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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1894)
JV J®t®o0k jgVitaift. By F. M. K1MMELL. $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. ALL H6ME PRINT. Republican City Ticket. For Mayor, JOHN E. KELLEY. For City Clerk, EDWIN J. WILCOX. For City Treasurer, CLARENCE B. GRAY. For Police Judge, HENRY II. BERRY. For City Engineer, CHARLES A. YONT For Councilman, First Ward, HARVEY P. SUTTON. For Councilman, Second Ward. JOHN II. MOORE. For Board of Education, JAMES A. RITCHIE. FRANK C. STUBY. Political prudence ia an un known quantity to Paranoic Pete. He ought to be driving hogs for a living. Governor Waite of Colorado seems to bo more nearly in the right in the Denver embroglio, than the opposition is disposed to admit. A good deal more. One of the provisions of Iowa’s new mulct liquor law is the pro hibition of the sale of liquor to anyono who has taken any of the recognized cures for drunkenness. Politically Colonel Peterson promises better things for Mayor Brewer. But it would hurt our feelings irreparably to have Charles Theodosius put up for the slaughter as a candidate for repre sentative, next fall. The profoundest sympathy of the local press, and iD fact of the entire press of this section of Ne braska, goes out to C. W. Barnes of the Times-Democratin the deep sorrow that has so suddenly come into his life in the death of his beloved brother Bert. One of the fatal diseases which has recently become quite com mon is appendicitis, which is an inflammation of the vermiform ap pendix — that little anatomical freak which the doctors claim has no known use whatever in the hu man system ;but is,on the contrary, often productive of great annoy ance and positive danger. The surgeon’s knife seems to be about the only remedy. They now say that Professor Andrews, the man who made so gallant a fight against McKeighan, is an all around candidate for sec retary of state.—Fairfield News Herald. Nothing of the kind Bro. Randall, you have been misin formed. Mr. Andrews has never thought of such a thing. Just keep your eye on the congressional fight in this district and see what you will see.—Hastings Nebras kan. Professor Andrews, if he is nominated by the republican party, will be elected. He is not, how over, the only man in the district ef whom that can be said.—Red Cloud Belt. Kentucky chivalry bleeds at every pore as the testimony of Col. Breckenridge's side of the case is introduced at the wind-up of the celebrated case. The male cravens who came in social contact with the plaintiff in the case seem to re joice in the opportunity of wreak ing vengeance on the young girl who didn't like the style of their courtship years ago. Where is Kentucky honor? When one of the sneaks comes into court and testifies that he was engaged to be married to Madeline once, or wanted to be. and that he “took liberties with her” at the time, human nature revolts at the spec tacle.—Journal. HOPE FOR THE COUHTRY. There is hope for the country and it comes from an unexpected quarter. The committee of New York capitalists and speculators who wired the president they were going over to Washington and wanted fifteen minutes’ conversa tion with him on the seigniorage bill were doubtless surprised at the President’s response request ing them not to come. The country at large was also surprised. But there was a great difference in the way the surprise affected the committee and the country. The chagrin and morti fication which doubtless covered the committee as with a mantle was in great contrast with the pleased satisfaction of the people when they read the President’s re sponse. After the understood close relations of the administration with Wall street and New York bankers no one dared hope that a committee representing the latter would meet with such a rebuff from the White House. It would look as though the president had heard from the peo ple and seen a new light that dim med the light from the money bags. That is the way the people construe it, aud that is why we say there is hope for the country. There was little hope—there was nothing for it to live on—so long as Wall street dictated the finan cial policy of the government and the bond sharks were in the as cendant in the ante-chambers of the White House. To have rea son to think for even a moment that this is no longer the case gives hope that the cause of the people will be heard, and that truth and sentiment may outweigh the gold bags with which it is attempted to load down the nation. It is time that not only the oc cupant of the White House, but all representatives of the people at Washington, began to throw away the theories of the brokers’ shops and give heed to the condition of the people that is spread before them like a map. There never has been a time when real statesman ship was more in demand than now, and we are sorry to see so lit tle manifestation of it. Let not the rejoicing be too great or too much be staked on the hopes raised by this rebuff of Wall street. Habitues of that place know what “flesh pots” are, and having tasted of White House vi ands it will be hard to keep them away. They know their power, too, and the man over whom they once gain influence, though he may resist once in a while, can only escape them by a miracle. It is therefore only a hope that comes from the White house, and it may be blasted before twenty-four hours. But cling to it while you may, for it is darkness to feel that the house from which Jefferson and Lincoln governed for the peo ple is now under control of those who are against the people.—In ter Ocean. The annual report of the Bur lington system of railroads shows that the annual 5 per cent, divi dend was paid to the stockholders. The decrease in the surplus is marked; but at the same time, the fact that the company paid its usual dividend in spite of the loud ly pr«claimed depression proves that the company is not upon the verge of bankruptcy. It must be borne in mind that the earnings of the road netted a dividend of 5 per cent, not upon the actual in vestment of the shareholders, but upon the fictitious investment If the water could be squeezed out of the railroad systems of the United States last year’s business, de pressing as it was, would have paid a net dividend of several times 5 per cent—Bee. DEATH THROUGH A KIS3. While Caroming His Grandchild tho Old Man Inhaled a Hair Which Killed Uim. It was a joyous company of young, middle aged and aged peoplo who con gregated at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Larkin in Susquehanna, Pa. They met in honor of tho fiftieth wed fling anniversary of their host and host ess, who had passed their allotted three score years and ten and were still in tho enjoyment of perfect health. Several sweet faced, laughing grand children were present to contribute their share of sunshine to the occasion. Little 5-year-old Mary Edwards, with her bright blue eyes and light tresses, was there. After kissing her grand mother affectionately she sprang upon her grandfather’s lap, exclaiming, "Grandpa, I have lots of kisses and a bear hug for you.” Then the old man pressed tbo sweet face of his favorite grandchild to his, fervently remarking: "God bless you, Mary. No company would be complete without you. You aie the embodiment of sunshine itself, and I trust you will grow to be a noble woman.” "Tell me how much you love me, grandpa,” said tho child, “and then 1 will give yon the kisses and the bear hug.” “I cannot tell you how much 1 love you, child,” answered tho old man, “but I can assure you it is a big lot.” Then Grandfather Larkin imprinted kiss after kiss upon the ruby cheeks, and the child, delighted at tho mani festation of affection, returned the com pliment, and then, throwing her little arms about the old man’s neck, gave the promised "bear bug.” She then crawled down- from grandpa's lap and busied herself for a time among others of the company. An hour later, and just before the joyous party were about to partako of dinner, the same little Mary approached her grandfather, re marking, “Grandpa, I want to give you one more kiss before dinner, and then 1 want you to sit by me at tho table.” Tho old man smiled and lifted the little girl in his arms. Two minntes later he felt a tickling sensation in his throat and realized that in retnrning the last kiss a hair had caught in bis month and been sucked into his wind pipe. This immediately produced hard fits of coughing, and before relief could be obtained a blood vessel was raptured, and death resulted instantly. Consternation reigned for a time, and the aged partner of the nnfortnnato sep tuagenarian, overcomo with grief, fell in a swoon. She rallied an hour later, but it is thought her great grief will cause her death in a short time.—New York Herald. NOW A DESERTED VILLAGE. Virginia City, Nev., Once Gay and Prosper ous, Rapidly Falling to Ruins. “A poet could write on ‘The Desert ed Village’ with Virginia City as a sub ject and surpass Goldsmith’s immortal production on the same topic,” said E. L. Hearne of San Francisco to a Globe Democrat man. ' * The first time that I was ever there the population of Vir ginia City was greater than that of the entire state now. Everything ran wide open. Magnificent hotels and opera halls, palatial residences, stores that would have done credit to New York, millionaires who spent money freely, maintaining a society that for brillian cy and gayety could not be equaled in the United States. I was there a short time ago. Tho hotels and opera houses are closed, the residences empty, the stores removed to other and more pros-' perons places. Dwellings that cost hun dreds of thousands of dollars are given over to the bats, and the broken panes of glass, the shutters hanging upon a single hinge or flapping in the wind, give a grewsome sense of loneliness. In years to come it will afford magnifi cent spectacles of ruins, and even now in some sections of the town there is a sense to the beholder of being in a city of the past. Millions were made and lost, and the history of Virginia City wonld be one of the most thrilling sto ries ever written. ”—St. Louis Globe Democrat. Savages In Modern War. It was curious to see the effect of the seven pounder and hotchkiss shells upon the Matabeles when they were re treating. On the shell bursting among them we could see through our glasses the Matebeles turn round and fire at the place where the shell had burst, think ing it was some diabolical agency of the white man. From information we re ceived after this fight we learned that the enemy had intended attacking ns at 10 o’clock the previous night, hut ow ing to the rocket having been sent up to recall Captain Borrow they were afraid to do so, thinking that we were holding communion with our gods by shooting at the stars and bringing them down.—London Telegraph. A Fatal Blunder. * Blunders that are literally worse than crimes are not uncommon. Such a one was committed in 1880 by a New York druggist, who, by putting up the wrong prescription, caused the death of two girls named Holtz by morphine poison ing. But the consequences of the ter rible mistake did not end there. The betrothed of one of the girls. Dr. Low euthal, whose prescription was misread, went insane. And now their father, Christian Holtz, has died abroad, where he retired, broken hearted, as soon as he could close np his large business inter ests in New York.—Rochester Herald. Boston’. Crowded Tenements. In the most crowded precinct of Bos ton, the recent tenement honse census found the average number of persons in a honse to be 17.81, and the average number of persons in a room 1.03. In the most instances, the average number of persons to a room was 3.30, hut in ill Boston there were found bnt 656 persons occupy tenements in which the iverage number to a room was three or •ver.—Boston Commonwealth. Established 1888. Strictly One Price. iTTTTTV rr^-^ _ /-• • . -^THK^5— |j! I y |F SPRING OF 1894. Call and See Our New Line of AND BOYS’ and MEN’S CLOTHING. Don’t Fail to Look Through Our Stock Before Buying. _ _ 'H Mc^'i“’ JONAS ENGEL, &^_Manager. S. H. COLVIN, NOTARY PUBLIC. Real Estate, Collections, Loans and Insurance. McCook. - - - —W. V. GAGE Physician & Surgeon, MCCOOK, NEBRASKA'. |3f"OFFiCB Hours: 9 to Jl.a.rn., 2 to 5 and 7 to 9, r*. m Roomp ov«*r F*'rpt National hank fc^TNiplit calls answered at office. I)o you know that woven wire fencing is the best and cheapest fencing on earth ? S. M. Cochran & Co. have a large stock of all sizes. Don’t fail to see their line before buying. Cochran & Co. have the hugest and completest stock of standard farm machinery to be found in Red Willow county. Look them over and get prices. Corked faced collars, light, eool and elastic, waaranted not to gaii horse’s shoulders, for sale by L. Fenner. Sec ond door south of the A. 0. U. W. temple building. We carry a complete line of the latest revised legal blanks for sale at this office. A general line of farm machin ery of the very best manufacture at S. M.Cochran & Co.'s. Remember that S. M. Cochran & Co. have a complete line of shelf and heavy hardware. 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Doing a strictly cash business and needing money has reduced the price on all our goods. Come and see us. IT WILL PAY TO INVESTIGATE! W1LG0X & SOT