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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1893)
aSHSs^5t«” wtmswMSPSfjpsat^/ssfy Ei, Ui. [.(.ui.liic. BSivJwUK/ttnycoiidlUon. Pnrlllea the blood and permanent]? strengthen KWwMM __ ^MSmBXr eon the entire system. Our Superior medication guaranteesX9p W ISO Feeds In enth Meeat box. 3 FEEDS for ONE CENT MFIneHodrlngravIngsand hundreds of testimonlalsFrea at Druggists, drocera, General Dealers, etc.,or direct from us. Greatest Known llog Cholera Preventive. Bole agents wanted. International Food Co. GHBfel Write £V* Minneapolis, Minn. Sole owners ol Upy ^THE ♦ COLUMBIAN ♦ SEASONS ...Has been inaugurated by... —KALSTEDT— with an immense new slock of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS. Call and see this fine line before the selection is broken. KALSTEDT, • THE • LEADING • TAILOR, EDWARD B. SHAW, Regimental Blacksmith, HAS OPENED A BLACKSMITH SHOP OX MARSHALL STREET, Opposite Billiard’s lumber vard and in O’Neil’s carpenter shop. / Will Cure Interfering Horss & Contracted Hoofs or no Pay. 1 ALSO HAVE A FIRST-CLASS WAGON MAKER. C3T1 will eive you value received or uo pay. Prices reasonable. ZMI_ joistes, * Livery, Feed& Boarding STABLE. Lindner Barn, McCook, Neb. Good Rigs and Reasonable Prices. I3F“First-class care given boarding horses, and charges fair. Call and give iue a trial. Nebraska Trees, Shrubs and Fruit. The following circular has been issued from the Horticultural department of the Nebraska Columbian Commission. Jobn F. Helm, of Red Willow, is in charge of the collection from this county. All persons interested should report to him at once: Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 10th, 1893. TO THE GROWERS AND TREE LOVERS OP NEBRASKA. The World’s Fair is the great oppor tunity of our lives to show to the world that our prairie state is capable of be coming and is becoming a land of homes embowered in trees with land scapes doted over with groves. Space has been secured in the forestry build ing on the World’s Fair grounds for the Nebraska forestry exhibit. Having been placed in special charge, I am se curing a collection of Nebraska grown timber that will be a surprise to Ne braskans. Over sixty species are now on hand and I wish to correspond with persons who can inform me where the best specimens of the following can be obtained, giving the diameters as nearly as possible, stating whether the tree is standing or down and the distance from the railroad station. NATURAL GROWTH TIMBER. Yellow or bull pine, red cedar, white oak, black oak, red oak, bur oak, canoe birch, black birch, white walnut, shell bark hickory, bitter hickory, big hick ory nut, pig nut, white maple, moun tain maple, diamond willow, balsam popular, white elm, red elm, slippery elm, buckeye, box elder, hawthorn, quaking asp, white cottonwood, black cottonwood, wild crab, black willow, white ash, sycamore, basswood, service berry, green ash, hack-berry, honey locust. Every kind of tree, whether named in the foregoing list or not, that has been planted, has made rapid growth aud reached good size. The older and larger the specimen, the better. VINES AND SHRUBS. Green brier, bitter sweet, bladder nut, buckthorn, Virginia creeper, elder, dwarf wild cherry, small service berry, false indigo, juniper, waahoo hazel nut, wild grape, buffalo berry, sand cherry, but ton bush. MISCELLANEOUS. Curious forest growths and products, petrified wood, specimens of wood taken up from considerable depths such as have sometimes been found in digging wells, trenches, and making railroad cuts in the prairie, showing former conditions, also noteworthy lichens, mosses, seeds, seed pods, etc. It is desirable, of course, to send the best specimens obtainable to the World’s Fair. After learning what there is to choose from, the selections will be made, instructions will be sent out to the person furnishing the information, and provision made for the necessary expenses. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Before cutting please send list of trees that you can get, stating diame ters. Specimens under two feet diame ter to be in four foot lengths. Those over two feet diameter in 12 to 20 in ches in 'engths, and with ends sawed or cut as true as possible. Former to be exhibited on end, latter on edge. Bark to be left on. No limit will be placed on the length of vines or the height of shrubs, each specimen to be among the largest of its kind. Expense of cutting, hauling and freight to be paid by me. Specimens to be dressed in Lincoln and cut surface to be polished and finished in Chicago. There is now no time to lose in collection of speci mens. It is to be hoped that every Ne braskan seeing this request and having at heart the reputation of his state and knowing a singlegood specimen or more, will promptly write to me directing to 441 North 10th St., Lincoln, Neb. E. T. HARTLEY, In charge of Nebraska Forestry Exhibit. WANTED. Agents to sell our choice and hardy Nursery Stock. We have new special varieties, both in fruits and ornament als to offer, which are controlled only by us. We pay commission or salary. Write us at once for terms, and secure choice of territory. May Brothers, Nurserymen, Rochester, N. Y. General P. G. T. Beauregard passed away, Monday evening, at New Orleans. He was the last of the Confederate generals, and was the man who ordered the assault on Fort Sumpter. S. D McClain. Frank Nicliols. S. D. McCLAIN & CO., Well Drillers. Guarantee all Work to be ...First-Class... -o f^gjPOrders may be left at S. M. Cochran & Co.’s store in McCook, Nebraska. WHAT THE FARMERS Say About Southwestern Nebraska Generally. The Kind of Crops that are Raised Here. SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. As it Appears to a Farmer Recently from Iowa. Editor Democrat, Fort Madison, Iowa, Dear Sir.—Believing that a short letter would interest some of my friends and acquaintances, with your permission I would like to give through your col umns, a short sketch of my adventures to the far west, and what I find here. I arrived here November 18th, last, with my family of eleven. I see but little change since I was here in February, 1892, except that there has been a great amount of prairie land put under culti vation this year, and a vast amount of grain raised, which is being marketed as fast as possible at good prices. It is surprising to see so many Iowa, Illinois, and eastern Nebraska fanners settling here, and as a result the price of farm lands is advancing. I never saw such beautiful fall weather in my life; have had no winter at all yet, but about four or five inches of snow. Weather nice and roads fine. Upon looking over the crop I find a great dif ference in the yield per acre, some com yielding 'b bushels per acre and some only 20 bushels. I also find that it is invariably due to the various ways of farming: good farming raises good crops and poor farming poor crops. There are many fields of sod corn here yielding 35 bushels per acre, and this yield at 25 cents per bushel makes a good income from {10 to {15 land. Broom com is a favorite and profitable sod crop here; it costs {5 per acre to get it ready for mar ket, and a 20-acre sod field on my road to town made {12.50 per acre after all expenses. There is a large amount of prairie land from which you can get two years crops for breaking. This looks to me like better terms than the farmers can get in the east. I have found no disad vantages yet since my arrival here, and doubt of ever finding such as are ex pected by eastern people. The society is refined and social, which is very agreeable to new settlers. Now as I have already used up too much space I will close by saying that I am well pleased with Southwestern Nebraska, and believe that there are many farmers throughout the east who are losing a grand opportunity of getting themselves a good home. Should any one wish to gain any further information as to Southwestern Nebraska, I will be pleased to answer any questions, or would refer them to Mr. S. H. Colvin, of McCook, Nebraska, who was the cause of my settling here. He has a neat map and descriptive cir cular of Southwestern Nebraska, and a price list of farm lands, which he will be glad to send you upon receipt of a stamp. Thanking you for this space, and hop ing to meet some of your readers here soon, I am, very respectfully yours, Henry F. Kipp. McCook, Neb., Jan. 2, 1893. John C. Russell, of McCook P. O., Red Willow county, Nebraska, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I live on section 12, township 3, range 29, three miles from McCook, Nebraska: that my corn crop for 1892, raised on said farm, yielded 60 bushels per acre of better corn than I ever raised or saw grown in Iowa. I rented some adjoining prairie land in 1892, which I agreed to break for two years crops from same. In the spring of 1892 I broke out and planted to broom corn 18 acres which when marketed yielded me $254, after all expenses were paid, beingl14.11 per acre which I got for breaking the land, and the land is now in fine condition for another year’s crop, which I get without rent. I have rented considerable land in Iowa and can say from experience that there is much more profit in renting land here than in the east, and a still better profit in buying land here at from $6 to $12 per acre than renting any place. John C. Russell. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2d day of January, 1893. Matie I. Weaver, Notary Public. McCook, Neb., Jan. 7, 1893. S. D. McClain, of McCook P. O., Red Willow county, Nebraska, says as follows: I live on section 24, township 4, range 30, seven miles north of McCook, Nebraska. I raised 80 acres of corn in 1892 on said section which yielded 4,300 bushels of as good corn as I eve: saw raised in any state. S. D. McClain. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of January, 1893. Matie I. Weaver, Notary Public. McCook, Neb., Jan. 7, 1893. D. L. McBride living 22 miles north of McCook, Nebraska, says as follows: I live on section 9, township 6, range 29, and in September and October, 1891, I drilled in 40 acres of Michigan Seal wheat, and in July 1892, I harvested and threshed 1210 bushels by machine meas ure, overrunning four pounds to each bushel by weight, making the yield per acre 26^ bushels, grading No. 2 in Chicago. I also planted 120 acres of corn, part being on sod, which yielded 40 bushels per acre. D. L. McBride. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of January, 1893. Matie I. Weaver, Notary Public. McCook, Neb., Jan. 4, 1893. Ira C. Kimball, of Box Elder O. P., Red Willow county, Nebraska, being duly sworn says as follows: I live on sec tion 23, township 4, range 29, nine miles north of McCook, Nebraska. In the summer of 1891 I raised 1 acre of onions on my farm from which I harvested 600 bushels and marketed them in McCoek, Nebraska, receiving for same $271.75. In 1892 I raised i'X acres of onions from which I harvested 1000 bushel, which I am now marketing at $1 per bushel, making in two years from 1% acres $1271.25. Ira C. Kimball. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of January, 1893. Matie I. Weaver, Notary Public. The Dorcas Society Entertains. The ladies of the Dorcas society of the Congregational church entertained the gentlemen who recently assisted them in •their festival, at the residence of Mrs. Z. L. Kay, Wednesday evening, in a most engaging and delightful manner. The social feature of the affair was unique and highly enjoyable. All per sons present were supposed to represent the name of a book, in some manner. Each guest was provided with a card and an opportunity was given to write down what each thought every other person represented. The individual who suc ceeded in guessing correctly the highest number of representations to receive the prize. This pastime was found to be very engrossing and was pursued with great vigor up to the time of announcement of supper, at which pause all cards were collected; and after due investigation it was found that Rev. W. C. Stevenson’s guesser was in the best order, and his skill was recognized in the presentation to him of a paper knife and book mark. Mrs. J. F. Kenyon was the most accurate guesser among the ladies, and a pretty flower vase was her prize. But the supper which followed was in nowise overshadowed in importance by what preceded. In fact the refreshments were marvels of variety and excellence, and altogether highly creditable to the society; and the swiftly following courses were severally and collectively enjoyed by the numerous company. In fine it was one of the most felicitous occasions the reporter has had occasion to note in many moons. The following books were represented by the ladies present: C. F. Babcock—“Oliver Twist.” Frank Harris—“The Lamplighter.” G. A. Noren—“Rose in Bloom.” F. S. Wilcox—“Dora Thorne.” A. F. Moore—"In Silk Attire.” T. B. Campbell-1 ‘Wearing the Green. ’ ’ Julian Hulaniski—“Olive.” J. F. Kenyon—“Under the Lilacs.” J. F.Ganschow—“Under 3 Feathers.” U. G. Moser—“Head of the Family.” E. C. BallEw—“Crayon Papers.” J. E.Cochran—“The Endless Chain.” L’Roy Allen—“The Scarlet Letter.” W. T. Lindsay—“UnderTwo Flags,” Mesdames Z. L. Kay, C. M. Noble, Wm. C. Stevenson and S. L Green were also present. The following-named gentlemen rep resented the books opposite their names: Jos. D. Robb—“Bitter Sweet.” S. L. Green—"First Lessons.” Z. L. Kay—“Longfellow’s Poems.” E. C. Ballew—“Chestnuts Old and New.” C. M. Noble—“Middlemarch.” U. G. Moser—“Lucile.” J. F. Ganschow—“Mill on the Floss.” John F. Kenyon—“Other People’s Money.” ^ Julian Hulaniski—“Mother Goose Melodies.” T. B. Campbell—“The Blue and the Grey.” A.F.Moore—“From Hand to Mouth.” FowlerS. Wilcox—“The Light That Failed.” G. A. Noren—“Pickwick Papers.” F. Harris—“Old Curiosity Shop.” C. F. Babcock—“My Wife and L” Charles Hebei?—“Paradise Lost.” Ezra Reynolds—“Baled Hay.” Joe WELLS—“Looking Backwards.” L.W.Cox—“Sweet Bells Out of Tune.” A. McMlLLEN—“Victor Hugo’s 93.” H. W. Cole—“The Twisted Skein.” F. M. Kimmell—“Xvanhoe.” Judd Kay—“Peck’s Bad Boy.” W. C. Stevenson—“The Bible Look ing Glass.” The ladies of the society are under ob ligations to Dr. and Mrs. Z. L. Kay for the use of their charming and commod ious home. There were entertainments galore in the city, this week. There will be a hundred new dwellings built in McCook during the year 1893. One of McCook's contractors is now figuring on plans and specifications for twenty new houses. The Tribune learns that J. T. Bul lard has given up his purpose to build here, and that he will build in Palisade instead. The Southern Nebraska Poland-China Association will hold its regular spring meeting at Oxford, Nebraska, Tuesday, March 7th, 1893. Father Hicke3' is preparing for some rare music, Easter Sunday evening, in the opera house, by a large choir and a full orchestra of ten pieces. J. A. Crawfoid is preparing to build a 24x40 residence on north Macfarland street, adjoining on the north his present house, now occupied by Superintendent Valentine. Two rooms for rent, and furniture in same for sale. Inquire at once of Mrs. Vina Wood, corner of Madison and Da kota streets. Will go cheap if bought before the first of coming month. In the case of Huber against Granger, before Squire Berry, Monday, the mo tion to set aside the verdict of jury was denied and the case dismissed on the ground that sufficient time had not been given the defendant. The three Lofton brothers who bought farms from S. H. Colvin, last fall, came in from Illinois on Monday, bringing four carloads of effects with them. They have commenced to put up houses and their families will follow as soon as their homes are ready for them. Washington and Lincoln. The anniversaries of Washington and Lincoln will be celebrated in the assem bly room of the east ward building, this evening, at 8 o’clock. The following is the programme to be rendered: PROGRAMME. PART I. AMERICA,.Selma Noren. SONG,.Choir. WASHINGTON’S HOME,. .Bertha Boyle. WASHINGTON, The Statesman,. .Clara Purvis. SONG,.Choir. ABRAHAM LINCOLN,. .Johannah Engel. CAPTAIN, OH MY CAPTAIN,. .Roy Smith. SOLDIER’S REST, Montie Stafford. THE EMANCIPATION,. .Amy Strasskr. OH, WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF MORTAL BE PROUD, (Lincoln’s Favorite Poem),.Ona Simons. PIANO SOLO,.Della Johnston. part ii. ADDRESS BY THE SUPERINTEND ENT, “ Weakness and Strength of the Common School System.” Parents and friends are invited to be present. A Surprise Party. Last night, Mrs. Herman Fade was the victim of a surprise party made up of a large company of neighboring friends and acquaintances, each of whom went provided with the wherewithal to spread a generous and appetizing repast. The evening passed swiftly by with games, social chat etc., most happily. Among those present were Mesdames J. H. Yarger, Julian Hulaniski, John F. Kenyon, J. F. Ganschow, George Kaime, J. H. Ludwick, J. W. Bartley, Charles Coleman, C. E. Pope, George Leming, Vina Wood, W. C. LaTourette, Charles T. Brewer, O. M. Knipple, J. A. Wilcox, M. Y. Starbuck, F. M. Kimmell, C. B. Rowell, A. J. Chambers, A. Snyder, E.Q. Robie, S. W. Huddleston, S. E. Taylor, William Vischer; Misses Louie Starbuck, Delia Rogers. For Sale. A square piano, walnut case, in good order, seven octaves, Vose make. Will sell on time with good security. Inquire Farmers and Merchants bank, McCook. Wheat for Sale. Red Velvet Spring Wheat for seed for sale. Inquire of W. M. Irwin, 1)4 miles northwest of McCook, Neb. The printer is no less worthy of his hire than the laborer. The county commissioners will be in regular session March 21st. Hundreds of farm houses will be built in Red Willow county, this year. There was a fair attendance at the club dance in the opera hall, last evening. Perry Stone’s new watch charm has caused quite a sensation among his friends. The Y. P. S. C. E. meets every Sunday evening at 6:30 in the Lutheran church. All young people are cordially invited. Your attention is drawn to the new ad vertisement of the C. O. D. grocery in this issue. Call and see their specialties announced. Stone For Sale:—Parties contem plating building should see B. F. Troxel, who has a quantity of fine building stone for sale cheap. Call and inspect Kalstedt’s immense stock of new goods. The finest selection ever exhibited in the city. Don’t wait until the line is broken. Annual business meeting of the Con gregational church, next Sunday morn ing after service. Every member is urgently requested to be present. Misses Boucher and Colling will open a dressmaking establishment in the building south of Burgess’ plumbing shop on the first of the coming month. Kalstedt, the leading tailor, has just re ceived the largest and finest selection of suitings, pantings etc., ever exhibited in Western Nebraska. See him before the selection is broken. We are advised that an independent newspaper will very shortly appear at Indianoia with our esteemed friend and veteran Republican editor George S. Bi shop, at the helm, and with our stalwart Republican friend John J. Lamborn as financial factotum. Our grape vine is authority for the statement that the plant for the publication has been ordered. A branch of the Epworth League was organized in the Methodist church, Sun day last, with W. H. Davis as president; Mrs. A. P. Welles, ist vice president; Mrs. S. E. Callen, 2d vice; Howard Fin erty, 3d vice; Hattie Yarger, 4th vice; Charles Spencer, secretary; H. L. Davi son, treasurer. Regular meetings will be held in the Methodist church every Sunday evening at 6:30. McCook should go forward, never back, and every enterprise calculated to be of benefit to the commecial interests of the city should be taken hold of and pushed with vigor. Mossbacks, barna cles and “we cant's’’ should be regulated to back seats and kept there in order that enterprising citizens may go ahead. McCook’s people should use all legiti mate efforts to go to the front, and the time to begin is now. A FARMER WRITES About His Arrival—How He Found Things— What He Thinks About This Country. S„ A FEW SAMPLE FARMS. How they May be Obtained.—Who Is the Proper Person to See About Them. McCook.%Jkb., Jan. 19, 1893. Dear Friend.—I arrived here with my three car loads of stock and goods in fine shape. Was greatly surprised to find the ground bare and roads so fine, and such nice weather, there having been a heavy snow on the' ground when I left Lake City, Iowa. I find there has been only from a to 6 inches of snow here this winter, and there is but little frost in the ground now. I am more fa vorbly impressed with the country now than when here before. There can be no finer farm land found than here, and the vast amount of corn piled all over the prairie will vouch for its productive ness. When I first read the description of Southwestern Nebraska, with prices of land written by S. H. Colvin, of McCook, Red Willow county, Nebraska, I believed it too greatly exaggerated; but I did have faith enough to come and see the country, and am no ready to confirm the statement of the country as made in the circular, and believe that Mr. Colvin has underestimated it in many particulars. I have bought myself a fine 640 acre farm and will go to farming in earnest this spring. I never saw so fine laying land for farming, where the yield per acre is so great, and you can buy the land at from $10 to $ 15 per acre. This is a good location to rent land, as you can get one-third of all the crop, and in many cases get two crops for breaking the land. Corn is yielding heavy and this is a fine country to feed stock. I am sorry that all the farmers in the east cannot see this country, as I am satisfied there are many who are giving a heavy rent that could own homes here and get all the crop. I find that the price of land is advancing, and in a short tinu tile cheap land will all be gone. Hoping my farmer friends will be in terested enough to visit Southwestern Nebraska, I remain, Very truly yours, R. P. Barr. McCook, Neb., Jan. 4, 1893. James M. Kanouse, of McCook p. O.. Red Willow county, Nebraska, deposes and says as follows: I live on section 6, township 1, range 28, of Red Willow county, Nebraska. I have just finished gathering one field of corn containing 36 acres which yielded 50 bushels per acre of as good corn as I ever saw raised. James M. Kanouse. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of January, 1893. Matie I. Weaver, Notary Public. A FEW SAMPLE FARMS. 273-—160 acres, well improved n miles to McCook, 150 acres level land, 90 acres cultivated, 60 acres fenced in pasture, good 5-room frame house 14x26, good well and windmill, 25 growing apple trees, considerable small fruit, frame granary 10x12 feet, several other cheap buildings, 1 mile to school house, miles to church, post office or store? Price f 1800. Time if desired. 102.—160 acres, southwest of McCook, 6 miles north of Herndon, Kansas, (a good railroad town), 140 acres farm land, 20 acres fine pasture land, 70 acres under cultivation, 70 acres fenced in pasture, a large comfortable sod house, fine well, windmill and tanks, stables and corrals. Price $8 per acre, $1280. Part cash, time on balance to suit purchaser. 288.—240 acres, 9^ miles to McCook, 7 miles to Cedar Bluffs, Kansas. 160 acres deeded and 80 acres to be home steaded, small frame house, a few trees, some under cultivation, 220 acres level farm land, 20 acres good rolling pasture land. Price $8 per acre. Time to suit purchaser. 278.—160 acres, perfectly smooth and level, on public road, '/2 mile to good frame school house, i'/2 miles to grist mill, 1 mile to post office, '/2 mile from creek and timber, '/2 mile to railroad, 7 miles to Indianola, 7 miles to McCook, considerable under cultivation. Price $1700. Time on part if desired. 17.—160 acres, 7 miles to McCook, 7 miles to Indianola, 120 acres fine farm land, 40 acres of pasture land, farm all fenced and cross-fenced, 40 acres under cultivation, % mile to church, i'/2 miles to grist mill, 3 miles to Red Willow post office, 1 mile to creek with heavy timber. Price $8 per acre, $1280. 263.—800 acres at $6 per acre, 600 acres fine smooth farm land, 200 acres fine rolling pasture land, good well, 100 acres under cultivation, miles to Traer, railroad town in Beaver Valley, 16 miles south of McCook. Sell in Smaller tracts if desired on easy terms. 292.—160 acres perfectly level valley land, 50 acres under cultivation, well, pump, good sod barn 80 feet long, frame house 16x24, 40 acres fenced in pasture, 3 miles to Culbertson, 7 miles to McCook. 1 yi miles to Perry Station, fine level roads, good settlement. Price $2,500. Time if desired. 67.—160 acres, 11% miles to McCook, 6 miles to Cedar Bluffs, Kansas, 130 acres fine farm land, 30 acres pasture land, 100 acres under cultivation, nice grove of trees, well and sod buildings. Price $8 per acre, $1280. The above list is only a partial one of what I have on my sale book. If you can’t find what you want on this list write me for others. These lands can be bought on easy terms; some by paying two to three hundred dollars cash ana time on balance, some by paying one-tenth each year thereafter. Remember 1 show any of these lands free of charge. Many of these farms join each other and I can furnish you any sized farm from forty acies to two thousand acres. Should you desire any further information send stamp for reply, descriptive circular and map of Southwestern Nebraska to S. H. COLVIN, McCook, Red Willow Co,, Rob. One block north of depot, opposite Arlington Hotel.