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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1893)
Bible School Notes. On account of the absence of Supt. Watson and Librarian McMillen Sunday morning, there will be no books given out or received. Scholars will please re ^ mcralier this and keep their books until Sunday week. Brother G. E. Thompson will act as superintendent, Sunday, in the absence of the supt. and assistant supt. The new supply of Progressive Quarterlies, which •were telegraphed for last week, have ar rived and those who have not got one can obtain it of Mr. Thompson. C. T. Watson goes to Curtis, Sunday ■morning, where he is to address District Christian Endeavor Convention in the afternoon. He will be accompanied by Russell McMillen and some young ladies of the Endeavor Society. The party will drive over returning Monday morning. The school have put up curtains so ar ranged that each class is separated from the others with the exception of the bible department which occupies the main body of the building. It is a unique de parture in Sunday school work in this city and will tend to greatly enhance the value of the lesson by keeping the atten tion of the scholars to their own class. The first of a series of short articles on the Bible were distributed to the scholars Sunday morning. The next paper will be ready in two weeks and will treat of the structure of the Bible. These together with drills on finding the books will be a regular feature of the school for some time to come. Persons not attending elsewhere are cordially invited to attend, Lutheran, brick church, at 10 o’clock a. m. Are you going the fair? will soon be a chestnut. Whose dog ate the cabbage will appear after November 7th. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Knipple, Sunday. The young ladies of the city are pre paring to give a Hallow E’en party to the young gentlemen. The twenty-sixth annual session of the Nebraska Baptist state convention open ed in Lincoln, Monday. The stone foundation for George Ran del's new dwelling, is completed, and work on the super-structure commenced. It costs $600 per annum to secure the promise of an exclusive gambling fran chise in McCook, and it isn't very ex clusive either. W. N. Rogers, the Hereford cattleman, is building a large and convenient barn for his herd of registered cattle, about fifty head in all. There is no man on the republican ticket who is unworthy the support of republican voters—there is no republican nominee who will suffer by comparison with his opponent. The republicans have placed a good strong ticket in the field and hope to elect every one of them. We have none to trade, because we have not a weak man on the ticket. No man, whatever his station in life, is perfect and above criticism. When a man becomes so good that his acts cannot be criticised he has done his duty on earth and heaven is his home. Gage and Adams counties are each try ing to get rid of the supervisor system of county governmeut. They are two among the most populous counties in the state, and find the supervisor system ex pensive and burdensome. In every campaign there is more or less talk of “sellout,” “betrayal,” “schemes” etc., ad libitum, ad nauseam. We want to say here and now, once for all, that people with an average amount of sense and honesty should take no stock in any such stories. Frank Everist is hustling around in his usual energetic way. He should have a safe plurality. He would give Red Wil low county an excellent commissioner. The people of the Third district will look well to their interests by remembering Frank with a handsome vote on Novem ber 7th. The man who has a good opinion of himself ought to be easily forgiven, for it frequently happens that he enjoys an entire monopoly in that line and such monopolies really do not harm the pub lic. Besides, a man who does not have a good opinion of himself rarely deserves a grave, even in a potter’s field. It would be regarded as a great and good work if some humanitarian and kind Christian gentleman would stumble on to some of the burglars who are mak ing themselves bold in McCook and vi cinity, and while in the act of burglariz ing, hit him with a pile driver and make soup bones of him. A frightful example is badly needed. > | ,i Edwin, the crippled and invalid son of Widow Macho of South McCook, died on Friday last, after a lingering illness. Funeral services were conducted on Sat urday afternoon by the Rev. Father Hickey, at the house and at St. Patrick’s cemetery, where the body was buried. The child was seven years of age and Had been a life-long sufferer. Wait for Hallow E’en. The Independent Enterprise has order ed a new dress. Times locally ought to be better after the world's fair. Candidates will not sleep over much until after November 7th. Last Saturday was another big business day for McCook merchants. The November term of district court for Dundy county has been adjourned to the 27th from the 20th. Law-abiding chicken hunters find to their sorrow that the early worm got away with their birds. Change is the order of the day. “You make me tired” is no longer recherche. “You will fill me with wrinkles” is the proper caper. Committee men should see to it that the full vote of their respective precincts is cast on the 7th of November. Lost—A pair of gold rimmed specta cles. The finder will be suitably reward ed by returning the same to Dr. S. L. Green in the Union block. The suit of the city of McCook against Perry Stone was heard by Justice Berry on last Friday. Decision in favor of Stone was rendered on Monday morning. A new paper will shortly appear in Culbertson under the command of Lawyer Cole, to take the place left vacant by the removal of Risley’s Repub lican to Trenton. Our lusty night “peeler” Tom Devitt is out all resplendent in a brand new blue uniform with brass buttons galore. Which event was celebrated in an ap propriate manner, last Friday night. One of E. T. Maddux’s gallopers got away from the lad who was exercising him on the track, Saturday morning, and injured itself quite severely before being captured again. The rider was but slightly hurt. The horse is a very valu able one. The road just west of the east river bridge needs working badly. A number of loads of manure and straw scattered over the sand and some grading would help matters greatly. The road now is about impossable for heavy loads, for a number of hundred feet. There are two kinds of advertisers among merchants. One puts his ad in the newspapers, which has a front seat at the family table, and the other plants it on fences and on the by-ways, a roost ing place for birds and a target for out going and returning marksmen. Dr. Ira Hicks, the famous weather prophet, gives it as his opinion that the coming winter will be an exceedingly severe one and advises all to prepare for a siege of cold. He states that winter will open with severe storms about the middle of November and will extend in to the latter part of March. The Tribne hopes that all necessary precautions will be taken now against possible fires next spring. These prairie fires are expensive and undesirable al together. Now is a good time to provide against them. We sincerely wish our farmers would act promptly and effective ly in this important matter. Thousands of dollars are destroyed in this county every spring by these fires, besides lives lost and imperiled. The time has been in Red Willow county when the office of county judge was not so very important. Today it is one of the most important offices within the gift of the people. The interests of widows, orphans, and other heirs, depend largely on the countyjudge. Estates are becoming larger each year, and the re sponsibility of the judge’soffice increases proportionately. The voters of this county can do no better than to re-elect Charles W. Beck, who has made an hon est and capable officer during the past two years, which is the best earnest of his future course, if elected. Casting reflections upon the profession al farmer, who knows how to organize banks, who knows how to manage rail roads, who knows how to reform the cur rency, who knows how to prevent panics, who knows how to run the government, in fact, who knows how to do everything but farming, is not likely to enhance the popular estimation of the man who rode into President Cleveland’s cabinet posing as a farmer. The secretary of agricul ture may not belong to a grange or al liance, but his knowledge of practical farming might possibly be increased were he admitted to their membership. Mr. \V. B. Sexson died last Thursday morning of bilious fever at a very mature age. Mr. Sexson was one of the early settlers of Nebrask a, having settled near the present site of Omaha when she was a government trading post, consisting of log huts. He came to Furnas county in 1888. Mr. Sexson was a highly respect ed citizen and held the confidence and esteem of all who knew him. He leaves a wife and eight children, six sons and two daughters, all grown, nearly all of whom reside here. The funeral took place on Thursday.—Fairview cor. Cam bridge Kaleidoscope. New Banking Rules. The general custom of banks in regard to paying out money on time certificates before maturity has been condemned by the state banking board and hereafter the practice will not be sanctioned. The board has passed this resolution by a un animous vote. Whereas, Certificates of deposit de pend upon the terms contained therein as to the time when due, the amount of interest they draw, where payable, etc., and are bona fide contracts between the depositor and the baker, and Whereas, It is the opinion of the board that the practice of paying time certificate before they come due is unwise, inexpedient and prejudicial to the best banking principles, therefore be it Resolved, That the bankers of this state be instructed to hereafter observe the letter of these contracts and pay no time certificates before the date they be come due. This resolution it is believed by the board will be further protection to banks in the future in case of panicky times. Township Organization. At their last meeting the county com missioners, upon a petition of 54 voters, ordered that the question of township or ganization be submitted to the voters of this county at the general election to be held Nov. 7th. If the taxpayers are de sirous of adding to their already heavy burden of taxes, township organization will certainly sat'sfy their longings. By the present system, the three commis sioners cost the county nine dollars per day, and so far as we can see, are look ing very closely after the interests of the county. Under the supervisor system it will cost the county sixty dollars for each day’s session, and the experience of those counties where it has been tried shows that the work is not as rapidly or as well done, but is generally managed on the “you tickle me, and I'll tickle you” plan, while the people are left to foot the bills. We say, vote the proposi tion down, as a useless piece of extravag ance.—Indianola Independent. Candidates should be up and about hustling. Lemuel Bullingtou has a badly poison ed ha Mesdames Ed. Ellis and Wm. Bisben are both among the sick. Friday and Saturday of next week will close the time for registration. Don’t neglect this matter any longer. One of the men on the stand-pipe con struction, A. T. Gillespie, sustained a painfully crushed hand,a few days since, some heavy article falling on him. If California can produce any better weather than Nebraska produces at this season of the year, a long array of mis guided California pilgrims would like to see it. Services in the M. E. Church at n a. m. Subject: “A Lamp and a Light.” 7:30 p. m., subject: ‘‘Measured to You Again.” Sunday school at 10 a. m. Junior League at 3 p. m. Epworth Lea gue at 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wed nesday evening. Preaching in South McCook school house at 3 o’clock, p. m. A. W. Coffman, Pastor. On Monday evening, Oct. 23d, a num ber of the members and friends called at the M. E. parsonage and spent a pleas ant evening, the occasion being the birth day of Mr. A. W. Coffman. Before leav ing a very fine wicker rocking chair and some other valuable presents were pres ented. Coffee and cake were served, and all departed wishing Mr. Coffman many happy returns of the day. A simple cure for tlie hoarse colds which are general in the open season consists of the white of an egg beaten with the juice of a lemon and sweetened with sufficient sugar to make it palatable. While such a mild prescription as this has no remedial effect in the case of a violent cold, it does cure hoarseness and is a great relief to the sufferer. It should be taken by the teaspoonful even- half hour. Rev. Reed said in a recent sermon: “Women cannot depend upon the gen erosity of men." If this be so, women are indeed subject to a hard lot. Every married woman in the world depends for her happiness upon the generosity of her husband. In turn every married man depends in like manner upon the gener osity of his wife. No legislation, no grants of rights or powers or franchises can change this.-Denver Mining Journal. A deputy sheriff from Red Cloud arriv ed in the city, Sunday night, and on the following morning returned home having under arrest John Clark, the West Den nison street restaurant man, under the charge of stealing a horse, buggy and harness in Red Cloud, some few weeks since. It is said that Clark, when he re cently removed to our city, brought with him the chattels above mentioned, al though the same had been replevined from him. This and a small person al matter with a Webster county official are thought to be the basis of his arrest. Tlie chattels Clark had traded to Mrs. Adams for the restaurant business, goods and apparatus in the Dr. Willey building. The officer took the goods in charge, but not having proper papers to hold them, Mrs. Adams promptly recovered the same. LADIES OF THE MACCABEES. As a result of the meeting held under the auspices of Crystal Lake Tent of the Knights of the Maccabees, an auxiliary branch of their Order, “The Ladies of the Maccabees,” was organized,Wednes day night, by Miss Bina West, superin tendent R. K. The new hive starts un der very encouraging conditions and with twenty members, the result of only two days agitation. The following offic ers were elected and installed: Past Commander, Louise A. Heber; Lady Commander,Emma E. Noble; Lady Lieutenant Com., Eva Ganschow; Lady Record Keeper, Matie Weaver; Lady Fi nance Keeper, Elcanore Stroud; Lady Sergeant, Nellie H. Johnston; Lady Chaplain, Mary E. Yarger; Lady Mis tress at Arms, Mary A. Stroud; Lady Sentinel,Sarah Spickelmier; Lady Picket, Mary M. Reiswick. The Ladies of the Maccabees is the the only order under the management of women in the world offering life benefits and has a membership of over 20,000, having in three years paid out over forty thousand dollars in death and disability benefits. The hive in McCook is the first one completely organized in the state of Nebraska, and but the second Charter list formed. The Charter is still open for members with Charter privileges. Miss West went, Thursday, to Lincoln to organize a hive there, but will return, Saturday, for the purpose of giving a school of instruction to McCook, meet ing to commence Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. THE MACCABEES. The opera house was crowded on last Saturday night, the auspicious occa sion of the splendid reception and enter tainment given under the auspices of Crystal Lake Tent No. 16, Knights of the Maccabees. The following is the pro gramme rendered: Master of Ceremonies, A. Weaver, Com. Music.A. O. U. W. Band. Invocation.Rev. A. W. Coffman. Opening Ode.. Address of Welcome. . H. H. Berry 1\ C. Music.A. 0. U. W. Baud. Piano Duet, Hattie Yarger, Lillian Troth. Address, “K. O. T. M.”. .Major N. S. Boynton, Sup. R. K. Music.A.O. U. W. Band. Address, “L. O. T. M.”. .Miss Bina M. West, Sup. R. K. Closing Ode.. The addresses by Major Boynton and by Miss West were magnificent efforts, and delighted the audience. The affair was a most interesting, instructive and pleasing one, and will be helpful in build ing up the order. Miss West remained in the city until Wednesday of this week organizing a lodge of Ladies of the Maccabees, in which she was quite successful, being very talanted and energetic. A CHARMING AFFAIR. The Congregational church in Cam bridge, Nebraska, was the happy scene of a charming wedding, Wednesday eve ning of this week, Mr. Will Duncan, a prosperous and sterling young merchant of Beatrice, and Miss Lutie Babcock, one of Cambridge's most estimable and love ly daughters, being the high contracting parties. Rev. Howard S. MacAyeal per formed the ceremony, in the presence of about one hundred invited guests. After the ceremony the guests repaired to the residence of Mr. Walter Babcock, where a delightful reception was held, the hostess managing the crush of guests very cleverly and spreading a most at tractive feast. The young people were handsomely remembered with many elegant and cost ly gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan will make their home in Beatrice, where they- will be at home after November fourth at No.122 North Eighth street. The Tribune joins in the general congratulations and wishes for their hap piness and prosperity. — I Miss Nellie Huddleston was recently married in Corning, Iowa. An antelope was seen within three miles of the city, a few days since, by a gentleman coming to town from the north. E. B. Boggess of Knoxville, 111., will preach in the Congregational church morning and evening, Sunday, October 29th, at usual hours. Sheriff Banks, than whom Red Willow never had a better officer, was in the city a brief while, Thursday, while around posting up election notices. Invitations are out announcing the first extra assembly by Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Van Riper, jr., in Menard’s opera hall, Saturday 28th. Grand march at 9:30. Sunday a week ago Sylvester Cordeal received a cablegram from Dublin an nouncing the death of his father at the age of 69 years. The news was received about five hours of the time of decease. As will be seen by the publication in this issue the Farmers and Merchants bank of our city has duly incorporated under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with a capital stock of $25,000.00 paid up. The officers of the bank are F. H. Spear man, president; M. A. Lonergan, vice president; Sylvester Cordeal, cashier. This bank is rapidly taking rank among the solid and conservative financial insti tutions of this section of state. PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Lawyer Selby was here, Saturday. F. H. PRESTON is back from the east. Reporter Gibbs was up from Cam bridge, Sunday. L. W. Young of Wilsonville was a city visitor, Sunday. J. C. Gammili. was over from Frontier county, Monday. F. H. Spearman arrived home from Chicago, Monday. G. W. Norris of Beaver City had bus iness here, Tuesday. Miss Kate Doney departed, Sunday noon, for California. L. F. Fauss arrived home, close of last week, from his trip east. W. H. Edwards was an east-bound passenger, Monday evening on 6. F. H. Spearman is in Omaha on busi ness, going down on 6, last night. John Stone came down from May wood, first of the week, on business. Miss Anna Holland of Indianola’s teacher corps was a city visitor on Satur day. J. T. Bullard went into Chicago, Saturday on 6, to spend a few days at the fair Joe Siiabata was up from Crete, fore part of the week, on loan and land business. Mrs. Anna Webster of Boston is in the city, guest of Mr. and Mrs. C W. Knights. Rev. James Lisle and Adam Grass of the county-seat were city visitors, last Friday night. The Holmes brothers came in from Omaha, first of the week, to visit old friends briefly. C. \V. Knights had the rare fortune to find a diamond and a $5 note lost by him, this week. L. Morse, the Benkelman politician, was at headquarters for that commodity, Tuesday morning. John Lamborn, the political rustler from the east end, circulated among us of the metropolis, Monday. SupT. Valentine departed for Chica go, this morning, to see the closing days of the Columbian exposition. A. Kalstedt and A. Anderson left on 2, yesterday morning, for Chicago, on business and pleasure combined. F. A. Pennell was called up to Ains worth, Saturday morning, on a case in the district court of Brown county. O.Frost,Truman Wood, H. Hersch and P. J. Hickman, all of Bartley, were Commercial house guests, Sunday night. Secretary of State Allen was up from Lincoln, yesterday afternoon, to re gister, and to greet his many friends briefly. County Judge Beck, who should suc ceed himself by a handsome plurality, circulated around among this constitu ency a few hours, Thursday, J. H. Goodrich left for Holdrege, Wednesday morning, after spending a short time here and in this section of the country on land business. C. D. Lyon, editor and publisher of the Milo (Iowa) Motor, spent the early days of the week in the city guest of his brother-in-law, C. L. DeGroff. Mrs. J. H. Ludwick and family were passengers for the east, Monday after noon. They will visit the fair and their old Illinois friends and home. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay, who have been here from Iowa, past ten days, vis ing their sons, Register and Editor Lindsay, left on Tuesday afternoon for their home. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Ryan and little boy left for the east, Wednesday on 6. They go primarily to secure treatment for their invalid child, but may find time to see the fair briefly during their stay. Mrs. Addie Morgan of Orleans spent the early part of the week in the city on Relief corps business. Wednesday she proceeded to Indianola on a similar mission. She was the guest of Receiver Bomgardner’s family while here. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Kimmell, Mrs. Z. L. Kay and Miss Edna Meserve attended the wedding of Mr. Will Duncan of Bea trice to Miss Lutie Babcock of Cambridge, Wednesday evening in the Congregation al church at Cambridge. HOAG-LEE. On Wednesday evening of this week Rev. D. L. McBride solemnized the union of Mr. Charles Hoag of Indianola and Mrs. Adelia Lee of our city, in the pre sence of a few relatives and friends, in this city. The contracting parties are old residents of Red Willow county, and a host of friends will join The Tribune in wishing them a full and over-flowing measure of prosperity and happiness. The\- will make their home in Indianola, where Mr. Hoag has a fine home and a prosperous livery business. The A. O. U. W. band put up a fine serenade, Tuesday night, in honor of Miss Bina West of the Ladies of the Maccabees. The boys know how to do the clever thing and are doing it quite regularly. Have You Ever Stopped to Think That you are only getting halfas much for your dollar when you are talcing a weekly ns you would get if you were a subscriber to The Semi-Weekly Jour nal? It is a fact, however, because The Journal gives you two complete papers each week, with markets and telegraphic news, 104 papers a year, making it al most as good as a daily. Just now we are offering it tojanuary 1, 1M95, for One Dollar. It is the greatest Dollar puper in the west. It is both a national and state paper. The best editorials; the best condensed news; the best stories; the best special departments; the best of of everything, all for $1.00 a year. Our premium department is a hummer. Send for a sample copy of the paper and see for yourself. Here are a few of them Handsomely bound copy of Dream Life. Reveries of a Bachelor, or Drummond's Addresses, and The Journal, $1.25; Life of Spurgeon, U. S. History, Stanley in Africa, or Life of Harrison and Journal, $1.40; Oxford Bible and Journal,$2.75; Handy Cobbler and Journal $2.25; Ne braska Farmer and Journal, f 1.50; N. Y. Tribune and Journal, $1.25; anil a whole lot more. Write for sample copy. Ad dress, Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Neb. Notice of Registration. Notice is hereby given that registra tion boards will be in session October 10th, 18th and 26th and November 3d and 4th, 1893, at the following places: First ward, precinct 1, at Commercial hotel. First ward, precinct 2, at C. E. Miller’s restaurant. Second ward, precinct 1, at City hall. Second ward, precinct 2, at Philip Blatt’s bottling works. U. J. Warren, City Clerk. McCook, Neb., Oct. 6tli, 1S93. Last World's Fair Opportunity. October 15th to 31st, the Burlington Route will sell round trip tickets to Chi cago at less than half rates, tickets good for return until November 15th. This is positively your very last opportunity of cheaply and easily reaching Chicago dur ing the World’s fair. IJo not allow it to pass. A lifetime of regret is in store for everyone who fails to to visit this great est of all great expositions. See your nearest Burlington Route ticket agent and obtain full information about rates and trains._ Fine Printing. We make a specialty of fine job print ing. Our samples of fashionable and ele gant stationery for invitations, programs, etc., is not excelled in Nebraska. DRESS MAKING. Mrs. Ollie Yaple will do sewing by tin day. Inquire at the McKntee hotel. Quite a rich tale comes floating in on the breeze from the World’s P'aircity,ef fecting the pocket book of one of the western division's fly fireman. It ap pears that the fireman in point, in com pany with a boon companion, was riding up State street in the cars. Among tin other occupants of the car were a num ber of fair but frail sisters of the windy city, one of these particularly- caught the eye and fancy of the fireman in question. She sported a large and lustrous dia mond ring, upon which the fireman aforesaid remarked. She flashed tin diamond before his admiring gaze, rivet ing his attention thereto. But with the lily fingers of her other hand she at tin same time purloined $60 from the vest pocket of the entranced fireman. At tin next stop the boys got off" the cars, and shortly afterwards the shortage of funds was discovered. Well, perhaps it were just as well to draw the curtain over tin stormy scene which ensued. This week, F'owler Wilcox sold tin bunch of 150 head of cattle recently brought in from Colorado by him to a Mr. Vincent from Iowa, a relative of Joseph Allen of the Willow. The feeding contract held by Mr. Wilcox is in tin deal, and the bunch will be fattened for market byj. W. Miner at Cedar Bluffs. Kansas. Mr. Vincent desires also to trade his grist mill in Iowa for Nebraska soil. This is a campaign of education ami while the Populists are talking the peo ple are reading and thinking. Let the good work go on. Ignorance is tin stronghold of Democracy, a little know ledge makes a good Populist,while in tin strong light of intelligence and reason the Republican party shows to the best advantage.—Indianola Courier. Even the warmest friends of the town ship organization propositiou admit that the supervisor system is more expensive than the commissioners plan. Especial ly will it be costly to get the supplies etc. for the establishment of the supervisors organization the first year. Do the tax payers want to increase their burden is a serious question. If your taxes are to light vote for “Townsliip organization" and increase them.—Indianola Courier. The usual Episcopal services will be held by Rector Durant in Meeker hall. Sunday morning. The matrimonial market is booming right merrily these frosty days. The machinists contemplate holding it ball ou the 2rst.