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Bfl an early settlement of all delinquent sub-
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Hjfl as rapidly as circumstances and the times
HI . will warrant. THE PUBLISHER.
BB The alleged resignation of Sec-
BK retary Gage has only reached the
HH newspaper stage.
Hl The chances for au imperial
BB scrap over in Europe seem to be
HQ | improving right along.
HII Make the farmers' institute a
III big success. Farming and stock-
Hill raising are the true and only basis
HI ] of our success and prosperity.
They should bo encouraged.
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The Western Editorial Federa-
Hl < tion will hold its annual meeting
H | in Omaha , next June. The asso-
Hl ciation embraces the newspaper-
H | men esfc of the Mississippi.
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\ It is announced that the Leiters
! I have closed their Washington
a home and will have nothing more
na-1 to do with society this winter.
Hi 1 But they seem to be calling right J
H | 1 along in Chicago. '
HJ The good effects of the Dingley
Hil bill are at last being felt in the
Hf | | large increase of revenues. Cns-
HJ | toms collections for December ex-
BHi ceed those of November by over
Hpl three millions of dollars.
H | | According to Governor Cooke ,
HI ) Connecticut is the one state in the
Hl | ! union that does not have political
HI bosses : "A political boss does
Hpi not flourish in this state , "that
Hff gentleman said in a recent speech ,
HH "we down them when they start
B | in. "
R | Simultaneously with the an-
| fflt nouncement that the Kentucky
BH whisky distillers have determined
Hu < to seriously curtail their output
Hfl comes the startling statement by a
H $ distinguished scientist that annu-
H ally more than 50,000 human be-
Hgt ings die of snake bites.
H There is such a thing as tempt-
II ing providence too far : Some one
I played , "There Will be a Hot Time
B in the Old Town Tonight" on a
HR large pipe organ in a big Chicago
Hf f hotel a few days since , and in a
Hl few hours the organ was destroyed
Hl by fire and considerable damage
Hnjl was occasioned the building be-
HjH sides.
HH If it is true , as Mr. Leiter , sr. ,
IHn says , that Chicago makes the mar-
H | ket price of wheat , not Liverpool ,
Hl ; it is a change that has taken place
HI within recent years and is due to
Hl causes that ought to be traceable.
H The American home market is no
Hl longer a myth even to those who ,
Hi for political reasons , long refused
Hf to believe in it. Bee.
I Hi Word comes from New York
I HI that the postal savings bank idea
Hft is not popular among the bankers
Hl of that city. But it will be borne
Kl in mind that the measure proposed
Hb is not intended to be entirely sat-
Hfl isfactory to the eastern banker ,
H but is for the people , and they
H ought occasionally to be consid-
KHj ered in matters of legislation.
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RED WILLOW.
Mrs. Loomis was expected home
in time for Christmas festivities.
Miss Annie Rinck returned home
from Arkansas to spend Christmas.
Last Friday night , Mrs. B. D.
Hatcher started to Colorado to
visit her sister.
Mrs. P. J. Taylor and son Horace
ace spent Christmas with Wra.
McCool's family.
John Longnecker's family , or a
part of the family , joined Wm.By-
field's folks at Christmas dinner.
There was a matched hunting
party on Christmas day , and the
losers are preparing an oyster sup
per.
Mrs. Nesbit of Frontier county
is spending the holidays with her
parents , Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Baker.
Mrs. Canaga is spending the
holidays with her daughters Ida
and Nellie , who are attending
school at Fairbury , this state.
"We had roast goose for dinner , "
remarked Colonel J.F.Black cheer
fully , "and what in this world is
better than roast goose ? " And
the Binck family joined in the
goose feast.
A New Year resolution : That
we will this year keep our eyes
and ears open for the news of this
precinct which we will present to
The Tribune each week instead
of once a month as heretofore.
Also that we leave the poetry to
the Pleasant Bidge correspondent.
The school house at the Willow ,
was well filled on Christmas eve , as
was also the Christmas tree. Perhaps - :
haps no one was made happier j
than Bev. Vivian , who received a .
nice rur lap-robe. banta Ulaus
was a jolly fellow and did his part
bravely , even thongh some of the
crowd persisted in calling him
Horace.
On the evening of December
21st this neighborhood received a
pleasant treat in the school exhibi
tion prepared by MissCullenteach- ,
er of the south school in district
72. Miss Cullen's school numbers
only fifteen scholars , fully one-half
of whom had never taken part in
anything of the kind before , but
the little teacher had them per
fectly drilled. There were no lines
missed and no prompting was re
quired , and the crowd extended
hearty congratulations to Miss
Cullen at the close of the enter
tainment. She did not forget a
liberal treat for her little folks.
The two weeks' vacation ends the
Monday after New Year.
DANBURY.
The schools here and hereabout
have had a vacation , this week.
Arthur Everist will leave , next
week , for Fairfield , where he ex
pects to work , next year.
Moses Young has bought the
strip of land in the southwestern
part of town formerly owned by
the Lincoln Land Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyer and Mr. and
Mrs. Havens were over in McCook ,
Monday , and joined the new and
rapibly growing order , the Star of
Jupiter.
L.Cann gave a stereopticon en
tertainment , last Sunday evening ,
consisting of Bible and landscape
views. The entertainment was
heartily appreciated by a full
house.
At a meeting of the Danbury
camp , M. W. of A. , last Ssturday
night , December 25th , the follow
ing officers were elected : Phillip
Gliem , Y. C ; Otto Puelz , W. A. ;
T. E. McDonald , banker ; Clifford
Naden , clerk ; W. A. DeMay , phy
sician ; H. Y. Lord , secretary ; Wil
liam Saudon , chief forester ; W. J.
Stilgebouer , watchman ; M. M.
Mack , sentry. The camp has
about fifty members now and a
neat little sum in its general fund
with which to commence the new
year. The good crops brought
them as well as others good profits-
and they feel proud of their order.
The Burlington is being con
siderably inconvenienced by a
grain blockade at St. Louis.
England will soon be ready to
arbitrate ! She has now seventeen
warships in hallooing distance of
the Chinese coast , and more on the
road.
BOX ELDER.
The Christmas entertainment at
Box Elder on Christmas eve. was a
complete and gratifying success.
The tree was beautiful to look upon
and bore ii fruitage of gifts for all ,
young aud old. The speaking by
the little folks was very entertain
ing , and the music rendered by
the choir was very fine , tuneful
and inspiriting. We think that
great credit is due all who in any
way , either by giving money or
work to make an evening so pleas
ant and enjoyable to all.
James A. Modrell and Hattie S.
King were united in marriage on
the 21st instant by Bev. E. J. Viv
ian in the presence of the families
of the contracting parties S. C.
King and John S. Modrell ; two
sisters of the bride , Mrs.Lloyd and
Mrs. Harriswere , also present from
Iowa. The union was consumma
ted at the home of the bride's par
ents. After the ceremony all pres
ent partook of a superb and boun
tiful wedding feast.
The bride was beautifully and
tastefully attired.
It was a very enjoyable time for
all present an occasion long to be
Temembered. Our prayer is that
life may be happy and prosperous
for them.
The following is a list of the
presents received :
Set of china dishes Ben King.
Set of chairs Boy King and Vanie
Modrell. Eight-day clock Barnett -
nett Lumber Co. Linen table
cloth , dozen napkins and half-dozen
towels C. Armstrong. Set silver ' '
knives and forks , two fruit dishes , '
set sauce dishes , syrup pitcher ,
creamer , water pitcher and dozen
tumblers J. S. Modrell and fam- j
ily. Lamp , salt and pepper Mrs. j
S. C. King. Set silver tablespoons
S. M. Cochran. Set teaspoons
H. P. Sutton. Silver toothpick
holder , ' silver salt and pepper set
Kate Saunders. Can of tea Mrs.
Saunders. Looking glass Angie
Fadness. Paper - holder Bertha
Pade. Wash-bowl and pitcher
Mrs. Lewis. Hand-made handker
chief Mrs. Carpenter. Linen
scarf Mrs. E. J. Vivian. Em
broidered handkerchief MissSara
Lowman. Booking chair Mrs. S.
C. King. Extension table Mrs.
W. A. Lloyd and Mrs. L. Harris.
NORTH COLEMAN.
Miss Delia Carouthers is having :
a vacation during the holidays.
An unusual amount of mail was
received at Osborn postoffice , Mon
day.
Mrs. John Bennett , who lias
been visiting for two months at
Beatrice , has returned.
The Christmas trees were a suc
cess and the entertainments all
that could be desired.
Bobt. Johnson started bright
and early , Tuesday , for his desti
nation near Ashland.
The mail carrier had a lively
runaway , last week. The horses
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were caught north of W. H. Ep-
perly's , the buggy being damaged
considerably.
The mud of the past week has
made it very disagreeable getting
around. If the storms will hold
off now now , husking will soon be
the order of the day.
They threshed out 150 bushels
of rye in one hour at John Smith's
on Monday , Thomas Beal doing
the job. They afterwards put I.
B. Stryker to feeding the machine
and he succeeded so well that Mr.
Beal employed him to help thresh
at Casper Hackencamp's.
As Michael Moore was riding a
horse at a rapid pace on the 21st ,
he was thrown off onto the frozen
ground , sustaining severe injury
to his face and head. He was un
conscious for half an hour and was
thought to be dead. He has suf
fered much since , but is better.
Mrs. Wm. Pate , who has been a
sufferer from cancer for some time ,
was taken suddenly sick on the
21st and died on the 23d at 3 a.
m. The funeral took place at her
home on the following day at 11
o'clock , H. H. Berry officiating. A
host of friends and relatives were
present at the sad rites , including
children , grand-children , and great
grand-children of the deceased
lady. The interment was made
at Longview cemetery. The fam
ily has the sympathy of the entire
neighborhood.
• BARTLEY.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Broman of
Tyrone spent Christmas day with
friends here.
A. G. Dole of McCook had busi
ness here , Wednesday and Thurs
day of last week.
W. H. Wadsworth of Indianola
had business in this a iciuity one
day , the first of the week.
Miss Irene Flint , who is teach
ing in the Stockville schools , is at
home during the vacation.
Guy Curlee concluded a term of
school in the Hickman district , in
Tyrone precinct , on the 17th.
E. Hopt , of the McCook schools ,
is spending the vacation with his
parents on the farm east of town.
Bert Bentley , who is attending
school at Edgar , this state , is
spending the holidays here with
his parents.
Miss Mamie Hodgkin , who is
attending school here , went to her
home in Frontier county to spend
the vacation.
Perce Catlett , who is teaching
about six miles west of Danbury ,
is spending a couple of weeks here
with his parents.
E. E. Smith mourns the loss of
a new set of harness which was
gathered in by some nocturnal
visitor , last week.
Truman Wood is laid up with a
badly carved hand , the result of an
accident while butchering on Friday - '
day of last week. ,
J. C. Bailey and wife , nee Amy
Fletcher , spent Christmas and a ,
few days following with friends i
in this vicinity. (
The schools here have only one <
week's vacation a condition not *
calculated to bring much joy to .
the younger pupils. <
Wm. Lyman moved , latter part <
of last week , from his farm near i
Freedom into the property recently i
vacated by A. G. Dole. *
V. Sells and Bobert Lierley <
received immersion at the hands J
of Bev. Boberts of the Christian
church , last Sunday afternoon. (
A. B. Wilson is submerged in <
grief and he refuses to be com
forted. The fullest sympathy of -
all is his in his recent bereave
ment. J
W. S. Hamilton , who has been v
working at his trade that of carpentering -
pentering down near Arapahoe { ,
for some months past , returned ( |
home , close of last week. *
J. F. Carnahan and wife are i
spending the holidays with his v
parents on the farm northeast of v ,
town. Both are teachers in the Z
Mayweed schools , Mr. Carnahan *
being principal. *
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Miss Sadie Hamilton's school in >
the Baston district , south of town , v
closed on the 17th. And a very \
successful one has been Miss Ham
ilton's initial attempt at school-
teaching , if we are to believe the
patrons.
Wm. Bentley and family came
up from Edgar , latter part of last
week , and spent a few days with
relatives here. Mr. Bentley is
employed as a brakeman on the
Southern division of the Burling
ton in this state.
On account of failing health ,
Miss Jennie Goheen has resigned
her position as teacher of the in
termediate department of the
schools here , and returned to her
home near McCook. We under
stand that Miss Effie Teel of Indi
anola will be elected to succeed
Miss Goheen.
Christmas exercises were held
in the primary and intermediate
departments of the school , Friday
afternoon. Good musical and lit
erary programmes were presented
by the pupils and short talks were
made by some of the visitors. In
Miss Goheen's room the children
found much occasion for merri
ment in a recitation offered by one
of the ladies.
Beally , the continued depreda
tions of the light-fingered gentry
in this neighborhood are becom
ing exceedingly wearisome to the
long-suffering victims. One day ,
when one of the rascals carries
away a liberal charge of shot with
his plunder , they may stop to cogi
tate on the error of their way , but
until that time the case seems
hopeless.
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Miss Maud Yickrey expects to
enter the Wesleyan university at
Lincoln , first of the year.
Mr. J. H. Keys and Miss Myrtle
Epperly were married on Wednes
day evening of last week by Rev.
Foutch in the Methodist parson
age. On Christmas night the cor
net band , of which Mr. Keys is a
member , serenaded them at the
residence of his parents west of
town , and all concerned made
merry until a latd hour. A grand
supper was not the least attractive
feature of the evening's entertain
ment.
H. P. Hodgkin of this place and
Miss Jessie Stephens of Frontier
county were married at the home
of her parents north of Box Elder
on "Wednesday , the 29th. The
ceremony was witnessed by a small
company of relatives of the con
tracting parties. They • will make
this place their home. In com
mon with their large circle of ac
quaintances we extend congratula
tions and anticipate for them a
bright and happy future.
The men and newspapers who
are mourning loiidest over the
death of General Ruiz , who had
been warned to keep out of Cuban
camps , have little to say of the
thousands of women and children
starved to death , and the sick and
wounded in hospitals hacked to
death under orders from Spanish
headquarters.
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PROSPECT PARK. 9
Corn husking is in full blast 9
again. H
Mr. and Mrs. A. Anderson visited - H
ed Rev. J. E. Tirrill , Monday. 9
J. H. Wade and wife spent |
Sunday evening at Rev. J. E. Tir- |
rill's. H
Mrs. W.N. Cratty who has been > $ M
quite sick , is improveing , we are - H
happy to state. H
Miss Gerda Anderson is in H
Omaha , having her eyes treated H
by a specialist. f H
Len Stephens mourns the loss H
of a fine pig , which strayed away B
one day lately. H
Miss Pearl Hayes of Danbury is - M
visiting her grand-parents , R. m. i M
Wade and wife , this week. H
Mr.aud Mrs.StephensMrs.Barnes , { H
and son Newman ate Christmas | |
dinner with TV. A. Holbrook and I M
family. | t J H
Rev. / . E. Tirrill of Eairview j H
has been quite seriously ill for / J M
three or four weeks , but i ' s slowly f H
improving , at this writing- . J , H
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Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Boatman , Mr. * j H
Chas. Shears , Miss Hattie Bunneli - * H
and Miss Mattie Shears ate Xmas M
dinner at Eugene Dunham's. H
DeWitt's Little Early Risers , • l
The famous Uttle puis. I