when 25 per cent ad valorem is to be added automatically as the maximum duty The president is authorized to apply the minimum rates however to im ports from a country which gives its best rates to the products of the United States and is made the judge as to whether a foreign country ac cords to the United States treatment which is reciprocal and equivalent When he finds that this condition ex ists he is to issue a proclamation put ting in effect the minimum rates and until the time of the proclamation the maximum rates will apply The president is empowered to em ploy such persons as may be required to secure information to assist the president in the discharge of the du ties imposed upon him and informa tion which will be useful to the offi cers of the government in the admin istration of the customs laws The reciprocity treaty with Cuba is not af fected by the maximum and minimum provision The president is empowered also to abrogate those reciprocity treaties which can be terminated by diplomat ic action It is made h is duty to give 10 days notice after the bill becomes a law of his intention to bring those treaties to an end All other treaties which contain no stipulation in regard to their termination by diplomatic ac tion shall be abrogated by a notice of six months from the president to those countries the notice dating from April 30 1909 on which date Secretary Knox notified foreign gov ernments that the United States would soon ask them to enter into new tariff relations Br Peter ISao Queen pJrr yF07 PETER MAC QUEEN F RG S 8 Worlds Greatest Traveler and Explorer Illustrated Lectures AT CHAUTAUQUA Fowler JlrSW HaiMt Mr 1 Manner Mrs Osa sham assisted by other able lawyers I ircii m m p in the administrative circle and great I MrTIioimis care was taken to guard against double taxation It provides a form of publicity which will enable the gov ernment to exercise supervision over corporations The form of returns which must fce made by corporations and other features of the corporation tax law were made public in detail during its consideration in the senate It is estimated that from 20000000 to 30000000 a year will be collected under this form of federal taxation The secretary of the treasury i3 authorized to issue Panama canal bonds to the amount of which sum together with that already expended equals the estimated cost of the Panama canal It is not intend ed that the bonds shall be issued ex cept as needed to provide money to carry on the work of canal construc tion The bonds are to be payable 50 years from the date of issue and will bear Interest at a rate not exceeding three per cent When the bonds are sold the secretary of the treasury will restore to the working balance the 50000000 paid originally for the canal property and the canal zone The re enactment of the provision authorizing the issuance of treasury certificates for money borrowed to meet public expenditures increases the amount of the authorization from 1000000C0 to 200000000 A large number of other provisions that are in force under the existing tariff law are included in the conference bill ADVERTISED LIST The followint lettrrs caN i ml pack apes remain unrated for at thti McCook postofiice Augut tn 1900 IETTKIUJ Leary Mr U C Miche Mr Otto McMulIen MrJS Travis Mr Thomas Wejenth Miss Ruhy Williams Miss Mny IojtOII TlilH Keurs Mr jorJ Natter Mr John Tijier Mi Hanry lcrry Mr Wjiruer Woodard Mr IJ It CAKD9 Lawrence Mrs Fred Irimxer Mis Anna Rhoad Geo W 2 SturrIMre J R White MNs Nellie Rhode Iluury Thorpe Mr Piiko Willi MisCharioUo Uncalled for August 12 lOoU LKTTERS AinansJMivs Ida Ayward Mr lames CliriMiian Mr Roy Lateley Mr S 1 Matey L W Morrisey Mr John Richards Mr Warren T CARDS Mr IInrvy2fliiRwIii ain Cos W C CttUi Mi- Etttulyii Creicliton Mr T R Finite Mr Ton C Miller Mr Iiili u Miller Mrs Stewart Mis nuruicft Thorpe Mr Diiko Wood MrK Louiso York H li When calling for tlipi tense say they were advertised 1 fiN Coze P M Cash Register Saronery Rpcoiv pd on account Pid out Cash Credit sli ftc for snl at the Tribunf office Per 1000 50c Fresh fruit always in season at Hubers No J u TRKASUR PhlM RTMENT Ollice of Com i roller of the Currency Washington t June 8 IS00 Whereas by satisfactory etdenee presented to the undersigned it lia0 t etn made to appear that Tho Citizens National i ank of McCook in the City of McCook in the County- of Red Willow and State of Nelra ka nas complied with nil the provision- of tic of tha United States required to he complied with he fore an association -hall be authorized to com mence the business of Hankiui Now therefore I Thomas I Kane Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Currency do hereby certify that The itizen National Rank of McCook in the City of McCook in the County of Red Willow and state of Nebraska is nut orized to commence the business of Ranking as provided in Section Fifty ono hun dred and sixty nine of tin Revised Statutes of the United States onershn of The Citizons Rank of McCook In testimony whereof witue my hand and Seal of ollice this Righth day of roue 11VJ T 1 RANK Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Currency Bureau Treasury Department Seal of the Comptroller of the Currency i June l lvi ID times In the District Court of Red Willow county Nebraska Charles E McKibben Plaintiff vs Charles L Moseley et al Defendant- 1o CImrles L Moseley Howard S Moseley John Mo eley Rertha Moseley Clarence S Moseley Harold A Mo eley Thomas Al Clark Amelia H Clark I Marion Clark otherwise known a- Isaac M Clark non resident defend ants You are hereby notified that plaintiff herein oiithelJth day of July ADim filed his pe tition in the above entitled Court against you and each of jon The object and prayer of which petition an to obtain a decree against the above named and eich of them quieting title in and to the Southwest One fourth S W l t of Section Twenty one 21 in Township Three 5 North Range Twenty six 20 West of the Cth PM in Red Willow county Nebraska in the plaintiff and adjudging the defendants and each of them to have no claim interest estate right title or lien in and to the said premises and for ejniable relief You are required to answer this petition on or before the 3Uili day of August 2J Ks f HAnrEs E Mf Kikkex Ry Chas H F W Moan t W Rnrke hi- attorney- STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OK THE McCook Cooperative Building Sayings Assn of McCook Nebrak on the flth day of June KniO AETs First Mortgage Loan- SUBE38 00 Stockloans 8W0 W Cash 2440 to Delinquent interest 53 50 Expenses and taxes paid 432 10 Delinquent assessments 5S CO Total I50l2i3 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid np S 111079 St Reserve fund ZSOto 25 Undivided profits JJIt 4u Other liabilities ISf It Total ISfc2I866 Receipts and expenditures for the year ending June 1009 RECEIPTS Ralance on baud July 1 3350 45 Dues Slaji Interest premiums and fines 13235 74 Loans repaid ISMB9G8 Real Estate Sales LHB 67 TaxSale Redemptions 1SSC5 Total gjmm ExpEXDrrrsEs Loans S 3MC8 00 Expends L3TS31 Stock redeemed 22495 Of Cash on hand 24tl53 Tax Sale Certificates 322 22 Real Estate a W Total S5 State of Nebra ka Red Willow County s I A Pennell secretary of the above named associationdo solemnly swear that the forego ing statement of the condition of said Associa tions true and correct to the best of my knowl edge and belief F A- Pennell Secretary Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2tth daj of July 1900 Chas W Kellet seal Notary Public Approved John E Kellet F M Kimmell J A Wilcox Directors