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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1893)
Wanted to "Croak.” Frank Huber, the fellow with a mach ine shop in his head, who was sentenced in the district court the other day to a year in the pen for stealing something > less than a washing tub full of pennies from an O street fruit and candy butcher, made an attempt at suicide in the county jail last Friday night. Huber has, ever since his incarceration, appeared to be tired of living, and every evening he has gone around among the guests who are stopping with Jailer Lang don and bid them goodbye with tears in his voice, telling them he was going on a long journey, and urging them not to weep for him. Friday night he went through the same performance and then retired. About 2 o’clock Saturday morning Jailer Lang don, who had slept soundly after being rid of Mosher and the worry of his keep ing, was aroused by some of the inmates of the jail calling to him and telling him that Huber had taken a trip. He hurried to the apartments occu pied by the penny fancier, and there the fellow lay on his hack on the bottom of his cell, and to all appearances he was sure enough clear gone. The door was opened, and it was discovered that Huber was only badly strangled. He had fash ioned a noose out of his suspenders and a handkerchief, and putting one end of it over a cross beam and the other around his neck, had bid good night to every fear and wiped his weeping eyes. When Langdon found out the situation he asked aid from some of the boys, and after a little vigorous spanking of the bottoms of Huber’s feet and hands and considerable rubbing, the would-be sui cide was soon brought about as good as he was before.—Lincoln Call. Union C. E. Temperance Meeting. The Christian Endeavor Society of our city have arranged for a Union Temper ance meeting, Sunday evening, in the Lutheran church at 7:30 p. m. Delegates from other societies of the county will attend and a rousing meeting will be held. Special music by the C. E. choir. Every one cordially invited; don’t be afraid of not getting a seat, extra chairs will be provided. Programme as follows: 7:30. Song and Prayer Service.. 7:45. Bible Beading.C. T. Watson. 7:55. What can C. E. Societies do for Tem perance in their town. .Miss Hannah McBride. OPEN PARLIAMENT. 8:10. Recitation.Mi6S Minnie Harris. 8:15. The Relation of Christian Endeavor to Temperance Movements^_G. C. Hill. 8:20. Reading.Miss Grace Tobart. 8:25. The Bible and Temperance—J. Stevens. 8:30. Reading.Miss Blanche Starr. 8:35. Reading or Recitation.. Song, “Throw out the Life Line.*’.. A Different Pate. The publisher has seen a newspaper eut purporting to be a likeness of Harvey Pate, who is shortly to be hanged for murder in Danville, 111. The person repre sented is very much unlike the portrait of Harvey W. Pate, brother of the Pate brothers who reside in Red Willow coun ty. Not only is there a great dissimilar ity, but the published account states that the Pate under sentence for murder, came from or has been in Texas. Our Harvey W. Pate, T. J. Pate informs us, has never been in that state. He also says that his brother has been living and was at the last time he heard from him, in ElPaso, Woodford county, and Dan ville is in Vermilion county. He has no information, and is confident from the above that the murderer cannot be his brother. ,_ Red Willow Teachers. The Red Willow County Educational Association will hold a meeting in this city Saturday, Novell ber 25. There will be two sessions,—one at ten o’clock in the morning and one at two in the after noon. The following is the programme: MORNING SESSION. Music.McCook School Choir Address to Teachers.Supt. J. H. Bayston Primary work.Mrs. M. J. Cordeal Essay.Miss Meda Hartman Discussion, led by.Elmeda B. Wood Subject: Self Government in the School Room AFTERNOON SESSION. Music.McCook School Choir Talk by.Wm. Valentine Essay.S. W. Pinkerton Address.Prof. L. W. Smith Essay.Miss Tilla Hotze Adjournment... A Challenge. Stock ville, Nebraska, November 6, 1893. Editor Tribune, McCook, Nebraska: Having beaten McCook with our base ball team this fall, I would like to say through your paper, that we have a boy who can out run anybody 100 yards in this county or adjoining counties, which includes McCook and Red Willow county, for one hundred dollars a side. We will give or take expenses and run in McCook or Stock ville, and will stand your paper as stakeholder. Hearing there were run* ners in McCook, you kinldv insert this. Respectfully, James McClung, Stockville, Nebraska. Church Notices. Sunday school at 10, a. m. Sermon at 11, a. m. Subject: “The Master Call ethfor Thee.” Junior League 3, p. m. Epworth League 6:30, p.m. At7:30,p.m. the Sunday school will hold “Good Tid ings Day” services. Preaching at South McCook in the evening by Rev. J. M. Bell. A. W. Coffman, pastor. Some cases of chicken pox in the city. Two temperance addresses in one week! The indications point to a snow storm within forty-eight hours. A son was'born to Mr. and Mrs. C. L. DeGroff, Monday night. For Sai,K—A good lumber wagon. Inquire of J. H. Ludwick. We hope to see our correspondents better represented in the future. The street lighting service will be dim inished 40 incandescents November 15. J. W. Hupp has opened a loan office in quarters in rear of the First National bank._ Born: To Mr.’and Mrs. Fred Kneeland on Monday, October 30, a son.—Benkel man Bee. _ Senator Allen has ordered 50,000 copies of his fifteen-hour speech for gratuitous distribution. Of course the issuance of a Thanksgiv ing proclamation just as congress adjour ned was a mere coincidence. Rev. E. B. Boggess of Knoxville, Illin ois, will occupy the Congregational pul pit on next Sunday morning and evening. It is quite probable that the Blooming ton land office will be consolidated with the McCook land office about January 1st. Monday evening, R. A. Hawley of Lincoln lectured in the Lutheran church on temperance and its political bearing to a fair audience. Invitations are out for a private mas querade ball by Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Van Riper, jr., in Menard hall, Tuesday even ing, November 21st. Episcopal services both morning and evening, next Sunday, in Masonic hall, over McConnell’s drug store, by the rector, Rev. Frank Durant. The order has been received here for the removal of the effects of the Bloom ington land office to and consolidation with the McCook land office. The infant son of W. H. Batterall of South McCook died on Saturday last, burial in the city cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Elder Berrj- conducted the services. * We learn that C. W. Lindsay expects shortly to retire from the Independent Enterprise on account of ill-health, and that his father will continue its publica tion alone. The Young Ladies Society of the Bap tist church will give a Thanksgiving sup per, serving oysters and chicken pie, Thanksgiving evening. Place will be announced later. Regular Baptist services in Lutheran church, next Sunday morning. No preaching in the evening, Rev. McBride going to Culbertson to assist in dedicat ing the German Baptist church there. Married: Mr. Robert W.Fowler and Miss May Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wright of Danbury, were married at the bride’s home on Sunday, November 5th, 1893, J. E. Tirrell, j. p., officiating. W. G. Higby has traded the city prop erty recently bought by him from Hor ace G. Terrill to John Whittaker for 30 acres of Mr. Whittaker’s farm south of the river. Mr. Higby expects to build on the tract soon, perhaps will do so yet this fall. _ ^ The work on the new steel standpipe is about finished, and most of the gang that has been engaged in its construction have departed. The painting, (it will be red in color,) and a few other matters will be completed shortly, and water will be admitted into the pipe. The readers of our highly esteemed contemporary were doubtless very much surprised and amused at the expressions of admiration for his honor, our lord high mayor and everything else, which appeared in last week’s Times-Democrat. And the inquiry naturally arises as to the whenceness of this sudden conversion. Some of the merchants of McCook in ; our humble opinion, are making a mis take in cutting down their newspaper ad vertising. No matter whether trade is dull or not, the merchants who do the advertising will get the bulk of the trade, whilst those who do little or none, sit on I their counters and watch the people go | by. We asked one of the largest mer j chants in Lincoln whether he had shut down on his advertising this fall, one day last week. His answer was, “Do you suppose all these people would be here if I didn’t advertise?” The man who grins when you talk and laughs out loud when he says something himself. The man who wears the gable end out of his trousers faster than the soles of his shoes. The kid that goes to the postoffice every time a train comes in. The dude who stares, at women. The fellow who knows better how to run the paper than the editor. The “I told you so” lunatic. A stripling of a girl who spends the most of her time on the streets, and the sickly cigarette fiend who ogles her. Most towns have them and McCook is no exception. Municipal Matters. The city council dispatched the follow ing business at their meeting, Wednes day evening, a full board being present. Bills as follows were allowed: McCook Electric Light Co. . . $1 John Shepherd, ballot boxes. 2.00 Mike Reiswick, special police.... 2.00 Joseph Cain, salary. 29.90 Thomas Devitt, salary. 50.00 A. E. McManigal, salary. 65.00 Joseph Spotts, salary. 45-°° C. P. Viland, salary. 75-°° James Harris, hardware. 18.48 J. S. McBrayer, drayage. 1.00 The following supervisors of registra tion were each allowed $15.00: C. W. Lindsay, I. T. Benjamin, Henry Kapke, A. A. Bates, Philip Blatt, Charles Weintz, M. E. Horner, A. G. Bump, E. J. Wilcox, J. H. Dwyer and W. O. Norval. By resolution $300 from the cemetery fund and $100 from the fire fund were transferred to the general fund. On motion the services of street com missioner and street sprinkler will be dis pensed with after November 15th. On motion it was decided to dispense with 40 incandescent street lights after November 15th. Resolution. Resolved, By the Mayor and City council of McCook, Nebraska, that there is hereby ordered transferred from the Cemetery Fund the sum of $300 and from the fire fund the sum of $100 to the General Fund of this city, and the Clerk is instructed to notify the City Treasurer to make the transfer on his books ac cordingly. U. J Warren, City Clerk. McCook, Nebraska, Nov. Stli, 1893. WEATHER BUREAU. The local displayman has just received the full complement of flags with which to indicate the bureau’s reports. The white flag indicates clear or fair weather. The blue flag rain or snow. The white and blue local rains. The black triang ular flag is the temperature signal. The white flag with black square in center is the cold wave signal. We notice by our exchanges that re presentatives of the Chicago Supply house are again working their way perhaps even now are in Platte County. It seems al most useless to caution people against patronizing these frauds, for they always find plenty of victims, but it is a part of the duty of the newspapers and must be continued. Remember that even if you save a few cents on some one article you buy from the sharpers, they are here to beat you and will do it in some way if you deal with them. Patronize your home merchants who help pay your tax es, and to whom you have to go when you have not the cash. This refers to peddlers of all kinds, those taking orders for shirts, clothing, or groceries. The braided coats with full shoulder capes are beginning to have a hall mark ed appearance. The semi-fitting double breasted shape is far more ladylike and becoming. Brown cloth is more popular than black, and certainly it looks far nicer. The prettiest coats are in a warm shade of chestnut brown trimmed with a deep collar of skunk, wolverene or sable. Cloaks either just fall below the waist or are made three quarter length. They are extremely dressy, especially when made with plenty of fullness. A pretty cloak is of black moire antique with a couple of short shoulder capes of black velvet embroidered with jet. Some of the republican candidates were just a little “skeert” when the re turns commenced to come in but later reports soon banished all fears entertain ed by them and they soon engaged in figuring upon probable pluralities. Rev. Tatum had a large hearing at the Lutheran church, Sunday evening. He is an effective temperance preacher, and has awaken considerable interest in that grave question in this community. Speed the noble work. The last of this week, C. M. Noble will move into the store room first south of the Famous in the A. O. U. W. F. S. Wilcox will occupy the building to be vacated by Mr. Noble. Fur and astrakhan are now made up into little knots and bows for trimming and catching up draperies. White velvet is being extensively used on evening dresses this season. The Epworth League will give an en tertainment on Tuesday evening, Nov. 28th, consisting ofTableaux, Plays, Pan tomines, Music etc. Don't forget the concert and entertain ment in the opera hall, tomorrow night, under auspices of the Episcopal brethren. There is some talk of moving one of the street arc lights up onto the standpipe. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Stalker, yesterday morning. The Pleasure club met with Miss Maud Cordeal, last evening. The register’s clerkship is now filled by C. W. Lindsay vice his father. 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. 1 ’ SWIPED! Almost the Entire Populist Ticket Defeated. IT WAS A WATERLOO. Republicans Make Large Gains And Sweep the Platter. Republicans Enthusiastic. Although it will not be possible, this issue, to give the official vote, as the same has not yet been canvassed, yet enough is known conclusively to warrant the statement that the Republican county ticket is safely elected, with the possible exception of Moore and Everist, candi dates for superintendent and commis sioner respectively. The pluralities of the other candidates will run from fifteen to one hundred. The question of township organization submitted was evidently beaten by an overwhelming vote. In fact, save in a few localities, but little attention was given the matter. THE OFFICIAL TOTALS. Through the courtesy of Clerk Roper we are unabled before going to press to secure the official totals and pluralities. They are given below. All the Republi can nominees are elected, save Moore, Hodgkin, Grimes and Everist. For Supreme Judge— Ada M. Bittenbender, p .... 51 Thomas O. C. Harrison, r. 676 Silas A. Holcomb, p. i. 712—36 Frank Irvine, d. 16S For Regents of the State University— C. L. Brainard (V), p. i.... 658 Milton H. Doolittle,d. 185 Henry D. Estabrook, r. 720 J. P. Heald(V),p. 57 E. L. Heath, p. i. 681 C. W. Kaley (V), r. 702 C. Kloman (V), d. 184 A. A. Monroe, p. i. 672 James M. Pile, d. 173 A. E. Ricker, p. 66 Mrs. C. H. Walker, p. 50 Charles Weston, r. 688 COUNTY TICKET. For Clerk— C. H. Boyle, p. i. & d. 921 Geo. \V. Roper, r.1093-172 For Treasurer— Albert H. Barnes, r.1017- 45 J. B. Meserve, p. i. & d.962 For Judge— C. W. Beck, r.1022- 53 J. H. Berge, p. i. & d. 969 For Sheriff— E. R. Banks, r.1041- 65 A. C. Teel, p. i. & d. 976 For Surveyor— Andy Barber, p. i. & d.1006- 46 W. P. Grimes, r,. 960 For Coroner— James Everist, p. i. & d.... 1013- 94 C. W. Hodgkin, r. 919 For Supt. of Public Instruction— J. H. Bayston, p. i. & d.1028- 76 J. C. Moore, r. 952 For Commissioner— W. F. Everist, r. 262 J. M. Thomas, p. i. & d.309- 47 Question Submitted— For Township Organisation 249 Against “ “ 1051-802 McCook cast 607 votes. The Populist dog ate the cabbage. It was a clean sweep. Nothing got away. Little Russia got to the front but a lit tle late. Since the election the Populistic re frain is, “And the Next Day it Snowed.” The specific gravity of a fewT statesmen has noticeably diminished since the elec tion. Roper’s majority in McCook is 79. Barnes’ 79. Banks’ 205. Moore’s 72. Beck’s 171. Some of our Populist friends think the storm flag ought to have been displayed, Wednesday. There are many substantial indications that this is not a democratic year—the pluralities for instance. The most satisfactory laugh is the laugh which comes after the other fel lows have tickled their sides to their hearts’ content. That's a republican laugh. The question of township organization seems to have been lost in the shuffle. Although there are no decisive figures to quote, it is admitted that the proposition has been overwhelmingly defeated. Through carelessness perhaps, more than ought else, there were about 150 ballots cast in McCook which did not contain any expression on the state tick et at all, being voted entirely or partially blank so far as supreme judge or regents is concerned. Such matters are to be re gretted. Every voter should express his preference. PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Reporter Gibbs Sundayed in his old haunts. Harry Troth has been ill with croup, this week. C. J. Ryan arrived home from the east, last Friday night. J. E. Kelley had business ill Lincoln, middle of the week. Ed Harris has been under the doc tor’s care for the past week. Supt. Valentine has been among the ailing for the past week. Frank Freelove arrived home, this week, from his visit to Illinois. Frank Selby and wife were up from Cambridge, Wednesday evening. Master Hugh Kelley is very low with a relapse from an attack of fever. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Babbitt came home from the east, close of last week. Anna Colfer arrived home from vis iting Alliance friends, close of last week. C. C. Flansburg of Lincoln was here, first of the week, on business of the law. J. C. Russell of Indianola was an election day visitor of the valley’s finest. Mrs. Herman Pade will return home, next week, from her extended visit in the east. Frank H. Spearman was called in to Omaha, Sunday night, on important business. J. H. Goodrich was up from Holdrege, Saturday and Sunday, on real estate business. M. Leach, the Lincoln architect, came up to the city, Tuesday night, on business. John F. Shaker, the Indianola drug gist, spent the early days of the week in our city. J. B.Mather and R. T. Hendershot of the county-seat ratified with us, Wed nesday night. Hon. J. C. Allen came up from Lin coln, Monday night, to exercise the right of citizenship. Presiding Elder C. A. Hale of Holdrege was with us officially, last Fri day afternoon. Dr. Gunn, of Spearfish, South Dakota, spent two or three days in the city, fore part of the week. Mabel Jordan went down to Alma, yesterday morning, to remain over Sun day with her parents. Ira Cole and Harry Risley of the Culbertson Era were down, yesterday, to hire a coop of roosters. Robert Doty was down from Wau neta, Monday evening, going up the val ley on Tuesday morning. R. T. Walls of Clinton, Iowa, is iu the city for medical treatment and the bene fit of this salubrious climate. Michael O’Leary was up from In dianola, Saturday, in company with one of his daughters, on business. Al. Shirley, one of the tankmen, carries a mashed finger as a souvenir of a recent accident on the standpipe. Mrs. W. C. LaTourette visited Hitchcock county relatives, first of the week, going up Tuesday morning. Albert McMillen’s little daughter has been quite ill with scarlet fever, but is now better and improving nicely. H. K. Steel of Albia, Iowa, arrived in the city, Tuesday night, to look after some landed interests in Hayes county. Mrs. J. H. Ludwick and Earl arrived home, Wednesday night, from their visit to the fair and to Illinois relatives and friends. Rev. George E. Taylor of Indianola and Howard S. McAyeal of Cambridge were in the city, Monday night, on busi ness of the cloth. S. E. Solomon drove down from Cul berston, Thursday afternoon. He re ports a Republican victory in Hitchcock county, this election. John G. Eaton and family left on Sunday noon for Southern California in quest of health, his recovery here not be ing as rapid as desirable. Gerald Wilcox arrived home on last Friday night from Illinois and the fair. His wife stopped off at Dorchester to vis it her parents Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nel son for a week or two. Prof. Yont entertained his brother Jesse, early part of the week, while the latter was on his way home from Denver, where he recently did effective work for Lincoln in the Lincoln-Denver foot ball game. Dr. A. P. Welles informs us that he is a candidate for grand medical examiner of the Nebraska Workmen, and that he strongly endorsed by the Workmen of the state at large and by the local lodge of the order. He is entirely competent. Rev. Howard S. MacAyeal deliver ed two eloquent and able sermons from the Congregational pulpit of our city on last Sunday. The reverend gentleman is one of the strongest pulpit orators in southwestern Nebraska. Mrs. MacAyeal and sister, Miss Fannie Robertson of Cambridge, New York, accompanied him. They were guests of the publisher, returning home on Monday morning. Have You Ever Stopped to Think That you are only getting half as 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? 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Ad dress, Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Neb. Importance of Road Improvements. I regard the movement for good roads as one of the most important of social reforms. It has in it great material benefit for the people generally, and to the agricultural interests of the country especially. In the east especially we have reached a stage cf development where a network of smooth highways is essential to our prosperity and growth. Our cities and villages must be brought into closer contact with the farms. In many sections the limit of communication by railway and canal has been reached, and depend ence must be now upon good roads. To the residents of the farms, to the mer chants in the towns, to the canals, to the railroads, to the large army of employes, to the consumers in the cities, in short, to all interests anil citizens, the close communication of farm and city is most desirable for business and commercial interests alone. Good, substantial roads leading out to the rural towns from the principal business community in each county cannot help stimulating business in that community and developing the country round about it. But beyond all this they are as advantageous in elevating the social and intellectual life of the rural population as they are in improving its material condition.—Gov. Flower. | __ It Was a Corker. The Republican ratification, Wednes day night, was a corker. A more enthu siastic crowd than that which paraded the city, headed by the Pythian band, could not be well imagined. And the speech made by Colonel V. Franklin, in response to a serenade by the band, was something out of sight the boys all agreed. It is many moons since the Republicans of McCook have exhibited so much genuine enthusiasm and gratifi cation over the result of the county elec tion, an election so unpromising at the opening, but which closed with an over whelming and complete victory. Crant Precinct. Grant precinct elects the following officers: Assessor, G. C. Boatman; Jus tices. W. A. Gold and H. I. Peterson; Constables, H. H. Benjamin and A. Pe ters; Overseer, district 25, August Wesch; Overseer, district 38, J. P. Brown; Judges of election, Frank Allam, D. B. Barnes, John Rowland; Clerks of election, W. II. Benjamin, C, F. Elliot, W. A. Gold. For commissioner, Everist received 19 and Thomas 5 votes. For township organi zation 4 votes, against 17. Driftwood Precinct. The following are the officers elect for Driftwood precinct: Assessor, E. F. Duffey. Justices, J. A. Crawford and R. S. Hileman. Constables, Joseph Eller and R. M. Rogers. Overseer district 9, William Grimes. Overseer, district 35, J. Pickrel. Judges, H. M. Clute, B. A. Lincoln, R. D. Rogers. Clerks, Frank Harbican and Harry Wade. Everist got 55 and Thomas 15 votes. For township organization 11. Against 48. FOR SALE CHEAP. A good single buggy and a set of sin gle harness. Inquire of Charles Weintz. 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