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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1909)
X h You Stand by Your Home Town When you buy from a town mer chant When you patronize a town tailor When you employ a town dentist When you encourage a town enter prise When you speak the towns praises When you subscribe for the towns newspaper Some citizens fail in some of these duties A few fail in all of them HOW ABOUT YOU GRANT Edwin Towle recently bought a bunch of northern horses in McOook Tom Smith pulled his steam thresher into the Devils Gap neighborhood Dupe Guinn threshed 1600 bushels of grain for Jacob Wesch and sons JB v Benjamin has been helping Mr Weach haul wheat Julius Katha has leased John Weschs farm and will move onto the land this fall Mrs A M Benjamin visited relatives in Eastern Nebraska last week August Wesch Sr had a runaway recently with those foxy mules attach ed to the disc plow Clyde Hartman is back from school at Grand Island Hot and dry and dusty Corn pretty well burned up and grass needing rain badly It you want a good pickle in sweet sour or mixed we have them a quart jar full for 25 cents HUBER J BARTLEY Mr S B ttowo has gone to the country this week to visit with his son Baxter Rowe and other relatives A car of merchandise billed from Chicago to Denver burned in the west end of the yard at Burtley about 3 a m Tuesday Mrs Dr Promer of Haigler Neb who has boon visiting her parents Mr and Mrs R C Fidlor returned home Friday Mrs Nancy Rowe wife of S B Rowe died suddenly about noon August 2i The funeral was preached in the M E church by Rev Miller of the Evangeli cal church of Cambridge The remains were laid to rest in the Bartley ceme tery Mrs Rowe had been a esident of Bartley for a long titno and her many friends deeply sympathize with her hus band and other relatives She was G3 years old Will Shoemaker wife and daughter from near Tacoraa Washington visited with Mr and Mrs J M Brown Thurs day of last week In the ball games with Holdrege and Bartley last Friday and Saturday Hol drege won both games The xmerican gave a very good two nights play in our opera bouse Friday and Saturday nights Elmer Oxley returned from Iowa last week where he leased a farm for six years Mrs Mary Cammack and baby girl are here from Trenton this week They will return home Saturday morn ing E E Smith and family moved into Bartley Monday of this week and now reside in the nice home which they pur chased a few months ago Dr Arbogast was taken very sick Monday night and called Dr Mac kechnie from Indianola who remained until Tuesday morning Prof Cockle came in Tuesday morn ing from Bridgeport and is now arrang ing for the next years school which begins Sept 6 The profesfor was very successful last year in superintending our school and we predict even more efficient service this year as he now has the confidence of all the pupils and pat rons of the school and he has several able assistant teachers under his oharge Foster Stilgebouer made a business trip to Danbury and Marion this week Dr Brown will go this week to Colo rado to get relief from hay fever W B Downs and daughter Mrs Ora Stevens left for Yuma Colorado Thurs day morning on a business trip M D Hobbs will go to Colorado this week to find relief from hay fever and asthma The magnificent sum of 300 in premium offered for best specimens of 6 varieties of fruit is likely to stimulate fruit growing in Red Willow county Mr Dewey of Bartley made a trip to Yuma Colo this week and while there traded residence property in Haigler Neb for land near Yuma R F D NO 1 John Crocker left this week for his old home in Austria on a visit Charles Neumann of College1 View near Lincoln who has been visiting the old place and friends and neighbors on Ash creek for a short while departed Wednesday for Hygiene Colorado where he will teach a German school this fall and winter Hygiene is the next station to Lyons BOX ELDER C L Rubottom and wife are visiting at Spring Creek this week J B Johnson returned to his homo at Geneva latter part of last week F G Lytle had a phone put in his new house last week T M Campbell and family got into a mix up with a team Sunday evening while going through a gate T M took hold of the bridle to load them through when the mule becamo un managaeblo and threw him down and two wheels of the hack passed over him The team then came loose from the hack and dragged Mrs Campbell who was holding the lines out of the hack and taking two of the children with her Fortunately no one was seriously injur ed just a few bruises and stiff joints which will soon be forgotten RED WILLOW Jacob Randel returned home Satur day from the State Convention of the Christian church held in Bethany Nebraska Mr and Mrs JohnJ Longnecker and Mr and Mrs Louis Longnecker at tended the Colling Howard wedding in Indianola on Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs McDonald of Danbury were visitors in the Smith home on Sunday Owens Longnecker and wife Mrs Smith and Louis Longnecker and wife attended the cbautauqua in McCook on Thursday and heard Opie Read lecture Mr and Mrs Owens Longnecker Mr and Mrs F O Smith Mr and Mrs Critchfield Mr and Mrs Jacob Randel Mr and Mrs Louis Longnecker and Mr and Mrs Charles Masters attended the Dow silver wedding on Saturday even ing Many and beautiful presents were given and delightful refreshments con tributed to a most pleasant occasion Wonder why John McNeal is dressed up and calling in the middle of the week these busy times As there is only one youne lady here we can guess where he goes Mr Elmers swimming pool is very attractive to the folks and the recreation is helpful to the hardworking farmers Picture framing The Ideal Store DANBURY John and Ambrose Ruby and Otto Puelz departed for the sand hills via Indianola Sunday J C Ashton departed for Indianola last Monday for a visit with relatives a few days C W Rogers and E E Holdridge each took a load of household goods for A B Gibbs to Lebanon last Wednes day Mrs C W Rogers and Madeleine McDonold were Marion social visitors last Wednesday Rea Oman has been laid up the past week with a large boil on his index finger The band boys are just doing fine they can play three 01 four pieces alroady A brother of George Brauso from Knoxvillo Iowa who has been visiting him for a few days returned home last Wednesday George Sims and wife of Knoxville Iowa arrived last Wednesday for a visit with his brother J L and family Myrtle Boyer was on the sick list the latter part of the week H L Ruby and family have moved into the house lately vacated by A B Gibbs and family Several of the boys went over to In dianola to swim Sunday E M Woods and wife departed one day last week for a few days visit in Iowa Ed Ruby and family of Marion moved to Danbury Monday They live in the building lately vacated by H L Ruby Danbury base ball team goes to St Francis Thursday to play there during the reunion Ray Young isworking in the barber shop at Lebanon this week Howard Ruby who is traveling in the interest of the International Har vester Co spent Sunday at home S G Bastian and bod Homer depart ed for Kansas City Saturday evening to buy their fall line of goods Sam and Burnett Dolph shipped three cars of cattle to Kansas City Sat urday night Burnett accompanied the shipment Herman Miller left for Kansas City Saturday night to have his hand at tended to DRIFTWOOD Oak Rankin is improving from his recent attack of fever and asthma and expects to be able to resume school in the city September 7th Captain I H Wasson is entertaining his brother A P Wasson of Kansas City who is accompanied by his wife and young son The brothers have not seen each other in twenty years Typewriter ribbons papers etc for sale at The Tribune office Hunger makes me think of yotFp Thought of you makes me hungry Between the thought and sight of you t Indeed Fm always hungry But with appetite awaiting a nickle in hand andmyou in store who could wish for anything more NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY MARION Sam Bush of Danbury was in town Monday R E Bacon has quit the elevator of Powell Nilssoa and is -working with the Gathorcole threshing machine J U Wicks and J W Pepper took the initiatory degree and Win Deok the third degreo in the Odd Fellows lodgo at Danbury one night last week Ray Rodabaugh quit the ranch Mon day and moved on a farm near Cedar Bluffs Mr Bryson from Gorver precinct was in town Monday and took out a now corn binder E A Ruby and family moved to Dan bury Monday W F DeMay was a social visitor at McCook Sunday Mr Shields and family from Valley Grange precinct near McCook was in town Sunday While Fred Furman and Jack Smith were moving their thresher from one setting to another a spark set fire to the separator and burned rearly all the in side of the machine at Andy Stilgo bouers one day last weok J II Wicks had his great toe on his left foot slightly mashed by the Odd Fellows goat one day last week E Galusba assisted by Wayne Hethcote of Danbury put in a founda tion for the school house to be moved from Shilloh Mrs Houchiu of Grant Iowa visited her sister Mrs Nilsson a few days re cently The W C T U will give a lawn social Friday evening September 3 at the home of Mrs Wicks All are cordially invited to attend Grandma Gockley visited in Danbury last Friday and Saturday Myrtle Boyer of Danbury visited in town a few days last midweek Grandpa Gockley helped put up a belfry in the Fairview school house the first of the week Mrs Eifert visited relatives at Beaver City over Sunday NORTH VALLEY Mr and Mrs Everett Oxley visited Sunday with James Madison and wife Miss Ada Bentley of Beatrice Neb was greeting old friends in this vicinity last Saturday and Sunday Ralph Edwards of Washington D C is home on a vacation at present H L Talmadgeof Cambridge visited several days this last week with his daughter Mrs George Bentley Mrs Ed Edwards who has been at Liberty Neb for the past month re turned home last Thursday night Mr Brown who has been working for Ed McKillip for the past year left the first of this week for his old home in Missouri l Mark Ribblo wifo and son Dale wont to Trenton Neb last Friday morning on No 9 for a few daya vintt with her parents Mr and Mrs L M Mick They will tako in tho county fair at that place beforo returning homo Miss Ollio Mick is working for Mrs Leon Miller Mrs Davo Ilinklo and nioco and Miss Maymo OBrion cooked for tho threahors at Walt Lathams last ThurHclay Prof S L Johnson and wifo of Cam bridge visited Saturday night and Sun day with Mr and Mrs Sam Walking ton Lou Campbell shipped a mixed car of stock cattlo to Omaha last Saturday night Frank OBrion is working for L L Miller Mr and Mrs Robert Lierloy and Mrs A Utter visited Sunday with Mrs Eliza Bowen and family Mr and Mrs Charles Ginthor wore at Wm Bells last Saturday Chas and Ernest Bell gathered twenty five acres of thoir corn crop first of this week Mr and Mrs Pierce Oxloy spent Sun day at the Easter homo Ed McKillip is improving rapidly at present Jesso Reads father and mother of York Neb are visiting him at present Miss Carolyn Collicott of Swan ton Neb arrived here Tuesday evening preparatory to taking up her school in district No 9 which begins next Mon day Miss Frances Carl of Franklin Neb is visiting this weok with Miss Maud Nicholson Joe Saylor and daughter Bessie visit ed last Thursday and Friday at Tren ton Neb with his daughter Mrs Fred Buhler Maurice Nicholson and wifo spent Sunday with Gene Collicott and wifo George Oxley and family visited Sun day with her parents Mr and Mrs Ed Edwards Little Ena Nicholson visited several days last week with her sistor Mrs Elmer Robbins Mi6s Ida Richards left Sunday eve ning for her homo at Beaver City GERVER Rain was rather late but wo welcome it just the same About of an inch up to Wednesday noon Brysons are elated over that new girl According to late report3 it is a ques tion whether Miss Sallio Hawkins will recover from tho sickness that is keep ing her in Kentucky in time to open the school term at the stated time or not Tho rain put a stop to Mrs Albrechts threshing for a while Rev Young is putting up hay over in Grant Mrs Alvin Benjamin who has been vieiting her sister at Maxwell is expect ed home soon R E Lant is expecting to hunt a wetter country The lineman apparently didnt do a good job of fixin as our phones wont talk well Mrs Mollie Houchin of Iowa is visit ing with her parents Mr and Mrs Sam uel Ellis iT rtv r v vip rrr vvv i r fWWH Dr J O Bruce OSTEOPATH Telephone 55 McCook Neb J Office over ElecricTheatre on Main Ave 3 ikyuuiid qq a tiifttttiii itt a hW Dr Herbert J Pratt REGISTERED GRADUATE Dentist Office 212J4 Main av over McConnells Drug Store McCook Neb Telephones Office 160 Residence Black 131 DR EARL 0 VAHUE DENTIST Office over McAdams Store Phone 190 minis SilSSiii s a as ta tuia DENTIST phoke 112 Office Rooma 3 and 5 Walsh Blfc McCook Dr J A Golfer DENTLST Room Postoffice Building Phone 373 McCOOK NEBRASKA jrvn iTfrtnrftMvrHrrn R H Gatewood DENTIST Office over McMillens drug store 3 Phone 163 McCook Nebraska 1 gify a ii y iV 1 I UaUt 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