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THIRTIETH YEAR
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A Supposition
If the chance of investing
a few hundred dollars with
the certainty of realizing a
handsome profit were to be
offered to you today would
you be in a position to ac
cept it
At the rate you are saving your
money now will you ever be able
to accept the offer If not had
nt you better realize that NOW
is the time to make a start toward
accumulating something We
are pleased to offer you our facil
ities toward that end
THE
McCOOK NATIONAL
BANK
P Walsh President
C F Lehn Y Pres
C J OBrien Cash
DIRECTOnS
M Loughran P F McKenna
Leatherwear Taffeta 89c
36 inches -wide Pure silk fila
ment 96 threads to the inch
each way Xo no ae
casion for any where so many
threads are used to the inch no
spaces left to fill Perfectly soft
pure silk is always soft glas
sy not shiny like a tin pan
no flaws knots dull spaces
ets Woven on new looms no
occasion for flaws Color a beau
tiful black Compare it with any
bodys 125 grade Ave 11 take
the verdict and save you 36 cents
a yard The Thompson D G
Co Utmost villus for spct cash
For Sale
Residence properly at 3d
street west at a bargain Lawn
21 fruit trees newly painted
built 2 vcars Phone black 211
Bought Pool Hall
Pi L Okerson and Floyd lleg
enberger of The Cosy have
bought the Bailey pool hall equip
ment and are ugav in charge
Election of Officers
Election cf officers next Fri
day evening by the O E S A
full attendance of members desir
ed
SEED FOR SALE
Oats and corn Updike Graiix
and Coal Co S S Garvey man
ager Phone 169
Trees
All kinds of fruit and shade
trees for sale at the Greenhouse
Phone red 214
Freaks Freaks Freaks
See Lehn for real estate loans
A MeMillen Prescription Drug
gist
That inch or
er limits cf
some
Iavo onto the loiw
the skirts helps
Usual ser ices at tli Episcopal
ckurch next Sunday morning and
evening
Buy garden field and floAver
seeds from n P Waite -Co
Classified Advertisements
FOR RENT Frunished rooms
401 E 2nd street 25 4ts
LOST Fcur keys on a ring
Finder Avill be reAvardeel by re
turning same to J E Kelleys of
fice
FOR SALE Horse harness
and Avagon Call Polk Bros 118
West B t Phone 48
Houses for rent by J E Kel
ley phone 6 3 rcom fur noshed
cottage close in laAvn and shade
12 sw
FOR RENT Four room ccit
tage City Avater lawn and shade
trees Phone red 391 South Mc
Cook0
FOR SALE Tested seed eorn
cane seed and alfalfa seed
MARSHS FEED STORE
LJUiwtjSA5diA1J
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Jllc00E
MAY 19TH THE DATE
Sociability Auto Run Will Then
Reach McCook
Further information from Den
ver states that the sociability
run of the Denver Chamber of
Commerce Anil reach McCook on
the evening of May 19th the
making the run here on the
19th from Sterling Colorado The
partv Avill leave Denver on the
lSfch
There Avill be approximately 40
cars in the party and about SO
people Chicago is their eastern
destination
Arriving litre in the evening
the cars Avill be parked here
the ipartv Avill take supper re
main oA or night and after break
fast on the morning of the 20th
Avill depart for the east
A piloting party from McCook
Avill meet them at Imperial and
they Avill he piloted on cast pos
sibly to or near Holdrege
This Avill be an interesting
event fev this city and a lumin
ous advertisement for the Omaha
Denver Trans Continental Route
and eveiy reasonable effort
should be made to have the road
in the best possible condition
and to treat the party Aviith every
courtesy and consideration to the
end that this route may be pre
erly advertised to the east and
these Avho Avifll later be making
auto trips across the state to Col
orado and the Avest
The commercial club Avill doubt
less offer such courtesies as may
be accept abL to the numbers cl
this great touring party
Initiated a Class
A team cf ten numbers of Mc
Cook Council Xo 1126 Knights
cf Columbus Avent ever to Grand
Island Saturday night and en
Sunday initiated a class of 4S
members in that city Frank
Peal district delegate Avas in
charge cf the Avork Those com
posing the team from McCook
Avho put on the degree Avork are
Frank Peal John Murray Chas
Skalla C J OBrien F M Gol
fer C F Lehn Joseph llarr T
F O Conn ell J A Colfer and
J P Stansberry
Carriersand Clerks Meet
The annual conventicn cf post
office elrks and carriers Avas
held in Omaha Monday Post
master Cone Avas among those
present and Avas one of those re
sponding to toasts at the ensu
img banquet Clerk E J Brady
of the local office Avas a member
of the tclerks committee on reso
lutiions
Wall Paper That Satisfies
At Prices That Save
This is our motto and Ave Avoulel
like to sIicav vou We have the
is the
pared
order
L
W
The
rage now and we are pre
tc do the perforatuig to
McCOXXELL Druggist
Eggs for Hatching
Finest stock in this part of
state Barred Plymouth Rock
Bradley anel Ringlet strains 4c
each 250 per 100 Phone ash
1351 Rural Xo 3 and 4
MRS J W BURTLESS
Ycu
Cherry Trees
ought to ae e the
size
and
S Garvey manager
Thursday Evening Edition
Several Small Wells
The city authorities haA e been
making some tests in the Aralley
south of the present nest of Avells
and have demonstrated the pres
ence of plentiful supply of Avater
there So have decided to- begin
the sinking of several small Avells
It is proposed to connect these
small Avells up and pump from
them this tending to keej the
points clear and open Mayor
Ilostetter states that they liaive
no fear but that they Avill be able
to supply Avater plentifully dur
ing any season Avhen the new
Avells are in commission This ex-pen-e
avi1 not be large and the lo
cation cf these avoIIs can be
changed as necessities require
Work Avill be commenced at once
on these Avells in order that pro
Aision may be made in advance
for the dry season of mid-summer
Liberty Brush Autos
are reliable and dependable Just
the car for doctors traveling
salesmen and contractors also
best car for the farmer The Lib
erty Brush at 350 provides the
cheapest method of transporta
tion known
- nAATr tt k
JICUUIV liAIlMVi
c2ntts Jtate
011 a lest man gee
traceable tc the
right foot stands
angle than hits
right ankles arc
tat i nr
ihijjj jj
Agents
County Association f
The Ped Willow County Auto-
moDwc association Anil iiolu a
meeting in this city tomorroAV
afternoon at 3 oclock in the Mc
Cook Commercial club rooms It
is proposed to reorganize and
elect new officers so a full at
tendance cf membership is re
quested
Fo
girls
and
Gauze Underwear
babies children boys and
men and Avomen Unions
separate garments Extra
sizts loo hj -each to sjiJ j
The Thompson D G Co Utmost
Aalue
Farewell Sermon
Xext Sunday Pev C II PM1
aseh pastor of the German Con
gregational church Avill preach
hi- fan Weill sermon Rev and
Mrs Pilbrch will leave for C
cago next Aveek
WE HAVE THEM
Seed oats and corn or sale
Updike S S Garvey marftge r
Phone 169
Good Feather FilloAvs 75c
at The Thompson D G Co
most Aralue for cash
The city council
morroAV night the
Avill hear to
remonstrancr
cases against the issuance of liej
uor licenses to the six applicants
in our city Strange but the re
monstrances Avere not filed by
tarn n era nee- advocates but lv
stock cf ipnper and invite your 141 1 t tllfl nri -
dnspeetion
cut out border 4mnni iuif
-
thiit the
a in a circle is
fact that hi
at a different
left Womens
weaker and
curve inwardly more than tin
left ankles do High heels
jr
The Rcdpatth ilorner Chautuai
quas cover seven stater Nebras
ka Kansas Oklahoma Colorado
Wyoming Texas and South Dako
ta Ths twe larit nared Ave re ir
quality of our cherry trees ait the- eluded on- the list only tlrs year
Greenhouse Phone red 214 I
OAT3 AITD COPvlI
In cur liiw c
mony ccstt no
AVall papers har
tnor than eliseord
seed for sale Updike Grain andjlfaive i lock at th srunple bocks
ocai jo a
Phone 169
McCONXELL Druggist-
The Avork of -canvassing
itlfc JO
ijfc J
the
Buy garden field and flower vote of Red Willow county will
seeds from If P Waite Co-
RibbCns for any typeAvriters
all the colors different Avidths
F M Kimmell
The grand ccnclaive of Ameri
can Shrjners atoII be helel iu Loa
Angeles May 5 10
Automobile drivers report the
roadsin the count- in good con
dition especially AAdiere the drag
has been used
There are this year one hund
red and thirty one
Chautauquas Last year the
number Avas seventy Mvo Six
years ago- it Avas nine
be taks n up by
beard tomorroAV
the
Several cases of scarlet fever
reported in the city and a few
cases of pink eye to preserve the
color scheme
McCook Lodge Xo 135 A F
A M will confer the M M de
gree this evening
Kodaks and kodak supplies
McCONNELL Druggist
Ngav
May 4th
England
Kitchen open
Everything in drugs
nell
l McConnell for drugs
A TOUCH OF NATURE
A cut out border to the wiall ads
a charm to a room impossible
AAitli an ordinary frieze It sug
gests out of doors liA ing tilings
The effect is natural rather than
artificial We have a Avell select
ed line of borders for perforat
ing and the machine to cut them
out Can perforate them for pan
eling or carrying out any decora
tive idea you may have
The portfolio of color schemes
Avail sIioav you Iioiav they look on
the AvaJl
L W McSOXXELL Druggist
5000 REWARD
For the best kept and most ar
tistically arranged laAvn and ter
race during this season com
mencing on June 1st and -ending
October 1st The amount Avill be
divided in seven prizes First
15 2nd 10 and five prizes of
5 each Parties desiring to en
ter Ihe contest Avill jdease notify
I L Ptodstrom by postal card on
or before June 1st
I L RODSTROM
Chairman Park Board
Surveyors Are Working1
The surveyors are still busy on
the proposed MeCcok Irrigation
Ditch project sun eying and male
ing maps Messrs DeRemer
Olson of DenA er Averc doAvn Mon
day looking over the progress be
ing made in the Avork
Horses Eat Their Heads
off You need a Liberty Brush
Runabout for the convenience of
yourself and family They are
time and money savers
McCOOK HARDWARE CO
Agents
At the Greenhouse
Walk over to the greenhouses
any time and se our trees rose
bushes shrubs small fruit and
perennials
FOE SALE
Seed oats arJd seed corn The
Updike Grain and Coal Co S
S Garvey manager Phone 169
Hose Bushes
Call red 214 and inquire
cut rcse buslus aaid fancy
mental shrubs
a 1 I
oni
rn
lie
Stetson Hats 369
Thomson D G- Co
Take a free trip across the
Sra
Fctr ci3ijs or rough skin
MeMillen s Cream Lotion
We have
fast syrup
Buy garden
occcs fixm H
about
m
1 1 IH B H H H H a x- c
McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA THURSDAY EVENING APRIL 25 1912
Cush
Red
use
the Wedding Break
D Magner phone 14
field and
P Wait
tramp picstiicu is not
so ae ute since the eoty
iiou Iigun cm erations
icijor
Get our prices en Avail paj
paints -and oil
A McMHjLEN
Druggist
Gasoline engine for every
purpose -are sold by MoCcck
Hardware Co at prices that de
fy competition
The high schocil orcheatra Avill
give an entertainment in osiocl
s aditorxim Pidday AprM 26 th
tamcrrcw ivioiinir
Bn Ami Ol Cocks are acnv on
at MeCock TIardA7arr Go 3
You fhtuld see them d em onstria ti
the stoAis and you Aviil ficct jn
AA hat ycu re looking for
Tone up the color nrbeiiK
your livng recm Avith acme
our decorative Avail paper
A MeMILLEN Druggist
The Diamond store room on
Avast B street is being placed in
readiness for occupancy by the
J P Clouse saloon May 1st
This AVil be the first time in
many years thatthere has been
a saloon in McCook on any oth
er street than- Main aA eniue
Messrs J A Wilcox Son
moved into tlie Menard store
room on Main avenue Wednes
daAr The room vacated by them
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Re Thomas L Kelly -of Cam
bridge ds in the city today
Clarence Rozell Avas down from
Wray Colorado over Sunday
George Harris returned to
naiigler on 13 Tuesday morning
Joseph llarr Avent up to Haig
ler Wednesday on 13 on busi
ness
V Franklin went down to Lin
coln last evening on 10 on busi
ness
Mrs Mary Walker of Have
lock lias been A isiting in Mc
Cook this Aveek
W J McGillin was a
son pilgrim Tuesday between
trains 13 and 14
W O Russell Avemt up to Dun
dy county Tuesdav on 13 on a
real estate mission
C F Fay the Ilaigler real es
tate agent Avas in the city Wed
nesday going Avest on 13
C J OBrien and C F Lehn
Aisited Rca Loughran at Seward
Monday returning home on Xo
1 Tuesday
A Galusha Sr Avas in Hast
ings Sunday to meet an eastern
hat man and make purchases for
the store here
Mrs W B Mills and Mrs F
C Runnels went down to
hoe last CAening to play for a
social event in that burg
Mrs I T Birdsall Avho has
been Aisiting her parents Mr and
Mrs Gale left on 13 this morn
ing for her home in the west
L Sueas of DeGroff CoAvemfc
up to Wray Colorado Tuesday
on busims tluy having a branch
store in operation there to which
he gaAre attention
Miss Julia Wyan returned home
Monday on 5 from Aisiting rel
atives anel friends in Grafton
the old home of the RA an
iiy
G II Thomas departed- for
Harvard last evening on Xc 10
Mrs Thomas will be the guest
of her sister Mrs Burney a Avhile
longer
Cashier F A Pennell is having
seme repairs and improvements
made
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NUMBER 96
j
ENTERTAINMENT
High School Orchestra
Assisted by Byrne C Mar
cellus of Nebraska University
High School Auditorium
Friday April 26 19 12
to his recently purchase fric nclly cyphering contest
1 residence nliin I v Tt M T I 1 1 t i
Burgi a
occupy about May 1st
Mr and Mrs George
ty ranch Tu d
on a v sit to her
and Mrs V Franklin
AV
came down from the Dundy coun
Rev and Mrs B L Webber en
ttvtoined relatives part of the
Avcrk the Misses Ovborne avIio
AVcre returning tat from spend
ing the Avinte r in California
Mrs Adelia Jordan Avas called
over to Central City this week
by news of the illness cf her
brothcr Sho left on Xo 10 on
Wednesday evening for Grand Is
and
Joseph Teeter uncle of Mrs
C L FnhncBtctk left last night
fc r Lincoln where lie avI1 vlvt
a few days in the eld heme
My 1st he av11 assume charge of
the soldiers heme at Milford a
commandant
Mrs IIoavo cf Denver avIic has
been the Avinter in Cin
ckriiti ect a tcav days in the
eity this Aveek guest of Mr r
Mrs
a
Robert Gunn
cousin of
cif Des Moines
S S Silver
Arch Avere on
Mrs-
Pringle
Mrs Hew
J A Gur
and his brother
the ranch near
Wauneta for a 1cav days recent
ly They are planting 300 acres
of spring Avheat on- the big Silver
1 ml l i
ran 11 jne rerori iaie eariA7
pDicd Avlreit ccd
Dr and Mrs L Fahnestock
PucadaA at Paiic ade attend ed th
orcsiion of Inter County Medi
cal Asirceiiotion hi fore Avhieh
read a paper Ilitch
occk Hayes Dundy -and Cha o
counties are embraced Avithin
tlie organization
LaAvn tennis grounds are being
eleaj3xl and cleared for action
it A
XL uita iseauiatm is jne
ftt I I 1
Avorthy aim of Mayer Ilostetter
and the Parks Committee Lst
11s all assist
Majestic Ranges take less fuel
tanel do better baking aaid last a
life time Sold by
McCOOK HARDWARE CO
A Aaluable 2-year-old colt own
ed by D E Bard Avas bitten on
on West B street A alli be the mouth by a rattle snakelast
pied by The McCook HardAvare week Tho in serious state Avhen
Co tin the display of found Ifcbe animal is sloAvly re
es machinery etc eoA erdng under treatment
rv
5
Tickets 15c and 25c
SOME SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Remember the O E S
tion of officers tcmorrow
day eAening
Domestic Science class Avill
meet Avith Mrs Marie Rrmwawr
Friday afternoon
The annual meeting and elec
tion of officers of the Research
club Avill be held next Monday at
ternoon at 230 oclock at the
heme of Mrs G E Thompson
Domestic Science awIH be the
stately and a Paper Bag Cookery
Demonstration the practice
The Degree of Honor had an
informal social affair Tuesdav
evening after the regular
ersion in honor of Mrs Mary
Walker a former active member
of the order uoav here on a Aiis
it from Ilavelock Refreshments
Avere served and a social season
enjoyed
Mrs Bertha Clara Ilusrhes of
j South Omaha state inspector of
the P E 0 will be in Mc
Cook tomorrow and in the even
ing Avill inspect chapter N of this
city at tluJiome of Mrs J A
Wilcox Avhc se guest Mrs Hugh
es Avill le during her brief offi
cial visiit here
Ihe
grade
girls and boys of the oth
B recently engaged in
in
Avhieh tlr bevs wer ATctcTs ust
Friday afternoon the girls hanel
scmely treated the boys in Miss
McMiI lens rccm Avhe re frnc5Slir
night on 14 jgsencs and inelcor sports Avere
parent Mr ic gatrd in until an elaborate
lunch Avas served After
menrs an Hour or cut door pleas
ure concluded a happy grade
event
Engineer Henry Eiders Avas th
happy A ietim of a surprise last
evening the occasion of his 29th
birthday Mrs Elders invited in
a company of neighbors and
friends Avho gathered at the
1 cme cf Mr and Mrs W B
McClain and marching to Eld
ers heme about S 30 found Henry
i napping nigii fiAe
vao played during the earn
part of the tvening after Avhieh
Mrs Elders served a bountiful
eollaticn in tAVo courses The
whole delightful evening Avas cli
maxed Avith dacins
Mrs C E MeMahcn
entertained the members cf
Golden Keel- State Ledge Xo 282
anel a 1cav iiiAiitcd friends Wed
nesday afternoon at a kensing
ton The home dtcoratdons av re
in lemon and blue The special
social diversion of the afternoon
Avas a memory and description
contest First 23 useful articles
Aver exhibited before the guests
on a tray AA hieh AAas shortly af
terAvards ixmcn cd pencils onl
trps of paper given each guest
vith Avhic h to Avrite the names of
the articles shown Mrs 0 G
Coppom and Mrs R T Riley tied
for honorMrs Coppom afterward
drawing the lueky straAv and the
handsone hand painted tray At
5 oclock refreshments Avere serv
ed
FECIAL NOTIC
Use
VICTOR FLOUR
j Best by test For sale only at
MARSHS FEED STORE
PHONE 25