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Opticians agree that the light from a good oil lamp is
easier on the eyes than any other artificial light
The Rayo Lamp is the best oil lamp made
It gives a strong yet soft white light and it never flickers It pre
serves the eyesight of the young it helps and quickens that of the old
You can pay 5 1 0 or 20 for other lamps but you cannot get
better light than the low priced Rayo gives
Made of solid brass nickel plated Easily lighted without remov
ing shade or chimney Easy to clean and rewick
Dealers everywhere or write for descriptive circular direct to any aeency of Ue
Standard Oil Company
Incorporated
Whittaker Road Foreman j
Engineer F Hi Wihittsikcr who j
has hen in Ihc Burlington i
freight service for years has
been named to succeed J E
Johnson as rosd foreman of
pqvppmeiit on the Omriha division
The appointment effective Jan
uary 1 was annoimcd yesterday j sjlort vsjt
by Sup2rintiacnt ot mw 0pei2tors F W Audi Jsei
tst k i io nnn iii iv iiii i iuur
J LM - 1 lllV VU - wn --
lms ivccntlv been employed in
the locil freight service on trains
No 29 and 30 running to
mouth J E Johnson was recent t
Havelock Shos Closed
The Havelock heps were
ed yesterday will remain closed
today and Monday and start the
new v irs work on Tuesday
While it Ls customary
work on Saturday and to
New Year as a holiday
work made it possible
to not
observ
slack
at this
time to add Friday to the list of
closed days at the shops State
Journal
RAILROAD NEWS NOTES
John Crawford the coal ex
pert spent Sunday in the city
The big B of R T annual
ball is tonight in tlui Armory
hall
Mrs W II Dungan of Den
ver was a guest of friends
Friday
George Frederickson visited
with the Matt Lawritson family
end of last week
C J Krieger went down to
Sutton Saturday morning on a
visit to liis mother
Boilerman Peter Kern went
down to Sutton Saturday to vis
it with Ids brother
Mrs Roy Eleven and son
John were Culbertson passengers
on No 13 Saturday
Conductor and Mrs T E Mc
Carl entertained her parents and
brother Mr and Mrs Thomas Am
drews and Thomas Andrews Jr
of Cambridge and friends from
Iowa Mr and Mrs Hardin on
Sunday
The Pennsylvania railroad
company has built for its own
use a new type of freight engine
of which the following facts are
interesting Length from the
point of pilot to face of coupler
on tender is 98 feet 3 inches
Weight in working order with
tender coaled is 668900 pounds
or 644275 pounds heavier that
John Bull the oldest Pennsyl
vania locomotive There are four
cylinders each 27 indies is diam
eter with a 28 inch stroke The
drivers are 56 inches in diamet
er and number 16 in all the
front drivers being pivoted for
curves Fire box 12 feet inch
by 8 feet inch Tender capa
city if 9000 gallons of water and
30000 pounds of coal
Freshest fruits at Magners
Irs S D Turner of Orleans
cure up to the city on Friday
mVning on a visit to til ar
ejits
Opeirtor and Mrs F II
Trumblk and sen went up to
JJenver l ulav on o 15 on a
ton
and Will Lyon went up ta i ren
ton on VI Saturday for a iittL
rabbit shooting
F Wcccly and Mk A
t Tr
lv made trainmaster of the Mc--- ovfeis were iringa p so-
Cook division Stale Journal grs l115 5Uld yrA vlSfJ
iUru ocvjtt uj
Mrs II M Tyler was a
Cede vihitor on buoinoiT Frida
coming on No 13 and rciturnin
heme on No 14 same night
Brakcman and Mrs Dar
Burnett went up to Trenton o
Sunday morning to spend the d
with her mother Mrs Hall
Floyd Proper avIio has beei
spending Christmas wek wiiti
Mcidcok relatives departed fo
his work again Saturday nigh1
on 14
The local machine shops dec
ed on last Thursday night to n
open on Tuesday morning Tin
lias been the rule- of the Burling
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Effort to Revive Old Craze Meets
Willi Some Success
FARMER SHOULD CANCEL ORDER
By O L Sponslcr Professor of Forest
ry University of Nebraska
During the past season an effort
was made and quite successfully too
to revive the old Catalpa craze About
once in every two or three years a
smooth salesman interviews all the
farmers of a district tells them that
he has Catalpa plants that will grow
to railroad tie size in eight or ten
years and shows them to clinch his
assertions a disc about a foot in diam
eter which was cut from a ten-year-old
tree
There is no question but that
Catalpa is a very useful tree for the
farmers of a small part of Nebraska
a strip of country limited roughly by
the Loup river on the -north and ex
tending westward to Kearney or a lit
tle farther In this part of the state
he tree is a profitable investment
plantations have given from 8 to S15
clear profit per acre annually These
figures however do not represent
the average for the territory in which
Catalpa can be grown The average
would be under 8 North of the Lon
river and west of Kearney the tree is
quite liable to freeze back durin th
winter and so although individual
trees survive and apparently thrive
the results tor a whole plantation is
extremely doubtful The freezing
virtnr nnrl srrnwth Tintiopnhiv
The faker say that you must have
the hardy Catalpas for the common
Catalpa will not stand severe winters
also that it will not grow straight
trunks that it will not gow as fast
that it w ill not last as long for a post
nnd so on The faker is perhaps par
tially right There are probably two
apeoies of Catalpa namely Catalpa
apeciosa or hardy Catalpa and Catal
pa bignonioides or common Catalra
It is supposed that these two species
hybridize very readily at least that is
the way the confusion in identifying
the species is explained For exam
pie the common Catalpa has a seed
with the ends pointed tapering grad
ually to a decided point while the
hardy Catalpa seed is quite square
ended But on the same tree one often
finds all gradations between the
-Thomas dialling we3it up tf i pointed and the square end The bar
Denver on Saturday morning ti
vcisit witih his wife who has
returned from a sojourn in Cali
fornia for her health
Mr and Mrs John Flynn
and E Flynn of McCook Xeb
Mr and Mrs C II Read and
Miss Johnson of Lincoln spent
Christmas in Omaha the guests
of Mrs Ada Cooke State Jour
nal
Ice on dirtis lake is now about
become quite a man of fashion sucli
clothes such jewelry He Yes you
see my creditors are very anxious that
I should get married Simplicissimus
Their Use
Do you enjoy your meals old man
Enjoy my meals snorted the in
dignant dyspeptic fMy meals are
merely guideposts to take medicine be
fore or after Washington Herald
The Wa of the World
Isnt it awful According to the
papers there just seems to be one rev
olution after another
Yes Thats the way the world goes
round Judge
Greetings
At the beginning of the new year
we wish to extend to all the compli
ments of the season and to express
our appreciation of confidence and
good will shown us in the year that
is past
Best wishes for a happy and pros
perous 1912
L W McConnell Druggi
of the hardy species is rough and fiat
of the common is smooth yet one may
find the seed of one growing on a
tree with the bark of the other And
so it goes with the other characters of
identification Whether then the
tree will stand severe winters will
grow straight trunks will be fairly
durable in the ground as posts de
ponds perhaps on how near its char
icteristics will correspond to those of
the hardy variety For instance it is
safer to get seed with as square ends
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IU11 llildH W llliln u vinu0
scon be in progress With tin
new ice house just about fmishee7
here the company will store hen
about 8000 tons The McCook
division however Avail requir
many anore thousands of tons the
most of it to come from the Our
tns lake The new house here
will store about 5000 tons being
one of the largest on the system
w cst of the river
er for straight trees and good growth
There are no figures that prove abso
lutely that the one makes a more
durable post than the other
Concerning the growth of the tree
and here is where the faker is strong
est if a plantation at fifteen years of
age will average 4 inches in diameter
at 4 fcet above the ground and con
tain about 1500 trees per acre that
plantation has been growing exceed
ingly well for Nebraska conditions
The faker shows a disk about twelve
i inches in diameter with ten growth
o t rings visible The disk was
She Why Charlie you seem to have 51y cut from a tree about ten years
eld but -that tree was not the average
of a plantation and it did not grow in
Nebraska
The faker sells his trees at 25 per
I thousand and he delivers them in the
autumn Several questions immediate-
ly come to the surface If his plants
are really from the seed of that won
Iderful clump down on the Mississippi
where the moist air warm climate
I wet rich soil and gentle breezes are
all so conducive to rapid plant growth
will they he worth 22 more than our
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bo the right ones
The faker delivers his plants in the
fall The farmer has been busy and
has not had time to think so he heels
them in and plants them in the spring
or perhaps he plants them as soon
as they are received However
that makes only a little difference for
the loss by this treatment is compar
atively small more perhaps than is
usually realized It would be better
to have the plants dug up at the nur
sery just a short time before planting
them in the field in the spring
I A little summary will show that the
farmer pays 25 per thousand for trees
that arc not adapted to Nebraska con
ditions and receives them at an unfa
vorable time of the year if the trees
really come from the rapid growing
specimen shown him In all probabil
ity the trees are not from that source
and the farmer is paying 25 for the
same stock or perhaps inferior that
he would have to pay 3 or 4 from
the reliable nursery Better cancel
the order
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SJHOOL OPEEK
Hent if snow for sleighing
id good ice for skating
hcipter Frye and wife were the
icjts of S E Vandervorts on
uesday
J T Pats S E Vand rvort
I E Kinimerling and families
be Christmas dinner Avith Mrs A
Kdlgore
The young folks are having a
coed time skatioig
J C Sodden and Mr
jive sLek horses supoivdly fi
rllQ corn stalks wlien tlio sieci
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was on
wrists Jennie ISozell is home
rem Hit itings college to sp n
ier vrcition
Foleys Honey and Tar Comp
juncf
Cures inn Every Case
Mr Jas McCaffery Mgr of the
Schlitz Hotel Omaha Neb recom
mends Foleys Honey and Tar Com
pound because it cures in every case
I have used it myself and I havs
recommended it to many others who
have since tald me of its great cura
tive power in diseases of the throat
and lungs For all coughs and colds
it is speedily effective A McMillen
Mrs A R Tabor of Crider Mo
had been trouble e with sick head
ache for about five yeans when silie
began taking Chambe rlans Tablets
She has taken two -bottles of them
and thi2y have cured her Sick head
ache is caused by a disordered stom
ach for which these tablets are es
pecially intended Try them get well
and stav we1 Sold by all drugssts
All creditors of the estate of
Oscar M Matthews deceased are
notified that the County Judge
of Red Willow County Nebraska pound
will on July lUMi 19- 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 IStli 1912
Seal J C MOORE
County Judge
RITCHIE WOLFF Attorneys
First publication Dec 11 Sts
Notice
To the creditors of the estate
of Carrie M Famswonth deceas
ed
You are hereby notified that
the time for filing cladms against
said estate expires June 29 1912
and rtlrat the county iudge of Eed
Willow county Nebraska will sit
on the first day of July 1912 at
tiie hour of nine oclock a m
to examine all claims against sadd
estate with a view to their ad
justment and allowance
Dated December 23rd 1911
Seal J C MOORE
County Judge
C E EDDRED Attorney
December 25 1911 Sts
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 Personal Tax list 1913
One Real Estate Tax list town lots
1913
One real estate tax list farm lands
braska where the air is -killing
mortgage record
frosts are in order from October to cash
Qne medium
May the soil is rich but not wet and j book
the breezes far from gentle Our j 7000 tax receipts original and dup-
nurseryman gets seed from hardy Ucates per thousand
trees raises the seedlings here in i 2 dozen chattel mortgage files gum
hraska sells them from 2 to 4 ner med stubs numbered each
thousand and he himself stays right 23 sets primary election poll bookt
here in Nebraska where you can get Tally sheets for all parties and
one book per books
XL
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
Patent 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 Westxm 36 lb med
ium linen ledger paper
Class 2 Legal Blanks
Size 8x28 printed two sides per
first 100 and each additional 100
Size 8x28 printed one side per
first 100 and each additional 100
jtBT
ht
Hit
Senate pads 4x7 per package of i
10
Writing fluid Carters Sanfords
Staffords Arnolds Bankers per
quart
Lead pencils E Faber No 2
gross
Lead pencils Memphisto Xo
copying per dozen
Election pencils per gross
Velvet pencils rubber tips
per gross
Venus copying pencils No 1C3
dozen
Typewriter carbon paper
557
per
best
grade 8x14 per dozen
Typewriter ribbon best grade
Typewriter paper best grade heavj
medium light per ream
Mucilage best grade per quart
Pen holders cork tip bank each
Pens Easterbrook Glucinum Sil
ver Series per gross
Rubber bands No IS No 1C No
30 per gross
Blotting paper best graue per
Class 4 Stationery II
Memo heads Cx9 7 pounds fiat
paper per 1000
Letter heads size Sxll 10 pound
bond paper per 1000
Letter heads size 8xll 12 pound
flat naner ner 1000
Envelopes printed No C1 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
Sample and official ballots for pri
mary and general election for 1912
including precinct changes and ro
tating per 100
Claim blanks per 100
Class 5 Legal Notices Commission
er Proceedings and Delinquent Tax
List
Publishing legal notices per square
Publishing commissioner proceed
ings per square
Publishing delinquent tax list
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 an3 one or more of
these items
All 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 Nebraska De
cember 7th 1911
CHAS SKALLA
County Clerk
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Om ill s inter Goods beginning today
Our Ad- Visit Our Store
Will Mean Dollars
ii iu to buy dining this great January Clearance Sale
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Size 8x14 printed two sides per
first 100 and each additional 100
Size SxH printed one side per
first 100 and each additional 100
Size SMx7 printed two sides per
first 100 and each additional 100
I Size SVxl printed one side per
t first 100 and each additional 100
Size SMiXo1 printed two sides per
first 100 and each additional 100
Size Sxo1 printed one side per
first 100 and each additional 100
Postal cards printed per 100 in
cluding cards
Class 3 Stationery I
Senate pads 8x14
of 10
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THE BEST PROOF
McCook Citizens Cannot Doubt It
Deans Kidney Pills were
used
they cured
The story was told to McCook res
idents
Time has strengthened the evidence
Has proven the cure permanent
The testimony is home tesimon
The proof convincing
t can be investigated by McCook
sidents
i Mrs A M Wilson 204 E Second
per pacKage McCook Neb says My back
bothered me for years and there was
a dull acne across my Kianeys anu
i loins Thfe pain in my back became
worse when I exerted myself and
I had headaches and dizzy
snells I coidd not stcon and there
per i were many other disagreeable symp
toms of kidney complaint present On
a friends advice I finally procured
Doans Kidney Pills and I soon found
them to be just what I needed This
remedy strengthened my back and
kidneys and before long effected a
complete cure Statement given
June 2G 1907
Re Endorsement
On June 21 1910 Mrs Wilson said
I am pleased to verify the state
ment I gave for publication in 1907
recommending Doans Kidney Pills
This remedy is beneficial for kidney
complaint
For sale by all dealers Price 50
cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo
New York sole ageents for the Unit
ed States
Remember the name Doans and
take no other
Everything thats seasonable in
fruits anel vegetables at Ilubers
all the time
Osborn Burton
DRAY LINE
All kinds of Hauling and Trans
fer Work promptly attended to
Your patronage solicited
Office First Door South of DeGroffs
Phone No 13
xssiimsM
Lumber
and
Coal
Thats All
But we can meet your
every need in these
lines from our large
and complete stocks
in all grades
Barnett Lumber Co
Phone 5
GSHE5EMES
December Travel Bulletin
TO THE PACIFIC COAST Inquire about the personally conducted through
sleeper excursions to Los Angeles via Denver Santa Fe Route a route
of sunshine and mild climate Fiom Omaha and Lincoln every Tues
day night from Denver Wednesdays
WINTER TOURIST TICKETS The attractive south land is claiming its
own in Winter tourist patronage From the Missouri Valley the Winter
excursion fares to southern resorts are extremely favorable and involve
but a modest outlay for a tour of the south
Homeseekers Excursion Tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of each
month to the Big Horn Basin1 the Northwest West and the South
American Live Stock Meeting Denver December 12th and 13th 191L
National Sheep Show and Wool Growers Convention Omaha December
14th to 16th 1911
L W WAKELEY
General Passenger Agent
Omaha Nebraska
D F HOSTETTER
Ticket Agent
McCook Nebraska
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