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Rl Journal 1 m B4 - • \ . I liV 'c i.i ' ' ' i ' , i im i . - , - . . , , , , _ _ _ . h ' " i' i l FIFTEENTH YEAR. McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 14 , 1897. NUMBER 52 I ms . ra The City Fathers. B ? There was a regular session of the city H- council , Monday evening , with a full H r board present. Bills as follows were Kiw allowed : P Mrs. L. H. Garrard $10.70 H\ M. E. Horner 3.50 H-fl < " Electric Light Co K 85.00 H | | J. S. LeHew 12.50 H HWi Treasurer Ebert's final report was I bUy read , accepted and placed on file. H W' ' ( Contract for street sprinkling , police H ffgfr duty , etc , was given to C. G Coglizer MW. ' at $50 per month. W. O Russell's hid fjF was : $600 for the year or $48 a month Ht . and work eight hours a day. ' U On motion Messrs. } . F. Ganschow , B | & M. E. Horner and C. H. Boyle as agent Hfb for J. G. Hamilton were ordered notified Hif to repair sidewalks inside ten days. < > The purchase of a scraper at $5 from T * f F. P. Allen was authorized , also two l ( j pairs of blankets and a mattress for the V"5 " city jail. ? J. S. LeHew was reappointed city at- H | < lorney by the mayor. f The following committees were an- Bf uounced by the mayor : H ) Finance rPerry and Osbom. Ordinances - nances Garrard and McKay. Fire H\ Osborn and McKaj' . Cemetery and Hl Health Perry and Garrard. Streets and H' Alleys Perrj * and Osborn. Lights Os- H born and McKay. H Council adjourned till Tuesday even- Hfr * ' ing to take action on the " estimate ofex- | lr penses for the current year. Hf. * At the Tuesdaj * evening session the H' \ ' following estimate for the year 1S97 was x passed : H v } Salaries other than police $ 500.00 ; l ' Repairs on streets etc 300.00 s Fire Department 20000 B Hj'drant rental etc 1,70000 k , > Supplies , claims etc 1,20000 Bt Electric lights 1.300.00 Hp' Total estimate $5,200.00 H | \ The total revenues for 1S96 were $4 , - H 946.45. The total expenditures were % " $7,014.00. HfT \ A Stock Special. K * " Hfc j One of the largest and finest shipments H" of stock made out of here in many moons K A was that of Monday afternoon , when P fourteen cars as a stock special pulled m > out of this station for Omaha. Ten cars H % * were made up of fat cattle of high breed- x3f " > inB rom l e Hatfield ranch and Manager B r Joe Evans vouches for the uniform ex- HP cellence of this part of the shipment. H l The remaining four cars were shipped by H' \ Messrs. H. T. Church and \V. F. Everist H H f and consisted of top "westerners" . Al- ra Bi together it was a shipment of which the | U owners were excusably proud. If the Hlf Omaha market did not come up to the H L , expectations of the shippers it was the Hf intention of the shippers to go on to Bf Chicago. James Hatfield , Joe Evans , V Henry Church , Lloyd Hileman and Dell B Harding , of this city , accompanied the ' B shipment ; also Mr. Jackson of the firm H of Jackson & Higgins , stock commission K men of Omaha. H/ ' Drew Like a Mustard Plaster. i H Mahara's colored minstrels played to Hof a full house , Monday evening , in the HP Menard , and gave quite a satisfactory H | entertainment , although to some the Hg company did not come up to expecta- H | tious. There are 35 colored men in the Hg aggregation. They have their own band , H\ and it is a fair one , and travel in their H j& own special car , where they eat and HCP * " sleep. And like the average minstrel Hf § show , they draw like a mustard plaster. f Upland Alfalfa. Bfl' William Coleman exhibited sample of H w- * > ne upland-grown alfalfa at this office , HM * this week. He sowed , the seed latter HEp part of June , 1S95. Cut twice that sea- Hl ; son. Cut but once last year and let sec- HeV on croP stan * or * inter protection. HRl Land was plowed nearly one foot deep Hp\ before sowing seed. He now has a fair Hf' ' to good stand , and some of it is twenty 5. ' inches high. He sowed nine acres more , R this week. It is 200 feet to water on Mr. Hbr Coleman's farm. B * tl To Poultry Breeders. H The undersigned was appointed by the fi Farmers' Institute , which convened at Hv McCook , last January * , to look after the H poultry interests. In connection there- m Jt' with , I request all persons interested and T those who will become interested , to f meet at City Hall , McCook , Nebraska , HL Saturday , May 15th , 1897 , at 2 o'clock H p. m. , for the purpose of organizing a T Poultry Association. A. S. Campbei.1. . Episcopal Social. PP > N The Episcopal people held a social on Kj i Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. H ; Walters. The affair was in the nature of HV a farewell to Mrs. Thomas Crabtree , who BT will leave , this week , to join her husband ' H l in Philadelphia. Hy New things in silk and summer neck- H wear at the Famous Clothing Co. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE. Mrs. Z. L. Kay visited Culbertson friends , Wednesday. O. M. Druse was up from Lincoln , Monday , on business. G. S. Bishop how lives in Mrs. Cora Kelley's residence. H. W. Campbell of Sioux City , Iowa , was a Palace guest , Tuesday. Mrs. A. P. Bonnet accompanied her husband to Denver , Tuesday night. JUDGE G. W. Norris was over from Beaver Citj' , Tuesday , on business. Mrs. C. H. Boyle went up to Denver , last Saturday night , on a visit to rela tives. W. C. Bullard was out from Omaha , Friday last , returning home on No. 4 , that night. John Conley of Holdrege is now in the employ of Eugene Hampton of the Palace hotel. Mrs. Will McCarl went down to Lincoln , Tuesday morning , to visit her parents and sister. State Treasurer and Mrs. Mes- ERVE spent Monday in-the city , return ing to Lincoln on No. 4. Mrs. H. L. Kennedy left on Monday for South Omaha , where she will visit relatives for a few months. President Franklin of the Citizens Bank was a Lincoln visitor on Monday , returning on the night train. Mesdames A. S. Campbell and J. F. Kenyon were Hastings visitors , Moudav- , between morning and night trains. Mrs. J. E. Allen of Denver spent Wednesday in the city on her way to visit in St. Joe , Mo. She was the guest of Mrs. F. M. Kimmell. R. E. Moore came in from Bloomfield - field , this state , Tuesday night , and will remain about a month looking after his interests near Box Elder. Mrs. G. A. Noren , who has been vis iting in Lincoln and Orleans for the past few weeks , arrived home from Orleans , yesterday afternoon on 77. Mrs. Kennedy arrived from Gunni son , Colorado , last Saturday evening , and will be the guest of Mrs. M. E. Bar- ger all summer , seeking health. Miss Rose McGinley , well known in Oxford , was wedded a few days ago to J. J. Oldham , one of Beaver City's 3'oung business men. Oxford Standard. Rev. J. A. Badcon went up to Ben- kelman , Tuesday evening , to attend the ministerial association meeting of the Orleans district in session there part of this week. Mrs. J. J. Curren of Republican City attended the special meeting of the Star of Jupiter , Monday evening , coming up on Sunday afternoon , and returning home on Tuesday morning. Messrs. H. W. Cole , J. E. Kelley , C. A. Dixon and Dennis Cullen went into Omaha , Sunday night , to attend the grand lodge meeting , A. O. U. W. C.B. Gray left on the same errand on Satur day evening. H. P. SUTTON arrived home , Sunday night , from his visit in Omaha and Ains- worth. He was accompanied home from the latter place by his son Robert and mother-in-law , Mrs. Munson , who will make her daughter a visit. John Hileman and family arrived from Davenport , Iowa , last Thursday night , and expect to make this their home. A Mr. Harris accompanied them and he and Mr. Hileman will engage in painting and paper-hanging iu our city , in which line they are both proficient hands. Lantern Class Tonight and Saturday evening prompt ly at S o'clock. An unusually attractive programme is offered. The pictures are the best we have secured for our loan ex hibits , and the subject , The Rhine Tour with a glimpse at the Black Forest , takes us into the most delightful European scenery. By means of an Edison Phonograph of the latest pattern , Mr. Furnas will furnish vocal and instrumental music in cluding choruses by the school children and selections as played by our own band. Speeches by McKinley , Bryan and others. Next week the Armenian troubles form the subject of the illustrated lecture. A telegram was received from Kansas , vesterday , asking that a certain emigrant ivho was driving through here in a wagon , be held. There being no warrant for the party's arrest no effort was made to de tain him. . if iiw " ' " A Notable Day. Last Sunday was a notable day in the history of St. Alban's Episcopal church of our city , made so by the presence ol Bishop Graves and the special and at tractive services rendered. The chapel was crowded upon both the morning and evening services. In the morning Bishop Graves deliv ered a strong and effective sermon iu his direct and simple style , taking a beatific , post-lenten view of the Christian life. The Holy Eucharist was celebrated at this service. The singing was a promin ent feature. The effertory was sung by a quartet composed of Miss Wilson , Mrs. Clute , Mr. Thompson and Mr. Britt. The sacrament of baptism was admin istered in the afternoon. Bishop Graves in the evening again preached a forceful , instructive sermon , and administered the sacrament of con firmation to two candidates. , The mus ical programme was also elaborate and excellent. The choir was under Mrs. Utter's dir ection and consisted of : Sopranos Misses Wilson , Pronger and Norval ; Al tos Mrs. Clute , Laura LeHew ; Tenors Messrs. Thompson , Selby and LeHew ; Bassos Messrs. Britt and Utter. Clara LeHew presided at the organ. Mrs.Col- son and Anna Erb assisted in the instru mentation with violins. A new and pretty feature of the servi ces was the quartet of altar boys in ap propriate garb : Masters George and Bruce Campbell , Ray Clute and James Kilpatrick. Rev. Russell , missionary in charge , assisted the Bishop in the services of the day. day.Dr. Dr. Beach was duly installed as lay reader for the parish , and he will con duct the evening services in the future. His Legr Amputated. The following account of the sad acci dent to Charles , son of Mr. and Mrs. William Byfield of Red Willow , is copied from the Lincoln Journal : Kearney , Neb. , May 6. ( Special. ) A j'oung man giving his name as Charles Byfield and his home at McCook , had his right leg crushed from his foot to the knee while trying to board a moving freight train near the Union Pacific stock yards , this morning. He is a young man about nineteen jears of age , and was beating his way from Grand Island to North Platte. He was immediately taken to the hospital and his leg amputed above the knee. COURT HOUSE NEWS. COUNTY COURT. Petition filed for probate of foreign will of Edwin C. Wadsworth. Will be heard on June 4th. Petition for life estate and dower filed by Martha M. Phifer in the estate of John Phifer. Will be heard on June nth. In the case of Thomas W. Hapner vs. John O. Simison for labor , judgment was rendered plaintiff in the sum of $152.38 , May 7th. Letters of administration were granted to Martin V. Perkins in the estate of Thomas J. Murphy on May 12th. Petition filed asking that C. H. Boyle be appointed administrator of the estate of Joseph Williams , deceased. Case will be heard on June 1st , all the heirs 'join ing in the prayer to the court. * DISTRICT COURT. Ralph W. White vs. Isaac Garten. Transcript on appeal from justice court , Indianola. How to Do It. One swallow does not make a summer , neither does one political stinker indi cate that all of his associates are political stinkers , nor consign his party to politi cal stinkerdom. No man who respects himself can applaud all the crooked un derhand work of those members of his party who have no honor in politics. But he must not damn the party because it has a few specimens of the lower animal kingdom in its menagerie , even though they may occupy a rather conpicuouspo- sition. He must not leave a party be cause some members of that party have wronged him , but sit down in patience and endeavor to lead the party away from them. As a rule one active enenry can undo the work of a dozen friends. So , if you have a man in your party who has wronged you , and you are certain of that fact , sharpen your tomahawk and \ lay for him , but don't curse the balance ' of the part % ' for his sins. Ex. ( Didn't Do It. But While in their estimate of expenses the city council did not see fit to make , the reduction or donation of certain sal- , iries , The Tribune still is of opinion . that that ought to have been done in , view of existing financial' condition of \ aur city and people. Wall Paper 4 cents a roll at 1 McMlLLEX'S. CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. German Methodist Regular ser vices at 9 o'clock , every Sunday morn ing , in the South McCook Methodist church ; services in German. Rev. M. Herrmann. Catholic Mass at S o'clock a. m. High mass and sermon at 10:30 , a. m. , with choir. Sundaj' school at 2:30 : p. m. All are cotdiallv welcome. Rev. J. W. Hickey , Pastor. Episcopal Morning service at 11:00. Evening service at Soo. Sunday school at 10:00 a. m. Evensong on Wednesdays at S p. in. R. A. RUSSELL , Missionary in Charge. Christian Services every alternate Sunday , commencing with the first Sun day in May at ir and 7:30 o'clock in McConnell hall. Sunday school every Sunday at 10 o'clock. Elder C. P. Evans , Pastor. Baptist Bible School at 10. Preach ing at n ; theme.Transfiguration. Young Peoples meeting at 7. Preaching at S , baptism following. Bible study Tuesday evening. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. All are welcome. Geo. W. Sheafor , Pastor. Congregational Morning theme , The Message of Love. Evening topic , The City of Refuge. Sunday school at 10. Endeavor society at 7 , Edith Oyster , leader. Praj-er meeting and Bible study Wednesday evening at S. All are always welcome. Hart L. Preston , Pastor. Union Prayer Meeting This pray er meeting started by the new converts among the railroad men will meet at the home of Mr. H. A. Rouch , on Monday evening at S o'clock. Mr. Bert McCarl leads the meeting , and a very cordial in vitation is extended to everyone to be present. Methodist Sunday school at 10. Preaching at'n ; subject , The Husband or the Arjnchair by the Fireside. Class at 12. Junior Leagne at 2:30. Epworth League at 7 ; subject , Matthew 13 : 31-33. Earl Ludwick , leader. League anniver sary at 8. Sunrise prayer meeting at the church. Wednesday evening prayer meeting at S. Normal bible study Thurs day evening at S. All are welcome. J. A. Badcon , Pastor. A Disgraceful Affair. This city was the scene of a disgraceful outrage , last night , which is being aired in court today , but the facts have not be come known up to the time of our going to press. Mrs. California O'Connor , her daughter Mrs. Mary Walter , and Messrs. Lovell and Mitchell Clyde are the parties involvedand the women charge the men with unlawfully and maliciously assault ing , maltreating and wounding them , and with attempting to kidnap them. The women were so badly pounded over the heads that they required the sei vices of a surgeon. It is stated that the men discharged firearms in the house in South McCook , where the women live , and that the wo men were kept in the back room of Schwarz's saloon for some time , and that arrangements were made to ship them out of town , which arrangements are said to have been thwarted by the intervention of the father of the-boys and the police. It is hinted that the whole affair will disclose facts which will not be creditable to a number of other parties. Burlington Officers Meet. The semi-annual meetings of the super intendents' and the master mechanics' associations of the Burlington is in ses sion in St. Joseph , Mo. It is the twenty- sixth meeting of the master mechanics and the second of the superintendents. The object of the meetings , which are held jointly and separately , is to discuss matters of interest to the two depart ments. That some idea may be formed of the number of subjects and the breadth Df the work of the associations the mas ter mechanics have discussed 2,731 sub jects during the life of the association. Twenty-one joint subjects will be dis cussed at this meeting. The superin tendents will discuss seventeen subjects pertaining to matters which come under their jurisdiction and the master me chanics will take up fourteen. Mrs. Mary E. Sharkey of 2725 Somer set street , Philadelphia , has written a letter to the county attorney of Arapahoe : ounty , asking for information of her tiusband , Alex Sharkey , alias Frank Barvey , who left the quaker city at the : ime of the Philadelphia & Reading rail- oad strike ten years ago. Sharkey , or Efarvey , ran an engine for about a year jetween McCook and Akron , since which : itne his wife has not heard from him. ; She is very desirous of locating Mr.Shar- iey. Akron Pioneer-Press. Colored and white shirts for dress and jusiness. A handsome line at the Famous Clothing Co. A Special Meeting. The special meeting of Star of Jupiter lodge , Monday night , attracted a large company to the A. O. U. W. hall. The early part of the evening was taken up in the regular session , in which two can didates were duly initiated ; after which the lodge adjourned for some special work , which consisted in the conferring of a side degree by two lady members of the Republican City lodge , by whom the degree was originated. This degree is and more properly should be called a side-splitting degree. It is conferred by the ladies exclusively upon the gentle men only , and when the candidate emerges from the ordeal he looks like a victim of the playful pranks of an Okla homa cyclone , J. A. Wilcox and L. E. Canu were the victims of the evening and they will gladly give you a graphic and minute account of the doings on ap plication. After these "festivities" were over light refreshments , ice cream and cake , were served in the banquet room of the hall , and this feature of the en tertainment was in no wise lacking ap preciation. In fact there were a number of particulars that reminded one of old times in the history of lodge number one. The side degree was conferred ef fectively and vigorously by Mrs. C. A. Luce and Mrs. E. C. Strimple , assisted by a number of local sister Stars. Among the members present from neighboring lodges were : Mrs. Jos. Coty and Mrs. E. N. Buckley , and Rlessrs. H. J. Wals- worth , C. R. Heitnbaugh , II. G. Butler from Cambridge lodge , and President C. F. Frazier of Holyoke lodge. SCHOOL NOTES. Miss Rache Berry was able to attend to her school duties again , Monday , after a brief illness. Grade picnics are now in order. The 7th and 8th grades have their picnic , to morrow , out on the Willow. Ditto for the 10th grade. The phonograph concert given in the assembly room , Wednesday night , was very well attended , and the audience enjoyed the performance hugely. The practice of throwing at tides at each other in vogue among school boys should be frowned down before some boy loses an eye or is otherwise badly injured. The "Hoosier Schoolmaster" lantern class , Friday evening last , proved very interesting , Mr. Valentine reading the story to the evident delight and satisfac tion of all present. The county teachers' institute held at Bartley , Saturday last , was well attended and teachers report an interesting meet ing. For a full and graphic account of this meeting consult the Bartley items on editorial page. The game of ball , last Friday after noon , between the school nine and a club of railroad boys under the captaincy of Dan Lucas resulted in victory for the scholastics in a score of 16 to 15. It was a warm game , too. Last Friday , George Meyer of the 9th grade was hit on the head by a piece of brick thrown by a schoolmate , and it was at first feared badly hurt. He is around as usual , this week , however , ap parently none the worse for the hard crack received. Mrs. A. P. Bonnet favored the assem bly room people , last Friday afternoon , with a few very excellent vocal solos , which were highly enjoyed by the pupils. Among the other visitors present were : Mrs. W. B. Mills , Oua Simons , Maude Dead , Olive and George Ritlenhouseand Stella Norval. We note that the Beatrice school board has decided on various measures of econ omy for the next school year , among which is a reduction of the school year from nine to eight months. The offices of superintendent and principal of the high school are to be consolidated at a salary of $1,200. He will also be required to teach at least three classes each school day. So McCook is not by any means alone in her necessity for retrenchment. Lots for Sale. Lots 9 , 10 , 11 and 12 in block 25 , Second end addition to McCook. Make me an offer on these lots. Address : W. E. Dauchy , Topeka , Kansas. Doubtless there are other brands of flour as good , but the Victor Patent is always to be relied upon. Sold by the McCook. Commission Co. Leather belts , latest designs , for men ind boys , just received at the Famous Clothing Co. Wall Paper 5 cents a roll at ( McMlLLEN'S. ' Paints and oils at McMillen's. r PETITE PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS. Wall Paper at McConnell's. H 1 - H Wall Paper at McConnell's. A little rain is now in order. H Last Sunday was A.O.U.W. Memorial I day. H The Tribune will be just "sweet six- H teen" , next week. H Are you right with the editor on your fl subscription ? If not , why not ? H An increase of pension has been granted - | ed Henry Marshall of Danbury. | Staple stationery , best quality at lowest - H est prices , at The Tribune office. M Leave your order for spring or summer | suit at the Famous Clothing Co. H Taxes for iSg5 became delinquent May M first and now are earning interest for M the countv. > H II. P. Sutton will indulge in the stock M business on his recently acquired Carson | H ranch up the Republican river. M Everything new in straw hats for men H and boys at the H Famous Clothing Co. J M Single Comb Brown Leghorn eggs for ] | sale , 15 for 35c. Inquire of M. C. Maxwell - M well , two miles south of McCook. 49-4t H t H S. M. Cochran & Co. beat 'em all in H hog fencing. Get their prices and inspect - H spect their stock. Quality and cost will H both stand the test. H The young folks of the Christian Endeavor - H deavor are preparing to hold one of their H popular socials soon , within the next H two weeks , perhaps. | The Ladies' Guild of St. Alban's church H will give a social in the chapel on the | 25th of this month. Ice cream , strawberries - M berries and cake will be served. | You can see the finest display of sam- M pies of secret society cards in America at | ithis office , and can get reasonable prices M for printing them artistically. H Just received A large order of flowers H at the Douglass Green-house , South Mc- H Cook. Call to see them before the stock * H is broken. Prices reasonable. P..M.IJEST. H The Barnett people will soon open up | a lumber yard at Danbury. It will make j H their ninth j-ard in this section of the M state , and will be in charge of genial E. | L. Dennis. M Just received a car load of Crete fiour | of the following well known and popular fl brands : Victor Patent , Coronet Patent fl ( winter wheat , ) Champion Patent and M Sterling. McCook Commission Co. M Remember Farland , the famous banjo ' M virtuoso , at the Menard on Saturday M evening. May 29th. Tickets 35c. Reserved - M served seats 50c , on sale at McConnell's M after 8 o'clock , Monday morning , May H William Lackey , formerly of this city , M later of Culbertson , and for a short time fl in the national soldiers' home at Leav- fl enworth , Kansas , died there on last Sunday - M day a week and was buried first of last M week. B We want to impress upon your mind H that making clothing to order is one of M our specialties. We guarantee a good f M St , the qualities of the goods and lowest fl prices. See our samples. | Famols Clothing Co. M Tuesday evening the Degree of Honor H lodge treated its members and a few H invited friends to an excellent program | and lunch. The lodge is making a steady H growth and the program at each meeting H is very interesting. All members are H invited to attend. Meets second and H fourth Tuesday evenings of each month M in McConnell's "ball. H "No one who has never heard Alfred M A. Farland play the banjo can have the H least conception of the exquisite music | he brings forth from it. It is impossible | to describe the effect of his playing at the H Y. M. C. A. hall , last night. Nothing H like it has ever been heard here ; it was H simply marvelous. All that has been | | said about him in the press notices distributed - M tributed about the city were more than * H proved true. He held the audience H breathless with his rendering of Hauser's H Cradle Song and the Chopin Nocturne , ' fl and thriled them with his marvelous ex- | ; cution of the finale to the William Tell ' H averture and the Popper Tarantelle" . H Daily Eagle , Poughkeepsie , N. Y. , Nov. M jth , 1896. H