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F OU TEENTH YEAR. MeCOUK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JUNE 14 1895. NUMBER 4.
' r 4 Old Times , Again.
An old settler is among us , who has
been away for years. A hunter before
he became a settler , and has killed buffalo -
falo where the round house and machine
shops now stand in McCook.
In talking with this old friend , William -
liam Springer , old times are brought
very close : who has died and who mar-
tied-where this one went and what became -
came of the other. Many of the remembrances -
membrances cannot be talked about in
promiscuous.comPattY. "Such gossip . ! "
said a prominent person , one day. Yes ,
gossip in connection with common ,
every-day folks , but history with Shelley -
ley , aild Byron , and Wagner , and Von
Bulow , and Ruskin , and Millais-litera- :
} lure when used by Bret Harte , Ouida
and Zola. I often wonder how many ,
now , are aware of the kaleidoscopic
character of the early settling of the
county.
l Mr. Springer assisted at the first
burial-that ; of the Indian squaw , who
was wounded in the slaughter of the
Pawnees by the Sioux , near where
Stratton
in which this squaw was. I had always
heard that an Indian was too stoical to
make any kind of demonstration in either
i pain or pleasure ; but I was much touched -
ed by the suppressed moans of this poor
woman. There are , as usual , many different -
ferent versions of this massacre , but the
one heard at the time , considered reliable -
ble and accepted by the government
agent is-the Pawnees on their annual
hunt , their meat' dried and packed , were
camped in a canyon on their way back ,
Qld Whistler's band of Sioux , still under
the surveillance of the soldiers , allowed
to be off their reservation , kept watch
of their hereditary enemies , the Paw-
nees. Early on this eventful manning ,
as soon as it was light , they were seen
by an old hunter , passing his dugout ,
rigged out in paint and feathers , on the
war path. In a short time they returned -
turned , jubilant over their success. The
surprise for the Pawnees was complete.
Many were killed outright , but all the
'
braves who could , fled , leaving their
meat , tepees , hides , robes and squaws and
pappooses. The Sioux made quick work
with their butchery of the women and
children. Some days afterwards a passing -
ing hunter saw this squaw lying in the
grass , dead , as he thought. Finding her
still alive , he took her in his wagon , to
where she could be cared for. This Mr.
and Mrs. Kerns did , but their kindness
was of no avail. She lived a week ,
Dr. Shaw doing what he could to alleviate -
ate her suffering She was buried on
the bank of Coon creek and her grave
was recently repaired and marked by
another old settler , E. S. Hill.
The first , and as far as I know the
only murder committed in the county ,
was while Mr. Springer was sheriff. In
this case , he acted as coroner , also. We
have not lived far enough past that time
to give the details-but-a ; claim was
jumped-the jumper was killed- Circumstantial -
i cumstantial evidence pointed to the owner -
er of the claim , who had made threats.
He was arrested. At that time there
was no jail in the county and while
waiting for District Court to be held ,
the accused was sent to Plum Creek jail.
' Here he was allowed much liberty.
Several other prisoners , horse and cattle
thieves , planned to make their escape
and urged him to join them. In telling
me about it afterwards , he said he "had
done nothing to be put in jail for , and
he was not going to act like a criminal" ;
that he didn't fear a fair trial.-The
testimony given was not such to prove
his guilt , so he was cleared , while nearly
every juror believed him guilty. Some
have always held that he was a victim
of conspiracy-others still maintain he
was the murderer , while yet others ,
holding that opinion at the time , became
convinced afterwards that he was a
wronged , innocent man. It has been
said ' Murder will out"yet the years
have kept this secret and. the mystery
will probably never be solved , until the
perpetrator appears before the Court of
Final Resort , where every man will be
judged according to the deeds done in
the body. And when I recall that old
white-haired man , whose life was not
blameless , I can but wish that when he
is summoned before tlieHigher Tribunal ,
' - that the findings , in this case , at least ,
will clear him , as when he was on trial
in one of the early courts , held in Red
Willow Co.
cents-at McConnell -
Ice cream soda-5
nell
Buy a patent lever hose coupler from
.
, t. Cochran & Co.
z Take a bottle of McConnell's Sarsaparilla -
rilla for a spring medicine.
k
zt Screen doors and wire cloth , , all sizes ,
for sale by Cochran & Co.
; Smith Indianola , bonded abstracter -
; S . R. ,
stracter , furnishes abstracts same day ordered -
, dered
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An Unfortunate Judge.
Unless Judge Welty asks for the resignation -
ignation of court reporter John Stevens ,
the people will believe that the latter
has access to the Judge's private letter
file , as did another illustrious gentle-
man..Court Reporter Stevens comes
in for a full share of censure for his disgraceful -
graceful conduct in the Blauvelt case.
He permitted his prejudice and personal
feeling to influence his official as well as
his private actions. He was so bitterly
partial that it was hardly possible for
him to be civil in his public declarations
concerning the matter. The public generally -
erally deprecates such unofficial conduct ,
and it is to be hoped that Mr. Stevens
has learned a lesson and will profit by
it..The course pursued by Judge Wel-
ty in the Blauvelt case has been open to
the severest criticism and has lost him
many supporters. Through his willful
disregard for precaution or careless and
ignorant mismanagement , a prisoner
convicted of a heinous , crime has been
permitted to escape , after his prosecution -
tion had cost the county a large amount
of money , of a time when the people
were illy able to stand it. The Tribune
is too charitable to place any credence
in the talk of bribery so freely and openly -
ly charged by many. We are inclined
to the opinion that the Judge made a
mistake , and although he may regret it ,
the harm is done , and he will have to
abide the consequences.-Beaver City
Tribune.
Water tax due July 1st 1895.
THE TRIBUNE has a nice fish story on
ice for next week.
Send to Lewis W. . Smith , Indianola ,
for abstracts.
It begins to'look like we are going to
have a'91 corn crop.
PYthian Decoration Day was observed
by the McCook lodge on Tuesday.
Lewis W. Smith , having purchased
J. B. lather's abstract books , is prepared -
ed to make correct abstracts.
Fifteen ( I5) ) cents will buy a box of
nice writing paper at this office , containing -
taining ' 4 sheets of paper and 24 envel-
opes.
In our list of names of veterans whose
graves were decorated , this year , we
failed to mention Peter Groves , who is
the only new addition to the number of
old soldiers now at rest in Longview
cemetery.
A friend writes us from Madison county -
ty , Illinois , that they have had to plow
up their wheat and seed to corn , and
that times are hard there. And that is
in the great agricultural state of Illinois.
The county fair will be held on the
9th , loth , Itth and 12th of September.
Make your arrangements to exhibit
something at the fair in at least one of
the several departments. We ought to
have a rousing , successful fair this season.
THE TRIBUNE learns with regret of
the unfortunate mental condition of Dr.
\V. D. Trinque of Frontier county ,
who has become quite insane. It is
stated that the Doctor's mind , recently
became unbalanced through religious
excitement , and finally became so violent -
lent that the county authorities had to
take the unfortunate man in charge.
The Doctor has been quite a familiar figure -
ure on our streets.
The meeting of the board of education ,
Monday evening , was one of unusual interest -
terest and excitement. In fact there
was more or less rich red blood on the
moon , as one of the members put it. .
Thelevy was made for school purposes ;
some bills were allowed ; an unsuccessful
effort was made to hire some additional
teachers ; a motion was made to adjourn ;
there was a deadlock ; three of the six
members of the board walked out of the
meeting ; and at least some of the teachers -
ers for the ensuing year .will not be
elected according to State Supt. Corbett's
decision , in all probability.
Musical stockings are among the latest
freaks of fashion , says the New York
"Sun. " They are not so audibly musical -
cal , however , merely visibly so. Their
open-work hands , running perpendicularly -
larly up the ankles , are patterned in the
notes and bars of the musical clef. Of
course , different tunes are used for different -
ferent occasions. Upon full dress hosiery -
iery , grand opera airs are appropriately
inscribed. Lighter compositions appear
upon hose dedicated to functionslessim-
portant , and for everyday stockings
quite everyday' ditties are used. Stockings -
ings to be worn Sunday alone are an interesting -
teresting phrase of the fashion. These
are , of course , embellished with hymn
tunes and other sacred music.
Dr. Price'sCream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair , Sun Francisco.
.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
The graduating exercises of the Class
of ' 95 will be held in the A. 0. U. W.
Temple hall , tomorrow evening. The
program announced is as follows :
Overture-From Martha. . .M. P.S. Orchestra
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hart L Preston
Hymn-"Lead Kindly Light".School
PiaYer From Stradella..M.P.S.Orchestra
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldo
"Man of the Age".Charles McManigal
" " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goheen
"Work" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . .L diaCoole
Selection-Patience. . . . . . . . M. P. S.Orchestr a
" " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noble
" " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglass
"Our " . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gibbons
"After Graduation".Addie Hanlein
Piano Duet "Magic Flute" . Bertha Boyle
.laud Cordeal
"On and " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Simons
"Great Islands are Formed by Tiny Insects"
Grace ' Brinton
Class History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elmer Kay
Valedictory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clara Purvis
Selection-From Ii Trovatore..Orchestra
Awarding Diplomas..Secretary of Board
Gloria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M. P. S. Orchestra
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superintendent
"Abide R'ith Me" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .School
Benediction. . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Hart L. Preston
THE GRADUATES :
Vera Grace 11'aldo , Marie Gibbons , Norma
Noble , Clara Belle Purvis , Mary Eunice Go-
been , Ona Belle Simons , Lydia Jeanette Cooley -
ley , Addie Amelia Hanlein , Grace Levis Brin-
ton , Charles Elliott McManigal. Arthur Herbert -
bert Douglass , William Elmer Kay.
CLOSING EXERCISES.
Below we give the programs rendered
by different grades of the public schools
yesterday. These programs were well
rendered in all instances by the children ,
much to the delight of the many patrons
that thronged the several rooms Yo witness -
ness them. The pupils and teachers are
all entitled to full credit for the results
of these exercises ; the painstaking efforts
of the teachers being evident in the
pleasing , excellent work of the children.
Exercises were also held by the South
McCook schools under Miss Stroud and
Mr. Fowler , with gratifying results. Also -
so by Mrs. Brown in the west ward.
But of these we have no order of exer-
cises.
FIRST , SECOND AND THIRD GRADES , WEST.
Song-Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Droll
Song-We Love Our Native Country. .School
Recitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maggie Garrard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hammel
Song-Mill May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scliool
Recitation by Six Color Fairies. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cora Roberts , WVinnie Brown , Tilly Pen-
- tier , Katie Probst , GraceWentzMay Schlecht
Song-Work , for the Night is Coming , School
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . an
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miler
Song-I'm a Birdy Blue..Alma Powell
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay
Song-Mr. Bob 'o' Lincoln..School
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roberts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilpatrick
Song-Grasshopper Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Douglass Wentz , Joe O'Leary , Henry
Gates , Percy Stiles , Rena Jay , Louisa
Droll , Gertie Brown , Maggie Ecclesfield
Recitation-Seven Times One..School
Recitation-Signal Flags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Katie Brown ,
Jay Probst , Vida Bramble , George Stulken
Recitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gale Barger
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Droll
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitchell
Song-We Love the Glad Pathway. . . School
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rogers
Song-Ho , Ho , Vacation Days are Here. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . School
MRS. DUFFY &Miss STUIw , Teachers.
FIRST PRIMARY.
Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welcome. . . . .Lettie Knipple
Recitation-The Six-Pear-OId..Minnie Berry
Song -I Lave Little Pussy. . . .Six Little Girls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newkirk
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanson
Sang-All the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Color Fairies..7 Little Girls
Recitation-What Modie Did. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Luella Thompson
Song-Honey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Days of \Veek..7 Little Boys and Girls
Recitation-The Doll's Education. . . . . . . . .
Helen Lawson
Clock Song . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .School
Number Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seven Boys
Concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Girls
Recitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Agnes Elbert
Song-Vacation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .School
M. J. CORDEAL , Teacher.
6TH , 7TH AND 8TH GRADES.
Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .School
: :
Patriotic exercise-Recitations and Songs. .
Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewis
Ruler Drill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tommy O'Connell , Grace Strasser , Nina
Doan Louis Johnson Frank ColferLillie
Spry , John LeHew , Gertie Biever , Arthur
Cullen , Stasia Brady , James Borneman ,
and Ida McCarl.
Piano Duet..Grace Strasser , Judd Kay
Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B Four Boys
Piano Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mabel Perry
MISSES ALLISON g MESERVETeachers.
2D AND 3D GRADES-EAST.
Marching Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recitation . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . .Ruth Francis
Duet. . . . . . . . .Lillie Campbell , Hattie Spry
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burnett
If a Body Finds a Lesson..School
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petersen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Girls and 6 Boys
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maddux
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noble
Wave Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Girls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cullen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magner
Marching Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MISS HUNT , Teacher.
The members of the Eleventh grade
will entertain the members of the graduating -
uating class at the home of E. H. Doan
on Monday evening.
Mesdames C. M. Noble and Z. L. Kay
will entertain the members of the graduating -
uating class at the"home of the former ,
this evening. -
Miss Allison will leave , Monday , to
join her sister in Norton , Kansas , where
she will visit a while.
Misses Augusta and Susie Hunt will
leave for Boulder , Colo. , tomorrow a
week.
PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
J. F. MAJORS was in his old haunts ,
first of the week.
GAREY STARBUCK arrived home , close
of last week , on a visit.
MRS. AMELIA CONRAD arrived home ,
first of the week , from her visit in Iowa.
E. F , HARMON returned from Colorado -
rado , first of the week , and will remain
here ,
A. C. CLYDE arrived home on No. 3
Wednesday night from his trip to In-
diana.
M. J. ABBOTT spent a few hours in the
city , Wednesday , on his way to Lincoln
on a short visit.
J. M. EDnI1sToN , the Union Central
Life Insurance man from Lincoln , is in
the city today.
Miss OLGA CAMPBELL of Kansas
City , Missouri , is here on a visit , guest
of Mrs. A. C. Ebert.
MRS. A , P. WELLES went down to the
eastern part of the state , Monday morning -
ing , on a visit of two weeks.
R. F. KIMBALL has been in the city ,
part of the week , representing the Denver -
ver Times , and canvassing for the Encyclopedia -
clopedia Britannica.
MRS. EMMA CAN and children are
down from Denver for a short visit in
the city. Mrs. Can is a sister of Mrs.
E. J. Purvis , whose guest she is.
MISS CATHARINE HOLLAND of Low-
man's dressmaking department will leave
for Omaha , tomorrow evening , to re-
main. Miss Holland will take with her
the warm regard of many friends.
J. D. COLT of Chicago was in the city
over Sunday , guest of Cashier W. F.
Lawson of the First National bank. Mr.
Colt is an old-time friend and schoolmate -
mate of Mr. Lawson. He is now traveling -
ing for a New York mercantile house.
IRA COLE of the Culbertson Era , with
his voluminous hirsute development
and poetical proclivities and homicidal
desires , was down to see the ball game ,
Saturday , and incidentally broke into
THE TRIBUNE sanctum with his v olup-
tuous smile.
PHINEAS BENNETT , father of Mrs.
Imogene Rowell , departed on 4 , Monday
evening , for his home near Tingley ,
Iowa. Mrs. Bennett will remain with
her daughter a while longer , hoping
eventually to take her daughter and
grand-daughter along to Iowa on a visit.
MRS. B. B. BOATRIGHT and daughter
Mrs. Charles Gilladette of Bethany ,
Missouri , arrived in the city , Wednesday
night , and are the guests of Mr , and
Mrs. C. M. Noble. Mrs. Boatgright is
Mrs. Noble's sister. As Mrs. Gilladette
has a little son with her , there are representatives -
resentatives of four generations now under -
der the Noble roof.
F. BERT RISLEY , of Culbertson , who
but recently returned from Colorado ,
was in the city , Wednesday evening.
He took the morning freight for India-
nola , on his way to Arapahoe , where he
is figuring on starting a republican newspaper -
paper to meet the usual imperative and
imaginary long-felt-want. As between
Colorado and Nebraska , Bert kinder
leans toward Nebraskv.
Old Settlers' Picnic.
The old settlers of McCook will indulge -
dulge in their annual picnic next Thursday -
day afternoon , at Fitch's grove. They
expect to start at 2 o'clock , and will
have supper at 5:30. If it is too disagreeable -
greeable on Thursday , the picnic will be
postponed until the following of after-
noon. All settlers up to and including
1885 are eligible. A good time is in
prospect. Let there be a full attendance
of the first settlers.
Some of Thursday's programs were
repeated this morning , for the benefit of
the high school pupils , with appreciative
results.
Miss Winona Peterson is down from
Stratton , and will remain over com-
mencement.
Misses May Stuby and Grace Waldo
will leave for Sheridan , Wyoming , next
week.
Were you promoted ?
McConnell's Sarsaparilla.
Consult Holmes Bros. , the carpenters.
Ice cream soda-5 cents-at McCon-
nell's.
Conductor Frank Quigley is running
out of McCook for the present. He and
wife are boarding at the Commercial
house.
Miss Lulu Beardslee gave a dinner ,
Saturday in honor of the Misses Doan
and Noble , of McCook , who came down
Friday to attend the graduating exer.
cises.
THE CHURCHES. .
[ Under this head we invite the ministry of the
city to contribute freely of any and all church news
of interest to their various organizations. j
EPIsCopAL-Services morning and
evening at usual hours. Sunday school
at ten. REv. R. L. KNox , Rector.
The ladies of the M. E , church will
give a lawn social at the residence of
Mrs. C. H. Boyle on next Thursday eve-
ning. Everybody is invited.
The ladies of the Dorcas society enjoyed -
joyed a good patronage at their Tuesday
evening social in the Congregational
church , while all seemed to enjoy the
ice-cream , cake and social privileges pro-
vided.
METHODIST-Regular services in the
morning. In the evening the postponed
exercises of Children's day will be held
in place of the preaching service. Usual
Sunday school and Epwortlt League
meetings. REv. A. G. FORMAN ,
Pastor.
The Congregational church was well
filled Sunday night , to hear Rev. Hart
L. Preston's sermon to the members of
the class of ' 95. The reverend gentle-
man's effort has been highly commended
by class and audience. Prof. Spaau , of
the teachers corps , accompanied the
class.
BAPTIST-Usual services in McConnell
ball , Sunday morning and evening. All
are cordially invited. Sunday school will
re-open at Io o'clock in the morning and
it is'hoped that all the scholars formerly
identified with the school will be present.
Handsome souvenirs will be given to all
who are enrolled as members.
CoNGREGATIoNAL-Morning topic ,
"Character Testing" . Evening topic ,
"The Unsearchable Riches" . Sunday
school at 10 o'clock. Endeavor society
at 7 o'clock ; topic , "Proof of Our Alleg-
giance to Christ" ; Miss Ona Simons ,
leader. There will be reports from the
District convention at Arapahoe. All
are welcome.
C. T. Watson went to Arapahoe , Sunday -
day morning , and addressed the District
Christian Endeavor convention in session -
sion there in the afternoon upon the
subject of Bible Study. There is aprob-
ability that the outgrowth of this will be
the organization of a District Bible Study
Union for the systematic study of the
Bible by the various societies of the
Eighth district. The matter was left
with the executive committee for final
action.
Occupation tax is due.
Water tax due July 1st , 1895.
This is field day for the public schools.
Three fine rains , this week and more
coming. This is richness !
An imperative order for the extermination -
nation of the Russian thistle has been
issued by the government.
The Driftwood , Dry and Brush creeks
were all unusually high as a result of the
rains , Sunday and Monday.
Patrick Walsh's dam across the Driftwood -
wood was taken out by the high water ,
this week , in the usually sluggish Drift-
wood.
Our merchants are already placing
'orders for some lines of fall and winter
goods , in anticipation of a big trade in
the fall.
The Russian thistles are keeping up
with the procession in the matter of marvelous -
velous growth now being made by all
vegetation.
Anderson's grocery is now all resplendent -
ent with new paper and paint , and looks
the very model of neatness and cleanliness -
ness , that it is.
A letter from Avoca , Iowa , dated June
12th , says : "Our first rain to amount to
anything fell on Sunday , June 9th. We
will have no hay , and our potatoes are
burned up in this county. Small grain
will be too short to cut with a binder. "
That we did not provide enough extra
.copies of last week's TRIBUNE to meet
the demand is as much a matter of regret -
gret to us as it is a source of disappointment -
ment to the many that failed to secure
copies of that edition. The hundred
extras provided vanished almost before
the ink on them was dry.
The closing game of the series of three
between the Culbertson and High School
clubs was played on the local grounds ,
last Saturday afternoon , and resulted in
a victory for the High School club in a
score of 19 to 21. The game was all one-
sided our way until the sixth or seventh
inning , when the visitors took a spurt
and came near winning the game. This
game gave the High School club the
series , they having won the first game.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
World's For Hlgbeet Medal and Diploma.
Resolutions of Respect.
At a regular meeting of Golden Cross
encampment No. 40 , I. 0 , 0. F , , held
June Iith , x895 , the following resolutions -
tions were unanimously adopted :
WHEREAS , It has pleased the Great
Ruler of the universe to remove from
our midst Patriarch Frank W. Jeffries ,
and ,
WHEREAS. It is but just that a fitting
recognition of his many virtues should
be had , therefore be it
RESOLVED , That while we bow with
bumble submission to the will of the
Most High , we do not the less mourn
for our Patriarch who has been taken
from us.
RESOLVED , That in the death of Patriarch -
triarch Frank W. Jeffries this encamp-
went laments the loss of a Patriarch
who was ever ready to proffer the hand
of aid and the voice of sympathy to the
needy and distressed of the fraternity ,
an active member of this society whose
utmost endeavors were exerted for its
welfare and prosperity , a friend and
companion who was dear to us all , a citizen -
izen whose upright and noble life was a
standard of emulation to his fellows.
RESOLVED , That the heartfelt sympathy -
pathy of this encampment be extended
to his family in their affliction.
RESOLVED , That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of the encampment -
ment , and a copy thereof be transmitted
to the family of our deceased Patriarch ,
and to each of the newspapers of Mc-
Cook , H. F. FADE ,
J. A. RITCHIE ,
C. E. BENEDICT.
Children's Day.
There was neither Sunday school nor
church services in the Congregational t
church , Sunday morning , the morning
hour being devoted to the exercises of
Children's dayA programme of music ,
r
recitations , readings etc. was rendered fik
iii a very acceptable and pleasing manner -
ner to a well-filled house. The collection -
tion was devoted to state missionary i
work. Potted plants and cut flowers in
pretty profusion decorated the platform ,
organ etc. It was a happy and appropriate -
ate service.
The Children's day exercises prepared
for the evening hour at the Methodist
church were not held.
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A FEW MORE
Hats left at reduced prices , also some
Fine Suits at low prices ; buy now. t '
Ladies-look at our Tan Slippers ,
good value at $2.0o per pair.
We can furnish you a good Shirt for 25
cents.
We still sell Dinner Pail Lard-to lbs.
lard and dinner pail for $1.25.
Swift's Boneless Ham and Breakfast
Bacon , very fine , try them.
Cotosuet in 3 , 5 and to lb. pails-su-
perior to lard , give it a trial.
Flour is advancing ; buy now if you
wish to save money : White Bread go
cents a sack during May.
McCooK MERCANTILE Co.
The Premium List.
The premium list for the fall meeting
of the Red Willow County agricultural
society is now in press in THE TRIBUNE
job rooms , and will be pushed to completion -
pletion within the next two weeks. If
you desire to place an advertisement in
the list see the publisher at once. The
price for space is very- reasonable and
an excellent opportunity is thus offered 1
our enterprising merchants , to reach the
farming community in an attractive way.
Every merchant in Red Willow county
should have at least a small space in the
premium list. Make your arrangements
before the desirable spaces are all taken.
Wanted , to Rent.
A good house , for one or two years , at
right price. Write or call on
A. S. CAMPBELL.
Register U. S. Land Office.
Fine Pasturage
Can be secured on the Stewart ranch
on Dry creek , five miles south of Mc-
Cook , at reasonable rate.
JAMES A. RESIT.
Cheap Land Wanted.
William Coleman is in receipt of letters -
ters already from those who want to invest -
vest in cheap lands. Those who have a
bargain in land should see him at once.
Horse for Sale.
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A good family driving horse for sale. % - .
Inquire of J. H. Burns for particulars.
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Lawn Sprinklers and hose and hose
couplings. COCHRAN & Co.
Cochran & Co handle the best Refrigerators -
frigerators in the market. A large stock
now on hand.
Telegraph numbers of land or lots to
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S. R. Smith and abstract of title will be
sent same day.
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