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Established 1882
F M KIMMELL Editor
Largest Circulated Newspaper Published in Red Willlow Co
XSf Entered at postoflicc McCook Nebraska ns secodd class matter Published
weekly Thursdays
There is a possibility that that old political warhorse D S
Hasty of Arapahoe may add piquancy and interest to the primary
race for state senator in this district Min always makes some
body gosome
With Senators Hale and Aldrich announcing retirement from
the U S senate with the end of their present terms interest nat
urally centers on the succession to the throne of privilege Or does
it rise to the dignity arid impressive importance of ushering in an
epoch in American politics
SamuelLanghord Clemens known to fame and his admiring
countrymen as Mark Twain died on Thursday last April 21st of
angina pectoris A rare soul and a literary genius quite apart from
the ordinary Mark Twain holds a high place among American
authors of the last half century
Governor Hughes of New York will become an associate on
the national supreme bench October next And the interests feel
directly better The governor has not been to the liking of the
stand pat politicians of the Empire state Will the shelving be
after the similitude of the Roosevelt affair
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One of the infant industries so consistently benefited by our
tariff laws is the United States Steel Corporation With a working
capital of almost 230000000 employing 195500 people gross
annual earnings of 650000000 and assets aggregating almost
2000000000 the infant ought shortly to be able to sit up and
take nourishment
But for the closing of the banks and postoffice Friday Arbor
Day would have passed quite unnoticed There seems to be some
need of Senator Burketts proposed measure to establish a Morton
Institution of Forestry at Nebraska City to keep alive and green
the memory of the father of Arbor Day and to give renewed life to
the purpose of the day
The sentiment of this representative and of this senatorial dis
trict is doubtless favorable to county option There should be a
Horatius at the bridge in every county to see that nominations are
made at the primary in harmony with this sentiment Let there be
no going to sleep at the switch on the part of the temperance peo
ple this summer or or fall
Cleanliness is akin to Godliness It may be expecting too
much of McCook to make a record for Godliness that would cause
the angels to sit and take notice but there is no valid or sufficient
reason why we shall not capture the corn bread bakery and all for
cleanliness so far at least as the term applies to physical conditions
Obey Mayor Huber Clean up
In the classic language of the day what do you know
about this
Down at Red Cloud before the election the saloons had sub
scribed quite a large sum of money to help defray the exDenqpq of
the base ball team and after the town went dry they of course j
would not be in business and could not pay their subscription The
W C T U ladies of that place came to the rescue and raised
600 for the ball team Minden News
An early start and a defi
nite plan goes far toward
assuring success to the
young man or woman
starting out in life No
need of being stingy
neither should you be a
spender The sensible
and easy method of creat
ing a fund for your future
needs is to open an ac
count with this bank de
posit whatever you can
each week or month
Stick to it and in time
your success will be as
sured Better start now
you will never regret it
First
National
Bank
McCook Nebr
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Everything in drugs McConnell
A McMillan prescription druggist
Mary Harrisonnurse Phone black 286
Buy field garden and flower seeds
from H P Waite Co
Wall papers in permanent colors
L W McConnell Druggist
We sell wall paper paints oils and
varnisb A McMillen Druggist
Lily Patent Flour Sl 45 a sack Mc
Cook Flour and Feed Store Phone 20
Huber handles the Carhartt gloves
and caps also and a full line of other
makes
For sale at a sacrifice if taken soon
my residence Hot water beat modern
Investigate this bargain F S Wilcox
We know it to be a positive fact that
Lily Patent Flour is the Best High Pat
ent Flour in McCook McCook Flour
and Feed Store
The Omaha Alfalfa Milling Co are
paying the highest cash price for baled
alfalfa hay on track For prices and
particulars phone 381
C W Dewey Manager
It pays to paint
The better the paint
The better it pays
SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINT
pays in the beginning because it goes so
far pays in the end because it lasts so
long and looks so well as long as it lasts
There is no paint like it for durability
for economy and satisfaction The
colors are bright and handsome Sold
by L W McConnell Druggist
13200 Envelopes at 3 15
4700 Letter Heads 205
2000 Claim Blanks 205
3 sets of Bar Dockets 75
McConnell fills prescriptions
Day and night auto livery Wilsons
Livery Barn Phone 34
Full line of Lees stock and poultry
preparations at
C R Woodworths Druggist
Garden seeds in bulk lawn and flower
seeds flour and feed Phone 25
C J Ryan
The kodak you want is in our stock
Have you seen it
L W McConnell Druggist
Hubers have everything in olives
plain and stuffed from 15 cents to SI
a bottle
Dr James Hart Veterinary Surgeon
is now located at the Commercial Barn
Phone 34 28 4t
There are other methods but none
for efficiency at the f rice that can take
the place of the newspaper
Ty Cobb and Honas Wagoner can be
seen at McCook Hardware Co s store
all day Saturday April 30th
The Knipple store room has been rewired-for
lighting purposes and a steel
ceiling added to the improvements
If you didnt know it to be a fact we
wouldnt say that the Herrick Refriger
ator and Quick Meal Gasoline Stoves
were the best things on the market
McCook Hardware Co
Housecleaning with bare hands means
hangnails and red sore unsightly
hands Wear rubber gloves and keep
your hands soft and white We have
light tough durable ones at- 75 cents
L W McConnell Druggist
TO THE VOTERS OF RED WILLOW COUNTY
The editor of the Indianola Reporter a Democratic paper
published in Indianola and having afew hundred subscribers most
of them in the city of Indianola sees fit to brand the two Republi
can county commissioners as grafters and in attempting to prove it
cites the recent hiring of a janitor for the court house the letting of
the county printing contract and alleges that each of the Republi
can commissioners received a sum of six dollars illegally for two
days time before they were sworn into office
In referring to these charges we will first take tip the matter of
the janitor Mr M Mathes was the selection of the two Republi
can commissioners owing to his known ability and faithfulness his
being not able to do heavier and rougher work and in addition to
all this the fact of his being an old soldier not only worthy but well
qualified for this position
As to the jailor offering to do the janitor work for nothing let
us have an investigation and the truth told about the matter since
the editor of the Reporter is so zealous in his demand for it
There are but two jailors in theemploy of the county and they
are Mr L M Higgins the sheriff and Mr Dutcher the deputy
sheriff and neither of these gentlemen has ever offered to do the
janitor work free of charge It is true however that the sheriff
asked to have his son appointed jailor at a salary of 4500 per
month and he would also do the janitor work withont additional
charge This proposition was favored by Mr Sughroue but was
rejected by the Republican commissioners for the reason that the
former sheriff and his deputy Mr Peterson and Mr Osborn did all
the jailor work along with their other duties for the same salaries
as are now paid to the present sheriff and his deputy namely 10000
per month to the sheriff and 2500 per month to the deputy and
there is no necessity for the appointment of a jailor IS THIS
GRAFT
Neither Peterson nor Osborn ever asked to have a jailor appoint
ed and there is no more demand for one now than there was then
Why did not the editor of the Reporter mention this matter if he
is trying to tell the truth and not mislead the people
As to the printing contract I want the tax payers of the county
to take particular notice of the bids submitted by the former editor
of the Reporter and Mr Kimmell of The McCook Tribune
Taking as a basis the amounts expended in the year 1909 for
the several items bid on by each of the above bidders we find the
following comparison quite interesting
4158 3 75
963 3 75
410 450
10800 50
Grant Etherton of the Bartley In
ter Ocean was with us on business
Tuesday
Mrs Pearl Ely of McCook is visiting
at the home of her parents Mr and
Mrs E B Smith
Mr and Mrs James Hatfield enter
tained the Thursday Whist club last
week Seven oclock dinner was served
at the Monte Cristo cafe Card playing
and dancing in Monte Cristo hall con
cluded the evenings entertainment
Mrs Vahue and Mrs Mills provided the
music during the entire evening
Buy
from
field garden and flower seeds
H P Waite Co
The Pythian Sisters initiated several
candidates last evening and enjoyed a
spread thereafter
Dorcas society of the Congregational
church will meet with Mrs B L Web
ber next Thursday afternoon at 230
May 5th
The high wind of last Thursday
caused the breauing of one if the plate
glass windows in the C L DeGroff
Co store building
Our line of breakfast stuffs is com
plete Breakfast foods and pancake
flour corn syrup and maple syrup Old
Manse the best maple syrup on the
market Huber
Are you giving yourself a square deal
Are you saving your money and invest
ing it so as to bring a good return with
safety of principal Investigate the
features of the certificate of deposit in
the First National bank and you will be
certain of these qualities
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7200
16331 14812
The above shows Kimmels bid to be 11 percent lower than
the Reporters bid The Reporter did not bid on printing ballots
which was an item of 24700 for the year 1909 and while in the
bid submitted the Reporter was lower on the supplies which do not
run into much money on the heavier item of bar dockets was 50
percent higher than Mr Kimmell
In the issue of April 14 the Reporter asks Will the Re
publican commissioners turn back the 600 illegally taken by each
of them for the same service as that performed by Mr Sughroue
and by him turned back to the county In answer to this I will
say NO as I did not take nor ever filed a bill for the two days
referred to by the Reporter
All this simply proves but one thing That the editor of the
Reporter is not honest and sincere in his much vaunted desire to find
out and tell the truth of things and his false assertions made
without foundation of fact places him in the same class with the
late editor of the Red Willow County Standard who left McCook
between two days owing rent store bills overpaid subscriptions
etc and who had not the respect or confidence of any honest man
either Democrat or Republican
The Reporter will doubtless learn sometime to its sorrow
that the American people love fair play and that there are but few
people either Democrats or Republicans who will long place con
fidence in a newspaper that practices such contemptible methods
without other cause than a difference of political belief
Very truly yours
C B Gray
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Mrs Sam Pickard is improving from
her late serious illness
E B Perry the Cambridge lawyer
was in the metropolis Monday on legal
affairs
George Hanks the Hnyes county
ranchman was in town end of week on
business
GusNorberg the lloldrege lawyer
was in town Monday on business as a
federal uffker
Judge II S Dungan of Hastings was
the guent of his brother W II Dungan
Saturday and Sunday
Mrs EOScott went down to Lin
coln last Saturday on a visit to rela
tives in the states capital
Dr James Hart assistant state vet
erinarian has changed his headquarters
from Indiimola to McCook
Mil Lawler the formnr West B
stredt merchant now of South Omaha
was in town last Friday on matters of
business
Mrs J S McBkaye and Lila leave
latter part of this week for Excelsior
Springs Mo for the benefit of Mrs
McBrayers health
Dr Fossler formerly of Omaha lae
of Sheridan Wyo has been in the city
part of the week looking over this as a
location for his profession
Teddie Cain who was recently oper
ated upon at Holbrook was brought to
the city on No 0 Tuesday night and
taken to the home of his father Frank
Cam for the convalescent period
Adison Riddell of McCook and Mrs
Kate Phillips of Burdett Colo former
resident of this place were married at
the home of her daughter Mrs J Grov
ert Wednesday a number of near
friends were present They will make
their home in Colorado Iodianola Re
porter
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HOSE PICTURES of Stein Bloch Clothes you see in
the Saturday Evening Post are photographed not
drawn Come down to our store and try them on
Many beautiful patterns to choose from Fit and price right
OZELL and SONS
Exclusive Clothiers - Furnishers for Men Boys
Phone 280 1 15 West B St
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George Burghss is doing some
plumbing in Wauneta this week
Dr W A DeMay of Danbury had
business in the countys capital Mon
day
G W Ludwick of the Star laundry
is bedfast with an attack of rheuma
tism
L C Stoll was called up to Curtis
close of last week by the illness of his
father
Miss Clara Abel of Red Cloud was
the guest of her sister Miss Martha
over Suuday
T E McDonald cashier of the Bank
of Danbury was down to the county
capital Friday last on business in the
court bouse
Mrs M A Northrup went down to
Lincoln Saturday to visit her son
Charles She will visit in Neligh be
fore returning home
Harry Woolard was just beginning
to get over that without a bome feel
ing when the bcarlet fever sign made
him take to the woods again
Lewis Ludwick returned Monday
morning to school at Nebraska City
j Lewis vocal solo Sunday evening in
me lueinoaist cnurcn was greatly ap
preciated
Mr and Mrs Drath of Herndon
Kas and their children were guests of
McCook relatives Saturday - Monday
Mrs Drath is a sister of L Suess and
Mrs Fred Schwab
Mr and Mrs J S Varvle and little
son returned Monday to their home at
MnOnnlr attar a fti rk nrnt rj a
w contJ visit 10 tne
formers mother Mrs Corn and other
relatives Geneva Signal
Rev George Schmidt formerly of
this city now of New Windsor Colo
was the guest of Rev G L Henkel
mann last Friday while on his way
home from a trip east
Color Combination
is one of the effective
points about our new
CARPETS
Like discord in music
poor color combinations
are disturbing
We really feel that we have exceptionally well selected
Carpets and Rugs
Do not fail to drop in when in our vicinity and see our
fresh and elaborate stock of Superlative Carpets and Rnpc
Linoleums 6 and 12 ft wide Imported China Mattings
Portieres and Lace Curtains
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