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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1912)
J V in N C V k I l tr U tnr THIRTIETH YEAR Face a Deficit The citizens entertainment com mittee held a brief session in the commercial club reams yes terday afternoon to take account of stock determining at least one unpleasant fact namely that the course this season has not been a financial success Mr Rugg of the Redpath Lyceum Bu reau vvas in town and appeared before the committee in the inter est of his bureau and endeavored to secure a contract with this committee for next season In view of the committees experi ences during the past few years and present ynr in particular the committee could not see its way clear to even seriously enter tain a proposition This leaves the matter open to any commit tee or combination of citizens to get rich quick as Dome mistak en citizens imagine Such cours es give those in charge much anxiety and hard work and often a deficit tto le made good by the members of the committee And most unfortunate of all the ef forts of the committee are not fully appreciated and often mis construed as a money making en terprise Appraising Huber Stock At the meeting of the credit ors of the Huber establishment Monday Mr W B Whiltaker was elected trustee by the ereelit ora Trustee Whittaker has chos en I W taner Clifford Nad en and Ray Huber to act as ap praisers of the stock and fixtur es and these gentlemen are now engaged on this work which will be carried along to completion as fast as practicable Soot in Flue Buiraed The burning of the soot in the furnace flue of ttbe Commer cial hotel bidding caused an alarm hcTsounded on Tuesday evemnir its lorce was mjuji ex hausted and the services of the firemen were not required The alarm and location soon called out the populace 50 Pieces Queen Percales This superfine fabric is right ly named Queen Fine and soft and strong ate SO threads to the inch insure its wear as well as beauty 50 pieces are now on our counter for you to pick from 15c a yard The Thompson D G Co Utmost value Special Sale This Week on Majestic Lava Ware Never Burn Combination Cooker Steam er Cullender and Drainer also es tra large Boiling Kettles worth -up to 175 this week only 100 See them in our -window McCOOK HARDWARE CO Get a 6 months guaranteed whip cut McCook Hardware Co Insured even against theft Classified Advertisements BOARDERS WANTED At 216 West B st Splendid boaird elegant rooms only 20 month Close in 4 doors east of Palmer hotel Itf FOR SALE Wheat at 90c a bushel delivered Drop me a card stating how much you want G F RandeL R F D No 1 Mc Cook FOR SALE Set work harness set double buggy harness set sin gle buggy harness 3 seetion har row walking plow wagon Frank Coleman- East McCook Houses for rent by J E ley phone 6 4 roem brick bunga low modern good location 3- room furnished cottage close in lawn and shade 12 sw SALE OR TllADE A lairge fire proof safe Inquire at The Tribune office FOR RENT 160 acres eultiA at ed and 80 acres in pasture all fenced Also for sale 4 horses wagon and harness- 3 seetion steel harrow corn lister break ing plw and other small artic les See or write Maurice Grif fin phone black 408 22 tfw FOR SALE Set of single bug gy harness and leather fly net Inquire at this office FOR SALE Pure eggs 50c a setting Wal nut 3852 7 tf SYEcCOOK COOPERATIVE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION Is Formally Organized Monday Night Full Board Elected The stockholders of the Mc Cook Cooperative Hospital Asso ciation met in the McCciok Com mercial club rooms Monday even ing and formally completed their organization Mrs Z L Kay was in the chair and Mrs A M Williams secre tary of the meeting A canvass of the sitiuation de veloped that about three fourths of the paid up capital stock iwao represented in person or by proxy mostly in person The stockholders then heard the reading of minutes of past meetings approving same The by laws of the asraoeiatioi were read and after discussion and changes desired were adopt ed as n whole Communications were read among them a letter concerning the lease or purchase of the pro posed location for the hospital the Ebert residence Final con sideration of th23 matter was left to the members of the board of managers to be later chcren The matter of electing a board of nine managers awis then taken up The election resulted in the selection of L W MeConnell P Walsh and Mathew Lawritson for three years Mrs C C Liehten berger Mrs C L Fahnestock and Mrs Z L Kay for two years and Mrs M L Ruby J F Wcy brisrht and Mrs P F McKenna - - tj for one year The meeting of stockholders was then adjourned and the new board of managers went unto ses sion for the selection of officers committed etc L W MeConnell was chosen president Mrs C C Lichtenberg Mrs C L or A iee president Fahnestack secretary P Walsh treasurer Thus itihe hcspiitol starts cut with a strong board of managers and competent live officers who are interested in its sueeesr Almost 600 of capital dock has been subscribed and over ISO hospital tickets have been signed up Both the capital stock and especially the hospital tickets will be increased as fast as the man agement can secure same The board of managers will proceed as soon asi practicable to secure a location and arrange for the opening of the hospital its equipment lurmsnang ews xt w their hope and purpose to give McCook if not a large hospital a well equipped up-to-date one managed efficiently and in ac cordance with the latest in medi cine and surgery The ladies are to be congrat ulated upon the measure of suc cess so far achieved Leatherwear Taffeta 89c Specifications One yard wide 96 threads to the inch both ways puns silk filament no gum or zinc or loading of any kind no noed for any the 96 threads mak and loaves no es a firm cloth spaces to fill made on new looms and therefore free from all flaws knots dull spaces etc soft and silky in the feel lustrous with the true soft silk lustre not wtj glare of a new fire shovel Com pare tlis beautiful silk with any seen elsewhere at 125 We so licit vour inspection The Thomp son D C Co Utmost vailue postponed Owing to the inclemency cf the weather cf -March 2d the Mc Gnnk Division cf Red Willow County Teachers Association Avill render -the same program at the liigh school auditorium on March 9th at 2 p m Ever- one is cordially invited to attend Francis IialL President Notice On and after Mareh 15 1912 avc AiE dp a strictly cash busi ness All laundry must be paid for upon delivery STAR STEAM LAUNDRY Plliome 140 C L Markwad McCOOK STEAM LAUNDRY Phone 35 Hammond Long Money to Loan on Farms See Rozell Sons at clothing store We have the Wedding Break fast syrup D Magner phone 14 Thursday Evening Edition nVYVYYYVVYTYVVYYYTYYYYYYYVYVYVVYTYYTYYYTVYTVYYyyYVYB t Teachers Association Coming Beginning on the evening of March 27 and lasting to and in cluding the cveningof March 29 the Southwest Nebraska Teachers Association will come to McCook several hundred strong This will doubtless be the larg est and most influential conven tion that has ever met in McCook The Commercial club to persuade the teachers to come here at that tiiime offered the Temple theatre for the meetings and guaranteed the sale of 150 tickets at 75 cents eaieh But to make this meeting the success it should be to the teachers and so to McCook at will be necessary for the citizens to help welcome the teachers indiv idually and collectively The Com mercial club shoidd experience no difficulty whatever in getting much moire than 150 enrollments Our citizens should be glad to enroll for two reasons Isit Be MeConnell fills prescriptions Millinery openings are budding Remember drugs Woodwcrth Everything in drug L W McCONNELL Druggist For making fancy cake SAvans Doaati Cake flour Magner phone 14 try D Put a little Grcrmazone in the drinking Avater for poultry and keep them Avell WOODWOJITH Druggist t The fire Avhnstle thawed cut Wednesday afterncon and the trial of itha caliiiope explains the false fire alarm The Avhistle had beian cait cf oemmksYn for some time If you have that tired run doAvn f ceiling appetite poor doirt sleep good ycu A ill be agree ably sui prised at the good re sults a bottle of Nyals Sarsapar ttlla will prodiice Your money refunded if not satisfied VVOODWORTH Druggist Land agents report that some land is being taken out of the market as a result of the pro posed irrigation project and that in some other instances the val ues upon land -for sale have been raised While in still oth er instances Avhere lands have been listed under eontract efforts liavio been made to recall such lands from the market This is an indirect inanner of expressing confidence in the project any how offer oiir citizens Then we must prepare for the physical needs of the Association by opening our homes for the en tertainment of the teachers ait reasonable rates The hotels have made particularly low rates of 25 cents each where two occupy the same room Our eating houses al -ready supply excellent meals at a minimum cost The greatest need of the Association is to luwe a Aery large number of rooms at the disposal of the reception com mittee so that all teachers may be taken from the train ito their lodging places as quickly as pos sible Persons opening their homes to the teacher will need only to furnish rooms and per haps breakfast where it is con venient although the matlter of -breakfast ds not absolutely es sential and teachers can take two or perhaps three meals at our eat cause the enrolling fee 75 cents injr houses with little will be much less than the value ience cif the entertainment to be Nearly all the teachers will be ed and 2nd because at will help here two and many of them three the Assocration and boost for Mc- mights We feel sure that this re Dock quest for rooming places will The program will be printed in meet -with the same hearty re full a- little laterbut just now Ave sponse that alAvays characterizes are going to suggest that the the people of McCook in earry lowing attractions spsiak for ing out a public enterprise themselves as to the high class Those able to fumash rooms program provided for this may phone their address and the oiaton ButchelnoAV number of rooms to the office of Chancellor of the Denver superinconden of schools sity Dr Winfield Scoitt liailL or nee us an uu our jiin i w Chicago- Chancellor Avery and the entertainment of the teach Dr Condra of cur state ers so pleasant that they will sity and the House Male Quartet long remember McCook for its aire onlv a few of the luiigh class hoispitality and generous attractions the program ot the come TeaohersAOTCiciation Avill have to Oolmmittee Exciting Exepricfaces k Day Current Question Rev R T Bayne of the Con- The rumor that there is a rotational church who Ava in j probability of the electric com thesncW blockade on the Ilold jpany discontinuing theiu day ser- rege Cheyenne line end of Aveek m pi with XcitiinLexnencnces bat vfiee an Mcucoic mas starred Coiok business men aetoon and 1 1 I 1 iirda y in attrmptang to drive a petition lias een pieniiLu er from Farnam to Caimbridge the laeal manager Mr A 1R Scott Avhere he hoped to take ithe main protesting against such vrM fm ion t fill his laited action and asking Hi appointmemts A few miles cut pany to consider mne oiAics from Farnaim he and his driver means cif miking god c and team got off the road and facet caused by the day service the expedition fell into a canyon i The petition has been quite gen fortunately Avith results no more erally ggntcd by Ithose intercntcd serious than a demolished vehicle and The Tribune hopes it nnay Extricating themselves they made prove effiieacucius in recalling the thedr Avayto a farm house not proposed or contemplated action far distant where they put up It would be decidedly unf oritu for the niht FolloAving mcrn nate and undesirable to return inifr thft farmer drove them iback to a night service at Wks time to FarnamAiiere Mr Bayne took trniin for home arriving here on Monday night Viaduct Cases Verdict County Judge Golfer has ren dered the follcAving decision on the vicduet damage ouiits ritd before lnin a few days since N J Jcilmscn 200 and iiiterrs rn at 7 per cent from date of 1UI t -it i n mem uuarcu u jj Jacob Frank 350 and rarne in terest conditions Marie E Simmons 3C0 and in terest as above James A Shepherd 200 and like conditions as to- interest MeConnell for drugs The hoard of education held a meeting Monday evening MeCcn n ells Wall Paper will ouit ycfti so A ill his prieco Tiie autcmobile arlvortiars ar getting bnzy all ovr Xbrsoki announeng thair Avarts fur 1912 season Uesrular meeting of Ah- O E S Friday evening All angmbers are invited especially all those in The Pilgrims production When ycu buy White Pine cough syrup be sure to get the kind that is mentholated with tar 2oc and oiv per bctue WOODWORTH Druggist The Modern Woorieh insurg ents Avail hold a meeting in Hast ings on Wednesday March 20tih Avihieh gives promise of being a momentous gathering for Nebras ka Woodmen Head Consul Tal bot is absolutely obdurate and there are many earnest and de termined insurgents opposing the late large increase in assessments made by the head camp in the Chicago meeting -- -- - r i i i McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA THURSDAY EVENING MARCH 7 1912 II C BroAvn P T Mocire C II Boyle J E Kelley E D Pec kins G S Myers II G Hippie J A Modrell Otto Pate McCOOK BRICK CO TO INCREASE FACILITIES Orders In for New Machinery and Other Improvements Made The McCook Brick Co has em ployed Herman Winkler of Madi son Nebraska and expects to commence work in -the yard for this season about April 1st tthe weather conditions deciding just the exact date Mr Winkler is an experienced brick maker of years practice and the company feel that they avill be able to much improve the quality of their output Avliich in the past has had a ready demand and market The company has already or dered a new brick machine of lalteat pattern- and same will be installed for use in this seasons operations Besides the company is now negotiating for the purchase of a neAV brick burning system this system is operated with the air pressure attachment producing the very best possible results an the even and regular burning of brick In addition the company is ar ranging for an attachment to their regular brick machine to make hollow ibuilding blocks This attachment produces holloAv building -blocks for use on the inside af a hrick Avail the blocks are considerably larger than bricks hence cheaper dn the lay ing and as they are creased on one side there lis no need of lathing the plastering being done right onto the blocks This new nu dun ery neAV at tachments and processes Avail call for an expenditure of perhaps jji3500 and Avill give McCook one of the best if not the best equipped brick making establish ment an SouthAvestern Nenraaxn Ilenrv Gashen Frank Gain J M Rradv Scott Bennett C W Nelson W W Rozell Pater Foxen J C Ball J F Helm W W MoMillen J M Someiwille W B McClain Geo Traphagan M C Shuntileff Among those Avho liave signed nestition for the formation of an irrigation elistrie tin addition to those printed in Mondays is sue are A G Bump Mnstellia G W Watkins E M East relay Other petoiiens are ciut for that luiAe net been re l urn eel 5 Styles Stetson Hats Lenox Graeeo Austral Austin and Kakota The first 4 for 309 the Dakota for 400 Dont pay more unless you are buying on tick The Thompson D G Co Utmost value for caslr only A Clean House all the time if you use a Dust- lesa Floor Brush or Map the greatest ihouae cleaner anel labor saver inA ented Large dis play of tiiesa noAV dn our Avindow McCOOK HARDWARE CO Our hobby is good groceries Tlie Best of EA erything A trial order Avill convince you D MAGNER Phone 14 V- UmJ Ai NUMBER 82 Another Consideration Have you ever considered the possibility of sickness the loss of your job or a hundred kindred misfortunes that might overtake you What are you going to do then Now when you are earning is the time to prepare for such emergencies A few dollars saved regularly each month have an undreamed of value when misfor tune overtakes you If you have not a bank account you can not begin earlier to save your money and deposit itwith THE MCCOOK NATIONAL BANK P Walsh President C F Lehn V Pres C J OBkibn Cash DIRECTORS M Loughran P F McKenna 44 Cents for 10 2ards Our Saturday hand bills Avill contain an offer of 10 yards of good bleached muslin for 44 cents open to ail avIio bring one of the hand bills Avith them but to no others Offer good until Saturday March 16th See that you get one of the hand bills The Thompson D iG Co Utmost A alue Is a Booster for Ditch lG W Watkins of Uliis city Avho is the iwner of land under thie ditch is one of the 1 Un4 A 1 T l l urfirtr T Tr a nlant j enresentin an outlay of inumm uwiwi over 20000 name Aas unintentionally omitted Wnlrinsirom wie am priiueu ibusu iub tu iT nwlr Alv a TT -I 117 i - toof these who have signed the ne sold Us stock infcte company tor tl tonning ot an Mr V Franklin and retires from y the company Mr linss Matciieii sc also retires from the company ctttv k irng James McAdama Jcph iunT NO CHOICE M iard and V Franklin too i 4i ti p You get the best drugs lilWIl Illtl JJlii ij jiii iw mi eventualty of development or or dinary conduct of business Those Who Have Signed The following land owners have already signed- the petition arid others aa oJI sign as soon ar the pcltition can be presented for their signatures II C Giese George Ccippel W J Fli3scihman Marion Piummer C II Ilarman E F Flitcraift Alfred Carter Encs Rishel Wnu Ilammoll Micse Carmoney Jchn Thomas- P Wabh David Deveny C F Leiin D N Goibb Jeanette Huber A C Hippie W M Lewis Jchn O iMiIler Ethel M Suggs J T Jones hea e vwluther vou n k for them or net i inferior quality is not allowed If thats the kind ot drugs you Avant than McConneHs is not the inlace to get them For real art in Avail paper see MeConnell s stock Camera and photo supplies WOODWORTH Druggist For satisfactory decorations get your Avail paper of McGonnelL The pestciffice at Eddy Hayes county Avill be discontinued cai March 15th Big line of Base Baill Goads just receiveel at WOODWORTH Druggist The- closing number of the citizens entertainment course twill be the Apollo Concert Co on March 30th It is said that Lebanon this county Avail soon have a of its own Avith M J Walters -as publisher The Tribune Avants to aeknow leelffe its appreciation of the news gathering effort of its In elianola correspondent this Aveek It s surprising Iioav good a of ice cream- tastes these days- Come in and try one Our soda fountain is running full blast WOODWORTH Druggist WALLPAPERS THAT SATISFY AT PRICES THAT SAVE McCONNELL DRUGGIST Send the Children If it is inconveniemt at any time for you to coane doAvn tenvn to personally perintend yoTir drug ases let the children come t We treat them with the same fairness that i9 accord- all mr many adult custom- era and very often- Qiave little presents for them he- sides WOODWORTH Druggist v 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