THIRTEENTH YEAR. McCOOK, RED WILLOW COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY EVENING. SEPT. 14, 1894 NUMBER 17.
Allowed Many Bills.
The city council was in adjourned
session, last evening. All present but
the mayor. Yarger in the chair. Reso
lution as follows was adopted, the coun- ;
cil sitting as a board of health:
MODIFICATION.
Resolved, That the regulation requir
ing all pupils of the city schools to fur
nish certificate of successful vaccination
be so modified that an exposure of the
part vaccinated, showing successful vac
cination, be accepted by the superin
tendent of schools in lieu of such certifi
cate. j. H. Yarger,
Chairman pro tem Board of Health.
Attest: E. J. Wilcox, Cleric.
Following bills were allowed:
McCook Electric Light Co $132.50
Predmore Bros. 2.95
F. M. Kimmell. 5.75
A. G. Bump. 29.75
J. H. Smith. 39-00
R. C. Benson. 33.00
W. M. Washburn.. 21.75
A. M. Drew. 1.84
Phil. Weick. 22.50
O. Rees. 27.00
Harry Frey. 42.00
M. H. Holmes. 23.25
Jas. Kilpatrick. 1.50
Alex. Weaver. 37-5°
AT THE CHURCHES.
Sunday school in McConnell’s hall,
next Sunday morning at io o'clock, by
the Episcopal brethren.
At the M. E. church, Sunday, Septem
ber 16th: Sunday school at io o’clock a.
in. Preaching by the pastor at II a. m.
and at 7:30 p. m. The Epworth League
will meet at 6:30 p. m.
A. W. Coffman, Pastor.
Regular services at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning and even
ing. Morning subject, “Setting up the
Standard.” Evening subject, “Warming
at the Enemies’ Fire.”
Hart L. Preston, Pastor.
Services at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning and evening. All the
members and friends are requested to
be present as there is business of import
ance to attend to. D. L. McBride,
Pastor.
Starks-Ritchie.
Wednesday afternoon, at the home of
the bride’s brother, Mr. James Ritchie,
Rev. Hart L. Preston of the Congrega
tional church untited in marriage two
of McCook’s sterling and most estimable
young people. Mr. George W. Starks,
one of the Burlington’s steady and trust
ed firemen, and Miss Anna Y. Ritchie,
the late popular and efficient deputy
postmistress.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence only of a few near friends of the
contracting parties.
They went east on the evening passen
ger on a wedding trip, and will be at
home to their many friends after Octo-1
ber first, at 910 Manchester street.
The Tribune offers its heartiest con
gratulations and best wishes for a happy
and prosperous married life.
The Ditch Extension.
Supt. Meeker is now busily engaged
in extending the Meeker irrigation ditch
on east to the Hatfield ranch, upon 500
acres of which a contract has recently
been signed to deliver water by the
company.
The extension is only intended to be
large enough to furnish the water re
quired by this contract, and can easily
be enlarged as occasion demands.
Frank Stillman has a force of S or 10
teams at work, and Page Francis is doing
the surveying and overseeing the job.
The ditch company is also at work con
structing a permanent headgate for the
ditch. It will be much larger than the
temporary affair, as well as substantial
in every respect. It is probable that the
new gate will give an increased head of
water. _
Prohibition Convention.
The Prohibitionists of Red Willow
county are hereby called to meet in mass
convention, at the city hall in McCook,
on Saturday, September 29th, 1S94, at 2
o’clock p. m., for the purpose of nomi
nating a county ticket, and for the trans
action of such other business as may
properly come before {he convention.
W. O. Norval, chairman.
Beaf steak 7c. per pound.
F. S. Wilcox.
A. J. Clute's family have this week
moved into the residence lately vacated
by Jcs. Reizenstein.
Boiling meat 3c. per pound at the B.
& M. meat market.
Perfumes and toilet powders at L. W.
McConnell & Co’s.
A nice variety of ink and pencil tab
lets at this office.
See Cochran & Co. if you want a re
frigerator cheap.
Toilet 9oap, tooth brushes and sponges
at McConnell’s.
’Tis now the schoolboy’s shout is heard.
And schoolgirl’s titter of glee;
’Tis now that many a Mary's lamb
Will learn its A B C.—M. J. A.
And McCook is promised the stirring
particulars of a breach of promise suit.
—
McCook has one or two promising
sensations a-budding, Hold your nasal
appendage.
Rooney & McAdams have opened a
feed store in the west room of the Tem
ple building.
Mrs. E. A. Hall now occupies the room
vacated by Miss Cory, next door to the
Commercial house.
I The call for the democratic couutv con
vention, Saturday, September 22d, Mc
Cook, appears in this issue.
E. E. Hayes moved over to Lebanon,
this week. He will teach school about
three miles east of there this winter.
A. Waunfried, of the Western News
paper Union, Omaha, was a business
visitor, Wednesday of this week, enroute
to Champion.
There is some talk of the Independent
Enterprise being revived. It would be a
crime to disturb its peaceful slumbers
these impossible times.
The Frank and Robert Allam, A. N.
Nettleton and Mr. Williams families left
last week for Colorado by wagon, having
in mind the San Luis valley country.
The county commissioners have had
blanks printed and placed in the hands
of the justices of the peace of the several
precincts, upon and through which to
ascertain the condition and requirements
of the destitute and needy residents of
our county.
It will be a sight for the gods to see
the handfull of administration democrats
whip the rank and file of the free silver
democracy into line, next Thursday
aweek. Indeed it will. But they’ll do
it. They’ll do it. So turn your sails ac
cordingly—and be thankful.
—
Prof. Valentine and assistants have
been busy for some length of time pre
paring a type written copy of an index
to magazines contained in the school
library. It is quite a laborious under
taking, but will be very valuable w hen
completed, for reference purposes.
The Holdrege base ball club won the
second game with the McCook team on
their grounds, last Friday afternoon, in
a score of 9 to 8. But the home team
took one grand revenge on Arapahoe the
following afternoon, coming off victo
rious in a magnificent game. Score 4 to 3.
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It is said that sprinkling dry flour on
'cabbage is sure death to worms, and
that they will die in less than half an
hour. Death is brought about by the
stopping up of the breathing pores.
Fine dust from the road will have the
same effect but death does not come so
quickly as with flour.
There was a time when the girl with
the snub nose and red hair was consid
ered ugly. But the snub nose is now
politely designated the retrousse, and
the red is known as bright auburn. Both
are in fashion, and the girl who possesses
either, or the two combined, most con
sider herself in lack.
This vicinity was visited, last Friday
evening, by one of the finest rains in
two years. The Burlington's rain gauge
at this station showed three-fourths of
an inch of water. On Sunday evening
there was another shower of one-fourth
of an inch. There was also one or two
light showers between these rains.
S. G. Goheen is making arrangements
to irrigate a quarter section of his farm
on the south side by windmill and stor
age system. He has put down a large
well and pump, and a mill and reservoir
of large capacity will follow. He will
give this system a thorough and practic
al test, and we have confidence to believe
that it will be a successful one.
The old-fashioned surprise party,
where the country congregation gathered
at the pastor’s house each year—men,
women and children—and after spoiling
carpets, furniture, etc., to the extent of
twenty or thirty dollars, and having an
uproarious time worth fifty to seventy
five cents each, leave one dollar and a
half's worth of unsaleable pumpkins
and two small wagon loads of unsplita
ble, unsawable firewood, depart, after
singing ‘ ‘God be with us till we meet
again,” had, we thought, passed away.
But it seems the custom is still kept up
in some places to the impoverishment
of the poor-enough-alreadv preacher.—
Exchange.
Toilet soap, tooth brushes and sponges
at McConnell’s.
Bulger, McCook’s catcher, would make
a good clown for any man's circus.. .
One of the finest games played here this
summer was between McCook and Ar
apahoe, last Saturday. The ground was
not in very good condition owing to the
recent rains, but nevertheless it was a
beautiful game for the cranks, with the
exception of one thing—Arapahoe lost—
but our “ownest” made that aggrega
tion play the best ball that they had
played during the week. Horton pitched
a nice, steady game and the boys sup
ported him like professionals.-Arapahoe
Mirror.
Sheridan, the hero of a short but de
cisive conflict with one E. P. Roggen,
has been renominated by the Populists
of Red Willow county. As a brawny
bruiser he probably stands the peer of
any man in the state, not excepting
Sandy Griswold, but his record as a leg
islator is not one that a man who pro
fresses to be an anti-monopolist can
study without feeling that an intelligent
oak stick could have put in his place
with greater credit to hard lumber than
he proved himself to those who placed
confidence in his alleged principles.—
Doc Bixby.
The Fourth car of Hebron flour just
received by the McCook Mercantile Co.
This is the best and cheapest flour in
town; a trial will convince you of its
merits. We also sell the best 25-cent tea
in town. We carry an excellent line of
fish and cured meats; also fruits, vege
tables, etc. If you want bargains in
woolen underwear, now is the time to
get them; nothing in town to meet the
prices on these. Call on the McCook
Mercantile Co. if you want the best price
for butter and eggs.
John Hougnon, a prosperous farmer
residing about five miles south of Cam
bridge, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed during the storm, last
Friday night. He was driving up his
cattle and had just started to open the
pasture gate when the bolt struck him.
The funeral services were held in Cam
bridge, Rev. Sproll of this place officiat
ing.—Indianola Courier.
Arapahoe will advertise a base ball
tournament for the last week in this
month, and McCook, Holdrege, Alma,
Orleans, Beaver City, Ramblers of Nor
ton county, Kansas, and others will be
invited. Look out for the particulars
next week.—Arapahoe Mirror.
G. W. Roper, our county clerk, accom
panied by his wife and her sister Miss
Hattie Crabtree, are attending the State
fair, this week. Miss Hattie will visit
friends at Alma on her way home.—
Indianola Courier.
There will be a partial eclipse of the
moon, Friday night at 10:32 o’clock.
There will be another eclipse on the
28th, but it will not be visible in this
country.
Kite flying is a favorite diversion of
the youth of the city, led by Ling Yung,
the laundryman, who is an expert both
at making and flying kites.
The Lady Maccabees will hoid their
regular meeting,Thursday evening, Sept.
20th. at 8 o'clock. Mrs. E. L. Noble,
Lady Commander.
Master Schell Kimmell had in about
twenty little folks, this afternoon, to
help him celebrate his fifth birthday.
J. F. Ganschow has an interesting
epistle in this week's paper, that should
be known and read of all men.
Janitor Rowell has a very painfully
sore foot that interferes quite seriously
with his perambulations.
When the Arapahoe club loses the
umpiring is usually quite yellow, we no
tice from the Mirror.
A little daughter came to the home and
hearts of Fred Carruth and wife. Wednes
day afternoon.
Dr. B. B. Davis has definitely decided
to locate in Omaha in the practice of his
profession.
My countrymen, haven’t the past few
days whitened your thatched dome of
thought?
J. R. McFaul of Trenton, lost a $3,500
residence, early Wednesday morning,
by fire.
S. W. Cunningham of Lebanon is
teaching in the upper Driftwood country.
One of W. E. West’s children is down
with an attack of typhoid fever.
The State fair has been a marvelous
and stupendous success.
Mrs. J. E. Kelley is ill with an attack
of quinsy, this week.
A. A. Hackman and family are living
in Long Island City.
PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Miss Cory departed on Tuesday even
for Chicago.
S. P. Hart has contracted for some
San Luis valley land.
Mrs. A. S. Campbell, is entertaining
her parents from Hastings.
F. M. Rath bun, our next state sena
tor, was a city visitor, Sunday.
H. W. Cole will go up to Denver, to
night, on some business matters.
Alex.Weaver and family left, Thurs
day night, for Santa Ana, California.
H. T. Church is out in Colorado, this
week, looking over the San Luis valley.
Miss Hattie Bunnell commenced
teaching in district 16, Monday of last
week.
A. C. Ebert, of the Citizens' bank
took in the ball game at Arapahoe,
Saturday.
Receiver Gibbon arrived home from
his Wyoming trip on business, Sunday
evening.
George Hocknell and Deacon Mor
lan wandered into the capital city, Mon
day night.
Lloyd Hileman and family returned
from the eastern part of the state, close
of last week.
B. F. Troxel arrived home, Tuesday
night, from his visit to Hot Springs,
South Dakota.
R. A. Coupe has been up from Falls
City, this week, on business, the guest
of Charles O’Brien.
Miss Susie Hunt opened her school
in the Kennedy district, Valley Grange
precinct, Mondy of last week.
Rev. Father Hickey, Miss Marie
Hickey and Miss Kate Driscoll left, the
latter part of last week, for Boston.
David Smith did not get away to
Denver until the close of this week, be
ing detained in closing up some business.
Miss Sara Loyvman arrived home,
Saturday night, from New York city,
where she has been purchasing fall and
winter goods.
Prof. Walter Rowland arrived
from Kansas City, Thursday night of
last week, on a visit to the family over
in Gerver precinct.
Mrs. M. E. Barger expected to go to
Lincoln, Tuesday evening, to buy her
fall and winter milliner}-, but was de
tained by the very serious illness of her
husband.
C. T. Beggs returned home, Mondav
evening, from Frontier county, where he
has been for a a number of weeks. He
reports their baby that has been very ill
for weeks as being on the mend.
Charles F. Lehn will start tor the
mountains, first of the next. He expects
to be absent about a month and will visit
the principal points of interest in Colo
rado and the other mountain districts.
H. P. Sutton will leave for the moun
tains, tonight, to be absent in the vicin
ity of Beque, Colorado, for about three
weeks hunting, in company with George
A. Hoagland and others from Omaha.
Ike LeDioyt of Hastings, who has
been up the valley looking up irrigation
matters, was in the city on Wednesday
evening. He is an irrigation enthusiast,
and knows a good thing in that line
when he sees it.
John F. Rowell came up from Has
tings, Saturday night, spending Sunday
with his parents here. He left for the
west Sunday night, and will visit Den
ver, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle,
etc. before returning east.
C. L. DeGroff left for the east, Yes
terday morning, to buy his fall and win
ter goods. Mrs. DeGroff and children
accompanied him as far as eastern Neb
raska, where they will -visit friends in
Nebraska City and Syracuse until his
return.
Mrs. G. A. Noren and Miss Selma
left, on Tuesday morning, for Lincoln,
where Miss Selma re-enters the State
University. They visited briefly in Or
leans enroute. Mrs. Noren may make
arrangements to spend the fall and win
ter in Lincoln.
Mrs. W. C. LaTocrette left, today,'
for Hot Springs, South Dakota, where
her brother R. D. Tate is ill and taking
treatment. Her brother expects soon to
go to California for the winter. Her
mother will return with her and pass
the winter here.
Congressman McKeighan was in
the city, Saturday last, putting a rider
or two on his political fences in this part
of the district. McKeighan was as fetch
ing foxy as ever, but wore a worried
look. The little parson will warm his
wampus, just the same.
Consult Holmes Bros., the carpenters.
Buy your tablets, inks and box papers
of L. W. McConnell & Co.
Perry Stone states that alfalfa is the
most profitable crop he has raised this
season. In fact he is quite an enthusiast
on that very valuable crop.
Mrs. M. E. Barger has moved her mil
linery establishment from west to east
Dennison street and is located in the
Franklin building, rear of DeGroff &
Co.’s store.
Chairman T. A. Boyd and Secretary
H. S. MacAyeal went up to McCook,
today (Friday last), to attend a meeting
of the senatorial central committee.—
Cambridge Kaleidoscope.
Last week George Hocknell closed the
deal for a large block of Beatrice city
property, being a row of flats on Fourth
streets, between Court and Market, and
the consideration was $16,800.
Elder D. L. McBride has been nomi
nated by the Populists of Frontier and
Gosper counties for representative. The
elder is not of our political household,
but he is all right, and will be elected,
just the same.
We hope all our neighbors will be as
prompt to correct their Munchausen
stories about our smallpox scare as they
were perniciously active in giving them
wide circulation. There are no scabs
on McCook, and please do not fail to
remember it.
W. M. Kelley, father of Mrs. H. W. B.
Norris, died at the heme of Mrs. Norris
in this city, Thursday, and was taken
back to his old home in Illinois for
burial. Mr. Norris and Mr. Kelley, of
Lincoln, accompanied the remains. The
deceased was 6S years old, a good man,
a kind parent, and esteemed by one and
all.—Hastings Tribune.
If you are going to raise garden by
windmill irrigation, next year, turn the
mill loose now, and get the ground thor
oughly soaked this fall. Construct a
small reservoir or pond and let the mill
fill it this fall and winter and have it
ready for use in the spring. By this
means you will be enabled to irrigate a
much larger piece of ground, and much
more thoroughly than otherwise. To
make the pond so that it will hold water
turn the water on and after allowing a
few days for the ground to get soaked
turn the water off and allow the pond to
dry up and the sun to bake the bottom
hard. If hogs, cattle, or horses can be
turned in to tramp the bottom while it
is wet, so much the better. Don't think
you can put these things off until spring.
The time to prepare for next year's crop
is now.—Palisade Times.
When you go into politics, brave
youth, you must leave all sensitiveness
behind. You must harden yourself to
stand the jeers and scoffs ot the enemy
without flinching. You must wear an
adjective mood armor. You must carry
a cake of tar soap and a good deodorizer,
for all sorts of ancient and decayed
things are likely to be thrown at you.
It may be that away back, before you
were born, your grandfather lifted some
body’s chickens at the dead of night; it
may be that your father, in a thought
less moment, inadvertantly broke into a
church and eloped with the pulpit; it
may be that you have relatives who have
served their terms in the standard peni
tentiaries; all these things will be raked
up no matter how skillfully you have
hidden them, and they will sprung upon
you when you least expect it, and when
they will do you the most harm. If you
squirm you are lost. You must take
things as they come, and smile and
smile, even when you feel like going
into a corner and stuffing your coat
sleeves into your eyes and having a
good cry. Such is political life; the best
plan is to stay out of it, and get a horse
and buggy and go riding in the pleasant
evenings. People will think more of
you.—Walt Mason.
Book-keeping blank books for sale at
this office. Day, cash, journal, ledger,
each at ioc. apiece.
Tycoon teas are winners. Try them.
35c and. 45c per pound atthe'C. O. D.
grocery store._
Seven-room house to rent. Desirable
location. See J. M. Henderson.
Buy your tablets, inks and box papers
of L. W. McConnell & Co.
Patronize the McCook Commission
Co. for flour and feed.
Perfumes and toilet powders at L. W.
McConnell & Co’s.
Refrigerators very cheap at S. M.
Cochran & Co.’s.
Good writing paper ten cents a quire
at this office.
Democratic County Convention.
There will be a Democratic County
Convention for Red Willow county held,
Saturday, September 22d, 1894, at two
o’clock p. in., in the city hall, McCook,
Nebraska, for the purpose of nominating
delegates to represent this county in the
State Demociatic Convention, to be held
in Omaha, September 26th. 1894, and
to elect delegates to the senatorial and
congressional conventions, to place in
nomination a representative for this
district, and to place in nomination a
county ticket for the several county offi
cers to be voted for at the coming election
and to transact any other business as inav
properly come before said" convention.
The several precincts are entitled to
representation as follows, being one del
egate at large and one for each 10 votes
or major fraction thereof, cast for J.
Sterling Morton in 1892:
Alliance. 1 Grant I
Beaver 1 Indianola 4
Box Elder . . r Lebanon . 2
Bondville . . 1 Missouri Ridge . 2
Coleman 3 North Valley .1
Danbury : Perry. 2
Driftwood I Red Willow 1
East Valley 1 Tyrone I
Fritsch . . r Valley Grange 1
Gerver . 1 Willow Grove.. 25
Total. . . .752
It is recommended by the central com
1 mittee that the precinct primaries be
called to meet on or before Thursday,
September 20th. 1894, at time and place
most suitable. Jacob Steinmetz,
I. T Benjamin. Chairman.
Secretary.
A New Point Raised.
The attorneys on both sides of the
county seat removal case have been cited
to appear before the supreme court, on
the 18th inst., to argue a new point in
the case; one we believe that has never
before been raised in this connection.
We understand the point uas been raised
as to whether an individual is qualified
to contest a county seat election. And
the disciples ofBlackstone will masticate
the point on Tuesday oi next week
McCook Public Schools.
The fall term of the public schools
opens Monday, September 17th, at 9 a.
m. New pupils and former pupils not
provided with admission cards are re
quested to appear at the Superintend
ent's office, Saturday. September 15th, at
9 a. m. Certificates of vaccination will
be required in all cases.
Wm. Valentine, Supt.
Money to Loan at 6 Per Cent.
We have money to loan at 6 per cent
on farm or city property in any section
of the country where property has a fixed
market value. Money ready for imme
diate loans where security and title is
good. No commission. We solicit ap
plications. Blanks furnished upon re
quest Allen & Co.,
40 and 45 Broadway, New York.
Notice to the Public.
The Red Willow county fair has been
postponed till October 2, 3, 4, and 5.
This will enable a great many more
pump and windmill manufacturers to be
present with their irrigation pumps.
J. H. BERGE, Secretary
Corn Stalk Pasture.
I have a good pasture for stock Plenty
of good water. See me at once.
Elmer Rowell
We violate no confidence in stating
that it has been somewhat windy the
past two or three days.
Buy your tablets, inks and box papers
of L. W. McConnell it Co.
Patronize the Sunny Side Dairy of
Carson & West.
WE WANT CASH
. .AT
THE C. 0. I). STORE.
2 packages Javanese Coffee, the best
package coffee on the market . f .45
6 bars White Russian soap .25
1 good broom—a bargain.. .15
1 package (12 boxes! parlor matches ,r5
6 lbs. rolled oats. .25
4 lbs. XXX Soda or oyster crackers .25
Oil sardines, per can. . .05
Mustard sardines, per can . 10
3 cans Blue Valley Sugar Corn . 25
I Hastings High Patent Flour. 1.00
The best uncolored Japan tea, that
cannot be equaled in McCook at
1 any price, per pound.45
Another grade, the same as you pay
50c for at other stores, only.35
2 lbs. evaporated apricots.25
2 lbs. evaporated peaches.25
J. W. McKENNA,
Proprietor.
