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East Depart Central Time
No 6 1130 PM
16 500 A M
N 2 550 A M
JO y io iii
12 G35 A M
14 920 P M
10 505 P M
West Depart Mountain Time
No 1 1220 P M
3 il42 P M
5 arr S30 p m
13 930 A M
15 1230 A M
9 625 A M
Imperial Line Mountain Time
No 176 arrives 330 P M
No 175 departs 645 A M
Sleeping dining and reclining chair
cars seats free on through trains
Tickets sold and baggage checked to
nry point in the United States or
Cunada
For information time tables maps
and tickets call on or write D F
Hostetter Agent McCook Nebraska
or L V Wakeley General Passen
ger Agent Omaha Nebraska
Engineer J AV Hasty is
back on that dear old goat
nights
Fast freight 77 came in Sat
urday afternoon as a double
header
Mrs Darve Burnett and the
baby went up to Trenton Friday
morning on a visit to her moth
er Mrs Ilall
Mrs W L Southard arrived
from Douglas Nebraska Friday
night and is visiting her daugh
ter Mrs W M Gardner and oth
er relatives
P C Bainter night yardmast
er was summoned to Galesburg
Illinois Saturday by news of the
death of his father He left for
the east on No 10
J 0 Lindley returned vSun
day after a weeks visit with his
daughters Mrs An Woods at
McCook and Mi llenry Ehlers
at Culbertsori Red Cloud Chief
Curt Wilson wife and daugh
ter of McCook were called to
this city Saturday by the death
of his brother Clyde They will
return to their home tonight
Red Cloud Commercial Advertis
er Sept 27
Dispatcher and Mrs T B
Campbell arrived home Thursday
night on 3 via Lincoln They
visited hte Eberts briefly at La
Junta Colo then their daughter
Mrs Frank Humphries at Mon
rovia Kansas and finally Mrs
E J Kates in Lincoln
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Presents the latest and best
MOTION PICTURES Including
Western Dramas with reckless riding Modern comedy dram
as Funny Farces Interesting Scenes and all the best Fea
ture Pictures
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ADMISSION 5c and 10c
Good Music by Jones Jones
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MPS l T BKANSCOM BEAD
Buried at Zion - i in Frontier
County Sunday Afternoon
Mrs Lucius T Branscom of
Box Elder passed away on
Saturday morning about one
oclock Services were held in
the Zion Hill Methodist church
Sunday afternoon conducted by
TJev Russell and the new pastor
on that charge burial following
in the emeetery at the church
Tlu funeral was one of the larg
est ever stn in that neighbor
hood over one hundred people be
ing present to show their sym
paih and respect
Among those present from
away were Mr R J Branscom
from Utah father Mrs Thomas
Tones of Lincoln sister and Mrs
all agreed that thev had been y that little was lacking in
most royally received and quantity The races were good
coined I tho those on Friday were run in
To Messrs Search and Rhodes the rain Thursday was the ban
for the generous donation of ner day with gate receipts of
their automobile about 400 The large crowd on
To the Ladies Aid Society of i Thursday afternoon was given
the Methodist church for serving i quite a thrill in the ascent of a
meals in basement of church fake aeroplane This scheme was
thereby making it possible for engineered by Elmer Kay and
delegates to get good meals and Rodburn Simmons After Aviat
economize valuable time or Simmons had strutted midst
The ladies came in for a large the gathered farmers the as-
amount of praise for their well
served and splendidly cooked
meals and rooms at a reduced
rate to our delegates
And to all citizens who in any
way helped us with this conven
tion we extend our most sincere
thanks
McCOOK LOCAL UNION
STATEMENT
The pledges made to the state
reached 1200 before close of the
convention
A New E R Nabob
Charles Orth of Walter Okla
is now owner of three railroads
and they reduced his bank ac
count just about 200 The Kan
sas Lawton and Gulf capitalized
at 5000000 cost liim 70 at
public auction ne is also own
er of the Gotebo Southwestern
and the Lawton Wichita Falls
Joseph Willetts of St Albans
Vermont stopped over in the
city Saturdays night from No
10 and was a brief guest of Con
ductor and Mrs J W Line He
is a tourist conductor for the Bui
lington
Mrs Richard Knox and guest
Mrs Abrahamson and son Dan
depart tonight on No 3 for
their home in Livingston Mon
tana
cent was made from a neighbor
ing hillside through the proxy
of a straw man in an enormous
box kite This would have been
a complete success but for the
failure of the wind at the critical
moment which let the aviator
fall to his death apparently and
caused many a fair lass to hold
her breath Some of them think
it was real yet
The onlyr notable exhibit by a
business firm was that of the Mc-
farming community and is a goo
thing tho it will bear improving
Beaver City vs McCook
The game at Beaver City be
tween Beaver City n S and Mc
Cook n S resulted in our boys
getting the little end of a 5 to 10
score tho they worked their hard
est Captain Amsden received a
broken collar bone OBrien was
dazed by a blow on the head and
Schmidt got a cramped arm
Eeal Estate Filings
James AY Hatfield et ux
to Edward W Mackey wd
se 36-3-29 3200 0C
Henry Roth et ux to nenry
Walter wd Pt swA sw
29-3-29 1400 00
Adventist Services in the
church Sunday evening Elder B
L nouse will speak Subject
Reasons Why I Keep the Sev
enth Day as the Sabbath All
invited
Clarence Somerville went down
to Lincoln Saturday night on No
6 to take up his studies in the
law school of the state university
Miss Ora Stewart came up on
No 5 Thursday night from her
school near Red Willow to be at
home over Sunday
Miss Lenore Fitzgerald came
up Friday night on No 5 from
Cambridge to be with her parents
over Sunday
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Some
MASTERS OF CHESS
of the Greatest Blindfolded
Players of the Past
Playing at chess -without seeing the
board is a much older accomplishment
than is gene rally known even among
chess players Buzecca an Italian as
early as 12GG played three games at
once looking at one board but not at
the other two His three competitors
were skilled in the game but he won
two games and made a draw of the
third Ruy Lopez whose name has
been given to an opening Mangioliui
Terone Medrano Leonardi da Cutis
Paoli Boi Salvia and others who lived
between the thirteenth and seven
teenth centuries were able to play the
game without seeing the board Father
Sacchieri of Pavia early in the eight
eenth century played three games at
once against three players without see
ing any of the boards
It remained for Phillidor the great-
llarvev Crcasman of Danburv a est senilis at chess known up to his
sister of the bereaved husband time to play blindfolded in England in
Bert Sehoonover of Omaha broth 7S3 Pinst throe of the best player
er Mrs Russell of ivansas sistei s vcmmns two game3 and
drawing tbe third surprising his an-
and Mrs of
Morley Piper tagonists and the throng of onlookers
ney sifter of the departed by keeping up a lively conversation all
The departed was a daughter of the while Phillidors achievement as
Mr and Mrs F S Schoonover of to the number of simultaneous games
Centerpoint Frontier county who nas leen far outdone by Paul Morphy
with a husband and small family Blnckbume and several of
their
survive Jier and have the deepest
sympathy of that entire section
of the county I
Cleared Over a Hundred
The ladies of the Methodist
successors But Phillidor livelv
Frenchman that he was still holds the
palm as a conversationalist and player
at the same time
Phillidor was the assumed name of
Francois Andre Danican born at
Dreux in 172G lie was educated as a
church announce that they clear- court musician for Louis XIV He corn
ed 132 in their dining room Psed music to Drydens Alexanders
inr the VST fl T TT nntirm Feast aml to many operas all long
and they are more grateful than sinfcf Dunicans fame does
u not live in music but as Phillidor the
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Card of Thanks ja1 for theh assistance and do
We the members of the Worn- nntions
ans Christian Temperance Union
desire to express our most sincere The County Fair
thanks and heartfelt annreciation The Red Willow county fair
kindly opened their homes and I last week showed the inevitable
so cordially and hospitably en- j effect of continued light crops in
tertained the delegates to our this section but nevertheless it
87th annual state convention showed evidence of some very
delegates all expressed themselwi good efforts The exhibits in
as being delighted with their en- Floral Hall numbering over
terlainment and on every hand 200 were the most extensive yet
one could hear them sav -You made in that department The
chess player As a chess player he vis
ited Holland Germany and England
In 1749 while in England he published
his Analysis of Chess a work which
has taken its place among the classics
of the game Fie died in England Aug
ladies McCook who which to close 31 ITOS Exehauge
to the of so came a Friday of
HIS UNIQUE ANTIQUES
They Were Sold One by One Yet the
Set Remained Intact
An old curiosity dealer of Paris re
cently found a new snare for the j
were a valuable set representing the
five senses After long persuasion the
amateur at lat carried one off at a
very long price
Collector No 2 followed Could he
have one of the dolls Out of the
question sir a most valuable set rep
resenting the four seasons After
more long persuasion and at a still
longer price one of the dolls was sold
When amateur No 3 called the three
dolls were the three graces a most
valuable set which could not be di
vided By offering an enormous sum
he carried off one of them
Amateur No 4 called and wanted to
buy one of the two dolls What was
monsieur actually proposing The two
dolls were Adam and Eve sculptured
and dressed by some forgotten medie
val artist The pair could not possibly
be parted The collector eventually
carried off Adam for a gigantic sum
Amateur No 5 called and asked now
much for that curio Evidently an odd
one of a set
An odd one of a set screamed the
Cook Hardware Co showing gas- dealer- xt Is a unle Pce Does
oline engines and power not monsieur perceive that it
ery of Associated Manufacturers lfT T f
Charles VII And the amateur se-
n p j i t mi a j
Co of Waterloo la This tent
cured the unique nlecefor a fabulous
attracted considerable attention amount Paris for Tendon Tninnrfinh
The engines did their own bark
ing
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He Was Observant
In closing it may be said that The supervisor of a school was try-
while the Indianola fair would ing to prove that children are lacking
compare poorly with that of soim In observation To the children he
of 101 sister counties it shows I said Now children tell me a num
that the spirit is not entirely lack
ing The fair serves a social as
well as industrial side of our
ber to put on the board
Some child said Thirty six The
supervisor wrote sixty three
He asked foe another number and
seventy six was given He wrote six-
ty seven
When a third number was asked a
child who apparently had paid no at
tention called out
Theventy theven Change that you
darned faker Everybodys
Fish at Billingsgate
Fish is sold in London shops at a
stated price per pound but the retailer
in getting his supplies from Billings
gate has to purchase each kind by a
separate weight or measurement lie
buys soles by the pound plaice by the
stone mackerel by the sixty cod by
the box eels by the draught haddocks
by the steamer trunk crabs by the
barrel lobsters by the score white
bait by the quart and periwinkles by
the hundredweight London Globe
The Proper Place
I understand that the leading lady
and the prima donna had a violent
quarrel
Yes
How did they settle it
Oh they went to their dressing
rooms and made up Womans Home
Companion
Not Reassuring
Do you think you will like married
life as well as you do your club dear
Yes quitesure darling
Are you so very fond of your club
Not very darling
A Delightful Metaphor
Now said a famous Irish speaker
Jn a political debate I cohie to dan
gerous ground In fact I know I am
skating on the thin Ice of a Darning
volcano
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pow er and to aid in making the
stomach strong and well
We know that RexalL Dyspepsia
Tabjets are a most dependable reme
dy for disordered stomachs
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ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR
GOOD STOMACH
CME4PI
s a protection
against alum which is found in
the low priced baking powders
To be on the safe side when buying
baking powder examine the label and
take only a brand shown to be made
from Cream of Tartar
This Offer Should Be a Warning to
Every Man and Woman
The newspapers and medical journ
als recently liave had much to say
relative to a famous millionaires of
fer oji a million dollars for a new
stomach
This great multi millionaire was
too busy to worry about the condition
of his stomach He allowed his dys
pepsia to run from bad to worse un
til la the end it became incurable
I His misfortune serves as a warning
to others
Every cne who suffers with
nally guileless amateur ne put in his cia tfor rj few years will give every
wiuuow five dolls dressed in vacuelv v o e
- -v lve stock barns made up in medieval clothes Collector No 1 camp j
vDysppra is commonly caused by
in aim iisKiNj iu imv one ui mem jne
dealer could not divide the lots as thev
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tion and dyspepsia
We want you to try them and will
return your money if you are not
more than satisfied with the result
Three sizes 25 cents 50 cents and
100 Remember you can obtain
Rexall Remedies in this community
only at our store The Rexall Store
L W McConnelL
State of Ohio City of Toledo Lu
cas iCounty ss
Prank J Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of
F J Cheney Co doing business
in the City of Toledo County and
State aforesaid and that said firm
will pay the sum of One Hundred Do
Oars for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK J CHENEY
an abnormal state of the gastric Sworn to before me and subscrib
es or by lack of tone in the walls of edi in my presence this Cth day of
the stomach The result is that the December A D 1SSG
stomach loses its power to digest Seal A W GLEASON
food Notary Public
We are now able to supply certain Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
missing elements to help to restore j ternally and acts directly on the
to the gastric juices their digestive blood and mucous surfaces of the
system Send for testimonials free
F J Cheney Co Toledo O
Sold by all druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation
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The Citizens National Bank
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Paid Up Capital 50000 Surplus 25000
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October Special Rates
ONE WAY COLONIST RATES TO THE PACIFIC COAST until October
loth
THE DRY FARMING CONGRESS at Colorado Springs October 16 20
will be one of the most instructive conventions ever held in the west
special rates
THE OMAHA LAND SHOW OctoberlCth to 28th Here you will see un
der one roof the remarkable products of irrigation and dry farmingr
it will be a great educational show of farm and orchard products
from every state in the west
THE BIG HORN BASIN AND YELLOWSTONE VALLEY are closing
most successful season of heavy crops Filings for Government irri
gated homesteads this Autumn will be very numerous Some of the
finest lands that the Government ihas ever bestowed are for you in
these regions A party of twenty one newspaper correspondents has
just made a tour through the Big Horn Basin and Sheridan Country
and they were amazed at the wonderful fields of grain and alfalfa the
ample water suijply the permanent canals the progressive new
towns ithe productive soil the climate the surrounding and scenic
mountains the mineral wealth the industrial possibilities and the hoa 1
pitality of the people
Join our personally conducted excursions the first and third Tuesdaysof
each month and keep ahead of the coming movement
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L W WAKELEY
General Passenger Agent
Omaha Nebraska
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Ticket Agent
McCook Nebraska
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