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Star Mail Routes

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Tho postofflce department will receiveproposals forcarfying mail on star routesin Nebraska until December 3rd Con ¬

tracts will be awarded on or before Feb ¬

ruary 1st to go into effect July 1st1902 and to continue for a period of fouryears Contractor required to live on orconvenient to the route and be immedi ¬

ately responsible for the service Ser¬

vice will be let to tho lowest responsiblebidder who complies with the instruc ¬

tions governing bids Full instructionswithproposal blanks can be had at postoffices on the different routes or by writ¬

ing the second assistant postmastergeneral

Tho new service will include free boxdelivery Anyone lving on tho routeexcept within 80 rods of a postoffice orthe incorporate limits of a town canhave their mail delivered without ex¬

pense by placing a box on the route ofthe carrier so that he will not havo todrive out of his way or get out of hisvehicle to deliver it

Following are tho routes advertised inEed Willow county

57307 Tyrone to Wilsonville 7 milesand back twice a week Leaves TyroneTuesday and Saturday at 925 a mArrive at Wilsonville by 1115 a mLeaves Wilsonville Tuesday and Satur¬

day at 130 p m Arrive at Tyrone by320 p m Bond required with bid

200 Present contract pay 4445 sub ¬

contract pay 84118 -

5730S McCook to Banksvillo 1750miles and back three times a weekLeave McCook Tuesday Thursday andSaturday at 7 a m Arrive at Banksville by 12 ia Leave Banksville Tues-day

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Thursday and Saturday at 1 p mArrive at McCook at 6 p m Bondrequired with bid 600 Present contractpay S181 tf subcontract pay 16625

57309 Bartley by Freedom to Stock-ville

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25 miles and back six times aweek Leave Bartley daily except Sun ¬

day at 6 a m Arrive at Stockville by1230 p in Leave Stockville daily ercept Sunday at 1 30 p m Arrive atBartley by 8 p m Bond required withbid 1600 Present contract pay 370

57310 McCook by Box Elder Osburn Stevens and Thornburg to HayesCenter 58 miles and back six time3 aweek Leave McCook daily exceptSunday at 6 p m Arrive at HayesCenter by 8 p jri Leave Hayes Centerdaily except Sunday at 6 p m Arriveat McCook by 8 p m Bond requiredwith bid 350Q Present contract pay91486 subcontract pay 87547

Too Much for Oberlin

The McCook football team proved tobe too much for the Oberlin team lastFriday afternoon on the local gridironthe former winning by a score of 22 to 0in two 25 minute halves As to weightthe teams were pretty nearly matchedbut in team work and knowledge of thegame the local team was much superiorThe line up was as followsOberlinHeatonLloydJonesMoffitBroderickPaddockLittonJohnsonSouthardDiehlBiggs

Positionsright endright tackleright guardcenterleft guardleft tackleleftrendquarterfullbackright halfleft half

McCookCullen

WoottonHannan

L CDoleW TraverW MeyerJ LoHew

C RobinsonC A Hedges

W LeachM Osborn

Cullen was slightly injured and gaveway to Sampson as did Hannan toWhite for the same reason LCDolethe regular local half did not appear inthe game on account of a sprained ankle

Thef game was well attended and en ¬

thusiastically received- - -

Shandon Bells

an ideal toilet soap sold everywhere at15c We had an opportunity to buy alot at a bargain our customers get thebenefit We sell it at 10c per cakethree for 25c McConnell Berry

Bowling Notes

Prize winners for the past two weeksare Ten pins H H Tartsch 204 ninepins Louis Thorgrimson 10 seven pinsTEMcCarl 92 cocked hat and featherDr Fahnestock 3

Dont Miss This Chance

We have 50 patterns of wall paper iorone and two rooms that we are selling atwholesale prices D W Loar

Horses cattle and all kinds of stockwill winter sbetter if fed occasionally alittle condition powder or stock foodIt will also save your feed Come andget free book showing its advantages

McConnell Berry

Dress Skirts of our make are very dif¬

ferent from the factory made skirts be ¬

ing well seamed well lined and finishedand superior in fit All wool ones from250 up The Thompson Dry Goods Co

We have a good stock of stove boardsalso thebest blue steel pipoever offeredto tho people of this city

S M Cochran Co

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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE

James Doyle of Perry precinct is inDenver

Mrs J F Kenyon made a flying visitto Lincoln Tuesday

Frank Moore was up from lndianolaSaturday on business

D C Marsh had business in WrayColorado Wednesday

Charles Traver returned first of theweek from his trip toLincoln

M H Meyer a former resident ofyears was a city visitor this week

State Senator Allen of Arapahoewas a city visitor Monday evening

Miss Edith Phelan of Alliance is theguest of her sister Mrs W VGage

Mrs W A DeMay of Danbury hadsome shopping to do in the city Wed- -

9nesday

James Burke of Imperial sojournedwith us between trains Monday andTuesday

Mrs W L Washburn wife of theagent at Trenton visited relatives herelast week

A dAllemand of the ArapahoePioneer was a Commercial guest Tues-

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night

Mrs G A Noren returned homefrom Omaha Tuesday on 5 feeling mucheneouraged by her trip

C A Hourth A P Boyer and A AMcCoy all of Trenton were city visitorson business Tuesday night

C A Johnson was over from Leb-

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Wednesday on some matters ofbusiness in the county seat

Mrs E B Smith of Red Cloud hasbeen in the city part of the week guestof her daughter Mrs A P Ely

Mrs W W Brown and Miss RuthDavenport of Culbertson were visitors of

the valleys finest Saturday lastMesdames William McCallum and

W D Mackechnie were pilgrims fromlndianola Tuesday on pleasure andbusiness

W T Henton was up from the BeaverTuesday being interested in the easingof state school lands by the land com-

missioner

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Mrs George E Hymer of PrestonS D arrived in the city close of lastweek and is visiting her sister MrsDavid Magner

J L Blood county treasurer C AReady county attorney and wife ofHayes Center were city visitors earlypart of the week

J F Welborn was in the city Sunday evening on his way to Denver fromvisiting the homefolks in lndianola He

I went west on No 3

A J Cole i special agent of TheMutual Life Insurance Co of New Yorkwith at Oxford was hereon duty Wednesday

L C Marsh arrived from GreatFallsMontana last week and is the guest ofhis brother D C He and family expectto leave for home next week

Mrs Fowler Wilcox ai rived homelast Friday noon on 1 irom visiting afew weeks in Chicago and other Illinoispoints with relatives and friends

L C Dole started Tuesday on hisbicycle for Steele City Nebraska to en-

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in the lumber business in companywith his brother H E and others

Myrtle Meyer returned on Mondaynight from Palisade where she has beenmaking a millinery exhibit and sale forMrs Delhunty for a week or two

Mrs Anna Watson who has beenhere for some time on a visit to her sonsLouis and Charles departed on Mondaynight for her home in Lafayette Indiana

Miss Amy O Robinson of Trenton andMrs J E Montgomery of Bloomingtoncame in from the west Wednesdaymorning on 2 going east on a later train

W J McGillin son of W J thewell known Frenchman stockman hasmoved to the city from Palisade Ho is J

finished violinist and will make an ac-

ceptable¬

addition to our musical talent

Mrs Belle Hedlund of the Seventhgrade has been quite ill this week andher sister Mrs RM Douglass has beensubstituting for her We are pleased toannounce that she is now much betterand will resume her place in the systemMonday

GeorgeD Follmer and HM Eatonland commissioner and deputy were upfrom Lincoln fore part of the weekleasing school lands in this part Of thestate They were at Trenton Mondayhere on Tuesday Wednesday morningthe commissioner went up to Imperialand the deputy to Benkelman on similarmissions

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McCOOK WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 1

headquarters

The Awl Os EntertainThe Halloween party InBt night by tho

young ladies of the Awl Os club nt tho home ofthe Misses Doan to their gentlomon friends wasa most delightful and brilliant affair Inclus ¬

ive of guests there were about sixty participantsin the happy function which was in all respectsup to the traditions of the club which is re ¬

sponsible for some of the most charming societyevents of our city

The momborspf tho club and their guosts fortho first half hour of the evening wero maskedin sheets and pillow cases and cards were pro¬

vided oach to record guesses at the identity ofthose masked a prize going to the best guesser

After unmasking a variety of games wereplayed

A gypsy den presided over by Lottie Knipploand Emma Porry was a feature They gavoeach inquirer an article indicative of fortuneinstead of telling fortunes

One of tho chief fortune tolling features waspyramid of vari colored burning candles aroundwhich all marched in procession At tho baseof each taper was a bit of paper telling in rhymethe fortune of the recipient

Tho two parlors of tho residence were deco-

rated¬

In white and yellow and a third room inthe McCook Athletic Club colors black andyellow Portieres wore mado of white ribbonsin different lengths to which wero pendantbright red apples Tho electric lights wero sub¬

dued by green paper and candles in artistic can-delabra

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suffused a mellow light The floraldecorations were carnations

Refreshments were served by tho ladies of thoDorcas society Tho dining room and tabledecorations wore in club colors white andyellow Battenberg oor j allow Tho center-piece

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was a largo pumpkin cut in basket shapeand filled with fruit In carrying out the colordesign the ico croam was served in orangecases Tho refreshments wore very dainty andtoothsome

Tho party camo to a close at a lato hour in thedark with the passing of tho ice cold handtho reading and telling of ghost stories Mr Q

H Thomas reading and Miss Elizabeth Thom ¬

son and Mr C L Fahnestock relating

ADDITIONAL PERSONALS

Tom Boyd was over from Danbury oncounty business Thursday

Mrs Harry Conners has been upfrom Red Cloud part of the week

P H Callen of lndianola had busi-ness

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in the court house Thursday

W D Darnall returned to the cityThursday from visiting in Minden

Mrs H H Miller is down fromDenver on a short visit guest of relatives

J E Lovell returned Thursdaymorning from visiting homefolks inKentucky

Mrs M Thorgrimson and MissClara is visiting a sister m AdrianMichigan

Mrs J J Curran and sister MrsW R Hammond went up to Denvertoday to visit relatives

Mrs Vine Hovey will arrive in thecity tomorrow morning on a visit toher brother S G Goheen

A B Minor secretary of the LincolnLand Co was in the city and vicinityyesterday on company business

Mrs Samuel Patterson is up fromArapahoe today to attend the athome by Mesdames Tartsch and Gagethis afternoon

Mrs S D Bolles surprised and de-

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the homefolks this morning byarriving in the city on No 2 from WellsNevada on a visit

Miss Maud Hannigan of New Yorkis the guest of Mrs George Willetts fora week or so on her way east from visit-

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in Denver

Mrs Hugh Brown is entertainingher young married sister nee Miss MaryKoebel and two cousins Charles Pros-per

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and F C Gorom

Mrs W R Hammond of Eagle GroveIowa is visiting here guest of her sisterMrs J J Curran Her husband is aconductor on the Northwestern

Jail Delivery at lndianola

Richard H Lawrence the machinistwho has been in jail at lndianola forseveral months past awaiting trial forselling mortgaged property broke out ofjail last Friday night and up to thistime has not been apprehended Par-ties

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from outside provided him with acrowbar to break out and it is said havebeen assisting him in getting away Hehas been simulating insanity in jailrecently which gave him access to thejail corridor There is a suspicion thathe is or is becoming mentally unsound

Bed Comforts of our make contain sixIzzer Cotton Batts 14 yards of clothare well tacked and hemmed and sellfor 165 up to 8250 No other comfortwill content you after you have used anIzzer Comfort The Thompson DryGoods Co

Ladies Jackets at S3 75 450 5 6

750 to 12 Childrens Raglans andReefers from 150 to 500 MissesJackets 3 to 750 Blacks BluesBrowns Tans and Castors Costs noth ¬

ing to see them The Thompson DryGoods Co

A Lakewood citron and three poundsof granulated sugar for 25c at ArtzThompsons Nothinfi finer for pre ¬

serving purposes than citron

RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS

Switchman G L Miller is off duty onaccount of a sick child

Fireman A J Dillon returned fromDenver first of the week

Engineer Ives double headed No 45up from Oxford- - Wednesday

Brakeman M M Fisk is off dutyon account of slight indisposition

The Union Pacific has ordered a hundred thousand tons of new steel rail

Thomas F Crawford machinist isvisiting in Colorado Springs for a wekor two

Brakman William Washburn is layingoff a few days on account of businessmatters

Sidetracks on the Billings line arebring lengthened and some new ones arebeing laid

Brakeman C L Winn has taken a 30day lay off and has gone to Omaha Hewill also visit over in Iowa

J H Herbert is the new general manager of tne Rio Urande The generaloffices may go to St Louis

Tom Burge returned to work in theyard Monday after being off duty a fewdays entertaining friends from the east

Fireman C L Gruwell and BrakemanM H Griggs have traded positionsBrakeman Gruwell is on the Cheyenneline temporarily

L W Stayner traimasters clerk istaking pride and pleasure in an elegantnew and up-to-da- te desk placed in hisoffice this week

T E Calvert general supt came upfrom Lincoln Sunday night and was atWestern division headquarters Mondayon business on the road

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J C Barber and bride arrived in thecity from Lincoln Sunday night andare making their home at the Commer-cial

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house for the present

Fireman I L Rodstrom who wascalled to Illinois about a month sincewith his wife by the death of her sisterreturned home on Monday night

It is said in Omaha that the new coastto coast limited trains to be run via theVanderbilt and Harriman lines will bemade up exclusively of Pullman cars

Switchman and Mrs M A VanHorn arrived home Sunday fromWinona Minnesota where she wastaken sick while absent on a visit neces-

sitating¬

his going after her

Chief Clerk Buckingham will act asassistant general passenger agent of theBurlington but no appointment will bemade for the present and the office mayremain permanently vacant

Consulting Engineer E J Blake ofthe Qheadquarters at Chicago ChiefEngineer I S P Wells of Lincoln andChief W S Perry of the Western divi-

sion¬

were over the division this weekinspecting bridges etc Conductor C JSnell was in charge of the special

The Burlington placed another exclu-sive

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mail train on its Omaha Chicagoline yesterday The train will leaveCouncil Bluffs at 8 05 in the eveningand arrive in Chicago eleven hours laterat 7 05 a m Following the announce-ment

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of this service comes an intimationthat the Burlington will meet the cut ofthe coast to coast limited on Novem-ber

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3 A speed war among the roadsconcerned will ensue and the strugglefor mail business will again be onMondays Lincoln Journal

Three of the five big new engines or-

dered¬

for the Western division havealready arrived at headquarters Thenumbers are 369 471 372 These arethe largest engines yet used on thisdivision weighing about 125 tons Theyare distinguished from the other bigmachines on the division in a number ofrespectsbut the large firebox on trailersis the chief difference It is uncom-monly

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wide and has two doors Theseengines have five blow off cocks and it isclaimed they can make 5000 miles be-

fore¬

it is necessary to have their boilerswashed out Their water capacity toois considerably greater than any now inuse being 6000 gallons These are stu-

pendous¬

machines are attracting consid-erable

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attention and comment from themen in the motive department Oneof the five is to be a compound engine

See the Estate Oak heaters at S MCochran Cos They have seamlessbottoms no putty to fall out and let inthe air to keep the fire constantly burn ¬

ing rapidly which is expensive waste offuel They can also be changed fromsoft to hard coal Its the best stove forthe money ever invented

We have in stock all the latest booksEternal City Right of Way Dri

and I Blennerhassetfr Lazarre andmany other new issues

McConnell Berry

CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Catholic Mass at 8 oclock a mHigh mass at 1030 a m Sunday schoolat 230 pm Sermon and benediction at730 p m Rev T Daly Pastor

Baptist Sunday school 945 a mPreaching 11 a m and 8 p m B Y

P U prayer meeting 7 15 p m TopicGods Leading in Our Lives Miss

Bessie Peterson leader Prayer-meetin- g

Wednesday evening 8 oclockCongregational Sunday school a t

10 a m Preaching at 11 P S C Eat 6 45 Preaching at 8 Prayer-meetin- g

on Wednesday evening at 8 Morningsubject The Vision on the MountEvening subject Sparks from the As-

sociation¬

W J Turner Pastor

Methodist Sunday school 10 a mPreaching 11 Junior League 3 Epworth League7 Preaghing730 Prayermeeting Wednesday evening 8 Morn ¬

ing subjectThe Christians High Call-

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Evening subject The Wages ofSin L M Grigsby Pastor

Episcopal At St Albans Episcopalchurch Sunday 22nd Sunday afterTrinity are as follows Morning prayerat 11 a m Even song and sermon byrector at 730 p m subject HiddenLife Everybody come Sunshineclub on Friday afternoon at430 Even ¬

song Friday 7 30 p mR M Hardman Rector

The Epworth League will hold a socialin the Methodist churchTuesday even ¬

ing November 19th There will be aprogram and refreshments Price 15c

Rev R M Hardman of St AlbansEpiscopal church by request will con-

duct¬

services in the Odd Fellows hallat Holbrook Sunday afternoon Novem-ber

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10 at three oclock

The Dorcas society Kensington will beheld at the home of Mrs T B Campbellnext Thursday afternoon November 7that 230 oclock She will be assisted byMesdames W J Turner and W S Perry

For SaleCheapA 7 room house with 8 acres of land

Will sell at very reasonable figure In ¬

quire at Pades Furniture StoreTen yards good sheeting for 37c 10

yards fine cambric muslin 85c bestapron check ginghams 5c best indigoprints 5c best table oil cloth 15c bestcarpet warp 16Jc heavy cotton flannelgloves 3 pairs for 25c mens knit jerseyovershirts 25c mens heavy fleece linedunderwear 38c half wool sox 13 TheThompson Dry Goods Co

We are receiving almost daily consign-ments

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of our Christmas stock We arenow ready to show many new things inpictures stationery wall plaques jardi¬

nieres plates and odd china pieces etcAsk to see them

McConnell BerryFurs with lustre Furs with softness

Furs with thickness and warmth inSable Bear Krimmer ChinchillaPersian Lamb Monkey Astrakhan andElectric Seal in Collarettes Scarfs andMuffs from 1 to 750 The ThompsonDry Goods Co

The largest assortment of steel rangesat the lowest prices quality consideredalso the steel cook stove in different pat-

terns¬

at S M Cochran Cos It willpay you to look over their goods beforebuying

It will get colder and Youll have tohurry to get coal It wont be anylower Let us know what you want andwell do the rest

Barnett Lumber Co

Sunday football playing is no honor tothe lad3 engaged in it nor is it highlycreditable to parental authority whichought to stand for a respectful observ-ance

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of Sunday

Jicky and King Dodo the verynewest things in perfumes be up-to-da- te

and try themMcConnell Berry

See Porters photographs whether youintend to sit or not Now is the besttime to sit for Christmas photographsHarry M Porter north of postoffice

The lease of the National hotel hasbeen secured by Earl Murray of Zintsbarber shop and T B Weeden of Cam-bridge

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is managing the house

Parties who still hold keys for theRed Box at DeGroff Cos are re-

quested¬

to bring or send them in at once

For every purchase of a dollars worthof goods you get a key to the money boxat The Cash Bargain Store

If you want to paint you will be as-

tonished¬

and profited by getting pricesat S M Cochran Cos

Soft white hands and velvety skinthe result of using McConnells fragrantlotion

For clothing go to DeGroff Cos

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TfllNOR ITEMS OF NEWS

Trade at Loars drug storo

Dr J D Hare telephone 168

Pay as you go or dont go so fastJust call up telephone 2 and toll them

all about itJardinieres and Fern dishes the latest

at McMillensStock tanks of all sizes at S M Coch ¬

ran Cos for sale cheap

If you dont see what you want askat D C Marshs meat market

For Sale Two houses in West Mc ¬

Cook Inquire of Thomas Burge

Nobody meets our prices on coal hodsand shovels S M Cochran Co

Completest lino of legal blanks in RedWillow county at The Tribune office

To make your face-- and hands soft addsmooth use McMillens Cream Lotion

To make your face and hands soft andsmooth use McMillens Cream Lotion

Twa furnished rooms with boardMrs C B Rowell 1002 Madison street

A- - McMillen has an eleirant assort- -

ment of latest stylo lamps fronr25c up

ThoBullardLumbeI Coand J HLudwick are now advertisorsvthis week

A ky to ihe money box with ovdrydollaf purchaso at C L DeGrqff Cos

A McMillen has an ejegant assort-ment

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of latest stylo lamps from 25c upTo rent Nice largo frontbejloom

with or without board 308MelvinstAn original pension of 12 a month

has been granted Joseph Stewart oflndianola

For rent Front room over the meatmarket Inquire of D C Marsh forterms and particulars

For Sale A vacant lot in West Mc-Cook

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Inquire of or write to ThomasBurge McCook Nebraska

D C Marsh invites your patronageguaranteeing the best meats obtainableof all kinds At the old stand

The McCook Circle No733 Ladies ofG A R meet the first Saturday ofevery month in Odd Fellows hall

Wa nted A girl for general house-work

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Inquire at residence of H MTyler North Manchester street 2ts

Liquid Hickory Smoke just as goodas real smoke for curing meat

McConnell BerryIf you dont see what you are after

inquire at Marshs meat market Theyhave it and will take pleasure in show ¬

ing you

To advertisers for business or profitThe Tribune guarantees a circulationabsolutely unapproachable inRedWillowcounty in quantity and quality

See Porters photographs whether youintend to sit or not Now is the besttime to sit for Christmas photographsHarry M Porter north of postoffice

Jonathan my son count not yourdebts among your treasures and accom-plishments

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and boast not of the numberand warmth of your mid month friends

Henry Hammann and William Dubarko of the Ash Creek neighborhooddeparted Tuesday for SnokomishWashington where they expect to locate

Thursdays of each week the childrenof all widows who are unable to pay forthe same can secure a hair cut at mybarber shop free William Zint Pro-prietor

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Judicious buyers find Marshs meatmarket to their liking for there is com-

bined¬

the best in quality with the mostreasonable in price They have everseasonable article in line too

Special offer Blanket lined Duck Ul-

sters¬

with rubber between extra lengthsplit up for saddle belted high stormcollar of corduroyfor 299 Bought toomany weather too warm The Thomp-son

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Dry Goods Co

Is it not an inspiring sight to see somestrutting lord of creation while pass-

ing¬

along the street cough up a sectiondiseased lung or a wad of mushy sloppyvile tobacco or evacuate his nasal pas-

sages¬

regardlessly deposit the same onthe sidewalk to be brushed up anyminute by some ladys dainty garments

Clint Kelleys team made a runawayrecord for itself last Saturday causingconsiderable excitement and small dam-age

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and receiving no in jury Starting onLower Main they ran east to the millnorth to Dennison west to Main andsouth to beginning On East Dennisonthey collided vrith an electric light ortelephone pole breaking same off at theground and in the middle but neitherdamaging or injuring themselves or thelumber wagon

Jardinieres and Fern dishes the latestat McMillens

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