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About McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1884)
; % ? TheTH-bune * Thursday , February 28,1884. TO OTJB , ADVERTISERS. All locals under this hooding lOc. a line for each insertion , and sumo inserted until order- c-1 discontinued , unless time Is speclflcd. Bills payable monthly. Local Intelligence. Graham Flour at City Bakery. Choice Apples , $4.50 per bbl. , at Rogers' . C.ish paid for Poultry at Dungan & Shekel's. Buckwheat , Flour and Maple Syrup at Ilogors' . For. the heat Flour in town call at City Bakery. Highest cash price paid for fat cattle by Dungan & Shekel s. ' 'Choice cuts of beef , ham , pork and mutton at Dungan & Shekel's. Fish and poultry at Dungan & 'Shek el's , every Thursday and Friday. Fine sugar cured hams and breakfast "bacon sliced at Dungan & Shekel's. NOTICE. From this date best of corn fed beef will be found at Farley's Market The Culbertson Sun is urging the matter of bridging the Republican at that point. James Hatfield'had another car load of. corn hauled out to his ranch the first of the week. Great bargains at Hayden & Co.'s. See advertisement on eigthpagebf this issue for bargains. William Bateham says that 500 dead rawhides can be counted along the banks of Chief creek. Sun. If you want the best flour in town , call at the City Bakery. Samples given to those who wish to try it. H. TV. Pike is getting his lumber yard in shape. His stock building is com pleted , and office well under way. The members of the Ladies' Union * % i will meet at the residence of Mrs. GL. . * Laws , to-morrdw afternoon at 2 o'clock. From a number of Stoughton people 'who have been in town during the week , we gain the information that settlers are coming into that locality rapidly. We were bhown some specimens of sod corn grown by Mr. Sheppard on the Willow , without any cultivation what ever , which certainly indicate that crops can be raised in Red Willow county. There are plenty of claims on the di vides back from Red Willow Creek , and to those hunting claims we say go out and look over them. The people along the Willow will show the land withoul .charge willingly. Just received , three barrels of Robs - s ertson County , Kentucky whiskywhicli I have for sale by the drink at my bar. Also , J. Schiltz & Co.'s Milwaukee beei constantly on hand. JOSEPH BRAUX. We had the pleasure of meeting the veteran journalist , Col. Pickett of tht Bloomington Guard , during a recenl enjoyable visit to that place. Also , Mr. Crane , the enterprising young man oJ the Franklin Echo. Thirty-five young boys , sent to Ne braska by the Woman's Aid Society oi New York , got off the train at Almaj Saturday morning. We understand th ( purpose is to bind them out to farmer : and others in that neighborhood. Numerous little houses dotting th ; Lill sides can he viewed from the eleva tion north of the to n site. Many oi these claims have been entered during the past few months. Land in the vi cinity of town has been taken up ven rapidly. A telegram received from Brush Colo. , about 150 miles west of McCook Tuesday morning , stated that the heav iest snow storm of the season occurrei during Monday night There were fou inches of snow on the ground Tuesday morning , , . ' % ° / " C _ C t - , " * * , - > 3 The contest of Mack vs. Tomblin oc cupied the attention of the Land Officers three days of this week. This is the second'hearing of the case , and involves a timber-claim valued at $500. The idea of the size of McCook en tertained by people living down the Valley are amusing indeed. People liv ing in towns with about half our popu lation , asked us whether McCook wasn't a very small town , and when informed of the population of our town , were greatly surprised to hear that McCook had grown to such proportions in less than two years. G. W. Daniels , Mr. Hayden's popular manager , is having an addition 12x20 built on to his cosy little residence. He will also have a porch built on the addi tion , and other improvements made to his property , which is already one of the most desirable ones in our town. G. W. has become musically inclined and bought Tom McCartney's upright piano a very sweet toned instrument at that The tramp who committed that terri ble murder below the state line , in Kan sas , .recently , spent a night in Mike Weick's stable , west of town , last week. He also helped Mr. Weick dispose of a hearty breakfast in the morning. While his actions and words were very suspic ious , being ignorant of the fact that a murder had occurred , Mr. "Weick attach ed no importance to them. We are in formed that the wretch has since 'been arrested. We have the information that the contest of Green vs. Vondres was close ly fought , occupying two days , and was finally continued until April 6th. The claim , from its proximity to town , is a valuable one , and the end is not yet. By the by , it were seasonable advice to those who are negligent respecting their- claims to waken up , for claims cannot be held as easily as heretofore there are two many on the look-out for such " " ' "takes. _ The libel case of Phillippi vs. Whit- taker came up. for a hearing before J udge Ashmore , last Saturday , and Mr. Whittaker was bound over in the sum of $100 , taking his own recognizance , to appear * at the nest session of the Dis trict Court. ' The suit arose from an article in the Courier , written by Mr. Whittaker , in which Phillippi was men tioned in connection with the death of Mr. Picken's horse Bill , who is suppos ed to have left the land of the living under suspicious circumstances. The party of 14 which arrived from Marengo , Iowa , last week , consists of L. 0. Marble and family , M. F. Marble and family , B. F. Olcott and family , Samuel Brown and family , and Messrs. Long and Cain. We are happy to state that the entire party is well pleased with McCook , and will make this their home. L. O. Marble now has three buildings in course of erection , and we are inform ed that the other members of the party will build them homes. A number of other families are expected the first of the month. _ _ _ _ _ _ Why John Plunket ( and female com panion ) concluded to depart from amongst us dofch thus appear : Tues day evening of last week , a number of railroad boys held a levee at the Church ill House in honor ( ? ) of the above named individual , and prescribed a dose of tar and feathers , in an artistic man ner to be administered , if , peradventure , it did not appear clearto his mind that this clime was not congenial. He did not stand long on the order of his go ing but went on the first train bag and baggage. The Emma Wells Co. gave perform ances in McCook , Monday and Tuesday evenings. The first entertainment was quite fair. Miss Ray's vocal solo , and Miss Wells' piano solo were roundly applauded , and the program throughout was "midling to fair. " But Tuesday evenings performance was rather thin. The company needed some rehearsaland , filled in with very stale gags at times. We don't go much on the ' 'four-voiced vocalist" business , but Miss Wells' per formances on the piano forte are su perb. They played to good houses both evenings * , * ' "After the opera was over , " Tuesday evemng the members o the Emma Wells Co , indulged in a war of words , in their rooms at the Dining Hall. To judge by the conversation which passed between the parties , we conclude that Marks , the manager of the troupe , had insulted the ladies by some remark he made during the evening's performance , and tlie ladies hinted in strong terms , that although alone and defenceless they could take care of themselves. We doubt not they can , for their demeanor meaner was Jady-like while here , if they are not murdered in cold blood by the portly manager's grammar. r * Frank J. Sibley of Lincoln , W. C. T. of Nebraska , addressed a crowded house Sunday evening , on the important sub ject of'temperance. Mr. Sibley , repre senting the Good Templar organization of this statethas been doing'good work in organizing lodges in the Valley. He expects to have lodges in effective work ing order in every town between Mc Cook and Red Cloud in fact but few towns remain in whose midst such or ganizations are not now flourishing. He returns to our town , Wednesday even ing , March 5th , when he will organize a lodge in McCook. Let the friends of temperance turn out in force on that evening , and help form a strong , ag gressive order. In.company with Mr. J. F. Forbes , we had the pleasure of participating in the mask ball held in the staid old burg of Bloomington , on the evening of the 22d. There were a very large number of maskers present , embracing people from .Bloomington , Franklin , Riverton , Orleans and other towns. The costumes were varied and magnificent ; and the supper at the Commercial House ele gant. We are under obligations to the sterling agent of the B. & M. , Mr. John Gordon , for courteous treatment. A little matter of courtesy which "was overlooked by the ladies toward a num ber of strangers was the only drawback to the latter's unalloyed pleasure. Ev erything down the valley has a bright appearance. Considerable building is going on , and general improvement is being made. Prospects are , fine were never better. B. F. Olcott , who recently arrived in McCook from Brooklyn , Iowa , with his family , has taken a half section of land about seven miles west and north of town. He has also bought a half inter est in the livery stable of Jno. J. Dun- bar. Since his arrival he has been driv ing around through the country some what , and informs us that he is very well pleased with the country adjacent to , as well as the town of McCook it self , and such is the verdict of the en tire party who recently came here from Iowa. A number of them have inform ed us that they are pleased , and that they will build and stay with as. 0. F. Cain has also entered a half section of land in this vicinity. He returns to Iowa soon to bring his family and two car-loads of household goods and stock to McCook. He will put down his stakes here , and make this place his/future home. / A number of our business men have purchased 400 feet of hose , and at a trial of the same , Saturday , everything worked satisfactorily. At present we have but one large hydrant , which is situated in front of the Citizens Bank , but water can be thrown over many buildings in the neighborhood. With the immense power , which in cases of emer gency can be gotten direct from the engine at the water works , no town in this state is in such shape as McCook in the way of fighting fire. In addition , most of our residences have small hy drants in front of them , and with a few feet of hose , almost every property own er can have a miniature fire department of- his own with which he can successfully - * fully combat fires in their incipient states ; and then the advantages of irri gating yards iff a most important con sideration , or will be so during the warm weather of the summer. Our watei works are the crowning glory of Mc Cook , the Magic'City of the Uppei Republican. Lively times are reported at the recent - cent Tate-Hunter trial at Culbertson. A number of the participants came out with marks of the conflict. This week has been one of unusual activity. The land-seekers wore num erous , and our'land officers were kept busy all the time. Building has been continued with great energy. New houses are springing up rapidly , and still the demand is greater than tlie supply. The carpenter work on the Menard building is being cairied on rapidly , the same has been enclosed , weather board ed , the cornice put on , and the building will soon be ready for the brick layers. McCook is booming right along. Our Land Officers are in constant re ceipt of letters asking for information like the following one from Posey coun ty , Indiana , which has been handed to us to answer. In the first place there is plenty of land in this , Red Willow county , as well as in adjoining counties , subject to homestead , pre-emption and timber-culture entry , which is peculiar ly adapted to mixed farming. If par ties desire making Nebraska their fu ture home , the Republican Valley is a good place to come to. Come look the land over. STEWARTSVILLE , Lm , Feb. 1884. SIR : Will you please give me some information concerning government lands. Is there any to be homesteaded in your or adjoining counties ? Is it good for mixed farming , that is stock and grain ? Where are the best govj eminent lands to be found ? Please give me all the information you can , as some in this part of the state have our minds set on Nebraska. HARRISON BARRETT. CHURCH DEDICATION. There will be service at St. Virgilius' Catholic Church in Indianola , on Tues day , Wednesday , Thursday and Friday , March 4th , 5th , 6th and 7th , at the hours of 10 A. M. , and 7 P. M. Each day accompanied by instructions by Revs. Dr. Fanning , Father Rhulier and Father Reichert Dedication services will take place on Friday , March 7th , the cele brant being Rt Rev. Dr. Connor , Bishop of Dibona and Vicar Apostolic of Neb. PERSONAL POINTERS. Mayor Berger is entertaining his brother. Chas. Love of the Sun was in town on Monday : D. M. Tomblin , the Arapahoe banker , was in town , Monday. Mr. Stearns of Hastings favored us with a short call , last Thursday. Fred. Harris attended the.masquerade ball at Friendville , Friday night Elmer Rowell has returned from an extended visit to brothers in Iowa. G. L. Laws visited in Orleans and Republican City , Saturday and Sunday. Jesse Welborn and Geo. A. Hunter from the county seat were in town , Friday. Sheriff Welborn , Geo. Purdham and R. M. Snavely had .business in town , Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Sibley and child , of Lincoln , were in town , Sunday and Monday. W. J. McGillin and Benj. Bird of Benkelman were in town a number of days , this week. Abe. Berry , the Medicine cattle man , with headquarters at Indianola , visited McCook , Friday. Patrick Egan of Land League fame , now a'resident of the state capital , was in town , Sunday. R. S. Cooley of Stoughton , and Joe Williams of Vailton , were in town on business , Friday. Mrs. A. P. .Sharp and two children returned from a visit to friends in In- dionola , Saturday. J. T. Wray , who has been making his winter-quarters at McCook , returned to Culbertson , Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Fisher went to Indianola , Saturday , on a visit , return ing Sunday mprning. Mr. Henderson of Illinois has taken a claim north of town. He will move out from Illinois in the summer. Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Taylor and Mrs. A.E. Lytle of Culbertson came down to hear the Emma Wells Co. , Monday night. Chas. E. H. Guthrio'of the Omaha Bee , and John H. Comes of , the Her * aid , were in town the close of last week. Royal Buck , of Red Willow , wlio has been confined to the house since Christ mas , wo are pleased to see , is able to be around again. Levi Sanderson of Blairvillc , Iowa , arrived in town , Saturday. ' He is a brother of W. M. , whom he will assist during the summer. Chester Pope and C. B. Sawyer of Coldwater , Furnas county , were in the first of the week , trying to buy a ranch for range purposes. Mrs. C. N. Batchelor who has been visiting in Plattsmouth for some time , but lately returned home , went cast on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Stutzman , daughter of Mrs. P. Boyle , arrived in McCook , Sunday night. She was accompanied by her two child- red and Miss Black. Mr. Watkins of the Blue Hill Times and W. S. Morris of the same town , were in town , last week. "They report the Valley booming. " Dr. P. Boyle , who has been visiting in Hillsdale , 111. , for the last three months , returned home Sunday night. His eyes were not benefitted as much as was hoped. Hiram Bixley and Samuel McClain of Collum , 111. , with their iamilics have arrived in McCook. They have entered claims north of town , and are building houses in West McCook. Senator Dolan made McCook a flying visit , Saturday. He reports having had a grand time during his recent visit to our national capital , the metropolis , and other points of interest in the cast. D. W. Irwin and George Bentley of Cambridge were in town on land busi ness , Friday. Mr. Irwin instituted six contests and made eight entries besides. Mr. Bentley also entered a half section. Sam. Ashmore came in from Hayes county , Saturday. He reports loss as being very light He also says that more cattle perish along the railroad and river in the vicinity of Benkelman than anywhere else in this region. BUSINESS POINTERS. Locals under this head 5c. a line for each insertion. Bills payable monthly. Extra copies of THE TRIBUNE at this office. Call and see our artistic designs in Envelopes. A fine up-land , deeded claim for sale. Inquire at this office. Samples of the latest designs in Wall Papers at W. M. Sanderson's. "Cleanliness is akin to godliness. " Call at Sharp's barbershop , and become clean. A. P. Sharp has all the conveniences and apparatus to insure a good bath. Give him a trial. If you want to buy a deeded claim one of the best on Driftwood creek call at this office soon. Hereafter we will require that all con test notices and proof notices be paid for at the time of their first insertion. We put up all letter heads , note heads , bill heads , etc. , in blotter tablets , if desired , without extra charge. They are very convenient W. M. Sanderson is prepared to dc all kinds of Paper Hanging , Kalsomin- ing , and Carriage and Wagon Painting on short notice. Give him a call soon. Blank Deeds , Real Estate Mortgages , Leases , Bills of Sale , Bond for Deed , Quit Claim Deeds , Contracts for Build ing , Receipts , etc. , at THE TRIBUNE office. FOR SALE. 2,000 fence posts and 50 bushels of seed wheat. ROYAL BUCK , Red Willow , Neb. LOST. A brown woolen.shawl , between J. E. Berger's and my residence , Wednesday night. Finder will be suitably reward ed by returning same to S. L. Green's Drug Store. A. M. KELLT. FOR SALE. 3 or 4 horses. 2 cows , 2 brood sows , a few * thorough-bred Plymouth Rock cockerels , and a well improved home and stock ranch. For prices , inquire of H. S. WEST , Indianola , Red Willow Co. , Neb.