The Tribune
Thursday , May 8tfi , 1884.
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Local Intelligence.
.Graham Flour at City Bakery.
Chickens wanted at the City Market.
Plunkett Sisters , May 16th and 17th.
"Thunder and lightning" at Hayden
& Co.'s.
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Menard's Opera Hall will be opened
May 16th. _ '
All kinds of blanks kept for sale at
this office.
For tht best Flour in town call at
City Bnk'ery.
Fresh fish every Tuesday and Friday
at City Market
Choice raisins , 10 cents per pound ,
at Hayden & Co.'s.
District Court meets in Ifodianula ,
Thursday , May 15th.
IF you want cheap pork call at John
Farley's meat market.
Blank notes , neatly bound , 50 in a
book , for sale at this office.
Highest cash price paid for hides ,
furs and pelts at City Market.
The very choicest cuts of ham , beef ,
pork and mutton at the City Market.
' .Go to Green's drug store for wall
paper. A fine stock at bed-rock prices.
One dollar per peck is asked for seed
corn in McCook. Rather w y beyond ,
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am t it /
Sunday night was anything but pro
pitious for calves. The rain , coupled
with the cold wind , was disastrous to
many.
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Gail at City Market for early vege
tables : Tomatoes , peas , string beans ,
onions , sweet potatoes , raddishes , let
tuce , etc.
We have a limited amount of garden
: ecd from the Department of Agricul
ture , which will distribute to those call-
iug at this office.
We are pained to hear that George
Hocknell , Sr. , is seriously ill , and is
now confined to. his bed , with slight
hopes of recovery.
The train dispatcher at Lincoln , who
is responsible for the Cedar Creek wreck ,
was trying to kill himself , the other day.
Foolish man. Plattsmouth Herald.
We wager the old uiulley cow , whose
shapely form has become a familiar one
on our streets , has the most extensive
and aesthetic set of bangs in the com
munity.
Everybody is going to see the Plun
kett Sisters , May 1(5 ( and 17th , and all
want good seats , so call early to procure
your reserved seats. On sale at Citi
zen's Bank. .
The largest number of people who
have stopped at this station , this spring ,
detrained , Wednesday noon. It looks
as though the people were just begin
ning to come in.
There are races and races , but there
is a trotting race. J. B. Meserve offer
ed to trot with an Indianola party for a
purse of $300 that has come to naught ,
because of the failure of the county-
seat man to come to time.
Secure your seats for the Plunkett
Sisters , who open Menard's Opera Hall ,
Friday evening , May 16th. - Reserved
scats for sale at the Citizens Bank with
out extra charge. Call and procure a
choice seat before they are all taken.
If you want to see a fine specimen of
stone mason work you want to inspect
Adolph Fullgrabe's house in South Mc
Cook. Adolph claims to be the best
mechanic in stone in 'the valley , and
cites his own house as evidence.
The rain storm which prevailed in
this section , Sunday night and Monday ,
extended into the southeastern part of
the state as well , and a thorough , drench
ing rain it was , and worth money , espec
ially to thorc having planted trees , etc.
AH persons knowing themselves in
debted to Drs. Willey & Johnson at the
time of the dissolution of their partner-
snip arc requested to call on Dr. John
son and settle.
No. 39 ran into a bunch of cattle ,
Wednesday noon , just .east of this sta
tion , knocking two or three off the
track , and killing one. It's an "off-day"
when 73 fails to catch one or two head.
We have it from 'good authority that
the B. & M. company is employing four
or five times as many men as they did
during the past winter. Squads of them
go up the road to.work every day , and
still there is work for more.
Our , neighbors in Decatur county ,
Kap. , were considerably shaken up by a
miniature cyclone , Monday afternoon ,
the 28 inst , blowing down a number of
residences and * barns , but with no loss
of life. The storm in Furnas county
was much severer than in this county.
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We clip the following from the Chicago
cage correspondent of the N. W. Live
Stock Journal : There passed through
here 64 head of grade Hereford bulls
from Manteno , 111. They were for the
Spring Creek Cattle company at Mc
Cook , Neb.- , and went west on the C.
B. & Q.
The name and style of the English
syndicate which purchased the Circle
ranch , brand and cattle is "The New
United States Cattle Ranch Co. , Limi
ted. " The transfer of- this ranch and
i
appurtenances was taken to Atwood ,
Kansas , Tuesday of last week , to be
recorded.
Tom Murphy , Bert. Potter and a
number of others were engaged two or
jhrec days of last week in planting corn
and potatoes and miscellaneous "garden
truck" on their claims , a few.miles
northwest of town. That locality has
jeen settled up rapidly and is being
worked extensively.
C. A. Fredericks , who is having four
neat little residences put up in West
McCook , informs us that he could rent
them two or three a day most any or
dinary day , so great is the demand for
dwelling houses. Two of his buildings
ire nearing completion and a third one
will be raised to-morrow.
A row of fine young trees has been
planted along the Dennison street front
of his property by S. U. Colvin. S. H.
did not have much success with those
Wanted last year , with the destroying
animals and other causes , and we hope
lis further labor and expense this spring
will be richly rewarded by thrifty , grow'
ng trees.
When a man.pays 75 cents per 100
weight to have his meat expressed from
Red Cloud to McCook , he expects and
the railroad company is under obliga
tions to handle that meat in a decent
manner at least. The way some meat
consigned to C. H. Dungan at this sta
tion was handled at Red Cloud and
needs some investigation.
The appearance , of W. H. Hayden's
store has been vastly improved lately ,
by the addition of a very fine show
case , stools , etc. , and by making a much
better disposition , with a view to dis
play , of the immense stock he now
carries. His latest innovation is a hand
some delivery wagon and horse. All this
in the steady march of improvement.
Dundy county is preparing her peti
tion for organization as a county. More
than the requisite number of signatures
have already been taken , and other ar
rangements perfected. The stock in
terests of Dundy county are large , and
the taxes paid proportionately large ,
and she ought to receive the benefit of
the same. " Benkelman will be the
county-scat
Mr. Hanson , purchased , this week ,
of a Mr. .Hemiuingtori , a half section
of land in Red Willow county , about 16
miles from Indianola. That county is
having quite a boom this spring. Claims
are selling allihe way from $800 , $1,600.
The way land is being taken up and
its rapid increase in value , Mr. Hanson
will not lose anything on his .deal.
Blue Hill Times , May 3. * /
The U. S. Land Office at McCook did
an immense' land business during the
month of April the largest of any
month since the office was opened :
Timber-culture entries , 113 ; homestead
entries , 117 ; pre-emption filings , 106 ;
final proofs , homesteads , 27 ; homestead
declaratory statements , 11 ; cash proofs ,
65. Uncle Sam realizes a net profit of
$12,061 out of this month's business.
3Iore land has been entered at this office
than any land sffice in the state.
Milk -worth 6 cts.per quart can easily
be furnished for 4 cents at a profit , by
a proper admix of watter. . Cheap Bafc
log PowefcV .can be furnished on the
same principle. DeLand's Chemxca
Baking powder is free from all adultcr
ation. It is made from Grape Crean
Tarter and Pure Bi-Carb. Soda.
We have no distinct recollection about
this corporation ever having been leas
ed to any party or parties tor a slaugh
ter house or yard , but those who wit
nessed the killing of that pig on our
streets , Wednesday evening , probably
thought so , and in fact.were"3ustifiedln
so thinking. We don't know just what
status such actions have in a community -
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nity , but wet venture to remonstrate
mildly against such a course as being
scarcely proper , not to say dangerous
and disgusting.
Orange Judd , Editor of the American
Agriculturist for some thirty years ,
i > ut unconnected with its business man
agement for a-year or two past , has
lately retired from its editorial depart
ment and located in the West. He
desires to gather a complete "Postal-
Card Album" of his old Readers and
Friends , and requests them all to- send
him now a Postal giving * their present
location and address , naming also , when
convenient , the years in which.they were
his subscribers. Mr. Judd's address is
Chicago , Illinois.
The Republican Valley has probably
never seen such an emigration as is now
pouring into her territory , and has nev
er shown such a disposition to improve
ment as is now demonstrated on every
hand. McCook is a town-of which her
every citizen is proud , and this pride
and confidence in her permanency is
evinced by the character of the build
ings , resident and business , now in
course of erection within her limits , as.
well as the numerous auditions and im
provements to be observed everywhere.
People are beginning to "spread out"
as it were , which we take as indicative
of present prosperity and a firm belief
in the future of this booming little city.
If you lack faith in your town , take a
little jaunt down the valley and draw1 a
few comparisons , and we warrant you
will have a better opinion of McCook
than you previously entertained , such
a one as may be heard expressed in the
eastern part of the state frequently. *
McCook ought to make a strenuous
and continuous effort to have a mail
route running from North Platte to
Oberlin , through this place. The pres
ent route is an outrage on the very people
ple it is intended by the government it
should benefit. There is not one good
reason why the route should go through
the county-seat or any other town , when
the route by way of McCook would be
a saving in distance , and time as well.
This alone ought to be sufficient reason
why the route ought to be changed , but
when we consider the matter of conven
ience to the people , the present route
does not fill the bill. Letters coming
from east of the Missouri and addressed
to parties living in the northern part of
this county , go first to North Platte ,
thence a short distance east again ,
thence to Indianola , and from Indianola
to destination , requiring'twice as much
time as a direct route from North Platte
through McCook to Oberlin would re
quire. We speak not of this matter
because we are anxious to have the
route run through this town as a town ,
but because- the present route is a gross
imposition upon" the people "who ought
to receive promptly .their mail , and in
the shortest time and most direct route
feasible. And they should have it.
PATENTS
For the lollowing named parties are
now at this office :
Sarah R. Conner , John M. Cave ,
Amos Dresser , Joshua D. Day , Fernan
do C. Davis , Mary E. McKnight , John
0. Miller , Stanley Parson , Elizabeth A.
Plasmeyer , Carlos C. Sibbitt , and
Chauncey Tucker.
The above will be delivered on pre
sentation of "Duplicate Receiver's Re
ceipt , " properly endorsed.
C. F. BABCOCK , Receiver.
McCook , Neb. , May'7 , 1884.
Notice to the Public.
I have just purchased 28 head of the
finest beef steers in Western Nebraska ,
aud am now prepared to furnish the
choicest cuts of beef at the City Market.
C. H. DUNGAN.
Car Load Wind Mills.
A car load of Wind Mills just re
ceived. Call on or address ,
G. B. NETTfcETON , McCook , Neb.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Geo. Purdham was in town , Friday.
Col. Snavely was up on business ,
Tuesday.
Mrs.'L , B , Stiles is visiting hcr.parj
ents in Salt Lake City , Utah.
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Henry Baxter , Indianola's tobacco
man , was in town , Wednesday.
Reciver Baocock ran down to Cam
bridge on 39 , Tuesday afternoon.
G. W. Daniels returned from a two
week's visit in Chicago , Tuesday.
L J. Starbuck hasbccu , confined to
his residence for some days by illness.
A. Constable , of McCook was regis
tered at the Commercial , Lincoln , on
Sunday.
W. W. Dunham , one of our Stough-
ton subscribers , was in town on busi
ness , Tuesday.
D. D. Duckworth , S. W. Stilgebouer
and others from the Beaver , were in
McCook , Saturday.
Mrs. Hockiday of Chicago , , and aunt
of Mrs. Sanders , is visiting at the B.
& M. Dining Hall.
W. E. Babcock , wife and child , of
Cambridge spent Sunday in McCook ,
the guests of Recdiver Babcock.V .
Squire Fisher , Mrs. Hollister and Dr.
Johnson have enclosed their properties
on Madison street with # wire fence.
Frank Harris , Supt. Campbell's clerk ,
nade a flying v'sit to the Capital City ,
Sunday , returning on No. 1 , Monday.
Mrs. Curtis of Denver , a sister of
"has. Noble , and Miss Dashicll of Iowa ,
a niece , arrived in McCook , Saturday.
Mr. Green and wife occupy the Bos-
ey house , instead of Mr. Stevenson ,
who is now living in T. B. Babcock's
louse.
J. F. Forbes returned from Chicago ,
where he had accompanied his brother
Norman on his journey to Canada , Sun-
, ay night.
Receiver Babcock and Principal Stev-
nson were down at Oberlin , Kas. , Sat
urday. C. F. was looking after school
ands in Decatur county.
Mr. Moudy of Chicago arrived in Mc-
Jook , last week. Ue is in the employ
6f Frees & Hocknell as book-keeper for
all their" yards in the valley.
Thos. Wray of Culbertson was a visi
tor in town , two or three days , the last
of the week , and dropped in and paid
xis respects to THE TRIBUNE.
W. S. Morlan of Arapahoe , prosecut-
ng attorney for this court district , was
n town , Saturday , on legal business ,
and made THE TRIBUNE a friendly call.
J. H. Yarger and family of Kansas
} ity arrived in the city , Sunday. Mr.
Lrarger spent some time around town
and country during the week , in quest
of land.
Mrs. W. II. McCartney and her moth
er and two sisters of St.- Louis , who are
visiting her at Indianola , made McCook
a short visit , Thursday last , stopping
with Miss Rowell.
F. D. Hess and family came down
Tom the ranch , Wednesday morning.
Ic brought down a horse , who had re
ceived severe injuries by coiningincon-
act with a wire fence.
James Hatfield of John Hatfield &
Son , who has been on their ranch , a
ew miles south"of McCook , during the
> ast winter , started for Charleston ,
[ 11. , Tuesday afternoon. He will be
absent some two months.
John Drinkwater , until recently Pres
ident of the 47 Cattle Company , passed
through McCook , Wednesday , on his
way to Colorado. He has disposed of
lis stock interests in Southwestern
Nebraska to James Lyon.
John Delay and Ed. Ryan- drove
down from Culbertson , Saturday. Both
are ex-cattlemen who are returning to
their first love. They started for Texas ,
; he first of this week , to purchase steers.
They will be gone between two and
, hree monts.
N. L. Myers of Brush Creek has dis
posed of his property and moved to
[ owa , where he goes to settle up the
estate of a deceased brother. After
; he completion of which , he will again
take his course toward the setting , , of
the sun.
A. E. Powers and Mr. Winters of
Stockville , Frontier county , were in
town , Saturday. Mr. W. purchased a
fine span of 3-year old mules while
icre. Editor Ppwers will launch the
FrontierCounty Faber on the | ca of
Journalism. Friday.
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J. B. Rogers o9 Afcwood'rKas : , conn
to McCook , Tuesday , to- meet Mrs.Rod'
gers , who arrived from a visit. caSt , or
No. 1 , Tuesday night. They remainec
at the Eating House several dap. Mr
Dodgers , we arc informed , is eitypgec
in stock raising.
Mrs. Vina Wood of Hamburg , Iowa ,
sister of Mrs. Daniels , with whom she
has boon visiting some timey went * to
Culbertson , Wednesday r wheresb& has
property , to remain during the summer.
She also has a large flock of sheep in
the vicinity of Atwood.
Edward Kiinouseoif Chicago-bas been
in this vicinity for the past three weeks ,
looking over the land south of McCook.
He has entered coritest against two
claims. He brought a few head of
stock with him and expects to keep
more blooded stock later.
George Short of Indianola was iir
town , last Thursday , for the purpose
of making a race between Indianola and
McCook horses , but there being none
to risk their little "wad" against his
lorse , he returned home on No. 40. By
the by , it appears as though Short &
Sons were unable to get any persons to
run their horses against their steeds.
James M. Morris of Benkelman was
n town , Tuesday , on his way to Omaha ,
n response to a subpoena to appear be-
bre the U. S. District Court in Omaha ,
which is in session" , this Veek. Jim
ailed in to sec us and said he thought
he summons was to appear before the
irand Jury in the Tom Hill case. Tom ,
t will be remembered , was hotly ( ? )
lursued by U. S. Marshalls from Riv-
rton and Lincoln in wagons but
without success , and he is now summer-
ng in Wyoming and Montana.
CARRICO.
J. W. Dyer is making a short stay on
he creek.
Will and Charles Bailey have gone
to McCook.
M. F. Tanner has left. He says for
a better country.
Jimmie Paxton is helping A.Cauipin
ending his sheep.
Richard Tate is home from Lincoln
isiting his parents.
Haz Bailey and family were visiting
lis parents this week.
A number of stockmen in this place
lave the Oregon fever.
Miss Lucy Braugh is in York taking
music and drawing lessons.
E. N. Keeler and family are moving to
heir ranch near the head of the Willow.
J. G. Stokes has returned from Mc-
3ook with his cousin , just arrived from
New Jersey.
Miss Mary Haller has gone to Osborn
vith the view of teaching the school at
hat place. PIHI.O.
THK latest journalistic venture is The
Cambridge Monitor by R. H. Mont
gomery. In this one line the supply is
at least equal to the demand.
Now comes the Gazette-Journal with
he astonishing intelligence that "im-
uense PRAIRIE fires are raging in New
fork and Pennsylvania , etc. " And
till we mourn.
"OuRVAL. " of the Third district ,
las announced that he will not be a
candidate for re-election , this fall. We
expect to hear from ' 'Moses" of the
Columbus Journal , whom the valiant
fal. paralyzed two years ago.
THE prohibition sentiment seems to
) e gaining ground in New York. In
he assembly on the 29th of April , the
) ill adding an article to the state con
stitution prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors was lost
to-day GO against C3. For a state like
New York that is a remarkable vote in-
leed.
DONIPHAN has a very lively preacher ,
ie fills a pulpit- the entire satisfac
tion of a large congregation , edits the
) oniphan Leader , a new paper just
started at that place , and amuses the
) oys by telling a good story , singing a
comic song or dancing a double clogg
to music furnished" by himself. Taken
altogether he is a valuable acquisition
to any town.
THE enforcement of prohibition in
Kansas has led to the perpetration of
some diabolic work in Wichita. A fine
church structure has been burnt , anony
mous letters received , and other evi-
lences of cowardice and crime shown.
) ur Kansas brothers are determined to
enforce the law prohibiting the sale of
iquor , and are meeting with greater
success than has been accomplished in
any other state in the union having
such a law.
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LAST Thursday vfaif a ml letter diry
for tire admirers oE the Pluwed-Knightf
to b& stare. "My Maryland" adojrtecil
resolutions favoring Blaine. CaJifwrria *
Republicans will vote for himf as Jo *
as he remaww in the field , and Nevada
sends a delegation who will stand by
him as long as tfeeir is a possibility of
hfo nomination , Oregon also instruct-
ed for Bfainc.
THB house committee on public lands
Has agreed upon a bill making some
changes in regard to the settling of pub
lic lands that will be of considerable in
terest in the west. The pre-emption and
timber claim acts are to repealed and
the homestead act is to be amended so
that proof of four years' residence upon
and'cultivation of the land claimed must
be made before the land can be obtained.
The proof must be made by two credible
witnesses , and will remain on file in the
general land office for one year before
the protest will be made out ; so that full
opportunity may be given for the discov
ery of fraud , or the appearance of
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other claims to the land. The repeal
of the pre-emption and timber acts will
not be much regretted by those who
wJsh to make actual Bettlenient upon" *
public lands. These acts , especially the
atter , have opened the door to an im-
nense amount of fraud , and have per
mitted the owning of vast tracts of lands
> y persons who never saw them. In
this way thousands of acres in the north *
west territories have fallen into the
lands of mere speculators and money-
sharks which would otherwise be open
to actual cultivation. The new restric-
ions on homestead claims are severe ,
nit no well-founded exception can be
aken to them. To have the public
ands in the possession of actual eul-
ivators and settlers is an object that
s worth attaining at tha expense of any
rouble.
"DELIGHTFUL"
No Medicine Can be Compared to
Marsh's Golden Balsam.
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"Last month I took a severe cold. I
coughed terribly and could not sleep
nights. I had a druggist prepare me
ome cough syrup , but it did me no
good. I then tried MARSH'S GOFJJEN -
JALSAM and was cured at once. It js
a delightful remedy. . * ' Henry L. Cook ,
Sednlia , Mo.
"I have used many cough remedies
n my 'family , but none that could pos
sibly be compared to MARSH'S GOLDEN
BALSAM. " F. E. Anderson , Leaven-
worth , Kansas.
"Please send me six dozen MARSH'S
GOLDEN BALSAM. Everybody likes it
and all call for it. " M. W. Wilson ,
) ruggist , Burton , Mo.
MARSH'S GOLDEN BALSAM , the fa
mous throat and lung medicine , and
MARSH'S GOLDEN BLOOD & LIVER
CONIC , the great blood purifier and liver
corrector , are for sale by S. L. Green ,
Druggist , McCook. Large bottles 50
cents and SI. 46.
BUSINESS POINTERS.
Locals under this head He. a line for each
nsertion. Bills payable monthly.
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines
at Lee's.
Go to John A. Lee's for sewing
machines.
We have just received a handsome
assortment of calling cards.
Great bargains at Hayden & Co.'s.
See advertisement on eigth page of this
issue for bargains.
Parties wishing to purchase a first-
class machine can be accommodated by
calling on John A. Lee , who has the
agency for the celebrated Wheeler &
Wilson Sewing Machines.
Noah Mishler's celebrated stallions ,
Tauipaco Messengec. and Marquis will
stand at Russell's barn , McCook , on
Saturday of each week , from May lit
to August 1st. Call to see them.
Blank Deeds , Real Estate Mortgage. ,
Leases , Bills of Sale , Bond for Deed ,
Quit Claim Deeds , Contracts for Build-
njr , Mortgage Deeds , Release of Mort-
Ct * -3 O '
gage , Official Bonds , Soldiers Discharge
Petition for License , Notes , Receipts ,
etc. , at THE TRIBUNE office.
Attention , Land Attorneys. .
We have in stock "Cash Application" ami
"Proof" blanks , under act approved Juno 15 ,
IbW ) . Same are put up in SI and J packages ,
ready to mail. Send in your order to
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THE TRIBUNE. McCook. Neb .
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TAKEN UP.
By the undersigned , 2 miles cast of McCook.
a brown 3 year old mar * ' , a little Icaae In leu
foreleg. Leather halter on. < hner can Sava
her after piiyiug tor this notice.
17. J. J. ST'UIBUCK.
