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About McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886 | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1885)
* The Tribune Thursday , March iQth. 1885. TO OUR ADVEETISERS ! l lonnlfi under this howl nt the rnlo of lUc. for first Insertion , nncl fie. per line for cnch subsequent Insertion , nml Fmnc will l > o run until ordered nut. unless tluio th specified. Job work Bpot cosh. SUitcim-nta will be presented - sentod nt the end of each month. t / < CONGIlEGATIONAL.-S ndny School at 10 A. M. every week , rrenchlnjr services every Smuifty night nt 7.30. M. T. Also , every niter- - * 4.IUIU Sunday morning ut 11. M. T. Exceptions CW.h above will ho noticed In locals. GKOUQE : DUIICUN , Pastor. " J-fe - METHODIST. Services every Sunday at 11 A. M. and 7:80 P. ,31. . mountain time. Sunday School nt a p. M. The services and Sunday pchool will be held for the future in the school houBO. AH are cordially invited. Seats free. E. J. HALL , Pastor. CATnOLTC.-Scrvlces will be hold in the Onera Hall once every four weeks. JOSKPH CLKIIV , Pastor. A. F. & A. .M. McCook Lodge , U. D. , moors on the flrst and third Tues days of each month. G. L. LAWS , \V. M. T. G. ItEns. Secretary. B. & M. R. R. Time Table. EAST LEAVES : EAHT LEAVKB : No. ? 7:10 , A.M. I No.40 5:40 : , P.M. "WEST I.KAVE8 : WEST LEAVES : No.8 ! ) 1:00.P.M. | No.l 0a > , P. .M. 532T"Eastbound trains run on Central Time , and westbound trains on Mountain Time. Freight truins do not carry passengers CH.IS. NEKS , Agent. Local Intelligence. Hams and bacon at Farley's. New Goods at the Jewelry Store. E. M.Brickey & Co. for clothing. New Orleans Syrup at Wilcox Bros. Choice cuts of pork and beef at Far- ley's. Call and see Spanogle & Rinker's top Buggies. Remember ! Clothing at cost at Wil-1 cox Bros. Halladay Wind Mills at Spauogle & Rinker's. For the best fiour in town call at the City Bakery. ! , White Russian Soap , 5c. per bar , at Wilcox Bros. Boston Brown Bread at the City Bak ery constantly. jMcCook is a great Sunday resort for commercial men. A fine line of native Colorado Jew elry at 31 c Crack en's. j j ' Call and see our horse bills. Best lot i ; of cuts in the county. Spanogle & Rinker have the Grass Hopper Rod Breaker. Th.- City Livery Stable , B. F. Olcott , proprietor , for fine teams. A full line of Pumps and Pump fit tings , at Spanogle & Rinker's. | The very highest cash price paid for i hides at Farley's Meat Market. 1 A car-load of Plows and Harrows just , received at Spanogle & Rinker's. j j ' Two span of mares for sale at Dun- ( bar & Newton's livery and feed stable. , Two setts of harness , ( one light and one heavy , ) for sale at B. F. Olcott's , very cheap. A supply of fresh candy at the City Bakery. Tony has the cream of the i candy trade. , i CATTLE FOR SALE 37 cows and' ' . heifers and a few steers. For particu lars inquire at this office. H Moss Agate , Amethyst , Topaz , and Moss Jasper in Pius , Sets , Scarf Pins r and Charms at the Jewel 17 Store. That baled hay at Olcott's barn is just the-thing for breakers and teamsters , L besides being bright and eatable. ( The B. & M. Pharmacy has just re ceived a spring stock of glass , paints , oils , dye stuffs , drugs , calsomine , etc. I have 3,000 choice strawberry plants for sale at $1 per hundred. J. R. PHELAN , McCook , Neb. Stock boarded by the day or week at Olcott's barn , opposite Colvin House. Also buys and sells stock on commission. Any parties wanting breaking done on their claims , can have the same con ' tracted for at Dunbar & Newton's livery stable. An excellent quality of sweet Michi gan cider at City Bakery. Also , a car load of Apples which will be sold cheap by the bushel. If you want -a suit of cloths cut and made in first-class style , call on R , A. Cole , first door west of B. & M. Pharm acy , 3IcOook. Neb. TflE state teachers' association will meet at Lincoln , March 31 st. Reduced rates of fare will be made to all mem bers of the association. WANTED A few more pupils to re ceive instruction on the piano and or gan. I also teach voice culture. Call , at Dr. Boyle's Dental Office. MINNIE. BOYLE. s * * sj 5 * ? * x rw8gX53 ' * ' * awJfsT:5'v- ; " ' Caf-p * ? % ! ) ! j Sg sfts&Q Sw ; - i - ' * , - -tv ; & * 1 Ranchmen arc beginning to establish cnnlps on their respective range ? , pre paratory to ihu spring round-up. Hayes County and Hayes Centre are receiving a heavy boom. It is confi dently asserted that the town will con tain from 25 to 50 houses by fall. WANTED 200 head of horses or cat tle to p l irc. Have 1 , GOO acres fenced. ' One mile of riverfront. Terms low. 3 miles cast of McCook. A. W. COREY. Almost every bridge spanning the Re publican , from McCook to the mouth of the river , has either been carried away or partially destroyed. Good fortune has been our portion. j Car-load of Grand Island Flour just received at the City Bakery. Will be sold at from $1.90 to $3.00 per hun- dred. Also , a fresh supply of White Bolted Corn Meal and Graham Flour. , DENTISTRY-T-DI- . Gibson is prepared to receive calls in his new office , oppo- 8ite the post-office. If you want first class , reliable dental work , at moderate prices , give him a call. Perfect satisfaction - ' faction guaranteed. With snow a foot deep in Iowa and Illinois , and the prospective mud ugh ! And farmers breaking and preparing , for and sowing their spring crops in Nebraska - braska , how handsomely does the conj trast loom forth for our rising state. We understand that a number of , business houses will be erected on the south side of the track , in Mr. Rider's j addition. Among which will be a drug store by John 'Doner of Albia , Iowa. Also , a lumber yard , general store , etc. In the way of miniature articles of apparel , those knit by Mrs. H. W. Pike for Mr. and Mrs. Bosley's dainty infant , take the whole culinary department at wholesale rates. The articles would . hardly accommodate an ordinary robust doll. ' * FOR SALE A good sec. of deeded * land , with good improvements , and on good terms. Will also receive stock to pasture , for the season , but will not be responsible for accidents , should any oc- cur. For in formation inquire of J. P. Squire , 6 miles S. W. of McCook. Atloastoiie item of legislation by the late legislature that will receive public . approval is the repeal of the five per centum penalty tax law , and the author izing of county treasurers to refund all sucli penalties already paid. So call around for your penalty money to the treasurer. We have had various sums of money invested in other businesses for the past t few months , which we would be gratiii fied to have for our own use. Will those ' t owing us , toward whom we have been u very lenient , kindly come forward and n settle these accounts and save further unpleasantness and expense ? Atwood is looming up largely , this spring. Contractor Saulisbury and J. C. a Arbuckle went down , Monday , to com mence the erection of a building 24x80 for W. H. Hayden and another 24x40 for a Mr. Spencer of Hastings , to be used as a diug store. Both of these build- 9 ings were framed at this place. * - h A misfortune the loss of a valuable n horse befel James K. Spencer , who o moved into this vicinity , last December , while on the way from our town to Ober- $ lin. The horse started from Olcott's barn in apparent good health , and suddenly - h denly dropped over .dead en route. The loss is a severe one to Mr. Spencer. The proprietor of the Commercial C House , Geo. E .Johnstown , informs us that his house has been entirely inade quate to the rush of patronage , the past few weeks. For the accommodation of his increased business , he has rented and furnished a number of rooms in the neighborhood of his hostelrie , besides making some improvements at home. A force of men have been at work around theEating House , the past week , erecting some out-buildings and putting things in ship-shape generally. Apro pos , Mr. Swan has put board per week at $5 ; at this figure even the reporter who has charge of the department of theology , Hebrew and Sanscrit on THE TRIBUNE can , with the millionaire com mercial tourist paitake. tl Rqcently , Dr. Willey informs us , par- of tics have been interfering with his to property on the porch in front of the. store. The same -has been scattered9T 9T around , and damaged in some cases to such an extent as to make the articles unsaleable. Some of the property has never bep.n recovered. The doctor de sires us to intimate that he will make Cl use of a shotgun in the future , if these' depredations are continued. si V ifiiP The service preparatory to the com munion will be on Saturday at 2 P. 3f. , March 21st , at the church. Friends please notice. GEO. DUNCAN , Pastor. NOT so BAD Master Mechanic Arch ibald informs us that his loss by the late fire was very slight ; that his buildings and feed , which were first reported burned , remain intact. We understand that another county- scat location election will bo held in Hayes county about April 1st. And it ( is ] to be hoped that the matter will be settled [ , for the good of the county and its ] finances. Crete Nurseries opened their delivery March 2nd. They are now busily en gaged 1 with forty men , shipping stock to' their * numerous customers whose orders have been received. The farmers are coming ( daily with their wagons to be filled \ with stock , which they can see tak1 en ( up perfectly fresh. Those who appreciate - preciate the advantage of early planting , should come or send without delay. j j The Republican Valley has seen etui- - gration { , but the present rush of people into i this country , this spring , has had J no precedent in the history of the - ley. ] Scores of prairie schooners wend their way out to claims from this point every week , and the amount of house hold j goods , etc. , that are being unload- e'd at this station every day is astonish ing. Many are coming in with good teams 1 , some stock , and pretty well fixed. A mysterious shooting affair occurred south of the river , Sunday night , in which one of the parties came near losing j his life , the kindly intervention of the side of a door alone saving him from f climbing the golden stairs to that land 1 celestial , where they have no prai rie fires , etc. We are not permitted to enter into any of the details. The manner in which fine stock is pouring into this vicinity from Illinois and other trans-Missouri states , is sur- prising and gratifying. A few months ago , the number of fine-blooded horses in i this vicinity could have been indica ted by the fingers on one's hand with fingers to spare , and now they are com ing i so rapidly that our reporter finds it difficult to keep accurate track of them. Both draft horses and roadsters come they. In holdinff up to the public gaze un lawful practices , we act clearly within the province of independent journalism , and with ' 'charity for all , and malice toward none. " That men will , by their acts , be little and debase themselves is a matter of regret , rather than of exul tation ; and while the public good , and individual interest as well , demand that these offences be not allowed to go on itt unchecked , we shall deal with these matters fearlessly , although using great charity. FINE HORSES Messrs. Starbuck and Green arrived , last Friday evening , with car-load of fine blooded colts pur chased by them at Muscatine , Iowa , ' for themselves and other of our citizens. . The car-load was distributed as follows : 1. J. Starbuck , 3 ; S. L. Green , 2 ; Dr. Kay , 1 ; W. M. Doyle , 1 : C. F. Babcock , 2. Mr. Starbuck started with four for himself , but one died on the way. The most of the bunch are two years old and over , Mr. Doyle's being but a yearling. The prices paid range between $200 and $400. $400.How How a land office stool pigeon fooled himself has just come to light. One of those s. p.'s some month's since hap to pened ( as was his daily custom ) in a certain land agent's office , and , during his sojourn overheard some conversa tion about a certain piece of land , which was for sale or rather the papers thereon. Now it appears that this par ticular claim was exceedingly rough , of s which fact the s. p. was not in posses sion. So in due time , the s. p. files his si pre-emption on this claim and he is J. now applying to have his right restored. A young woman entered the store of Wilcox Bros. , Monday , ostensibly to make some purchases , but as was after wards discovered , the real object of the visit was to appropriate some articles without making the usual deposit there of fore. The proprietors and clerks were do busy at the time , and did not notice the woman's actions very closely. She left shortly , and the absence of a pair shoes was noticed. She was followed ud the Chicago Store and when asked at what she had in her satchel said , "She was taking a pair of shoes home to see whether they would fit her little child. " The shoes being returned , no further action was taken. The satchel also contained one apple. Another residence , this week , on the slope above the old Stiles residence. An extensive and disastrous prairie fire raged south of thc-river , Friday , and Saturday of last week. An immense extent of range and feed were destroyed , and in a number of instances , heroic ef forts alone saved other property , homes and life. Much bad blood and bitter feeling has already resulted from the fire , which it is claimed , was started by certain individuals with malicious in tent , and it appears that the end is not yet Whatever the motive , or by what cause , the results remain : A large area of country has been" burned over ; quant ities of feed and grain have been destroyed stroyed , and one death by fright and over-excitement , that of an aged gentle man by the name of Solomon Boycr. who lives on the Beaver , has been occas ioned. i We will risk suggesting greater care ' and more precautions in the way of fire-breaks. Whether the advice will be 1 heeded we will know this fall or the coming < spring. These fires have occur red J every spring or fall since this coun- try < has been populated , llesolutions have been repeatedly formed each sea . son , but no action worthy of mention has ever been taken. Quite an exten sive fire also burned on the Willow ; but we are informed that the damage has been merely nominal. Some unmitigated scoundrels broke into W. C. LaTourette's residence , Sun day evening , during the absence of Mr. LaTourette and wile , and succeeded in carrying away some § 45 in cash , a re volver , and a number of other articles of lesser value. The scamps went through everything in the house , scatli tering broad-cast , selecting and appro priating what to them was of most value. Not content with robbing , the outlaws destroyed and marred a number of ar ticles t , cutting curtains , and suchlike. W. C. now retires with the family hatchet and a revolver under his pillow of down. Entrance was effected by , breaking a pane of glass and unfasten ing ! the catch , when the window was eastl ily raised. We would suggest that , in view of the fact that the town is crowded - j ed with strangers , greater caution be taken by our people , and that these pilfering rogues be dealt with severely if caught in this line of business. We hear of numerous cases of petty tl theft , which can be stopped by a vigor tlS ous application of law. S If the calaboose was intended to be used alone for ornamental purposes , we would have made strenuous efforts to have built it with an eye to beauty ; in fact , something on the Doric or Gothic styles would be more appropriate to that end. Our inartistic eye fails to appre S ciate its present beauty of outline , and ol its cooling qualities have not been test olUl ed these many weeks although there have been any quantity of candidates and hence neither end is subserved. te We are credibly informed that the la inmates of the well-known and popular resort on West Railroad street have , 'vamoosed the ranch , " ( or words to , , that effect ) and that the house will be permanently closed. The intelligence will be received with notes of rejoicing. We hope the statements are true , for M the good of all concerned. dtvi : vi HICKJIAN & Co. , received orders from the B. & M. for 110 car-loads of stone , to be used in rip-rap work at Mc- Cook and White Cloud , Kansas. They st are also preparing to break 1,000 car i loads of ballist , which the B. & M. is ( use on its lines. Beatrice Express. K DRAFT HORSES John V. Wharton cc ccfil of Fairbury , 111. , arrived in McCook , fil last Friday , with 4 heavy draft horses the finest , we think , that have ever tr come within the confines of this coun trP ty. They are beauties , and may be df seen < at Olcott's barn. R. 11. R. P. U. McKenna. familiary fr styled Pat , takes Fred. Weed's run , and frR frm . C. Birdsell takes the stub passenger R From Oxford to Hastings. Both are ex emplary young men , who are getting to Tr [ the front. THE TRIBUNE force enjoyed some fe delicious wedding cake at the hands of te : Mrs. J. J. Dunbar , Wednesday , in honor the marriage of her sister Miss Wai- , with J. E. Bragg of Lincoln. The foundation for W. H. Hayden's hr addition to his store has been complet- , and the super-structure will go up once. This will make a building al- -.T most 140 feet deep. su The W. C. T. U. will meet in West sr McCook , with Mrs. Goddert , Friday af th ternoon i , from three to four , mountain time. All are cordially invited. Plain and beastly drunks were numerous be ous on our streets , Tuesday and Wednes ar day , particularly the latter day. hr MajorBerger made Culbertson n visit , Friday. Dr. J. S. Shaw , of Indianola was in town , Monday. K. F. Highland was in town , between trains. Tuesday. r. 0. Stokes came down from the Willow , Tuesday. Mrs. T. S. Rosilcy went down to Hast ings , Saturday morning. W. 55. Taylor and John Delay of Cul bertson were in town , Monday. Mrs. W. 0. LaTourette made friends in Culbertson a flying visit. Friday. Dr. A. J. Shaw has returned to Mc Cook , and will locate hero permanently. Fred. Harris made a trip to Denver , Friday night , returning Sunday morning. A. McO. Robb went to Omaha , Fri day morning , returning the first of the week. John T. Wharton of Fairbury , 111 , was a guest at this B. & M. Dining Hall , Friday. W. H. Hayden and little daughter were in town , Friday and Saturday of last week. A. Wiswall , J. M. Wiswall and E. A. Wiswall of Albia , Iowa , were in town , Sunday. Messrs. Nelson , Townsend and Smith were among the many Illinois people in town , last week. T. J. Ferguson of Alma was in town , Monday , also , Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bal- lar of Arapahoe. R. M. Snavely came up from Indian ola , Wednesday , with quite a number of land seekers. Rev. Johnson , presiding elder of the M. E. church in this district , came in on 39 , Wednesday. W. J. McGillin , J. M. Morris and other Benkelman people were in town , the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hazcn came up from the county-scat , Sunday , and passed the day with Mr. and Mrs. Pike. W. 0. Hauibel and Carl Hanke of Fairbury , this state , were registered at the B. & M. Eating House , Monday. E. R. Perfectof Anamosa , Iowa , State Agent of the Sun Fire Ins. Co. of London , was in McCook , Saturday. Robert Minor and wife of Atwood came over to McCook , Friday , and took the train , Saturday morning , for the east. east.L. L. H. Lawton , Noah Mishler. Gapt. Straut , Hooper Dyer , Mr. Young and other Culbertsonians were in town , Sat urday. John P. Williams , State Agent of the Germania Insurance Co. , with headquar ters at Lincoln , was here on business , last Thursday. Attorney Johnsou of the firm of Johnson . & Berge of Indianola , and Mr. McAllister of the same place , were in town , Saturday. Jos. Ruefnot of Chicago , brother of Mrs. Menard , arrived in McCook , Tues- lay , and will make quite an extended risit in our town. William Black was down from the Willow , the close of last week. He started for home , Sunday morning , with fine new wagon. Messrs. Vaughn , Pratt , Asher and Kirk from the northern part of the jounty were in town , Monday , making inal proof on their claims Frank Kendlan returned from his Lrip to Wisconsin last Friday , and re ported for duty at McCook on Mon- lay. Republican City Topic. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lytle returned 7rom their visit at Culbertson , Sunday uorning. A. E. made a flying trip to Rawlins county during his absence. Senator Dolan andF. . L. Watkins of ndianpla , were visitors in town , last rimrsday. F. L. being once in the proCession - Cession , of course made these headquar- ers a call. J. P. Mathes went down to his Raw- ins county ranch , the latter part of last veek , returning Monday. He reports laving had a fierce fight with fire , dur- ng his stay. J. A. Miller , manager of the Great l p iYestem Furniture Emporium , has been pt pC suffering severely this week , with a I T sprained ankle , the result of falling off lie sidewalk. John Doncr , a one-armed soldier , ind a Mr. Stecle of Albia , Towa. hav < een in town , the past two weeks , will eye to business. Both gentlemer lave taken claims near Hayes Centre ] * * r. Morris of Stockpile 13 visiting at Register Law's. Mrs. M , McJill ( of Wenona , 111. , ar rived in McCook , last week , and ia oc cupying part of the Trowbridge house. We understand that s-hc expects to in vest somewhat in land and town prop erty. erty.B. B. H. Duckworth was in town , Wednesday , mid reports his loss not so largo : ih : it first stated. His rancc was but slijihlly damaged , and he also lost about I ' : imshcls of rye and wheat in the f > ticL ; Fnuk : Hudson returnedFriday night , from vinting his wife , who has been with her parents in the "floosicr State , " for some months past. Mrs. Hudson's hoiilth is such that she will not return o McCook for a number of weeks. J. G. Good came down from his Driftwood ranch , Monday , and took 40 for Nebraska City. Tie informs us that the fire did not reach his rangebuttling everything was pretty well burned be tween the Driftwood and the Beaver. R. S. Coolcy went down to the Beav- jr , Tuesday , to attend the funeral of us old neighbor , Solomon IJoycr who died , Friday , from over-excitement con- equent upon the heavy prairie fire which ranged in that section , Friday and Saturday. Fred Weed , one of the popular pas senger conductors of the B. & M. re ceived notice of his discharge at this station , Tuesday. The order comes 'rom the general office , we understand. \u effort will be made , we are informed , o have him reinstated. Mr. and Mrs. A. Il.McGce of Brown- ville came down. Tuesday , from the Nemaha Cattle Co.'s ranch at the mouth f Mechlin Canyon , Hitchcock county , where they have been for the past week or ten days , looking up the interests of ihe company in which Mr. McGee has stock. Mr. McGee made us a pleasant call Wednesday morning. They went east to Hastings. Wednesday , on No. 2. Ij NOTICE. There will be a meeting of the South western Stock Growers' Association held in McCook. Friday , April 10th , 885 , at 2 o'clock P. M. B. BIRD , President. FLOUR FIGURES. Choice Family Flour , $1.75 cwt. Gold Dust Flour. $2.00 , . Legal Tender Flour. $2.15 . , " 84. " Patent Flour , $3.00 . , WILCOX BROS. Seed Eor Sale. California White and White Russian Spring Wheat at 75c. per bu. Millet Seed at 50c. Also , Cane , Barley and Oats Seed at Leland's feed store , McCook. Sample of seed wheat at this office . Locals uudcr this head oc. a line for each insertion. Bills payable monthly. R. S. Cooley 's Bulletin Board. One quarter deeded land , G miles from town. Price , $640 cash. One quarter deeded land , 11 milea from town. Price , $040 cash. One quarter deeded land , timber and water , 6 miles from town. Price$900. One quarter deeded land , 2 miles from town , timber and water. Price , $1.200 cash. Houses and lots in McCook to sell 4 houses and lots in West McGook. 3 houses and lots in South McCook. One acre of land , with good house. All cheap. FOR SALE. A complete outfit for a retail grocery store. Also , will lease for a term of years a splendid location for a country store in the Beaver Val ley. Address R. S. COOLEY , McCook. Many other bargains to offer. Call on R. S. Cooley , Real Estate Agent , Two doors East of TRIBUNE office. H. W. Pike started a. Lumber Yard in McCook , Neb. , January. 1S84 , and has come to stay. Full assortment of Lumber , Sash. Doors. Lime and Build ing Material , sold at close price.- ! , con sidering the freight. An Enterprising , Reliable House. M. A. Spaltlin can always he rrHed upon , not on ly to carry in stock the best wf c\crjtilntr. but to secure the Agency for t-Hcb nrtlcIiM as II.ITC well knoun merit , ami are popular with too people , ther - - y cu talnlns the rcputatloir of being alwajs eat rr prising , and e\er reliable. Hiulns ccureU the Agfj- cy for thu celt-brateU Dr. KtngN Xew Discovery for Consumption , will sell It on a po-Itl\e Ku'raD e. H will surely cure any and every affection o Tliroat. Lnngs , and Chest , and to show our cunU cuce. we In vite jou to call and get a Trial Dottle Vree.