A Brilliant Affair. The ball and banquet given the young gentlemen by the young ladies of McCook in the Meeker hall, Hallow-e’en, was a brilliant and delightful affair, reflecting much credit upon the genius and enter prise of the young ladies of our city. The music was provided by l’rof. Reiz enstein’s superb orchestra from their best selections, which is equivalent to saying that this feature of the occasion was a pleasurable success and thoroughly en joyed by all participants. The banquet was a most toothsome affair, and The Tribune will be disap pointed, from this marvelous culinary display, if their is a contented bachelor in McCook eating boarding house hash in a twelve-month from now. There were a large number of hand some and elegant costumes worn by the ladies,—indeed it was one of the most dressy occasions held in McCook for a long while. The young ladies have open ed the social season thus w ith great eclat. The hall was also tastefully draped and decorated and flowers were worn in rich profusion. The following ladies and their guests participated: Misses Sara Lowman, Viola Odum,Rose Lee, Mary Fee, Mae McArthur, Elling ton Wilson, Lou Starbuck, Marcella Hal ligan, Mollie Ryan, Julia Vineyard, Frances Morton, Luvia Furbush, Edna Meserve, Maud Burgess and Mrs. U. J. Warren. Messrs. H. L. Davidson, Will Hender son, W. B. Mills, M. W. Eaton, A. C. Ebert, E. L. Laycock, J. D. Robb. E. E. Lowman, G. R, Johnson, George Sey mour, P. A. Wells, Glenn Carruth, W. E. Mullin, A. Barnett, Lincoln Cox, C. W. Barnes, Phil Simon, James Hatfield, Mr. U. J. Warren. A woman with a “beauty system,” who is traveling over the country telling people how they can become and remain spectacles of ravishing loveliness, advan ces the theory that “laughter should be with the lips, not with the eyes, lest wrinkles be formed.” Shall those of you, who for forty or fifty years have been wrinkling your brows and opening your mouths and slapping your knees and otherwise enjoying yourselves, give in to the silly pucker and simper of a beauty promoter and fun destroyer? The third annual poultry show of the Southern Nebraska Poultry association of which the Nebraskan has spoken sev eral times lately has been located in Hastings. The show will be held on the 5, 6, 7 and 8 of December and poultry men from all over the state will make exhibits of fine poultry. Those in charge of arrangements state that it will be a very interesting show and are now at work to insure a large exhibit.—Hastings Nebraskan. There is a social side to the road ques tion which affects farmers more than anyone else. Bad roads make visiting nearly impossible among those who live in the country, and this causes the young people to become discontented with country • life, and makes them long for the towns and cities, where they have a better chance of seeing other people.— Nebraska Farmer. At Indianola, last Saturday evening, Mike Dooley was kicked over the eye by his pony and very severely injured. He was rendered unconscious and a fright ful gash cut over the eye, which required a number of stitches by the surgeon’s needle to close up. He is getting along quite nicely, however. Some of the youth of the city engaged in horse racing at the track, Sunday, and quite a few pennies changed pockets. But the boys would have been in better company had they been in Sunday school, cr at home. C. W. Beck during the past two years has thoroughly proven his excellent qualifications for the office of county judge. He richly deserves re-election and that should be his fate on next Tues day a week. The speeches by Judge Holcomb and Senator Dale in the opera house, last Friday evening, drew the Populists out in force. From that point of view the efforts were fair and were appreciated. E. R. Banks has made a splendid offi cer during his present term, which fact entitles him to a handsome plurality. He should be solidly supported by the Republicans over the entire county. Let each committeeman report the vote of his precinct to the chairman of the central committee as soon as the re sult is known. We understand that Frank Preston contemplates selling his cosy nursery plant south of the river and moving to California. Last Saturday, James M. Wilson of Red Willow precinct made proof on his fine claim near the North Star school house. The Times-Democrat was delayed a day, last week, on account of non-arrival of patents. The cholera is making sad havoc among S. P. Hart’s poultry. Severe colds are very fashionable among our citizens, just now. Not a case in police court during the month of October. Regular Baptist services in the Luther an church, Sunday morning. The cold wave flag must be respected, even if the people do have to shiver a little. There is considerable sickness in the city just now, lagrippe and kindred ail ments. _ Red Willow county is in no way pre pared to assume the expense of township organization. The Holmes brothers have moved into the Cronkhite residence, corner of Main and Dudly streets. Episcopal services in the morning as usual, next Sunday, in Meeker hall, by Rector Frank Durant. Sunday night, W. M. Anderson had the misfortune to lose his fine Sorrel mare with an attack of colic. The Republicans will make up their lack of speeches by voting, and votes will count in this year of grace. Don’t fail to turn out and hear David Tatum, the Quaker temperance preacher, Sunday evening, in the Lutheran church. Wednesdays’ cold wave was a little slow in getting here, but there was con siderable of it, when it did put in an ap pearance. _ The dance, Saturday evening, under the auspices of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Van Riper, jr., is described as having been a very pleasant affair. Rev. H. S. MacAyeal of Cambridge will occupy the Congregational church pulpit on Sunday morning and evening next at the usual hours. Rev. E. B. Boggess of Knoxville, 111., made a very favorable impression upon the attendants at the Congregational church, last Sunday morning and even ing. _ Episcopal services next Sunday morn ing at Masonic Hall (over McConnell’s drug store),no evening service until Sun day a week, the society joining the tem perance rally in the Brick church. We understand that the police force was considerably augumented, Hallow e’en, but the children had things pretty much their own way- notwithstanding this attempt to abridge their time. The silly canard has become current in the city that during a recent cleaning of the tank on the hill the water works company discovered the bodies of three infants. It is a shame that such foolish lies should gain the ear of any sensible citizen. _ David Tatum, the Quaker preacher from Chicago, will deliver a temperance lecture in the Lutheran church on next Sunday- evening. It will be a union meeting of the Baptist, Episcopal and Methodist churches. Turn out and hear him. The young people of the city celebrat ed Hallow-e’en in the usual pranky man ner, tumbling over “appurtenances there unto belonging,” removing signs, mak ing all unseemly- noises, and the night hideous generally. Young America will have his fun, if some of it is a little off color. _ David Tatum, the Quaker Temperance Evangelist of Chicago, 111., is in a cam paign in this and other states. His many years of valiant labor, his high re ligious character, his ability as a speaker, and his small financial demands, all combine to render it a great privilege for our Unions to secure him for an ad dress.—Union Signal, Chicago, 111. Complaint has been made at Police Judge Berry’s office that the colored courteson who occupies a cote in South McCook is wont to exhibit her dusky charms denuded, much to the scandal of that community. Such outrageously ob scene performances deserve prompt and effectual action upon the part of the city officials. Otherwise the indignant and outraged people of South McCook should clean out the dirty nest root and branch. Gage county, one of Nebraska’s richest and most populous counties, is preparing to make a strenuous effort to return to the commissioner system at the coming election, on the grounds of the expensive ness and unwieldiness of the supervisor system. Why should Red Willow coun 1\- desire to put on a garment which the older and richer counties are trying to cast off? We believe that the thought ful taxpayers of this county should and will vote the proposition down, at the polls, next Tuesday. Another advertising scheme has been sprung. Merchants are being visited by a man who solicits ads for a receipt book, and says he will distribute several thou sand of them about the city. The mer chant who spends his money in this scheme throws it away. The proper way to advertise and where it will do the most good is in your home newspaper. Money paid to snap advertisers is taken out of the city while that spent with the newspaper is left at home and circulated at home. We advise all merchants to give the advertising receipt book a cold shoulder and it will be money in your pocket. I — . OBITUARY. A little more than two years ago, Del lie R. Poore, only son of Dennis W. Poore and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Robie, of Raymond, went to McCook, Neb., to engage in railroad business with his uncle, Eugene Robie. Friday Oct. 20, a sorrowful party, consisting of his uncle and aunt, Bert L. McCarl, a re presentative of the Order of Red Men, and The Brotherhood of Railroad Train men, reached Raymond with Dellie’s body, he having been accidentally killed i the preceding Sunday evening while in the discharge of his duties as brakeman. He was expected home on a visit in a few days, and had in his possession when killed passes east to visit the Columbian exposition and his home. The home coming was a sad one, and the memory of the sorrowful scene will linger long with those who witnessed the heart-aches and anguish which this sad death has brought to many lives. The funeral services were held in the home of the deceased on Saturday morn ing, conducted by Rev. James D. LeGro of Bristol, assisted by Rev. M. T. Cilley. The music was furnished by The Gounod Male Quartet, and many friends and re latives were present to show their love and friendship for the deceased, and their sympathy for the afflicted family. Dellie was a bright, strong, intelligent young man, and had before him every promise of a long, useful, happy life. He was gentlemanly and dignified at his post of labor, and quick to percieve and discharge every duty required of him in his responsible position. He was kind, courteous and obedient, and had made many friends among his employers and associates, who deeply grieve at this sudden ending of a bright, hopeful, hap py young life. Dellie was a member of the Brotherhood of Rail Road Trainmen and of the Order of Red Men, in both of which he was much respected and es teemed. They saw in his superior abili ties great possibilities for usefulness, and watched the development of a manly character with deep interest. His sud den death has blasted many fond hopes, and filled many hearts with a great sor row. The blow is especially severe to his parents and grandparents, he being the only son and grandchild in whom centered all their brightest hopes. The heartfelt sympathy of all the com munity will go out spontaneously to these afflicted hearts.—The Derry News. A Card of Gratitude. To Walla Walla Tribe No. 20, I. 0. R. M., McCook, Neb. Dear friends: Through the medium of this letter we wish to express to you as best we can our heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the inestimable kindness rendered us and ours in our hour of deep affliction and sorrow. We assure you we shall ever hold in sacred remembrance the thought of your friendship and love for our boy, gone on through the mists into the great beyond. Your attention and ministrations to him, and your sym pathy and thought for us will not be for gotten. The presence of your represen tative, Mr. Bert L. McCarl, who made the long, sadjourney across the continent on his mission of Christian sympathy and brotherly love, was a benediction to us in our grief-stricken home; and we shall cherish in the lonely days to come the cheering memory of his presence, his gentlemanly attention and helpful words. May the Lord reward you all ten-fold for your labors of love and kindness. “He who joys on others’ paths have sown Will find there’s some left over for his own; And he who leads his brother to the sky Will on his journey bring himself more nigh.” Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Poore. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Robie. Raymond, N. H., Oct. 29, 1893. Sunday’ school in Methodist church at ten o’clock in the morning. Sermon at eleven, subject: “Beginning From Gali lee.” In the evening we will close the church and join the temperance meeting in the Lutheran church. A. W. Coffman, pastor. The old soldiers held a meeting in Comrade Berry’s office, Tuesday evening, for the purpose of reorganizing J. K. Barnes post, G. A. R., which has not been in good working shape since spring. Red Willow county has never had a better clerk than George W. Roper. A vote for him is a vote for a thoroughly competent and uncommonly obliging officer. Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Wilson, of McCook, have been visiting the family of S. Clyde this week. Mr. Wilson is the foreman of the waterworks of that city.—Stratton Herald. J. M., M. H„ S. D., and H. C. Kilpat rick and I. J. Thompson, all of Beatrice, were Commercial guests, Wednesday. The • were up on the Frenchman looking after their large ranch interests. The ladies of the Dorcas society of the Congregational church will hold an oys ter supper on the evening of November 7th, in the brick building south of the Commercial house. Soon the election will be over and the people and candidates will all breath a sigh of relief, and return to the custom ary walks of life. Keep in mind the oyster supper by the ladies of the Dorcas society on the even ing of election day. Every candidate upon the republican county ticket is known to be a man of integrity and ability.' They are men without exception who have the confid ence and respect of the people They are men with whom the affairs of the county may be safely placed in trust. They are men who will discharge the duties of their respective offices with honesty and fidelity. They are men in every way competent and worthy of the suffrage of the people. It is for the best interests of the people that they be elect ed next Tuesday by the voters of Red Willow county. The dance in Menard’s hall, last even ing, by the Improved Order of Red Men was well attended, over 40 numbers be ing sold. Reizenstein and compatriots put up the music. There was sufficient evidence at hand of a delightful time be ing had. The Red Men are to be con gratulated upon the successful outcome of their first annual ball. At the regular convocation ot King Cyrus chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Thursday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Most Excellent High Priest, H. VV. Cole, Ex cellent King, George R. Johnson; Excel lent Scribe, L. C. Wolff; Treasurer, S. L. Green; Secretary, E. E. bowman. Dr. Z. L. Kay is a prominent candi date for the position of Grand Medical Examiner for the Nebraska A. O. U.W., and is strongly endorsed by lodges and individuals all over southwestern Neb raska. Grand Master Tate will not be amiss in apponting Dr. Kay to that im portant position. Keep in mind the entertainment under Episcopalian auspices in the opera house, tomorrow a week, Saturday evening, November nth. The proceeds will go for the benefit of the church society. An interesting, enjoyable and profitable treat is promised. The Baptist friends indulged in a pie social, last night, at the residence of T. J. Pate, just northeast of the city limits. Notwithstanding it was a chilly evening there was a fair attendance and a good time for all. The famous seduction and breach of promise suit of Miss Florence Dole, of Frontier county, against Thomas Strat ton, of Lincoln, is again before the Lan caster court.—Curtis Courier. The G. A. R. and W. R. C. are arrang ing to give a Bean supper and Camp fire on the evening of the 16th of the present month. Programme and invi tations will be issued later. Judge Beck is known to be painstak ing, careful and accuraie. Just what is needed in the office of county judge. Vote for him and you will make no mis take.—Indianola Courier. The public fancy is quite taken up with the idea of having an arc light or two placed on top of the new steel standpipe, which is now up to 85 feet, and will shortly be completed. E. R. Banks is a faithful and impartial sheriff fulfilling the unpleasant duties of his office in a gentlemanly manner. See to it he is elected.—Indianola Courier. J. C. Moore will look carefully after Red Willow county’s schools, if elected to the office of county superintendent. He is well qualified for the position. Bert Barnes is well equipped to con duct the affairs of the officeof county treas urer, a fact which will attract many votes to his support on next Tuesday. The political case now rests with the people of Red Willow County. Consider well. Act prudently. And the result will be satisfactory. They are having a turkey shooting match out at Dave Deveny’s in Missouri Ridge precinct, today, with considerable politics on the side. The Republican state central commit tee is issueing a daily paper entitled the Daily Bulletin from Omaha, until after election. _ McCook should poll a large vote next Tuesday but unless voters turn out and register will fall short of what it ought to be._ The work of registration is going on to day in the various booths. Tomorrow is your last chance. Don’t neglect it. There are but two more registration days before election—November 3d and 4th. See that you are registered. Press of advertising has thrown con siderable editorial and political matter on our inside pages, this week. Note the new advertisements of George E. Thompson and J. W. McKen na and the prices they quote. Let every republican stand by his party and victory will crown their efforts. County Attorney Dodge is preparing to move into the city for the winter. A fine barn is now replacing the one lost by John F. Helm this summer. Sam Strasser has been on the sick list, part of this week. They have another boy down at Ole Landgren’s. PEOPLE YOU KNOW. J. T. Bullard had business here, Wednesday. James Hatfield left for home on No. 6, last evening. Fred Pennell arrived home from Ainsworth, Sunday noon. J. S. LeIIew has been in Lincoln, part of this week, on business. Dennis McKillip was down from Thornburg, Tuesday, on business. G. H. Johnson of our city was a Grand hotel guest, Lincoln, Monday. C. W. Barnes went into Lincoln, Wed nesday night, on important business. Mrs. J. W. Dolan was the guest of McCook relatives, Monday and Tuesday. J. A. Cordeal was up in Broken Bow, first of the week, on important business. Deputy Clerk Barnes circulated among this constituency, Saturday last. Miss Tillie Rooney has embarked in the dressmaking business in Stratton. The Misses Holland were up from the county-seat, Saturday, doing a little shopping. T. E, Sedgwick of the York Newspa per Union was a Sunday guest of the metropolis. Hilen Trowbridge came up from Lincoln, Monday night, to see about his interests here. Caleb Clothler is down from Hayes county, this week, on business, guest of Postmaster Troth. Mrs.Tiff Babcock of Yuma,Colorado, is visiting in the city, guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Babcock. L. \V. McConnell is detained in Chi cago by illness. He was expected home, the first of this week. A.W.Corey and family will depart for California, Saturday’. His aged parents will accompany him. J. C. RUSSELL, the implement rustler of Indianola, was drawn hither on busi ness, Monday night. Sheridan Clyde and James Shep herd of Stratton Sundayed with rela tives in the metropolis. M. \V. Eaton arrived home, Monday evening, from the fair, and is now at his desk in the Citizens bank. C. W. Knights and A. F. Moore have both been on the sick list, confined to home and bed, this week. J. B. Mather, the abstracter at. In dianola, was a visitor at these commer cial headquarters, Monday. Mr. J. Stevens, of McCook, came down to attend the wedding of his sister, Miss Kate.—Edison Mirror. Mr. A. T. Hager and Mrs. S. E. Ha ger of Indianola were the guests of McCook relatives on Monday. Rev. Deletzke of our city will con duct German Lutheran services in Mc Evoy hall, Benkelman, next Sunday. E. E. Lowman, E. L. Laycock and Prof. Reizenstein put in an appear ance, Tuesday morning, from the fair. Mr. and MrsAV. S. Fisher and Miss Nell Fisher came down from Wauneta, last night, returning home this morning. J. M. Kilpatrick, J. C. Hill and W. Ball, all of Beatrice, left their auto graphs on the Commercial register, Sat urday. Miss Noel of Indianola, and Miss Myrtle Duffy of McCook, were guests of Miss Myrtle McNutt this week.—Curtis Courier. Mesdames Geo. Hocknell, Alex. Campbell and Samuel Strasser indulged a brief visit to Holdrege friends, last evening. Mrs. N. A. Keck of Des Moines, Iowa, is in the city, the guest of her sis ter, Mrs. J. P. Lindsay’. She will remain for several weeks. Mrs. Gaylord and mother Mrs. Harman, departed for Lincoln on 5, Wednesday evening. The latter has been quite ill for some time. Miss Blanche Tupper of Anselmo, Nebraska, arrived in tbe city, Tuesday, and is now filling the position of type writist in J. E. Kelley's office. James Hatfield came in from Deca tur, Illinois, first of the week, with 19 head of horses which he has traded for 900 acres of land up on the Stinking water. Mrs. L’Roy Allen has’been in Red Cloud, part of this week, representing the .McCook church at the meeting of the Republican Valley association of Congregational churches. « George A. Hoagland and \V. C. Bullard came out from Omaha, Sun day night, to look after their lumber in terests up the Valley. Mr. Hoagland al so spent a day or two up on the Willow hunting in company with H. P. Sutton. J. P. Squires came up from Beatrice, last Saturday night, remaining here, closing up some business matters, until Tuesday, when he continued his journey toward California, where he will spend a month or six weeks looking up a busi ness location with the object of making his home in that sunny clime. Have You Ever Stopped to Think That you are only getting halfas much for your dollar when you are taking a weekly as 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 to January 1, 1S95, for One Dollar. It is the greatest Dollar paper in the west. It is both a national and state paper. The best editorials; tin best condensed news; the best stories; the best special departments; the best of of everything, all for fr.00 a yeur. Our premiutn 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, fi.50; N. Y. Tribune and Journal, ft.25; and a whole lot more. Write for sample copy. Ad dress, Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Neb. ABOUT THE EXPENSE. We have been asked to state the dif ference between the expense of the com missioners anil supervisors systems. We are sorry that it is not possible to give absolutely exact and reliable figures. However, it is always admitted, even by the friends of thes upervisors plan, that the commissioner system is considerably cheaper. The Adams County Democrat claims that Adams county would save $800 alone in the salaries by returning to the commissionerc system. The extra expense of books and stationery for the twenty townships and the salaries of other township officers would perhaps increase the expenses of Red Willow county for the first year of the supervisors plan between #t,5eo and #2,000. While it may indeed be desirable to let every precinct or township in this county have a voice in the conduct of the business affairs of the county, yet it seems to The Tribune that we are called upon to pav entirely too dearly for our whistle. 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. h. 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, 1893. Identification comes high sometimes. Such a simple transaction as that cost J. A. Wilcox & Son $50 recently. The slick individual who worked the confi dence game is M. H. Hymar. He for merly represented the well known cloak and overcoat manufacturer, I. A. Levy of New York, but at the time he secured the money and Mr. Wilcox’s name on a sight draft for expense money Mr. Levy claims he was not in his employ. Hence Mr. Wilcox has a very small show of re covering his money. Other merchants should be on the watch for the rogue. On Wednesday morning Mrs. John Clark of the west Dennison street restaur ant quietly departed to join her husband who was taken to Red Cloud by a deputy sheriff, last week. She left a number of creditors behind her in the lurch in vari ous sums. The restaurant chattels re main and may mollify her creditors in a measure. 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. 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