The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum. Used in Millions of Homes—40 Years the Standard Paralyzing Lack of Moral Sense. Charles Lunkwitz and father, recent purchasers of land about seven miles southwest of the city, were up before Squire H. H. Berry on Monday, on com plaint of Theodore Schneider, being charged with theft on the wholesale plan. Marshal Dwyer went out with a search warrant, Monday morning, and brought to light a part of the articles alleged to have been stolen, the goods being found on the premises of Charles Lunkwitz, who while renting land in that neighbor hood, last June, figured in a similar affair. He appeared before the squire and pled guilty, being fined with costs to the sum of $7.65. The complaint alleges the stealing of chickens by the dozen, pigs, lumber, posts, windows and doors, wagon wheels and household goods. Lunkwitz has a peculiar idea of theft, stating to the court that taking articles in the daylight is not stealing, but doing such work at night is. As he left the court room he jokingly remarked that he guessed they would have him back in a week or two. In fact Lunkwitz seems to have no moral sense at all. A dozen neighbors near and far, report stealing as being common and if it continues the probabilities are that something will drop with a dull sickening thud over in that neighbor hood. __ Don’t Set Out Fires at All. A heavy fire raged sohth and a little east of the city, Monday afternoon, burn ing over a large scope of country and doing considerable damage. The farmer who recently purchased the Harman place was burning a straw stack, and as is usually the case, the fire got away from him in the high wind which pre vailed. Only the most strenuous and persistent efforts of the farmers in that vicinity prevented much heavier loss and wide-spread devastation of fields and homes. The question naturally arises why will people set out fires under such circumstances anyhow? Death of a New-comer. Tuesday morning S. C. Barnes died at his farm a few miles southwest of the city from pneumonia following an attack of measles. The funeral services were conducted at the home on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Coffman, interment following in Longview cemetery. The deceased leaves a wife and three children. He moved here last fall from eastern Ne brask, buying the Frank Fewell farm. The wife and children have the profound sympathy of that entire neighborhood in their deep sorrow and sadness. A venerable chestnut: “A man by the name of Corn was married to a lady by the name of Wheat in a Creston church, and the choir stunned the audience pres ent on that occasion by singing, “What Shall the Harvest Be?”. Red Willow county’s loss by fire will aggregate a number of thousand dollars. OUTING SHOES. It long ago seemed as though shoes could never be better and never be cheaper, but they are better now and cheaper now than they ever were before. The great every day favorite is our men’s and ladies’ shoe. It is as much a boon to the pocketbook as it is to the feet. It won’t wear you out to wear it out. You don’t need to take care of it; it takes care of itself. It will give you solid com fort for the simple reason that a better shoe for knockabout pur poses has never been produced. If prices never appealed to you before, the price of this shoe will, for it costs only $2.50. It will look nicer and wear longer than any shoe on earth. g - m/ The different shades of “biscuit color” are now the fad. The death penalty will soon be un known in Nebraska. The tree man is having his inning just now. He is a winner, too. Pay day had its subsequent celebration of an unusually hilarious kind. Marble works have been opened up on west Dennison street, this week. There was a slight shower in this sec tion at an early hour, Tuesday morning. The two-story addition to Commisioner Ryan’s dwelling is rapidly nearing com pletion. _ William Doyle is preparing to build a fine dwelling on his farm up on the Willow. __ A plain drunk reposed in the bosom of the municipal calaboose, Wednesday morning. The fool, the fire and the prairie are proving a dangerous combination in Ne braska, this season. The early approaching nuptials of Mr. Albert O’Niel and Miss Maggie McAdams have been announced. A number of McCook’s people expect to spend a greater portion of the summer in Chicago and at the fair. On the first day of May Miss N. Shaffer will open a kindergarten school at 302 Marshall Street. Tuition reasonable. There are a number of alleys and other premises in the city which should be promptly and thoroughly cleaned up. At the Harris Hardware you can get a Sewing Machine a good one from $20 to $45 with the company’s guarantee for five years._ Lobasco, the greatest trotting stallion of the age, record 2:10)4', owned by J. G. Ladd of Beatrice and valued at $100,000, died Sunday night. 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. _ Mr. Penney who has purchased the Ed Hall place east of town has one of the likeliest and most promising young trotting stallion in this section. Wanted:—Pupils to take a course in short hand. Evening class begins May first from 7 to 9 o’clock P. M. Three doors east of Commercial hotel. A Pennsylvania court has decided that saloon keepers must not serve free lunch es at their counters. If this is enforced a good many men will be reduced to the necessity of going to work. The man who went into the office of the Wetumpka (Ala.) Reform Advocate to kill the editor left a large family- to mourn his loss. The buzz saw and the righteous editor, when rubbed the wrong way, are more fatal than a pestil ence. It is the mayor’s expressed wish to make the sponge holder the official organ. Also that contrary- to the ordi nance made and provided, the saloon ap plications shall be published in the paper not having the largest circulation. But Friends of J. L. White are out with a petition looking to the securing of the Receiver’s office at McCook for him. J. L'. is a thoroughbred and should have it, and if ability and merit counts he will. —Curtis Courier. Next Sunday evening Mr. Milow M. Rardin and Miss Lena Miller will be married at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Miller, near Red Willow, this county. The Tribune extends congratulations. I. W. Spaulding lost to valuable horses, last Friday, at his upper ranch on the Willow, by fire. The stable on the place was also destroyed. Irv. had been burn ing off the garden and about the premises, and at a late hour retired to sleep think ing the embers to be entirely extin guished. Some time later they were awakened and found that the wind had fanned the sparks into flames and that his horses and bam were consumed. By hard work the fire was confined to his premises. W. H. Davis has been circulating a petition, this week, asking the board of education to call a special election for the purpose of voting bonds of district 17 to make needed additions, improve ments and repairs to the east ward school building. The sum asked for these im provements which include the furnish ings and a new heating apparatus is $12, 000.00. As the citizens of McCook take the greatest pride in their public schools, and doubtless understand and appreciate that the improvements required are ab solutely essential to the success of the same, the amount asked will most likely j be voted without much if any opposition. Affairs of the Municipality. The city council was in regular ses sion, Wednesday evening, Mayor Brewer, Clerk Warren, Councilmen Menard, La Tourette, McAdams and Spickelmier being present, and disposed of the fol lowing business: BILLS WERE ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS: W. A. Judd $13 50 James mrl — 8 80 W. W. Thomas.. 50 M Keiswick. ... 2 45 liurneti L. Co— 30 25 K M. Klmmell... 12.00 W. E. West. 3.00 Mellrayer & O... 11.00 Luke Talley ... 6.00 A. E. MeMunitful 40.00 1.1 H. Dwter_$ 50.00 Electric L't Co. 170 60 John shepherd. 0 20 ■las. Shepherd.. 3.00 S. A. Criswell.. 1.50 C. B. Oray. 4 00 H. P. Hailey... 125 Patrick Malen.. 15.00 Chas. Welntz. . 3 40 Bullard & Co... 31.20 Bills of the following judges of elec tion were allowed at $3 each: J. S. Le Hew, H. W. Cole, A. W. Corey, D. C. Marsh, B. F. Olcott, Charles Weintz, John Hughes, Henry Kapke and Charles Jacobs. A similar amount to the follow ing clerks of election: W. H. Davis, E. J. Wilcox, T. A. Smith, L. R. Hileman, M. W. Eaton and A. A. Bates. The council sitting as a canvassing board found the result of the late city election to be as appeared in the last is sue of The Tribune, and they were duly declared elected. The clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for man and team to run street sprinkler, bids to be sealed and to be per month. Also to notify the city treasurer, superintendent of cemetery, police judge and chief of police to make their annual reports and file same with cletk before April 17th. Councilmen LaTourette and Menard were appointed a committee to act on above reports. An ordinance was passed amending ordinance No. 13, relating to official bonds, salaries, etc. Nebraskan’s at the Ebbitt. There is quite an aggregation of Ne braska democrats at the Ebbitt to-night. Among them are ex-Govemor Boyd of Omaha; Tobias Castor of Lincoln, na tional committeeman; Frank H. Spear man, a prominent banker of McCook, and Judge Crawford of West Point. Mr. Castor comes here in the interests of some aspiring friends, and he will call upon the president and some of the cab inet officers to urge their merits for office. Mr. Spearman who is quite a power in politics as well as financial affairs in the McCook district, is also interesting him self in behalf of friends. Castor and Spearman are spending considerable time about the executive departments and may carry away some offices for their friends. Mr. Spearman will go to Fortress Mon roe on Saturday to witness the great in ternational naval parade on Monday, and then he goes to New York on busi ness for several days.—Thursday’s Bee. Every Farmer Should be There. On Monday, April 24th, George J. Bur gess will give an exhibition of the possi bilities of the J. I. Case Triumph Sulky plow. At the same time and place Mr. Kiser, of the company, will give a lec ture on the subject of plows and plowing. Don’t fail to see how easily a man carry ing another man on his back, with a man on the plow, can make a furrough with the Triumph Sulky plow. Remem ber the time, April 24th, Monday a week, and be there. See dodgers. The following land sales are reported by S. H. Colvin: East half of the south west quarter and west half of the south east quarter of 10-2-30, for $2,000; south west quarter of 4-3-29 for $2,400; south east quarter of 34-3-30 for $1,600; north west quarter of the north-west quarter of 5-2-28 and the west half of the north-east quarter of the south-west quarter of 32-3 28 for $1,600; south half of the north west quarter of 4-3-28 and the east half of the north-east quarter of 5-2-28 for $1,000; south-west quarter of 34-3-30 for $1,000; south-west quarter of 12-1-29 for $1,280. State Auditor Moore has been empow ered by an act of the legislature to ap point two inspectors of county treasurers whose duty it will be to examine the tax books and records of the various county treasurers with a view to a uniform meth od of accounting and accurate reports of the revenues collected. The Bridges Bros, of Chicago (one of C. E. Leslie’s convention companies) will give a free concert in the Lutheran church, next Wednesday evening, April 19th, for the purpose of organizing a class in voice culture and vocal music. Don’t fail to hear them. The difficulty in securing a proper foundation for the pnmps is retarding work on the new pump house, but Supt. Meeker hopes in a few weeks to be cosily installed in his new quarters, where he will be able to give the city better ser vice than heretofore. Ben Stoddard came very near passing in his checks over the morphine route, Tuesday morning, but is getting along now as well as his generally demoralized condition will warrant. The addition of morphine to beer is a late development in “wet circles.” But the fellows who wera interested in the Ben Stoddard matter ought to be made to smart for it. If the school bond question is properly placed before the tax-payers of this dis trict there ought to be practically no op position to the voting of the amount asked, $12,000. It made another heroic effort to rain, Tuesday afternoon, but a strong north wester dissipated the clouds after a brief shower had visited us. PEOPLE YOU KNOW. G. L. Laws was in the city, Wednes day, on land business. Mrs. J. E. Cochran and family leave for Lincoln this evening. Sheriff Banks sojourned about the me tropolis, officially, Tuesday. J. W. Burney of Stratton had business in the chief city, Wednesday. J. W. Hupp was over from -Lebanon, first of the week, on business. Will Dungan was up from Hastings, first of the week, visiting friends. Dr. J. H. Hall of Plattsmouth was a brief visitor in the city, Monday. W. R. Starr was up from Indianola, Sunday, on some matters of the law. Matthew Lawler came in from Omaha, Tuesday noon, on a business mission. Mrs. Vina Wood has been entertaining her father from Iowa, the past few weeks. W. E. Goodrich was the guest of his sister Mrs. H. E. Wells at Stratton, last week. Will Fisher and Rob Doty were down on business from Wauneta, Wednesday evening. Mrs. T. B. Stutzmau departed, yester day morning, for her home in Davenport, Nebraska. Mrs. C. A. Dixon was a passenger, Wednesday, on I for Denver, to make a short stay. Messrs. C. jJkinstrong and S. E. Solo mon of Culbertson were business guests, Wednesday. Miss Sylvia Williams commenced teach ing a spring terjfi of school in the Fitch district, Monday. C. H. Boyle left on 6, Wednesday, for Chicago, on a prolonged visit in the World’s Fair city. Mrs. Burney and son are down from Wauneta taking medical treatment from Drs. Davis & Gage. Miss Louie Starbuck left on Monday morning for Iowa on an extended visit to relatives and friends. Colonels LeHew and Ballew went in to Omaha, yesterday morning, presuma bly on a mission political. Mrs. J. H. Finity, Miss Belle and Mas ter Andrew left on 6, last evening, for their new home in Lincoln. Miss Amelia Wille of the teacher corps spent her week’s vacation at Hastings, guest of the Misses Stevens. Banker Vennum and Editor Brickey of Palisade were business visitors of the valley’s finest, last Friday evening. J. R. Wilson, partner of A. A. Andrus in the Weekly Denver Press, came down to the city yesterday, on business. Mr. Cleaveland of the McCook Tank Line arrived home Wednesday noon from a three week’s visit in Exeter. Congressman McKeighan greeted his admirers in this neck of the woods, Sat urday, departing for Red Cloud on 6. Messrs. S. E Solomon and M.M.House of Culbertson were down Tuesday, on business before the local land officers. Miss Tillie Barnes of Indianola has been the guest of her brother C. W. of the Times-Democrat, part of the week. Mrs. H. B. Wales of Coleman precinct went up to Beverly, yesterday morning, to visit old-time Iowa friends for a few days. Selma Noren arrived home, Saturday, from Lincoln, where she has been the guest oflp. L. Laws’ family during vaca tion D. A. P. Welles arrived home, close of last week, from Chicago, where he has been attending lectures etc., for the past two weeks. L. H. Lawton of Lincoln, an oldtime settler of this region, was in the city, Saturday, being up the valley looking after his interests. Hons. C. W. Meeker and J. C. Hayes of the state of Imperial, upper French man valley, were lured hither on business bent, Tuesday evening. W. S. Morlan went down to Lincoln, Tuesday evening, to attend supreme court, which opened on Wednesday for causes from this (the 14th) district. Sir Knight T. G. Rees attended the grand commandery meeting of Nebraska Templars at Fremont, this week, leaving for that place on 6, Monday evening. Dr. B. B. Davis has been attending a meeting of the board of university re gents in Lincoln, this week, arriving home today. Mrs. Davis accompanied him. I C. W. Lindsay of the Enterprise went down to Omaha, Saturday night, on bus iness connected with the improvements proposed for that paper, returning on Sunday night. Father and Miss Louise Hickey were summoned to Lowell Mass., Sunday on 6, by the death of their aged father. They have the profoundest sympathy of this community in their bereavement. T. B. Campbell arrived home, last Thursday night, from attending a special meeting of the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias at Columbus, Ohio. The supreme chancelor of the world and some three hundred Knights participated in the meeting, which Tom avers was most interesting and instructive. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report ABSOLUTELY PURE Residence property for sale in all parts of the city by C. J. Ryan. Rev. Lawson arrived in the city on Wednesday afternoon, and is the guest of his son Cashier Lawson of the First National. County Clerk Roper is up from the from the county-seat superintendeng the planting of a lot of trees on his farm southeast of the city. A. C. Nettleton arrived from Stock bridge, Mass., last evening, where he has been spending the winter together with his family with his parents. A small company of neighbors sur prised Mrs. S. W. Huddleston, last even ing, having a very pleasant little gather ing on the eve of the departure of the family for their new home in Farmer City, Illinois. High five and general social chat made the brief hours of the evening pass swiftly. The surprising party carried their own commissary stores and the refreshments served were fully appreciated. Mrs. Huddleston was presented with a silver soup ladle as a small remembrance from her McCook friends, Mrs. A. P. Welles delivering the token in a clever little speech. The list of those present was: Mesdames W. S. Morlan, J. F. Heber, A. P. Welles, V. H. Solliday, C. H. Meeker, F. M. Kim mell, G. R. Oyster, R. B. Simmons, G. E. Leming, J. H. Burns, J. W. Holliday and Miss Slabby. The Young People’s Society of Christ ian Endeavor are preparing for a mis sionary concert to be given on Sunday evening April 23d. Special music by the Endeavor choir of twenty-five voices and orchestra. The young people are working hard to make the Y. P. S. C. E. convention, to be held April 28-30, a successful one. A choir of 25 voices and an orchestra of seven pieces have been organized to assist in the musical part of the meetings. It is expected that over one hundred delegates from outside towns will be present, also noted speakers from various parts of our state. The commit tee on entertainment are anxious that the young people of our town will help in the matter of entertaining the friends who will be with us for two days. The following land sales are reported by William Coleman: The north-west quarter of 35-1-29 to Amos Kline of Gage county, Nebraska; the south-west quar ter of 34-1-29 to Otho Jloyd of Gage county, Nebraska; the south-west quar ter of 12-1-30 to Lewis Carpenter of Ne braska; the north-west quarter of 8-4-31 to Mr. Sydell of Hitchcock county, Ne braska; the north-west quarter of 24-2-30 to William A. Holbrook of Taylor county, Iowa. The quarterly services at the Metho dist church on Sunday were conducted by Rev. Rodebaugh vice Presiding Elder Mastin. Rev. Rodebaugh was formerly pastor here and his sermons were heard by full houses with evident pleasure and appreciation. The increased number of teachers re quired for the fall and winter term of school will make it necessary that all licenses and fines be paid into the school fund of the city, in order that the system may not be crippled for lack of funds. The result the past week shows that anything like a decent regard for the water ordinance furnishes all consumers a sufficient supply. The company is practically powerless unless the authori ties enforce their ordinance. “The Witch of Prague,” a very inter esting continued story by Marion Craw ford, begins with this issue. Don’t fail to read it. It will be completed in about six weeks. J. W. Hupp has purchased lots on north Melvin street and intends to build thereon this summer, and will then be come a resident of the best town in the valley. Five drunks deposited in the cooler, Wednesday, and two more on Thursday; and not a one of them escaped, The marshal had putty in the key-hole no doubt. The carrying capacity of the Meeker ditch has been increased somewhat this spring and the canal will run three and a half feet of water if necessary. Episcopal services were held in the Lutheran church, Monday evening, by Bishop Graves of Kearney, who was as sisted by Rev. Gill of Arapahoe. According to an English stationer the latest thing in note paper is a tawny yel low, which is used with green ink and green sealing wax. The city marshal promptly jailed two inebriated hobos from the gravel train who engaged in a scrap on Main avenue, Wednesday afternoon. If you want lire or tornado insurance in Reliable Companies, call on C. J. Ryan. A new case or two of scarlet fever this week. Carrie Viluml is sick with an attack of fever. Wider fireguards are needed—and more of them. John Warren is suffering with a serious attack of pneumonia. S. Seaman was registered at the Capi tal hotel of Lincoln, yesterday. Hay will likely go up to $10 a ton be fore the new crop is ready for market. McCook will have six saloons during the ensuing year. We all may be happy yet. George S. Johnson has a badly injured arm and is threatened with blood poison ing. _ E. C. Dougherty has sold his residence property on McDowell street to C. L. Miller for $1,000. The water company has had no diffi culty in providing a copious supply dur iug the past week. John Warren is still on the sick list. B. J. Sutton is helping in the Bullard office in his stead. The Dole-Stratton breach of promise suit has been appealed to the supreme court of the state. Miss Augusta Hunt of the class of ’92 is now teaching in the Kennedy district, southeast of the city. It would be economy for the city to use stone for crossings and tiling for gut ters in the long run. The regular lawn season commences tomorrow, April 15th. Hours from 6 to 8 a. ip., and from 7 to 9 p. m. Mr. Rogers of the Corey ranch is plant ing quite an orchard on his place, besides doing some thorough farming. We understand the Enterprise people have thrown up the contract to print the county agricultural society premium list The necessity for increased school fa cilities is apparent, and only needs proper explanation to secure a large vote in its favor. A good way to provide a family with poultry is to plant a garden. The neigh bors will furnish the chickens an