; : r : rr } + 2 _ , , y . . _ , , ra' ' _ _ _ _ .1 - - jr 4 - . ' . n' . ti . . 'a6 { k s : , - - c- ' - . . - * * 4 : : : ' t ' ' $ + . _ . . .a - Y t ks _ J f J _ . . . . . T ) ; } . . . . , . . . . - . ' - a k. 'THIRTEENTH YEAR , McCOUK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING MAY fit' 1895. NUMBER 51. - An Open Meeting. An.open meeting of Council No , lee , ' , + .American Protective Association , was y' held in McConnell hall , Saturday evening - ' - ing last , with an attendance of members and outsiders to crowd the hall. Supt. Valentine , Toni Wilkinson , J , E. Kelley , H H ; Berry and others addressed the gathering with varying degrees of appreciation - preciation from the audience. Through the courtesy of Supt. Valentine - ' ' tine we are enabled to give the appended brief synopsis of his address : SUPT. VALENTINE'S ADDRESS. Upon being introduced by President , l .i { : . J. E. Kelley , Mr. Valentine stated that , , . ' ° t was his first appearance in any secret society hall and that nothing but the ' ' . . ' guarantee that ladies would be present " ' - had induced him to attend , for he bad a wholesome dread of the mysterious proceedings - ceedings which have been alleged to take t place behind the closed doors. , 'rlne speaker complimented the organization - ization on the three great words in the . name. Americani , lie said , stood for all f. f.r - that was freest and best in the past and present. He objected to the excusion of any religious sect from equal participa- lion iii the name and gave as his opinion w that it was possible to belong to the d ' t , Roman Catholic church ; : any other l ? church or no church , and be a good . American citizen provided , always , that . religion and citizenship did not get is . mixed up. The object of the organization was addressing being to keep these l apart , he hoped that it would exercise - due tolerance in so doing. Protection we all needed. Protection from a body of men or an individual who attempted to interfere with the rights r and privilegesofcitizenship. This protection - - , tion the speaker thought , could be but obtained in open meetings , with free speech and a free press. No secrecy , no ' ' concealment. ! / As a public school servant he was especially - pecially interested in the protection of y < the public schools. If the church of Rome attempted to interfere it order off and keep it off ; but in this city the - Roman Catholics as members of the board or as teachers , as parents or as E r , pupils worked faithfully shoulder to : : shoulder with all other good citizens and 'h' ' ' there was absolutely no distinction of creed or party in their support of pub- , tic education. ; _ - t „ , _ , Any violent and unnecessary attack on the Roman church would lead to the establishment of parochial schools , which were the last things wanted in any community. The best work the public schools were doing was the training - - - ing in sound Americanism of all children alike regardless of the religious creeds of the parents. In conclusion the speaker complimented - mented the association on its patriotism and said hoped to se the time when it ' would open its doors to all faiths providing - viding they were loyal to the principles of the American government. r A Mysterious Affair. f ; At an early hour Sunday morning , the cottage on No. 311 McFarland street ' was the scene of a serious shooting affair e - in which iii some manner a woman of ill "Goldie " who is said a. . repute known as j to have come from South Auburn , this ' " state , received a bullet from a revolver , t--- - tu ' in the right breast. The bullet is said to g have lanced and lodged in the woman's rY right arm , a r Loveil Clyde who was the only other rF person in the house at the time , has. y : stated that the woman snapped a revolver at him twice , the weapon failing to be f discharged ; the third time he struck her r armed hand , and the bullet entered the t- : - woman's breast. + There are other theories , as attempted ; -tH suicide etc. , but as the affair has not been officially investigated as yet , we have nothing of an authoritative character - 1. ; . _ ter to give our readers. We learn , however , that the woman is in a very serious condition. r The Ball Nozzle. Much has been written about the ball y ' nozzle which is puzzling and delighting 4 : everybody. These mechanical curi- ties are attracting attention everywhere. ; 1 The principle applied to lawn sprinklers , , : is a great success. You can secure them at F. D. Burgess' 'plumbing establishment - lishment in the Meeker-Phillips build- ; { { , ing. " ; ; , , ' If you to buy a first-class , high- : ' f grade new bicycle at way below the wholesale price , call at this office at once. There is a great bargain for a man : „ with the ready money-almost half price. Lawn Sprinklers and hose and hose ' couplings , COCHRAN & Co. 5f -Take a bottle of McConnell's Sarsapa- r ; rilla for a spring medicine. Via . , : Gotid' writing paper ten cents a quire . , t : , . at this office. 't { ' . Cal 'idren Cry for Pitcher'sCistorfa ' , k- r ( ' i _ , $ _ . - _ . a ' - . THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The score in the ball game , Saturday , was Ig to 15 in McCook's favor. The toth grade also has a picnic on their programme for tomorrow. The fifteen minutes recess rule is in force since the hot weather commenced. The 9th grade expects to picnic at Bollas' grove on the Willow tomorrow aweek. The rUb grade will picnic in Walsh's grove , tomorrow , taking supper in Val- entine's grotto. The game of base ball between the McCook and Culbertson school teams , Saturday afternoon last , was warmly contested , resulting in a victory for the home club. The probabilities are that there will be no alumni exercises or entertainment , this year , at close of public schools , although - though something in this direction was contemplated. The school board was in session , Monday - day evening , but further than allowing some bills no businessof importance was transacted. The question of hiring a superintendent and teachers for the ensuing - suing year was discussed somewhat as to its legal aspect but no action along that line was taken. The board adjourned to meet again on May 20th , PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. MR. HOCKNELL and the family are expected home tonight. DR. A P WELLES expects to attend the A. 0. U. W. grand lodge meeting in Kearney , next Tuesday. , C. B. GRAY and Dennis Cullen will attend - tend the grand lodge session at Kearney , next Tuesday. They will leave here on Monday evening , J , A. CORDEAL has been invited to address - dress the. Council lee , A. P. A. , on next week , Saturday ; but he has not yet signified - nified his intention in the premises. MR. SPRING , brother-in-law of Frank Allen , arrived in the city from southern Colorado , Wednesday night , on a visit , after fourteen years absence from this county , of which he was in the early days twice sheriffand once deputy. REV. D. L. MCBRIDE was down from Frontier county , yesterday , bringing his father-in-law , David Bellamy , down to take the train home , Decatur , Ill. He reports prospects fair in his locality , but from other sources we gather that the situation in eastern. half of that county is decidedly gloomy. Ice cream soda-5 cents-at McCon- nell's. Send to S. R. Smith for perfect ab stracts of title. A nice variety of ink and pencil tablets - lets at this office. Screen doors and wire cloth , all sizes , for sale by Cochran & Co. The chances of two finger prints being alike are about one in sixty-four million. A smail whirlwind 'practically annihilated - ated C. W. Knights' awning , Monday afternoon. Telegraph numbers of land or lots to S. R. Smith and abstract of title will be sent same day. It cannot be said that the condition of crops over Red Willow county generally are-good or encouraging , though in certain - tain localities the prospects are splendid. With our next issue THE TRIBUNE will round out the thirteenth year of its existence. Twelve of these years the paper has been under its present man- agement. THE TRIBUNE asks the support of the business men of McCook simply on the ground of merit. We seek their ad ver tising patronage as a business invest- ment. We submit that no paper in Red Willow county can offer superior inducements - ments for investments in the advertising business. Build up your home city or town. The newspaper does more actual work in building up a town than any factor in the place. Follow the teaching and practice of the paper if it is a creditable sheet and your town will improve. THE TRIBUNE has accomplished much for this city and county since its inception. Those who murmured and complained of the hot wind and temperature of lee degrees above in the shade , Wednesday , are perhaps little better pleased this morning to find the thermometer only registering 45 degrees above , a change of 55 degrees , within 13 degreesof freezing. This is both extraordinarily iiot and excessively - cessively cold for May : If there is anything - thing you want , asic the weather clerk for it. . IfU it's what you don't' want , you willlikelz'getit. , , . - -jti r F A ON AN EXTENSIVE SCALE. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Burnett and Mr. , and Mrs. 0. S. Burnett Thus Entertain Their Friends. On last Friday evening at the commodious - dious and elegant home of the former , Mr and Mrs. Jacob Burnett and Mr. and Mrs. 0. S. Burnett entertained a large company of friends at "Hearts" in a very pleasing and clever fashion. The decorations of the several rooms were iii pretty and appropriate heart form of cut flowers and vines , while potted - ted plants gave au additional touch and shade of color and beauty to the gay and brilliant scene. The invitations were out for 8:30 , and shortly after that time the guests were seated atound the card tables and each enthusiastically engaged in giving their "friends the enemy" all the hearts in the respective decks. This game was continued - tinued for some time , when refreshments were served at a convenient pause. The card tables , daintily arrayed in fine linen and delicate china and chaste silver ware , were utilized in serving the delicacies and substantials of an attractive and appetizing - petizing feast. In the preparations and serving the ladies were assisted by Mes- lamesYetter , Iav , Moeuch , Misses Pearl Brewer , Maude Wood , Ooa Simons , Lillian - lian Troth , Margaret Evans. Upon ascertaining the record of games won it was found that Mesdames Sutton and Troxel had tied for the lady's prize , and the former won in the cutting. Mr. E E. Lowman and Mr. Frank Harris stood in the same relation respecting the. gentleman's prize , but the latter received the smile of fortune in the act of cutting the cards. After continuing card playing for a brief while after refreshments , the company - pany gradually departed to their several homes , carrying with them the general impression of having enjoyed an evening of a very charming social sort. The list of guests embraced the follow- ing-named persons : MESSRS. AND MESDAMES-W. S.Mor- lan , A. G. Borneman , H. P. Sutton , C. L De- Groff , J. W. Hupp , F. M. Kimmell , Frank Harris , C. W. Bronson , C. F. Babcocfc , C. H. Meeker , S. P. hart , Patrick Gibbons , W. S. Perry , A. S. Campbell , II. H. Troth , J. E. Kelley - ley , J. F. Kenyon , C. T. Brewer , \V. C. La- Tourette,11.11. Easterday , S. L. Moench , F. S. Wilcox , Jonas Engel , V. H. Solliday , C. E. Pope , H. F. PadeW. D. Burnett , F. A. Pennell. MESDAMES-B. F.Troxel , A. Campbell , L. Day , S. Strasser , H. W. Cole , C. E. Magner , Samuel Rogers , Cora Kelley , Vina Wood and 1V. L. Yetterof Hastings. MISSES-Maggie Gibbons , Sara Lowman , Margaret Evans , MESSRS.-George Hocknell , G. R. Johnson , E. E. Lowman , W. V. Gage , G. A. Noren. Dr. Jones Joins the Benedicts- The followingaccount of the marriage of Dr. Charles H. Jones , formerly of our city , we glean from the Tempe department - ment of the Phoenix ( Arizona ) Daily Herald , April 8th : "The friendsof Miss Eleanor Price and Dr. Charles H. Jones were greatly surprised - prised as well as pleased to learn that after the morning service at the Methodist - dist church , yesterday , Rev. Fred Sheldon - don performed the ceremony that forever - ever links the destiny of this happy couple. There was nothing especially surprising in the fact that two such talented - ented young people had decided to travel the old , old journey through the by-ways and brambles of life , but how could they retain even such astatesecret from their many intimate friends is where the mystery lay. But they did , and now the proper thing to do is to congratulate them. Congratulate them because their friends are legion and because - cause they are entitled to every one of them. Congratulate them because their future prospects are bright and it is hoped will continue to shine ; and lastly congratulate them because they did just what we all do sooner or later if we possibly can. Both parties are well known to our readers , the bride having lived here for a number of years , and the groom also being permanently settled - tled and enjoying a splendid practice in his profession : The Herald gives its blessing and bids them God speed. Mr. Hocknell in Luck. President Hocknell of the First National - tional bank is this week in receipt of news of a very pleasing nature from California - ifornia , to the effect that the Southern Pacific railway company has concluded to do some railway building which will locate a town within about ninety rods ofhis , valuable orange farm. This will of course materially appreciate the value o f his already very profitable farm , which this season turned off about seven thousand boxes of oranges. Ice cream soda 5 cents-at Mc _ Con- nell's. - fcConnelles Sarsaparilla. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder wtr 'a s. cr WMe.c Award. . 's _ Li PEOPLE YOU KNOW T. J. FLOYD was down from Trenton , Tuesday evening , on business. U. G. MosER was initiated into the mysteries of Masonry , Tuesday evening. MRS. C. H. MEEKER went down to Lincoln , yesterday morning , on a brief visit. J. w , AND P. F. MCKENNA have been enjoying a visit from their father , this week. week.W W S. MORLAN left on 4 , Monday night , for the Indian Territory , on legal business. MRS. PHILIP BLATT was called up to Hayes county , Sunday , to the funeral of . her mother , A F. MOORE arrived in the city , Friday - ' day night last , from his prolonged stay back in Ohio. MRS. E. C. BALLEW returned home , last Friday night , from an extended visit to Missouri relatives. D. GURNSEY of Council Bluffs , the well know Frenchman valley cattle man , was in the city , Sunday. MRS. S. L..MOENCH visited her parents - ents at Orleans over Sunday , returning home , Monday evening. A. A. WELLER is up from Syracuse , this state , on a business visit to his partner - ner , C. L. DeGroff , whose guest he is. DR. A. J. THOniAS of Haigler spent a few hours in the city , Friday evening last , going west on the night passenger. MRS. C. B ROWELL on Tuesday celebrated - brated her 58th birthday by having all her children and families in to a big dinner. C. W. KNIGHTS arrived home on No. 2 , Saturday morning , from his trip to Denver , Leadville and other Colorado points. J. D. ROBB departed on Saturday morning for St. Joe , Mo. , where he expects - pects to engage in some line of work or business. MRS. B. F. TROSEL departed , Tuesday morning , for her old home in Beatrice , where she will remain with her mother for'the present. C. W. KING , C. Armstrong , Jr. , Miss Nell Knowles and Miss Pearl King were down from Culbertson. Saturday last , to see the ball game. MRS. DR. MITCHELL , who has been a guest of Louis Lowman and family for a week or two past , left for Lincoln on 2 , Saturday morning. DR. S. L GREEN was quite overcome , Sunday , while out driving in the hot sun , but is able to be about attending to business , this week. MRS. JOSEPH MENARD , Miss Aimee , and Mr. and Mrs. Rufinot will some time next week leave for Los Angeles , Cal. , on a visit of some length. JACOB BURNErr went up to Denver , last night , to see Jacob Klein , who is in a precarious condition and expected to die any day from cancer of the liver. MRs. GEORGE BECK returned home , Saturday morning , from her visit to Denver. . Her mother and sister accompanied - panied her , Mrs. and Miss Sanders. D. E. BOMGARDNER accompanied Judge LeHew home from Lincoln , Wed- ue5day night. The Judge is some better. Dave returned to Lincoln on last night's train. MR. AND MRS. W. H. EDWARDS departed - parted on Monday morning for Sheridan , Wyoming. Miss Lillie G Mastin , sister of Mrs. Edwards , also left for her borne in Stanberry , Mo. MRS. FRED HARRIS is here from l Omaha on a visit to her parents , Mr , and Mrs. Joseph Menard. She arrived close of last week , and will remain until next Wednesday morning. MRS. V. FRANKLIN and two young daughters , who have been making an extended visit in California , arrived home on Tuesday morning , all of them greatly improved in health. MRS. C. F. PADE'S fattier Henry Arens , arrived from New Holstein , Wisconsin , last week , and may make his home here. A grandson , Louis Arens , accompanied him , returning to Wisconsin on Wednesday - day morning , EDGAR HOWARD the redoubtable editor - itor of the PaPillcon Times , legislator , orator and philosopher , passed through , here , Monday evening on his way home from a visit to hispossessions in Dandy county in general and Benkelman in particular. Edgar is not especially elated over prospects out there. He thinks , among other things , that the tarns lands'of that portion of the state should be fenced , and that all other land should be left-open for free range , E CHURCHES. [ Under this head we invite the ministry of the city to contribute freely of any and all church news of interest to theirvarious organizations. ) Usual services in the Methodist church , morning and evening. Sunday school and the Epworth league meetings. The Baptist church will hold services in McConnell ball , next Sundaymorning and evening at the usual hour. Rev. T. K. Tyson of Lincoln will preach at both sevices. A cordial invitation is extended tended to all. Services at the Congregational church : Morning subject , "Opened Eyes. " Evening - ning subject , "Danger in the Husks. " Endeavor society at 7 P. m. Topic , 'The Story of Pilate and its Warning" Grace Brinton , leader. The Geographical social by the Dorcas society in the Congregational church , Tuesday evening , was well patronized , netting the society quite a neat suns The geographical prize was won by Mrs. Strasser and Roy Dixon , who outlined l the state of Kansas most accurately and artistically , BYKE NEWS. Red and black are the adopted colors of the club , and substantial colors and fast are they. members of the club Twenty-three engaged - gaged in the run to Culbertson , Sunday afternoon , twenty men and three ladies , Misses Holland , Stroud and Menard. The home run was made in about 45 minutes. Destroyed by Fire. Yesterday about noun , the brick dwelling - ing house of L. H. Rooney , located in the southeastern part of the city , was completely destroyed by fire. The fire is supposed to have originated from a defective - fective flue. The loss on the house will aggregate about $ tooo , upon which there is $500 insurance in the State Insurance Co. of Des Moines , Iowa. There was no insurance on the household - hold goods , but these , fortunately , were about all removed from the burning house and saved. It was a lucky coincidence - dence , too , that the fire occurred about the noon hour when people in that portion - tion of the city were going home for dinner - ner , else most of the household goods would have been destroyed as well. Consult Holmes Bros , , the carpenters. Ice cream soda-5 cents-at McCon- nell's. Buy a patent lever hose coupler from Cochran & Co. Fresh milch cow for sale. Inquire of . J. S. McBrayer. Try McMillen's Damask Rose Lotion for face and hands. S. R. Smith , Indianola , bonded abstracter - stracter , furnishes abstracts same day or- dered. "The Old Reliable" has an announcement - ment of interest to our readers , in this week's TRIBUNE. THE TRIBUNE'S subscription list embraces - braces the substantial , solid and responsible - sible readers of western Red Willow county. The Meeker ditch broke out of its banks , last Sunday night , on the A. A. Phillippi farm , a few miles southeast of town , and before being discovered had cut a large hole. Supt. Meeker repaired the break , Tuesday , with the assistance of a gang of eight or ten men with horses and scrapers. The break occurred at a fill in a canyon , where the gophers have been very troublesome. We are sorry to learn that Rev. Mac- Ayeal has resigned the pastorate of the Congregational church at this place , the resignation to take place at once. Mr. MacAyeal has been in charge of the church here for about five years and has given almost universal satisfaction. Just where he will go or what the church will do in regard to getting another minister , we are unable to state at present.-Cam- bridge Kaleidoscope. The Kerby Specialty Co. , consisting of one man and a twelve-year-old girl gave a performance at the opera house , last night , to a very slim audience. Constable - ble Clark received a dispatch from A. E. Grom of Kansas City to arrest Mr. Pollard - lard of this company for abducting his daughter Pearl. After the performance Mr. Clark placed him under arrest and he will be held until the arrival of Mr. Groin , who is expected tonight. They are registered at the Metropolitan as J. Laroux and daughter-Cambridge Ka- leidoscope. Mr. Groin arrived in Mc- Cook , last Friday night , going down to Cambridge , Saturday morning on No. 66. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder . world's Pale Highest Medal tad Dlpteau. 1 i l I 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - , 4i "An Ideal Republlo. " ! r , 4r A A large and attentive audience heard , . .1 Rev. T. H , Malone 's eloquent lecture , , . l1'ednesday evenin gin A. 0. U. W. hall. The speaker is the editorof the "Cobra- do Catholic , " and one of the most fiber- ' " al priests of that faith. ° The speaker started out by noting the causes which led on to the destruction of the great empires ofantiquityquoting ' the notable Froude's memorable description - t cription of the conditions preceding the -a 1 fall of mighty Rome. Great estates destroyed - f troyed Italy. Patrician vs. plehcatt was i ! succeeded by people of property vs those seeking a change. Coming down to modern times , he ' 3 quoted quite copiously from crabbed Carlyle as to the conditions in England and the dangers suggested. Drawing , i , r the analogy in both cases as affecting " r 1 .r our own land ; which he stated was r ; menaced by the encroachment of the landlord and by corporate greed. d ° 1 His "Ideal Republic" contemplated the returning of the land to the people , , - ± fire re movinb of the burden of taxation , from the shoulders of the people aunt % " placing them where they belong-upon the corporations. His ideal embraced I ; + the public school , in which the speaker i r was educated ; religious liberty and civil freedom. And here the Reverend gentleman - f tleman digressed to defend the Irish Catholic against the oft repeated charge of disloyalty to our government. The speaker claimed that if there is a priest in America who has a right to speak on this subject , he is that priest : Burn in ; America , educated in her public schools , . ? an orphan because his father had ( lied in thedefense of the stars and stripes , lie felt he was competent to speak for them. Commencing with the revolutionary - ! tionary times down to Appomattox he traced the loyalty and patriotic devotion of tlnesons of Erin to thestars and stripes , that the history of our country as even taught in our public schools gave Irishmen - . men a glorious share in the forming and preservingofour common country. In things religious and moral , he said , we look to Leo ; but the constitution and its properly constitute(1 executives are our guides in civil affairs. Religious liberty , the removing of the cause of the present contention and strife arcd bitterness were - ( essentials to his ideal , and banishniant would be the portion he would give to those who sought to contravene such liberty. His ideal would join hand in hand the Catholic and Protestant , Irishman - man and A. P. A. for the common de- fence of the greatest and most glorious country and government yet given to men. It was an able , liberal exposition , and the speaker was frequently applaud- ed for his lofty sentiments and eloquent . utterances , which were mild and conciliatory - iatory , though earnest and impassioned at times. The speaker had great and abiding faith in the destiny of this land of America , though we might have to traverse the valley of darkness and gloom for a season before coming up into the glorious light of his "Ideal Republic. " Notice. I. On and after May 15th until further notice we will close our stores 'at 6:30 : p. m. , excepting Saturdays , pay days and the two evenings succeeding pay day. W. C. L.TouRETTE. S. M COCHRAN & Co. Taken Up. Two horses and one mare , bays , have been worked. Owner can have same by calling at my farm , four miles east of McCook , proving property , paying for this notice and pasturage. - BENJ. BAg2R. For Sale or Lease. The butcher shop and tools on West Dennison street. Inquire of S. M. Cochran - ran & Co. , or of PERRY STONE. For Sale Cheap. A fine 1150 pound Morgan mare and a heavy top buggy in good order. Apply ) at THE TRIBUNE office. Dwelling for Rent. A nice five-room residence on north Madison for rent. Call on ' P. A. WELLS. Fifteen ( I5) ) cents will buy a box of nice writing paper at this office , containing - taining 24 sheets of paper and 24 envel- opes. The final ( ? ) whirl at the Red Willow county-seat removal case is slated for the list day of May , next Tuesday a week. Now is the proper time to begin taking a spring medicine. McConnell's Sarsaparilla - parilla is the best thing to use. Lawn Sprinklers and hose and hose couplings. CoCHRAN & Co. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder - I Awarded Gold Medal Midwiater Fair , San Fri. , - , - . . . " '