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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1901)
COLEMAN. . * " \XN N * The hoppers nro lively in places. tW. . Lcppor finished planting corn , last Saturday. Mrs. Gertie Wales has a hundred young chickens. J. Kelley is planting one hundred and ton acres of corn. C. Lcppcr is putting in one hundred acres of Kuflir corn. M. II. Cole was in McCook , Tuesday , with three loads of hogs. Ho has four or live loads yet to go. M. IE. Cole is working the Thrailkill farm. Ho finished planting 75 acres of corn on it , last Friday. J. W. Corner , B. W. Wilson , W. M. Sharp and James Kelley were in Mc- Cook/Tuesday , with hogs. On Monday W. Smith and family started for Graf ton. They drive through with team and may stay till fall. J. N. Smith brought out twenty bush els of corn , Saturday. He said , "I have farmed here sixteen years , and this is the first corn I have bonght. " On last Friday M. Sharp and Roy Coleman found a den of coyotes. They dug them out and killed them. There were four of them young ones. J. B. Smith's recent visit to Holdrege has materialized. Ho now owns one of the finest stallions in "these ends of the earth. " It was shipped to McCook , last Saturday , and is now on the farm. He I. * is a thoroughbred , and we are glad to have him come into the township. Mr. Smith believes in good horses and evi dently intends to raise them. J. B. is one of the young enterprising farmers of this township , that is pushing right ahead. He informs us we were "off" in a recent item stating that ho had sold 8300 worth of hogs since January 1st. One lot brought a little over S300 , and the last lot brought SGSO , making nearly 81,000 since January 1st. Glad to make the correction , John. BOX ELDER. Miss Gertie Moore is clerking at the Box Elder store. Ed Sheppard is farming the Josiah Moore farm , this year. Miss Garner and Miss Jewell have refj turned from their Kansas trip , g Mrs. D. P. Brewer expects soon lo dispose of the store and join her husband ii Chicago where he has obtained lucra tive employment with a loan and insur ance company. Corn planting may now be said to be a thing of the past for this season. The corn that is up looks well but the festh e little grasshopper punctures the tende r ! r shoots as soon as they appear above the ground. Quick is not , as its name would indi cate , a fast town , but Fred Garlick ex pects soon to have his store building ready for occupancy and his photograph car , which at present is stranded in a canyon near Center Point , ready for ac tion. Paints ! Paints ! A. good paint for $1.25 per gallon. The Lincoln , guaranteed for three years , is better. The "Asbestine" water paint kept in stock. Call , we can save you money on paints. A. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. McCook , Nebraska , May 10th , 1901. Notice is hereby Riven that M. U. Clyde has filed in the city clerk's oflice his bond and peti tion for a license to sell malt , spirituous and vinous liquors in the building on lot 17 , block 22 , Original town , being in the First ward of tlio City o McCook , Nebraska , from May 1 , 1901 , to April 30,1902. 5-10-3ts M. U. CT/TOE , Annlionnt. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the firm of An derson & Vanderhoof has this day been dis solved by mutual consent , Mr. Vanderhoof re tiring and collecting all accounts. Mr. Ander son continues the business and pays all out standing debts of the flrm. Books will be found at C. F. Lehn's oflice. 5-Mts. C. E. AVDKESON. L. D. VANDEimooF. McCook , Neb. , May 1,1901. NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS. ( ROAD NO. 358. ) To M. W. Moakley and to all whom it may concern : The board of county commissioners has established and ordered open a road com mencing at north-east corner of section thirteen (13) ) , in Gerver precinct , Red Willow county , Nebraska , running thence west on section line one mile and terminating at north-west corner of said section , and all objections thereto or claims for damages must be filed in the county clerk's office on or before noon of the 20th day of June , A. D. 1901 , or said road will be estab lished without reference thereto. 4-2G-4t R. A. QKEEN , Conntv Clerk. A Gallon of PURE LINSEED OIL mixed with a gallon of nakes 2 gallons of the VERY BEST in the WORLD of your T > aint bilL Is FAB MOKE DURABLE than PCRE WHITE LEAD nnd is ABSOLUTELY .HOT POI SONOUS. HAMMAB PAINT is made of the BEST OP PAINT MATERIALS snch as nil good painters rue , and is cronnd THICK , VERY THICK. Mo trouble to mix. any boy can do it. It is the COMMON SENSE OF HOUSE PAINT. NOBETTEBpaintcanbemado at ANI cost , and is KOT TO CRACK , BLISTZB , PEEL or CHIP. 3 ? . TTA-tnTA"RT > ATfT CO. , St. lx > aiSMo. Sold and guaranteed by QUAINT SAM HOUSTON HIS PICTURESQUE ATTITUDE IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE. CIn.il In nn Indian Blnnkct , IIlN Prln- oJtwl Employment Was Whittling Pine StlcIcK Ifln Qnltclalm Deed to One Hundred and Sixty Acres of Land. General Sam Houston of Texas -was the most picturesque figure In the sen- ale during my first years of service at the capitol. "Like Benton , howas very fond of young men and soon came to count me as "one of his boys. " Only those who were youngsters In the for ties can realize the Interest people felt In Houston In the days when his part In the struggle for the Independence of Texas was still fresh in the public mind. Visitors to the senate chamber Invariably asked to have him pointed out to them , and they were never dis appointed In their hero , for he was large of frame , of stately carriage and dignified demeanor and had & Honlike countenance. Always unconventional in dress , he would now and then appear at the capItol - Itol wearing a vast and showy sombre ro and a Mexican blanket , a sort of or namental bedqullt with a slit in the middle through which the wearer's head was thrust , leaving the blanket to hang in folds around the body. His principal employment in the senate was whittling pine sticks , of which he seemed to have an unlimited supply. It was only at rare intervals tHat he broke silence , but when he did speak he always proved himself capable of contributing his quota of sound and patriotic advice to the deliberations of the senate. No passage in Houston's career was nobler than the heroic stand against disunion which marked its close , while of his kindliness of nature and gener ous helpfulness to those in distress one could recall stories sufficient to fill a volume. Near Quincy , Ills. , there was a stretch of country known as the "In dian tract , " to which Houston held ti tle , a fact many of the settlers thereon , a careless pioneer brood , failed to search out One of them called upon William A. Richardson , long member of the house from the Quincy district and subsequently a senator from his state , and asked if he knew Houston. Richardson said he did , whereupon his visitor confided to him that he had In advertently settled upon 1GO acres of Houston's land and that all he was worth stood In improvements on It. He wanted Richardson to see Houston and make the best terms that he could. Richardson upon his return to Wash ington told Houston the story and ask ed what he would take for a quitclaim deed to the 1GO acres. "What sort of a man is this constitu ent of yours who has blundered upon my land ? " asked Houston. "A good , square , honest man , " was the reply. "When I turn him off my land , I reckon he and his family will be beg gars ? " Richardson nodded. "What's this farm worth now ? " ask- erl Houston. "Improvements and all about 50,000 , " was the response. "What was the bare place worth when you fellows went on it ? " queried Houston. "About $5 an acre ; $800 in all , " an swered Richardson. "Good fellow , this man of yours , Richardson ? " this after a moment's thought. "Best In the world , " said Richardson. "Tell him to send me $800 , and I'll make him a deed. " In due time the $800 reached Wash ington in the shape of a New York draft Richardson sought Houston , who , having executed a deed , took the draft and indorsed it. "You say this man of yours is a good fellow ? " he asked thoughtfully. "Couldn't be a better one , " was the emphatic answer. "Send him back this draft and tell him Sam Houston has changed his mind. What can you buy a good sad dle horse for out in that country ? " He was told that ? 200 would do it "Well , then , " said Houston , "write to your friend and tell him to buy a first class saddle horse about 4 years old and keep him for me. When congress ad journs , I will go home with you and ride the horse down to Texas. " Without delay the man in Illinois re ceived back his draft and bought a sad dle horse , the best he could fiud. Just before adjournment Houston sought Richardson. "You say the fellow who's got my horse is a tiptop good man ? " Richardson again declared him one of the best In his district "Well , " said Houston , with a sigh , "I should have liked first rate to see him and also my horse , but as affairs turn out I must go straight to Texas. When you get home , go over and see this man and tell him to sell the horse and do what he pleases with the money. And , by the way , Richardson , I wish you would write and tell me if It was a good horse or not" Personal Recollections of Ga- lusha A. Grow as Related to Rufus Rockwell Wilson in Saturday Evening Post Satisfaction. Brown So you lost your lawsuit With Smith ? Jones Yes ; but It's a satisfaction to know that Smith didn't win anything. "But didn't you have to pay him $1,000 damages ? " "Yes ; but his lawyer got that" Philadelphia Record. The Intense dryness of the South Af rlcan air Is very destructive of leather Hence boots soon wear out The animal that first succumbs to ex treiae cold Is the horse. HOW QUAILS HIDE. Although the 3Ian Could Not See the Bird the Pup Wn UlRht. We are all more or less Inclined to dispute the unusual incidents reported by observant brother sportmen and If persuaded will excuse the bigotry shown by saying , "I never saw any such thing. " The claim has been made that a quail will lay a dead leaf over its back when "laying close" In the woods , and this I have always thought an appropriate extract from a pretty fairy tale and pitied any one who could be gulled by such a very transparent fable. One day while hunting quail a covey flushed wild and scattered In the woods. My companion took the old dog and I the pup , and we proceeded to beat up the cover. The first point the pup made was at the foot of a small tree , where the trees stood thick , but where the ground was stony and was covered only with thin patches of dead leaves. Taking the direction of the dog's eyes , I passed close by his head and , brushing by the tree at the foot of which he stood , walked on 10 or 15 feet , but flushed nothing. Going back to the dog , I carefully took the direction of his eyes and lookIng - Ing closely discovered sitting between the roots of the tree within a span of my foot the bird , and lying well over Its back was a large dead oak leaf placed in such a manner as to convince me beyond all shadow of a doubt that the bird had placed It there. My reputation for veracity Is fairly good , but I wish that pup could also make a statement In this case , for he and I were the only witnesses of this , to me , strange and interesting Inci dent P. S. We got the bird. Lewis Hop kins in Forest and Stream. 'THE MAN WITH THE ADZE. " How the Butcher's Chopping1 Block la Kept Smooth and Neat. A constructive rather than a destruc tive force implied by the name Is "the man with the adze , " who Is sometimes seen by early comers to the meat mar kets. Most persons have doubtless observ ed the large blocks upon which butch ers trim their steaks and chops. The top of the block is usually as smooth as glass , but the constant chopping of meat thereon roughens the surface eventually. The general idea seems to be that the butcher keeps his block smooth by merely sawing off the rough section. Such , however , is not the case. Specialism has even entered here. The man who makes a business of smoothing the butchers' blocks appears at the meat markets early in the morn- lug before the customers arrive. He rolls the big block to the sidewalk , then mounts to the top of It , adze in hand. Bringing it down swiftly from a vertical position above his head , the blade Is made to pass between his legs , skimming the surface of the block with great dexterity. At each stroke a thin layer of the rough wood is removed. The operation is continued sufficiently to satisfy the butcher's requirements. Some three hours are ordinarily consumed in the operation , and at the end of that time "the man with the adze" finds himself richer by $1. New York Times. PhotoB That Would Pay. Everybody Is trying to make money quickly nowadays , and photographers , amateur and expert , form a goodly per centage of the total included in "every body. " Here are a few subjects that would fetch very high prices : A house being struck by lightning. We have photos of lightning flashes , but no picture of the kind which shows a flash actually striking a house. Two trains In collision. Photos of wrecked trains are common enough , but a snap shot at the very occurrence of the smash remains unrecorded. The crew of a lifeboat in the act of rescuing the sailors of a sinking ship In a fierce storm. A negative of an Atlantic liner bat ting with an ocean tempest If you could take a snap shot of this subject from the deck of another liner it would be worth a good sum. A photograph of a sprightly earth quake in Japan or some other country which is troubled in this way. It would be well to hang up your camera and make It work automatically , as earthquakes are not to be played with. Such a picture would be jumped at A liny Suggestion. On the last night of a scrips of "pro tracted meetings" in the Methodist church of a little southern California village the visiting evangelist was making a special effort to obtain a showing of anxious souls. He had preached his best sermon and reached an emotional fervor that he had seldom equaled. But nobody responded to his invitation. They sang a hymn , and then the evangelist rose again and call ed upon the congregation to "enlist for the service of the Lord. " A battle scarred , wooden legged vet eran who had dropped into the back seat watched the proceedings with in terest For the third time the perspir ing evangelist rose and asked , "Is there no one willing to enlist in the Lord's army ? " Then response came from the back seat , "Draft 'em , parson ; hang it , draft "em ! " Natnre' Crovrning Work. As for the woman , she found the chief wonders of creation not in the culminating vertebrate , but in the low est orders of life. "The jellyfish , for Instance ! " exclaim ed the woman. "How was It ever got to jell so beautifully ? " Now. the others thought they could understand her awe. although none of ' ' 'iu. as it transpired hud * > V T put up KI.V preserves. Detroit JournaL MPOLEOFS WISDOM. THE GREAT GENERAL UNDERSTOOD THE VALUE OF DISCUSSION. It DOOM For the Urnln WImt ExcrclHe UOCM For the MtincleN The Mighty Corsicaii'n IdoiiH on IlcllKlcm and the FlrHt Great CUUBC. Man exercises his muscles to Improve them. He competes inuscularly with hiR fellows/and rivalry of muscle ends In muscular improvement all around. What exercise does for the muscles discussion does for the brain. The importance of discussion Napoleon leon appreciated thoroughly. And when he discussed , he discussed like a big man , selecting questions to exhaust the mind and lead far away Into fields of conjecture and widest speculation. His was no dreamer's brain , giving /speculation the time needed for do ing. First came the real work of the day or hour the planning and finish ing of details , from the disposing of ar my corps to the smallest final arrange ments. Then , free from actual work , seeking relief from concentrated application , his brain sought rest in talk worth while. On his voyage to Egypt , determined to waste no time , he organized serious discussion as methodically as he ever organized a fighting plan. The discussions were regularly ap pointed affairs. Needless to say , Napoleon arranged everything and controlled everything. lie selected the subject for discus sion , he chose the three or four on each Bide to support and oppose any given proposition. Those were his favorite topics : First , the art of war ; second , the art of gov ernment ; third , religion. From his point of view his chief sub jects for discussion were admirably chosen. They represented the only two things he cared for here below and the final question affecting his fate here after. But his field of thought , like the scope of his ambition , was unlimited. Once he asked his chosen debaters to decide whether the planets are Inhab ited. ited.Again Again , he discussed this earth's prob able ending , by fire or water. He discussed also the meaning of dreams and the value of "presenti ments. " In practical life he discarded every thing save realities , but in discussion all abstract questions interested him. It may interest you to know that in general he denied positively the exist ence of hell perhaps that was caution on his part and maintained that no man should die without confessing his sins : "Only a fool says that he will die without a confessor. There is so much we do not know and that we cannot explain. " It Is deeply characteristic of Nape leon's thought that he should have declared - . clared for Mohammedanism in prefer ence to Christianity. Ho admired the religion of Moham med "because it conquered one-half the world in ten years , whereas it took 300 years for Christianity to establish it self. " The old French king became convert ed because he thought the Christian God beat bis pagan god in battle. Na poleon had not traveled far beyond that old king. The man who seeks for all sorts of wisdom in Napoleon will be deeply dis appointed when be comes to analyze the great fighter's religious thought But for the hero worshiper there Is comfort in this : Napoleon trifled with everything ex cept the first great cause. On the deck of his ship on a fine night there was much Irreverent , flip pant , materialistic chatter. The revo lution had made stupid atheism fash ionable. But Napoleon was impressed by the calm night , the blue , dark water and the silent beautiful stars shining down in cosmic rebuke of the tiny blas phemers below. He stopped very abruptly the prattle of atheism. Toward the stars he pointed the short , thick arm so soon to rule this little planet "You may talk as long as you please , gentlemen , but who made all that ? " There was no answer , and there was no more atheism that night The man who was to build up the code Napoleon could appreciate the force and necessity of law. His mind realized the feebleness of man , coping even with little problems of earth. He felt that great laws and a Great Lawgiver must swing and direct those millions of silent worlds above. When Napoleon was still a Corsican patriot , the great Paoli said to him : "Napoleon , you are not a modern. You talk like the heroes of Plutarch. " Earnestness of the old kind was in deed Napoleon's characteristic as em peror , planning to rule Asia from the back of au ornamented elephant or as a poor , half starved lad. taking off his muddy shoes to enter the presence of the matronly Mme. Pennon and listen ing to her stories of descent from the emperors of Constantinople. Napoleon in his hours of work was a doer , and in his hours of leisure be was a discusser. He exercised constantly the two sides of bis brain , the practical and specu lative. Do the same and succeed. New York JournaL To Spell Shakespeare's Name. It has been shown that Shakespeare's name has been spelled by responsible writers in 1,906 different ways. In his own time his contemporaries spelled his name In 32 different ways. Chlca- po 'Pimps-Herald. r THESE WARM DAYS REMIND YOU OF Summer Corsets , Summer Shirt Waists , Summer Underwear &c Our stock in these lines is [ complete. Call and see els sfa Justjreceived : , a large I. assortment of Fans _ Bringus your order for St a p 1 e3fafn d&FLa n c y * tov t fib IU Vji * tor Groceries THE . . . . C. L. DeGROFF & GO. McCook Markets. Corrected Friday morning. Corn 3 .35 Wheat 58 Oats 40 Rye 33 Hogs 4 - 75 Eggs 15 Butter I2j Butter fat 14 The Straight Front is the newest in corsets. You will find them at DeGrofF & Co.'s. MRS. S , E. GBIGGS , TOILET PAKLOK Hair drespinp , shampooing and scalp treat ment given for the benefit of the hair. Massage treatment piven , wrinkles removed and all face blemishes removed. 'Phone Xo. C. { Rear of First National Bank. McCook Transfer Line J.'H. DWYER , Proprietor. J3T'Sp&cial attention paid to hauling furniture. Leave orders at mtlier lumber yard. ROTH EN BERG & SCHLOSS DISTRIBUTORS. KANSAS CITY. MO. The least in quantity and most in quality describes DeWitt's Little Early Risers , the famous pills for constipation and Incr com plaints. 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