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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (June 9, 1893)
^PRICE'S r • _Povu er. The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum. Used in Millions of Homes—40 Years the Standard Warren-Rowell. On Tuesday evening of this week were united in marriage two of McCook's most prominent and estimable young people in the persons of Mr. Uriah J. Warren, our popular and competent city clerk, and Miss Lillian M. Rowell, late efficient and artistic manager of Lowman & Son’s dressmaking department. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Rowell, on north Madison street, in the presence of a goodly company of rel atives and friends of the high contracting parties, by Rev. A. W. Coffman of the Methodist church. The family residence was handsomely embellished with flowers for the occa sion, and Prof. Reizenstein’s superb or chestra provided a flood of melody for the post-nuptial festivities, of which the wedding feast was a greatly enjoyed feature. Among the guests from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rowell, of Has tings; Mr. J. T. Bullard Jr., and Miss Josephine Bullard, of Palisade; Miss Clara Eleven, of Culbertson; Miss Mary Stroup, of Max. The young people were handsomely remembered in the way of beautiful and costly presents. They at once went to housekeeping at 207 Melvin street, where they will be at home to their many friends after June 15th. The Tribune utters a true and com mon sentiment in wishing them a bon voyage._ •Wall paper 5 cents a roll at L. W. Mc Connell & Co.’s. E. J. Hall has secured the agency of the Home electric motor, a dry cell motor for small power. During vacation the public school li brary will be open only on Saturday af ternoons from 2 until 4 o’clock. The girls who participated in the em pire drill in recent May musicale had a group photograph taken on Monday. The work of excavating for the A. O. U. W. temple was commenced on Mon day, and this important enterprise will now be carried right along to completion, it is stated, and will perhaps be ready for occupancy in the early fall. Mr. Glover, who recently arrived back from Florida, where he sought a more desirable land than this, is building a dwelling on his farm in Valley Grange precinct, just south of the Pickens school house. He has also turned over quite a lot of sod. A. D. Johnson of the same precinct and neighborhood is also put ting up quite on addition to his farm house. _ Wall paper 5 cents a roll at L. W. Mc Connell & Co.’s. 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. Wall paper 5 cents a roll at L. W. MC CONNELL & Co.’S. Pythian Memorial. Willow Grove lodge of our city is pre paring to celebrate Pythian memorial day on next Sunday afternoon according to the beautiful ritual of the order. The exercises will commence at 2:30 o'clock and will be held in the Lutheran church. Sir Knights from the various lodges be tween here and Hastings are expected to be present. Perhaps two or three divi sions of the uniform rank. After the exercises in the church the Sir Knights will march to Longview cemetery and will decorate the graves of departed brethren, viz: Samuel Fisk, John B. McCabe and Swan Nelson. The grave of Frank Vore at Indianola will also be decorated by special arrangement. Rev. McKenna of Arapahoe is expect ed to be present and to deliver the mem orial sermon on the auspicious occasion. All Knights are requested to meet at the castle hall at 1:30. The Pythians will march to the church headed by the McCook Pythian band. A general invitation is extend to the public to be present. Quite an Exciting Incident. His Honor Charles T. Brewer and Chief of Police J. H. Dwyer had an excit ing dialogue in front of the Famous clothing store, about eight o’clock, on Wednesday evening, which attracted the multitude in a jiffy. It seems that the Mayor took occasion to publicly “roast” the marshal for the manner in which the police force was being handled. It fur ther appears that the marshal took ex ceptions to the mayor’s “line of roast.” One hasty word of anger led to another. The mayor intimated that the marshal’s star would be acceptable to him. The marshal removed his insignia of rank, delivered his keys, and then in his mighty wrath made an effort to land on the mayor’s mug, but was prevented by the Night Policeman Alex. McManigal. Thus closeth the first lesson; and Alex. McManigal is now chief of police, Tom Devitt is night policeman, and Jack Dwyer is a private citizen. His Honor is not so weary as he was. Pleased With McCook. W. S. Phillips, L. F. Bartels, W. H. Hyatt, O.-B. Streeter, B. F. Hunter, M. L. Sterling, J. A. Doyle, seven members of the Denver city council, arrived in the city, Tuesday noon, remaining here un til the night train when they contintued their journey Denver-ward. The gentle men have been as far as Omaha on a jaunt of considerable significance in view of the present troublous condition of Denvers’ aldermanic body. They were driven over the city by City Clerk Warren and were further entertained by the president of our city council Dr. Spickelmier, and by other citizens. They were greatly pleased with our city, and were warm in their expression of surprise and of congratulation. Wall paper 5 cents a roll at L. W. Mc CoNNELI, & CO.’S. The Sells & Rentfrow railroad circus and menagerie will be in McCook on June 21st. The late rains have made breaking easy and lots of virgin soil is now being turned over in this section. 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. The cesspool under the sidewalk in front of the opera house needs immediate attention. It smells unto high heaven— or at least terribly rank. 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. “Speaking of gambling,” observed a posted business man, the other day, “some pretty stiff games are played on these cattle trains between here and Omaha.” Connection was made, last night, with the lower pumping station, which ex plains the lack of water over the city until near the noon hour, when service was resumed again. The Tribune is under obligations to John F. Helm for a sample of the pro duct of his dairy. Mr. Helm is taking first rank among the butter producers of the county. His product is first class and commands a top price in the local market, being equal to the best creamery article. _ Christina Wentz, the six-year-old daughter of John Wentz, the blacksmith who conducts a shop north of the Circle Front livery barn, died on Sunday of diphtheria. The funeral was necessarily somewhat private and was held on Mon day. The bereaved ones have much sympathy in their sorrow. A Sad Suicide. Coleman precinct was terribly shocked on last Sunday afternoon by a most dis tressing and mysterious case of suicide, in the person of Willie Rozell, fourteen year-old son of W. M. Rozell. It seems that after dinner Mr. and Mrs. Rozell and a younger boy went over to a neigh bor’s farm on a visit. Willie was to water the hogs and then* intended to go to church in the neighborhood. It further appears that the boy did water the hogs and had gone to the pasture and caught up his horse, putting the animal in the stable, however. The sequel shows that the boy then placed the reins of the bridle over the ridge pole in the sod house, adjusted the noose around the neck with the buckle just back of one of his ears and jumped off of the chair upon which he was stand ing, slowly strangling to death. The parents state that he was cheerful when they left him, that there had been no trouble of any kind, and are absolute ly unable to account for his sad deed in any manner. When the family returned home in the evening they found the body still warm, but the spark of life had gone. They have the deepest sympathy of all in this great sorrow. Squire Smith called in six of the neighbors who investigated the case, but decided an inquest to be unnecessary. The funeral was held from the new Methodist church of that neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Coffman of our city conducting the services. The affair is one of the saddest and most mysterious in the history of Red Willow county. To celebrate or not to celebrate, that is the question? Wall paper 5 cents a roll at L. W. Mc Connell & Co.’s. Well, what do you think of the deci sion is being asked frequently? A neat new awning in front of Bab cock’s real estate office, this week. Messrs. Wayson & Penny have built an addition onto the rear of their liVery barn. Sunday C. T. Brewer sent another stock special of ten cars in to the Omaha market. Messrs. Etter and Miller of the Com mercial house have rented the Drysdale building for a sample room. A stranger lost a horse at Wayson & Penny’s barn, Wennesday afternoon, from an attack of colic it is stated. Observe the opening announcement of W. M. Anderson’s new grocery and queensware store in the Morlan brick. “Too much gambling” is the reason given by one of our merchants for slow collections and so much undesirable credit business. Cards are out announcing the ap proaching nuptials of Mr. E. M. Jones of Omaha and Miss Josephine Bullard of Palisade, Nebraska. Tuesday, June 20th, is the date set. Lottie L. Tillotson will give an elocu tionary entertainment in the Lutheran church on Saturday evening. Admission 35 cents. There will be a short musical program in connection. Messrs. B. F. Troxel, E. R. Banks and W. R. Starr are arranging to hold a series of races at Indianola on the Fourth. Besides the trotting and running races, there will be bicycle racing. Purses in the total sum of $500 will be hung up. The gambling ordinance passed at a recent session of the city ordinance was not published on account of the an nouncement of the mayor that he would veto the ordinance; and it was not thought advisable to go to the expense of publication. McCook lodge No. 135 selected the following officers for the ensuing year at their regular meeting, Tuesday evening: E. E. Lowman, W. M., \V. M. Anderson, S. W.; Antone Probst, J. W.;J. D. Robb, Secretary; S. L. Green, Treasurer. In stallation in two weeks. Preparations are making for a joint celebration of the Fourth of July at Box Elder on the Willow by the citizens of McCook and Box Elder. We hope to be able to give program next week. It is proposed to have a rousing time out at that pleasant resort on the Willow, such as speeches, music, fireworks, pic-nicetc. The finest rainfall for a twelve-month commenced falling in this section of Ne braska at an early hour, Sunday morning, and prevailed throughout most of the day. In eastern Nebraska the down-pour amounted to a. destructive flood, being associated with severe and damaging hail in some parts. Here it was a steady, quiet rain. F. J. Taylor’s show spread its canvas in McCook, Wednesday, over comforta bly full seats both morning and evening, notwithstanding the extremely disagree able state of the weather,—the dust and a very high wind conspiring to give us the acme of discomfort. Though per haps not as strong as last year—because of the recent loss of some star performers whose places have not yet been filled,yet they pat np a good performance and gave quite general satisfaction. The concert was as good as any 25 cent after show ever given in McCook. A GRATIFYING SUCCESS. Commencement Exercises of the Class of ’93. THE MENARD FILLED With a Brilliant and Delighted Concourse of People. All About the Occasion. The commencement exercises of the graduating class of the McCook high school held in Menard’s opera house on last Friday evening were altogether charming and meritorious, and were wit nessed by one of the most brilliant, ap preciative and numerous audiences that have ever come together in this city for any purpose. It was a scene for the artist’s brush; an occasion most gratify ing and felicitous; making the bosom of every patriotic citizen to swell with con scious and excusable pride. The stage was appropriately decorated and arranged for the occasion, and up on it were seated the graduates and the members of the board of education. At 8:30 o’clock the exercises opened with a selection by the Serenade club which was enjoyed and warmly applaud ed, as were each of the succeeding ap pearance of that popular club. Quotations—“Carlyle on Work”—by the pupils of the school, followed in or der, and proved an interesting number of the progr. m. The school children, who were massed in the improvised gallery in the rear of the hall, then sang “Lead Kindly Light” with a spirit which was very taking. The invocation by Rev. D. L. McBride was in his most felicitous phrase, asking the Divine blessing upon the occasion and participants. “Step by Step” was then song by the school with effect. Miss Johannah Engel made the first appearance for the graduating class. Miss Engel’s dress was composed of white India silk and lace, ornamented with roses, carnations and smilax, with white kid gloves and slippers, carrying a handsome white fan. The Triumph of of the Weak” was her chosen theme; her essay was carefully prepared,thought ful and earnest, possessing much of in terest and excellence. Miss May Elmira Seaman followed. Miss Seaman was arrayed in a cream henrietta princess gown, with lace and ribbon, white slippers and gloves, and an elaborate corsage bouquet of roses. “Genius” was the topic of her essay; and is due the young lady to state that she handled the subject with surprising intelligence and cleverness. After the singing of “Summer Days are Coming” by the school, Mr. Orla Guy LeHew delivered his essay on “Three Great Composers.” Mr. LeHew is a musical spirit and was evi dently at home with his chosen subject. Although dealing extensively with facts and figures, the essay was one of inherent excellence and interest. Miss Della Browning Johnston wore a handsome cream crepe empire gown with elaborately embroidered ruffles, pearl passementerie, white gloves; and her garment was artistically draped with a wealth of cream roses. “Dai Nip pon”—charming Japan—was the basis of her delightful and refreshing essay. Miss Johnston is somewhat of an en thusiast on the subject which she treated with a comprehensiveness and interest quite pleasing and satisfactory. Misses Hallie Bomgardner and Montie Stafford next played a violin duet which justly received a hearty wel come and was warmly applauded. Miss Selma Constance Noren ap peared in a pretty cream crepe de chine empire gown, trimmed with lace and jeweled pink passementerie, long white suede gloves, carrying a large and beau tiful bouquet of LaFrance roses. “Brook Farm” was the unexpected topic of her carefully prepared essay; but Miss Noren proved equal to the emergency: her effort was one of the most finished and merito rious of the evening, and was highly complimented. Miss Mary Vincent Chapin wore a cream silk crepe gown, with sash, white gloves, black slippers, white fan; the garment was trimmed with flowers, and she carried a handsome boquets as well. Miss Chapin’s subject was“ Well Known Women,” and her handling of the same was unique and charming, perhaps the most characteristic and effective of the occasion. Mr. James Harman Fowler had the closing essay, styled‘‘Self Help.” Mr. Fowler is a studious serious soul, and the treatment was thoroughly char acteristic, stong, practical and thought ful; and is entitled to mention among the ablest productions of the talented class of ’93. Following a selection of music rendered by the Serenade club came the awarding of diplomas to the graduating class. This pleasant duty was the portion of Hon. J. P. Lindsay of the board of education; and he discharged his task most felicit ously, in a neat and appropriate address of admonition and congratulation. The succeeding piano duet by Misses Hattie Yarger and Lillian Troth was rendered in spendid style. While Prof. J. J. Tillotson sang ‘‘Good Night” so pleasing that he had to pacify the applauding audience with “Annie Laurie.” Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report ABSOLUTE!!? PURE - -■ ' -: County Supt. J. H. Bayston here made a few remarks complimentary of our excellent city schools, admitting them to be the model for the entire county, and the equal of any in the com monwealth. The closing remarks fell from the lips of our esteemed city super intendent, William Valentine, who has -the happy faculty of saying the right thing at the proper time in the most felicitous manner. And he clearly maintained his reputation on this to him especially auspicious occasion. The children rendered “Coming Holi days” as though already tasting of their delights. Rev. D. L. McBride spoke a few words of benediction and the commence ment exercises were over. NOTELETS. Congratulations were showered upon the class at the close of the exercises. Long before the stated hour the opera was crowded to the street door and scores were turned away, unable to gain admit tance, much to their chagrin. Each of the graduates were the recipi ents of flowers in the richest profusion from relatives and friends, as well as of a number of handsome presents. Supt. Valentine and his efficient corps of teachers are entitled to much praise and credit for the gratifying manner in which the exercises were rendered, and for the evident high standard of excell ence of the McCook schools. the RECEPTION. The reception held in the east ward school building on Saturday evening from 8:30 to 11:30 o’clock was a befitting finale to commencement week and its festivities: the eleventh grade entertain ing the members of the graduating class and invited guests handsomely. Music and a short literary program, reinforced and rounded off by refreshments, caused the fleeting evening hours to pass away only too swiftly for all participants; and at the appointed hour the joyous gather ing separated with a supreme conscious ness of having participated in one of those occasions which leave behind only impressions of gratification and content ment. PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Miss Oua Simons left on 2, yesterday morning for Hastings, Iowa. l!lrs. Cox and Miss Atla Baker are vis iting in McCook.—Amboy cor. R. C. Chief. J. E. Kelley made a flying visit to Lin coln, Saturday night, returning home first of the week. William Black, the Blackwood states man of democratic proclivities, was a city visitor Tuesday. S. E. Taylor and family now occupy J. M. Henderson’s cottage on north Madi son street recently tenanted by Herman Pade. Mrs. A. L. Lewis, wife of the genial travelingman, arrived from St. Joe, Sat urday and expects to remain here during the summer. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rowell came up from Hastings, Sunday, to witness the marriage of his sister Lillian to Mr. U. J. Warren, Tuesday evening. Hon. John C. Allen’s friend in McCook promptly telegraphed him their warmesl congratulations when the decision of the supreme court became known, Monday evening. Miss Norma Noble left, yesterday morning, for Chicago to be absent a number of weeks. She will be joined at Chariton, Iowa, by an aunt, who will ac company her during her visit to the white city. Prof. Walter Rowland of Indianola spent Saturday among his friends in the west end. The professor admits having erected a substantial and responsible lot of poles in the rear of his premises, and will be surprised if lightning political or otherwise succeeds in escaping them all. Prof. J. J. Tillotson’s concert only at tracted a small audience to the opera house on Monday evening. The profes sor left for the east, Wednesday morning, deciding not to attempt anything further in the musical line in such unpromising soil. He was the guest of Engineer Oyster during his short sojourn in the city. Rev. E. D. Ruudell of New Buffalo, Michigan,was the guest of Frank Harris and family over Sunday, coming down from Denver on Saturday evening, from attending the Baptist anniversaries, and leaving for the east on 6, Monday even ing. Rev. Rundell occupied the pulpif of the Lutheran church both morning and evening of Sunday. He is state su perintendent of Sunday schools foi Michigan. H. W. Cole and family left for Gene seo, Illinois, last evening on 6. A. H. Burdick was an east-bound pas senger on 2, Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dolan were guests of McCook relatives, Wednesday. A. A. Weller is here from Syracuse, guest of his partner C. L. DeGroff. P. A. Wells was up in Hayes county, first of the week, on loan business. Misses Clara Bonnot and Rose Walters visited Holdrege friends, Saturday. Captain R. O. Phillips is up from Lin coln to-day on water works business. President Hocknell of the hirst Na tional had business in Hastings, Monday evening. Sheriff Banks drove up from the coun ty-seat, Wednesday afternoon, on busi ness official. Miss Clara Kleven of Culbertson at tended the Warren-Rowell nuptials, Tuesday evening. Receiver D. E. Bomgardner went in to Lincoln and Omaha, last evening on a business-pleasure trip. Captaiu A. T. King was up from Imli anola Wednesday, and renewed his alle giance to The Tribune. T. J. Floyd of the Trenton Register and J. C. Harlan of the Cambridge Kaleido scope were with us circus day. Miss Allison left for Almena, Kansas, Monday; Miss Holland for her home near Indianola; Prof. Yont for Lincoln. S. Seaman and family left on Tues day evening, for Beatrice, where they will make their future home and engage in business. Mrs. Herman Pade left on 2, Monday morning, for Wisconsin, to make an ex tended visit to her old friends and home in the Badger state. Mrs. F. J. Taylor and Masters Fred and Ray arrived from Creston, Iowa, Saturday noon, and are the guests of J. B. Meserve and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hupp came over from Lebanon, Wednesday, to visit a day or two in their future home, and to see after their house now in process of building. Mrs. W. E. Babcock and Miss Lutie Babcock; were up from Cambridge, Fri day night, to witness our graduating ex ercises, returning home on the evening following. Miss Josephine and Mr. Jack Bullard were down from Palisade, Tuesday even ing. The Tribune hears it rumored that the former will change her name about mid-June. Miss Jennie Holland, a graduate of the Indianola schools, class of ’93, was at the reception given the graduating class, on last Saturday evening, guest of her sister Anna of our teacher corps. C. D. Fulier and family were down from Imperial to see the show, Wednes dao evening. Mr. Fuller is filling his third term as clerk of Chase county and bids fair to succeed himself this fall. Rev. J. W. Kimmel came in from Te kamah, last Friday, and on Sunday af ternoon preached a funeral sermon iti memory of Mrs. August C. Hoge, whose burial occurred on the preceding Sunday. Misses Grace Ferguson and Maud Van Sickles were up from Orleans, close of last week, guests of Receiver Bomgard ner’s family, visiting and attending com mencement exercises of the public schools. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilcox, Mabel and Miss Delia Rogers will leave for Chicago on next Tuesday. Mr. Wilcox will be home in about a month. His wife and daughter will be absent until about the beginning of the fall term of school. County Supt. Bayston of Indianola at tended the graduating exercises of our high school, last Friday evening, in the opera hall, making a few pertinent re marks to the vast audience present on that happy occasion. The superintend ent properly regards the McCook schools as the model not only for Red Willow county but for western Nebraska, and with our people takes pardonable pride in their excellence and promise. Wall paper 5 cents a roll at J,. W. Mc Connell & Co.’S. The Seventh Day Adventists of south western Nebraska will hold a camp meet ing at Curtis, June 20 to 27. LOST—A gold bead necklace with heart-shaped locket. Finder will please return same to this office. Necklace was lost on streets of McCook, Wednesday. Receiver Bomgardner states that the McCook office transacted the largest business during the month of May that they have handled since their term of office.
