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The Iowa Homestead 100Large weekly agricultural paper

The Homemaker Magazine 50Monthly family periodical fullof good things

The Farm Gazette 50Monthly agricultural maeazinemost beautiful farm publicationin the world

The Lincoln Journal 100Nebraskas leading weekly pub¬

lished at the states capital

The McCook Tribune 100The newsiest county weekly paper published in aouuiwesterntfobraska

Total 400The Entire Five Papers Only 125

Real Estate FilingsThe following real estate filings have

been made in the county clerks officesince last Thursday eveningG N Harden to C A Richard and G A

jj Davis wd tone qr 800 00

F Stillman to W H Bryan wd to sw qr2000 00

United States to F Albrecht pat ton hfswqr 10-1--

H C Flower to E E Thompson wd tow hf ne qr GOO 00

C F Clement to W S Vanmeter wd toehf neqr and ehf so qr 900 00

C H Bizler to J Woolworth wd to swqr2i-4-3- 0 700 00

Lincoln Land Co to Dan Tirrill wd tolot 4 in block 33 2nd McCook 125 00

W Wight to S Teter wd to se qr of seqrl2-4-2- 7 350 00

J Woolworth to W M Rozell wd to seJg qr21-4-3- 0 400 00

f Allen Bartley to L Jennings wd to lots- 3 and 4 in block 29 Bartley 10 00

Lizzie Gregory to E E Gregory wd toi se qr uw qr and lots 3 4 and f 1450 00

--- United States to J Neelings patent toswqr 28-3--

Maggie Batcheller to City of McCookwd to lot 16 in block 10 McCook 200 00

Lincoln Land Co to A Guy wd to lots1 and 2 in block 8 Lebanon 135 00

W S Tyner toW H Faling wd to hf seqr e qr and w hf sw qr 35-3-- 750 00

Mary Eifert to George Bay wd to sw qr27-1-- 1325 00

Hartford Theo Seminary to Gus Klointswd to sw qr 31-1-- 500 00

BF Bector to Sarah Shepherd wd toi lots 1 and 2 in block 10 Willow Grove 500 00

CJ F Lehn to J O Miller wd to s hf ner qr and lots 1 and 2 and so qr in 2 and

neqr 304 29 3500 00

Advertised LettersThe following letters were advertised

by the McCook postoffice Jan 23 1905Billups C W Prigga RDinel Frank Perkins SighFrost Burt or Clyde Whelchel Mrs NellieJackson Mrs M A

CARDS

Heller Henry J Welchel Mrs NellieKelsey J P S Uerling Wm

PACKAGES

Can B C Hilke Miss FloraCook J S Nelson Miss Christine

When calling for these letters pleasesay they were advertised

F M Kimmell Postmaster

Express Company Put It BackMcCook only briefly enjoyed the

absence of the express cordpanys deliv- -

ory wagon Agent Scott made plainto the company that the action was notmeeting with the approval of the pa-

trons¬

of the company in this city andthe company very graciously at onceordered the service of delivery resumedFor all of which we are duly s jfulThey didnt have to -

Otopollc HonMiss Barbara Otopolic daughter of

Mrs Nicholas Colling of our cityandClaude Hon of Sheridan Wyomingwere united in marriage Tuesday even ¬

ing of this week January 24th 1905 ateight oclock in Sheridan Wyoming atthe home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Waisner mutual friends

Cough Senser-- It is common sense to cure a cough as

quickly as possible and to take a remedylike McConnells Balsam that cures whenothers fail If it fails to please we re-

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the money Price 25 centsV McConnell Druggist

I Have Removed The TowerOn account of the difficulty experi-

enced

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in making and keeping the towerhouse water tight4 on the Commercial

T the tower has been removed entirely and

u gable after the similitude of the rest of

the roof has replaced that land mark- Oysters On Time

Our oysters are the kind that get here-- on time Theyre not so old that their

- flavor is affected in any way Theyrejust like coming from their home thesame day you eat them They cost no

more than the stale ones D CMarsh- Reduction on Lamps and Vases

McMillon druggist is making special- prices for ten days on lamps and vases

Fob Bent 6 robm house in east part

of town Near in See L H LindemannOffice over McMillens drug store

I Sausage grinders are seasonable For

125 to 350 at Colemans

Book Bargains at ConeTV Some greatBros u sfil

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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE

J S McBrayer returned to DenverSaturday night

Perry Stone is out from LeClaireIowa on business

Mr and Mrs C H Meeker are inDenver this week

James H Everist was the guest ofhis son Frank this week

A L Miller of Indianola had busi-ness

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in town Saturday nightJ H Grannis is stili among the ail ¬

ing and confined to the homeMiss Genevieve Fenney came down

from Denver early in the weekMrs T H Colling arrived home

last Friday night from her visitMrs James M Hamilton returned

last Thursday night from her visitMiss Ena Gamsby of Indianola was

the guest of McCook friends SaturdayMiss Daly the Cambridge dentist

attended the Fortnightly last Fridayevening

Jesse Naden and Mr Lafferty Jrwere over from Danbury Saturday onbusiness

W F Everist is about again afterbeing housed up for a week or two bysickness

F S Schoonover moved out fromtown Tuesday to his farm up in Frontier county

Mrs F F Neubauer went down toHildroth Wednesday morning on a visitto relatives

Miss Nellie Spencer visited heraunt Mrs F D Griffith in Holdregeclose of last week

B F Rector has sold his property inEast McCook and we understand willremove from our city

Dr J D Hare was called to Indian ¬

ola Tuesday in consultation with DrMackechnie of that place

Tom Berge has returned to the cityafter an absence of a few weeks over inthe Lebanon neighborhood- -

J H Bennett went in to OmahaSunday night to meet with the financecommittee of the A O U W

Mrs J W Selby joined her husbandSunday in Lincoln where he is nowemployed in the plumbing work

Mrs N B Bush returned to AlmenaKansasMonday morning after a visit ofa few weeks with the home folks

W H Ackerman was down from Culbertson close of last and early part ofthis week in the line of business

J C Greene familiarly known asJack Greene is now temporary night

policeman vice Ed Fitzgerald off dutyCounty Treasurer Ben Gossard was

in Lincoln early in the week making hisannual settlement with the state treas-urer

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Mr and Mrs J A Wilcox were inCambridge Tuesday when and whereMr Wilcox instituted a chapter of theOrder of the Eastern Star

Mrs Cora Kelly arrived from Har ¬

lan Iowa last Sunday night called bythe illness of her father Dr S L Greenwhose injury was noted in last weekspaper

J E Nelms is back in his place ofbusiness this week after an absence ofabout two weeks during which he wasconfined to the house with a severe at¬

tack of gripMrs Ella Irwin returned home

Sunday night from visiting the boys inPittsburg Kansas a few weeks MrsIrwin reports her sons doing well andliking their new home and work

Mrs John Stevens of Denver for-

merly¬

of our city will shortly join herhusband in Old Mexico where he withMcCookites and former McCookitesis interested in mining It is probablethat El Paso Texas will ultimately betheir home

More Of ItThe most successful January clearing

sale we have known is our present oneThe cutting of prices has been deep andthe goods have walked out briskly Toadd still greater interest we still furtherreduce the prices on the following art-

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175 part wool blankets to 119200 ditto to 129 S250 ditto to 179650 ladies black tourist coats to 399800 ditto in mixed cloths to 499165 childs fur setts to 89c Ladies325 bear fur scarfs to 199 Ladies

S500 Mouffloon fur scarfs to 339Misses 7 50 tourist coats to 399Ladies 250 knit sweaters to 169Your are invited to participate TheThompson Dry Goods Co

Have you noticed the Special BargainPrices on pictures etc at Cone Bros

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Cold weather hard water and poorsoap can never injure the skin ifprotected by McConnells FragrantLotion 25 cents

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MCCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY 2T 1905

Elmo BurnettThe Lord givoth and the Lord taketh

away Blessed be the name of theLordand yet how bittor is the task which Godsets for us to do kOur dear one hasbeen taken away and we the sorrowingsurvivorsare left to mourn the loss Onehas been taken from our midst in thefull strength of vigorous manhood twenty-f-

our years had passed lightly over hishead and served to strengthen the love

and affection of all who came in contactwith him Born in Boone county Mis ¬

souri Elmo Burnett felt the tender careof his mother for one short year onlywhen the Angel of Death called her homeand left the seven children three ofwhom were girls to the care of theirfather who is now mourning the loss of

this his youngest child Fair hairedmanly and affectionate Elmo under thespecial care of his brothers grew to vig-

orous¬

manhood when the glamor of thesea attracted him and he sailed for sev-

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years on the sturdy War vessels ofthe United States Navy visiting nearlyall parts of the world and growing andbroadening both mentally and physic ¬

ally In the springtime of his manhoodhis fatal illness seized him and fightingand struggling Oh so patiently andsilently dragged him down to an earlygrave His body will lie in the grave-yard

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in Missouri but his soul has goneto its eternal resting place with GodTurn your eyes Oh ye mourners notdownward to the damp earth but up-

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to the glorious skies where sereneand calm with a peace which passethall understanding that animating partof our dear departed Elmo looks down atus and rejoices s c b

a CARD

We his bereaved survivors beg to express our heartfelt thanks to those whowere so kitfd to us in our trouble especi ¬

ally to Mrand MrsPhelpstheir daughterand son who cared for and sheltered ourbrother in his last illness To his breth-ren

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in the B of R T we are also grate-ful

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for their kindnessHenry BurnettL L BurnettL H Burnett

An Aged Citizen Answers The CallR M Wade of Driftwood precinct

this county died at a ripe old ageThursday night of last week Funeral serviceswere conducted by Rev J E Tirrill atProspect Park Friday afternoon January 20th commencing at noon afterwhich the remains were brought to Mc-

Cook¬

and interred in Riverview cemeteryOBITUARY

Richard MWade wasborn in Orangecounty New York June 24th 1828

Died at his home eight miles southwestof McCook Nebraska January 19th1905aged 76 years 6 months 25 days De-

parted¬

was united in marriage with Mar-

garet¬

FEckert September 2r d 1852 Tothem four children were born Mrs AliceHarmon of Chicago Illinois Mrs HattieDuffey of Galesburg Illinois Mrs AnnaHayes of Danbury Nebraska and JohnH Wade of McCook Nebraska alKofwhom together with the aged wife sur ¬

vive him In 1856 he moved to GalesburgIllinois residing in the vicinity for elevenyears From there he moved to Fayettecounty Iowa residing on a farm in thatcounty for 17 years In 1885 he took uphis residence in Red Willow county Ne ¬

braska on a farm eight miles southwestof McCook where ho made his homeuntil his death The Christian life ofthe deceased was steadfast and sureHe became a member of the Congrega-tional

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church of Wataga Illinois in 1857

On removing to Iowa he took a churchletter to the Centenary M E churchcontinuing in that church until his removal to Nebraska where he again re ¬

sumed his fellowship with the M Echurch of Prospect Park this countyand where his membership remaineduntil the Master called him to the churchabove j e t

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friendsand neighbors for their kind and thought-ful

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assistance and sympathy during theillness and after the death of our husbandand father

Mrs R M Wade and Family

Stevens Suits at 40 per Cent CutReduction

for two weeks only beginning Satur-day

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January 28thMrs L F Grigg Agent

Four doors east of DeGroffsPeople Hay Come

and people may go but Marsh stayson forever selling the best meat mar-ket

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products obtainable at the most rea-sonable

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price consistent with jjhe highestquality and best service

Cut Flowers Always on HandDesigns made to order from 2 to 25

Mrs L M Best Phone 91 or leaveorder at McConnells

For Rent 6 room house in east partof town Nearin SeeLHLiiidemannOffice over McMillens drug store

McConnells Balsam cures coughs

Loomls May Get ReliefWashington Jan 24 Special tele-

gram¬

to the Bee Representative Norristoday introduced a bill directing the sec-

retary¬

of the interior to reinstate thefinal homestead entry of Russell FLoomis and to direct the issuance of apatent for certain lands situated in town ¬

ship 4 north range 29 in the Fifth con-

gressional¬

district In 1872 Loomis set-

tled¬

on the lands supposing it was gov¬

ernment landf as ifthen was Later onthe government deeded this land to thestate of Nebraska as school land

Loomis lived on the land and madefinal proof on the same which proof wasaccepted by the local land office butwhen the case reached the Interior de¬

partment it was rejected on the groundof its being school lands of the state ofNebraska As Loomis was a good citizen he was permitted to continue hisresidence on the land until Wolfe com-

missioner¬

of public lands and buildingsadvertised the quarter section for saleA son of Loomis purchased the landand gave it to his father which he hasretained by paying a nominal rentalTwo different Nebraska legislatures pass ¬

ed a bill vesting title in Loomi3 butthe bills were vetoed by the governorsSenator Dietrich being one of the twogovernors vetoing the measures on theground it was notconstitutionallt seemsso clear a caseof injustice to a good citi-

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that Representative Norris hastaken the matter up and he has thepromise of members of the committeeon public lands to report the measurefavorably and as Senator Dietrich hasindicated his willingness to co operatewith Judge Norris there is ground forbelief that the bill will become a law atthis session

Funeral Services of Bertha McMillenFuneral services oveij the remains of

Bertha May McMillen were held at thehome of the parents Mr and Mrs WWMcMillen last Saturday afternoon attwo oclock Many friends attested theirlove for the departed and sympathy forthe bereaved family by their presenceRevG A Conrad pastor of the Congre-gational

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church conducted the simpletender services of the touching hourThe floral tributes were lavish and lovelythe casket being covered and emboweredin flowers The remains were buried inLongview cemetery Miss Bertha wasin her 26th year While her years werethose of a sufferer and invalid she wasthe sunshine of the home and the familyhas the tenderest sympathy of many inthis sorrow

Adding-- FuelThe most successful January clearing

sale we have known is our present oneThe cutting of prices has been deep andthe goods have walked out briskly Toadd still greater interest we still furtherreduce the prices on the following art-icles

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175 part wool blankets to 119200 ditto to 129 250 ditto to 179650 ladies black tourist coats to 399800 ditto in mixed cloths to 499 165

childs fur sets to 89c Ladies 325bear fur scarfs to 199 Ladies S500Mouffloon fur scarfs to 339 Misses750 tourist coats to 399 Ladies225 knit sweaters to 169 You are

invited to participate The ThompsonDry Goods Co

Will Be Buried In Mexico Mo

The remains of Elmo Burnett theLincoln switchman who died at thehome of H G Phelps in our city Mon ¬

day morning about six oclock were

taken to Lincoln Tuesday morning onNo 2 Conductor Tom Malen and Brakeman Frank Neubauer of McCook lodgeB of R T accompanying the body toLincoln Lincoln lodge No 107 B ofR T Wednesday sent a delegation withthe remains to Mexico Missouri wherethe remains were buried at the old homeThe dead young man was a cousin ofMrs Phelps

Spring Timewill soon be here when the mind na-

turally¬

turns to thoughts of love andspring painting And this reminds usthat W T Coleman is making especiallylow prices on paint3 of all kinds Hehas a full line and a large stock and hisfigures cannot be duplicated in this sec-

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of Nebraska Dont neglect lettingColeman figure on your paint bill Hewill make you money by savins youmoney

Make Your Hens Layby feeding them some kind of a poultry

powder We recommend Pratts PoultryFood because we have sold it for a longtime and know it is good 25 cent pack-

ages¬

McConnell Druggist

Notice To Subscribers

Smoke your meat with McConnellsConcentrated Smoke Price 25c

Everything in drugs McConnell

ribtttte

Still WorseThe most successful January clearing

sale we have known is our present oneThe cutting of prices has been deep andthe goods have walked out briskly Toadd still greater interest wo still furtherreduce the prices on the following art-icles

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175 part wool blankets to 119200 ditto to 129 250 ditto to 179

S650 ladies black tourist coats to 399800 ditto in mixed cloths to 499 165

childs fur setts to 89c Ladies 325bear fur scarfs 199 Ladies 500Mouffloon fur scarfs to 339 Misses750 tourist coats to 399 Ladies225 knit sweaters to 169 You are in-

vited¬

to participate The ThompsonDry Goods Co

ObituaryArchibald J Thomas was born in

Rayne township Indiana county Penn-sylvania

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February 16th 1847 Wasunited in marriage with Emma J Under-bill

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on the 17th day of February 1875Died in Stratton Nebraska January12th 1905 at 1210 a m Three childrenwere born to Mr and Mrs ThomasGrace who died at the age of fi ve mon thsDon U Thomas and Archie R ThomasThey came to Nebraska in February of1883 and to McCook October 1886Deceased was a member of the G A RK of P Woodmen and Workmen

Do you know our price for butterfatlast half of January is 28c per pound

Do you know this means 112 to 125per hundred for milk

Do you know that during the winterof 1902 we paid as high as 27c for butterfat and 25c in 1903

Do you know these are better pricesthan dairymen of New York Wisconsinand other old dairy states who followdairying exclusively are realizing fortheir milk produced on farms worth 100and more per acre

Do you know this beats raising dollarwheat or fifty cent corn

Do you know we paid more money tothe farmers of Nebraska in 1904 than allother creamery companies operating inthe state

Do you realize what you are losing ifyou are not the owner of a De Lavalhand separator and one of our patrons

Do you know that we sell the De Lavalthe best separator on earth

Do you know that out of a total of20000 separators used in Nebraska 15- -

000 are De LavalsDo you know if you are not one of our

20000 patrons that it will be to your in-

terest¬

to call on our representative andtalk this over

Beatrice Creamery CoW H Harmon Operator at McCook

Wednesday the Morgan clothing storepassed into the possession of H HTartsch who has been the manager ofthe concern since its establishment inour city It is the purpose of Mr Tartschto stock up with a nice up-to-da- te springline of goods and to conduct the businessto merit a continuance of the patronagethat store has enjoyed since its establishment

Do you shave yourself Have you agood razor strap A good strap is asnecessary as a good razor because with ¬

out it you cant keep a good razor ingood condition We have them at allprices from 25 cents to 200 Wo alsocarry Euxesesa shaving cream shavingsoaps shaving sticks brushes mugs etc

McConnell Druggist

The dictionariesdontgiveitthatwaybut they prove it at Marshs meat mar ¬

ket that Marsh means just the same asthe choicest meats obtainable Try ajuicy porterhouse steak some of thosetempting veal cutlets or anything in themeat line and you will be convinced

Gambling is a great waste of time aswell as a large loss of mone-

y- The Tri ¬

bune heard of one railroad man who gotin a friendly little game recently at730in the evening and did not find his wayhome until 6 oclock the following morning

Many a batch of high grade patentflour has been ruined by a draught ofcold air striking it Buy one of thosebread pans and bread risers at W TColemans and you will save its cost ina few months

They say that Holdrege does twice theexpress business that McCook does But

iHoldrege does not possess the facilitiesfor carrying home merchandise in trunksand valises that McCook does Thatsa cinch

The firm of Solomon Knowles landagents of Culbertson has dissolved part-

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Mr Solomon will continue theNotices are now being prepared and business with his usual energy

will be mailed to all subscribers of The They have a well down in IndianolaTubune who are in arrears one year or which ocol newspaperg cia5m furnisheslonger We hope to have a prompt and befcter quality of oil thfm John Dgenerous response to these notices Robafellovvg best headlight

j Get one of those Blizzard Fronts at Wi T Colemans Put it on your top buggyand keep out the storm and cold

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Are You Losing MoneyYou certainly are if you are not

taking advantago of the SpecialBargains wo aro offering in BooksPictures Fancy Lamps LeathorGoods Perfumes Soaps BrushesRubbor Goods otc

A bargain sale of this kind doesnot often occur in tho drug tradeand when you hav such bargainsoffered you in Household Novel ¬

ties as we aro now showing youare surely losing money by notbuying something from our im¬

mense stock which you needWe cannot continue such a sale

very long for wo must soon beginto sell such goods at a profitwhich wo aro not asking you now

We need the money more thanwo need the goods just now iswhy we are offering to savo youmoney

Cone Bros Druggists

McCook Market Quotationsorrecteubrinay rnorniup

36vWheat wOatsRye GOBarley jqHogs 4 23t KKS 22Good Butter 20

MINOR ITEMS OF NEWSMcConnell for drugs

House For Relit C F LehnTake your prescriptions to Cone Bros

Go to the Special Bargain Sale atCone Bros

One furnished room for rentof Mrs S S Garvey

Tho usual Fortnighthall Friday evening last

Inquire

in tho opera

For Rent A seven room dwollingApply to Mrs W J Krauter

The best cough syrup is tho famousWhite Pino and Tar sold by Cone Bros

A steam heated room with electriclight for rent Apply at Diamondsclothing store

Use McMillens Cream Lotion forchapped hands and face Will makeskin soft and white

Wire clothes brushes wire horsebrushes wire stove brushes wire barnbrushes at Colemans

The Dorcas Society of the Congrega-tional

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church meets with Mrs I MBeardslee Thursday at 230

For Rent 6 room house in east partof town Nearin SeeLHLindemannOffice over McMillens drug store

Piano For Rent Inquire at Mrs SE Griggs toilet parlors

Mrs Mable ClarkA dance is announced in Shumaker

hall Culbertson Saturday evening withJohn McNeice of that town as manager

With the closing of business nextTuesday afternoon the McCook landoffice passes into history The incidentis closed

Window cleaners window brushes aswell as all kinds of paint brushes kalsomine stove floor and all other kinds ofbrushes at W T Colemans

James Carter of Indianola is circulat-ing

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a petition for a new rural free deliv-

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route out of Indianola to cover theterritory south and west of Indianola

Two of Holdreges merchants use 24

columns of advertising space in the localnewspapers Three of them use 36 col-

umns¬

Wonder if this explains the busi-

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supremacy of Holdrege over townslarger

Since our invoice has been completedwe have discovered we are overstockedin some lines which we will reduce atonce at irresistible prices It is need-

less¬

to add that if you are looking forbargans in his line see Coleman

The meeting of the Degree of HonorTuesday evening was enlivened by thepresence of Mrs Mary Latke grandchief of honor Refreshments were serv-

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The membership was numerouslyrepresented and a big time was had bythe ladies

If you should want anything in silverspoons knives forks cold meat afterdinner coffees ice cream or other spoonsor ought in hollow ware or cut glassyou will remember that no one meets WT Colemans prices in these goods sincetho holidavs Call and be convinced

We understand that a numberof youngpeople from this county expect to attendthe Grand Island Business NormalCollege at Grand Island Neb There isno doubt about the high standing of thisschool as it has been for twenty yearsunder the management of PresidentHargis one of the best known educatorsin the West and has a yearly enrollmentof one thousand students Those whohave not the ready money for expensesand who want to be independent areallowed to pay after they graduate andhave been placed in positions We ad¬

vise all who are interested to send fortheir freecatalogue