One Fifth
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During December
During the month of December everything
in our store will he sold at a discount of 20 per
cent
Including our large and
Superb Stock of
HOLIDAY CHINA
uiil r mtnnbtr v have everything in both
Diiiu tic tiiI Imported Decorated and Hand
PUirid Chilian are embracing
American and English Dinner Sets
SALAD BOWLS
CUPS and SAUCERS
BERRY SETS
FANCY PLATES
H Hand Painted Japanese Ware
9x12 Smith Axminster Rugs bet grade reduced from
2500 to 2000
27x34 reduced to jL2Lo 36x72 reduced to
All other sizes reduced proportionately
Prices Good Only to
an nary 1st-
DREW FURNITURE
and CARPET CO
I The Leaders in Low Prices r
MARION j DANBURY
Ralph Smith F M Yeater W Prof R H Renneeker was op-
McKanney Lloyd bpaur ana orated en tor appendicitis Thurs-
T F Gockley were county capit
al business visitors Saturday
Charts Wilson purchased a
team cr marcs from J A Laffer
ty lait week
C ZI Dodge sold his interest
iu the hat- at Wilscnville fast
ivtl and i 3 wife and children
are now stepping at the parental
Dodge hcan for a while
Lelia Smallberger and Arville
Sines who have been working in
the iiotel at Wikonville returned
home close of last week
W T Airld of Lincoln was in
town on business cne day last
week
i red Funnan threshed cane
for the foreman her e one day last
Aveek
Charlie Miner of At wood Ivan
visited at Frank Fields one day
32st wreek
The M W A lodge at their
regular meeting Thursday night
elected the folic wing officers M
W Ifcodabaugh V C Ernest Ga
lusha Adviser T F Cockier
Past Consul T J Dimmitt
Cterk TV II Bifert Banker -Frank
Fields Escort E E Blake
Sentry S II Stilgebouer man
ager
Loon the 16-year-old son of
Mr and Mrs J C Lafferty died
Sunday night at 1145 oclock
after an illness of nearly two
veeks of typhoid fever Short
funeral services were held ait
the house conducted by Revs An
derson and Allen A large con
course of friends gathered at tlie
Lome to pay their last respects
to the departed hoy in spite of
the weather Interment in the
Danbury cemetery
Erneslf Dodge is the busiest
man in town these days with his
auto livery
Glen Smallberger and Guy
Sines returned home Saturday
from the eastern part of the
state where they had been work
ing
We experienced some damp fog
gy and freezing weather the first
of the week accompanied by a
Seavy f all of snow
Without opiates or harmrul drugs
of any kind Foleys Honey and Tax
Compound stops coughs and cures
colds Do not accept any substitute
A McMillen
day He is getting along as well
as could be expected
Ira Ilorton spent Sunday with
his Indian ola folks
Absalom Gregory came in on
Wednesday for a stay with his
mother Mrs Gregory
The railroad officials went up
this branch Saturday niglit re
turning Sunday
The case of Ball vs Koontz had
a trial before Squire Iletheoitei on
Wednesday
Lawyer Ryan of Indianola was
oer on professional business on
Wednesday
A Baraett of McCook was ov
er Tuesday in the interest of his
lumber yard
Roys Allen and Perrin are hold
ing revival meetings in- the Con
gregational church
Hoy Brcek of Jennings Kan
was over the latter part of last
week
Dr Brewster of Beaver City
came up Thursday on business
A number from here attended
court at McCook Tuesday
John Greenway came in Tues
day from Palmer Neb where he
has been working for the past
few mcntlis
Win Greenway came up from
Lebanon Friday
Miss Blaekman from Beaver
Cit3r is teaching the high room
Mrs M M Young and son Ed
took Mrs Rea Oman and cliild
dren to McCook Sunday where
Mrs Oman and children left for
their- home at North Platte
Some of the from here
attended the Faamers Institute
at Lebanon Saturday
Leon Laff erty died at his home
west of town Sunday niglit He
had been very low with typhoaid
fever a few days previous
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank the friends
and neighbors for their kindness
and helpfulness during the illness
of our mother and grandmother
Mr and Mrs H C Shepherd and
Children
ui2ra u
Get your Semi Weekly McCook
Tribune before January 1st for
next year at 100 the year
Try a Tribune Want ad
watch results
and
library Nojfces
elihrarian ma3lettollow
ing report of the fines fund to
the library board at their last
regular meeting
Fines collected during No- C
vember 1911 825
Balance from Oct 1911 327
Total 1152
Expendt d during Nov 1911 490
Balance 662
The library will be closed all
di Christmas and New Year
LIBRARIAN
LEBANON
The Farmers Institute held in
Lebanon on Saturday last was a
success in every way Mr Chase
gave a talk on farm buildings
and the special advantage of the
silo a building every farmer
should ihave on his farm Mr E
Ilanfords subject was poultry
and dairying A fine poultry
display was made in Walter De
voes building Mr Ingrams
prize for ithe best hen was won
by Frank Tigard Mr Ingrams
prize giving a 25 per cent dis
count was wen by Mrs W II
Staples
Mr and Mrs Ira Pennington
visited relatives liere this week
Mr Platte Cumming is on the
sick list this week
BOX ELDER
Look out for the cars
agin on agin gone agin
ceaaaional case of croup
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Flynn-
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Mrs Marilla and Mrs C M
Bolles visited Mrs Geo Young
er Sunday
Rev L S Foutch closed the
meetings at Garden Prairie last
Friday evening There were two
conversions
Mrs Ben Lytle of Perry is vis
iting her sister Mrs F G Lytic
this week
There are no preparations be
ing made for Christmas at Box
Elder tliis year
Rev Fouteh was called
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Grocery
E F D No 4
Great snow Wednesday mom-
mi
il Schmidt just finished his
cori in time to get ailueiad of the
big snow
J B Wiiison departed first of
week for Houston Texas where
lie has a fruit farm
Clint Oozad is down from
Laird Colorado on a visit to his
parents Mr and Mrs II J Co
zad
Missi Mary Cozad is visiting
rrienein ait Freedom Frontier
county this week
Mr and Mrs George Wallen
were McCook shoppers Monday
There are indications of a
wedding on route 4 soon
Jce Dack and Jesse Hawkins
are back from their visit east
Also John Ike
Mr
S F D No 3
Fred Clark aind Miss Min
nie Ncthnagel were united in
marriage Thursday December 14
at the home of the bride
December 22nd Friday evening
is the date set for the box social
at the Noithnagel school house
All are invited
Another wedding is expected
soon
The Anderson place has just
bean occupied by Don Thompson
Last Sunday Mrs W N Crat
ty left for Denver to visit her
daughter Mrs F E Larson dur
ing holidays
The new cement and sod barn
on Mins Margaret Evans fawn
is finished It looks good
Heaviest snow in years Wed
nesday morning
The snow was too deep for the
rural carriers Wednesday morn
ing
Obituary
Mrs Maltilda Boyce MeCrary
was born July IS 1830 and died
on December 15 1911 at II C
Shepherds her where
she made her home Was mar
to tried to TTftnrv MnCrarv
Spring Creek Sunday morning to ary 22 1848 in Canden Midland
preach the funeral of Grandma District Canada The Rev
Wilkinscn1 Beyman a Wesleyan Matficdist
minister officiated In heir last
RED WILLOW illness oha seemed to suffer a
This fortieth anniversary of th great deal but ail was done fcr
beginning cf Red Willow county hoi- comfort by loving hands that
is am interesting subject for con- could be done She leaves a sen
versatiion and grand children and a numbei
The hard times causes neigh- of great grand children and man
bors to adopt the custom of tho friends to mourn heir death But
early days in exchanging work theiir loss is heaven s gain She
Bad colds aire prevalent among was a member of M E church
the elders of the families and She Lived a christian and died
chicken pox with children and an trusting in her Saviour
j The fun oral services werei held
There is a feeling akin to pity -at Sparing Creek school house on
among the old timers to see the j Sunday sermon preached fby the
timber cleared off the Buck place
All the old time people gone and
the trees following
Mr and Mrs Andy Barber
with their son Ralph and wife
spent Thursday at John Long
neckers
Mrs Louis Longnecker spent
Monday with Mrs Roseoe Korns
while Louis was assisting Ros
eoe
Horace Taylors new house is
about completed the painter be
ing at work
C
writer from Rev 1413 And I
heard a voice from heaven saying
unto me Write BLessed are the
dead which die in the Lord from
henceforth Yea Satlth the Spirit
that they may rest from their la
bours and their wou ks do follow
them After which the sromains
were taken to McCook and laid
to rest in the Riverviesw ceme
tery
She was known to her people
and friends as Grandma Wilkin
son
Enough for everybody and at most
livable prices Fresh and clean crisp
and irrestible
Candies nuts fruits etc You can
secure special prices for Sunday schools
and churches and in quantities
And everything is of the TsLagner
quality Come early There is advan
tage in buying from a full stock
D riagner
MAIN AVENUE PHONE 14
Temple Theatpj
ONE NIGHT ONLY
MONMY
DECEMBER
B B BRUCE Presents
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Specialties
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The -Yank
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Complete scenic production Clev
er cast headed by Geo L Dick
Prices 25 35 50 and 75c
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given nthat the
county commissioners of Red Wil
low county Nebraska will receive
sealed bids for the furnishing of the
following supplies to said county dur
ing the year 1912to wit
Class No 1 Books
One Fersonal Tax lisb 1913
One Real Estate Tax list town lots
1913
One real estate tax list farm lands
1913
One loose leaf mortgage record
One G qr medium treasurers each
book
7000 tax receipts original and dup
licates per thousand
2 dozen chattel mortgage files gum
med stubs numbered each
23 sets primary election poll booki
Tally sheets for all parties and
register of voters all combined in
one book per books
23 sets general election poll books
per book
92 poll book envelopes per dozen
4G ballot sacks per dozen
225 primary election Instructions
to Voters per 100
225 general election Instructions
to Voters per 100
5000 assessors schedules punch
ed and folded per 1000
27 assessment schedule binders
complete
25 assessors personal assessment
books
Patert backs for records per
quire
24 primary election laws
24 general election laws
Loose leaf record blanks printed
form per 100
1911 statutes per book
All records to be full bound extra
ends bands and fronts and to be
made of Byron Weston 36 lb med
ium linen ledger paper
Class 2 Legal Blanks
Size 812x28 printed two sides per
first 100 and each additional 100
Size 8x28 printed one side per
first 100 and each additional 100
Size 8xl4 printed two sides per
first 100 and each additional 100
Size 8x14 printed one side per
first 100 and each additional 100
Size 8x7 printed two sides per
first 100 and each additional 100
Size 8x7 printed one side per
first 100 and each additional 100
Size Sxo1 printed two sides per
first 100 and each additional 100
Size SxS1 printed one side per
first 100 and each additional 100
Postal cards printed per 100 in
cluding cards
Class 3 Stationery I
Senate pads 8xl4 per package
of 10
Senate pads 4x7 per package of
10
Writing fluid Carters Sanfords
Staffords Arnolds Bankers per
quart
Lead pencils E Faber No 2 per
gross
Lead pencils Memphisto No 77
copying per dozen
Election pencils per gross
Velvet pencils rubber tips 557
per gross
Venus copying pencils No 165 per
dozen
Typewriter carbon paper best
grade 8xl4 per dozen
Typewriter ribbon best grade
Typewriter paper best grade heav
medium light per ream
Mucilage best grade per quart
Pen holders cork tip bank each
Pejis Easterbrook Glucinum Sil
ver Series per gross
Rubber bands No 18 No 16 No
30 per gross
Blotting paper best grade per
pound
Class 4 Stationery II
JMemo heads 6x9 7 pounds flat
paper per 1000
Letter heads size 8xll 10 pound
bond paper per 1000
Letter heads size 8xll 12 pound
flat paper per 1000
Envelopes printed No 6 No
1 rag paper per 1000
Envelopes printed No 10 No 1
rag paper per 1000
Bar dockets 4x7 per page
Notices of election per 100
Sampld official ballots for pri
mary anageneral election for 1912
including precinct changes and
I
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Casing per 100 -
blanks ner 100
Cfass 5 Legal Notices Commission
er Proceedings and Delinquent Tax
List v-
Publishing legal noticessper square
- Publishing commissioner proceed
ings per square -
Publishing delinquent tax lists
Separate bids must be furnished on
each one of the 5 sections or any
one of them
All supplies must be furnished as
ordered
Bids are to include all freight ex
press postage or drayage charges
and must be for articles delivered
free of charge at court house
Bids must be addressed to Coun
ty Clerk and marked proposal for
books blanks stationery and legal
printing or any one or more of
these items
AIL successful bidders must file
good and sufficient bond for the faith
ful performance of their contract
Bids will be opened according to
Law at the regular meeting of the
county board January 9th 1912
Sealed bids will be received at the
county clerks office up to noon Jan
uary 9th 1912
The county commissioners reserve
the right to reject any and all bids
and to enter into separate contract
for each one of the five sections ad
vertised
Dated at McCook Nebraska1 De
cember 7th 1911
CHAS SKALLA
County Clerk
Notice to Land Owners
To Joseph B Blair and to all
whom it may concern
The commissioner appointed to
locate a road commencing at the
center of section 19 on the quar
ter section line in East Valley
precinct Red Willow county Ne
braska running thence south
through sections 19 and 30 to
within 20 rods of the southline
of section 30 thence in a south
easterly direction to intersect
road running east between sec
tions 30 and 31 at a point about
35 rods east of the southwest cor
ner of the southeast quarter of
section 30 township 3 range 26
ed Willow county Nebraska
has reported in favor of the lo
cation thereof and all objections
thereto or claims for damages
must be filed in the County
Clerks office on or before noon
of the 29th day of January A
D 1912 or said road will be es
tablished without reference there
to
Dated at McCook this 25th day
of November 1911
CHAS SKALLA
County Clerk
First publication Nov 27 8ts
All creditors of the estate of
Oscar M Matthews deceased are
notified that the County Judge
of Red Willow County Nebraska
will on July 19th 1912 sit to
examine all claims against said
estate with i view to their ad
justment and allowance The
time limited for presentation of
claims against said estate is
July 18th 1912
Seal J C MOORE
County Judge
RITCHIE WOLFF Attorneys
First publication Dec 11 8ts
All creditors of the estate of
Mary A Wliitaker deceased are
notified the County Judge of Red
Willow county Nebraska will on
June 26th 1912 sit to examine
all claims against said estate with
a view to their adjustment and
allowance The time limited for
presentation of claims against
said estate is June 25th 1912
Seal J C MOORE
County Judge
RITCHIE WOLFF Attorneys
First publication Nov 27 8ts
Notice
State of Nebraska Red Wil
low County ss To all persdnT
interested in the estate of Char
les Lichtenberger deceasd
Notice is hereby given that on
the 6th day of December 1911
Maiy Lichtenberger filed her pe
tition in my office praying that
letters of administration may be
granted to her on the goods and
chattels rights and credits of
Charles Lichtenberger deceased
You are further notified that
I have set and appointed the 23d
day of December 1911 at two
o clock p m m the County conr
room in the City of McCook in
said county and state as the
time and place for hearing said
petition at wliich time you and
ail concerned may appear and
contest the same
It is further ordered that said
petitioner give notice to all pax
ties interested in said estate of
the time and plaee of said hear
ing by causing a copy of this or
der to be published in The Mc
Cook Tribune a newspaper print
ed in said county for three
weeks successively previous to
the day set for said hearing
In testimony Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affix
ed the seal of the County Court
of said County this 6tih day of
December 1911
Seal J C MOORE
County Judge
First publication Dec 7 6te
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