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.
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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.
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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<l a shot
gun will do the rest.
The statement of the official vote
which appears in the official city paper
bristles with errors and is absolutely un
trustworthy. The figure’s in last week’s
Tribunk were not official but they were
correct as usual.
Farm for Rent.
Frame house and other 'good improve
ments. S. H. Colvin,
McCook, Neb.
Pony For Sale,
A good, gentle family pony for sale
cheap. Inquire at this office for particu
lars.
Remember the place
for latest style Fur
niture . and bottom
prices. Pade & Son.
C. 0. D. STORE.
COFFEE.
What are you drinking ?
What are you paying?
—o—
Do you know that 39c at the
C. O. D. buys the very finest old
Mocha and Java coffee that money
can supply? Buy at our risk of
pleasing. Our next grade is what
is usually sold for Mocha and
Java. It is not It is a Peaberry
Santos and Guatemala coffee; a
very fine drinker; we sell it for
what it really is, 35c; per pound or
three pounds for one dollar.
Don't forget that English
Breakfast tea at 60c.
C. O. D. Store.
