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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1894)
TWELFTH YEAR. McCOOK, RED WILLOW COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 11, 1894. NUMBER 51. You Know How It Is. “Father, dear father, come home with me now, for ma has some carpet to beat; she’s got all the furniture out in the yard from the front door clear down to the street. The stove must come down and be put in the shed, and the yard must be cleaned of dead grass, for it is time to clean house and the devil's to pay—and the front window needs some new glass. Father, dear father, come home with me now, and bring some bologna and cheese, it’s most 12 o’clock and there’s nothing to eat—I'm so hun gry I’m weak in the knees. All the dinner we’ll have will be cold scraps and such, and we’ll have to eat standing up too, for the table and chairs are all out In the yard, oh I do wish spring cleaning was through. Father, dear father, come home with me now, for ma is as mad as a turk. She says you’re a lazy old thing and she proposes to put you to work. There’s painting to do and paper to hang, and windows and casing to scrub, for it’s house cleaning time and you’ve got to come home and revel in suds and cold grub.” General Coxey Guilty. It only required the jury ten minutes to agree on a verdict against General Coxey, Tuesday. The finding of the jury was that Coxey, Browne and Jones are guilty on the first count, which charges them with carrying banners designed to bring the Coxey men into prominence in the capitol grounds. On the second count, of unlawfully tramping on the grass of the capitol grounds, Coxey and Browne were found guilty, while the charge against Jones was dis missed. The penalty imposed by the statute for offences of this kind is ‘ ‘fine or im prisonment or both at the discretion of the judge of the police court, the fine not to exceed $100, the imprisonment not to exceed sixty days. ’ ’ Notice was given of a motion for a new' trial, and arrest of judgment was asked for. The motion will be returna ble in four days. Hurry Your Orders. Judge Blair, state fish commissioner, says that the last distribution of fish this spring will be made in June. In order to have an application considered for wall-eyed pike, the only fish to be dis tributed this spring, must be in at least ten days from this. It takes fifteen days for pike eggs to hatch. The board has about 40,000,000 this season in the hatcheries, more than ever handled in the entire life of the commission. The rainbow trout will be distributed next fall. The bass in Sep tember and October, also. It takes thirty to forty days for the eggs of these to hatch. The commission distributes the fish, not the eggs, as has been wrongly sup posed. A Long String. The delegation that went up to Den ver, close of last week, in the interest of the McCook Driving Association, report that they are assured of a long string of horses from Denver to participate in our June races. These, with the local horses and those that will come in from adjoin ing towns, will make us plenty of fast and interesting races, and promise a suc cessful June meeting. The local association has already ap plied for admission into the membership of the American trotting association. This Is Too True. The large towns have bonded them selves till they are in the soup to their eyes, and while spending the borrowed money called it prosperity; now the small towns are bonding themselves and while spending the borrowed money will call the effects prosperity, but wait till the principal and interest begin to mature.—Crete Democrat. Work Progressing. Work is progressing nicely on the im provements at the race track. A num ber of stalls are already completed and more are iu course of erection. The track is being placed in fine condition. The grand stand will likely be in readi ness by the time the June races are called. _ A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Byfield, Wednesday night of this week. _ Wanted—A girl to do general house work. Inquire at once at residence of J. F. Forbes. Fine and complete line of calling cards at The Tribune, Also order taken for engraved cards. The regular meetings of the city council will be held on the second and fourth Monday evenings of each mouth. RELIGIOUS MATTERS. There will not be any Episcopal ser vices, next Sunday morning or evening. Rev. Durant will occupy the pulpit at Arapahoe. ♦ The sale of fancy and useful articles by the ladies of the Episcopal church guild will come off next week. Invita tions will bQ sent out in good time. The Congregational people will tender their pastor Rev. Hart L. Preston a reception at the church on next Tuesday evening, May 15th. The public is cor dially invited. There was a large attendance at the Baptist church, Sunday evening, to hear the musical and literary programme of a religious character given by the young people of the Christian Endeavor so ciety. The Free Methodists are arranging to hold a district meeting of three weeks in McCook. A big tent will be used in which to conduct the meetings. Parties were in the city, Wednesday, negotiating with Mayor Kelley for ground on which to pitch their tent. Rev. Francis Lawson of Riverton, Nebraska, will occupy the Congregation al pulpit on next Sunday morning and evening. The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be administered. Rev. Preston will occupy Rev. Lawson's pul pit on that date. Twenty-seventh annual convention of the Nebraska State Sunday School As sociation will be held in the M. E. church, York, Nebraska, June 5th, 6th and 7th. Central theme, “Educational Features of the Sunday School Work.” Reduced rates on the cirtificate plan. Every school is entitled to one delegate besides the superintendent and pastor. Every county association is entitled to two delegates. At the M. E. church. May 13th, 1894. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. by the pastor Junior League at 3 p. m. Epworth League 7 p. m. The annual session of West Nebraska conference will be held by Bishop Foster, September 12, at Orleans, Nebraska. At the annual Sunday school election, the first of May, all old officers and teachers were re-elected. The Junior League are arranging the Missionary Locomotive Exercises and the Bee-Hive Opening for Sunday night. May 20th, at 8 p.m. They expect a good time. A. W. Coffman, Pastor. A new business house is sprouting. Nothing escapes the new raffling fad. Fried ice cream is said to be an east ern fad. Good writing paper ten cents a quire at this office. «_;_ For Rent—Three rooms over Mc Millen’s drug store. Quite a demand for leaves of absence from Chase county settlers. — A summer kitchen is Elder Berry’s latest improvement and convenience. Strawberries are in the market. The bottom is as far from the bottom as ever. Remember, if you want an abstract, that C. T. Beggs is a bonded abstracter. Kelley and his compatriots have com menced sliding down the Des Moines river. w Climb onto the band wagon. The Tribune has room for you. Subscribe for it. “Fatty” Elliott has has eye on you. You might as well come in and be as sessed. Treasurer Gray is around collecting up the occupation tax, which became due on May ist. E. L. Laycock held the lucky number at LaTourette’s second drawing for a Columbia bicycle. Henry Kapke, the tailor, held the lucky number at Leach’s bicycle draw ing,Saturday evening. — The race track will be one of the finest in the Republican valley when the work commenced is completed. ,t The park trees have been thoroughly irrigated, this week; special lines of pipe being laid for that purpose. Fifteen (15) cents will buy a box of nice writing paper at this office, con taining 24 sheets of paper and 24 envel opes. _ The Hastings municipal authorities have put a stop to the raffling business. The slot machine has been put under ban also. _ Last Friday afternoon Squire Berry made two hearts beat as one by uniting in marriage Henry -Reitz of this place and Ida Schardt of Arapahoe. PEOPLEJTOU KNOW. Sheriff Banks was our official guest, yesterday. Mrs. E. C. Burkett is visiting In dianola relatives. J. W. ScoTT is living his on father-in law’s place for the present. A. B. Taylor of Imperial was among our visitors, Tuesday evening. Citizen Brewer was in Chicago, this week, with a shipment of cattle. Secretary Koontz of the railroad board was a city guest, Tuesday. L. W. Snow spent the close of last and first of this week in the city. August Droll was in Omaha, the fore part of the week, on business. George C. Hill was up from Indian ola, Tuesday evening, on business. A. J. CluTE came in from the road, and spent Sunday with the family. C. H. Boyle is arranging for the pur chase of a half interest in “The Fair.” Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cornutt of Culbertson were city visitors, Tuesday. J. C. Gammill, the Stockville politi cian, was at headquarters, Tuesday even ing. Mayor Kelley arrived home, Fri day last, from a brief business visit to Denver. Mrs. J. E. Kelley left on No. 4, Thursday, evening, for Kirwin, Kansas, on a visit. Rev. Knowles of Culbertson was down attending Congregational services, Sunday evening. County Judge Beck and family were up from Indianola, Tuesday, doing a little shopping. MESSRS. E. L.. Laycock and G. L. Etter were among the visitors to Denver, close of last week. L. W. McConnell and Rev. Frank Durant were in Cambridge, Tuesday, on a fishing expedition. Colonel Peterson departed for Plattsmouth, Saturday night, to take a position on the Daily News of that ci‘y. Mr. Guy, Master Walter and little Sadie Boyle arrived from Chicago, on Wednesday night, and are the guests of Peter Boyle. J. H. Acer, on the political staff of the State Journal, was in the city, yesterday, on a political mission which he did not disclose to the writer. Charles L. Bcrr of Lincoln was in the city, close of last week, on his way up to Chase county, where the Burrs have large real estate interests. Mr. Hocknell went up to Denver, last Friday night, to meet Mrs. Hocknell on her way home from California. They arrived home, Tuesday evening on No. 4. J. E. KELLEY' has resigned the supreme secretaryship of the Star of Jupiter. Assistant Supreme Secretary C. F. Bab cock will likely succeed to his place, H. H. Berry to Mr. Babcock’s position, and E. H. Doan to the vacancy in the board of directors. Blackstonb Morlan of McCook was looking after the interests of his Arapa hoe clients, last Saturday. That noble Websterian brow stood out in bold re lief, as in days of yore, but just imagine those classic features shorn of their hir sute adornments.—Arapahoe Mirror. The New Land Officers. On Wednesday President Cleveland sent in to the United States senate the appointments of Ambrose S. Campbell of Hastings to be register of the land office in this city, and Patrick Gibbon of Orleans to be receiver of public moneys. The appointment of Mr. Campbell has long been agreed upon. But the nomi nation of Mr. Gibbon is in the nature of a surprise to many in this city and dis trict, who have regarded Mr. Frank H. Spearman’s chances good for receiving the receivership. News comes from Cambridge that F. H. Selby, for several years past one of Furnas county’s brightest attorneys, has skipped the country, leaving a long reti nue of creditors to mourn his departure, and it further develops that Wilsonville people are out in the neighborhood of $140. It is the very same old story told over again; drink, drunkenness and fin ally crime added to spoil a life that had every evidence of a brilliant success, and to reduce this man to a life of disgrace, a fugitive from justice and an outcast from the society of all good men.— Wilsonville Review. Wanted—Good men to represent us in this territory. Experience not neces sary. Plymouth Rock Pants Co., 408 N. 16th street, Omaha, Neb. I THE SCHOOLS. While the public school system of this country is good it is not perfect. We have boasted so much of it there is danger that we may become imbibed with the idea that it is perfect. Noth ing is more important to the state than the education of its citizens. Education broadens the mental horoscope, en larges the mind, makes men more toler ant, liberal and patriotic and is the one thing essential to the perpetuity of a re public. Despotisms and superstitions thrive on ignorance and find their great est security in the misconceptions and delusions of the unlettered masses, but liberty, justice and true religion lean for support upon enlightened thought. Educators should not be satisfied and lawmakers should not be idle. Where ever the educational system of this country can enlarge and strengthen it should be done until ignorance is not known in this country. We do not in tend to advocate a higher education of all students at public expense. In our opinion the free high schools now are too rich, or rather too expensive. High schools are maintained at a large ex pense in small towns and the annual grist of graduates is not large enough perhaps to warrant it. Some good edu cator or educators ought to be able to think out some plan to reduce the ex pense without impairing the usefulness of the schools. Our suggestion would be a nine or ten years course in the com mon schools. Then intermediate schools, high schools or academies, throughout the state, at such intervals as might be found necessary, to prepare those who desire a higher education, both from towns and country, for the state univer sity. One of these might be needed in every county or perhaps it might be found best to have one for each four or five counties. This would distribute the expense of the high scool over a large territory and extend its benefits to the rural districts. This may not be the best plan in the world but it may be worth thinking about and when men who are in the business get to thinking right hard upon the subject they may evolve something a good deal better.— York Times. It is characteristic of the McCook schools that they do well what tliev un dertake. Their entertainment of the school children front Indianola, last Fri day, was genial and generous and felic itous. What’s to prevent the high schools of southwestern Nebraska organizing an oratorical association? The east and center of the state are doing so and great is the benefit thereof. On account of sickness in the schools there, the visit of the McCook pupils to the Indianola schools has been indefi nitely postponed. The children of the ninth grade will indulge in a picnic, Saturday, at Crock ford’s on the Willow. Wm. Valentine has been re-elected superintendent of the city schools. H. E. Waugh has been appointed post master at Lebanon vice A. J. Rich resigned. Mesdames Schwab and Mitchell, who were the guests of Louis Lowman and family, last week, returned to their Lincoin home, Saturday morning. Mesdames Colvin and Weaver are absent, this week, on a visit to Agent Gray and family at Trenton and Fred Kneeland and family at Benkelman. We want a correspondent in every village and neighborhood in Red Willow county. Send in the news. Short, pithy paragraphs, concerning everything of interest. _ Tuesday morning, J. B. Meserve, coun ty treasurer, shipped 150 head of fat steers to South Omaha. They were in charge of L. I. Meserve, the treasurer following on the night passenger. Mrs. Bellamy of Decatur, 111., came in from McCook, Monday, to visit her son, W. W. Borland of this place. She will probably make quite an ex tended visit.—Cambridge Kaleidoscope. “Best female impersonator In the West.”—Republican, Salina, Kansas, 1893. “Elba Wright is what Artemus Ward would call 'an amusin cuss. ’ Come again.”—Springfield, Mo., Republican, 1890. At the opera house, May 22nd. A Catholic mission has been organized in Bondville precinct, to be known as the Bondville Catholic church. A letter has been received from George Kapple, of Iowa, owner of the old Bond home stead, donating two acres of land and $100. Others have subscribed and there is now between $800 and $900 promised. If we have good crops this season Bond ville will have a Catholic church.—In dianola Courier. We were regretfully in error, last week, in stating that the late Devier J. Smith left a divorced wife. The appli cation for divorce was not granted, it appears; and we hasten to make amends according. The programme of exercises for Mem orial day will be ready for the press by next issue. The use of the city hall has been granted to those from the country, who may attend the exercises, in which to eat their lunches or rest. This will be a convenience to those who may wish to take advantage of the same. E. M. Kimmell, who was in McCook’s early days associated with the present editor in the publication of Thb Tri bune, has just finished a three years course in the Medico-Chirurgical College, Philadelphia, with credit, and today formally graduates from that institution. He will practice in Pennsylvania. "May Dawson, with Elba Wright, is the best impersonator ever coming to our college.”—William Stryker, President Central Normal College. Prof. Elba Wright, assisted by May Dawson, will give an entertainment at the opera house, May 22d, under the auspices of and for the benefit of the A. O. U. W. band._ Commissioner Ryan placed a bridge up in Coleman precinct, near H. B. Wales’ place, this week, which, when the ap proaches are properly graded down, will be a convenience and comfort to the traveling public. With the assistance of our city authorities the roads leading into the city ought to be materially im proved during the summer. Quite a heavy shower visited this sec tion, Tuesday afternoon. The rain ex tended as far west as Benkelman; but about a mile north of this place; south to beyond the Beaver, being heavier south of the river than here; and on east. It greatly brightened the agricul tural outlook in many localities, though it was not in any sense a general blessing. Here the fall was tremendous, but of short duration. One incident of the three days term of court will bear telling in the interest of masculinity. It has since been dis covered that a number of ladies mistook our fine looking young friend, Mr. C. E. Eldred the McCook attorney, to be Judge Welty. They had heard that the Judge was married and they thought that it was too bad that so handsome a young man should meet his fate so early in life. They don’t have much to say since the matter has been explained to them and it is really too bad that so long a time will elapse before another term of court. Attorney Eldred is a good lawyer and would not be out of place on the bench. Judge Eldred would be all right—Hayes Centre Republican. “Don’t forget good people that Me morial day will soon be here; let all turn out and honor the day that is held sacred to the men who battled for the Union’s cause—who brpught the flag in triumph through the horrid years of civil strife, and made the Union one awew, cemented by their blood and tears of widowed women, sweethearts dear, of children orphaned, by the war that brought sweet freedom to the slave and swept the ancient curse away from this fair land. Lay on the graves of heroes dear the sweetest flow ers that may can bring; and let the mem ory of the deeds the men who wore the Union blue did on a hundred bloody fields renew our love of country; feed anew the flame of patriot zeal; that we, the heritors of what they gained, may value rightly the great trust they dying left for us, and those who come in later years—the Union one and only one.” The Tribune Free. No deserving man in Red Willow coun ty, on the plea of poverty or hard times, need be without a county newspaper. The Tribune will be sent to all such parties free of expense. If you can’t raise three cents a week, let us see the color of your eyes. Writing paper m boxes very cheap at his office. A nice variety of ink and pencil tab lets at this office. S. H. Colvin invested $500 in South McCook property, the past week,—lots 1 and 2 in block 4. H. C. Rider disposed of one lot in West and two lots in South McCook, during his stay in the city, last week. Roberts and Richardson, the black smiths, are putting up a shop, corner of Dennison and Manchester, of corrugated iron. _ “As an original reader Elba Wright is socond to none.’’—Rocky Mountain News, Denver, 1891. Elba will give an entertainment at the opera house. May 22d, under the auspices of the A. O. U. W. band. The Municipal Grind. The city council was in regular session, Wednesday evening. Present—Mayor Kelley, Clerk Wilcox, Councilmen Yar ger, Sutton, Steinmetz and Pope. Bills allowed as follows: C- P. Vilaud, salary. . . $ 70.00 J. A. Brewer, salary,. ... 41.67 James Cain, salary. 41.67 McCook Electric Light Co.,. . 132.50 The following standing committees were announced by the mayor: Finance—Steinmetz and Yarger. Electric Lights—Yarger and Sutton. Water Supply and Fire Protection— Pope and Yarger. Cemetery—Steinmetz and Pope. Ordinance—Steinmetz and Sutton. Sidewalks—Sutton and Pope. The supplemental bond of A. C. Clyde was approved. Elmer Trumbarr was granted a billiard and pool license. The report of the election of officers af the city fire department was approved: Chief, M. W. Eaton; Assistant, A. G. Bump; Sec., T. M. Phillippi; Treas., Frank Huntington; Foreman Hocknell Hose Co. No. 1, Harry Barbazette; Fore man C. T. Brewer Hose Co. No. 2, Seorge Elbert; Foreman C. E. Boyd Hook and Ladder Co., Frank Huut ngton. The Tribune and the Times-Demo crat were made the official city papers, -he printing to be divided equally be tween them. Bids for sprinkling and city work were referred to Councilmen Yarger and Sutton for examination of teams and to make report. Ordinance 55 fixing times of regular and special meetings of city council was passed. It also repealed ordinance 1. Councilman Yarger was unanimously chosen president of the council, Coun cilman Sutton, chairman. Clerk was instructed to buy 75 alumi nium dog checks and two police clubs. B. H. Douglass reported the road lead ing to middle river bridge as requiring attention. Matter was referred to com mittee on streets and alleys. The following appointments by the mayor were confirmed: Chief of police, A. G. Bump; night police, J. H. Dwire; street commissioner. Joseph Spotts. Adjourned. Proclamation. The 30th day of May in each succeed ing year has been set apart and decreed by our laws a legal holiday for memorial services in memory of the dead heroes of the late war of the rebellion. It is a beautiful service and a pleasing duty to weave flowers into garlands and lay them on the graves of departed friends, who in the hour of their country’s peril, offered themselves a sacrifice upon the altar of liberty that the government founded by our fathers might be perpetu ated. In order that this day may be better observed and the people have an oppor tunity to participate in its observance, I do proclaim the 30th day of May a legal holiday to be observed by the citi zens of the city of McCook, and request that they observe it by abstaining from all unnecessary labor between the hours of 12 o’clock, noon, and 4 o’clock p. m., and that during that time all places of business be closed, and that the people repair to the place designated by the Grand Army of the Republic and assist them in the memorial services. And as a further mark of respect and esteem for our fellow heroes it is ordered that a flag be hoisted at half mast over the city hall and the school buildings within the city, and I would request that the same may be done on other public buildings, not under control of the city government. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the sea! of the city to be affixed this 8th day of Maj-, A. D. 1894. J. E. Kelley, Mayor. E. J. WILCOX, City Clerk. Republican League Meeting. There will be a meeting of the Mc Cook Republican League, on Wednesday evening. May 23d, at 8 o’clock, at the city hall for the purpose of electing delegates to attend a convention of the State League of Republican clubs to be held at Lincoln, Nebraska, June 12th, 1894. J. P. Lindsay. President. H. H. Troth, Secretary. Special Meeting. A special meeting of the members of J. K. Barnes Post, G. A. R., will be held in Comrade Berry's office on next Tues day evening, May 15th, for the purpose of arranging a programme for Decora tion day. A full attendance is urgently requested. A. P. Sharp, Post Com. A new money order has been printed by the government and every money order office in the Uuited States will be supplied with them on July 1st. (