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lft mMl FIFTEENTH YEAR McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA . , FRIDAY EVENING. . AUGUST 28 , 1896. . NUMBER IS l ' ; H _
A FARMERS' INSTITUTE
The Idea is Meeting With Eavor
Among the Farmers.
TWO DAYS' SESSION TO BE HELD
In McCook Aboutthe Middle of Sep
tember to be Addressed by
Practical and Successful
Farmers and Others.
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Those having the matter in charge re
port very satisfactory progress and much
• encouragement toward holding a Far
mers' Institute in this city in the near
future. It is considered by those of our
leading and progressive farmers that
have been seen as the proper thing to do
and they regard the time as the ripest
possible. The farmers were never in a
more willing spirit to hear and profit by
such information as may be secured at
such a meeting as they are right now ,
while the experiences of the last few
years of failures are fresh and vivid in
their minds.
So far as the arrangements have pro
gressed they provide for a session of the
institute oftwodays , forenoonafternoon
and evening sessions both days. Ad
dresses , papers and experiences will be
given by practical , progressive farmers
who are studying as well as working.
By men who are carefully studying the
conditions of the country and how best
to meet them successfully. Such topics
as alfalfa , iog millet , Kaffir corn , Jeru
salem corn , etc. , will receive treatment
at the hands of capable men ; and it will
lie the aim to get practical results along
An effort will be made to secure one
• or two evening addresses , if possible ,
from competent men from the agricul
tural department of the Nebraska Uni-
The committee have received encour
agement from various sections of the
county , as well as from surrounding
counties of the intention of farmers and
others to attend this Institute , the men
tion of the proposed holding of which
has aroused considerable attention and
Doubtless this section of Nebraska
needs nothing more imperatively than
an intelligent , practical knowledge of
what are the best crops to plant and the
best methods of cultivation of the same ,
in view of the conditions and circum
I stances of the country. In fact the future
of the country depends in a 'large meas
ure upon the discovery of these facts and
the practical use of them by our farmers.
We expect by next week to be able to
give the definite date for holding the in
stitute and perhaps a part of the pro
gramme to be followed out in the same.
Farmers' institutes are just as neces
sary as teachers' institutes. Let all unite
in making this new movement a success.
The Club Meeting.
The Republican club held its regular
weekly meeting , Wednesday evening.
The session was not called until quite
a late hour on account of the speeker ,
Harlow W. Keyes , candidate for county
attorney , being delayed. Jilr. Keyes fin
ally put in an appearance and gave the
club a good talk , which was appreciated
by his hearers.
There will not be the usual Wednesday
evening meeting , on account of the
speech on next Wednesday evening by
Hon. T. L. Mathews of Fremont , into
which the regular session will be merged.
An Ugly Gun Wound.
Henry Jeffries narrowly escaped death
by a gunshot , yesterday afternoon. He
and a young man named VanHorn were
out hunting. VanHorn was in the act
of putting a gun into the vehicle in
which they were riding , when the shot
gun was discharged , the load just miss
ing his head and lodging in Jeffries'
shoulder , producing an ugly wonnd.
Dr. Gage has the case in hand and hopes
for a complete and speedy recovery.
Council Cooings.
The city council .held their regular
meeting on Monday evening , the mayor ,
clerk , attorney and councilmen all being
The report of the street commissioner
was received and referred to the com
mittee on streets and alleys.
Bills of Ed Jordan $6o , C. G. Coglizer
$60.50 , J. W. Spiker $2 , Ed Jeffries $6 ,
were allowed. Adjourned.
. Only 2 } cents a pound for cut nails at
: . S. M. Cochran & Co. 's.
Tablets and Box Papers at McCon
nell's Drug Store.
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Steel Cut Nails 2 cents per pound at
Wagon Covers $2.00 at LaTourette's.
Toilet Soap : ; at McConnell's.
AN ENDEAVOR BALLY.
By the South Side Endeavor in
Fitch's Grove , Sunday.
The rally projected by the South Side
Endeavor society for next Sunday prom
ises to be an encouraging , profitable
success. The programme arranged will
cover morning and afternoon ; and the
object will be to get a spiritual uplift and
stimulus from the gathering that will
greatly assist in pushing along the good
work in that neighborhood.
There will be delegations present from
several of the county Endeavor societies
and quite a large gathering of earnest ,
young people may be expected to be
there.
It is proposed to have a picnic dinner ,
so each one should go prepared in the
way of eatables.
A Successful Meeting.
The Andrews meeting , last Friday
evening , in Indianola , was a splendid
success.The Beardslee opera hall was
crowded with an attentive audience to
whom the little parson spoke in his best
vein. A score or more from McCook at
tended the meeting , and report a big
time and a fine speech.
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Dr. A. W. Hoyt was up from Indian
ola , Monday.
Mrs. B. V. Haley visited her rela
tives , last week-north of'Holbrook.
County Judge Kirk lias been down
from Hayes county part of the week.
Mrs. C W. 'Bronson arrived home ,
first of the week , from her Iowa visit.
Larry McEntee was up from In
dianola , Tuesday , on a matter of busi
ness.
Mrs. Emerson Hanson and son went
up to Denver , Monday night , on a short
visit.
Mrs. F. M. Kimmeli. briefly visited
Mrs. Newell Forsythe in Wauneta , Sat
urday last.
Mrs.- Stewart , a sister of W.B. Mills ,
Is here from Michigan , guest of Miss
Pearl Brewer.
MESSRS. H. H. Troth and Frank
Harris heard Andrews in Indianola , Fri
day night last.
Mrs. A. P. Wem.ES and a sister left
on last Friday evening for Colorado on
a visit to relatives/
Mrs. Jacob Burnett and Mrs. Orville
Burnett arrived home from Hastings ,
Tuesday night on 5.
Mrs. J. W. Line went up to Wauneta ,
Saturday morning , on a visit of a few
days to Miss Nell Fisher.
Misses Ellington Wilson and Lil
lian Troth attended the Andrews rally in
Indianola , last Friday evening.
Dr. J. A. Gunn , who was called to
Iowa , a few weeks since by the illness of
his aged father , arrived home , Saturday
night.
J. H. Locker was down from Hudson ,
Hayes connty , Tuesday. He formerly
lived near Perry , and is a nephew of
Benj. Baker , who lives a few miles east
of town.
Henry Walker went up toStratton ,
Tuesday night , to open up a barber shop.
Henry is just home from a trip to the
head of the Willow. He reports crops
in the sand hill country as very fine.
E. A. Sexson , chairman of the Re
publican central committee , was in the
city , Tuesday afternoon , on business po
litical. The committee will meet in
Indianola tomorrow to arrange for open
ing and prosecuting the county cam
paign.
Prof. Harmon Watt left for the east
on No. 4 , Monday evening. We learn
that the Professor was married at Alma ,
Wednesday. He is connected with the
Chicago College of Music. He was the
guest of George Burgess and family while
here.
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V. Franklin and H. H. .Berry in
dulged , Monday , in a trip into north
western Red Willow , southwestern Fron
tier and southeastern Hayes counties , on
business. They report some corn along
the way , and a large crop in northern
Hayes county , the sand hill district ,
where corn is now offered for sale in the
field as low as eight cents a bushel.
C. F. Babcock made a tour of part of
Hitchcock county , Monday , on a collect
ing trip. He went armed with about$3ooo
in notes , and returned with nit. But he
had the exercises and lis. own expenses
to pay. Charlie thinks thatihe pension
money is about all tHe cash there is in
that county , and that the 75 cents ex
pense money he left in one township .
represented the total cash in stock of
that precinct.
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IS IT MOSES OR JONAH ?
Hog : Millet is Attracting Much Serious
Attention Prom the
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FARMERS OF RED WILLOW CO.
it is Claimed to be a Hardy and Rare
Drouth Resister and Prolific
Product With Unequaled
Fattening Qualities.
The eyes of many Red Willow county
farmers are now looking to hog millet as
the possible solution of the future of this
section of country. There is no denying
the fact that the experience of the past
few years is causing many to seek for
something in the cereal or plant line
that will succersfully resist the dry , hot
weather of this section and produce a
crop despite these conditions. Practical
farmers are searching in the realm of
agriculture for something to take the
place of corn and of small grain as well.
In what is known as hog millet it is
thought by some of our most practical
and thoughtful farmers the great desider
atum is found ; and it is claimed that hog
millet will be to the upland all that al
falfa is to the bottom land. It is a pro
lific producer. Stands the kind of weath
er that destroys small grain and corn
prospects , and it is claimed to be better
than corn for hog fattening purposes.
The Tribune is not fully prepared testate
state that all will be realized that is
claimed for it ; but it most decidedly en
courages the farmers of Red Willow
couuty to give hog millet an experimen
tal planting of a few acres , next spring.
Dpu't go in head-over-heels and do a
wholesale business until the possibilities
of the plant have been tested. Plant a
few acres and do it well. And we may
be happy and prosperous yet.
Mathews at Beatrice.
Beatrice Times : Mr. Mathews of Fre
mont then took the floor and it was a
picnic from start to finish.
The speaker has a prompt , business air ,
a pleasant , penetrating voice , and every
moment was made interesting by a new
idea or a novel way of putting an old
one. Mr. Mathews has logic , sense , wit
and good stories all at his command and
made a thorough success of the business
of bringing down the house frequently.
He had a number of charts , object les
sons which greatly facilitated his work
and . enabled the audience to follow his
argument more readily. He touched on
the tariff and wages too , and ended with
a most eloquent and masterly eulogy of
our leader in this momentous campaign ,
Wm. McKinley.
Mr. Mathews has enough co-modities
in his head to make an excellent cam
paigner , and is a power of good in the
cause. Send us some more off the same
piece.
The subject of the above sketch , T. L.
Mathews of Fremont , will deliver a
speech in the Menard opera house ,
Thursday evening , September 3d. He
comes highly recommended. An enter
taining , instructive address may be ex
pected. He should be given a full house.
Equal to a Century Run.
. Wednesday night , while wheeling
home from Indianola , C. A. Le * ach. had
the misfortune to break a chain and the
felicity of walking home from the east
river bridge into the city , a feat he de
clares equal to a century run.
Are Proud of Them.
The Tribune has the best corps of
correspondents ever secured by a western
Nebraska weekly newspaper. They are
improving , too , every week , in the qual
ity of news and in quantity. We are
proud of them.
Store Room for Rent.
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July 20th. store room now occupied by
L. Lowman. Inquire of H. W. Cole or
C. F. Babcock.
Toilet Soaps at McConnell's.
Coal Hods 24c. at LaTourette's.
• Steel Cut Nails 2 cents per pound at
LaTourette's. _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _
Tablets and Box Papers at McCon-
nell's Drug Store.
One Quart Tin Fruit Cans 33 cents per '
dozen at LaTourette's.
Glass Fruit Jars one quart 75c. a
dozen at S. M. Cochran & Co. 's.
C. L. DeGroff & Co. announce the ar
rival of their new fall goods. The Cash
"Bargain House is full of the latest things
in their different lines.
Pade & Son will move their stock
of furniture into the Workman temple
building , on Dennison street , and we
.understand that a move is on foot to locate - .
cate the postoffice in the room they va
cated. And still there are others.
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S. OF J. ENTERTAINMENT
Program to be Rendered on Next
Monday Evening.
The entertainment committee of the
Star of Jupiter lodge will give an enter
tainment and lawn social at the residence
of H. H. Troth , August 31st , 1896 , to
which the public and members of the
lodge are cordially invited. The follow
ing program will be rendered :
Instrumental solo Maud Cordeal
Vocal duet All's Well
Blanche and Ida McCarl.
Whistling 60I0 ( guitar accompaniment )
Mrs. P. A. Wells.
Vocal solo .The Old Ferryman
Mrs. J. E. Robinson.
Ladies' quartette. .Spanish Boating Song
Mrs. Brown , Mrs. Waite ,
Misses Stangeland and Watson.
Speech The Unit of Government
Mr. Farington Power.
Vocal solo Mrs. C. W. Bronson
Mandolin solo Clyde Stultz
Vocal solo F. M. Kiminell
Recitation C. I. Hall
Vocal solo Little Boy Blue
Sarah Oyster.
Instrumental solo Bertha Boyle
Vocal solo , Song That Reached My Heart
Ellington Wilson.
Male quartette The Bridge
Messrs. C. H. and T. E. McCarl ,
Johnson and Britt.
Vocal solo Grace Sanborn
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CaTHOWC Mass at 8 o'clock a. m.
High mass and sermon at 10:30 , a. m. ,
with choir. Sunday school at 2:30 p. m.
All are cordially welcome.
Rev. J. W. Hickey , Pastor.
Methodist Sunday school at 10.
Preaching at 11. Junior league at 2.
Epworth league at 7. Preaching at 8 ;
a sermon to boys. All are cordially in
vited to come. J. A. Badcon , Pastor.
Baptist Services in McConnell hall.
Bible school at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11
a. m. B. Y. P. U. meeting at 8 p. m. ,
sharp , will be concluded with a short
sermon by the pastor. A cordial welcome
extended to all. G. P. Fuson , Pastor.
Episcopal Services , will be held at
the Episcopal church , January 12th and
every alternate Sunday at 11 a. m. and
-8 p. ; m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. every
Sunday. ' Ladies' Guild meets every
Wednesday evening , after the 7:30 ser
vice. R. L. Knox , Rector.
CHRISTIAN Sunday school every Sun
day afternoon at three o'clock in the
German Congregational church. We
hav no pastor at present , but the Disci
ples will continue to break bread , -each
Lord's day after Sunday school. En
deavor society on Tuesday evening of
each week at 8 o'clock. You are cor
dially invited to attend these services.
By Order of Committee.
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PERSONALS.
Mrs. Mary S. Eaton left for the
east , last evening.
Milo Price of Stratton has been vis
iting friends in and around the city.
1MRS. . Ed. Beyrer and Miss Ruth are
visiting Trenton friends , this week.
Editor Adams of the Trenton Senti
nel had business in the metropolis , Tues
day.
MRS. S. B. StrassER went down to
Holdrege , Monday morning , on a short
visit.
A. J. RiTTENHOUSE arrived home ,
Monday night , from a business trip to
Kansas City.
BERT Beyrer rode up to Trenton ,
Tuesday morning , on his wheel , to visit
relatives briefly.
J. A. Piper , state secretary , passed
through the city , Tuesday night on 4 ,
from a trip out west.
MRS. G. A. NoREN and Miss Selma
went up to Denver , Wednesday night , on
a shopping expedition.
Rev. R. H. Chrysler , of Wilsonville
was in the city , this week , on business.
He is a brother of Mrs. J. H. Bayston.
Mrs. Frank Kendlen arrived home ,
last week , from her visit of a few weeks
with her mother and sisters in Hastings.
Grand Chancellor Ford of Kear
ney spent part of Monday in the city.
He was on his way to Haigler on Pythian
business.
Miss Guilmette of Lincoln was the
guest of Mrs. W. G. Reddin , a few days
close | of last week , on her way to Denver
on , a visit.
Miss Hannah Stangeland arrived
home , Wednesday night , from Chicago ,
where she has been taking lessons in
voice culture.
Miss Jennie Holland was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bayston , Monday
niglit. She was on her way to Wauneta
to enter upon her school work.
C. W. Kneeland arrived in the city
on Wednesday of last week and has been
the guest of Andrew Carson of the Sunny
side. Mr. Kneeland formerly lived on
the south side , keeping sheep in the
early days. He has been in York state
and elsewhere since leaving here some
years ago.
ECHOES FROM THE RAIL
Railroad Items of Local Interest and
Import , in Brief.
BOUND OVEE TO DISTEICT COUET
McCook'sGIee Ciub Make a Hit at
Indianola , Last Friday Other
Items Picked up by the
Wayside , Weekly.
Wayne Brinton was bound over to the
October term of district court by Squire
Rowell , yesterday , on the charge of hav
ing attempted to rape a nine-year-old
daughter of Robert Moore of Coleman
precinct. Bond was at once given. It
is to be ardently hoped for the good of
the lad and the relief of the excellent
family that the boy's innocence may be
proven at the coming trial.
Were Appreciated.
The male quartette T. E. McCarl , G.
R.Johnson , C. H. McCarl and C. W.
Britt , sang at the Audrews meeting in
Indianola , last Friday night. The boys
were well treated aud their music was
appreciated. They are all right.
Engraving and Embossing.
If you take pleasure in good station
ery , try Crane's. It's fine and reasona
ble in price. We also do engraving "of
cards and embossing of letter paper. See
samples and get prices.
The Democrats have been called to
meet in county convention in the city
hall next Monday at one o'clock , to
nominate a county ticket.
Messrs. Fowler Wilcox and Ed. Flit-
craft have formed a copartnership. Cer
tificate was filed with the county clerk ,
yesterday.
Dr. Z. L. Kay.
Office , rooms 4 and 5 over Leach's
jewelry store. Residence , room -21 ,
Commercial hotel.
Bgypne of those Heating Stoves or
Ranges at LaTourette's at wholesale
price.
Quart Tin Cans at 45c. a dozen at S.
M. Cochran & Co. 's.
I RAILROAD NEWS-NOTES , jj
Railroading is very quiet. It's along
time between runs.
Mr. Sampson of the auditor's office ,
Omaha , was in the city on Wednesday.
Robert Byers , the new dining hall man
ager to be.came up from Holdrege , Mon
day.
day.C.
C. H. McCarl is on the road now while
so many of the boys are absent on vaca
tions.
Frank Harris went down to Lincoln ,
Wednesday night , returning home on 3 ,
last night.
Mrs. L. E. Gilchrist , who has been
visiting friends in Akron , returned home
on Wednesday morning.
W. M. Irwin , wife and sons went down
to Lincoln , Tuesday night , to enjoy the
state reunion for a season.
Conductor and Mrs. S. L. Moench re
turned home on 2 , yesterday morning ,
from their visit to the mountains.
F. M. Washburn is entertaining his
mother and sister , who arrived from
Bromfield , Nebraska , Wednesday night.
When Sam Rogers' kid band get their
torches , caps and other paraphernalia
the boys will be strictly in the campaign.
Mrs. William Brown and sister , Miss
Mary Koebel , arrived home on Tuesday
evening from a short visit down the
valley.
Sam Rogers' McKinley band is a world-
beater. For noise continuous and vocif
erous nought approaches it on the two
hemispheres.
Engineer Tim Haley received a broken
shoulder blade in his recent accident up
on the Wyoming line , and will be laid
up for some time.
No. 2 was late on Saturday morning ,
the delay being caused by washout in
Colorado , where the heavy rains and
cloudbursts , the latter part of last week ,
caused all the railroads considerable de
lay and some damage.
H. T. Carey is laying off on account of
illness J. I. Hicks is running the
yard at Alliance during Hough's absence.
Mrs. L. M. Ferrier , wife of Brakeman
Ferrier of Culbertson , is visiting in the
city Tim Haley , the engineer who
was in the passenger wreck with engine
102 , went to McCook , Wednesday , on 42.
Alliance Grip.
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Mrs. Sarah Hileman Loses S80O ] - < H
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About ten o'clock Tuesday night a | l
large fire was observed , a few miles iH
southwest of the city , by a number of | H
our citizens. It proved to be a portion | H
of the alfalfa stacks on the farm of [ fl
Mrs. Sarah Hileman on the Driftwood. il
The loss to her is about 5800. Fortun- f fl
ately all the alfalfa on the farm had not 11
been stacked in one place or the loss EH
would have been much heavier. { H
The fire was evidently of incendiary H
origin , but Mrs. Hileman is entirely at a II
loss to know the parties or the motive. | H
not having an enemy on earth to her | H
knowledge. [ B
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The Nebraska Brigade Band , U. R. K. '
of P. will leave for Omaha , Saturday H
evening , on No. 4. The band will give ' •
two concerts , Sunday , at Lake Manawa , | l
the popular resort in Iowa near Omaha. jfl ,
The Tribune expects the band to cap- ' .H
ture the honors during the state fair , re- < H
fleeting great credit upon themselves , | H
and incidentally upon McCook. ifl
Blue Jay Sociable. <
The ladies of the Episcopal Guild will jM
give a Blue Jay sociable at the residence fl
of Rector R. . H
L. Knox on Saturday even- <
ing. There will be a short musical pro-
gramme. Only ten cents. All cordially H
invited. H
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Toilet Soaps at McConnell's. fl
Wagon Covers $2.00 at LaTourette's. H
A $10 hanging lamp for $5.50 at Knipfl
pie's. H
Steel Stovepipe 14c. per joint at La- I
Tourette's.
Tablets and Box Papers at McCon- 9
nell's Drug Store.
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Quart Tin Cans at 45c. a dozen at S.
M. Cockran & Co. 's.
Flower Pots For sale by Mrs. B.H.
Douglass , very cheap.
One Quart Tin Fruit Cans 33 cents per
dozen at LaTourette's. >
The Star of Jupiter order expect very I
soon to organize a fine lodge in Holdrege. I
Glass Fruit Jars one quart 75c. a I
dozen at S. M. Cockran & Co. 's. I
Knipple is selling everything in the 1
queensware 4ine at cost and less than I
cost. I
Engineer Barney Lewis and wife are I
taking in the state reunion at Lincoln , 1 J
this week. * I
You never heard of such bargains as 1
Knipple is offering in queensware ! Less
than actual cost !
C. A. Scott has sold his residence in
South McCook to G. L. Hackett. Con
sideration $725.
The Burlington * company has gangs
of men on the different sections working
out the company's road tax.
Some farmers are taking advantage of
the excellent condition of the soil for
plowing. Others are putting in their
small grain.
We understand that the W. A. P. A.
will have a flag ready to unfurl on each
of the city school houses on the opening
day of school.
Fair Luna was eclipsed , late Sunday
night. The lateness of the hour , how
ever , confined the number of observers
here to a very few.
Up to date W. A. Minniear of the Bea
ver has lost 320 pigs and hogs out of a > v
total of 380. Cholera and drowning did , "i
the business for him. q
Next to hog millet , Kaffir and Jerusalem - 1
lem corn are being talked about by the H
farmers seeking a way out of bondage. j
Both are drouth-resisters. J
There is a probability that the mortgage - 1
gage on the A. O. U. W. temple building M
will be foreclosed in the near future. H. 1
T. Church holds the mortgage. 1
The Workmen had a special meeting
of their lodge , Tuesday afternoon , to in
itiate into that order Jasper Coffey , who
on the following day left for White
Springs , Kansas , overland.
Colonel Mitchell indulged in a jaunt <
over to Lebanon , recently , and in his
reminiscences of the trip feels impelled
to admit .having an imperious craving
and a capacious cavity for yellow-legged '
chickens.
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