w- , ? , . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - _ - - - + : fir 1t rt flcook ribnnc. ' ' 4 THIRTEENTH YEAR. McCOUK , RED WILLOW t COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING , OCT. 5 , 1894. NUMBER 20 , 1 ; The New Methodist Pastor. Rev. A. G Forman , who has recently been appointed to the pastorate of the I M. E. church of our city , spent a day or two here , early in the week , arranging 4 _ for the removal of his family to McCook. He left for Cozad on Wednesday morn- , 7ng , and expects to be here with his family - ily about the middle of next week. They will occupy the W. D. Paine two stor Y dwelling o , two doors south of the church. Perhaps a few items concerning the new pastor will be of interest to the people - ple generally , as well as to the members of the church : Rev. Forman began his public career by wielding the rod of a pedagogue in 1871. In 1872 lie entered Simpson College - lege at Indianola , Iowa , to pursue a course of study in higher education. He graduated in June , 1878 , and received the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In September - tember of the same year he was admitted to the DesMoines conference on trial. He passed his examination in the conference - ference course of study in Theology and was ordained Deacon in ISSo and Elder 1882. He received the degree of Master of Arts from his Alma Mater in IS8r. He .has been in the active ministry ever since leis admission in 1878 , occupying several important pulpits in the DesMoines conference - ference before coming to Nebraska. Two years ago he came to Nebraska and was stationed at the flourishing town of Cozadwhere he has had two very sue- cessful years , adding largely to the membership - bership of the church , giving life and vigor to all departments of church work. Rev. Forman comes to McCook in mar - r lure manhood , a ripe scholar , an able 'expounder of the Word , and an experienced - enced pastor. With the hearty cooperation - tion of his parishioners a glorious work will be accomplished. The Prohibitionists. The Prohibitionists , who believe that more water and no whiskey is what the . country needs , met In the city hall on Saturday last , September 29. The State Organizer , L. A. Willis of Bethany , Nebraska , was present. Mr.W. for an hour and a quarter , in an able manner , set forth the principles of the 3robibition party. He clearly demonstrated - strated that the policy of the republican and democratic parties is not in the int- ? erest.of the masses of this republic , and that they were fostering the liquor traffic and other combinations , which would cause this to cease to be a free and happy b republic. Neither did Mr. Willis forget to acquaint his hearers with the fact that the Prohibition party believes that wo- nien should have a voice , by ballot , in the affairs of government. Educational qualifications and moral worth should be the standard , and not sex , if we seek elevation and perpetuity. He also demonstrated - onstrated to our friends , the populists present , that in addition to our prohibition - tion plank we have beenadvocating ever since 1872 all the reforms that they now hold preeminent. After the address , which was well received - ceived by applause , the Prohibitionists organized by choosing W. 0. Norval as chairman and John Lougnecker , secreta- ry. Nominations were made as follows : Representative. . . .John Lougnecker Treasurer..C. S. Quick Coroner..Wm. X Johnson Surveyor. . . . . . . . . . . . Horace Taylor On motion the central committee was authorized to fill any vacancies that are or may occur on the ticket. BY ONE OF THE CRANKS. I Holdrege District Appointments. Following appointments for the Hol- drege district were made at the West Nebraska conference held in Orleans , last week : C. A. Hale , presiding elder , Holdrege. r Alma , E. H. Gould. Allston and Hiawatha - watha , supplied by J. S. McPherson , Hia- watha. Arapahoe and Holbrook , supplied - plied by J. A. Badcon , Arapahoe. Axtell , W. S. Blackburn. Beaver City , E. B. Criupen. Benkelman , J. H Carmichael. Bertrand and Loomis , W. J. Boyd. Box Elder , supplied by E. J.Viviau. Bloomington - ington and Republican City , W. E. Un- capher. Cambridge , A. B. Chapin. Cul- bertson and Trenton , J. M , Longworth. Danbury and Lebanon , C. A. Webster. Funk and Ragan , A. A. King. Haigler , supplied by J. M. Bell. Hendfey and Wilsonville , Douglas Streeter. Holdrege , John Thomas. Huntley and Macon , supplied - plied by J.W. Davis. Imperial and Wau- , neta , 1V. A. Boucher. Indianola and Bartley , W. J. Crago. McCook , A. G. J : Orman. Minden , 0. R. Beebe. Orleans , B. S. Haywood. Oxford , J. P. Badgley. Palisade and Hayes Center , supplied by J. C. Duval. Riverton and Franklin , N. , . JChrysler. . Stamford , to be supplied. Stratton and Max , R. D. Robertson. Upland - land and Campbell , supplied by W. C. Hunt. Wilcox and Hildreth , M , T. 1 Stiffler. 160 Acres For Sale. 70 acres old ground. 9o acres under the irrigation ditch. Two miles from ' McCook. Terms easy. F. S. WILCOx. ? a. 1 - Special Notice. Our store will be closed on WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER IOTH , oti account of Holiday. THE FAMOUS CLOTHING CO. Toilet soap , tooth brushes and sponges at'McConnell's. Gosper county will not have an October - ber term of district court. And next season our farmers will sub- soil. It is sensible , practical and profit- able. able.Rev. Rev. James Lisle of Indianola has beep transferred to North Loup in the Kearney - ney district. Book-keeping blank books for sale at this office. Day , cash , journal , ledger , each at loc. apiece. D Carpenter has moved his restaurant down Main avenue to the old Frees and Hoeknell office building. Six persons from the vicinity of Tyrone are driving teams to Greeley , Colorado , to see the country and haul back loads of potatoes. List any lands you may have to sell at a bargain with J. E. Kelley. Office in rear of First National Bank , McCook , Nebraska , John Baldwin has bought ten acres of Maxwell's irrigated farm. The parcel is situated just south of the John Purr ten acre piece of land. No farmer need fail of having a successful - cessful and profitable garden , next sea- son. A windmill will pay for itself in one season , in such service. If you are using water for lawn purposes - poses when the fire alarm is sounded you should immediately shut off the same until the fire has been extinguished. The Alma Reporter figures it out very clearly and conclusively that John Myers of one mile southwest of Alma has , this season , in hay and seed , realized $774.00 from six acres of alfalfa. A man recently bought all the lumber in the yard at Stockville with which to build him a houseand Frontier's county capital threatens to be without a lumber yard or coal dealer , this winter. They have a specimen of the genus skunk up at Palisade that kills horses that necessity has forced his owners to let run at large. May its tribe never increase , and its stench steadily lessen. If you are looking for a newspaper published in Red Willow county that gives as much news and prints it in as fine style as THE McCoox TRIBUNE , give it up. That paper has not been dreamed of yet. Daisy Smith was a passenger oti the Union Pacific railway from hereTuesday morning , on her way to McCook for a visit to her uncle's , and especially to attend - tend the wedding of her cousin , Minnie Smith.-Barneston cor. Beatrice Express. The heavy south w indMonday.finally terminated in quite a dashing shower shortly after noonthat effectually settled the dust for a minute or two. It did for a fact. And the next day it blew from the north. A large company of ladies indulged in a picnic at the McManigal grove near the pumping station of the water works company - pany , Saturday. Notwithstanding the inclement weather the ladies all agree that they had a perfectly delightful time. N. Brooks and E. Matson , together with their families and household cffecth , started for Greeley , Colorado , last Pri- day. Mr. Matson , having sold his farm , will permanently locate there. Brooks expects to return to Danbury , next spring.-Danbury News. Dr. Bennett , a former commissioner of this county , now of Wilssonvile , has gone to Ohio to complete his studies for the practice of medicine. The doctor has had 20 years experiencebut has had considerable - siderable trouble lately on account of not having a regular physician's certificate. If you see what commends itself to you as the very extremity of optimism it is in the Beaver City Tribune. This sample brick for instance : "Some farmers claim that a drouth is of good service. It draws the richneas up out of the deep ground. A drouth is the best known fertilizer. Rich crops are predicted for next year. " Mrs. Marshallwife of Henry Marshall , living one-half mile south of Danbury , died on Thursday afternoon of last week at five o'clock of erysipelas and blood poisoning. She had been sick for some time and the end was not unexpected. The funeral services were held in the school house at four o'clock pm. . the following day , Rev. Huntzinger of Lebanon - anon officiating. The remains were interred - terred in Hamburg cemetery. She leaves a husband and two sons , one in New York citytogether with a host of friends and other relatives , to mourn her death. -Danbury News. Two Fires in One Day. About half past seven o'clock , Monday morning , George E. Johnston'sresidence was discovered to be on fire by a passer- by-B.C. Burkett , who notified the family - ily of the to them unknown fact and ran down town and turned in an alarm. The department was quite promptly at the fire , considering that so few people were on the streets at that time in the morn- lug , but on account of the absence of pressure were greatly handicapped , and it looked for a time as though the dwelling - ing was doomed to destruction. But by the efforts of the bucket brigade and cistern - tern watertogether with the light stream of water derived from a line of hose attached - tached at the Catholic church cornerthe fire was'finally extinguished. It was a close call for one of McCook's handsomest - est homes. Had the fire started on the south side of the house the chances are that with the high wind and poor water pressure the building would have burned down. The fire originated in the attic over the bath room in the northwestern portion - tion of the house. It is supposed that a spark front the kitchen flue was blown through the window-which was not tight-into some inflammable material in the attic. There were no fires in that portion of the house. The damage by fire and water is covered - ered by insurance. About ten o'clock the same night Geo. P , Weick's stable in South McCook was entirely destroyed by fire , the origin of which is a matter of conjecture. This fire appeared from the northern part of the city to be in the business portion of the city and caused great alarm at first. Mr. Weick's loss is not heavy. No in- surance. Reports from the Drouth Districts. Governor Crounse received a partial report , Tuesday , from Rev. Luther P. Ludden in regard to the condition of those who have been left destitute by the unprecedented drouth of the past sum- mer. Rev. Ludden was secretary of the old relief commission and he has been selected by the governor to look in the needs of the people. Reports indicate that first announcements were in many instances exaggerated , yet some will have to be aided. However , nothing is promised by the governor. He is disposed - posed to give relief wherever it becomes an absolute necessity , but the needs of the communities and the power of the county officers to care for their own poor are to be considered before any action is taken. Present need as well as future possibilities are to be investigated before anything is done. It is considered likely that aid may be extended in the near future in some cases and very liberal offers of supplies have already been received - ceived from persons living in other states. If such offers are accepted the question of transportation will be of importance. It has been suggested that the donations be accepted and the legislature be depended - pended on for an appropriation to defray the expenses. As yet no policy has been outlined , but the present plan of urging each county organization to provide for its own needy and to assist such persons to help themselves will be followed. No one will be asked to accept alms and no one will be asked to appeal for donations until such action is the only way out of the dilemma. Journal. The "Brownie" Social. The "Brownie" social held in the Congregational - gregational church , Tuesday evening , under auspices of the Dorcas society , attracted quite a large company to the church. The tumbling done by the score of "Brownies" on exbibition and sale was a source of great merriment to old and young , and when offered for sale were readily disposed of at 25 cents each and a few orders taken for more. Coffee , sandwiches and pickles were served to about a hundred persons. It was withal quite a gratifying success. Fourth Quarter Water Tax. Office of Water Works , McCook , Nebraska - raska , September 29th , 1894. Water tax for the Fourth quarter of 1894 becomes due Monday , October 1st , 1894. Ten per cent will be added to all taxes not paid before four o'clock , p , m. , Monday , October 15th , 1894. This quar- ter's tax will be collected on the north side of postoflice room. Office hours- 0 to 12 a m. , and 2 to 5 p. m , central time. C. H. MEEKER , Supt. There fivers quite a number of McCook people on the San Luis valley excursion , Tuesday night. Buy your tablets , inks and box papers of L. W. McConnell & Co. Patronize the McCook Commission Co. for flour and feed. + "Chips that pass in the night" is still a popular McCook game. Perfumes and toilet powders at L. W. McConnell & Co's. PEOPLE YOU KNOW. JACK BULLARD was down from Palisade - ade , Wednesday evening. ORVILLE BURNETT went out west on a hunting expedition with a party , this week. EDGAR FLOYD JONES was up from Indianola , Saturday , on some business matters. P. A.WELLs arrived homeWednesday night , from his absence of a number of weeks in New York city. MR. BREDWELL , who has been assisting - ing Postmaster Meeker , departed on No. 4 , Monday night , for his home in Illinois. J. W. HUTCHINS , a former resident of McCook , and a special agent of the general - eral land office , was a city visitor , Friday last. last.W. W. C. BULLARD , we notice from the Omaha papers , is one of the nominees of the democratic party of Douglass county for representative. MRS. HOCKNELL and the baby arrived home from Denver , last Sunday night , with Mr. Hocknell. They will not go to California for a month or two. MRS. W. C. LAToURETTE was hastily summoned to Hot Springs , S. D. , Tuesday - day morning , by a telegram announcing the death of her brother , R D. Tate. REV. H. L. PRESTON went down to Franklin , Wednesday morning , to attend the Congregational ministers' association meeting there , latter part of the week , REV. A , W. COI PMAN and family will depart for Gotltenburghis new pastorate , first of next week. THE TRIBUNE joins with their many friends here , in and out of church circles , in wishing Rev. Coff- man continued success in the ministry in his new appointment. MR. AND MRS. C. T. BEGGSwho were compelled to prolong their visit here several weeks on account of the critical illness of their little boyreturned to Mc- Cook on Wednesday of last weekaccom- panied by Mrs. Beggs' parents , Rev. A. H. Bartlett and wife.-Stockville Repub- lican. AT THE CHURCHES. Episcopal Sunday school in McConnell hall , next Sunday morning at ten , The Union Endeavorers are preparing to give a concert in the near future. Baptist services in the Luthern church on Sunday morning by Elder McBride. Uusual services , morning and evening , in the Congregational church , Sunday. Sunday school at ten. Hart L. Preston , pastor. The Congregational V. P. S. C. E. in the church , next Sunday eveningat6:45 : Topic-How Answer God's Love. Miss Edna Meserve , leader. Rev. A. W. Coffman will conduct both morning and evening services at the M. E. church , next Sunday. These will be the last of Iris pastorship in our city. The Proof of the Pudding. Under date of the 18th inst. , Messrs. Younger Bros. of Geneva , Neb. , report as to the outcome of the oats and rye threshed this fall : "The oats on ground that has been sub-soiled and raised two crops of corn , yielded 391 ; bushels per acre ; on ground that has been sub-soiled and raised one crop of corn , the yield was 443 bushels per acre. This is by weight. Rye on sub-soiled land yielded 30 bushels 12 pounds per acre ; on ground not sub-soiled 2 % bushels per acre. Oats on land not sub-soiled 20 bushels per acre. " Perhaps it would be difficult to produce more convincing , conclusive evidence in favor of sub-soil cultivation. A Successful Opening. The millinery opening at Mrs.Barnett's Bazar , last evening , was well attended and patronized , and withal quite a satisfactory - factory success. The display was very neat and pretty and stylish. Circulate it as widely and generally as possible that the Hon. W. E. Andrews of Hastings , the next congressman for the Fifth Nebraska district , will speak in McCook on the afternoon of Friday , October 12th , commencing at 2o'clock , in the Menard opera house. Fill the house to overflowing. Powler Wilcox is figuring on a high water irrigation ditch for his south side ranch , and will male his filing , and will commence work in the near future. Mr- and Mrs , Charles Holmes are taking - ing a tender parental interest in a promising - ising nine-pound daughter that came to their home , Monday. Remember Andrews and Crounse will speak in McCook , Friday afternoon , Oct. I2rh , commencing at two o'clock. Don't fail to hear them. -ry 3n Consult Holmes Bros. , the carpenters. Good writing paper ten cents a quire at this office. Perfumes and toilet powders at L. W. McConnell & Co's. The county commissioners were in ses- ion , first of the week. Buy your tablets , inks and box papers of L. W. McConnell & Co. Fowler Wilcox shipped a carofseventy fat hogs to Denver , Tuesday. McCook was well represented at the fair , especially on Thursday and Friday. The government has discontinued the manufacture and issuing of letter-sheet envelopes. Frank Carruth is figuring on building a frame dwelling house on his irrigated farm south of the city. F. D. Burgess' horse fractured the Sabbath - bath by running away and breaking his road wagon pretty badly , last Sunday. New irrigation projects keep springing up in this section. There are two or three private enterprises of that nature now on tap , and more coming. We learn with regret that John Hauser , a former resident of southern Frontier county , and well known in our city , was a severe loser in the late forest fires of Minnesota , where he located. George E. Johnston wishes us to express - press to the fire department and to all others who rendered such timely aid in extinguishing the fire in his residence on Monday morning his profound gratitude and heartfelt thanks. WANTED-horses to pasture. We have a good pasture on the old Preston place south of the city , with plenty of water and good shelter. For further particulars inquire of C. P. Vitand or at the First National Bank. Inoculation with blood serum is the new German remedy for diphtheria. It is claimed that it will eventually be applied - plied as a cure for typhus fever , cholera and pneumonia. Professor Behring of Halle , the discoverer , favors its compulsory - sory use , like vaccinnating for smallpox. The first of this week , parts of eastern Nebraska were visited by the heaviest rainfall in over a year. Considerable damage was caused to bridges. There were between three and four inches of rainfall in some parts. At Pawnee City quite a destructive little cyclone made its presence felt. The people of the west side of the county are talking of an irrigation ditch to tap the iinderfiow at the north line of county and rum south to the Stinking- water. There are great possibilities for Haves county in this question of the underflow - derflow if the people will only go about it intelligently. It is a well known fact that the bed of the Platte river is higher than any portion of Hayes county , and the water from the underflow can be spread nearly all over Hayes county at much less cost than the Culbertson ditch. We talked this matter up during the drouth of 1890 , but no one thought it could be done , just because no one had seen it with his eyes. The big spring on the north fork of Stinkingwater is nothing - ing more than a place where nature has the underflow-that is . tapped - plain.- Hayes Center Republican. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The athletic department is booming. No lantern class , last Friday evening , on account of lack of carbons. Important if true-that two of our 11th grade girls weigh I6o and 164 pounds re- spectively. They are figuring on buying some kindergarten - dergarten appliances foi use in the primary - mary grades of the public schools. Miss Alice Murphy , one of our early and excellent teachers , is again at the head of the Pruita , Colorado , schools. The pupils were allowed to attend the fair one day this week without being regarded - garded as absent. Most of them attended - ed on Thursday , to witness the base ball game between the McCook and Indianola school clubs. The McCook school boys were too much for the Indianola boys , yesterday , at Indianola. Only three innings were played , and the score was 6 to r in favor of the home club. Mullen and Huet of the school nine also formed the battery for the victorious Coon Creekers who defeated the regular Danbury club. Electricitywill soon be introduced to the common and high schools of the country. It seems that it is a great educational - cational force. A therapeutic electrician reports that he took in hand a chuckle- headed boy who couldn't add up three and two , and sent thirty shocks through his system with a lively battery , and now that boy is the mathematical prodigy of the parish-Journal. County Fair. Everybody praises the show of vegetables - etables , potatoesontonscabbagemclons. Never were better than this year. The ' Art department is good. Educational a class very good , as is also the variety of needlework , etc. The races up to date are as follows : WEDNESDAY. THREE MINUTE TROTTING RACE. ' Jack Donaldson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Magic..2 Major..3 Time 2:5331 , 2:53 , 3:04. RUNNING RACE , I-2 MILE , 2 1N3. Irish Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Belle D..2 Roan Budd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Newsboy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Time 52)1 , 53 THURSDAY. PACING , 2 YEAR-OLDS , 1-2 MILE , 2 IN 3 Kittie Wright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . r May S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Time I:2o , r:2o , 1:23 TROTTING , 2:25 CLASS , 3 IN 5. Fleet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r Jack Donaldson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Magic..3 Time 2:42 : , 2:441 : , 2:44 , 241. PONYRUNNING RACE , I-2 MILE , 2IN 3 , Little Torn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Minute..2 Broncho Billie..3 Kid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time 54 , 57 , 54. RUNNING RACE , I-2 DALE , 2 IN 3. , Daytime..r Bob Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Billie the Kid..3 Time 53 , 57 , 523 . , BALL GAME. Coon Creek..9 Danbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attendance , Thursday good. There are three irrigation pumps on the ground. The Menge from New Orleans , operated by engine , throws 1,990 gallons per minute. The Aermotor and Denipster are immense pumps operated by wind- mill. The pumps attract much atten- tion. The fair is a success. A Scheme fqr Irrigation. Through the kindness of L. I' . At- bright we have been furnished the following - lowing estimate of the cost of a plant and operating expense of an electric system of irrigation , covering territory four : riles square or sixty-four quarter sections. The estimate pre-supposes that each quarter section would have an average of two wells or a well to each eighty acres. The necessary plant sufficient to operate the one hundred and twenty-eight wells is as follows : Dynamo , $4,200 ; engine , $2,500 ; eighteen - teen miles of wire with poles , 3,6oo ; total cost of plant , $10,300 or $ r6r to each owner of I6o acres. The cost of operation is figured as follows : Engineer , six months at $50 per month , $300 ; electrician a like amount ; fifty tons of coal per month at $3 per ton , $900 ; total , $1,500 or about $25 to each 16o acres. In other words if 64 adjoining farmers invest say $165 each they can at an annual outlay of $25 have two pumps throwing water for six months in the year for irrigation purposes. It looks feasible.-Red Cloud Belt. - Won in a Canter. The McCook club won the Arapahoe base ball tournament , last week , in a canter , not losing a game during the eu tire tourney , and securing the first prize. A benefit game of base ball between local clubs was played on the home grounds , lastSunday. We hope the local management will never again make 1t necessary for a protest to be uttered against Sunday ball playing in McCook. Buy your tablets , inks and box papers of L. W. McConnell & Co. Patronize the Sunny Side Dairy of Carson & West. l WE WANT CASH . . .AT. . . STORE. 2 packages Javanese Cofieethe best package coffee on the market ) . , .w .45 6 bars White Russian soap.-25 I good broom-a bargain. . . . . . . . . . -IS I package (12 boxes ) parlor matches .15 6 lbs. rolled oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 4lbs. XXX Soda oroyster crackers .25 Oil sardines , per can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .05 Mustard sardines , per can . . . . . . . . . .10 3 cans Blue Valley Sugar . . . . . . Hastings High Patent Flour. . . . . . r.oo The best uncolored Japan tea , that cannot be equaled in McCook at any price , per pound . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Another grade , the same as you p a } 5oc for at other stores , . . . . . . . 2 lbs , evaporated apricots . . . . . . . . . .25 evaporated peaches . . . . . . . . . .25 r. W. MCKENNA , Proprietor. .1 _ . .