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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1894)
r»e Mtlaok pb#?t. By F. M. KIMMELL. $1.50 A YBAR IN ADVANCE. all hBme print. This is How It Stands. In Red Willow county, Nebraska, ac cording to the American Newspaper Directory for 1894, now in press, the McCook Tribune has a larger regular issue than any other paper. Geo. P. Roweee & Co. 0 Keep your eye on the Professor. He’s a winner. The death of Frank Hatton of the Washington Post will be gen erally deplored. The strike on the Great North ern railroad has been compromised and traffic resumed. Senator Stockbridge of Mich igan has joined the innumerable caravan, at a ripe old age. The Nebraska supreme court has wisely decided that the Chris tian science method of attempting to heal is in violation of law. The Ferris wheel is being taken down and will be removed to New York City. 150 cars will be nec essary to transport it. $150,000 will be the cost of removal, trans portation and erection. General Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of La bor, is authority for the statement that a general tie-up of Iowa roads will follow their continued refusal to furnish a train for Kelley’s army. The Beaver City Tribune has gone into the coupon business: “This coupon when brought or sent to this office with ten cents in cash, will enable the publisher to buy one pound of beefsteak. Stamps taken.” The Order of Odd Fellows was established in the United States seventy-five years ago on the 25th of April, in the city of Baltimore. There are now 700,000 memters in the United States and they hon ored the anniversary on the 25th and 26th of the month. While Jack McCool and Tom Majors are making a neck and neck race for the Republican nom ination for governor, the Populists seem to have pretty generally set tled upon J. N. Gaffin of Saunders, speaker of the house. The Dem ocrats—well, no matter, they will not be in it anyhow. The recent material reduction in the price of the Lincoln Journal places Nebraska:s leading daily within the reach of all. As the price of that excellent and enter prising daily declines, its service is being elevated, until its various departments compose a great news paper of rare excellence and in fluence. The congressional central com mittee of the Fifth district met in the Hampton house parlors at Holdrege, Tuesday evening, May 1st. All but three counties were represented, Furnas, Nuckolls and Gosper not sending delegates. A large number of representative re publicans from over the district were also present. It was decided to call the convention August 9th, at that place, the total number of delegates being 160, apportioned to the various counties based on the vote cast for I. M. Raymond, elector-at-large in 1892. Among the prospective candidates present for the republican nomination were W. E. Andrews, H. H. Benson, J. L. McPheely, John C. Allen and W. P. McCreary. BISHOP POLK'S QUICK WIT. How He Saved Hiinotelf From Capture When Inside the Federal Lines. Bishop Polk of Louisiana, who served so zealously in tho Confederate army, had one adventure at the battle of Per ryville which is best told in his own words. Ho says: About dark, shortly after the arrival of Liddeii’s brigade, I observed a body of men whom I believed to bo Confed erates standing at an angle to this bri gade and firing obliquely at the newly arrived troops. “Dear me,” said I, “this is very sad. It must be stopped. ” So I turned round, but could find none of my young men, who were about on various messages. I determined to ride up myself and settle the matter. I cantered up to the colonel of the regiment, asked him in angry tones what he meant by shooting at his friends and desired him to cease doing so at once. “I don’t think there can be any mis take about it,” he said, with some sur prise. ‘ ‘ I am sure they are the enemy. ’ ’ “Enemy!” I said. “Why, Ihaveonly just left them myself. Cease firing, sir! What is your name, sir?” “My name is Colonel - of the -, and pray, sir, who are you?” Then, for the first time, I saw to my astonishment that he was a Federal, and that I was in the rear of the Federal lines. I knew there was no hope but in brazening it out, my dark blouse and the increasing obscurity befriending me, so I approached quite close to him, shook my fist in his face and said: “I’ll soon show you who I am. Cease firing at once!” I then turned my horse and cantered slowly down the line, shouting in an authoritative manner to the Federals to cease firing. At the same time I experienced a dis agreeable sensation like screwing up my back and calculating how many bullets could lie between my shoulders. I was afraid to increase my pace till I got to a small copse, and then I put the spurs in and galloped back to my men. I rode up to the nearest officer and said to him, "Colonel, I have reconnoitered those fel lows pretty closely, and there is no mis take about their being Federals!”— Youth’s Companion. Religious Foot Washing In Paris. The church, being fond of striking contrasts, put forth all her pomp while the archbishop was going through the humiliations of the ceremonial. Strict ly speaking, there is no foot washing. The 12 indigent old men had their feet washed before they came to the cathe dral. When seated there in a row, stock ingless, but with slippers resembling those worn by seabathers at Trouville, the archbishop approaches them, attend ed by his vicars general. One of these ecclesiastics bears a golden ewer, with a narrow neck, in which is scented water, and the other a basin and napkins of fine damask linen. A footstool is before each old man. The basin is set on it by the archbishop. This done, the person whose feet are to be washed withdraws them from the canvas slippers and holds them over the basin. His grace then pours a few drops of water over each foot. This done, a towel is handed to him, and he wipes the water away. As there are 12 persons to be attend ed to, this office, which is taken to sym bolize Christian charity and humility, is repeated as many times. A grand pro cession, followed by an anthem, ends the service. —Paris Correspondent London News. Two Great Days. The teacher was instructing the arith metic class in history. “On what day is Washington’s birth day?’ ’ she inquired. “Twenty-second of February,” an swered the class. “And Independence day?” "The Fourth of July. ” “What is the difference between the two days?” This seemed to be a poser, and no re ply was forthcoming. Finally a young ster who had been scribbling on a slip of paper held up his hand. “Good for you, Johnny,” said the teacher encouragingly. “Now tell us what the difference is between these two of the greatest days in our national his tory. ” “Four months and 12 days, ma’am,” and the teacher was shocked, because she had forgotten there was an arithme tic side to the question as well as a his tory one.—Detroit Free Press. Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is so called from the curious custom of strewing ashes on the head as a sign of penitence. It was prob ably instituted by Gregory the Great, who was pope from 590 to 604. Origi nally the ashes were consecrated on the altar before mass, sprinkled with holy water and signed three times with the cross. During this ceremony the priest re cited these words, ‘ ‘Memento quod cinis es et in cinerem reverteris.” (Remem ber that thou art dust and must return to dust.) The ashes thus consecrated were then strewn on the heads of the officiat ing priests and the assembled people. The ashes were usually obtained by burning the palms consecrated on the preceding (Palm) Sunday.—St. Louis Republic. Governed by Women. At the election in Spring Hill, Kan., on April 3, women were elected to all the municipal offices, including mayor, councilmen and police judges. Spring Hill is a town of about 700 inhabitants, on the Missouri river, Fort Scott and Gulf railroad, in Johnson county. It has two churches, a bank and flourishing mills.—Kansas Exchange. An Eventful Day. “Well, welll” exclaimed the editor. “If that wasn’t a queer experience!” “What was that?” said the foreman. “There was a man in here just now who didn’t seem to know any more about how a newspaper should be run than do. ”—Washington Star. WHY SHE WAS GLAD. ‘‘I did not think you could be so fool ish, Agnes. What! jealous of a mere child like Kate!" The speaker was a man between 35 and 40. Handsome he certainly was, kind hearted and generous all could testify whc knew him. The person addressed was in the full maturity of womanhood, with a thought ful and earnest look in her face that show ed that she had felt and suffered beyond the majority of her sex. “Kate is not a child, but a woman, Ar thur,” she replied, “a very pretty woman as no one knows better than you.” Arthur Reeves looked Bharply at hi! companion. Agnes understood that look and saic steadily: “I saw you beneath the elm last even ing. I had heard many things before, bui could not credit them. The evidence ol my own senses I must believe.” “Go on,” he said,with forced coolness. “I suppose I may as well take my lectur* now as any time.” “I am not going to lecture you, Arthur nor even reproach you. The time for thai has passed. I simply wish to convinc< you that you have been mistaken in th< feelings that you have professed to cherisl for me—that we have both been mistak en.” “I love you, Agnes. You know that.” “And yet I am not sufficient for you. Your eyes, if not your lips, have said tht same to Kate Norton as well as others.” “This is the sheerest folly, Agnesi Mj feelings for Kate are as those I cherish foi my little sister Ellen.” “If you think so you deceive yourself. And whether it be so or not it is evideni that the feelings aroused in her heart art of a far different nature.” “You do Kate great injustice, Agnes she is as innocent hearted as a child.” “You must have a strange idea of the innocence of childhood. Kate Norton hac little reputation to lose before she mei you. She has less now. A girl that cat openly boast that there is not a marriec lady of her acquaintance but what is jeal ous of her has as little principle as deli cacy.” ten you again, Agnes, mat 1 ao noi care for Kate. I have paid her some atten tion, it is true, but it is because I know she has few pleasures, and I wanted tc make her stay as pleasant as possible.” “And yet, when, after months of close confinement in the schoolroom, I sought s brief respite from many cares, the change of scene and air I so sorely needed, yot did not think it necessary to devote your self so assiduously to me, who, if half youi assurances are to be believed, have a claim upon you more sacred than any other. You could even leave me alone for days— not on account of business—but in pursuit of pleasures in which I had no share. ’ ’ Arthur Reeves winced at these words. “ You are jealous Agnes, and a jealous woman can never see things as they are. ’ The two had been walking along s wooded path. They had now reached tht brow of a hill, from which diverged twe paths—one leading to Agnes’ home, the other to the village, whose • glittering spires could be seen in the distance. “Our paths lie separate here, Arthur.” “And our life paths as well? Is that what you wish to say, Agnes?” “Our life paths as well. ” No cme knew all it cost her to uttej those calmly spoken words—certainly not the man who, winning that loving heart, had held it so tightly. Motionless, with arms folded tightly across his chest, he watched her retreating form. Perhaps there was a faint hope in his heart that she would pause or turn hei head, but Agnes was not the woman tc falter' or look back in the path she had chosen. She kept steadily on, not even turning when she reached the door, which, closing upon her, shut him out as completely from her heart and life as if he had never been. Then he felt as he never had before, ii not all that she had been, all that she might have been to him. It was Arthur Reeves’ misfortune thai he could not resist the voice of flattery, especially from the lips of a pretty woman. Did such smile upon him or hang upon his accents with delight, partly real, part ly feigned, for the time being she swayed and seemed to fill his heart wholly. He wooed Agnes Irwin eagerly and per sistently—for she was not a woman to be won unsought—never resting until he knew that her whole heart was his. It was not that he did not know how rich was the treasure he had won; to be loved so entirely and exclusively would have been gratifying to any man, but he was one of those with whom a love once won has lost its charm. Arthur made no attempt to change a purpose that he well knew was unchange able. He married a few months after, and no one prayed more fervently for his hap piness than did she from whose life he had taken much of its bloom and brightness. Some years after, when what we have recorded was looked upon as a troubled dream, in taking up a paper her attention was arrested by the following paragraph: “Arthur Reeves, a well known merchant in-, has eloped with a gay young widow. The guilty pair left for Europe on the last steamer. The scoundrel leaves behind him a wife, whose conduct has been irreproachable, and three children. Mrs. Reeves returned yesterday to her father’s house, which she left six years ago as a happy bride.” When the shock that this gave her had subsided, what grateful emotions swelled her heart that hers were not those worse than fatherless children; that she was not that more than widowed wife, returning in shame and sorrow to her father’s house! —Boston Globe. Ancient Hospitals. Ancient Egyptian records are vague in their allusions to the treatment of the sick, but it seems likely,from a legend which is given in the Papyrus Ebers, that a clinic existed in connection with the temple of Heliopolis. It is equally probable that, if the history of the temples of .Esculapius could be unveiled, we should find that in them also a hospital supplemented the shrine, and that the sick who offered sacri fices there found something ryore than “faith healing” within their walls. But from none of these are our hospitals de rived ; they were destroyed or forgotten in the barbarian conquests, and so utter is the oblivion into which they fell that it is now an article of the popular creed that it is to Christianity we owe the first idea of care for the sick and afflicted.—Quarterly Review. Sociable. The following notice was posted up on a pleasure boat: “The chairs in the cabin are for the la dies. Gentlemen are requested not to tnake use of them till the ladies are seat ed.”—Rappel. Established 1886. Strictly One Price. —— f | Have You Seen Our New Spring and Summer Stock of and Bars’ Strai, Fin ail Wool Hats, CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS.-.. All Desirable Styles and Qualities in Both Medium and Light Weight AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. “4“' JONAS ENGEL, - Manager, Look Us Over. • I have for sale, in addition to all lots in McCook owned by the Lincoln Land Company, a number of choice residences and business lots, among others: No. 61—5 roomed residence on Man chester Avenue. No. 62—8 roomed residence on Main Avenue. No. 63—Two choice east front lots on Melvin street, opposite high school. No. 64—Small residence on McDowell street, only $350.00, a bargain. No. 65—8 roomed residence on Monroe street, first class property; close in. No. 66—The Dr. Davis residence, cor ner Marshall and Dolan streets. No. 67—S roomed residence corner Douglass and Monmouth streets. All bargains. Prices and terms made known on application. J. E. Kelley, Office First National Bank Building, ground floor. The Home Market. Oats.35 Wheat... .35 to .45 Corn.28 to 30 Potat’s.90 to $1.25 Hogs.$4.25 to $4.50 Hay.$6 to $8 Steers.. $3to$3-5o Cows,$1.75to$2.00 Butter.15 Eggs.8 Flour . . ..So to $1.50 Feed. . .80 to $1.25 Wyandotte Eggs for Sale. Eggs of the celebrated S. L. Wyan dotte chickens for sale—f 1 for sitting of fifteen. Six sittings for $5. Leave orders at C. M. Noble’s or The Tri bune office. Benj. Baker. Irrigateddarden Tracts. I have for sale, on easy terms, 5 and 10 acre tracts, one mile from McCook, with permanent water rights. Just the thing for market gardening. J. E. KELLEY, Office First National Bank Building _ House Cleaning. % — Anything in the line of second hand goods you have for sale or trade, go to Ludwick’s second hand store. Repair ing in tinware done promptly. Cast off clothing bought and traded for. For Rent. Two iront rooms over drug store. L. W. McConneei* & Co. REPORT OF THE CONDITION —OF THE— FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK, At McCook, In the State of Nebraska, at the close of business April 28th, 1S94. RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts.528,449.62 Due from National Banks. 900.39 Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures 2,000.00 Current Expenses and Taxes paid.. 2,258.79 Checks and other Cash Items. 298.53 Bills of other Banks. 560.00 Fractional Paper Currency, Nickels and Cents. 48.16 Specie. 1.847.00 Total.S36,362.49 LIABILITIES: Capital Stock Paid in.825,000.00 Undivided Profits. 2,255.65 Individual Deposits Subject to Check 3,583.49 Time Certificates of Deposit. 5.523.35 Total.S36.362.49 STATE OF NEBRASKA,/ COUNTY OF RED WILLOW, f I. S. Cordeal, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above state ment is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. S. Cordeal, Cashier. Subscribed and swom to before me this 4th day of May, 1894. C. H. Boyle, Notary Public. GENERAL ASSEMBLY U. P. CHURCH. Albany, Oregon. May 23d, 1S93. For the above occasion we will sell round trip tickets to Portland, Oregon, for $65.50. Tickets on sale May 7th to 10th, inclusive, and May 14th to 17th, inclusive. Limit going 10 days from date of sale, with final limit July 15th. Stop overswill be allowed in either direction within above limits. C. E. Magner, Agent. Carson & West -OF THE—— SUNNY SIDE DAIRY WILL SELL MILK Until the first of August for 3 cents a quart. AVait for their wagon. Purest of milk. Courteous and prompt treatment. 1 To i. A. WILCOX & SON'S. AVhere They Are Offering Goods At Unheard-of Prices. Below is a Partial List i * -k * -5f- * v{ Of the Many ... BARGAINS. i _ _ H Seven Spools Coates’ Thread, only.80.25 One Hundred Yard Spool Silk, only.07 pjS Fifty Yard Spool Silk, only.04 £>! Twist, per spool.02 Steel Kiver Fancy and Cambric Prints per yard.05 Dress Cambric, all colors, per yard.05 tH Indigo Blue Prints.06 German Blue Prints.10 Outing Shirts, worth 50 cents each, reduced to.25 [Vi White Carpet Warp, per pound.20 S Colored Carpet Warp, per pound.22>£ Large Boxes Anchor Matches.19 Ll Export Matches.08 Twenty-five boxes Mule Matches.25 ^ Tooth Picks, per bunch.... .03 M Twenty-five pounds New Currants. 1.00 ^ Twenty pounds of Kice. 1.00 California Evaporated Peaches.15}^ £2 Six Cans California Peaches . 1.00 '“N Two 3-pound cans of heavy Syrup Peaches.30 [L, Pie peaches, per can.12J^ (f4 Com, 10c. Pumpkin, 10c. Oyster and Soda Crackers, .07 gfe £5f"Ask for prices on all-wool Henriettas and Cashmeres. Doing a strictly cash business and needing money has reduced the price on all our goods. Come and see us. IT AVILL PAY TO INVESTIGATE! WILGOX & SON. KALSTEDT, = THE = LEADING = TAILOR Wishes to call the attention of the people of McCook and vicinity to the fact that he is fully prepared with material and workmen to pro duce the most stylish and sat isfactory results in Spring and Summer Clothing. Call and Inspect His Stock. Main Avenue.
