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THIRTEENTH YEAR. McCOOK, RED WILLOW COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE IS, 1894. NUMBER 4.
School Law.
State Superintendent Goudy has hand
ed down the following decisions in
answer to questions of school officers:
1. While a school house is built for
school purposes the voters of the dis
trict have a legal right to permit its use
for religious or other meetings, provided
such meetings do not interfere with the
school nor in any way injure the build
ings or render it unfit for school pur
poses. In the absence of instructions
by the voters the board has authority to
permit the use of the house for the pur
poses and under the conditions named.
2. The signature of any two members
of a district board consisting of three
members is sufficient, will bind the dis
trict in a contract with a teacher, and
there is no statutory limitation as to the
relationship of such teacher to any
member of the board.
3. Any woman legally qualified to
vote for district officers is legally quali
fied to vote on the question of issuing
district bonds; any woman qualified to
vote on the question of issuing district
bonds is legally qualified to sign a
petition asking for the submission to the
voters of the district of the question of
issuing district bonds.
* 4. A district board has no legal right
to give a promissory note on behalf of
the district, and such note would be the
individual obligation of the board mem
bers against the same and could in no
way bind the district.
Pythian Memorial Day.
Last Sunday was the annual Memorial
day of the Knights of Pythias, and was
appropriately observed by the McCook
knights. The members of the order as
sembled at their castle hall in the after
noon and headed by the Brigade band pro
ceeded to Longview cemetery where three
members of the order are buried, namely:
Samuel Fisk, J. B. McCabe and Swan
Nelson. The graves of these knights
were completely covered with the rich
profusion of flowers, in the solemn and
beautiful ritualistic services of the order.
Memorial day is truly one of the rarest
features of Pythianism. How appropri
ate that the living should thus remem
ber their departed brothers each re
curring month of roses with the em
blematic myrtle and the perfumed flow
ers. What a touching and charming
tribute of respect.
May the interest in the observance
grow with the years.
A Big Stock Special.
There were jt cars in the big stock
special sent in to Omaha, Sunday morn
ing, by C. T. Brewer and H. T. Church.
The former had 27 cars made up of the
Hatfield cattle bought here and some
bought at Oberlin. We are informed
that the Hatfield cattle, which were as
fine stock as have ever been shipped out
of Red Willow county, made Mr. Brewer
between $1,200 and $1,500. Mr. Church
had four cars in the shipment. Accom
panying the special were C. T. Brewer,
James Hatfield, B. F. Troxel, Perry
Westphaling, Elmer Trumbarr, T. M.
Phillippi, W. M. Lewis and E. R. Curtis.
Most of them arrived home Tuesday,
evening. __
Children’s Day.
The children’s day exercises in the
Methodist church, Sunday evening,
packed the church with a delighted
audience. The programme was pleasing
and interesting, some of the effects be
ing beautifully heightened by the col
ored lights of the public school lantern.
The children played their parts very
nicely. The day is one of the most in
teresting in the whole round year.
M. W. A. District Picnic.
The Modern Woodmen of America
will hold a district basket picnic at
Cambridge, June 21st. East Lynne, by
the M. W. A. dramatic club of Indianola
at Cambridge in the evening. Speaking
by state organizer. All Woodmen and
their friends within a hundred miles are
invited to attend. By Order Com.
Change of Date.
The lodge of the Star of Jupiter will
meet in regular session next Tuesday
evening, June 19th. Refreshments will
be served. There is a likelihood that
the regular meetings of the order will be
held on this day of the week.
Try Meadow Lily at McConnell’s.
Wall Paper 3 cents a roll at L. W.
McConnell’s._
Refrigerators very cheap at S. M.
Cochran & Co.’s.
Timm Paul’s little daughter is ill with
an attack of scarlet fever.
Go to McConnell for Toilet Soap, Per
fumes and Toilet Articles.
The Famous makes a warm weather
announcement this week.
Carson & West save you 33 cents on
the dollar. Buy your milk of them.
Rev. Coffman has kindly been granted
a vacation of 30 days by his congrega
tion. _
The public schools have outgrown the
strictly democratic basis laid down at
the beginning.
At the special meeting of Saint John
commandery, Monday evening, S. H.
Colvin was elevated to full knighthood.
It is a temptation to profanity to see
those rain clouds serenely sail over us
without shedding a tear over our pitiable
plight. _
The parties who borrowed that tum
bler from a west McCook lady on Dec
oration day are requested to return the
same to the owner.
Wallace Shooey brought his young
son down, last Friday, from the farm
about 25 miles north of here, to have
the lad’s broken arm set. Dr. Gage per
formed the service.
The Frontier Republican thinks that
Colonel Mitchell of the Ihdiano.'a Cour
ier—“the leading newspaper of south
western Nebraska”—gets red-headed
without probable cause.
Mrs. Hocknell’s nurse girl was quite
painfnlly hurt, close of last week, by the
hammock post breaking and striking
her on the head. The baby was also in
the hammock, but fortunately escaped
injury entirely.
Agents Wanted by the Singer
Manufacturing Company at McCook,
112 Dodge street. Needles, oil and parts
for Singer sewing machines. Repair
work a specialty. Call and see me.
J. R. Gerhardt. Supervising Agent.
Messrs. Morlan, Sutton and Forbes
indulged in bass fishing at Barr, Colo
rado, Sunday. The Deacon has George’s
little hatchet in his possession and can’t
tell a lie. He will tell you just how
many suckers the other fellows caught
exactly.
Through a letter in the Longmont
Times, Rev. A. S. Coffman learns of the
destruction of his brother D. S. Coff
man’s houee at Glendale, Colo., also of
the partial destruction of a nephew’s
residence in the great flood, which was
unprecedented and most disastrous.
At the Nebraska pharmacist conven
tion held in Hastings, last week, L. W.
McConnell of our city was elected a
member of the state board of pharmacy.
The next meeting of the state pharma
cists will be held in Omaha, June—the
first Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of the month—1895.
Fake “fire” and “bankrupt” sales so
common during the past few years, have
been knocked out in Ohio. Under the
provisions of a new law the proprietors
of fire or bankrupt sales are compelled
to file particulars of the fire or bank
ruptcy with the secretary of state, de
posit $500 as security for fair dealing,
and pay a license of $25.
It occurs to The Tribune that the
McCook city tax is entirely too high.
It is now over two-thirds as much as the
school tax, exclusive of the large sums
derived from the occupation tax and
poll tax. Certainly these times call for
the greatest possible economy, munici
pal as well as individual. Our taxes are
becoming excessively burdensome.
An exchange tells of a citizen who cut
into a pound of butter which he had
purchased at a grocery whose proprietor
did not advertise, and found therein a
tin box which contained a small piece of
paper bearing the following written in a
neat feminine hand: “I am a girl of
eighteen years, good looking and an ex
cellent housekeeper. Should this be
found by some unmarried Christian
gentleman, he may please address,” etc.
The finder being a bachelor, decided to
unravel the affair, succeeded only to
destroy his romance. The girl who had
written the note had died many years
ago leaving an aged husband and a
grown family.
“If I had a pass over the railroads like
you have, I would be on the go all the
time.” The average newspaper man
hears that about steen times a day every
day in the year. The electrician of this
department has traveled a great deal on
passes (paid for in advertising space)
during the last ten years, and he figures
out that it cost him about ten cents a
mile to travel free. This is the way it
is: Something is going on in Omaha.
The electrician makes up his mind to
go, as he has free transportation, and it
will not cost him anything for fare. So
he goes; and when he gets to Omaha he
spends ten or twelve dollars. If he had
not been possessor of a “pass” he would
not have been in Omaha. He would
have looked at the fare several times be
fore buying a ticket. And that’s the
way it goes to be the owner of a “pass:”
The electircian might have been wear
ing diamonds as large as a wagon hub if
it had not been for railroad passes.—
North Bend Republican.
Water for the Cemeteries.
We take great pleasure in announcing
that the prospects are encouraging that
water from the city water works will
soon be piped over to Longview and St.
Patrick’s cemeteries. Quite a sum has
already been pledged by citizens who
have dear ones in Longview’s quiet em
brace, the parishioners of St. Patrick’s
church have pledged quite a generous
donation, and the city fathers have
promised assistance in this laudable pro -
ject, which will cost abo ut J300.
It is proposed to lay inch pipe on the
surface of the ground, except at road
crossings and over plowed fields where
the pipes will be placed a foot or so un
der the ground. Provision will of course
be made for draining the pipes during
the winter so that they will not freeze
up.
The water company has generously
given the free use of water, under con
ditions which will doubtless be made
public as soon as the connection is com
pleted.
F. D. Burgess, who has been pushing
this matter, states that he hopes to have
the pipe down some time next week.
This will place it within the reach of
all to improve their cemetery lots; and
we confidently expect to witness a great
transformation scene taking place within
both city and parish burial places.
Davison—Tul leys.
Last Friday evening Mr. Henry L.
Davison and Miss Sadie E. Tullevs of
our city were duly pronounced husband
and wife by Rev. A. W. Coffman of the
Methodist church. The ceremony was
performed at the residence of George E.
Leming. The estimable and happy
young couple departed on the night
train to make his mother a brief visit in
Lincoln. They have the best wishes of
many warm friends in this city, and will
be at home after June 15th at 807 Main
avenue. They have The Tribune’s
congratulations and best wishes.
Ordination Services.
On Tuesday of next week will occur
the ordination services of Rev. H. L.
Preston, pastor of the Congregational
church of our city. The council will be
composed of the pastors of the Congre
gational churches at Holdrege, Cam
bridge, Alma, Indianola and Trenton.
The sermon will be delivered by Rev.
A. E. Ricker of Alma in the evening.
The dedication services of the church
will also be held in the near future, and
the sermon on this occasion, it is expect
ed , will be preached by Mr. Duryea of
Omaha.
The Races Postponed.
The management of the McCook Driv
ing Association have, after due con
sultation and deliberation, decided to
declare off the June races. The contin
ued dry weather has not only interfered
with the making of a good and satisfac
tory track, but has crippled the financial
prospects for the meeting, so it has
been deemed wise to declare off the June
meeting.
They hope, however, to be able to hold
the fall meeting.
An Abundant Success.
The poverty social held in the Luth
eran church, Tuesday evening, by the
ladies of the Baptist church, was an
abundant and gratifying success. The
programme was varied and interesting
and the patronage liberal. Everybody
was attuned to the accasion, which was
one of great merriment and joyousness.
The ladies are quite elated over the suc
cess that attended their labors.
A Card of Thanks.
To the many friends in McCook who
so kindly assisted and aided my sister,
Virginia E. Wilson, during her sickness
I desire to extend my sincere and heart
felt thanks. May God bless and keep
you is my prayer.
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Try Meadow Lily at McConnell’s.
Wall Paper 3 cents a roll at L. W.
McConnell’s.
There was a big bank failure in Ober
lin, last week.
“Celerade"—a celery nerve tonic at
McConnell’s.
See Cochran & Co. if you want a re
frigerator cheap.
Patronize the Sunny Side Dairy of
Carson & West.
Walt. McCafferty puts up a very in
teresting little circus.
The Sunny Side is the place to buy
the best and the purest milk.
Farm Loans.—Call and see Elmer
Rowell if you want a farm loan.
The June races of the McCook Driving
Association have been declared off.
There is a small brown, pincked-edge
shoulder cape at this office for the owner.
PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Banker Hole of Arapahoe was a
Monday visitor.
George Leach spent Sunday with
Hastings friends.
Receiver Gibbons was a Sunday vis
itor from Orleans.
Mrs. Z. L. Kay left, yesterday morn
ing, for the east on a visit to her mother.
Miss Flora Wheaton left on Wed
nesday evening for her home in Ohio.
R. O. Phillips was up from Lincoln,
Saturday, on ditch and water works
business.
Will Huber will remain in Denver
until fall to see after his business inter
ests there.
Hon. J. C. Allen spent two or three
days in the city, this week, on a politico
business mission.
W. R. Cole, the painter, contemplates
removing to southern California, about
middle of July.
Mrs. J. E. Kelley went down to
Hastings, Wednesday morning, on a
visit to relatives.
Mayor Kelley was called to Hast
ings, first of the week, by the serious
illness of his father.
Henry F. Leib and Charles H. Til
den were over from Oberlin, Kansas,
Saturday, on important business.
Mrs. E. C. Ballew departed on Sun
day morning for Missouri. Vic Ballew
and Roy Stanley accompanied her.
Caleb Clothier came down from
the Hayes county ranch, close of last
week, visiting H. H. Troth, briefly.
F. G. Huntington and family and
Joe McCorkle and family will leave on
next Monday for Sheridan, Wyoming.
O. W. DeWald of Trenton was in the
city, Saturday, on his way overland with
a parly of young men to Superior, this
state.
H. H. Troth and Caleb Clothier went
down to Lincoln, Monday morning, to
attend the state Republican league
meeting.
A. R. Cruzen, the Curtis banker who
would like to be secretary of state, was
in consultation with the local political
chieftains, Sunday.
Grand Worthy Matron Mrs.
Anna E. Musselman was the guest of
Mrs. Tom Wilkinson during her visit in
the city this week.
Mrs. W. G. Dutton of the South
Side is absent on a visit to relatives and
friends in Unadilla, Nebraska, Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa, and elsewhere.
Mrs. G. A. Noren went down to Or
leans, Saturday morning, to be absent a
week or ten days visiting the home
folks. Miss Selma joined her there from
Lincoln.
Dr. A. P. Welles went up to Denver,
Wednesday night, as a delegate to the
American Institute meeting which open
ed on Thursday to continue a week or
ten days.
Miss Abbott of the Hayes Centre Re
publican inspected one of Nebraska’s
best equipped country newspaper offices,
Saturday last, while in the city, guest of
the Misses McBride.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Meeker and
daughter of Ohio were the guests of
C. H. Meeker, part of the week, while
on their way home from a six months
sojourn in California.
J. P. Lindsay, H. H. Troth, E. L.
Laycock, C. L. DeGroff, F. M. Kimmell
and E. H. Doan represented the McCook
Republican club at the state league
meeting in Lincoln, Tuesday.
Rev. Frank Durant was called to
Boston, this morning, by a telegram an
nouncing the death of his mother. He
has the profoundest sympathy of the
community in this sorrow that has so
suddenly come into his life.
S. H. Colvi!* and family left, yesterday
morning, for Plattsmouth, where they
will visit about three weeks, stopping a
day or two on their way down at Arapa
hoe. Returning here, after remaining
a week orten days, they will proceed
to Santa Ana, California, to live for
the present.
Mike Dooley was on the carpet before
Police Judge Berry, Wednesday, charged
with abusing and threatening an officer,
disturbing the peace, using loud and
paofane language, etc. The Judge
thought that $6 and costs would about
repair the law’s damaged feelings. Mike
filed an appeal bond, and in the mean
time will doubtless try to hustle the
filthy lucre to set himself right with the
authorities.
George C. Hill and E. Maud Beardslee
of Indianola were united in marriage,
Tuesday.
Organization and Banquet.
Eureka chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, of McCook, met pursuant to call,
on Wednesday evening, for the purpose
of organization under charter granted
by the grand lodge of the state of
Nebraska. Over fifty members were in
attendance. Grand Worthy Matron
Anna E. Musselman was preseut and
presided. The officers elected for the
ensuing year were:
Mrs. David Magner, worthy matron;
Geo. R. Johnson, worthy patron;
Mrs. C. E. Bronson, associate matron;
Mr. J. D. Robb, secretary;
Mrs. M. J. Cordeal, treasurer;
Mrs. C. M. Noble, conductress;
Mrs. Z. L. Kay, associate conductress;
Mr. A. W. Coffman, chaplain;
Mrs. Wm. D. Burnett, Ada;
Mrs. Arthur Snyder, Ruth;
Mrs. J. A. Wilcox, Esther;
Mrs. Wm. Smith, Martha;
Mrs. H. H. Easterday, Electa;
Mrs. C. W. Keim, warden;
Mr. John Roxby, sentinel.
After the arduous duties of elections
were concluded the members of the
order were invited into the banquet hall
where awaited them one of the most
elaborate banquets of the season, con
sisting of many dainty and toothsome
dishes appropriate to the occasion,
beautifully served, amid a profusion of
flowers.
No one failed to appreciate this part
of the evening’s work and great credit
is due the entertainment committee con
sisting of Mesdames J. W. Hupp, W. C.
LaTourette and A. J. Chambers, and
Messrs. C. M. Noble and C. W. Keim.
Children’s Day in South McCook.
Children’s day was observed by the
children of South McCook Sunday school
at the South McCook school house, Suu
dav evening, very successfully rendering
the programme entitled “Twelve Hours;’’
the school room being arranged for the
excellent programme, with raised plat
form across the entire end of the
building, the room being profusely dec
orated with flowers, evergreens aud
singing birds.
Miss Catt, as children’s day, seated up
on the platform under a large canopy of
flowers was perfect in the long and diffi
cult part she represented. Around her
on the platform were seated twenty-four
boys and girls representing the hours of
the day; each rendering their part of the
programme with surprising perfection.
Miss Heard, as organist, had charge
of the musical part of the programme,
and with her skill at the organ and the
tireless energy she displayed in perfect
ing this part of the evening’s entertain
ment, the music was far above that usual
ly rendered at Children’s day services.
The service throughout was very in
teresting and was enjoyed by a crowded
house, fully one-half of the people be
ing turned away for the want of room.
While the people of South McCook all
united in making this service the success
it was and all of their efforts are appre
ciated, special mention should be made
of the services of the two Misses Crane,
Miss Heard, Mrs. Kilgore, Mr. Holcomb
and Mr. Rees, they having given much
of their time in arranging and training
the children for this, their first Children’s
day service.
The Petersens Again.
The Union hotel was the scene of
another grand row, last Saturday after
noon, in which Mr. and Mrs. John Peter
sen, proprietors, and Newton Biggs,
chief clerk, were the participants. Dur
ing the fracas Mrs. Petersen brought a
revolver into action much to the alarm
of Mr. Petersen, who ran from the gory
field like a white head.
Marshal Bump shortly appeared on
the festive scene and took the belliger
ent trio into custody. Petersen and
Biggs were arraigned before Police Judge
Berry charged with fighting and dis
turbing the peace. Biggs plead guilty
and was fined $3.00 and costs. Peter
sen’s case was postponed until Wednes
day.
Mrs. Petersen was arraigned before
Squire Berry charged with shooting at
her liege lord and master with intent to
kill. The preliminary examination was
finished Saturday night, and resulted in
her being placed under {500 bonds to
appear at the next term of the district
court to answer to the above serious
charge. Petersen and Biggs were each
placed under $200 bonds to appear at
the same time as witnesses in the case.
Sirs. Petersen discharged her revolver
at her spouse twice, though it is not
likely she intended to more than frighten
him—in this she succeeded.
This row has assumed the proportions
of a public nuisance. Another outbreak
should land the whole combination be
hind the bars.
Try Meadow Lily at McConnell’s.
Mrs. George Poh is on the sick list.
Purest milk for the least money. Car
son & West.
“Celerade”—a celery nerve tonic at
McConnell’s.
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
Regular morning and evening services
by Elder McBride in Lutheran church,
next Sunday.
Rev. McBride and family moved out
onto the farm in Frontier county,
Wednesday of this week.
Services morning and evening at the
Congregational church by the pastor.
Morning subject, “I perish with hunger.”
Evening, ‘‘The guardsman and oppor
tunity.”
The Holdrege district Epworth league
convention will be held in Cambridge,
Nebraska, June 26 and 27. Each Ep
worth league chapter is entitled to one
delegate. All pastors and delegates will
be entertained free. A lengthy and inter
esting programme has been arranged
for.
C. W. Higgins, Sunday school mis
sionary, wishes every Christian worker
in the county to establish schools where
they are needed, and would be glad to
hear from any who desire to organize
schools but who have no supplies and
no money to buy them.
C. W. Higgins, Oxford, Neb.
A Close Call,
Tuesday evening, Emmet Morrow had
a close call for his life. He attempted
to drive over the railroad crossing at the
east end of the yard, and his wagon was
struck by an approaching freight train.
He was thrown from the wagon but not
severely hurt. A portion of his wagon
was carried some distance on the cow
catcher of the locomotive. The horses
ran away w'ith the rest of the wagon,
which was pretty badly used up in the
accident. It was a narrow escape for
man and horses.
Silver Convention.
The following delegates have been ap
pointed trom this county to attend the
silver convention at Omaha, June 21:
Indianola: Loton Duckworth, J. W.
McClung, Henry Baxter, D. J. Fitzgerald,
R. W. White and Thomas Duncan; Bart
ley: V. Sells and Morgan Duncan; Dan
bury: Joe Dolph; McCook: B. V. Haley,
P. Walsh, L. H. Rooney, A. F. Moore,
Geo. Etter, J. H. Bennett, S. P. Hart, C.
J. Ryan, U. J. Warren, A. J. Rittenhouse.
—Indianola Courier.
A Fine Rain.
A general rain fell over this section of
Nebraska, last night. There was a good
inch of precipitation, and it came in
such a way as to be the finest and most
helpful rain that has fallen in this por
tion of the state in many months. It
will give growing corn a great impetus,
bring up the later planted, encourage
the planting of millet, cane, and be a
great boon to the farmers generally.
The school census is being taken now
by W. O. Norval.
Judge Welty has disbarred F. H.
Selby of Cambridge.
Patronize the McCook Commission
Co. for flour and feed.
The last week showers stimulated
corn planting very encouragingly.
The people of Frontier county have
given the bond business a body blow.
Mrs. S. L. Moench is entertaining
some friends from Orleans, this week.
An occasional case of scarlet fever,
develops. The latest are in the home of
James McAdams.
The state supreme court has given aa>
opinion declaring the eight-hour law
unconstitutional.
H. L. Davison and bride arrived home,
Wednesday night, from their brief visit
in the capital city.
Charles B. King of our city and Lena
R. Winans of Box Elder were- married
by Judge Beck, Wednesday.
Dispatcher Townsend and mother
went down near St. Louis, Monday
morning, to be absent a week or two.
To irrigate or not to irrigate is the
way an exchange changes, the old saw,
“to be or not to be. that is the question.”
Charlie Northrup, Earl Ludwick and
George Rittenhouse sue camping out on
the Willow, this week, and having a gay
time a la Coxeyites.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rider up in town.
4, range 30, are making much ado over
the little guest that arrived at their
house on last Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. James McAdams have
the deepest sympathy of all in the death
of their youngest child, last night, from
scarlet fever. .
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold a dime social in the
church on next Tuesday evening, June
, 26th. Keek the date in mind and be
present.
As to whether or not McCook will
celebrate the Fourth of July remains a
deep and impenetrable mystery. The
meeting called for last night did not
bring out a quorum and nothing was
done.
