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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1893)
Tlic* only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum. Used in Millions of Homes—40 Years the Standard The merry-go-around has been folded up and moved hence. The salary job would indicate that the slush fund scheme threatens to be come too hot for its manipulators. J. W. Hupp has plansand specifications ready for his new house, and submitted the same to contractors here, last Satur day. Reports indicate that there will be quite a shortage of winter wheat general ly over the country. The Bridges Bros, formed a singing class in the Lutheran church, Wednesday evening, with over 90 members, the larg est they have ever had in Nebraska. The convention will close on next Wednesday evening with a concert. H. Thompson & Co. have received two carloads of flour and feed and have opened up their business on west Dennison street, in the building north of the McEntee hotel, and respectfully solicit a share of the trade in that line. The Meeker ditch is being filled with water for irrigating purposes. The pro cess is slow, but the water has now reached the land about south of the city. It is a misfortune to some that the water was not available earlier. A Rochester man has invented self patching jackets and trousers. Won’t he please invent self-darning stockings? Then he will go down to posterity as the greatest benefactor of the age. Wo men will fall upon his neck and bless him, and children will cry for him. Mayor Brewer seems to take consider able satisfaction in controlling Supt. Meeker and the water works company. The consumers on the hill portions of the city now insist that he control the the lawless consumers of water. Will he do it? If he can’t or won't, will he be man enough to repeal the or dinance and let those who can protect them. The safety bicycle as now built is rap idly coming into general use as a new method of rapid and convenient locomo tion, second only to the railroad; an effectual exerciser and a delightful recre ation. Many improvements have been made during the last two years; the per fection of the pneumatic tire, the inven tion of the elliptical gear improved con struction, bring out light, strong ma chines, graceful in every curve and line, many of the high grade machines weigh less than thirty pounds. The bicycle of today is a “thing of beauty,” easily rid den, easily managed safe, inexpensive to keep, is instantly ready for use when you start out and instantly disposed of when you return. You can if you choose, ride with less exertion than would be expended in walking, or you can make the sweat roll off in drops that will cleanse the very fountains of life. “Throw physic to the dogs” and try the prescrip tion of the “wheel.” Days of languor and depression will be unknown for the “wheel” will medicine thee to a sweeter, sounder sleep than could the “poppy or mandragora, or all the drowsy syrups of the world.” REMOVAL. J. F. Ganschow may now be found in his Elegant New Quarters in the Union Block, where he is exhibiting one of the finest and largest stocks of LADIES’ and CHILDRENS SLIPPERS to be seen in’ Southwestern Nebraska. Re member the “Old Reliable” when you need anything in the shoe line. His goods and prices are always right. Be sure to remember that he has removed to the Union Block and is now located in the old Lytle store room. f: . This bad weather for his whiskers. Don't forget to plant trees tomorrow. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barbazet, Saturday. One of J. M. Flannigan’s daughters is down with an attack of diphtheria. We understand that George Laverty and family will remove from our city. Real estate men are wating till the clouds roll by—the clouds of dust of course. _ Banker wrecker Mosher has been ar rested again and declining to give bond is now in custody. F. H. Elliot is running the restaurant alone now, having purchased Mr.Clarke’s interest in the business. S. C. King is building a house and barn on his farm near the city. The barn will be 28x40 feet in size. A ’93 Model Bicycle, Ball Bearings, Pneumatic Tires, weight 35 pounds, etc., for $80. A. J. Beecher, Agent. There may be some wise purpose in this weather but it takes an unusual amount of philosophy to appreciate the fact. _ 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._ Mrs. J. B. McCabe has three furnished rooms to rent in the Rawlings residence on east Dodge street. Inquire at the residence. 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. Lenhart’s little but frisky black mare took another spin down Dennison street, yesterday morning, at considerable ex pense and damage to the laundry wagon. Last Friday Squire Berry at his office united in marriage Mr. E. P. Trout of Hayes Centre, and Miss Anna Lupole of Phillipsburg, Penna. The groom is 51 years of age, the bride forty. The concert on Thursday evening next by the McCook K. of P. band will be a musical event which no one should miss. Reserved seats now on sale at the drug store of L. W. McConnell & Co. Some unknown person or persons passed a $20 counterfeit note in Altshu ler’s saloon, Monday night. The mar shal and two or three others instituted a search for the ‘‘shovers of the queer,” but without success. The band proposes giving the people of McCook free open air concerts weekly during the summer. Their benefit con cert on next Thursday evening, for the of securing money with which to buy music, etc., should be liberally patron ized. A missionary concert will be given by the Endeaver society on Sunday evening 7:45 o’clock in the Lutheran church. Nine young ladies will represent in cost ume, missionaries from darkest Africa. Special singing by a chorus of 25 voices supported by an orchestra of 7 pieces. Several successful experiments in steam plowing have been made in this state this spring, and the belief is gain ing ground that it is cheaper to plow with a steam engine and gang plows than with horses. Perhaps the day is not far distant when the Nebraska fanner will break up his land with a storage battery electric motor, which is certain to be the cheap power of the future. Hasn’t Mayor Brewer the nerve to en force his own water ordinance? He should do it in justice to the company and the consumers on the hill, who are daily robbed of their supply by those over the city who are continually break ing the ordinance by running their springlers out of lawn hours, using hose without nozzles, etc. There should be a strict enforcement of the water ordinance by the city authorities, or the ordinance should be repealed and the company al lowed to manage their own affairs. Supt. Meeker insists that the company is pumping more than the maximum amount of water for cities having a pop ulation equal to McCook’s. Mayor Brewer declares that the company is not pumping a sufficient supply. Supt. Meek er has repeatedly asked for an investiga tion, that the matter be tested. He still courts investigation, and the indignant citizens of the hill portion of the city be located. Let the mayor take immediate steps to ascertain the facts. If the com pany is at fault let us have redress. If the fault is with the mayor on account of his failure to do his duty let the people demand of him the enforcement of the ordinance or its repeal. In all events let ns have water and that right away. Locate the responsibility. A laughable farce will conclude the concert on next Thursday evening. The Columbia Bicycles, manufactured by the Pope M’f g Co. of Boston, are the best on earth. A. J. Beecher, Agent. That new salary ordinance is a brilliant stroke of business and economy. It will increase our burden about $800. That’s all._ 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. William Bardon passed through last Friday en route to McCook, having been promoted to the position of special agent at that place. The Star congratulates Mr. Bardon on his merited boost.—Wal lace Star. *'_ There is considerable missionary work to be done in order to insure the voting of the desired and needed $12,000 school bonds, as opposition to the proposition is cropping out in various quarters—un expected opposition. It is announced that Mayor Brewer has sent to Omaha for an expert to come and and test the capacity of the water works system. And The Tribune hopes that the report may prove correct. The test cannot come any to quickly. This county would surely present a pleasing sight to a man in a balloon. The county is literally covered with new residences, barns, wind mills, corn cribs, granaries and other improvements of great importance to the farmer. The public schools of the city are holding Arbor day exercises, this after noon. This evening the lantern class program will be appropriate to the same occasion; and on tomorrow will occur the tree planting portion of the arrange ments. The concert by the Bridges Bros, in the Lutheran church, Wednesday even ing, attracted an overflowing audience, and gave very fair satisfaction. A class of seventy was formed after the concert for a week’s instruction in vocal and in strumental music. The program to be rendered at the K. of P. band concert is a varied and excel lent one, embracing the instrumental and the vocal, and McCook’s best talent in both. In the opera house on Thursday evening next. Reserved seats now on sale at McConnell’s. George Etter is keeping up the old time prestige of the Commercial House at McCook. No matter how late the the trains come in, George is up to see that his guests get “roomed” all right and helps Scott to make them comfort able.—Lincoln Call. One of the statistical item that is now going the rounds of the press is to the effect that there are 3,000,000 men in this country over 30 who have never married. There is nothing specially alarming or ominous about this. In fact, it may be a good and happy thing for 3,000,000 women of varying ages. We hope that the good people of our town will respond, and at once, to the invitation of the Endeavor Society to help entertain the delegates in the com ing convention April 28-30. If you can spare accommodations notify Pastor Stevenson or C. T. Watson by dropping a postal card stating how many you will receive. Some one has taken the trouble to find out how far a farmer has to walk to put in and attend forty acres of corn. To plow the ground he travels 365 miles, to harrow the ground thoroughly before planting he walks 50 miles, to cultivate it afterwards he will have to travel 300 miles, making a grand total of 770 miles besides the gathering. As a sample of what can be done in this country, we mention the case of Alex Johnston, living south of McCook. Mr. Johnston raises corn, cattle and hogs and made a clean thousand dollars profit on his year’s work. The element of speculation did not cut any figure in this, as any man can do as well if they will. He estimates his corn brought him one dollar per bushel.—Indianola Independ ent. _ The Indianola Paint and Ochre com pany, which grew out of the discovery of an excellent ochre bed at Indianola, has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. With a capital stock of $30,000 the work of manufactur ing all kinds of paints will be carried on. The incorporators are E. C. McMillan, G. F. Kiel and M. T. Butterfield. The directors are Messrs. McMillen, Kiel, Hinskamp, Starr and Butterfield.—Lin coln Journal. A real genuine, all-wool-and-a-yard wide business like and economical mayor and municipal government come high in this village—but we must have them. One of the expiring acts of the city pa triots is an ordinance voting an increase of salaries—in many cases doubling the present salaries, which are already exces sive for a town of this size. The offices of mayor and councilmen should be filled for patriotic motives and not for pelf, and in many towns the salaries are noth ing or merely nominal. The old schedule for clerk, treasurer and police officers was ample pay for the services required and rendered. The new law places an extra burden of about $800 on this al ready tax-cursed city, and is nothing more nor less than an outrage. PEOPLE YOU KNOW. P. A. Wells is in Kansas city on busi ness. Sheriff and Mrs. Banks were among our guests Tuesday. J. G. Tate of Hastings was a Commer cial guest, last night. Mrs. J. E. Cochran and family are vis iting Lincoln relatives. John Denny, one of Frank Stillman's men, has been quite ill. John Warren is improving from his se rious attack of pneumonia. Charles A. Jackson has been appointed postmaster at Cedar Bluffs. C. 9. Squires, wife and daughter left for the east on 6, Monday evening. Dr. B. B. Davis was called to Cam bridge, Wednesday, professionally. Mrs. Max Wayson is visiting relatives and friends in Denver and Cheyenne. Mrs. Samuel Reed is visiting in Lin coln. Will be absent about a month. Colonel LeHew is in Washington on business before the general land office. Miss Grace Waldo has been confined to bed with an attack of acute tonsilitis. Joseph Menard will leave for Chicago, Sunday, on a visit of a week or ten days. Judge and Mrs. H. W. Keyes of the county-seat were city visitors, Tuesday. Col. H. H. Easterday is out and about again after a week of illness and seclu sion. I. M. Smith of Indianola circulated around amongst us of the metropolis on Saturday. Mrs. David Magner is entertaining her sister who came in from the west on 6, Wednesday. Charles Weintz and Vance McManigal transacted business at the county-seat on Wednesday. J. F. Ganschow went into Omaha, Tuesday night, on business and will not be back until Monday. Miss Clara Kleven of Culbertson was down, Tuesday morning, to witness the O’Neil-McAdams nuptials. Col. and Mrs. Frank Selby of Cam bridge-on-the-Medicine greeted their Mc Cook friends, Sunday. Tim Sedgwick of the York newspaper union arrived in the city, last evening, on business of that excellent house. Rev. C. Huber, Synodical secretary of the Lutheran church, was out from Oma ha, Wednesday, on church business. A. E. Lytle came in from Chicago, Tuesday noon, on some business mateis. Art has many friends here to cordially greet him. Colonel J. D. Gage of Franklin con templated the vigorous movement of real estate from the McCook outlook, yesterday. Mr. Hocknell spent Tuesday in Lin coln on business, going down Monday evening and returning home on Wednes day morning. W. M. Lewis moved his household goods down from Culbertson in wagons yesterday, and the family will occupy their residence here. A. R. Edmiston has been up from Lincoln part of the week soliciting busi ness for the Union Central Life Insurance Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio. Henry Penner went in to Omaha, first of the week, to lay in a stock of harness and saddlery for the shop he will shortly open up on south Main avenue. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Fade, who have been visiting in their home in Fon du Lac, Wisconsin, for past few weeks, ar rived home on Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hager, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Moser and Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Vennum of Indianola were guests of McCook relatives over Sunday'. Frank H. Spearman is expected home from his extended eastern visit Sunday. He has been swinging around the circle quite extensively for past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Harman left on Tuesday afternoon for their new home about forty miles from Chicago. They will visit in Lincoln and Chicago en route. Rev. Howard MacAyeal has resigned the pastorate of the Cambridge Congre gational church. He has calls from Grand Island, Beatrice, Kearney and Neligh. Father Hickey arrived home, Monday night, from his sorrowful journey back to his old Massachusetts home. Miss Louise will follow in about two months, and will be accompanied by their mother and sister. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Graham of Elm wood, Illinois, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Norval, for part of the week. Mr. Graham is a brother-in-law of Mr. Norval and they were on their way home from spending the winter in California. Joe McClelland, partner of Congress man Meiklejohn of Fullerton, spent Sat urday in the city visiting his oldtime Pontiac, Illinois, friend Sylvester Cor deal, being on his way home from a so journ in the mountains. He went east on 6. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report Residence property for sale in all parts of the city by C. J. Ryan. Plant Trees. Arbor Day is near at hand and the ad monition to plant trees is in order. The day is peculiarly our own in Nebraska, and other states merely follow in our footsteps. The 22A of April is the day made by law a holiday for planting trees and the proclamation of the governor has been sent out calling the people to a due observance. It is a magnificent re cord that this state has made in tree planting since Arbor day was established. The prairies are dotted with young forests and where nature left but barren plain and valley, those who have observed Ar bor day have developed and beautified nature until Nebraska is no longer barren and treeless. The good work that has been done should only be an incentive for greater work in future, and the re cord of this year should be the greatest of them all. If every man in the state will plant a single tree on Arbor Day, what results will show for it twenty years hence! If the same zeal is used this year as in the past it will be added inspiration for the future that will keep alive the day and its mission for the common good of all. Plant trees just as you would plant money in savings banks and the trees will accumulate in value more rapidly than any interest. Happily Wedded. On last Sunday evening H. H. Berry united in wedlock Mr.Milow M.Rardin of King City, Missouri, and Miss Lena Mil ler of this county. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Miller, near Red Willow, and in the presence of a large company of friends. A sumptuous wedding feast followed; and later an old time charivari. The young couple were remembered as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Quigley, pair linen tow els; Mr. and Mrs. Hatcher, silver sugar shell; Ira Neals, silver napkin rings; Chas. and Anna Rinck, glass fruit dish; Dollie Downs, glass cake stand; Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ruggles, decorated syrup mug; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Helm, embroidered chair tidy; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Miller, lace pillow shams and comb and hair brush; Rosa Burns, lace pillow shams; Anna Hoxwell, pair Turkish tow els; Tillie and Pearl Brown, pillow shams. Mr. Rardin and pretty bride departed on 6, Monday evening, for their new home in King City, taking with them the God speed and best wishes of many friends in Red Willow county. Between Two Days. Richard Slick, late olerk in the Famous clothing store, left this section of country some time between last Thursday night and the following morning, and his whereabouts is a matter of deep impene trable mystery to a number of small cred itors. His departure was unannounced and a surprise to many. It is stated that he was driven to Indianola during the night and that he took the train east from that point. It is also stated that a blond-haired member of one of our hous es of ill-repute disappeared from her lo cal haunt of shame about the same time that Richard vamoosed. Which doubt less explains Slick’s disgraceful break. Monday, April 24th, Is the date of the exhibition of the marvelous wotkoftliej. I. Case Triumph sulky plow in our city. Every farmer who can possibly be in town on that day should make it a point to see the exhibi tion. Also to hear what their Mr. Kiser has to say on the question of plows and plowing. TheJ. I. Case Co. pays him $5,000 atyear just to tell the people how to do it properly. So you want to be present without fail. See George J. Bur gess, local agent. O’Ni el-McAdams. Tuesday morning at nine o’clock, pre ceding high mass in St. Patrick’s church, Father Hickey united the destinies of two of our most estimable and sterling young people in the persons of Albert O’Niel and Miss Maggie McAdams, a large congregation being present on the auspicious occasion. The newly wedded couple left on the noon train for Denver to enjoy a brief honeymoon with the wannest wishes of all. Farmers! Bring in your eggs. We want 12,000 dozen within next ten days. McCook Produce Co. 6 doors west of McEntee hotel. _ Eggs 1 Eggs! Eggs! McCook Produce Co. pay cash for eggs. Highest market price. 6 doors west of McEntee hotel. Pony For Sale, A good, gentle family pony for sale cheap. Inquire at this office for particu lars. ■ If you want lire or tornado Insurance in Reliable Companies, call^on C. J. Ryan. A man with a bad liver often has a good heart. > A. G. Copeland is a new clerk in Supt. Campbell’s office. Mr. and Mrs. James McAdams are the proud parents of a promising son, born yesterday. Two gentleman named Oats and Hay ire the respective candidates for a Penn sylvania postoffice. Father Hickey was called into the country, Tuesday afternoon, to perform a marriage ceremony. On the first day of May Miss N. Shaffer will open a kindergarten school at 302 Marshal Street. Tuition reasonable. Messrs. Ebert, Eaton, Lehn and Leach road their safeties to Indianola, Sunday afternoon, coming home on the evening freight. The Coupe property in the eastern part of the city has been purchased by En gineer Sharkey; consideration $1,600. Ryan made the sale. Twenty inches of snow fell the last two days in Minnesota and the Dakotas. In spite of the wind we have something to be thankful for in escaping a blizzard. McConnell & Co. with their new hard wood marble top counter and other im provements will have one of the finest fixtures for handling soda water trade to be found in Western Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bartlett went to McCook last week to visit their daughter Mrs. Beggs for a short time. Mr. Bart lett returned home the first of this week, and is trying to exist until Mrs. B. re turns, but he says, ‘ 'It seems awful lone some.”—Stockville Faber. Farm for Rent. Frame house and other good improve ments. S. H. Colvin, McCook, Neb. High rates will not be main tanied on the lakes, no matter what the railroads may do. A boat rate of $1 from Milwaukee to Chicago has already been an nounced. A GREAT COMBINATION. The Omaha Weekly Bee with The Ameki can Farmer oh Womankind for ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. The Omaha Weekly Bee is acknowledged to he the best and largest newspaper in the west, publishing more western and genera’ news than any other paper in the country. The usual price is one dollar per year. The American Farmer is published at Springfield, Ohio, is a 16 page monthiy paper devoted to agriculture, horticulture, the dairy, poultry and general interesting stories and other matter for the home. The usual price is one dollar per year. Womankind is also published at Springfield, Ohio. It is 16 page monthly publication, de voted to everything that interests the wife, mother and maiden. It is full of useful in formation and interesting talks and stories that arc instructive as well as entertaining both to young and old. One dollar pars fora year’s subscription to the Bee and either one of these journals. Address all orders to The Bee Publishing Co.. Omaha, Neb. Remember the place for latest style Fur niture and bottom prices. Pade & Son. COFFEE. What are you drinking? What are you paying? 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. B. Store.