McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, July 31, 1884, Image 5

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    The Tribune
Thursjkyjuly 315 ! . 1884.
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TIUUUXB has expired , and that an Invlti
tlon to renew the same Is extended.
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TO OUR ADVERTISERS.
All locals under this heading lOc. a line fo
each Insertion , and same Inserted until ordci
cd discontinued , unless time Is specified. Dill
paynblo monthly.
CONGHECJATlONAL.-Sunduy School at 1
A. M. every week. Preaching services ever ;
Sunday ni ht at 7.30 , M. T. Also , every alternate
nato Sunday morning at 11 , M. T. Exception
to the above will be noticed in locals.
GKouni : DUNCAN , Pastor.
METHODIST. Services every other Sunda ;
morning- 1UO ( , M. T. , and ovonlujr at K , M. I1
Sunday School every week ata.IW , M. T. Ser
vices held In Opera Hull.
JAMS lUiiTi.KV , Pastor.
CATHOLIC. Services will bo held in tin
Opera Hull once every four weeks.
JOSKPII CLEUV , Pastor.
I. O. G. T. The Independent Order of Goo <
Templars meet in -Congregational Churcl
every Tuesday evening.
Local Intelligence.
Graham Flour at City Bakery.
For the best Flour in town call al
City Bakery.
Special inducements in hosiery , from
F > c. up , at Chicago store.
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Blank notes , neatly bound , 50 in a
book , for pale at this office.
Great reduction in ladies and cliil-
\ dren's hats at Chicago Store.
Fine deeded lands , timber claims , etc. ,
for sale. William Fruin , McCook.
Take your repairing to Small & War
ren , opposite B. & M. Dining Hall.
Extraordinary bargains in remnants
of all kinds , at Chicago General Store.
Now comes the cooling cucumber to
heighten the joys and pains of the
' ' race.
Contractor Mclntyre is putting up a
frame house for Jake Ball on his claim
north of town.
All kinds of work done by Small &
Warren in wood or iron , opposite B. &
M. Eating House.
Deeded lands at from $3.50 to $7 per
acre for sale by William Fruin. Call
on or address him for particulars.
WANTED. A woman to take care of
an invalid , inquire at the office of
9-tf. CHICAGO LUMBER YARD.
Great bargains at the Chicago Store
in all departments. All kinds of pro
duce , bought , and the highest price paid
t for the same.
The City Bakery has just received
the finest line of Candies ever brought
to McCook. Remember this and go
there for your candies.
Just arrived , at the City Bakery , a
car-load of the Cream and Fancy brands
of Grand Island Flour. Also , a supply
of white bolted corn meal.
Rev. C. W. Merrill of Lincoln will
preach in the church on Sunday even
ing. Come and hear him.
GEO. DUNGAN , Pastor.
FOR SALE First-class millinery and
dress-making establishment. Doing
good business. Terms easy. For par
ticulars , address THE TRIBUNE. S.
C. H. Bogers has just received a
complete line of crockery , which he will
sell cheaper than anybody at prices
that defy competion. Call and inspect.
When you conic to town , go to the
Chicago General Store before purchas
ing elsewhere. It will pay you to visit
the Chicago General Store , under the
Opera House.
All those knowing themselves to be
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indebted to us are respectfully request
ed to call and settle on or before Au-
gurt 2d , and thus save trouble and
* ' expense. S. A. & L. C. ROWELL.
In the rafile for a horse which occur
red Saturday afternoon , Page Francis
was the lucky man. Page's pony cost
him § 2 , and he disposed of him to the
new livery men for $50 the same evening
ing-
Maybe the boys don't know where
the village pound is. At all events it
is situated in the rear of Olcott's barn.
So boys don't be backward about taking
up those porkers large and small
that have been taking the liberty of the
town for some time since.
Street Commissioner Leland has been
working on Main avenue , this week ,
hauling dirt that was taken from Dr.
Green's cellar and filling up along the
water mains that have fallen in and
been washed out by the late rains.
, . . The fruit and shade trees purchased
of Crete nurseries arc doing well and
encouraging our citizens to plant freely
next year. The advantage of dealing
" > with a Nebraska nursery will be appar
ent to any one who thinks before buying.
If you arc looking for a timber claim
call on William Fruin. lie has a num
ber of fine ones for sale.
The "heaps" of McCook's good mon
cy the Courier speaks of the Indianoli
boys hiking home with them ironi tin
so-called race , Saturday , is mythical-
even phantasmagoric in the extreme.
The Arapahoe Mirror is our author
ity for the statement that Jos. A. Sny
der has traded his bunch of catth
( numbering about 45 head ) to B. L
Chambers of that place for a farm ii
Gospcr county.
According to the Gazette-Journa
they "have an excellent soil to raise
brick" in the vicinity of Hastings ,
What a red-hot snap those Hastings
people have to be sure. Brick-raisinj
soil comes high , docs it not , Bro. Isaac j
The Ulysses Dispatch has occasion
to remark that the unpleasant smells
of that burg arc making the children
png-nosed , and that those already pug-
nosed are becoming pugger and more
pugged with regard to thier probosces.
Here to !
That horse race , Saturday , may be
styled "immense" an immense it was.
Ten Broeck , the famous , would have
been distanced. Well , boys , we think
the public will excuse you this time ,
but don't let it occur again. It really
looked too palpable.
A party from Fillmore county were
in town , Monday. They entered six
quarter sections of land in the south
eastern part of the county. They report
a number of wagon loads en-route from
the same county , who arc coming up to
Bed Willow to locate. Let them come.
It would be a great accommodation
to the people of McCook and vicinity
if this office was a postal note office.
Indianola , we believe , already enjoys
that advantage. Will a petition for
ilie postal note service be forth coming ?
We hope it will. We ought to have it.
J. Byron Jennings took a handsome
tongue lashing from an irate old woman
n the court room at Indianola and it
delights district attorney Morlan to tell
the story ; yet , it seems that Morlan
limself , Avas the object of the tail end
of the whip cracker after all. Faber.
We are informed that Mr. Franklin
las disposed of the Farley property on
Main avenue and Dcnnison streets , re
cently purchased by him , and that the
jurchasers intend erecting a brick build-
ng. A brick structure on that corner
would be a great improvement , and we
the report is true.
lope
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Lew Ginger gave his entertainment
n McCook , Tuesday evening , to a small ,
nit appreciative audience. Mr. Ginger
was laboring under a number of disad
vantages , but we arc informed by par
ties who were in attendance that they
were well pleased. His description of
the battles of Missionary Bidge and
Jhickamauga were interesting.
A young whiffet from below Indian
ola , accoutred in the conventional cow-
) oy paraphernalia , succeeded in making
i consummate ass of himself on our
streets , Saturday , and also on Monday ,
"t only required about two glasses of
> eer to disturb the equilibrium of his
iliputian brain , at best , and after arriv-
ng at that point his swaggering had
he effect of an emetic.
Elsewhere in this issue we produce
S. B. Brown's statement concerning the
oss and finding of Mr. Church's pocket
) ook. As Mi. Brown is the person
against whom the circumstantial evi-
lenoe points , and as we have always
considered him honest and upright , we
give his own statement of the case.
lis course as set forth in his lettef is
'air. and further he has no defense.
Parties bringing herds of ponies , etc. ,
nto McCook , to offer them for sale ,
can have every accommodation by call-
ng at Olcott's livery barn. He has just
completed a large corral in the rear of
lis barn for that purpose. He is also
n-epared to sell animals for parties on
commission , and conducts a regular
ivery , feed and sale stable business.
Remember him when in need of a team
ind riding horse.
These bachelors are chrystalized mys
tery and secrecy. Now goes our rising
egal light , J. Byron Jennings , and
commits matrimony. This is the hence-
icss of the addition to his house , the
birds , flowers , etc. Whatsoever things
he occurrence of which ye lest expect.
erily these are they which come to
pass. THE TRIBUNE joins the many
'rieuds of the happy couple in extend-
ng congratulations.
The young nephew of Carl Clark
who has been visiting his uncle for som
time , had his wrist broken , Wednesda ;
evening , while engaged in running ;
horse race with Artie Dungan , on th
course , south of town. He either fel
or was thrown from his pony , fallinj
on his hand in a double-up shape , break
ing the arm at the wrist.
Joe Braun has been having a painfu
time , lately. The ball opened up wit !
a pretty well developed case of anguis
and this was further augmented , tin
first of the week , by anguish , the resul
of his cranium coming into contact wit ]
the nether limbs of one of the poniei
recently purchased by him ( which wen
as tame as cows , Joe frequently remark
cd ) . lie went up on his ranch in Hitch
cock county , Tuesday , to recuperate.
Young men , the following hygienic
suggestion to your ice cream levin <
sweethearts may be beneficial to youi
port monnaie : "Milk in the maim
facture of ice cream is first boiled ant
afterward partly congealed. In tlu
boiling a lacteal acid of bacterioj is sel
free that , uniting with a phpo-sulphip (
of butcric oxide , again solidifies as r
bisulphide of stumokakc in the congeal
ing. This , when taken into the system
produces pcritonital cramps , frequently
ending fatally. "
Prof. Morton of McPherson Normal
School , situated at Bcpublican City ,
made us a pleasant call during his visit
in McCook , last Friday. The Professoi
informs us that their faculty is com
plete , and their instruction will be
thorough and comprehensive , and that
the necessity for sending children to
the eastern part of the state to have
them educated no longer exists. They
will teach any branch , and have the
corps of instructors to do so as thor
oughly as can be done anywhere in the
state. They expect to start out in Sep
tember with 100 pupils. The people
of Republican City seem to be deeply
in earnest about the school.
At the conclusion of Catholic services
in the Opera House on last Sunday' ,
there was a meeting of the gentlemen
of the congregation , presided over by
Father Clery , pastor. The object of
this meeting was to take steps to erect
a suitable edifice for Divine worship in
our city. A building committee , con
sisting of Messrs. Farley , Fruin , Wai-
ace , Golfer and Phelan , was chosen and
instructed to take immediate steps for
lie erection of a suitable church , the
selection of a site , the collection of
'unds , etc. A subscription list was
started and within an hour nearly § 500
was subscribed. It is the intention to
erect a neat , gothic structure , that will
) e a credit to our city. Work will be
gin at once.
Passenger train No. 40 , going cast
on Saturday P. M. of last week , con
tained a number of prominent C. , B. &
J. officials , who were returning from a
trip to Denver and the mountains.
Prominent amongst them were Percival
jowcll , Esq. , General Passenger Agent
C. , B. & Q. , Chicago ; T. W. Lee , Esq. ,
Chief Advertising Department , Chicago ;
J. M. Bcchtcl , Esq. , General Agent ,
Peoria ; C. C. Merrill , Esq. , Traveling
Passenger Agent , Indianapolis , Ind. ,
ind several other prominent officials
vhose names we were unable to learn.
) uring the short stay of the train here ,
most of these gentlemen improved the
ime in signing applications for timber
claims. They were well pleased with
ippcarance of our city.
The keepers of gambling dens at In-
lianola were recently pulled up before
he authorities and each fined § 50.
Correct , eminently correct. Had not
hesc gamblers over-reached themselves
o badly when they fleeced that individ-
lal so outrageously , recently , the nrin-
ons of the law would probably not have
cached them so soon nor struck theme
o hard. We are similarly afilicted in
our town , and would hail as the initia-
ion of an era of reform just such ac-
ion on the part of authorities as has
aken place at the county-seat. We
lave been informed of parties who
gamble aAvay their wages to such an
extent that their families suffer for lack
of food. We were given the name of
one such person , last month , who play-
d 48 hours continously almost and his
'amily were in want. We don't pry
iround in this matter , consequently only
enow what is given us gratuitously ,
vhich may or may not be authentic ,
lad we positive proofs we would give
he man's name , for any person who
vill be guilty of doing as our informant
ays , is the most contemptible piece of
lumau fleh of which it is possible to
onceive. Even a coyote will protect
nd provide for his offspring.
Three out of the six resolutions am
preambles drafted at the Institute ar
"cards" of thanks to our honored con
temporary , and but for the silent re
minder in the last resolution , "that :
copy of these resolutions SHALL appea
in the Courier , " we would be pleased t
give them to our readers. A short ac
count of the proceedings appear in thi
issue , through courtesy of Supcrintcn
dent Nettleton.
Notorious Quigley and Inebriate *
Sutherland of hulianola , called to sei
us , Saturday. Both were up to attcm
the race. "Quig" managed to depor
himself in a commendable , gentlemanly
manner , but Sutherland , in his anxiety
to "furnish THE TRIBUNE an item , '
became top heavy and confused. II <
missed the afternoon train , and wa :
compelled to remain here- until Sunday
afternoon. If we had a cooler , we an
inclined to think fewer people would
come to McCook to get drunk for fui
"just to give THE TRIBUNE an item. '
Our energetic roadmaster , J. R. Phe
Ian , spent a night at Stratton , last week
and during the course of the night IK
received two different visits from a noc
turnal perambulator , who it seems , waj
intent upon having the ' 'extra change1
that might be found in Mr. Phelan's
pa'ntaloons. Mr. Phelan was occupy
ing a room on the first floor , and the
midnight marauder entered at the rais
ed window , awakening J. R. in doing
so , who made an outcry and the would-
be burglar fled , only to return .again
after awhile , and make arrangements
for getting in at the window. At about
this stage of the proceedings our worthy
roadmaster became somewhat interested
and we might add warm , and the in
truder being armed and the intruded
upon not being so , and there being noth
ing in the room save the couch upon
which he was sleeping , Mr. Phelan
made a hasty toilet and proceeded to
investigate matters a little without
finding any game. After returning and
retiring again , he heard the party re
turn , and go up stairs ano turn in for
the night. The next morning Mr. Phe
lan interviewed one of the section hands
and made it clear as with an electric
light to his mind to leave the coun
try. The s. h. didn't wait long on the
order of his going , but , without even
waiting for his time , made tracks to
ward bleeding Kansas at an O'Leary
gait.
gait.A
A young individual giving the name
of Burdette Fry , hired a team at Ol
cott's barn , Monday of last week , for
the ostensible purpose of going to Indi
anola to attend the County Institute
then in session at that place , but for
the real purpose , as subsequent actions
indicate , of getting away with the team ,
selling the same , and realizing some
cash of which he possessed none. He
drove to Indianola , and remained there
until Wednesday morning , putting on
no inconsiderable amount of dog in the
meantime , buying farms , and otherwise
amusing himself. Wednesday morning
he informed the Short boys that he was
going out to West's to perfect arrange
ments for purchasing his farm , and
started in that direction and finally
put up in Oxford , GO miles distant , the
same evening. At this point he also
made the purchase of several town lots ,
and was contracting for the lumber for
a large building which he purposed
erecting. By this time , the Short boys
became suspicious that all was not
square , and sent word to Mr. Olcott as
to the case , and he , with John Short
started after him on the train , corraling
the thief at Oxford. The youngster
told so many conflicting stories as to
make all of his statements worthless.
He had a hearing before Judge Ash-
more , Monday morning. He made no
defense , acknowledging the statements
of the witnesses against him to be true ,
and was bound over to the next term
of District Court , his bond being placed
at $1,000 , and being unable to give the
same , he was placed in the hands of
Sheriff Welborn for safe keeping. He
was dead broke , and assumed the air
and role of a capitalist to procure cred
it with which he succeeded in jump
ing board tills , livery hire , etc. He will
be given a season for reflection in the
pen. Judge Gaslin is loaded for horse
thieves.
A BARGAIN.
320 acres deeded land , 24- miles from
Oberlina thriving county-Scat and land
office town. 28 miles south of McCook.
i-rnile living water and springs , 200
acres smooth farm land , for sale , $900
cash , if sold at once.
Also , 1GO acres , with living water ,
120 acres farm landS , miles from Ober
lin. $ 100 cash , all deeded. Call on or
address , J. E. Cochran , McCook , Neb.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
_
r V. Fnxnklin made a business trip t <
Indianola , Friday.
Harry Allison of Hastings is nov
clerking in Haydcn's store.
Miss Nettie Shaw of Indianola is vis
iting her sister , Mrs. J. E. Bergcr.
I Miss Belle Buckworth of North Plattc
j is visiting at the residence of W. W
Fisher.
S Jim McCotter , Mr. Farley's best man
has been on the sick list for a numbci
of days.
Mrs. J. E. Bcrger made her parent.
at Indianola , a vfsit Saturday and
1 Sunday.
A. Constable returned from Hast
ings , where he has some horses , Tues
day noon.
W. II. McCartney and George Ptird-
ham were in town , Saturday , to sec
"the race. "
Begister Laws went down to Hast
ings , Sunday afternoonreturning on
No. 1 , Monday.
' Bill" Stout , the great contractor ,
passed through town , going cast , on
No. 40 , Sunday.
Commissioner Crabtrec , Henry Bax
ter and R. M. Sibbett of Indianola were
in town , Monday.
Mrs. Ed. Highland of Bed Cloud ,
who has been visiting Mrs. Perry , went
home on 40 , Monday.
Miss Isabelle Pope of Elkhart , Ind. ,
cousin of Mr. Pope of our town , arriv
ed in McCook , Friday.
A. W. Huntley , a B. & M. brakeman ,
is having a comfortable little home
erected in West McOook.
R. J. Finch. D. W. Pruitt and Fred.
Alley of Arapahoe were in town on a
visit , Tuesday. They left for home
on 40.
Mr. Stevenson , principal of our
schools during the past winter , is as
sisting in the office of Cuunty Clerk
Cramer.
J. E. Cochran , Esq. , took the train ,
Wednesday , for Grand Island-and Lin
coln. He will be absent some time on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Mills of Republican -
lican City , visited at the residence of
Begister and Mrs. Laws , last week.
They returned home on Saturday.
L. B. Stiles was passing around a box
of cigars , Tuesday , in honor of the birth
oi a ten-pound boy , born to Mrs. Stiles
on Tuesday at Salt Lake City , Utah.
J. P. Davis of Yillisca , Iowa , has
been in town , a number of days this
week , looking after some town property
purchased by him on Main avenue ,
about two years ago.
Dr. Kay accompanied Beceiver Babcock -
cock to his ranch near Cambridge. Sun
day. He reports cattle and crops as
looking well. Has corn that will aver
age GO bushels to the acre ; D. V.
Frank Galarneauof Lima , Ohio , who
lias been for the past five years em
ployed in the offices of the L. E. & W.
It. B. , and who is taking a vacation of
six weeks , is visiting his sister , Mrs.
Thos. Golfer.
C. E. Chandler , Beceiver Oberlin
land office , H. D. Calvin. County Clerk
of Decatur , Mr. Smith , hardware dealer
and Mr. Haddleman , Ex-County Clerk
of Decatur , all of Oberlin , spent two or
three" days of last week in McCook.
Mr. and Mrs. Stoddert left for their
liome in Charleston , 111. , Wednesday on
40. If they do not return some time
and make McCook their permanent
liome , it will not be their fault. Both
arc enthusiastic over the town and its
prospects.
Mr. Snyder of Charleston. 111. . Squire
Fisher's son-in-law , who has been visit
ing here for sonic time , started on his
journey home , Saturday afternoon. He
will make stops at Indianola and Fricnd-
ville on the way. Mrs.oSnyder did not
accompany him as stated in last week's
TlUBUNK.
MARRIAGES.
JENNINGS WOOD. At the resi
dence of Gr. W. Daniels on Sunday ,
July 27th , 1884 , Rev. Dungan offi
ciating. J. Byron Jennings of Mc
Cook , to Mrs. Vina Wood of Ham
burg , Iowa.
Notice , Stockmen I
There will be a meeting of the South
western Stock Growers Association at
2ulbertson , Neb. , on SATURDAY , Au
gust 9th , at 3 o'clock , P. M.
BOrder of President ,
B. BIRD.
Mr. Henry T. Church lost his pocket-book ,
containing about $ W In cash and u more val-
uublo note , Sunday , on his way from the Vv'H-
low to McCook. Ho went buck over the way
the Fume day but fulled to Hud It , and return
ed to thin place until Monday morning , when
ho again made senrch and found the pocket-
Jjook minus the cash , but still containing the
note. He has a. pretty good Idea who got the
money , but from the lack of evidence , other
than circumstantial , will not prosecute the
mutter further. This makes the third or
fourth Instance wherein the stolen pocketbook -
book turned up minus the "dust. "
In reference to the above I wish testate
state some circumstances connected
with Mr. Church's pocket-book ; Mon
day morning , July 14th , I started early
for the Willow for a load of wood , the
weather was very damp , there being
quite a heavy mist falling. After driv
ing about 3 miles I met Mr. Church and
Mr. Shepherd , having had a slight ac
quaintance with both gentlemen , I stop
ped and talked with them a few mo
ments , and as 1 was about to drive on
Mr. Church said he had lost his pocketbook -
book the day before somewhere between
his house and Mr. Sovenkcr's. We were
then abgut 2 miles north of Scvcnker's
and he requested me to look for it as T
was going over the same road. I drove
about 2 miles when Mr Church over
took me going toward home ; I asked
him if he had found his pockut-book.
He said he had but the money was gone
and went on to say that he found it in
plain sight and wondered that I did not
see it as my wagon track showed that I
had driven right over it and he further
stated that it was almost entirely dry.
A fact in connection with the fact that
he had looked the same ground over
thoroughly the night Before , led him to
think that it had been picked up the
night before and placed there that morn
ing again , lie also said that Mr. Shep
herd had gone on to town to see what
lie could do and he came back to talk
to me , as my wagon was the only one to
Ins personal knowledge that ha/1 been
over the road since he lost his pocket-
book. 1 told Mr. Church that he was
at perfect liberty to examine myself or
my pocket-book or take any other step
lie choose to. that I could say under oath
that I never saw his pocket-book , that
I never was as far north on the Willow
road as Mr. Sevenkcr's house before
that morning and that I could prove
my whereabouts all day Sunday and
Sunday night. If these are the circum
stances alluded to in the above as cir
cumstantial evidence they are neverthe
less facts and I am without further
defence. B. BROWN.
Dr. Johnson has established an envi
able reputation as a surgeon by a deli
cate and painful operation so skillfully
performed on an attache of II. W.
Pike's lumber yard.
THE TRIBUNE enjoyed some excellent
wedding cake at the hands of Mrs. G.
W. Daniels.
Wilcox Bros , are occupying the Stod
dert property on the hill.
If you want cheap pork call at John
Parley's meat market.
Breezy Tuesday evening , did you
say ? \\cil , rather.
BUSINESS POINTERS :
Locals under this head 5c. si line for each
nscrtion. Hills payable monthly.
11. S. Cooley has deeded lands for sale
n various parts of the county.
Homesteads and timber claims for
sale. B. S. COOLEV. McCook.
One good house , 1 acre of land , good
veil , etc. , for salt- . Price , § 450. B.
S. Cooley , McCook.
J. E. Beriter is agent for the Western
CJ CJ
Jottagc Organ , which he will sell cheaper
or ca. h or on Ion" time. 4.
Foil SALE : One house , with 2 lots ,
oed well on property. Price , § 450.
1. S. Cooley , Office 1st door south U.
S. Land Office. McCook.
Blank Deeds. Real Estate
* '
. .cases , Bills of Sale. Bond for Deed ,
Quit Claim Deeds. Contracts for Build-
ng , Mortgage Deed ? , Release of Mort
gage , Official Bonds. Soldiers Discharge ,
'etition for Liccn.se. Notes. Receipts.
etc. . at THE TRIBUNE office.
THE additional cost of De-Land's
Jhemical Baking Powder over cheap
goods pays for just so much additional
> trength. Taking thin into account.
t is far more economical "and healthy
han the so called cheap powders. It
s made from drape Cream Tartar and
Ji-Carb. Soda onlv.
For Sale.
Three choice Timber Culture elaims
'or sale. Mwjuire of Royal Buck at
led Willow. 7.
IXDIAXOLAJ EYATOR.
I am now prepared to offer Flour and Mill
"fed in exchange for V.'hcat. Will give as
nuch in return us can be afforded from any ,
lill. I am also prepared to Smy jrniin to ship.
July 3 , lE&i-Gui. CLAUK WAKD.