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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1886)
it Thursday , August 5th , 1886. Indicates that your subscription to thif X paper HAS EXPIUED , and thiit a cordial Invitation Is extended to call and renew the game. Subscription , $2 per year. \ \ Local Intelligence. at THE TRIBUHE office for ap stationery , pen holders , pens. It is easier to rain now than not. to W. W. Palmer for youi harness. 32-tf. Friday and Saturday are ' 'proving up" days. , 000 , 000.00 to loan on farms. V , Agce & Wiley. Call and inspect our line of Knight Templar cards. Money to loan on improved farms. Agee & Wiley. Tin horns are not so conspicuous on our streets just now. Money loaned to persons to make final proof. Agee & Wiley. A full line of hardware , stoves and tinware at C. D. Palmer's. Sewing machines sold at cost at the Metropolitan Drug Store. All kinds of sheet-iron , tin and cop per work done at C. D. Palmer's. Money to loan on final proof or deed ed land. J. D. Turner , McCook. C. D. Palmer , opposite McEntee , is the best place to buy your hardware. If you want the best gasoline stove , go to C. D. Palmer's , opposite McE ntee Money to loan on annual or semi annual interest. J.D. Turner , McCook. The City Bakery's bread is known all along the B. & M. west of here for its excellence. The First National people are having some painting done in their stair and hall ways. Everybody come running , and get your flv * nets and lap dusters at cost of W. W. Palmer. 9-2ts. Pianos and organs rented at the Met ropolitan Drug Store until the rent pays for the instrument. G. W. Bede & Co. have some special bargains in real estate. Office 4th door south of U. S. Land office. 27-tf. The gang of tin-horns remains undi- minishcd. They are only keeping a little closer to their dens at present. Pocket state maps at this office. These maps are just from the press and are accurate and complete to date. As Low AS THE LOWEST G. B. Nettleton will sell Wind Mills and Pumps as low as the lowest , ' Feed Mills especialy. FOR SALE 50 head of young mares and 20 head of mules. Lindner & Er man , McCook , Neb. Barn west of Commercial Hotel. We are requested to announce that M. L. Brown is not married , as some have supposed , but that he has an Idea he would like to be. Take all work to McCracken , the Jeweler. He turns out good work only and guarantees what he does. East side of Main Avenue. Any one wishing to trade a first-class residence or a store building for a nice clean stock of harness will call on W.W. Palmer , McCook , Neb. 9-2ts. We have just received a nice line of calling cards of the latest styles.Also have in stock an assortment of fraterni ty cards. Call and see them. Two car-loads of Sutton flour just received by Bellnap & ' Harvey. Em bracing the following popular brands : Eclipse , Western Rose and Magnolia. With the bricks now in course of erection and those contemplatedrent of store reoms and offices will not be so high as they have been and are at present. Our West End contemporary has moved into the brick building , opposite the McEntee Hotel , where they will have more pleasant , commodious and convenient quarters. Probst Bros. ' are selling more of their excellent bread than ever , and shipping immense quantities west daily. Their well earned reputation has secured for them a custom that keeps them as buy as bees to fill. Parties wanting a piano , or are think ing of purchasing one sometimebe sure and call on F. L. McCracken for prices first. I have a sample of one of the best make. Will sell any make at low est prices and on terms to suit. Don't forget this. | STRAYED OR STOLEN. From my barn , Wednesday night , Aug. 4th , one gray pony and one buckskin pony , branded open j ± . Suitable reward will be given for information of their whereabouts. JOHN G. EATON. Tribune and Inter Ocean $2.SO. For-the next 30 days all new subscrib ers who will pquare their subscription to date and one year in advance will receive THE TKIBDNE and the Chicago Inter Ocean for $2.50. Call at THE TRIBUNE office fo cheap stationery , pen holders , pens Water melons are in the home inarkel The professional card of Dr. Spickcl urier occupies space in this issue. Cast your eye over W. C. LaTourett & Co.'s new advertisement for bargains Barb Wire at1V cents. The copy for the premium list is ii the hands of the printer and it is ex pcctcd to be ready lor distribntioi about the middle of the month. If thesis rains continue our farmer ! will be compelled to harvest their co"n crop on stilts. Crops are simply im mense and the farmer jubilant am happy. Work was commenced , Monday , 01 the excavation for The Frees & Hock nell Lumber Co.'s new two-story brick , which will be carried right along t ( completion. New wheat is already coming in tc market.Ve advise our farmers not t ( be too much in a hurry to bring theii new wheat to market. It will grade better later. The honor of having the first tele phone rests upon Representative Hock uell , who now has telephonic connec tions between his residence and office ir fine working order. We notice that P. L. McCracken has added a fine , large silver case to his store furnishings , wherein he can now display his large stock of silverware tc a much better advantage * . The captain of the Haigler base ball nine authorizes The Reporter to sa } that his club will play any nine between McCook and Denver for $50 or a $10C a side. Haigler Reporter. The Pate building just east of THE TRIBUNE oflice has been purchased bj Dr. L. J. Spickelmier , who will occupj the same , as at present , for an office , The consideration paid is $250. The Republican County Central Com mittee meets at Indianola , Saturday af ternoon of this week , to arrange for the County Convention and to appoint the delegates from the various precincts , etc. The handsome dark bay colt which W. E. Fry has been driving in his deliv ery wagon has been purchased by Dr. B. B. Davis for his personal use. The doctor has secured a desirable little buggy horse. We are sorry to note the illness of Representative Hoeknell , who has been confined to his bed since Monday after noon , with an attack of his old enemy rheumatism. At this writing he is some what improved. A SUGGESTIVE POINTER. Moses Er- man , of Lindner & Erman , the first of the week , purchased the W. 0. Moody residence on Monroe street , at the reas onable figure , $1,600. The property is a very desirable one. It affords us pleasure to indite that Mrs. W. S. Wheeler , who has been quite ill with fever for a number of days past , is improving in an encourag ing manner , through the kindly minis trations of friends and the physician's skill. Yesterday , Dr. Z. L. Kay sold his valuable tract of land , just north of town , embracing 240 acres , to A. J. Pate for $2,400 , or at $10 per acre. The purchase comprehends one of the Bnest farms in this vicinity , and will be a paying investment. The taxable valuation of property in Red Willow'county is given by the State Auditor at $1.073 , OG4. The acreage of improved land is.placed at 06,067 , aver age value , $2.00. Unimproved lands figure up 123,205 acres , the average valuation of which is also put at $2.00 per acre. Our "kid" base ball club met the Arapahoe youths on the diamond , last Thursday , and were their's by a score of 20 to 18 , receiving their initial defeat of the season. Another game has been arranged for two weeks hence , when our juveniles hope to return the compliment to the Arapahoe boys. A BAUGAIN Messrs. IToble and Brickey have purchased the Wilcox stock at Palisade , and are now engaged in selling out the same. The boys came into possession of the goods at a rare bargain and are confident of realizing handsomely from their speculation. Mr. Noble is in charge of the stock. A party of commercial tourists tried to drink all the whiskey in the citySat- urday , without much success , other than getting gloriously drunk and mak ing fools of themselves. The supply of "red eyes" was not noticeably diminish ed. If the affair were reported to "the house , " an extended vacation might not be unexpected. Call at THE TRIBUHE office foi cheap stationer// holders , pens. The M. E. camp meeting of the Re publican Valley District will be held at Bartley , commencing August 20tli and ending on the 'jOth.inst. Tents , 10x12 , will be furnished during the meeting for $2. Tents , 12x14 , $3 , Cheap board can be secured on the grounds. Pasturage , free. Last Thursday , the Hover Implement Co.'s doors were closed under mortgages held by the U. S. Wind Engine & Pump Co. , The Moline Plow Co. , and the Citizens Bank of our city. We learn that the amount involved is something like $3,000. and that the liabilities will exceed the assets four or five hundred dollars. The Chief of Police was around with a subscription paper , Saturday , and succeeded in raising about $45 to pay the water tax on the watering trough in front of Hayden's old stand until next May. Tiu ! pipe has been fixed in such shape as to make it well nigh im possible for the water "shinner" to get in his work in the future. The social at the rink , last Friday evening , was generally attended and par ticipated in by teachers and citizens. A program consisting of recitations , decla mations , toasts , responses , etc. , absorbed most of the evening , social chat , plays , etc. , adding their mite to the occasion , which was gracefully and gastronomical- ly rounded off with refreshments at Kendall's. The "At the Front" entertainments given at the Opera Hall , Thursday and Friday evenings last , by Private Edward Warner , were but poorly patronized , and did not net the G. A. R. relief fund of this city , or the private , "any great thing. " The entertainments are report ed as not being altogether without mer it ; and the small audiences can be traced in a measure to other occasions , which absorbed the public attention. A jolly pic-nic party from this city enjoyed the fresh air and rural scenery on Brush creek , Tuesday afternoon. These are the participants so far as the society editor could ascertain them : Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Pate , J. B. Meserve , C. G. Potter , W. S. Hills. Mrs. S. D. Hunt , S. Hardenburg , Z. L. Kay. A. J. Welch , Carl ClarkR. C. Fisher. Misses Rabin , Josie Menard , Mamie Hunt , Ma bel Meserve , Gertie Laws , Theo. Laws , and Sherman , and Mr. W. E. Fry. Last Friday afternoon , Philip Weick , an employe in the B. & M. yards at this place , was a victim of an unfortunate accident , during the shunting incident to the making up of No. 40 , whereby he lost an arm , besides being otherwise cut about the head. Mr. Weick in some manner fell under a moving * sec tion of the train , his right arm being so badly crushed as to make amputation just below the elbow necessary , which was performed by Dr. A. J. Willey , the B. & M. Surgeon , assisted by Dr. T. B. Stutzman. The patient is doing as well as might be expected under the circum stances. ANOTHER CHANGE August 1st , W. E. Fry disposed of his flour and feed business at this place , also his business property at Yumato , Messrs. Harvey & Belnap , two of our well-known B. & M. passenger conductors , who have quit the road and will conduct the business at these two points in person. Mr. Harvey now has charge of this branch , while Mr. Belnap is superintending the Yuma store. We wish the new firm the encouraging success which has been the portion of the retiring proprietor. Mr. Fry will for the present devote his attention to the collection of his out standing accounts , and the closing up of the odds and ends of his old business. We understand that he will embark in the grain buying business , this fall. Says the saloon organ : "THE TRIBUNE received nearly $400last year , for pub lishing worthless ordinances , and doing clerical work. " The saloon organ's character for truth and veracity is already so badly smirch ed that ordinarily we do not pay atten tion to its prevarications. But as the above is a mendaciously villainous piece of misrepresentation , we will note the truth. The amount received by THE TRIBUNE for publishing ordinances , ( which the bung-hole describes as worth- ess and which by the by were largely prepared by the present Mayor , then village attorney , ) from December 8 , 1883 , to March , 5 , 1886 , was slightly over two hundred dollars. While the clerk's salary was $85in all about $300 , since December 8 , 1883. Come again. Money to loan , 3 or 5 years time. J. D. Turner , McCook , Neb. . PERSONALS. J5 ? Uiiclei this lieatl we would bo pleased to have our friends throughout the city uwjualn us of the arrival and departure of their visitors E. C. Eaton went up to Akron , Friday. County Clerk Cramer was a visitor in tlit city , Tuesday. C.W.Davis arrived from Washington City yesterday noon on IK ) . Deck Toinbliu was a noticeable figure a tlie 15. & M. depot , Monday. 3Ir. and Mrs. Magner are visiting in the city , guests of Mrs. T.JfcIis. 11. W. Pike went down to Kansas City Monday evening , on business. Mrs. Will T. Duckworth went east , Sun day morning on an extended visit. Fred Lytle came down from Benkelman , Saturday evening , OH a short visit. Mrs. L. J3. Stiles went down to Omaha , Saturday , on a visit , of a month or so. C. W : Ballard came down from Akron , Saturday evening , returning OH Sunday. Sheriff Wulborn and Dr. J. S. Shaw wen ; counly-scatitcs in the metropolis , Monday. Judge Ashmore passed through the city , Mondayei ) routc from the ranch to Indiauola. Frank lltiddleston and Hud McKillip were fast-bound passengers , Saturday evening , on No. 40. " \V. JJ. Colvin , cashier Akron bank , spent Sunday iu the city with his uncle , Squire Colvin. Mr. and Mi's. It. C. Fisher have moved into the J. W. L'awlings residence OH Madison Avenue. Miss Ella M. Irwin attended the Hod Wil low county teachers' institute , last week. Haigler .Reporter. W. J. Mcdillin , Stratton , Manager of the Harlem Cattle Co. , was a business tomist to this city , Saturday. W. E. Babcock of Cambridge , anil father , visited a few hours iu the city , Friday , guests of Receiver Babcock. Mrs. E. A. Leech and family who have been absent on au extended visit , returned home , Saturday noon. ' Miss Lottie Burchard of Marshalltown , Iowa , has been visiting her sister , Mrs. Lieb , for a couple of weeks. Edna Meserve went up to Stratton , Satur day , on a visit of a number of weeks to Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Moody. Mrs. B. F. Held , who recently came in from Akron , left for Three Rivers , Mich. , yester day , to reside in the future. Clark Ward , the Indianola grain buyer , was looking after some business matters in the city , Saturday afternoon. Cashier Brown of the First National joined wife and little ones OH the claim , Saturday evening , returning to his labors here , Monday morning. J. F. Forbes returned , Monday night , from his trip to old Kanuck-land , having had a delightful time. The. fact is that Forbes always does. Miss Etta Henderson of Crete , Nebraska , arrived in the city , Saturday noon , on a visit of some days. She is the guest of her cousin , Mrs. F. L. McCrackeii. J. T. Burkholder , General Manager of The Howard Lumber Co. , is iu charge of the company's yard at this place forthe present. C. D. Thomas is book-keeper. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Duckworth came up from the farm , yesterday , and will remain the guests of V. Franklin for some time. Mr. Duckworth is improving slowly. Charlie Noble came down from Palisade , Sunday morning , returning the following day , accompanied by Mrs. Noble and the family , who will remain with him for some time. time.Mrs. Mrs. Merrill , mother of Mrs. W. 0. Moody , came down from Stratton , last Saturday af ternoon on 40 , and has been visiting her old friends in the city , this week. She is the guest of Mrs. E. A. Ilollister. T. M. Helm , a leading land attorney of McCook , was in the city , to-day , as attorney for the defence in the Carter-Johnson con test. We acknowledge a friendly call. Chase County Chronicle , 29th. Senator Dolan of the county-seat was cir culating around the metropolis , Friday after noon last. The Senator thinks his chances for renomination roseate , and feels propor tionately happy and confident. Chancellor Manatt of the State University , Lincoln , spent a few hours in the city , last Friday afternoon , while en route to Mauitou , Colo. , for his health. The Chancellor is a victim of that dread affection asthma. Peter Penner , of McCook , was in town the first of the week making arrangements to start a harness shop here. He rented A. I. Clark's building and will commence busiuess about the first of August. Hayes Centre News. A. S. Bosworth has disposed of his interest in the Hayes Centre News to J. P. Davis of that place. Mr. Bosworth left this station , Tuesday , for West Virginia , his native state , where he will remain at least through the coming winter. Miss Sara Lownian , money order clerk in the Lincoln postoffice , aud Miss Sara Schwab returned to Lincoln , Sunday last , after a very enjoyable visit of two weeks to relatives in this city. The young ladies were delighted with our city and people. Miss Carrie A. Hazen of Portlaud , Maine , arrived in the city , last Friday evening , and is visiting with her sister , Mr.s. U. W. Pike , on North Marshall street. Miss Carrie will make finite a lengthy sojourn here recuperat ing for her arduous work in the Portland art school of design. Attorney Hull of Booue , Iowa , who has been visiting his daughter , Mrs. Lieb , on the farm about 15 miles south of this city , fora week or two past , started for his Iowa home , Monday evening on 40. During his short residence iu this section , he evidently be came greatly attached to the flea festive , as he took three or four large , healthy speci mens of the gay insects along home with him , in a bottle , with which no doubt , to make life a burden for his neighbors. WE - : - WANT IT DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD THAT WE PROPOSE TO LEAD ALL IN LOW PRICES ON CLOTHING1 AND FURNISHING GOODS , NOTWITHSTANDING BANKRUPT SALES. OUR GOODS ARE BOUGHT IN LARGE QUANTITIES AND AT LOWEST PRICES AND WE CAN AND WILL SELL CHEAPER THAN COST OF THE OLD - : - RAGS USUALLY FOUND IN BANKRUPT STOCKS. WE STILL CONTINUE TO 1JE THE LOW EST PRICED HOUSE IN THE VALLEY. E , M. BRIGKEY t GO , , THE CLOTHIERS , A. P. Leach has moved his hcndiiiirtcis : into the llowcll building , opposite this ollice. Senator Dohm is a visitor in the city , this ifturnooii. A. E. Powers , the sterling editor of tin ; Stockvillc 1'iilM'r , was hi the city a low hours , Saturday. Mis. Powers Hccoiiipauird him. I'm : TIMIJUXK iwivrd the accustomed fni- tcrnal call. Bro. Powers was called here to ittcnd a meeting of the Republican Central Committee of the 30th Senatorial District , but ariived too late to assist in thedelibera- : kmsof that body. Homy Henderson of Marshalltown , Iowa , and Mrs. Harry Jones of lliissell , Frontier comity , brother and sister of Mr.s. F. L. Mc- Cracken , arrived in town , Saturday 110011,011 i visit of a few days to their sister. Mr. Ilviiderson is Court Reporter of the Mar shalltown judicial distiict , and has been spending his vacation in Frontier county ooking after his raihoad Iniid interests here , and iu visiting rclathes on the Medi cine. BAGGED His GAME G. W.Franklin , heriff of Frontier county , drove into the city , last Friday evening , in post laste , the object of his visit being the arrest of M. E. Cowan of Stockville , vho it seems is responsible for the sud den death of a young man named Chas. M. Bracken , who lived on a claim near Stockville. Besides the two parties al ready mentioned , Grant Thompson , Mrs. 3gan and Miss Ada Shultz are mixed up in the unfortunate and fatal affairs , which occurred , last Tuesday a week. The evidence adduced at the inquest shows that all three of the men were drunk , alcohol being the beverage used. Chat the women in the case are not like Caesar's wife above approach. That ] owan drugged Bracken's alcohol , in order to get him out of the way tempor arily. But that the poison administer ed in a very short time called the young man , who is described as having been ; enerous hearted and frank to a fault , 'rom this earthly scene of debauchery , 'ace to face with His Maker. "Verily , the wages of sin is death. The sheriff started for Frontier county early the 'ollowing morning with his prisoner , who will there have to answer for his errible crime. Strong drink is the cause of all the trouble , as usual , aud still men bow before the hydra-headed monster , crying , "Oh , you temperance ) eople , don't kill it , don't. We know ; hat it ruins and kills our young men and sends them to untimely and un- lonored graves , but it really wouldn't do to kill it. " The Ilayden store has been closed all veek , to invoiceas , the tag on the front [ oor would indicate. It is generally understood that the redoubtable "Doc" Teazle has purchased the stock in at 57,000. The old B. & M. Pharmacy building s being moved onto the lot in the rear af Brewer's meat market. Lutheran services at the school house , next Sunday morning and evening at he usual hours. The business card of C. W. Davis , and attorney , appears elsewhere in this ssue. COON UP A CORN STALK. EDITOR TIUHUNE : Eight miles east of McCook is the farm of J. V. Helm , which is in a high state of cultivation , and there are as fine crops on his farm , as can be found in the county. lie has a potato patch of 20 acres , which , from present indications , will yield nearly 200 bushels per acre. The patch is very clean , almost entirely free from weeds , lie raises the largest vegetables , and his 3-acre melon patch can't be beaten. But his b'0-acre corn field is what at tracts the eye. It is just coming into roasting cars ; some of the stalks arc over 12 feet high , and of enormous size. An incident occurred , last week , to prove this assertion : Mr. Helm had just finished his chores , and it was quite dusk , when his attention was attracted to the corn field by the furious barking of his dogs ; thinking they might have a wild tat at bay , he armed himself with : i pitch fork , and proceeded to the corn field. It was quite dusk by this time , aud the corn being so rank made it quite dark ; but he proceeded , being directed by the noise of the dogs , until he came to where they were. He experienced some trouble in discovering the object of their wrath , until he chanced to cast his eyes upward and there , some eight or nine feet from the ground was the object , it was a coon. The dogs had treed a coon up a corn stalk. WM. COLEMAN. ANOTHER BRICK The Citizens Bank folks are preparing to erect a fine two- story brick building on the lot now oc cupied by their present quarters. The new building will be 25x73 feet in di mension. Leech of Wymore is the con tractor. Work will commence at once. Their old building will be moved into the street , this week yet , and the exca vation for the cellar started. It is pro posed to make the new structure a sub stantial and elegant one , an ornament to the prominent location it will occu py. The first floor will be occupied by the bank , and the second floor will be divided into offices. YOUXG man Friday of the demijohn appears to have a large contract on hand , just now. In face the aggregate politics of every imaginable shade and color in Western Nebraska , seems to be resting upon his Atlasian shoulders. Next year , if his I-told-you-so policy don't trip up by reason of his purblind- net-s , he will extend his political terri torial dominion and complacently ab sorb the state. Well , we should cach innate ! The Akron gold fever has succumbed , only to be replaced by a "coal find" ' ex citement of proportions. A special train of B. & M. officials went through this station , Tuesday , to investigate the matter , with what success is not yet apparent. Please remember that I am giving special bargains in harness goods , and now is the time to purchase. 9-2ts. W. W. PALMER. CHENERY & ANDERSON. OPPOSITE THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. 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