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By F M K1MMELL
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co
Enlvril nt poslofllco McCook Nclirnbkn ns
socond dnst limttLT llililisliud wcokly
Sibs Motion i a Year in Advance
RED WILLOW
Mrs rul Smith anH baby nro spend
ing the wi pk at F 0 Smith h
Mr nnd Mrs Cnhyn nnd Ruth
Grandma ClnrU Lucy Miller Mr and
Mth P J Smith and Leon and Miss
Rozell Mr ami Mrfl LomniuWir Mrs
J E Wil on and Mrs Pml Smith atn
a sumptuous ThimUsijivinu dinner at
Owens LongneckerH
Thoro was a lmkit supper at the
school house tho tuning of thu 21th
Thorn was a family reunion nt Lewis
Elmerrt 011 Thankivinjrday when Mr
Elmer mat his children and grand
children Jacob and Louis Longneckor
nnd their familiiH
I wonder how many saw tho eclipse
of the moon on the mornint of the 27th
Jacob Longnecker and family are en
joying seeing and visiting old time
friends and acquiintnrces They with
Louis aid family spent a day first of
tho woMi at Will Randals
Mr and Mr F C Smith took dinner
at John Lngneoknrs the first of the
week That little homesteader Smith
is It with the relative on both bides
and old acquaintances
ADVERTISED LIST
Tho following letters cards and pnek
nfZRH remain uncalled for at the McCook
postoflije
LETTERS
November 23 1
Cmininslinm Mr C F Denney Mr Curl
Graft Donald Helper Mr W B
Miller Fred Itusscl Mr Ira
Schmidt Mr Henry
December 3 1909
Clark Mr F C Calhoun Mr Dick
Clnrk Cook Mesrs Hall Mr John
Herman Mr Jacob Mathews Mr Sam
Perkius Mr Fred J Sherwood Mr C B
Schuldt Mr F C Williams Mrs E
CAitns
November 20 1909
White Miss Gertie White Mr Jim
Baldwin Mrs Ethyl Howell Win
Fish Mr Neal Hall Mr J B
December 3 1909
Benkosky Mr Albert Graham Miss Lulu
Hutchcson T R McDonald Mibs Gertrude
Henderson Mrs MarRiiertt
When calling for these please eay
they were advertised
Lon Conk P M
ADDITIONAL RAILROAD
Milton Frot was called to Alma last
evening by the death of his father
The Burlington Relief quarters have
been moved this week from the dbpot
building to upstairs rooms over 205
Mam avenue where Dr Fahnestock
will be found attending to the work of
the department
Andy Brumgart was quite badly in
jured Tuesday while moving the Bwitch
at the new depot A rail was dropped
on his foot badly fracturing one of his
great toes He will be confined to hiB
borne for some time Roy Walsworth
also had his hand mashed and lacerated
in a like manner tho same day Cam
bridge Clarion
J C Birdsell superintendent of Alli
ance division resigned December 1st
and Supt W M Weidenhamer of the
Sterling division succeeded him Mr
Birdsell after thirty years service on
the Burlington will remove to Edg
mont S D and devote himself to his
largo interests there Mr Weidenhamer
will remove to Alliance F G Robbins
assistant supt at Galesburg Illinois is
the new superintendent at Sterling
The
First
National
Bank of Mccook
is the oldest NATIONAL BANK
in Southwestern Nebraska
and in point of Capital
Surplus and Undivid
ed Profits90000
the strongest
We give you a personal invita
tion to make this bank your de
pository whether you have a small
sum or a large one to lay aside for
safe keeping
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
B M FREES Pres
H P WAITE V Pkes
F A PENNELL Cash
L THORGRBISON Asst cash
H P SUTTON C H BOYLE
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We have Christmas gifts
suitable for everyone from
Baby to Grandfather
Our holiday lines- are the
largest and most complete
Our patterns are exclusive
and up-to-date
Visit our store and
convinced but dont wait
until the last minute Come
before the rush begins
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Walter McCartv visited relatives
and friends in the city last week
Mrs L H Lindeman is a guest of
her parents Mr and Mrs J W Jones
J W Logan of Box Elder has moved
to Salem Mo to make his future home
Mrs Elva Barber arrived Monday
on No 1 from visiting the homefolks
at Kearney
Paul Benjamin went into the Burling
ton service as messenger on trains
5 and 12 Monday
Mr and Mrs G F Clark and baby
of Albia Iowa are guests of her parents
Assessor and Mrs T A Endsley
Prank Stillman was up from Kansas
firbt ot the week looking as fat and sat
isfied with the world as of yore
Mrs C D Eitchie arrived home
last Friday on train one from spending
a week or two in Lincoln with her par
ents
Mrs R M Douglass has been ailing
and Mrs L O Stoll has been substitut
ing in the South McCook school mean
while
Bud Bailey of the high school squad
is recovering nicely from his cracked
rib and damaged shoulder received in
Thanksgiving day game here
Mrs Augtsta Anton left this morn
ing for Edison Orleans Beaver City
and other branch points on Degree of
Honor work to be absent a week or ten
days
Roy Wright of Boulder Colo and
Carlton Rowell of Benkelman were
guests of T F Rowell and family close
of last week The former returned to
Colorado on Saturday Carlton going
home on Sunday
Mrs Fred C Fuller and mother
were the guest of Mrs Sam Pickard
last week on their way to Sheridan
Wyo from a visit to Miss Gladys in
University Place They arrived on
Monday and departed for the west Fri
day night
Mr and Mrs E J Kates came up
from Lincoln to spend the Thanksgiv
ing holidays with Dispatcher and Mrs
T B Campbell He returned home
Thursday night but Mrs Kates re
mains Mr Kates goes into the service
of the State Railroad Commission
shortly
Charles Northrup of Kansas City
has been the guest of his sister Mrs C
H Boyle since early last week He
came to spend his Thanksgiving holi
day bers Unfortunately he was taken
very ill on the way and has been con
fined to bed for several days He is
now able be about
Miss Alma Craw who was called to
Boulder Colo end of week by the ill-
ness of a relative arrived home last
night
John F Cordeal departed Sunday
night for Chicago to be absent a week
or two visiting F H Spearman and
family and other Chicago friends
Rev M B Carman came up from
Minden Monday having business in
the present term of court helping by
his testimony and assistance materially
in the conviction of illegal booze sellers
He goes to Palisade next week to
assist Rev W H Mills in revival meet
ings
W F Purdy and family arrived in
the city Monday and are domiciled at
409 B street east Mr Purdy is a paint
er paper hanger etc and announces the
fact elsewhere in this issue They come
herefrom Haigler but until recently
spent the past six years in Chicago The
family formerly lived here moving away
some fifteen years since
A Ladies Home
Journal Pattern
FREE With
tnc HUAIltcllLY
STYLE BOOK
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These new winter style books are
now at our pattern counter
20c each including a
15c pattern
Come early and secure one
H C CLAPP
DRY GOODS AND MILLINERY
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Every
piece of
Community
Silocr
is plated
heavier
than triple
and will
wear
a lifetime
For Sale News stand and confec
tionery store Call at store 1st door
south of DeGrotfs Special induce
ment price if sold within 30 days 11 4
For Sale My ten rocm dwelling
bouse on corner of 1st street east and F
street Inquire or address
Miss Alice Jones
Phone black 393
For Rent Two room furnished
house Close in Phone 43 Mrs J I
Lee
Trainmaster A G Smart of the Mc
Cook division of the Burlington was in
Wray a few hours the first of the week
perfecting plans for the building of ad
ditional trackage in the Wray yards
The house track is to be extended west
of the section house and a new siding
put in on the south side of the yards
The capacity of the yards will be in
creased nearly one hundred cars The
brick platform about the depot is to be
extended also aud other improements
are looked for Wray Gazette
A Woman Waais
Tke Home Paper
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MAKE HER
HAPPY BY TAKING
IT THE YEAR ROUND
Competent
Irate Passenger 1 believe youre
driving over every stone in the road
DriTer Waal sir it takes a purty
good driver to hit em all Boston
Herald
The Real Trouble
Womans ignorance of cooking is
the bane of married life
No Its womans ignorance of her
ignorance of cooking Boston Tran
script
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You are Invited to make McCook Hardware Co s
Store Headquarters for your Christmas buying
SET YOUR ALARH CLOCK
EARLY
So you will have plenty of time
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If you have no alarm clock we can furnish
you one at a special price so you will be sure
and come
efore you leave the store
ask to see
COMMONITy
SILVER
Plated ware equal to sterling
in style and durability
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WE HAVE A SPECIAL
HOLIDAY ASSORTMENT
z INCLUDING MANY t
CHARMING STYLES YOU
HAVE NOT YET SEEN
COME EARLY
AND OFTEN
PHONE 31 West B Street McCOOK NEB
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Christmas Greeting
HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEPffiNT
Finest array of Christmas presents ever seen in McCook
Our Stock Tells the Story
Presents for everyone Old Young large and small
The difficulties which confront most people at Christmas
time 1 is not shall I buy but
What Shall I Buy
Our stock is so large and complete this year that you
cant help finding just the thing you want
Come and See Our Display
beginning Saturday December 4 our big show continues
until Christmas day
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