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How It Haa Been.
McCook, Neb., May 16, 1894.
Editor Tribune:—
The following report of the weather
from May loth to May 22tl, inclusive,
for the years 1890-91-92-93 and to May
16th, 1894, may be of some inter
est to your readers. I have kept a
diary since January ist, 1889, up to the
present date in short hand and the fol
lowing is the extension of my notes as
far as the weather is concerned:
May 10, 1890—Partly cloudy, cool
northwest wind. 1891—Clear all day;
cool northwest wind. 1892—Clear and
pleasant; variable winds. 1893—Clear
and pleasant in the morning; south wind
in the afternoon. 1894—Clear and pleas
ant all day.
May 11, 1890—Clear and pleasant all
day. 1891—Partly cloudy and cool, with
northwest wind. 1892—Cloudy in the
morning, with heavy rain in the after
noon and evening. 1893—Partly cloudy,
with cool northwest wind. 1894—Clear,
with south wind.
May 12, 1890—Cloudy, having the ap
pearance of rain. 1891—Clear, with
northwest wind. 1892—Local showers
during the day over the western portion
of Nebraska. 1893—Clear and pleasant
all day. 1894—Clear, with south wind;
getting dry.
May 13, 1890—Clear, with south wind.
1891—Clear and cool, with northwest
wind. 1892—Cloudy and damp; rained
all day. 1893—Cool, threatening rain
in the afternoon. 1894—Clear in the
forenoon; cloudy and threatening in the
afternoon and evening.
May 14, 1S90—Partly cloudy, with
variable winds. 1S91—Clear; getting
warm; slight south wind. 1892—Quite
a heavy rain in the forenoon; cloudy,
with local showers during the afternoon
and evening. 1893—Cloudy, with local
showers in the morning; clear and pleas
ant in the afternoon: 1894—Clear and
pleasant in the morning; very w'arm,
with variable winds in the afternoon
and evening.
May 15, 1890—Strong south wind;
very dusty. 1891—Clear and pleasant in
the morning; commenced raining in the
afternoon and rained very hard all night.
1892— Clear and pleasant all day, with
variable winds. 1893—Clear and pleas
ant. 1894—Clear and pleasant in the
morning; drv hot south wind in the af
ternoon and evening; very disagreeable.
May 16, 1890—Clear, with very strong
south wind. 1891—Rained all day and
night; local showers over the entire
western division. 1892—Clear and pleas
ant in the forenoon; heavy rain and hail
in the afternoon and evening. 1893—
Clear and pleasant; getting warm; varia
ble winds.
May 17, 1890—Southeast wind; light
showers in the afternoon. 1891—Local
showers duriug the day. 1892—Cloudy,
damp and cool, with north west winds.
1893— Clear and pleasant during the day,
with very severe south wind at 11:30
p. m.; some people went to their caves
for safety.
May 18, 1890—Quite a heavy rain in
the afternoon and evening. 1891—Clear
and pleasant in the morning; very severe
storm in the afternoon; rain in torrents;
thunder and lightning heavy. 1892—
Clear and pleasant, with slight south
wind. 1893—Clear, with strong north
west wind during the day and evening.
May 19, 1890—Clear and pleasant.
1891—Clear in the morning; clouded up
about 11 o’clock and rained very hard
all day and night. 1892—Clear, with
strong south wind; getting dry. 1893—
Clear, with strong south wind.
May 20, 1890—Clear, with variable
winds. 1891—Clear and pleasant; very
heavy dew this morning; prospect for
crops very encouraging. 1892—Light
snow; turned to rain; very cool and
windy. 1893—Calm in the forenoon;
heavy south wind in the afternoon; get
ting dry.
May 21, 1090—Cloudy and damp;
light rain in the evening. 1891—Cloudy;
commenced raining at 1 o’clock p. m.
and rained all night; the ground is
thoroughly soaked. 1S92—Quite cool
this morning; cloudy and damp. 1893—
Dry south wind.
May 22, 1890—Clear, with south wind.
1S91—Clear and pleasant all day. 1892
—Clear; getting warm; pleasant in the
evening. 1893—Commenced raining at
3 o’clock this morning and rained until
10 a. m. L. W. Staynsr.
The ladies of the Degree of Honor
banquetted the Workmen handsomely,
Monday evening.
The stock of Myers & Usher is being
invoiced preparatory to removel to
McCook, it having been sold to a broth
er of P. A. Wells.—Red Cloud Belt.
. Of coarse a man who stays out anti
two or three o'clock in the morning
can't be expected to be in a condition to
know the difference between his own
and the hired girl's room. But then -—
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
THE RECEPTION.
The reception given by the Dorcas
society of the Congregational church,
Tuesday evening, in honor of the pastor,
Rev. Hart L. Preston, in the church,
was a felicitous and gratifying affair.
There was a large attendance of mem
bers and friends of that and other
churches of the city, and the occasion
was one of pleasure. Some very pretty
floral decorations ornamented the pulpit:
although the display would have been
much more elaborate had the weather
been more propitious.
An enjoyable musical programme—
vocal and instrumental—occupied the
early portion of the evening.
The word guessing contest was a source
of great interest. Four persons succeed
ed in writing all the Biblical names cor
rectly: Mrs. U. G. Moser, Miss Ella Al
lison, Mr. F. M. Kimmell and Mr. M. W.
Eaton. Miss Allison and Mr. Eaton
were given the prizes, handsome boquets
of flowers.
The affair was nicely rounded off with
a toothsome spread of refreshments.
Usual services in the Lutheran church
by Elder McBride on Sunday morning
and evening.
Regular morning services in the Meth
odist church by the pastor. The Junior
league will be in charge of the evening
meeting.
Episcopal services morning and even
ing on Sunday next by Rev. Frank
Durant in the hall over McConnell’s
drug store.
Rev. Father Sproll of Indianola in a
card announces that the Catholic mis
sion organized in Bondville precinct
: “cannot be legal.”
The Free Methodists have been unable
to use their tent for their services, so
they have been using the German Con
gregational building.
The Y. P. S. C. E. will give a straw
berry and ice cream social, next Thurs
day evening, March 24th, in the Congre
gational church. Everybody is invited.
The Free Methodists commenced their
quarterly meeting in the German Congre
gational church Tuesday evening, and the
same will continue until Sunday evening.
Services at 11 and 8:30 o’clock. Public
cordially invited. Javan Hoosen and
J. L. Dodge are conducting the sendees.
Band Concerts.
On next Saturday evening, May 19th,
at 8:30 o’clock, the Nebraska Brigade
Band, U. R. K. P., of our city, will ren
der the following programme:
March—Congress Hall.Sousa
Overture—Poet and Peasant.Suppe
Waltzes—Auf Weidersehm.Bailey
Polonaise—Mountain Heights.Keisler
Baritone Solo—From Bohemian Girl_Balfe
Overture—Recollections of the War—Grand
Medley of War Songs.Beyer
March—American Cadets.Hall
SATURDAY, MAY 26.
While the above programme is one of
excellence, the band boys propose in the
following programme to give the people
of McCook the finest concert of high
grade music ever heard in this portion
of Nebraska:
March—Right Forward. Sousa
Overture—Semiramide.Rossini
Waltzer—Aus Delioner Zeit.Reixner
Trio—Grand Original—Clarinet, Comet and
Baritone.Carlini
Polonaise—Uniform Rank.Swift
Selection from Robin Hood. .Ar.by Wiegland
Overture—Dieverlassene Dido.. .Mercadante
March—Liberty Bell (new).Sousa
For this latter concert the band is
making special efforts and the people of
this city may expect to hear something
finer than silk on this occasion.
Frank Huber Dead.
—
By letter from his father. William
Huber of our city learned, first of the
week, of the death of his brother Frank,
last Friday night, by drowning. He
was going to or from church, a few
miles distant from the farm down in
Missouri, and the drowning is thought
to have been accidental. The remains
were not recovered until a few days af
terwards, so the funeral did not occur
until Wednesday morning of this week.
Thus a singularly unfortunate and some
what tragic life ha%closed in gloom.
Please Pay Up.
As I have sent for my artificial limbs
I would be pleased to have those who
have signed my subscription paper call
at the First National bank and pay up, as
I have not enough money to pay for them.
And oblige me, W. W. Gerver.
Lost.—A baby’s white flannel blanket.
Return to First National Bank.
Geo. Hocknell.
Wanted—A good girl to do general
house wo. kin a family of three. Inquire
at E. R. Curtis’ home or shop.
Good writing paper ten cents a quire
at this office.
PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
J. A. Elwood and family have moved
to Red Oak, Iowa.
Clerk Roper circulated in the me
tropolis, yesterday,
W. T. Coleman had business at In
diamola, Tuesday.
G. E. Wallin’s family have joined
him in South Omaha.
Banker Franklin was in Lincoln,
Saturday, on business.
C. S. Anderson of Beaver City was a
city guest briefly, Tuesday.
Marsh Phillippi went in to Omaha,
Wednesday, with a stock special.
Mayor Kelley arrived home, Tues
day, from a business trip to Omaha.
W. S. Morlan has been in the state
capital, part of the week, on business.
Miss Burke of Imperial left on 4,
Tuesday evening, for Galesburg, Illinois.
Henry Walker, barber, spent five
days of this week in Stratton, plying his
trade. ’
Captain R. O. Phillips is up from
Lincoln, to-day, on business of the water
works.
Mrs. A. W. Coffman, though still
confined to bed, is much better and im
proving.
L. Morse and J. W. James of Benkel
man, county Dundy, were city visitors,
Tuesday.
Mrs. A. A. Bates and the children
are visiting her family over in Kansas,
near Lund.
Ira Cole of the erratic but clever Era,
Culbertson, breathed this municipal air,
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. CornuTT of
Culbertson attended Eastern Star, Wed
nesday evening.
I). B. Cropsey, the Fairbury banker,
was a business visitor to the valley’s
metropolis, Monday.
R. O. Phillips, the Lincoln Land Co.
magnate, was up on McCook water
works business, Monday.
C. H. Boyle informs us that he has
given up his intention of embarking in
the mercantile business.
C. W. Knights visited in Denver, the
early part of the week. G. W. Kaime
clerked during his absence.
Mrs. Z. L. Kay, Mrs. A. Campbell,
and Mrs. J. F. Kenyon went down to
Lincoln, Wednesday morning on No. 2.
Dr. A. J. Thomas and family have
moved down town, this week, into their
old quarters over J. F. Ganschow’s shoe
store.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Tomilson
was up from Red Cloud, Wednesday, on
the lookout for some moonshiners. He
managed to take in two fellows who
have beating Uncle Sam out of his reve
nue, and have been operating down near
Bartley somewhere.
Remember, if you want an abstract,
that C. T. Beggs is a bonded abstracter.
Fifteen (15) cents will buy a box of
nice writing paper at this office, con
taining 24 sheets of paper and 24 envel
opes. _ _
Mr. Meeker seems to be as proud over
the water company’s cinch on the people
of McCook as the new wagon was of the
load of manure. But there is a limit
beyond which cinches even must be op
erated with judgment. And the danger
line has about been reached. Sand
bagging a community in financial dis
tress has some dangerous features even
unader a one-sided ordinance.
At a special meeting of J. K. Barnes
Post No. 207, G. A. R., McCook, Neb.,
the following committees were appoint
ed: On Program—Comrades A.P.Sharp,
H. H. Berry and J. H. Yarger. Trans
portation—Comrades J. A. Wilcox, Starr
and Underhill. Invitation—Comrades
Dodge and Wilcox. Decoration of hall
—Mesdames Dodge, Sharp, Wells, John
son, Berry, Starr> and Comrades Hender
son and Wygent. Sidney Dodge,
Adjutant.
The Calico Hop.
The calico ball, last Friday evening,
provided a large and juicy measure of
happiness to a goodly company of partici
pants, at the opera house. Reizenstein’s
orchestra poured forth its wealth of har
mony for the occasion. The ladies were
arrayed in calico dresses, the gentlemen
each wearing neckties of the same ma
terial in which their ladies were dressed.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
served the refreshments for the occa
sion.
Spearman's Fruitless Fight.
The prettiest fight was for the McCook
receivership. Months ago Castor in
dorsed Frank Spearman, but owing to
the peculiar conditions existing declined
to do anything more than to allow his
name to remain on ttye papers. Spear
man made his own fight and came
within sight of winning. His endorse
ments were largely from outside the
state and included John DeWitt War
ner of the Reform club of New York,
Franklin McVeagh of Chicago and
numerous leading Democrats of Nebras
ka. Spearman was in Washington, last
week, working hard in his own interests
and left, on Monday, satisfied that he
would win. Mr. Cleveland, however,
in looking over the papers of Pat Gib
bons, pronounced them much the
strongest. His endorsements included
Euclid Martin, a large majority of the
state central committee, Dan Cook of
Beatrice, John A. McShane, John A.
Creighton, Charley Hoyt of Beatrice,
and leading and influential Democrats
all over the state. It was urged against
Mr. Gibbons that he was sixty years of
age and not accustomed to office work,
having spent most of his life as a con
tractor and used only to outside affairs.
These arguments did not seem to weigh
with the president, who considered his
splendid endorsements and made the
appointment. Hon. A. S. Campbell for
register of McCook had a walkaway.
He was endorsed by the national com
mitteeman and by about all the Chicago
delegation, as well as by a majority of
the Democrats of the state.—W. E.
Annin in Lincoln Journal.
Programme.
The following is the programme of the
Memorial Day services. The exercises
will commence promptly at i^oo’clcCk
in Menard’s Opera House. The meeting
will be called to order by A. P. Sharp,
post commander.
1. Reading of Order.Adjt. Dodge.
2. Music.High School Orchestra.
3. Prayer.Rev. H. L. Preston.
| 4. Song, “Sleep, Soldier Sleep,”.School.
5. Patriotic Recitation.School.
6. Song; “Boys in Blue”.School.
7. Recitation, “The Soldier’s Grave.
.Minnie Rowell.
S. Music.High School Orchestra.
q. Song, “Faded Flowers,”.
.Hannah Stangeland.
10. Song, “Rally Into Line,”.School.
11. Address.Rev. D. L. McBride.
12. Closing Song, “America,".School.
13. Form line of march on Main street and
march to cemetery.
14. Recitation, “The Honored Dead,” School.
15. Decoration of Graves.
16. Marching back to the city.
MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
Members G. A. R., all old soldiers,
Ladies’ Relief Corps and the Sons and
Daughters of Veterans are requested to
meet at the office of H. H. Berry at 10
'o’clock a. m., sharp, and march to the
Congregational church. 11 a. m. mem
orial services at the Coogregational
church by Rev. J. T. Roberts.
' By Order Com .
Programme of the Races.
Following we give the programme of
the races to be held here in June. The
list embraces ten good races for which
large purses are hung up. If circum
stances will warrant another race will be
added to accommodate such Sorses as do
not come under the classes arranged for.
PROGRAMME.
1. Trotting, 3:00 class.$200.00
2. Pacing, 2:40 class. 175.00
3. Trotting, 2:29 class. 200.00
4. Running, % mile heats, 2 in 3.. 50.00
5. Trotting and Pacing, foals of 1892.. 100.00
; 6. Trotting, 2:39 class. 150.00
7. Pacing, free-for-all. 200.00
8. Pacing, 2:50 class. 150.00
9. Trotting, free-for-all.250.00
10. Running, mile heats, 2 in 3..100.00
Entries open to the world. All trot
ting and pacing races to be mile heats.
3 in 5, except No. 5 which will be half
mile heats.
Hard to Please.
The Hastings Democrat kicks and
refuses to be comforted because it
costs $5-oo a lot down there for water
for lawn sprinkling purposes. God bless
your poor soul, Wahlquist, move up to
McCook, if they are robbing so out
rageously. It only costs the writer of
this article a fraction over $16 for his lot
up here; and he makes it a part of his
daily devotions to open his window to
ward the nice new red standpipe, and
with tears of gratitude in his eyes, and
his heart unspeakably fall, thank God
and the generous superintendent that
the burden is so light.
But some people are hard to please.
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.
The McCook irrigation convention
failed to throw any special new light on
the irrigation question, but it was useful
inasmuch as it served to give good evi
dence of the strong hold which the irri
gation idea has taken upon the people of
the semi-arid region. The interest and
enthusiasm that marked the proceedings
of the convention clearly indicated that
the delegates were in attendance for the
purpose of laying the foundation of sen
timent that would eventually culminate
in the solution of the problem of how to
make possible the reclamation of the arid
lands of the new west by the irrigation
system. All grand achievements that
benefit humanity are almost invariably
the result of extensive agitation, and
upon this fact can be based the theory
that the McCook convention will very
probably be productive of great good in
the future.—Benkelman Bee.
The Tribune has secured the print
ing of the premium list for the Red
Willow Agricultural Society. If you
want desirable advertising space in the
list, you must see us at once, as work
has been begun ou the same already,
and will be completed within the next
few weeks. Two thousand copies will
be issued, and the premium list will be
a very desirable advertising medium.
Don’t neglect to secure space immedi
ately. See J. H. Berge, secretary. In
dianola, or The Tribune, McCook.
B. F. Troxel's broncho team indulged
in a spirited runaway, Monday morning.
In their flight they collided with Ben
Jackson’s delivery wagon, and the pole
of the buckboard was projected into a
trunk on the delivery with damaging
effect. Jackson was thrown from his
delivery wagon, but not hurt. His
wagon was, however, considerably dam
aged. The runaway horses and the ve
hicle attached to them escaped injury
The McCook Mercantile Co. will, ou
May 21st or 22nd, open in the A. O. U. W.
building on Dennison street, near
Famous Clothing Co., with a line of
groceries and dry goods. Don't fail to
see this stock, which will be marked at
prices that will induce you to buy. As
this is an enterprise composed of a num
ber of our citizens, we bespeak for them
a liberal patronage.
The brewery south of Indianola was
the scene of the most boisterous revelry,
last Sunday. The steel gangs at Bartley
and Indianola met at that point to cele
brate pay day. There were about forty
people in the crowd, and the drinking
and fighting were continuous during the
day. Perhaps that suburban resort of
the sedate and pious old county-seat
never saw such a turbulent time.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Harris was buried in Longview
cemetery, Wednesday afternoon. The
family are recent comers and are in
straightened circumstances. They have
many sympathizers in the sorrow that
has come into their young married life.
A. S. Campbell has received his com
mission as register of the land office at
McCook and will take possession about
June 1st. We join his many friends in
congratulating .Mr. Campbell on his de
served recognition.—Hastings Tribune.
A funeral party from Danbury alighted
from Monday evening’s train and drove
across the country to Norton. The de
ceased was Velma Ada Sackett, who
died with the measles.—Beaver City
Tribune.
Holdrege is feeling the hard times in
the school treasury. The board of edu
cation has elected teachers for the com
ing year and made an all-around reduc
tion of io per cent, in salaries.
Dundy county is especially wide-awake
and energetic on the question of irriga
tion. which they are practicing quite
generally whenever practicable from
any source.
Drop a card to W, M. Sharp, McCook,
if any roads or bridges in road district
No. 8 need attention. He will endeavor
to attend to the request promptly.
A suitable reward will be paid for the
recovery and return of the boy’s bicycle
taken from Mr. Hocknell’s property,
Sunday last. E. B. Odbm,.
Phil. Blatt is still camping on the trail
of the young blood, who recently broke
a window glass in his west Dennison
street property, while out on a spree
You will find all the fruits, berries
and vegetables, in season, at Noble’s.
And they will be the freshest and best
the market affords.
Wednesday, Messrs. C. T. Brewer,
F. S. Wilcox and Joseph Allen sent in to
South Omaha a stock special of 18 cars.
The race track is about completed.
A good rain is now wanted to soften and
settle the ground.
Fine and complete line of calling cards
at The Tribune, Also order taken for
engraved cards.
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Must Be Patient.
The Nebraska land office uominati
have been referred, to the senate com- Aa
mittee on public lands. It is no viola
tion of confidence to say that they will
not be immediately reported. With
the exception of Williams, nominated to
be receiver at O’Niel, all the others are
to fill vacancies to be made by removals.
Dave Bomgardner, receiver at McCook,
who is to be supplanted by Pat Gibbons,
has less than a month of his time to
serve, but the terms of the others do not
expire for months to come. The Re
publican members of the public lands
committee have it in their power to
defer prompt report and confirmation
and they will not be slow to avail them
selves of it.—W. E. Annin in Journal.
Wouldn't Subside.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Riper, who conduct
a dancing class in the Lansing theatre
block, had some difficulty in their room
at the Capital hotel, Wednesday night,
and Mrs. Van Riper had to call in the .
clerk to assist her in quelling her hus
band. The latter refused to be quelled,
however, and was handed over to the
police, who kept him a time and let him
go. He was discharged for want of
prosecution.
Mr. Van Riper, who got his name in
the papers the other day on account of
a scrap which he got into with his wife
at the Capital hotel, was arrested, late
last night, for disturbing the peace, both
of his wife and the guests of the hotel.
—Lincoln Journal.
A Poem of Passion.
Superior Leader.
Drink, and the gang drinks with you.
Swear off and you go it alone;
For the bar-room bum who drinks your
rum
Has a quenchless thirst of his own.
Feast, and your friends are many,
Fast, and they cut you dead;
They’ll not get mad if you use them
bad,
So long as their stomach’s fed.
Steal, if you get a, million,
For then you can furnish bail;
It’s the great big thief gets out on
leave,
While the little one goes to jail.
The "Rascals” Out.
The edict from Washington removes
all doubt with reference to the U. S.
land office at McCook. It also removes
Cols. Dave Bomgardnerand J. P. Lindsay
from snug berths in public service. The
president has appointed A. S. Canpbell
of this city, register, and Pat Gibbons
of Orleans, receiver of the office. The
appoinments are hailed with delight by
every Democrat in this section where
these gentlemen are known. Both are
capable, intelligent men, and will dis
charge the duties imposed on them with
credit. It will probably be a month be
fore any change can be made.—Hastings
Democrat.
Budge His Weakness.
Frank H. Selby has been missing
about two weeks and his whereabouts
are still unknown. There have been some
ugly rumors afloat in regard to his mak
ing collections and failing to turn the
money over to the rightful owners.
Just how much is not known but it is
very large. The Wilsonville Review
says the banks there are out $140 by his
hasty departure Frank was one of the
brighest attorneys in the county and
transacted a large business. He had a
great future before him, but drink caus
ed his downfall. His family have the
sympathy of the community.—Cam
bridge Kaleidoscope.
Salt Lake, U. T., May 14.—[Special
Telegram to The Bee.]—F. H. Selby of
Beaver City, Neb., was arrested here by
the sheriff, today, upon a telegraphic
request from an officer at his home. It
is stated that Selby is wanted upon a
large number of charges, hut the specific
one upon which he was arrested is pb
taining money by false pretenses at
Cambridge. He will be held until the
Nebraska officer reaches here, and says,
he will waive the formality of a depo
sition. Selby has been here about ten
days. His action would indicate that
he is well fixed financially. He has
divided his time about equally between
bucking the tiger and driving about,
town.
A requisition was issued, Tuesday, by
Governor Crounse for Frank Selby, a.
young attorney formerly of Cambridge,
Neb., who is under arrest at Salt Lake
City on the charge of obtaining £30 by
false pretense and embezzling $65. The
charges were preferred by a client, who
claims Selby retained money collected.
—Lincoln Journal.
Writing paper in boxes very cheap at
his office.
A nice variety of ink and pencil tab
lets at this office