A _ _ : ; H | iifi i 1 \ He Jflw * IVffie e. H \ FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 10,1839. n \ -u& A. McMILLEN I / i DRUGGIST. IW ' WalfTaper , J AND If DECORATMS.I I 1 Mixed Paints , Etc. B j MACHINE OILS OF ALL KINDS 1 J FOR farmers' use. / Hammocks , Base Balls , ' ( A. McMLLENj , H \ Druggist and Stationer , - M \ MCNEELY DLOCK. / IF YOU WANT ! HI A Farm Loan , to get Insured , or have Hj any Real Estate to Sell or Exchange H' for Merchandise or other Personal Propa H ! erty , go to | F. L BROWN. H | Tribune Building. H . , < CASH ! CASH ! H This is to notify our customers that . 1 we will adopt a strictly CASH system H of business , May 1st , 1889 , also that IB we will sell all goods at greatly re- | B ducedprices. 'Wo do this believing it H will benefit our patrons as well as our- Bi selves. Our entire stock of Boots apd B - - Shoes at cost. cost.WILCOX & FOWLER. . B . Bi Pony For Sale. B A handsome , "single-footer" pony. m Will be sold cheap. Call at this office , B at once. Also , a cart very cheap. B Noble for superb hanging lamps. B A fine line of new Curtains at B Pads & Son's. B- New goods received daily at B A. Oppenheimer's. B . For Baby Carriages go to B Pade & Son's. B "Fresh sausage at the 33. & . M. IB Meat Market. . B Large consignmenjb of attractive Fur- B niture at Shaban's. B The B. & . M , Meat Market meets allg B cut prices in meats. K Prices at ' the B. & M. Meat Market ' B arc as low as the lowest ; . B A full line of gent's furnishing goods 1 B cheap at A. Oppenheimer's. B Fresh and smoked meats of all kinds B at the B. & M. Meat Market. K * Everything fresh and clean in the 1 B way of groceries at Noble's store. B Buy your" hat for spring wear and B get it cheap at A. .Oppenheimer's. B" Cash paid for live stock , poultry and B • • hides at the B. & M. Meat Market. B There is no other way. Buy your H groceriesqueensware1 , etc.of , Noble. B' | pFor Refrigerators see B , . Pade & Son. B A splendid line of patterns in French i B Satteens at' A. Oppenheimer's. B Lttdwick's Pawn' Shop. Opposite i B McEntee Hotel. Plenty of cash on i B' ' hand , . , . H For home sugar-cured meats hams , B' breakfast bacon , etc. , go to the B. & : B Meat Market B Bp In thel ine of plain and fancy B groceries , C. M. Noble will fill your B every want satisfactorily. B Second Hand Cook and Heating J B Stoves wanted opposite the McEntee. B J. H. Ludwick. H We have the largest stock of seeds 5 K . for farm , field or garden in the city. H' Tree seeds a specialty. B' C. G. Potter & Co. B t B' If you want nice tender beefsteak B give the B. & M. Meat Market a call. B ; They butcher none but the choicest of F B beeves. _ J H' The State Medical association will 1 H , swap prescriptions and experiences at Ht Kearney on the 2fst. After gravely H , discussing the ills and pills of mankind , B they willdiagnose a banquet at the Mid- B , way- " H If you want something handsome in B the way of a hanging lamp , calljfn C. M. , H Noble. He is Just in receipt of the- K / -largest and finest stock 'of hanging J lamps ever brought to southwestern Nebraska. Bk THE incorporation of an English * B company with a capital of a million for I B the purpose of developing the beet sugar , Bindustry " at Wellfleet , Nebraska , will at- • tract universal attention It is the evi- B Hft dent purpose of the company to engage ? | B in the industry of beet growing and ( B 'sugar manufacture on a scale sufficient e H K to insure its success. It is claimed I BI B that the sandy soil and water power H B about Wellfleet are admirably adapted I o BW _ to the business. If the prqspect is as s I m frff * : < . mising as the company would have j c m ' { us believe , Nebraska will gain a most ; of H ; . I important industry. Bee. J \i j wky \ 1 { , * • . . . - } = FOR CASH. , The following prices for meals will be offered our customers on and after April 15th , 1889 : Loin and Porter House Steak , . . . . 10c. Round and Shoulders , 7c. Roasts 7c. Boiling Meat , 3c. Pork Steak and Roast , 8c. Pork Sausage , 8s. Mutton Chops , 10c. Mutton Roast , 8c. Mutton Stew , 3c. Veal Cutlets , 10c. Veal Roasts , . . 7c. Veal Stew , 3o.C Dry Salt Pork , 10c. Front Quarters Beef , 3c. All other meats in proportion. Brewer & Wilcox. IF YOU CANNOT Read the lines below , your eyesight is tailing. "GoorfioM.Ohcnory at tho City Druff Btoro sella pure drugs and medicines. " S100.000 ; to Loan on ffcil Estate. Insurance written in Teiiable'com - : panys , city property for sale and rent.w Office up stairs in Morlan block. C. J. Ryan.si How Do You Stack Up For Hay ? Eaton & Co. have quantities of nice bright hay for sale at lowest maral ; : ; ket prices. Call at the Circle Front Livery Barn.llf - WAGONS ! WAGONS ! ! WAGONS ! ! ! Hall , Cochran & Co.have just received a large shipment of thecelebrate'd Mil- burn Tubler-Axe Wagons , which they are ready to sell at fair prices.te - FOR SALE CHEAP. . A second-hand Wind Mill and Tow ei , in excellent condition. Inquire of f. . E. Stock at B.&M. 'Meat Market. % Star Restaurant and Lunch Room. Lunches and warm meals 'served at all nours of day and night. Hot coffee , hot ( soup , steak , ham , eggs , pies , etc. - For Sale or Trade. I have a Norman stallion for sale , or will trade for land or cattle. F. S. Wilcox. _ For Sole Cheap. An M. K. Lewis Well Augur and Horse Power. Inquire at the First National Bank. _ F0R SALE' 100 cords of well-seasoned , 4-foot i wood. By Mrs. P. J. Taylor , 44-8ts. Red Willow , Neb. ROOM FOR RENT. A furnished room to rent. Desirably located. ] Inquire at The Tribune ofsi fice ( at once. City Drug Store. Remember Noble for groceries. New Rugs at Pade & Son's. Go to Noble for your family groceries. jGro to Shahan's for Furniture and Baby Carriages. ' The B. & M. Meat Market sells meat as low as the lowest. Baby carriages will be sold at cost ' for ( the next ten days at Shahan's. . .A line of trimming silks and plushes ' at A. Oppenheimer's. Ladiesvisit , Shahan's Furniture Store , and ; inspect his newly arrived goods. Rattan and Oak Rockers , just receivH ed , at Pade & Son's. Hose , Lawn Sprinklers , Hose Reels and Fixtures , for sale by F. D. Burgess. A great assortmentin ladies' , genf s , and children's hose at A. Oppenheimer's. : Shahan offers his large assortment of Baby Carriages at cost price for next ten days. * - , . Plumbing in all its " branches prompt- ly and skillfully performed by , F. D. Burgess • ' * - Prescriptions accurately comtj pounded , day or nigiit , at the City Drug Store Noblethe , leading grocer , carries the s most complete line of queensware in the i city. Inspect it. t Frank D. Burgess carries a full stock : s of Hose , Lawn Sprinklers , Hose Reels , ( t etc. , "The jtrice of liberty is eternal ; vigilance , but Noble's prices on groceries l are sure to catch you. • J. H. Ludwick will buy and sell or : b trade ; for all kinds of Second Hand Goods. Opposite McEntee Hotel. , . . I * Our prices on all kfnds of meat are 1 as low as the lowest e B. & M. Meat Market. I have a large stock of Hose , Lawn ' Sprinklers , Hose Reels , and Hose Fix- tures. constantly on hand , of the best k e grades. F. D. Burgess. a The fine ram of last night had a set- p ting effect on the hilarious dust that has ? p beenmaking life miserable , for a week * or two past ' t Try us on flour , feed , or seeds , and 1 ij we will guarantee satisfaction , in both S price and quality. Seed sweet potatoes o specialty. C. G. Potter & Co. n * J . . ; -s TnE president has qppointed > Frank W. Palmer , of Illinois , to be public , 11 printer , and-Theodore Roosvelt , of New ? York , and Hugh S. Thompson , of South J Carolina , to be civil service commissionv ers. & \ For commissioner of the general land j office , G. L. Laws , secretary of state. f For member of inter-state commerce * s commission , Judge- . P. Mason. Two p the best qualified men in the west for 0 the positions , . c , , , ' k Tramps have been unusually numerous , this : week. . Tfio\Jioso company held a meeting mid practice , Saturday ovenin/j. / Joel S. Kelsey will speak , next Sabbath morning , upon "The Crimes of Scripture Saints. " A number of the young people of the city indulged In a pleasurable picnic on the Wil- jjj low , Saturday If you wish to enjoy a line dish of ice cream drop Into Swarts' Candy Kitchen. You will be accommodated. With hearing contests and taking proofs , Monday was a very business day in tho Mcan Cook ( U. S. land oflice. The Aid Society of tho JI. E. church conwl template serving a lunch and ice cream , on the evening of Decoration Day. Two base ball clubs passed through here , Wednesday. Tho Minneapolis team east- ward , the Omahas westward to Denver. An elderly gentleman by the name of 13enan nett Is building a largo and nice appearing dwelling on the East Side. It is well under way. The G. A. II. post of the city is making artel rangements to celebrate the 30tb. Program 5s in preparation and will be published next week. Wednesday , Messrs. Brewer & Wilcox shipped ) two car-loads of cattle'to Denver.ar They were purchased in the neighborhood of Cambridge. The man who sits down and waits to be appreciated will lhid himself anions uncalled for baggage after the limited express train has gone by. The Tiubune carries tho only complete stoclc of legal and land blanks in Western Nebraska. Blanks put up in tablet form without'extra cost. Last Friday afternoon , C. II. Dietrich's team fully initiated him into the dray busi- ness , by running away and using up the dray to a considerable extent. If the weather clerk can arrange to give us a little less boisterous wind , we will secure him a unanimous vote of thanks from the people ( of this section of country. . The first of tho week , G. A. Morgan disoi posed of his stock of harness , saddles , etc. , to reter Penner , and removed his family to SI Joe , Mo. , where they will locate. The , Tiubune carries a full stock of school books and supplies , blank books , staei tionery , etc. , all at lowest prices. Give us a call when wanting anything in our line. That low-necked shirts are pronounced the latest "style" for young men. Imagine a sweet youth with a brass-headed cine , a lowt0 necked shirt and his hair parted in the mid- die I Sunday morning , Messrs. Brewer & Wilcox and Lindner & Erman made a shipment of cattle to Omaha , that of the latter being comte posed < of oxen , some of which were immense in proportions , weighing over a ton each. A "Good Bye" Social will be held at resiev dence ( of Hilen Trowbridge , next Tuesday evening , by the ladies of the M. E. Aid Socieby ty. Mr. Trowbridge's family will remove to Lincoln , the first of the coming month to reG side. Besides running one of the most popular hotels in this section ofthe state , Host Johnmi ston is doing the "granger act" quite extener sively } , and will farm a hundred acres or more , this season , corn , cane , garden truck , etc , will constitute his planting. Little Edwin , son of Judge Cochran , was severely injured , last Saturday morniog , by the : breaking of his velocipede , part of the broken ] machinery penetrating his person , making an ugly , painful would , which came near < being fatal. He is rapidly impioving.do The surgeon general of the army has given notice that old soldiers who are entitled to commutation for the loss of the usaof limbs , or ] by disease or injury , need not employ at torneys j to push their claims for pensions , but should write direct to him and their claims will be settled. Whitewash is something that is used a [ good < deal , and probably ought to be used more. Don't mean the kind that is used in the church trials of some ministers who have been indiscreet , or that may be applied later to U. S. deputy marshals in Oklahoma , but a material substance for the protection of pub- lie works , composed of ten parts of fresh slacked lime and one part hydraulic cement. Mix well with salted water and apply thin. Wednesday evening , Miss Grace Martin en tertained a large company of friends , at resi dence , of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Yager , in a manner truly enjoyable. Singing , recita tions , etc. , made up a large share of theeven- ing's joyousness , the singing of Mr. Joe Mc- Colougli being particularly fine and thorough- y ly appreciated. Miss Grace departed , yes terday morning , for Hamburgh , Iowa , where she will make a visit of several months dura- w tion. Her many friends wish her a delightm ful visit. In 1890 every farm er in the United States , Bed \ Willow county included , will be visited by : a paid officer of the government and asked to give the statistics of his farm , crop , stock , etc. , for the previous year , winch is the pre- sent ( one , 1889. To be prepared for the census X taker begin now to keep accurate , account of Ul all farm operations and keep it up through s a'tl the year. Let every farmer carefully read this article and be prepared for the officer who will call on him at the proper lime for information , and impart it to him. Then the agricultural statistics of the government will be of much value. The annual meeting of the board of educa tion occurred on Monday evening , at which time the new members of the board , Messrs. cl F. H. Fowler and G. IL Oyster , were induct ed , into .office. The board organized with thp election of Mr. E. E. Lowman , President ; tj Mr. F. H. Fowler , Vice President ; Mr. J. F. tt Ganschow , Secretary. Reports of Secretary m Lowman and Treasurer Lawson were acceptin ed and placed on file. Standing committees : u as follows were announced : .Finance , Speartj man and Dayis. Teachers , Text Books and c' Printing , Davis , Oyster and Spearman. Supn \ plies , Fowler and Ganschow. , . . , . • T. - I i. - - . M. tJ A party of prostitutes of this place , with the ] usual following of male admirers , particlc ipated iu a ifshing part } ' , on the Willow8I > SundayReturning home late at night , full I of beor and devilment , they engaged in runB nuig races , with more or less disastrous re- p suits to the vehicles and horses. One of D. p D. Smith's carriages was badly wrecked and I ti the horses injnre 'd. After arriving in the s o 'city , they repaired to one of the houses of : b ill-fame in South McCook , where a cigar tl 1maker and a gambler of the party became inS volved in a fight. The services of Nightu Watchman Dewey were solicited and the cn- u tire ' gang were lodged in the cooler. They had a hearing beforo , the police judge , the 5 e following morning , and eacli contributed a 1 0 mali sura 'to the school iund of the municiB ( pality , whicli was the closing chapter of oue ' p of. the most disgraceful affairs that ever oo p curredm-thecity. * • h / " . . - | i- • - I * f THE TYLER'S TREAT. A JIUJlEltOUS AND 1WIXMAXT ASSE MM.AUB OK MASONIC imETHItEX AND F1UENDS CELEHItATE WITH JOHN W. IIOXIIY UI8 SIXTIETH ANNIVEItSAUY. A SPLENDID IIANO.UET , TOASTS' ItESPONSES AND SOwl CIAL PLEASURE. Tuesday ' was the sixtieth anniversary of tho birth of John W. Roxby , tyler of McCook Lodge < A. F. & A. M. , and the occasion was celebrated by lum , with the assistance of n large * company of "brethren of tho mystic circle" and friends , from homo and abroad , m a manner not soon to bo forgotten by host and hostess-or by Invited guests. .Following a meeting of tho lodge , the Masonic hall , which was neatly decorated , was thrown opno en to the guests , who quickly filled the same to overflowing. A.few hours were here pleasantly passed in playing cards , social chat , etc. Banquet being announced as then . in readiness the company repaired to Men- ard's Opera House , where about one hundred and fifty people sat down to an elaborate and elegant spread , upon which all feasted with keenest relish. A few toasts were then an- nounced by Dr. Z. L. Kay , the Worthy MaspI tel of lodge , and the same were responded to M follows : • S. R. Smith , Esq. , of Indianola , to the sentiment , MASONIC PRINCIPLES. The great moral requisites of f reo masonry are of tho most exalted character. In ovory stago and form of this most venerable institu- tion it acknowledges and worships Doity. Deity , who was proclaimed from Slniai as tho Lord God Almighty , nil powerful , merciful and gracious. Masons acknowledge such a Deity. There is not a column , pillar , ground floor or sanctum , through all the stops from tho Entered Apprentice to the crowning glor" ies of tho Koyal Arch , that does not acknowl- edge God. If you take tho written law of God away from tho true Mason , the whole structure will crumble. Consequently , then , tho man who-approaches tho Altur of Masonry must ' believe there is a Supreme , Infinitely Wise God ; he must have an unshaken faith in God. No Atheist can be a truo Mason. An Atheist iu a Masonic lodge would be as much out of place as Satan in heaven. A Mason must bo correct in practice , not an irrellgth lous * ' libertine , but must be a good und true man. Ho must be moral and upright beforo God and of good report before tho world. Our Masonry is so far interwoven with religion as to lay us under obligations to pay that ra- ticnal homage to Deity , which at onco const- tutes our duty and happiness. And thus , my tuBi Brothers , with faith in God , hope in immortal- jt3 and charily to all mankind , let us go on glorifying God and benefitting man , elevating hii thoughts , guiding his steps , directing the channels of charity. Do good and destroy ovil this is Masonry and Masonry's mission. Rev. E. J. Hall , of this city , replied to the ; toast , CEMENTING POWER OF MASONKY. The great principles which have just been so forcibly brought beforo our minds , this evening , move around one great centre , which influences and controls them as a great sj 6th tern , and has kept all Mddons knit together in one great solid and indivisible body for centh turies. This great cementing power is love to God and to our brother man , and wheremi ever a Mason may travel he will And friends , though unknown by face , yet bound to him by the most sacred ties of brotherly love. This cementing power is divine. It emanates from God. It is love which framed this beautiful world for the abodo of man. It is love as manth Zl ifested upon the Cross that brought redempsil tion. And to lovo Him , God gave to every man a heart. May this sacred tie grow stronggo er and stronger uutil wo reach tho celestial mansion : where true loye reigns supreme.wc 111 response to the toast which has special * application and association , Col. T. E. Mc- Cracken spoke in this wise : TUB TYLEU. Tho Tyler with a drawn sword is as useful as any member of a Masonic lodge. A portion of his ! duties are to faithfully guard the outer door and see that none enter except such as are duly qualified. The Master sits and gives commands , Subordinates obey ; The Tyler stands with sword in hand , Imposters to keep away. Away back before thehallswerebuiltMasons met on the highest hills and Jn the lowest vales ; and to keep off cowards and evesdroppj pers , tho Tyler was compelled to be as vigca ilant as a picket guard on duty in an ene . my's land. Before Masonic halls were built , And besetting walls were set , o In the lowest glades or highest hills , The mystic circle met. Tho Tyler of McCook.the brother whose gens' erous heart prepared these viands , is the most faithful of all the faithful brethren to duty , and had he been at the building of King Soloqi mon's temple where The rough ashler , and tho perfect one , Were often side by side. Like Hiram and old Jubalum , Before the former died. Had Roxby been there with his gun , To guard tho several gates , He would have saved the widow's son From such a dreadful fate. i. Our ! Tyler is always on hand with a good , willing disposition , ever ready to do his part in 0 making a meeting pleasant , profitable , inter- esting and exhibiting Freedom , Fervency and Zeal , Emblematical of worth , Are represented in the deal , By Chalk , Charcoal and Earth. This ' is Bro. Roxby's sixtieth birthday anniA versary , and I most sincerely hope he may live to enjoy with his friends many more just w such : occasions. m mCi The sixtieth anniversary , Of our John Tyler Roxby , He's had the freedom of the day. And been a little foxy. bl Long may he live to tyie the lodge , v. Long may we have his love , - w And when our lodges cease below , Join the grand above. A Dr. B. B. Davis spoke the following well chosen , happy-words on the sentiment , Fl MASONIC CHARACTER. Our wives being present to-night , it has been thought best to cast about the Masonic f ra- ' ternity as bright a halo as possible n order to " meet objections from skeptical spouses. For w these degenerate daj e , rank unbelief stalks i hi up and down our land , aud , alas ! the good old ill times of our fathers , when our mothers aco ccpted ' every oxcuse for remaining out late at ' _ night as gospel truth , are no more. I thought . this explanation necessary , in viewtiCthe fact . " * , 01 thatfonr"Worshipfuf5iaster bas laid upoame the bourdon of exposing Masonic Character ; and also , because I see some of the brothers i ai looking anxious as much as to say "make it strong" and "don't give me away. " ci But ladies , don't expect too much , for it ; t shall , be my endeavor to take nd vantage of the privileges popularly accorded to Masons , and I permit our secrets to be secrets still. From i si time immemorial , I suppose a certain portion i it of the population lias been deluded into the belief-that there is something devilish about the mystic rites and ceremonies in which Ma- sens ( tako delight. The character of the newly made Mason is popularly supposed to be grad ually made over into a sort of demon , or to be jj changed in the twinkling * of an eye into a y fiend in the guL = e of a man adherence to , a either view being dependent upon the taste or convenience of tho non-believer. The Ma. sonic lodge to these Paans is a place where tl plots are hatched and where sulphurous flames e play with such abandon that men become so t hardened that they fear neither God , man nor p . ( > v . . i j ' i tho devil , mill n-nlly lu y Imvn no human char- acterktf' * ' ri'iii'tlnliig , uxcopt an ardent ad miration for tho lasMiumcd individual. Some carry ( heir prejudices so far that thoy honest ly ] boliovo that "a Mason" und "a good man" bnvo nothing in common oxcept hnlr and beard , and a keen appreciation of cold chicken with trimmings. A few wicked and malicious individuals evon go so far as to bint that tliu last-named characteristic is what makes MaI sonry so popular with a corluln sect of the clorgy. ( Mistaken ! Thoso vlllflers s-e only what is gross and cxtornul. Nomnn lsellgll > ! o to becomo a Mason uutil ho Is prep in'H m lay hold upon thosn great moral truth * wiiio.i It J10 is tho provlnco of Masonry to teach honesty towards all mankind , onllghtoncd charity and morality. Observe , it is "nonesty towards all mankind , " not simply towards afellowMason. Tho dishonest Mason is a rare species of genus homo , made doubly prominent becauso of be ing so seldom found ; and , of course , liko the erring proaoher pointed at with scorn by tho pitiless judgo of unbelief , and made by tho world not tho black sheep of his Hock , but a fair representative of his ordor. For shamo ! Tho broad charity which Masonry attempts to inculcate is to help and lift up an erring broth- or and if he but repent to forgive him not onco , nor twice , but seventy times seven If need be , and many Is tho man , almost over tho preci pice ( , who has been reclaimed and saved by tho tireless charity of his brethren. To bo a good Mason and an Immoral man is impossible. Tho Mason's standard of morality Is as high , bil notions of duty to mankind as strict ; his rules of life as exacting as are thoso of tho . strictest churchman. Finally Masonry expects and . requires that in youth , as entered npprcny tlces , we should strlvo to the attainment of useful knowledge , in manhood as fellow crafts wo . should apply that knowledge to tho dis- chargo of tho respective duties whloh wo owe to our God , our noighbor and ourselves : bo . . . that . in old ago , as Master Masons , we may live In tho happy contemplation of a lifo well spent , and die In the hope of a glorious Iramoroi taiiti * . The toast , "Masonry as a Help to the Teacher < , " was treated by Prof. C. M. Charles , principal of Indianola schools , in appropriate terms : , True Masonry , operative and speculative , is progress I vo is always advancing , always improving. 3Iasous have improved upon tho simplest | forms and rudest structuro until thoy have produced forms most beautiful and buildings most magnificent ; from tho plainest truths , and simplest definitions they have reajj soned until they have solved the most difllha cult , the most abstruso problems of Geometry _ which is but another name for Masonry ; from ( tho first principles , learned by tho Enizi tored | Apprentice , speculative Masons have reasoned , advanced and improved , until thoy have reached tho highest Dlano of humanity and the sublimest trust in our common Father and Creator. Thus , then , is Masonry help ful to tho teachers : It trains him to observe , think , discover , invent and improve , and to adore tho great Creator. If he is thoroughly drilled in this training school , ho is well pro- pared to develop tho child to culture tho in- tellect ! , the will , and the moral sensibilities , and to culture these necessarily implies a proper development of tho physical being. By the sense of hearing the skillful teacher per ceives the will the controlling power back of the voice which he hears ; by the sense of seo- inir , he observes the features and physica' movements , thus gaining an idea of the intel lect within ; by tho sense of feeling social contact if you please ho recognizes the pulse of moral sensibilities. The information thus gained is safely lodged in tho repository of a faithful breast ; and well it may be , for , from these materials intellect , will , and moral son- sibility be they great or small , ho is expected to develop the men and women who are to govern tho world in the near future ; from theseonaterlals he is expected to develop sound well-balanced characters ; from these materpi ials he is expected to develop tho man in the highest and best sense of the word , "man , the noblest work of God. " Thus we see that Mas- ] onry is progressive that teaching Is a propf gressive science : that the demands upon the teacher ; aro progressive : that true Masonry makes a progressive man , and , consequently , to the earnest , faithful.energetic , teacher Maco sonry is most helpful. After these responses Worthy Master Kay delivered a few well-chosen remarks touching the occasion commemorated. After which Dr. S. L. Green performed the pleasant duty 0f presenting Mr. Roxby with an elegantgold ' chain and emblem charm , the former the gift f 0f the lodge , the latter that of Mrs. Roxby. The doctor's words were nicely fitted to the case , indeed. In the brim fullness of his big heart , Mr. Roxby ' lacked words to express his.high sense of gratification at the demonstration , and could but faintly murmur his appreciation of and thanks for the beautiful present be- stowed. ( The company then returned to the society's hall and for a time took up the bright thread of pleasure severed at the banja quet hour. Among those present from this city : Messrs. J. M. Henderson , B.F. Wickershara , G. P. Smith , S. K. Scabolt , A. Snyder , 17. G. Wolf , J. A. Enberg , James Ritchie , E. J. Hall , G. J. Burgess , A. J. Chambers , E. E. Lowman , . J. C. Allen , T. E. McCracken. V. Franklin , A.1C' ODpenhcimer. ' G. M. Chenery , J. T. Walsh , F. G. Thompson , Geo. Scarl , J. A. VanSchoik. Mas. Emil Lindner , Geo. Hocknell , Cordelia . Fowler , A. J. Thomas , A. M. Kclley , Henri- Tyler. Misses Lindner , Sara Lowman. Oppenhcimer ] , Matie Smith , Josie Menard , Tilm Jie Barnes , Lou Starbuck. Mit. and Mrs. J. jj Roxby , 5. L. Green , Z. L. Kay , B. B. Davis , R B. Archibald. J. A. Wilcox , Jonas Ensrel , C. N Batchellor , M. Y. Starbuck , C. P. Rinker , J.ce B. Meserve , J. F. Ganschow , J. B. McCabe , F.w L. Brown , F. H. Fowler. S. II. Colvin , W. M. CO Anderson , T. G. Rces , L. J. Spickelraier , W. C. ai Dullard , James Williams , Samuel Strasser , S. n W. Huddleston , Geo. W. Kaime , < F. M. Kimtli mell , C. G.Potter , F.S. Wilcox , W. M. Irwin. u Calvin Zeigler , L. B. Stiles , J. T. Wells. Those from abroad were : p Indianola. Messrs. Henry Crabtree. C. M. „ Charles. Frank Fritsch , E. Peterinan , S. R. Smith , Wm. Wadsworth , W. B. Spain. C. It. Vaughan . , A. II. Barnes , G. W. Roper , Dr. F. W. Eskey , J. 5V. Mai ken , G. S. Bishop. Cambridge. Messrs. A. A. Taylor , Joseph p Adams. ai Trentcn. Messrs. A. A. Wenger , J. R. Mcoi Faul.C.W.Peck. tl The affair was eminently successful in m every feature and was a supurb indication of in the , esteem in which Mr. Roxby is Held by sc Iiis brethren and friends in this coiuuiiinity ; oi while in a measure disclosing the generous hand of the brother , whom all present united wishing many more pleasant anniversary occasions. < C . . * * ' - . 11 Supt.Campbell has been in-Denvqr this .week on'company business. b Jerome Lewis Is visiting his brother W. M. , tj arriving in the city yesterday. John Morris is back in the service of the company again. No.202 is his way car num- ber. ( A defective sidetrack at Holdrcge caused a } slight accident , Saturday. The damage was u Immaterial. J Mr. James Cain and Mis3 Mary McAdams were united in marriage by Father Cullen of [ tho Catholic church , yesterday morning. TheO.H. C. hold a convention In Denver • , c , the first of the week. Three specials go over this line , Sunday , bearing delegates to the same. , On Sunday night the Burlington will put on j tho first dining car ever run west of thq Mis- sour ! river. The car will be run between Cres- ton , Iowa , and Koldrege , Neb. Omaha ReI publican , ] I L. BERNHEIIY1ER , I "MERCHANT. TAILOR , " I CUT PRICES in CLOTHMQ I _ . ' " I ! I I I ' ' | I II I | | In order to reduce my large stock of Spring | Goods , will sell them at the following H Unprecedented I Prices ! ! Business Suits ironi $22.00 up. Business Pants ii'om $ 5.00 up. H All other suits in proportion. All orders receive prompt M attention. If required , will make you a suit in 24 hours. M L. BERNHBIMER , I MERCHANT TAILOR , H , r . . I M.iBAYenu.A McCook , Nebraska. _ The | U. S. Loan and Investment Go , of Omaha. Neb. I • M . Will furnish the means to build a homo , pay off u mortgage cancel a debt , or cducato your H children , and tnko bade tho amount in small monthly payments , on a less rata than ordinary | rentals , and a lessor Interest than Is charged by other money loaning Institutions. H Or it will . receive 6uioll deposits of fixed amounts from thoso whodeslro to Invest tholrsav- H ingsand ' nor. become borrowers , aud makocach deposit earn from ten to thirty percent , a year H as thoiiuh they were a part of a large Investment , as per examples given bolow , showing tho H estimated cost and profit derived by both tho borrower und nou-borrowor , on a certltlcuto of 1 ouo share in 11 vo years , or one-half of tho full maturity poriod. H 2 THE NOH-BOHHOWER Of a CeitiScito cf Pea Sfciro la Five ? : _ : . Pays a membership fee of S 10.00 Sixty monthly installments of 53.00 Twenty quarterly Installments of $2.50 each r > 000 A cancellation fee of 10.00 Making a total of all expenses for tho five years of J2o0.00 He is then Entitled to $500,00. The ' non-borrower has had tho advantage of our peculiar system of accumulation , where by every installment paid in draws interest immediately and is compounded monthly : ho has participated In the lapse profits , and the accumulation from fines , dues and penalties , has had an absolutely secure investment , un disturbed j by fluctuating values , and has real ized a clear profit of one hundred per cent , infi years , while accumulating tho capital paid in. THE BORROWER H Hsriag fceoa a Mcatcr Zix lijaths aai Bcrrs-glag SCOO.OQ H Has paid a membership fee of 8 10.00 H Pays during the 5 years CO monthly in- H stallmontsof$300cuch , 180.00 H Twenty quarterly installments or ? 2.50. . 50.00 H Also his Interest of $3. iH per month H for5t months , 180.00 j l Also pays the principal $3.X1H per mouth H for M months - . 180.00 M Cancellation fee . _ 10.00 M And has Invested a total IU10.00 M As his shares have arrived nt their fifth year H maturity period , his certificate and loan will M bo cancelled. Thus tho borrower has had tho use of his money in advaueo of accumulating M his savings and pay therefore but 110. or not M quite llvo per cent , per annum , for ho com- H bines his loan with an Investment , mid while H ropayinirthe loan , is realizing upon tho Invest- H moot. IIo also knows in advaueo Just what H he will pay and how long ho will pay It. H For further particulars of thp p'an , call on F. L. BliOWlNT , Ag'ent. I - ' ' ' " . . . _ _ - _ . . 5i rr " " ' i 7 H Council Proceedings. The < city council met in regular session , Wednesday evening , a full board being in att tendance. JJills as follows were allowed and . clerk * instructed to issuewarrants for same : H.P.Bailey S..00 : James Carl , COO C. E. Frederick , 1.30 E. N. Benjamin 20.50 McCook Book & Stat. Co. . .90 McCook Democrat , 10.90 Ilerian & DesLarzes , 2.03 W.D.raine G5.00 Petition of Huddleston Lumber Cp. for permit to move their oflice , sheds and scales : to Dennison street , granted. Petition of C. P. Rinker and others for crossing between Arlington House and Ilinker's implement house laid on the table. Petition of barbers for an ordinance closing shops on Sunday was laid on the table. Clerk instructed to publish notice that occupation tax is due , and if not paid on or before June loth , 1SS0 , costs will i be added. City printing ordered pubi lished in both TitiBUNE and Democrat , each paper to receive one-halt legal rate. Matter of securing suitable place for holding council meetings , etc. , .was referred to ordinance committee , report to be made at next meeti ing of board. Reports of City Treasurer and inP Police ( Judge were referred to finance com- mittee. . On motion Police Judge was in- structed to expend § 1.00 for a new docket , Petition of R. R. Woods for permit to build a . frame power house on lot 4 , block 21 , for the electric light plant , was referred to the fire committee. Adjourned. Decision of the Higher Court. Jones vs. Fruin. Ertor from the district court of Red Willow county. Affirmed , Opinion , by Justice Max\f ell. 1. Under a general denial in an answer nothing can be given in evidence whicli does not tend to prove or disprove the facts stated jn the petition. 2. To sustain an action for malicious at- tachinent of property it is necessary to prove want . of probable cause , malice and damage to the plaintiff from the issuing of tiie attach- ment. . Parmer vs. Keith , 10 Xeb. , 9U Want of probable cause being shown , the question whether the defendent was actuated by mal ice ' is still one fact for the jury. 3. Petition examined and held , to state a cause of action. The Art Loan and Tea , Held the close of last week , under the management of the Congregational ladies , was a success in every particular , save in pat- ronage accorded. The articles exhibited ex- ceeded in number and artistic excellence , etc. , what might have been expected in this new country. Some of the exhibits were rare and ancient and valuable , besides having pro- nounced < artistic qualities. The costumes for the Japanese tea , worn by the waiters and ushers , were very neat and appropriate and the general effect was strikingly pretty. The provision , made for the tea was ample and the quality unusually appetizing. Subscribers Pay Up. It is not the habit of the publisher to do persistent < dunning ; but there is a tide in the affairs of men whicli taken at the Hood leads on to glory ; so there Is a time in tiie life of the publisher when a little cash seems to be necessary , in addition to glory. An urgent invitation is extended our delinquent sub- scribers to call at once and settle tip. In other words we must have some money. The Published. Union Mass Meeting. • > There will be a union mass meeting iu the L Congregational church , Friday evening , May' 17th , at 7S0 , central time , under the auspices ; , * of theHtrerican S unday School Union. All Sunday School workers and others are cor • dially invited. E. B. Stevenson , Assistant Supt 2s . W. Distiict. fee Cold Soda Water. Call in at Geo. Chenery's if yon want a re freshing l drink of soda water. He uses noth . ing but Rock Candy Syrup and Pure Fruit Juices. Oh ! Oh ! Oh ! Oh ! Omaha Daily Herald. ] John L. Sullivan is living in New York city with his aunt. He has obeyed the in junction , "Go to tho aunt , thou slugger. " FOR RENT. Two good oflice rooms , luquire of Frees' & Hocknell Lumber Co. The city council is taking the proper steps in the matter of providing better focilities to protect the city against fixe , A Tree Claim Decision. H Washinoton , May G. Secretary Noblo H to-day t rendered an iniportautdecisioii giving M a construction of the timber culture law , in H which he reverses the policy of the depart- H ment that has prevailed for the past few H years , and defines tho policy which will gov- H cm on this question in the future. Theques- H tion t came up on the claim of James Hair , - H who bought a relinquishment of a timber B culture claim. The law was complied with B in i all respects , and the question involved was H whether the land was devoid of timber , so that t it could originally have been entered un- , . der tiie timber culture law. It was shown that there were a few small trees or bushes H on the claim. Heretofore the interior depart- H ment lias held that one or two trees on a H claim constituted timber in sufficient quantity I to t preclude any entry under the timber cttl- tnre t act. Secretary 2 > TobIe reverses this rule. He J says , after reviewing the law at length , its i intent , its spirit and the country to which I it i applies : "No arbitrary rule can be estab- lished 1 for the government of every case. It should be the desire of the department to as- m certain what the intent and purpose of con- gress was in the passage of the act. Clearly I it i was to encourage the artificial growth of timber t in a prairie country. It is within the I experience of all minds that in all mankind / - M living I regions , that in drains and ravines a few i scattering trees are to be found , and it would not seem tljat congress intended to ex- exclude every tract of that kind from the I timber 1 culture act. It stands to reason that I it i was not the purpose to deprivethe occu- I pants of the vast prairies of the west to the I benefits \ of the act if there happened to be a single tree upon the section. I take It that words prairie land , or land devoid of timber , within the spirit of the act , means lands practically I so. " Referring to two prior de cisions on this subject , in which it was held that 1 a few trees upon a tract defeated the entry under tiie timber culture act , Secretary .Noble says that a fair construction of them would prevent an entry of any prairie land that * had timber of any character upon it , standing , fallen or otherwise. • FOR SALE. 1,200 i ACRES OF LAND 1,200 The Famous Quarter Circle "C" Stock and Grain Farm of A. W. Corey. • " miles east of Fair J Grounds , is now on the market , and will be sold in a body or in quarters to suit the purchaser , for cash or on time. Best location and soil in tiie county. Clear $1.j00 annual ly j on Hay. 400 acres No. 1 Hay Land. S00 acres plow and pasture. 200 acres now in crop. J 2.1 acres heavy asii timber. One mile of ( river front. Wind mill and tanks. Xew , 7-room frame house and stabling for 80 head of ( stock. 10 miles of wire fence. No heavy j mortgages to pay. United States patents and warranty deeds for title. Don't miss this j chance ( , as 1 am bound to sell and will make I lower j prices and better terms than any live man , in the Valley. Reason for selling , want * _ j to , go back to mv old love , the Pacific Coast , ind the photograph business. Address , A. W. Corey ( , McCook , Nebiaska , Lock Box 400 , or call , at farm. FOR RENT. A 4-room house north of Catholic church. Inquire : of W. IJ. Davis. : In the western part of the state there was formerly a large cattle company known as the Harlem Cattle Company occupying { raaches in both Dundy and Chase ' counties. Mr.V. . J. 3IcGillan was the manager. From " some cause the United States Court was called upon to appoint a receiver to wind up the af- fairs of the company and the lion. B. C. Webster , of Stratton was appointed. The i taxes for 18S7 and 1SSS had not been paid and the officers of Chase county attempted to make the collec tion by levy on the property of the com- * pfiny. A report of their proceedings was made to Judge Dundy and he is sued an injunction restraining them from making a levy on the property of the old company. Notwithstanding - this injunction , E. E. Arterbuni , coun ty treasurer of Chase county , issued a tax warrant , and Geo. W. llogers. sher iff , made the levy. These gentlemen are now cited by the judge to appear before him in Omaha , n May J 3th , and show cause why they should uot be attached for contempt for violating the the iujuuetiou. Liucolu Call. ' A . .