The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, May 26, 1910, Image 1
i y jj -- f I t i Bring Your List Here Kyrs and you will get well served with the very best qualities of Groceries Ve keep a fresh stock constantly on tiand and guarantee the purity of every article we handle We want you to try our groceries because we inow you can not match them any where in town at such positively 3ow prices To prove this just fa vor us with a trial order Iook for Saturday Snaps at THE BEE HIVE D B Doyle Phone 47 5 There is no better or more refreshing drink than ICE CREAM SODA - All flavors C R Wood- worth Druggist - Sudden Call of Mrs E E Magee Mr and Mrs Kimmell were sum moned to Aurora Nebraska Sunday morning on No 2 by telephone mes sage announcing the sudden death of Mrs E E Magee Saturday night at 915 oclock Mrs J B Meserve mother of the departed arrived from Los Angeles California Wednesday Jand the remains were taken to Lin coln Thursday for interment in Wy uka cemetery Mrs Magee will perhaps be better known to Tribune readers as Edna Taylor Meserve having been for years a resident of McCook and a teacher in the public schools as Was her husband Mr Magee who survives her together with two young sons Bruce aged six years and a baby boy four months old E Schell Kimmell Vent down to Aurora Wednesday morning to at tend the interment in Lincoln Thursday Mrs Meserve and Mrs Kimmell will remain in Aurora a short while before returning to McCook Very tenderest sympathy goes out to the bereaved ones Five Hundred and Whist Mr and Mrs A McMillen enter tained a company of young folks at their home last Friday evening Five hundred and whist occupied the earlier part of the evening after which refreshments consisting of salad sandwiches and cocoa and brick ice cream and cake were served The event was one of much social pleasure Hammocks Large strong hammocks just what should be on your porch or lawn We have different styles and prices sill of which are very comfortable Come in and lookhem over L W SlcConnell druggist Cream Batiste 32J4c - also tan red and dark red bright pink and grey Drapes softly wash able 32c The Thompson D G Co Utmost value v- 5 Electric Power I Those who want ELEC TRIC POWER can purchase rnoters from The McCook Elec trie Co at cost plus freight Day service will start on or before Jan 15 Let us figure on your power We will furnish day current continually McCook Elect Co - A F and A M Meeting Special meeting of McCook Lodge No 135 A F A M Tuesday May 31 at S p m Work in M M degree By Order of the W M C L FahxestoCk Secy Jr TWENTY NINTH YEAR ST ELMO PLEASES MANY Post Season Offering at the Temple Theatre Both a Thespian and a Financial Success The presentation of St Elmo last Saturday night drew out the theatre going people of McCook in such number as has been equaled only by the opening night many out-of-town people also availing themselves of the opportunity of wit nessing this excellent production The company is perhaps the strong est with the George Amusement Co just closing an eastern tour and ful filled the expectations of the theatre patrons to a remarkable degree In deed many expressed a desire for a return engagement next season The story is too well known to re quire comment as to plot and such embellishments as Miss Hayward thought necessary for a popular dramatization rather added to its in terest Both company and manage ment are to be congratulated on the success of the attraction For Medical Association Meeting Tke local committee of the Repub lican Valley Medical Association met Monday evening to outline plans for the entertainment of visiting dele gates to the meeting which will be held June 30 in the Masonic hall in this city A morning and an afternoon session will be held Fol lowing the afternoon session the doc tors will make an automobile tour of the city and in the evening a ban quet will be spread in the Masonic banquet hall Arrangements are being made for the accommodation of nearly a hun dred of the profession and the local committee is leaving no stone un turned in their effort to show the hospitality of our people and set out the advantages of McCook as a con vention city The association numbers in its membership physicians from Oxford 3o the Colorado line Happy Kodakers There is something about kodaks that seems to gladden the heart What pleasanter pastime can one have than seeing Natures beauty spots If you would like to join the ranks of the kodakers call in and see our line of KODAKS These cameras are wonderfully easy to operate and even the lowest priced ones take good pictures We have everything you need in kodak supplies at the lowest price and guar antee fresh goods at all times L W McConnell druggist A Double Wedding Invitations are out to a double wedding the parties to this happy event being Mr Raymond Peterson and Miss Nellie Campbell and Mr Charles A Campbell and Miss Anna Peterson All the parties live in the Osburn Frontier county neigh borhood The date of the wedding is June 1 Decoration Day Flowers of every description Cape Jasamine the waxy white fragrant flower for Decoration Day Peonies roses and carnations all colors and white daisies Call red 214 and ask for prices McCOOK GREENHOUSE March Johnson Props A Man Wanted Wanted A man who has finished a house with cheap varnish When he needs a varnish again he will in quire for Chi Namel at McConnells store Students Vocal Recital The students of Miss Elva Barber will give a private vocal recital at the home of Mrs LeRoy Kleven on Friday evening Hemp Carpets 35c Reversible durable moth The Thompson D G Co value JIlc00K proof Utmost GRAND SLAUGHTER PRICES of muslin underwear at H C Clapps Get your share Long Sleeve Apron 65c at The Thompson D G Co Utmost value FARM LOANS Whittaker Gray room 3 Masonic temple McCook Nebraska 25 tf Dressmaking College I R A Terry of Caro Mich will on May tho 28th give a public domons ration on dross making in Monta Cristo Hall McCook Neb Mr Ferry haB make this work a life study and all lad ies who are interested in well fitting gowns should not miss this demonstration as there will be goo s cut and fited on a living model and a talk tell ing how to fit all styles of gowns Special interest is giv en to Dressmakers and High School girls School Will open on the fol lowing Monday OVER MODEL SHOE STORE j j ijt j ji j j J Commencement Exercises Annual commencement exercises of the High School were held in the High School Auditorium Wednesday evening For the first time in a num ber of years there was no admission fee charged Before the time of opening the auditorium was filled Special credit is due the pupils of the schools who gave the vocal musical numbers Following is the program March Onward Eilenburg Overture The Smugglers Bride Bohm I Tp OrcliGstrix Sng To Thee Our Country Eichberg Pupils of sixth seventh eighth grades Song Selected High School Girls Glee Club Class Oration Things are not Always What They Seem Dr CN Dawson Selection from Royal Chef Jerome K P Orchestra Song Morning Invitation G A Vasio High School Girls Glee Club March Greetings Sutton K P Orchestra Mayors Proclamation As Monday May 30th 1910 is a day set aside by our National Govern ment in memory of those heroes who gave their lives for the preserva tion of this country I appeal to all citizens to assist the G A R Post in observing this day I kindly ask all places of business in the city of Mc Cook to close between the hours of ll oclock a m and 4 oclock p in on the above date ED HUBER Mayor McCook Public Building Bill The state papers recently publish ed a statement that Senator Burkett had introduced a bill for the erection of a federal building at McCook A bill for this appropriation was intro duced by Congressman Norris early in the present session and is being carefully looked after by him with a good prospect for its passage The judge should be a better adver tiser You Must Get a Move on You Hurry to McConnells wall paper room and make your selections and have the paper laid away so you will be sure of getting just what you want Every day the paper is being picked over and if you select now we can make a special order for you if you cant find in stock what you want Fined 25 and Costs T J Caraway of Curtis was up be fore Police Judge Heaton Wednesday evening charged with being drunk and disorderly His fine was fixed at 2500 and costs which he has thus far failed to pay evidently pre ferring the hospitality of our offi cials Hammocks for pleasure comfort and use We have couch chair and swing ham mocks at very low prices for the quality Let us show you A Mc Millen druggist We Are Serving Ice Cream and Ice Cream Soda with all the accessories Give us a call and we will please you A McMillen druggist The Tribunes Birthday With this issue The Tribune pass es into the twenty ninth year of its existence Large Hair Nets 5c at The Thompson D G Co Utmost value GIRLS ENTERTAIN THE BOYS One of the Enjoyable Social Affairs of the Early Spring Monte Cristo hall was a merry re sort last Friday evening on the oc casion of the dance given by the young ladies of the city who have enjoyed the courtesy of the young men of the Fortnightly club during the past winter Almost a score of couples participated in the affair which evidenced the skill and taste of the gentler sex in its every de tail Of course hearts were the decora tive detail and red hearts at that with red crepe paper to boot every where There was a cosy corner done in grape vines the gentler sex are sometimes pictured as clinging creatures At any rate it was pretty and feminine There was a refreshment booth presided over by Mrs H P Waite and Mrs Leroy Kleven chaperones The colors in the booth decoration were red and white There was a four piece orchestra to supply the terpsichorean inspira tion The young ladies called for their gentlemen guests of the evening White Bed Spreads 79c to 375 Stork pants for babies 25c Opaque window shades 25c Boys blue denim jackets 35c Childs gingham dresses emby trimmed for 29c Rompers 25c to 50c Childs parasols 10c to 75c Mosquito net ting 5c yard Bleached and unbleach ed muslin 51c Best prints 5Jc Best oil cloth 15c yd 36 inch black taffeta silk 79c Mens suits 500 to 1650 Boys washable suits 50c 75c and 100 Boys double front and seat bib overalls 44c Mens stout blue overalls plain or bib for 44c Jackets to match Silk petticoats 399 to 500 Heatherbloom petti coats 85c to 250 The Thompson Dv G Co One price plain figures cash only For Sale 320 acres 14 miles from McCook 7 miles from Traer Kas This is a fine tract of land and well worth 2500 an acre Improvements lair Plenty of fence School only a few rods On R F D Must be sold quick Address for price and fur ther information TRAVIS W BENJAMIN St Francis Kans All Citizens As we have purchased a road leve ler and expect to use it in the alleys we must insist that all alleys are cleaned at once and kept clean The alleys are intended for traffic and Ave expect to work them same as the streets Please give this prompt at tention ED HUBER Mayor Memorial Day Postoffice Hours On Monday May 30 the McCook postoffice will observe Memorial day and will close for the day at 1 p m City carriers will make the morn ing delivery only There will be no delivery on rural routes All mails will be dispatched at the usual hours LON CONE Postmaster You May Be Too Late If you dont select your wall paper soon you may be too late to find ex actly what you want in stock but we will be glad to make a special order for you Come now and see our wall papers L W McConnell druggist Another Fine Rain This vicinity was blessed with a fine rain last Friday night the pre cipitation amounting to about an inch coming too gently it was prac tically all conserved Lace Curtains 85c to 650 per pair In white Arabian red green Curtain stuffs per yard at 12 c to 50c Brass curtain rods 10c to 25c The Thompson D G Co Utmost value f Jl J j J4 J J J g j 4 Jt tyt T J y J J J f J HAMMOCKS Buy a hammock take life easy let the other fellow do the work Hammocks We have them at all prices from 100 up They are now on display come and look them over C R Woodworth Drug- gist JJZS Sribtme McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA THURSDAY EVENING MAY 26 1910 REBEKAHS DISTRICT MEETING Members of the Rebekah Degree In S W Nebraska Meet in McCook Members from about a dozen lodges of the Rebekah degree met in McCook last Friday evening in a district gathering Lodges at Trenton Haigler Cambridge Lexing ton Culbertson Indianola and Bart ley were among those represented by delegates Emma L Talbot of Omaha state secretary of the degree was here in person and with the assistance of the staff from Cambridge gave the degree work of the order in fine form The Cambridge team is re garded as one of the best drilled in this part of Nebraska About twenty members of that lodge were here A delightful social hour or two fol lowed the work and then refresh ments were served by the local Odd Fellows and Rebekas who provided their visiting brothers and sisters a splendid spread There were in the meeting about one hundred Odd Fellows and Re bekahs and it was an early morning hour before adjournment Middies Will Cruise Shortly Midshipman Earl F Enright writes from the U S naval academy at Annapolis Md that the middies there are about to engage in a prac tice cruise of several months They will leave Anapolis on June 5 going directly to Plymouth England where a special train will convey the boys to London town for a weeks stay From England they go to Marseilles France and from there to Gibralter Spain Tangiers Africa the Madei ra Islands off the coast of Africa and then the boys will be homeward bound stopping a week at the Azores and another week at Solomon Island in Chesapeake bay This brings them home about September 1 when the boys will be given a months leave of absence at home Earl states that this cruise is attracting more than common attention in Eng land and France for the reason that it has been several years since the middies have visited either of these countries School Census An effort is being made by the school authorities to get the most complete school census possible Family cards have been sent out to every family represented in the school It is desirable that the par ents fill out these cards and send them back to school as soon as pos sible A word of explanation is due The size of the school census and total population of the town are im mediately essential in giving the town influence in a commercial way In the state at large we want to boost for McCook The school dis trict draws state apportionment money for every person between ihe ages of Jix and twenty one in the school district Every one should co operate with the school authori ties by filling cut carefully all blanks on the cards sent home Uncle Billy Dead William L Black known to the printing fraternity in this part of Nebraska as Uncle Billy died on May 16 and on the ISth was buried in Trenton cemetery He was in his seventy fourth year one of the old est active printers in the state During the past twenty five years departed has frequently been em ployed on The Tribune in rush occa sions We offer a tender tribute to his memory Notice of Equalization Notice is hereby given that the County Board of Equalization will meet on the 14th day of June 1910 to equalize the 1910 pesonal assess ment and will be in session at least three days as provided by law CHAS SKALLA County Clerk A Remarkable Sale We are having a remarkable sale on Chi Namel paints and varnishes If you want the best there is for your floors or wood work you will use no other L W McConnell druggist The Only Union Made overalls in the city are the Carhart Huber is tho exclusive agent Also jackets and caps The phone is 97 NUMBER 1 An Invitation Wo invito you to provide for your future welfare by starting an account in our bank Got a good sub stantial sum laid by Then if sickness or other misfor tuno comes you will not have to worry about whoro tho noxt meal is coining from Wo will show you every courtesy and atten tion at our bank and will bo glad to soo you whether your deposit is largo or small Why not start RIGHT NOW THE McCOOK NATIONAL BANK P Walsh President C P Lehj V Pros C J OBrien Cshr DinKCTons J J Loughraa P F McKenna CHURCH NOTES AND TOPICS Christian Science Morning subject Ancient and Modern Necromancy or Mesmerism and Hypnotism Baptist Subject of evening sermon Holy Ground B Y P U topic The Winged Message Congregational There will be no preaching ser vices Sunday on account of the ab sence of the pastor Mothodist There will be no sermon in the morning on account of the union ser vice at the opera house Evening subject The Other Little Ships Taylor Verdict Affirmed The Nebraska supreme court in a decision filed Friday evening last affirmed the action of the lower court in giving Bert Taylor the Minden murderer the extreme pen alty of the law and the date of exe cution has been fixed at October 28 The case was appealed on some tech nical errors New Employes at the Postoffice Following the resignations of Miss Vera E Dwyer substitute clerk and Chas D Hall substitute carrier at the McCook postoffice Postmaster Cone has appointed Francis K Hall as substitute clerk and Martin E Morse as the substitute carrier These nominations have gone to the department for its approval Entertained at Dinner The spacious Rector home was the scene of a very enjoyable social func tion Tuesday evening when Miss Cleo entertained a company of friends at six oclock dinner The event was fraught with details of a most delightful character demonstrating considerable skill and astuteness on the part of the hostess and others Ladies Net Waists 175 to 400 Soft mull waists with dutch collars attached Messaline waists 375 Taffeta silk waists 300 to 500 The Thompson D G Co Utmost value Liquid Poultry Food guaranteed to cure roup cholera and gaps For sale by M Walsh Money To Loan On Farms See Rozell Sons at clothing store v j v For Stock and Poultry Lees Stock Tonic sks 72 8LJ5 m pkgs 50 Hog Remedy 75 pail 200 5 Conditions pkgs 25 Worm Powder 25 Egg Mak r 25 Lice Killer 35 60 LOO Germozone 50 LJugKilier 25 Healing Oil 50 All for scLs by 100000 to Loan on Farms R Woodwokth Druggist See L E Barger Room 3 over J McConnells I ijjjj 4 a