i , r f % if I I , . ( 1 i. THIRTEENTH YEAR. McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING , FEB. 22 , 1895. N U M B E R 40 , I THE CHARITY CONCERT. The Philharmonic Club and the t Brigade Band Score a Signal Success. I In the charity concert given in the Menard opera house , last. Friday evening - ing , by the Philharmonic Club and the Brigade band , a splendid artistic success was achieved. From the opening overture - ture from Robin Hood , by the@peerless Brigade band , to the closing selections from Il Trovatore , and the stirring patriotic - otic Anvil chorus , the programme received - ' ceived the warmest and heartiest evi dences of appreciation and approbation from the large and intelligent audience that comfortably filled the opera house on that auspicious occasion. This concert - cert was the first public appearance of the new musical organization , the Philharmonic club , and the members of the club acquitted themselves nobly , thus reflecting large credit upon their indefatigable director , Mrs. E. E. Utter , who had devoted much tune to the preparation - aration of the concert , and properly divides - vides with the club and the band the generous laurels won and conceded by all who had the pleasure and privilege of enjoying the rich programme rendered. Both the club and the band made a fine appearance oti the stage , wliicli through the efforts and taste of the ladies - ' dies had been made quite attractive by the liberal use of curtains , portieres pictures , etc. i The following is the programme in I , full as rendered : PROGRAMME. i PART I. I 'O erture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robin Hood. BRIGADE BAND. Song Without Words-For Baritone. . . BRIGADE BAND. Full Chorus , "Song of Welcome.Emerson. Ladies" Chorus"WaterNymphs"B. Richards. Bass Solo , Anchored , Watson. MR. G. R. JOILNsoN. Ladies' Quartette , "Forsaken , " . . . . . . Koschat. MISS WII.soN , MESDAMES ROuINsoti , t BRONSON AND UTTER. Soprano Solo'Sweet Little Bird , . . .Topliff. Miss HANNAH STANGELAND. ] tale Chorus , " Jolliest Boy s Alive , " . .Emerson. ; Soprano Solo , "Waitinb " . . . . . . . . . . . .Millard Miss ELLINGTON WILSON. Alto Solo"Wind of the Winter Night , "Russell. MRs. E. E. UTTER. Comic Duet , "Mr. and Mrs. Snibbs.IIewitt MRS. J. E. ROBINsoN , MR. CILAs. MCCARL. 3 PART II. Full Chorus , "Italia , " . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donnizetti. Ladies' Chorus , with Guitars.Bricher. "Come to the Forest. Alto Solo , "Golden , " . . . . . . . . . . . . . MRS. C. W. BRoNsoN. Duet , "Soft Fell the , " . . . . . . . . . . . . MiSS \VLLsoN AND MRS. UTTER. Male Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emerson. "Old Friends and Old Times , " 'Waltz Trio , "Roses and Violets.Blake. MISS STANGELAND , MRS. ROBINSON AND MRS. UTTER. f Lu11abySolo"Harbor ofShadowtown"Cunard. MASTER ARCIIIE UTTER. ! r dies'Quartet"Those Evening Bells" Wilder. MIss WILSON , MESDAMES ROBINSON , BRONSON AND UTTER. Humorous Chorus"Very Bad Cold ' . .Tay or. Selections from II Trovatore , followed by the Anvil Chorus , the Band and Anvils Accompanying - companying the Voices. : I VOCALISTS : SOPRANOS-MISS ELLINGTON WILSON , MISS HANNAH STANGELAND , MISS GRACE E W A LDO , MRS. F. D. BURGESS , MRS. F. A. PENNELL , MASTER ARCIIIE UTTER. ! ALTOS-bias. C. W. BROA S o N , MRS. J . E. , ROBINSON , MRS. E. E. UTTER , Miss BESSIE MCBRIDE. TENORS-MR. ED. L. Rom.F , MRCIL'iS. . MCCARL , MR. A. G. PAUL , MR. Toni MCCARL , f MR. Roy DIxoN. ' BASS-MR. F. D. BURGESS , MR. GEO. R. } OHNS ON , MR. B. L.MCCARLMa.C.T.\VAT- SON , MR. W. L. BROWN. The general chorus work was strong and full. The humorous chorus , "Very Bad Cold , " set everybody to sneezing. The concluding Anvil chorus w a s something stupendously effective. The different selections by Mrs. Utter were rendered with great ease and effect. ' " " well "Anchored" was Mr. Johnson's received. He is one of the popular singers - ers of the club. The comic d uet b y Mrs. Robinson and down the house. ' , Mr. illccarl brought 1 The number was well assigned. All in all it was one of the most meritorious - torious and artistic successes that has ever been achieved in our city. r - ' T he male choruses were satisfactory , N the humorous selection especially being enthusiastically re ceived and a pP roved. The duet by Miss Wilson and Mrs. J Utter , "Soft Fell the Dews , " was one of the prettiest numbers on the programme. solo "Gold- Mrs. Bronson sang her alto - " cn Shore" with a .confidence and result usual mark o f - that secured the appre- 1 ' ciation. l : x , . . . " - The waltz trio , "Roses and Violets , " by Miss Stangeland , Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Utter was a beautiful song quite faultlessly rendered. The King's Daughters will receive about $5o from the net proceeds of the concert , which amount will be devoted to the work of charity. The work of Miss Lillian Troth and Miss Grace Waldo , pianists , and Miss Florence Thompson and Mr. F. A. Thompson , violinists , was meritorious. The ladies' choruses were quite effective - ive indeed , the ladies in a most satisfactory - tory manner accomplishing the difficult task of making their voices blend most harmoniously and sweetly. Miss Stangeland's "Sweep Little Bird" was a sweet thing prettily sung. She is a coming soprano of good compass and rare sweetness of tone. She had many admirers. The finest effort of the evening was Miss Wilson's "Waiting , " which was given in superb style. Miss Wilson has a voice of uncommon compass , force and clearness , and its cultivation is developing - ing a soprano singer of great merit. This was the first appearance of the Brigade band with their new instruments. There were 20 pieces on the stage , and their cvork corroborated our recent state- nseut that the reorganized Brigade band is better and stronger than it has ever been since the organization under the inimitable Sutton. Forecast for March. This month will be noted for' its violent - lent stosms , especially in those states bordering on Canada east ; 1st to 3d , cold wave ; 5th to 6th , cloudy with rain ; 7th to Loth , mild and pleasant ; izth to I3th cloudy , threatening weather , followed by a heavy snow storm ; 14th to 18th , cold wave ; 19th to 21st , rain ; 22d to 24th , mild and pleasant ; 25th , prepare for a great blizzard , for the severest storm of the season will pass over the northern states from the 25th to the 28th , increasing - ing in force as it traves eastward , and Halifax will be nearly buried under snow ; 28th and 29th , cold wave ; 30th , moderating ; and the month will close unusually warm over the western states. MOVED-Knipple , one door north. Knipple has moved one door north on the corner. FOUND.-A sure cure for coughs.- McConnell's Balsam. ( 'First-class pork tenderloins at Brewer's meat market. Try them. LosT-A corn , after using 3 Day Corn Cure , prepared by McConnell & Co. ( Sausage of all kinds , fresh and properly seasoned , al Brewer's market. Knipple will be found in his new ioca- tion , just one door north of his present quarters , Monday. Register Campbell held the lucky and winning ticket at Leach's raffle of a bicycle , Saturday night. Good farm forrent north of McCook ; 9o acres under cultivation. P. A. WILLs. Remember that on next Monday Knip- ple will be found at his new stand on the corner , one door north of his present location. From the number of farms now being leased in this vicinity it would seem that even rental farm property will be operated the coming season. Every possible - sible acre should be cultivated , this year. A fire alarm during the high wind , Monday morning , called out the fire department , in a hurry to the home of A. G. Forman , where some excitement had been caused by the explosion of oil gas in a coal oil stove , in which the oil had run low. But the department was not needed , the fire being controlled by the use of bedding without any considerable - erable loss or damage. Here's Your Pork. C. T. Brewer has his packing house in operation now and his meat market presents - sents an unequalled opportunity for the purchase of pork tenderloins , spare ribs , hogs' heads , lean backs , pigs' feet and sausage at very low prices. MOVED-Knipple , one door north. A nice variety of ink and pencil tablets - lets at this office. ( Brewer has a large supply o f pigs' feet in market. Nothing finer. A girl 12 to 14 years of age that proves congenial can find a good home with Mrs. Fred Carruth , two miles south of town. + I + r There is Nothing Wrong. In last week's Times-Democrat a well- meanning Iing's Daughter depicts the imaginary suffering which may result from "red tape , " as applied to the work of benevolence. So just a word along this line : It is the experience of those doing systematic and intelligent benevolent work that more evils result from lack of "red tape , " which we shall traslate as meaning - ing proper organization , than suffering from the existence of such systematic and intelligent organization. Benevolence - lence should only be dispensed with sound judgment based upon tie best possible obtainable informatibn as to the real needs of the applicant. There is more irarni being done by irresponsible solicitation and uninformed dispensation of charity than is possible under the extremity - tremity of "red tape" organization , and THE TRIBUNE would dislike to see any relaxation of proper investigation and the use of calin judgnent in the dispensation - sation of the gifts sent into this section for the deserving , an(1 only the deserving and needy poor. And TILE TRIBUNE wants to state with due and becoming emphasis that no deserving and needy man , woman or child in Red Willow county need suffer for the necessaries of life one holy nso- ment. The present county , city and private charitable societies preclude the possibi'ity ' or necessity. No "half-starved and shivering mother ( need ) hug to her breast , through . a cold , dreary night , a hungry , perishing child , " and "when mormng'dawis drag themselves from a miserable couch to a fireless grate and an empty table. " This pen picture may have literary value , dut it does not depict a necessary , an(1 perhaps not a real situation. Finally , if any one has suffered , is suffering fering , or shall in future , no responsibility - ity for the same can rest upon any one but the. individual , for application in each case brings relief. Sentiment and the divine imagination must give way to the facts. And the cold , hard , unadorned facts are serious enough. A Live Bird Shoot. The McCook gun club held a little tournament , Tuesday afternoon , in which quite a number of outside sportsmen participated with the club. There were two contests with live birds and some blue rock sliootiiig. The first shoot was at I5 live pigeons , $5.00 entrance fee. The score was : Hayden , . . . . . . . " . . " . . . " . Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S Hayden , fils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Bump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Io Cornutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .zo Vastine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 LaTourette , . . . . S Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 First money , $13.75 , was divided be- twden W. H. Hayden , A. G. Bump and W. S. Conutt. Second money , $8.25 , between H. P. Sutton and W. C. LaTon- rette. Third , $5.50 , betwen a. . Fellows - lows and J. H. Moore. Iii the set and shoot at five birds the score stood : Hayden , pere. . . . . . . . . . . . , , 2 Bump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Cornutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 LaTourette. . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . 3 Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Fellows o Giving H. P. Sutton first money , $4.30. W. C. LaTourette second , $2.65. W. H. Hayden and W , S. Cornutt dividing third , $ z.75. There was also a shoot or two at blue rocks. McCook Secures a Re-hearing. McCook opened another chapter in the Red Willow county seat relocation case , Wednesday , by asking the supreme court for and receiving a re-hearing in the mandamus case recently instituted by McCook , in which Indianola was successful. The rehearing will be had early in April , the court convening on Tuesday , the 2d. Like the preceding chapters , this one's close will be watched with some interest. The more so , perhaps , as the closing chapter draws near. Like the good old game of euchre , county seat removal contests are never ended till the game is played out. Alfalfa Growers. Please send to Director , Experiment Station , Lincoln , Nebr- the name and address of any person in your county erin in the state , who has any land sown to alfalfa. The Experiment Station is to issue another bulletin on this subject and the Director wishes to get the actual experience of growers in the state , as well as the total acreage sown. The bulletin when issued will be sent to you. The building association is having a brisk run of profitable business just now. Hogs' heads at Brewer's old reliable - able meat market. They are fine. , . ' r.w- kf1N PEOPLE YOU KNOW : BENTZ GOCKLEY is down at Holbrook on a visit to his father. 0. M. KNIPPLE was a business visitor at Indianola , Wednesday. W. T. COLEMAN was drawn to Indian- ola , Tuesday , on business. L. MoRsE , the Benkelman farmer , irri- gationsst and politician , was a city visitor - itor , Tuesday. A. J. RITTENHOUSE and J. E. Kelley were in Indianola , Tuesday , on business in the county judge's court. DEACON MORLAN hied himself away to the capital city , Monday night , on a little more county seat business. MR. ' 1'ETERSON is in the city visiting his wife at the residence of lien parents , Mr , and Mrs. Kellar Heist in South McCook. P. A.VELLs has been out of the city , most of the week , on business at Blue Hill , I/astings , Holdrege and several other poiuts. MRS. G. Q. THOMPSON departed for Gossport , Indiana , this nioriring on No. 2 , having been summoned on account of the serious illness of her grand-father. RUSSELL McMILLEN , who leas been spending the winter with the folks back in Somerset county , Pennsylvania , arrived - rived in the city , Wednesday night , to take up his business in our city. SAMUEL BALI , left for IllinoisWednes- day night , to solicit feed and seed for the farmers of Red Willow precinct who will be unable to provide the same for themselves for the spring work and sowing - ing , He carries strong credentials. ALBERT C. EBERT , cashier of the Citizens - izens batik , departed on Thursday night's passenger train for Kansas City , Missouri - ri , where on tomorrow evening he will be united in marriage with Miss Nell P. Stocktona charming young lady who formerly lived in our city , where she had many admirers and friends. They will be at home to their many friends here , after March 7th , at their cosey home corner of Monmouth and Dearbarfs streets. TLzE TRIBUNE anticipates the auspicious event , and extends its congratulations - gratulations and best wishes , together with similar and hearty sentiments of this community. Bound to Suicide. OMAHA Neb. Feb. . . , , 2o.-Special.- John A. Walters , registering from Denver - ver , was found suffering from poison in the Windsor hotel , this afternoon. He had taken laudanum or morphine and had made preparations to shoot himself. Ile will undoubtedly die. Walters was until the first of the year in the employ of the Burlington as claim agent and detective. He is said to be a brother of Mrs. Dr. Huff [ Crandall ? ] of Lincoln. Mr. Loomis of the Burlington speaks highly of him. He was born in 1841 in York county , Pennsylvania , was an old soldier drawing $12 a month pension. He was for years at Harrison , Pennsylvania - vania , and on coming west located at Marshalltown , Iowa , then at Creston. About one year ago he moved to Lincoln. He was married a few years ago. Tonight - night a telephone message came from St. Louis front Mrs. Anna M. Walters , asking for a description of the man who had attempted suicide. Walters left a letter addressed to Mrs. J. A. Walters , Denver , so the message gives rise to I surmises.-Lincoln Journal. Insufficient Petition. . The county commissioners met on Wednesday for the purpose of considering - ing the petitions asking for an election to vote bonds for seed and feed. After a careful examination of the petitions presented it was found that there was not a sufficient number of signatures on the same , two names being lacking to comply with the legal requirements of twenty per cent of the total number of votes cast at the last general election. There were only 422 signatures on the petitions , 424 being required out of 2,120. The opposition that has wisely or unwisely - wisely developed to the voting of bonds makes the resuitof Wednesday's canvass of the petition quite satisfactory. It was utdesirable to call an election for that purpose in the face of a probable defeat. The responsibility for. the course of the county commissioners now rests where it belongs-with the people. Time alone will prove the wisdom or folly of the action. t 60 Acres For Sale. 70 acres old ground. go acres under the irrigation ditch. Two miles from McCook. Terms easy. F. S. WILCox , Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Award. : - . - . . . - -Q- - Knipple has moved one ( loon north. Consult Holmes Bros. , the carpenters. Everybody needs it-McConnell's Fragrant - grant Lotion. Curiosity is not necessarily of tlse fern- inine gender. Everybody is waiting and longing for warmer weather. r FOUND"-A sure cure for coughs.- McComaell's Balsam. Try McMillen's Damask Rose Lotion for face and hands. Personal taxes became delinquent , February first , and draw interest. , l ' Life isn't worth living without a taste of those spare ribs at Brewer's. LosT.-A corn , after using 3 Day Corn Cure , prepared by McConnell & Co. McCook soap is guaranteed to do twice as much work as White Russian soap. I'atent envelopes for mailing envelopes at TIIE TRIBUNE stationery department. On next Monday Knipple will be found oil the corner , just one door north of iris present store. Our Russian population is quietly exchanging - changing its money into gold. Possibly for the purpose of hoarding the same. Abstracts of title will be furnished promptly anl accurate by byC. C. T. BEGGS. Colonel Ed. Mitchell is the only oasis in the desert of Red Willow county newspaperdom. All the rest are mirages. It is to be hoped that McCook will continue to draw blanks in the fire alarms. We have been very lucky so far. There has not been so much continuous - ous ice and skating on the Republican river in a quarter of a century , as this year. The precinct committeemen of the west side were in the city , Tuesday , to haul out the aid goods from the county committee for their respective precincts. The snow rapidly disappeared Sunday , before the warm breath of the chinook , which blew pretty much all day from the northwest with vicipus vehemence. WANTED-Good all-around farmer and stock man with family to run my place south of McCook. Good wages and other privileges to right party. P. A. WELLS , McCook , Neb. Some of the patent medicine manufacturers - facturers are withdrawing their stomach bitters and pill advertisements on the ground that the people in this quarter of the vineyard are not suffering with in- digestion. The Indianola Courier complains about No. 2 stopping at Cambridge and not at that place. Why bless you , Brother Mitchell , the fast trains can't stop at every little flag station , even if it leas J just gained a victory in retainin 6 the county seat.-Cambridge Kaleidoscope. MCCoox , NEB. , Dec. zo,18g4. L. W. McConnell & Co. , City. Gentlemeu-I have had a cough for about z6 years , and have tried all of the popular remedies without being bene- fitted. I used one bottle of McConnell's Balsam and my cough is gone. I therefore - fore cheerfully testify to its merits. Yours truly , LITTLE ANNIE t2/OUrY. 411 Main Avenue. It is quite the impossible tiling to quarantine some mouths-more difficult than the small pox to keep within the ropes. Tire fact is there are a few owners - ers of these orifices of the perpeturJ motion - tion variety , riot a thousand miles from here , who need to be taken to some back alley , at Ieast once daily , and then and there have the reveille performed on the bosom of theirtrousers with the mot patriotic - triotic enthusiasm consistent with the quality and heft of the garment. A bill has passed the house which an- thorizes the investment of sinking funds in the hands of the treasurer of any county in registered warrants issued by county , city , town or school authorities of such county under the direction of the county board of supervisors or county commissionersand to confer like authority - ity on city and school district author- ities. We believe this bill will be a great benefit to the people , as it provides a means of taking up unpaid county and school orders. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder Awarded Goad Mc w Mldwcater Fair. Sin Fre'dsw. The County Teachers. The members o f the Red Willow County Teachers' Association will meet in McCook , Saturday , February 23din , regular session. Below we give the pro- gramme provided for the session : 10:30. "TIIe Teachers Responsibility for the Child's " . . . . . . . . Ilii. ( 10:50. " The'fhing to be Accomplished in Easy Writing' . . . . . . . Belle flunnell. Discussion , I1:30. " 1Vhy District Schools hail to''each ( God Reading".littie Shackelton. Recess. 145 As to the Bad flay in School" . . . . J. A. Pinkerton. 2:15. "Results of Vertical Writing at Mc- Cook" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Win. Valentine. 2:45. "Should the Student's Special Study for I fis fife Work begin in or After the Ifigh School".Prof. Spaan. Discussion. 3:30. "Institute and Assnciation 'l'ank" . . ' I. Ba ston. The teachers of the McCook public schools will entertain the association at the hotels of the city. We Have Them. We have contracted this week tlse john Ilelm creamery butter. It you appreciate - ciate quality try it. Only 20 cents per pound. 1Ve are offering a bargain in Bread Knives amI Toilet Soap with Baking Powder. We still continue to give away those elegant dinner pails with each zo pounds of lard purchased , Received this week a iliac line of men's shoes suitable for ] reavv railroad work. Try a pair. Farm ers plant the new fodder plant this spring. Superior to alidfit. Call and examine the seed. MCCooI + MERCANTIII : Co. A Radical Reduction- As Tug TRIBUNE has for the I past two years been advocating the reduction of salaries of city officers , it is indeed gratifying - ifying to note the recent passage of ordinance - nance No. 62 , which makes a radical and proper reduction : Mayor , per annurri , . . .from $150 to $ 7J. Councilmen , " . . . .from zoo to 50. Clerk , . . . .front 300 to zoo. Treasurer " . . , .frosts 150 to 75. Attorney . . , from 150 to 50. Marshal , per tnonth..froni 65 to 6o. By this sensible reduction tine salary list of our city is reduced in total $560 , an amount which our overburLened taxpayers - payers will appreciate these times. AT THE C. 0. D. STORE. 20 ? Granulated Sugar. . . . . . . . . . $1.00 I l Excellent Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . .zo I ? Good Uncolored Japan Tea. . . .25 , Extra Good Uncolored J. Tea .35 I Best Uncolored Japan Tea. . . . .45 3 Cans Blue Valley Sugar Corn. . . . .25 6 Cans of Best California Canned Fruitassorted ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . r.oo Mustard Sardines per can. . . . . . . .10 Oil Sardines per can . . . . . . . . . . . . .05 3 California French Prunes. . . . .25 4 Soda or Oyster Crackers. . . . . . .25 3 l Ginger Snaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 AT TirE C. 0. D. STORE. The County Seat. At Indianola. Yes , Indianola leas it. Tile county seat is at Indianola. Indianola has the county seat. McCook lost in the county seat fight. Where is the county seat did you say ? 1Vhy McCook tried to get the county seat but they got When , eli when will Indianola quit.- Danbury News. Judgment Rendered. Monday , in County Judge Beck's court at Indianola , Judgment was rendered in the sum of $5o against James McAdams and in favor of the city of McCook. The judgment represents the amount of illegal - gal salary drawn by MrMcAdams while he was a member of the city council. They are Crateful. To the Philharmonic club , the Brigade ) band , Mrs. Utter and Mr. Sutton , the King's Daughters desire to publicly ex press their heartfelt thanks for their generous and untiring efforts in making the concert of Friday evening , February z5th the brilliant success that it tivas. There seems to be a strong effort making - ing to repeal the depository law , with the chances in favor of success. Iacave your orders with the Barnett Lumber Company for ail kinds of hard and soft coal , i Buy Canon City coal of the Barnett Lumber Company , and you will get nice clean coal. Good writing paper ten cents a quire at this office. MovmJ-Knipple , one door north. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair lilghut Medal aad D1ploma. . 1