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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1911)
V snaST tBB Z THIRTIETH YEAR Wild West Show Sometlung absolutely new something never before carried -with a wild west show is but one of the many features of that most noted of all American Amusement Enterprises Kit Car sons Buffalo Ranch Wild West We refer to the excellent and most complete menagerie of train ed wild animals in existence to day Carried simply as an added feature for your inspection and no extra charge for viewing same During the course of the perform ance animal acts of all descrip tion are presented for your ap proval This with the fancy rid ing roping and other traits of expert horsemanship displayed b the Cowboys Cowgirls Cossacks tes but part of the two hours of and Mexican Yanqueros constitu solid amusement A dozen funny clowns are continually at play and it will be a hard matter to stop watching the antics long of the imported enough to v v some ported European artists in novel ty acts of every description The performance ends with the sup erb spectacular historical fantasy Battle of Wounded Knee in which over two hundred Indians Soldiers Trappers Cowboys and Scouts take active part Many of the Indians were actually pres ent at this famous battle and it is reproduced exactly as they de scribe it The two mil 1 parad will pass on tne main uiurousiiiaira grand free exhibition takes place l immediately after on the show Mi Z Cook iL grounds Only two performances in McCook on September 8 Former McCook Boys Private word gives us the in formation that J A Stryker a former McCook boy will be su pervisor of penmanship in the Kearney city schools the coming term He is now teacher of pen manship in the Kearney State Normal His brother Roy Stryk er will be principal of the Litch field public schools this year Averaged 81 Bushels Engineer J E Sanborn return ed home Friday from a brief visit to his ranch at Sanborn sta tion lie reports a yield of 324 bushels of oats on his farm from four acres of land F M Wash birji is in charge of his place A New Arrival interesting to all ladies and miss es in McCook will be the welcome news of the recent arrival ot the most beautiful line of Tailored in Mc Skirts ever before shown Cook at II C Clapps Dry Goods Store Call and see them The Main Store On Main Street If it is the freshest and best in groceries fruits vegetables etc you seek look no further than Hubers Help Wanted in II C Clapps Millinery Depart ment Apprentice girls needed at once Everything in drugs nell Flesh Tinted Talcum Powder WOODWORTH Druggist All grades of Oxford flour and each sack guaranteed at the Mc Cook Flour and Feed Store It helps to see whether the elevator is running before you get in on the ground floor Cameras films and photo sup plies C W WOODWORTH Druggist It is the proved quality of Mag ners groceries that accounts for their increasing popularity with the buying public Every patron is a satisfied patron Word from Supt Taylor states that his aged father who was op erated upon a few days sinceis progressing favorably consider ing his advanced age Nyals Laxative Fig Syrup for children is the most pleasant and effective remedy for indigestion or constipation Price 25 and 50c per bottle C R WOODWORTH Druggist Council Meeting The mayor and council of the City of McCook met in regular session at the city hall August 28th Present Mayor McAdams Councilmen Middleton Stansberrj Brown and Woods City Attorney Wolff and City Clerk Stoll Min utes of last meeting read and ap proved Moved bv Councilman Middleton - r i I seconded oy vouinjumuu outusuux vy that the proposition of the state treasurer to buy unsold wat er bonds at reduction of interest to 5 per cent until end of option al period as set out in his letter of August 19 1911 to city attor ney be and is hereby accepted and letter of city attorney dated August 25th to state treasurer written by order of the mayor is hereby ratified Motion carried Moved by Councilman Stansber ry and seconded by Councilman Brown that petition for electric lights presented by property hold rs on 4th street west C S Mul len et al be passed and approv ed with the addition of one light One light to be placed at corner of F and 4th street west one at G and 4th street westo ne at C and 4th street west and one at 10th and B street in West Mc Cook Motion carried It was moved by Councilman Brown seconded by Councilman Middleton that the following bills being approved by the fi nance committee be allowed and warrants drawn for same Car- oy Jfe 7 55 I Hardware Co 37 95 Cranj Co 9 06 Anton Merkel 2 00 E Jr Ori rgs 14 00 J E Lorey 2 00 Wm Robinson 4 00 Win Deere 13 00 Whit Line Trans Co 2 00 Nick Snyder 14 00 Welsbach LCo 154 00 I F Ilostetter 1 04 1 lnry Gale 8 50 J D Hare G 00 II N Rosebush 387 90 Petition of Charles Bailey re questing transfer of permit to cor duct pool hall was read Motion made and seconded to grant it was carried Bond for same was Had and approved Ordinance No 206 was passed and approved G A Folden presented his pro position to furnish garbage cans for use on the business street which was referred to committee of Councilman Brown and Woods Petition of Chas E Picklum for permit to construct gasoline tank under walk was read and granted Petition of Mesdames Mills Rosebush and Viersen for side walk was referred to committee on sidewalks Motion was made and carried that eitv electrician ho nskerl to submit an estimate of the cost of poles and wiring for city electric light Dlant Moved by Councilman Stans berry and seconded by Council man Brown that resolution be adopted providing for paying city firemen as follows 100 for the first hour or fractional part there of and for all additional time at the rate of 100 per hour This compensation applies only when it is necessary to turn on water and use it for fires Motion carried unanimouslv The druggists liquor reports of L W McConnell C R Wood worth and A McMillen were read and filed Motion made and car ried to adjourn JAMES MeADAMS Mayor L C STOLL City Clerk The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church will give a ken sington on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs J W Wimer Quality and price courtesy and promptness in delivery are mak ing for success at the McCook Flour and Feed Store We have your favorite perfume in stock McCONNELL Druggist Magners groceries meet fully the pure food law requirements McConnell day or night fills prescriptions Freshest fruits at Magners tm McCook N brasVa August 2 1 1911 The Board of County Com missioners met pursuant to ad journment Present F S Lof ton Edward Sughroue and W N Rogers county commissioners Chas D Ritchie county attorney and Chas Skalla county clerk It appearing to the board that a vacancy exists in the office of justice of peace for Willow Grove precinct caused by the removal of P S Heaton the board decided to appoint a justice of peace to fill said vacancy Chairman Lof ton proposed J S McBrayer for said position The roll call was ordered and resulted Yea Lofton Sughroue Rogers 3 Nay None J S McBrayer was declared appointed A motion was made by Sugh roue that the claim of Mrs Ella Lee for 400 for house rent be disalloAved for the reason that the original claim was 1400 and the county had paid her 1000 the maximum amount to be paid per month for house rent for pau pers The roll call was ordered and resulted Yea Lofton Sughroue 2 Nay Rogers 1 Motion was declared carried The claim of L M Higgins for 6204 for fees in five insanity cases was allowed at 4662 1542 being deducted for fees claimed in the Doyle insanity caso deduction being made for the rea son that Wm Doyle had paid all the fees in said case to said L M Iliggins sheriff and the county board hereby asks said L M Iliggins to refund to the county the 1200 expense money advanc td by the treasurer in said case Sughroue presented the follow ing resolution Wherdas Phebe J Taylor has taken an appeal to the district court of this county from the ac tion of this board on the twenty third day of August 1910 con cerning her claim for damages caused by the location of road No 431 which said case is now pending the said district court And Avhereas said Phebe J Taylor has offered to comprom ise said claim and settle same up on the county of Red Willow paying the court costs and paying the sum of two hundred dollars to said Phebe J Taylor and al lowing said Phebe J Taylor to construct at her expense across said road a cattle pass under the supervision of the county commis sioners and in such a way as not to interfere with or endanger the public m the use of said road Tuesday Evening Edition TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTYTT V TT V Y V T T TTTTY YTTTTTTTTTTTTB I Co Commissioners Proceedings AAAAXAAAAAAAiJkAXAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM McCook Nebraska August 23 1013 The board of county com missioners met pursuant to ad journment Present F S Lof ton Edward Sughroue and W N Rogers county commissioners Chas D Ritchie county attorney and Chas Skalla county clerk The board proceeded to view roads and bridges in Willow Oroe Red Willow Fritseh and Box Elder precincts and adjourn ed to meet August 24 1911 F S LOFTON Chairman Attest Chas Skalla County Clerk he was not the owner of the pro perty assessed at the time of as sessment was on motion disal loAved The claim of the Danbury News of 125 for printing equal ization notice was allowed but or dered applied on the credit due the county from said Danbury News for the overcharge on a former claim The following claims were aud ited and allowed and the county clerk was instructed to draw warrants on the respective funds levy of 1911 as follows County general fund Jacob Frank house rent Mrs Weintz 10 00 W B Whittaker transpor tation of pauper 6 95 C H Boyle agent house rent Mrs Jeffers 24 months 25 00 Elmer Hawkins drayage Mrs Henkel 1 50 C L DeGroff Co tobacco for prisoners 1 55 E Benjamin tobacco for prisoners 1 60 E Benjamin hoarding pris oners 5 00 I j M Iliggins fees Lughlin iv sanity case 12 42 L Higgins fres Dedman insanity case 10 92 L3I Iliggins fees Briggs Insanity case 10 14 L M Iliggins fees Weintz insanity eis 13 14 L M Iliggins fees Cocke insanity case 10 14 L M Iliggins fees Jones infinity ease 10 50 L M Higgin fees Doyle insanity case claimed at 1542 disallowed as i stated above r L M Iliggins fees Jones insanity case 5 60 C A Kodgers attendance dis trict court and fees 2 25 C A Kodgers fees appoint ing election hoards and postage 2 10 KIopp Bartlett Co treas urer daily cash record 18 50 Klcpp Bartlett Co 2 books lithographed warrants 30 00 Klopp Bartlett Co 1 doz en chattel mortgage files 12 00 F M ICimmell stationery commissioner proceedings printing and supplies 40 Wilson Chemical Co sweeping compound 6 50 Nebraska Telephone Co August rentals 19 25 Nebraska Telephone Co toll county attorney 35 Nelson Hardware Co nails 6 5d II E Waugh hardware 6 35 Chas W Kelley surveying county road west of Cam bridge 8 60 II E Phillippi hauling sand 4 20 C II Angell hauling steel and sand 17 30 C II Mapes hauling sand 21 00 Leon Rogers hauling sand 12 00 G W Groves hauling sand clanncd at 780 allowed ir 7 20 S V Frazier hauling sand 19 20 C G Coglizer hauling sand 34 35 C II Anjrell hauliner steel 1 50 A J Lohr blacksmithmg Now therefore be it resolved t district No 9 2 50 that said offer be accepted and C Nad en freight advanced said claim be compromised and on culverts 8 90 allowed at the sum of two C Nad n freight advanced dred dollars that the costs of nn trader 15 19 cn Srtbmie McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA TUESDAY EVENING AUGUST 29 1911 FALL PAINTING Fall is the best time for paint ing buildings The paint dries more naturally and forms a more elastic coat If yrou have buildings that need covering now is the time to consider the mat ter The first move is to see us ibout it The next is to be sure you get the right paint The one that will give the best protection for the greatest number of years Use Sherwin Williams Paint L W MtCONNELL Druggist Farm to Rent 320 acre farm 4 miles southeast of McCook I will give some one improvements Please inquire or a good chance on this place Good write to C K Critchfield Indian ola Neb Route 1 Strenuous Work Harry Holil the popular and well known dry goods commercial man received a valuable bull pup end of week and Saturday and Sunday were strenuous days with him teaching the bull parlor manners and other essentialsn of etiquette With Biddie Doyle as referee Change of Curfew From September 1st to March 1st the curfew ordinance of the city requires all children under 16 years of age to be at home nance will be enforced nights at 8 oclock This ordi nance will be enforced L A FITCH City Marshal Will Elect Officers The W C T U will meet in the brotherhood room of Meth odist church next Friday after noon at three oclock to elect of ficers All members are- especiu urged to be present More Help Wanted II C Clapp needs more appren tice girls m his millinery work room Any one who wishes i learn fashionable trimming under good instruction should apply at once Can Pay at the Store Parties owing the Updike Co may pay their bills at Jones Cos confectionery and news stand on lower Main avenue Phone 13 or 169 S S GARVEY Manager If You Have houses to rent list them with Whittaker Gray They have several applications on file now for houses Phone black 283 Of fice in Temple block McConnell for drugs Fresh fruits at Magners Wood worth for drugs McConnell fills prescriptions Try a Tribune want ad and watch results Kodaks and kodak supplies L W McCONNELL Druggist iii tT7 ii coffee and be happy At Hub ers only The advertising car of the Wild West show came in hitched to No Sunday night If you feel you want to shown in matter of quality be so to the McCook Flour and Feed i ii i -- v oiuru sum appeal oe paiu oy saia liullird Lumber Uo mm- ty and that said Phebe J Taylor ber 202 95 Ther3s a rf ht int or finish be allowed to build said cattle Bullard Lumber Co fo yvnvthjnr We have it See her 414 9o imit vrv inh n nsiintin i augers secuiiuea tins barnm Lumber Uo mm- i tion irr 143 86 xea uorton isugnroue itogers e Cr Jaine Jo lumber loa eo 3 Nay None Resolution was Perry - Hoe Co declared carried and cement 490 05 On motion the county P rry je Co lumber 4 05 McCONNELL Druggist The roll call was ordered and Barnctt Lumber Co In practicing the art of being resulted as follows ber 95 35 a r0od fellow or fellowess it is not unimportant to set at leasjt a safe and sane limit How far is worth while often was instructed to refund to Mrs Stansberry Lumber Co Elegant stationery in just Ella Lee the sum of 1680 being lumber 103 15 the right texture tint and shape amount illegally assessed against Stansberry LumbeivCp of papers and envelopes Cook Addition to McCook City lumber W diyu ea by fashion dictates a part of block 14 of West Mc- F S Lofton commissioner McCONNELL Druggist in 1910 and paid by her under j service and mileage 49 di protest for the reason that two i Edward Sughroue hfouses were assessed on said tract while it only contained one The claim of E E DeLong of 945 asking for a refund of 1910 personal taxes for the reason that sioner services and mile- Have you ever tried Nyals ef fervescinc liver salts A tea- iTft Jm 75 20 snoonful in one half lass of W N Rogers commissioner water before breakfast will services and mileage 62 65 prise you 25c at Continued Thursday I WOODWORTHS - NUMBER 27 AFTER LONG ILLNESS Death Claimed Mrs Albert H Mc Creeth Saturday Evening Mrs Albert McCreeth passed to her reward last Saturday even ing after an illness of consider able length Mrs McCreeth is survived by her husband and one child a boy about four years of age Rev Father Patton conducted the mass at St Patricks church Monday morning at ten oclock after which the remains were in terred in Calvary cemetery Mr McCreeth is a brakeman in the Burlington service and has not only the sympathy of his fel low employes but of many friends outside the railroad ser vice as well A sister of the departed arriv ed from New Mexico to attend the funeral of the one gone on before Maggie Burns was born in To ronto Canada February 2 1878 In 1895 she moved to Raton New Mexico where she was married to A H McCreeth on October 4 - 7 1905 She has resided in McCook since 1908 Miss Mary Burns a sister from Raton New Mexico attended the iuneral Departed was a member of the Royal Neighbors of this city Third Wedding Anniversary Last Saturday evening was the tliird wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs C C Brown and a goodly number of friends careful ly carried into execution a well laid plan to surprise the young couple on this happy occasion at th ir home on north 1st street eat The plans were successful ly carried out and the residt was a nappy time for all concerned The young people were liberally reniembered with pretty and use ful tokens- Light refreshments added a particular to the pleas ure of the evening Died in Sutton Nebraska Henry Deering of Yuma Col orado father of Mrs C E Ryan of our city died in Sutton where he was visiting The remains were brought to McCook last Fri day night the wife and son ac companying them Here Mr and Mrs C E Ryan joined them and the body was taken on train 15 to Yuma for interment Most Interesting are those handsome new fall Suit ings Skirtings Silks and Trim mings now on display at H C Clapps Dry Goods Store When its a question of wanting a good toilet or medicinal soap give us a call We carry all the leading brands in scented un scented and medicinal C R WOODWORTH Druggist Those swell nobby mixtures are just what you are wanting for a new Skirt Suit or Dress See the extensive line at II C Clapps Dry Goods Store You can always be sure of get ting the very best in cold drinks at our New lee Less soda foun tain WOODWORTH Druggist The psychological moment is a valuable asset and ally to the clever philanthropic grafter W A Middleton went up to Benkalman today on some plumb ing business Mrs WLSouthard of Douglas Nebraska is visiting relatives in the city Picture framing done at Wood worth s Classified Advertisements FOR SALE Good gentle fam ily mare and buggy Inquire of Frank Rank Phone black 106 FOR RENT My residence Folding bed wardrobe and few other useful articles for sale Delia Jordan Phone red 173 FOR RENT The Ebert place 10 room house steam heat bath Good barn granary and chicken house on premises Inquire of D C Marsh l SA