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Record Breaking a Pastime.
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. Record breaking of all kinds has beSt -
St ' come a pastime with Americans , and
the weather clerk is an ambitious American -
ican no doubt.
UP to last Saturday , the weather of
September was quite unprecedented
for intense and continuotts beat. For
almost three weeks the temperature ,
. with a few slight exceptions , daily reached -
. ed lee to 1Io degrees in the shade here.
During this interval of appauling heat ,
we also enjoyed the discomforts of all
. the dry , dusty , and occasionally windy ,
weather the clerk could throw into the
admixture.
But how different it became on Saturday -
day morning !
BY Saturday evening , following a sudden -
den and rapid decline in temperature ,
a heavy , cold rain set in , which prevailed
all night and at intervals during , the following -
- lowing morning , being accompanied by
a strong wind from the northwest. The
rain was the heaviest in years at this
point , the Burlington gauge showing
the unusual precipitation of 3.21 inches.
Sunday morning the temperature fell to
below the freezing point , and between the
, hours of 7 and 8 there was a slight fall
of snow , which , however , disappeared
as fast as it fell.
' Taking the extremes of sun-heat , Fri.
day noon and the freezing point of Sunday -
day morning , there was a change of
about ioo degrees in a little over a day.
Reports front Colorado , Wyoming and
Montana disclose a much heavier fall of
snow , as deep as xo inches hi some localities -
calities , with decided blizzard tendencies.
Even in the extreme western partof this
state the snowfall was quite heavy , being
about two inches deep as far east as
Stratton and somewhat heavier at Im-
. penal.
While some damage may have been
caused to some crops , yet the profit side
of the ledger will surely overbalance the
. loss. The heavy rainfall has put the
soil in excellent condition for fall plow-
ing. . And it will improve the grazing
and stimulate the growth of certain
kinds of fall feed. It has also encouraged -
aged the sowing of fall wheatand given
the farmer renewed courage and confidence -
dence for another year's campaign.
But , just the same , the incident will
be a marker for future years , and will
be a prolific fund from which the oldest
inhabitant will draw his weather
j romances of the future.
. And we all feel better now , I thank
you.
Dam the Canyons.
, - If you are in favor of throwing up
earthern embankments across our canyons -
yens for drive ways , instead of bridges ,
thus holding in the country the flood
' waters which now rush out through the
canyons , creeks and river , drop into THE
TR JIUNE office and put your name and
approval upon a petition to that effect
1 to the county commissioner. We believe
that the movement should receive the
sanction of the people of this county.
Great good must necessarily result from
the forming of many little ponds all
j over the county. And the movement to
, dam the canyons will in time prevail
throughout this section of Nebraska.
There is good sound sense in this effort ,
and we sincerely hope that the idea may
be given a thorough test. The watchword -
- word of western Nebraskans ought to be
' 'let no water escape to the sea" . Call
in and put your name to the petition at
- this office. If you don't believe in the
idea , come in any way. We will convert -
vert you. It's feasible and plausible.
It will be economical in the long run.
A Broken Leg.
: Tuesday afternoon , Master Edward ,
son of A. M. Drew , had the painful misfortune -
fortune to fall under the wheels of a
- farm wagon , which he was endeavoring
to climb into , and fractured his right
leg about midway between the ankle and
knee.
It appears that luster Edward and
some other young hopefuls had a little
watermelon party in mind , and were
bound for S. P. Hart's place just east of
the city. Mr. Hart's hired man drove
along and they all climbed in successfully -
ly , save Master Edward , who made a
misstep , fell under the wagon , one of
the wheels passing over his right leg ,
with the above stated result.
Rev. J. W. Hickey and R. S. McEl-
haney happened along in a buggy ; they
- picked the injured boy up and took him
home. He is getting along nicely , and
t will be ready for another adventure ina
few weeks ,
We Dislike to Refer to it ,
But our subscribers must respond to
the statements we are compelled to send
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. out , or their names will have to be removed -
moved from our subscription list. We
have carried many of our subscribers for
years , but we must now insist upon
prompt payment.
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The schools received a visit from Mr.
Bayston , our county superintendent ,
on Wednesday.
The breaking of little Edward Drew's
leg is the first serious accident among
the school children.
Supt. Valentine has formed a class of
25 in reading-16 boys and 9 girls. The
class will meet on Monday evenings.
Its object is to' stimulate improvement
to reading aloud. Clever and correct
reading is an accomplishment of which
few can boast.
On Monday afternoon , Mr. Coleman
and two other colored gentlemen , of the
Tennessee club of "American Sable
Singers , visited the schools. They sang
a true "down south" plantation song ,
which was greatly appreciated by the
Assembly. Mr. Coleman also entertained -
tained the pupils for a few minutes by a
talk on education and the schools.
The following account of the marriage
of a foruier teacher in the McCook public -
lic schools appeared in the Lincoln State
Journal oflast week : Rufus C. Bently
and L. Ella Hart were married , yesterday -
day , in Hastings at the residence of the
bride's sister , Mrs. D. W. Palmer. Rev.
C. E. Bently , father of the groom , of-
ficiated. Mr , and Mrs. Bently will remain -
main in the state university another
year doing assistant's work in ; lie philosophy -
osophy department. They are for the
present located in the Salsbury block ,
Twelfth and M streets , having secured
pleasant apartments , and will begin
housekeeping.
SPECIAL NOTICE ,
Our store will be
closed on Saturday ,
Sept. 2Sthon account
of holida . THE FAi I-
0Us CLOTHING Co.
Just a Skirmish.
Now the convention is over.
Election day is coming on ;
The easiest job is over ,
The real battle will shortly be on.
Dam the canyons.
School supplies at McMillen's.
Quite a frost , Monday morning.
Consult Holmes Bros „ the carpenters.
McMillen has a very fine assortment of
Writing Tablets.
Don't neglect the fall plowing now the
soil is in such fine condition. '
Hail insurance in a good company
written by C. J. RYAN.
Remember the millinery opening by
Mrs. Barger on October 4th and 5th.
Black Machine Oil , 25 cents a gallon-
five gallons for $ r.oo-at
McCoNNELL's.
Grant Thompson has retired from
Knipple's fruit store , and Mr. Hendricks'
is in charge.
Typhoid fever is reaping a sad harvest
at various points in the state at this
season of the year.
There is a wedding on tap or THE
TRIBUNE does not rightly read the signs
of the times on Nabob's bill.
Fifteen ( r5) ) cents will buy a box of
nice writing paper at this office , containing -
taining 24 sheets of paper and 24 envel-
opes. .
Evers patriotic Nebraskan ought to
have a small of water on his quarter -
ter section. There is no bar as to number -
ber or size.
Commencing with October first the
evening hours for lawn sprinkling will
be from 5 to 7 o'clock , central time.
Patrons will please observe the change
of hours at the proper time , which has
been made by the city council on account -
count of the increasing coolness of the
evenings.
Some mischievous young American a
pulled down the weather bureau's flag ,
rope and all , Tuesday , and the flag service -
vice will be suspended until some venturesome -
turesome fellow will climb the flag pole
and put up another halyard. The control -
trol of meddling youngsters is quite the
thing.
impossible
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The Nebraska agricultural experiment
station has issued a press bulletin on
"The Fall Preparation of the Land for
Sugar Beets" ' which , if any of our Red
Willow county farmers desire to experiment -
ment in the culture of sugar beets , can
be seen at this office , or copies can be
secured by request to the department at
Lincoln , free , Address T. L. Lyon ,
professor of agriculture , Lincoln , Neb.
Their First Anniversary.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church of our city celebrated -
brated the first anniversary of their or
ganization , last Sunday evening , in the
church , the hour for the regular church
services being devoted to the commemoration -
ration of the event. Tile church was
filled to hear the exercises , which were
in the main interesting , instructive and
entertaining.
Members of the South Side and Red
Willow societies were present and assisted -
sisted in making the anniversary occa-
siou of their McCook co laborers one
worthy of remembrance and an incentive -
tive and stimulus for future work for
' 'Christ and the church" .
There was quite a lengthy program of
readings , recitations , addresses , etc. , and
the same were interspersed with music ,
both vocal and instrumental.
The official reports show , that the society -
ciety hits made fair progress during the
first year of its life ; and a look at
the conditions surrounding us indicate
that there is a wide field for future en-
deaver along this line ; a field , too , which
the society will doubtless make a valiant
effort to cover to the extent of its possibilities -
bilities during the new year upon which
they are 110W entering.
The Prohibition Party.
The Prohibitionists of Red Willow
county met in mass convention in the
city hall in this city on last Saturday af-
ternoon.V. . 0. Norval of our city presided - .
sided over the convention , and G. J.
Frederick was secretary. The following
county ticket was placed in nomination :
Treasurer-John Lougnecker.
Clerk-A. C. Marsh.
Sheriff-W. 0. Norval.
Clerk of the District Court-George J.
Frederick. F
County Superintendent of Public In-
struction-I. N. Blackfan.
County Judge James Mason.
Coroner-C. S. Quick.
Surveyor-I. T. Birdsall.
Commissioner , Third District Wm.
X. Johnson.
The usual executive committee of five
was selected , with W. 0. Norval as
chairman of the same. .
The Cash Bargain Store ,
We direct the readers attention to the
fall announcement of the Cash Bargain
Store , which occupies liberal and prominent -
inent space in this issue. Messrs. C. L.
DeGroff & Co. have laid in an immense
stock of general merchandise for the
trade-no such complete and full line of
general merchandise can be found between -
tween Hastings and Denver.
In every department the line is very
complete and excellent : And the prices
are all right. Don't do a thing until
you have inspected their new stock , and
learned the very reasonable prices at
which you can buy staple and standard
goods.
Call and see the different lines while
they are unbroken and fresh. You will
be courteously treated whether you buyer
or not.
Worked the Town.
A mute worked the town to his advantage -
vantage , Wednesday. His petition referred -
ferred to his destitute condition and
mentioned the fact that he wanted to
get to his home in Beatrice. So far as
his condition is concerned , he was well
dressed and had the appearance of living
ing like a nabob. He may have been
en route to Beatrice-to work that place.
This same young mute is in the habit of
making this part of the state once or
twice ayear. The probabilities are that
he is better fixed than a considerable
portion of our own population.
This section of country seems to be a .
paradise for such fakes.
They are All Right.
The "Sable Singers" gave an enjoyable -
ble and worthy concert in the Methodist
church , Monday evening. The church
was well filled with an appreciative au-
dience. Besides a large fund of amusement -
ment provided , there were a number of
excellent selections rendered , considered
from a musical standpoint. That one is
carping critic indeed who did not get
his money's worth from the entertainment -
ment given Monday evening. They are
all right.
October 4th and 5th.
There will be a grand opening of fall
millinery at sirs. Burger's on October
4th and 5th. She will show as nice a
lot of Pattern Hats and Bonnets as can
be seen in the west. The ladies are all
invited.
The rainfallin this vicinity , Saturday 1
night , was the heaviest at any point in
this part of the state , while the frost
was not as severe as at other places.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Awa.ded Gold Medal Mk1w nter Fair , San Francisco
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ALEX MCMANIGAL is home on a visit.
MR , AND MRS. J. W. HENSLEY arrived
home , close of last week.
G. W. NoRRIS , our next district judge ,
was a city visitor , Wednesday ,
MRS. C. W. BARNES arrived home ,
first of the week , from Colorado.
MRS. Z. L. KAY is in the south visiting
relatives and taking in the Atlanta ex-
position.
J. A. CLINE , the state bank examiner ,
of Minden ; was a Sunday guest of the
metropolis.
W. H. WIGTON is working the city in
the interest of "The Union Life Insurance -
ance Co. " of Omaha.
C. H. MEEKER went up to Palisade ,
Tuesday morning , on ditch businss , and
was absent two or three days.
Miss SALLiR FURNAS of Lincoln is
visiting iii the city , the guest of her
aunt , Mrs. E. E Lowman.
JUDGE WELTY sojourned in the city ,
Tuesday evening , on his way up to
Trenton to hold a long-looked-for term
of court.
MRS. J. E. ALLEN arrived home ,
Wednesday evening , after an absence of
a number of weeks iii eastern Nebraska
and western Missouri.
MRS. C. A. MCCoNNELL departed on
2 , this morning , for her home in Vir-
ginia. Illinois , after spending a week or
two here , guest of her son.
EL1rER ROWELL and wife arrived a
home , Sunday night , from the state fair ,
where lie was one of those in charge of
the Red Willow county exhibit , i
I
IRA COLE of the Culbertson Era came
down on the western breeze , Wednesday
evening , to work up an attendance upon
the races at Culbertson , Saturday.
ADJUSTER HARDING of the Springfield -
field Insurance CO. was up from Nebraska -
ka City , Wednesday. He is making
this part of the state in the interest of
his company.
A. F. CLARK of the Willow and family
are preparing to move to the Pecos valley -
ley , New Mexico , to spend the winter ,
on account of his health. They will i
drive overland.
Miss LILLIAN TROTH departed , yesterday -
terday morning , for New Jersey , where
she expects to remain with Grandmother
Troth for a year or longer. She will devote -
vote her time to advancement in music
and other studies.
] FOR SALE.
1,000 cattle feeders -
ers for sale for cash
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Water Claims to be Heard.
The continuances of the hearings in
the matter of adjudication of the rights
to the use of water claimed prior to i
, within the water-shed of
April 4th 1895 , - t
the Republican river in Nebraska , will i
begin and be held for the several counties
ties included therein by an officer of the
state board of irrigation on the following s
dates named by State Engineer R. B , t
Howell :
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For Hayes and Hitchcock counties at
the office of the county clerk in Trenton
at 9 o'clock in the forenoon , October 1st.
Ior Dundy county , at the office of the
district clerk in Benkelman , at 9 o'clock
Ifl the forenoon , October 4th.
For Chase county , at the office of ther
county clerk in Imperial , at 2 o'clock in
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the afternoon , October 8th.
For Frontier , Red Willow and Furnas
counties , at' the office of W. H. Faling in
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Cambridge , at 9 o'clock in the forenoon ,
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October iith.-State Journal.
To California in a Tourist Sleeper.
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The Burlington Route personally conii
ducted once-a-week excursions to Colorado -
rado , Utah and California are just the
things for people of moderate means.S
Cheap , respectable , comfortable , expet
ditious. They leave Omaha every Thursday - S
day and go through , without change , to 0
San Francisco and Los Angeles. The r
tourist sleepers in which excursionists S
travel are carpeted , upholstered in ratan t
and have spring seats , spring backs , l
mattresses , blankets ; curtains , pillows , ti
etc. Only $5 for a double berth , wide
enoughandbigenonghfortwo.Theroute s
ies through Denver , Colorado Springs ,
the wonderful canyons and peaks of the
Rockies , Salt Lake and Sacramento.
For rates and also for illustrated folder P
giving full information , call on the nearest - '
est agent of the Burlington Route or r
write to J. Francis , G. P. & T. A. , r
Omaha , Neb.
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Every day reminds us of Sunday.
The street gang have been busy since
the last rain.
The supreme court has adjourned until -
til October 1st.
The commissioners will be in session
again October 1st.
"Enuf sed" is a brilliant luminary on
the Danbury News' editorial staff.
The heated season is doubtless at an
end and J. F.'s reign commenced.
Every municipal , county , as well as
individual economy must be practiced.
The hard times are making a record of
increasing suicides and insanity , even in
Red Willow county.
Black Machine Oil , 25 cents a gallon-
five gallons for $ r.oo-at
MCCONNELL'S.
A neww line of tablets-cheaper than
everat
MCCONNELI.'S.
Evidences of distinct literary genius
are cropping out of our teacher corps ,
along both newspaper and magazine
lines.
Culbertson has arranged for a number
of bicycle races at that place on tomorrow -
row afternoon. No entrance fee will be
charged.
Wjth the nominations made by the
Prohibitionists , last Saturday , the political -
cal dance is "all set" . . Now let the music -
sic begin.
The fixtures of the Chenery drug store
have been purchased by Dr. SV. A.
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of Danbury , where the Doctor and
partner will establish another drug
store.
Red Willow county will have a small
mmigration , this fall , as well as a lim-
ted emigration. Mankind as we find
him in this western land is essentially
migratory.
The first of the week there was on
exhibition in the First National bank
a 58-pound watermelon raised on the
Lawson-Hoeknell places on the south
side. It was a beauty , and claims the
belt.
belt.Dr
Dr , and Mrs. W. C. Braden returned
home , Saturday night , from an absence
from the city of over a month , the Doctor -
tor having been in Illinois on relief bus-
nessMrs. Braden in Colorado on a
visit.
Fred W. Carruth offers at private sale
on his farm 2 miles south of town : One
span of good mules , one set of work harness -
ness , wagon , riding cultivator , stirring
plow , roller , subsoil plow , hog rack , and
other articles too numerous to mention.
McCook's school and city tax are the
same in amount. The city tax at least
should be quite materially reduced , another -
other ayear. Economy must be the
watchword ; and taxpayers , we mean
hose who pay their taxes , must see to
t that economy is subserved. It will be
economy or bankruptcysoon. . Make
pour choice.
Utah's constitution has been framed :
her people will adopt it in Novevber ,
and soon thereafter the president will
ssue his proclamation , and the great
erritory-the history of which so well
llustrates the potency of patience , per-
istence and faith , and within which was
first raised on the western slope the
tandard of civilization-will be admit-
ed to all the privileges of a sovereign
tate.
Moritz Moehler , a farmer who has
been living a few miles north of the city ,
was taken before the board of insanity
at Indianola , Saturday , for examination
as to his mental condition. The board
ecommended sending him to Lincoln
and he was taken there on the evening
rain of the same day by Sheriff Banks.
We understand that an incurable disease -
ease figured in the case. This makes
he fourth case of insanity the authori-
ies of this county have had to deal
with within a few weeks. A sad record ,
Frank Harris , who was quite seriously
jured in a railroad wreck near McCook ,
Neb. , last spring , writes his father from
Denver that he has just submitted to a
kin grafting operation which promises
o be successful. Frank was both the
ubject and the object in the operation ,
r , as he jokingly refers to it , Peter was
ebbed to pay Paul. The doctor cut
trips of skin from Frank's leg near the
high to graft on the lower part of the
g , and Frank says that twenty-one of
e grafts , each a little larger than a pin
head , are growing nicely. He doesn't
ay how many were originally planted ,
but thinks that there are enough of
these "little islands" to answer the pur- 1
ose. His friends here hope that the
'little islands" may unite and form a
espectable sized continent , under one
epublican government.-Galva ( Ill , )
ews.
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CONGREGATIONAL-Morning subject , f ,
"Meeting Jesus" . Evening subject ,
"What Seek Ye" . Sunday school at
10 o'clock. Endeavor society at 7
o'clock ; topic , "Progressive Christian
Life" . A cordial invitation is extended '
to all services. HART L. PRESTON ,
Pastor.
BAPTIST-No preaching service , Sun- ; I
day. The Bible school convenes at ten
a , m , and a full a tiendance of the ntem- ! .
hers is requested to get the plans for
Rally day on October 6th. The pro- E ,
gram will be given out at this meeting , it '
Baptist Young People's meeting at 7 .
o'clock , led by Miss Flo. Thompson. ' i
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Everyone is cordially invited to these !
meetings. All services in McConnell's 1 t
hall.
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METHODIST-No preaching service in
the morning. Commencing at S o'clock '
in the evening , the Epworth league will
unite with the church in a union song
service. In addition to the musical program -
gram of solos , duets , quartettes , and
choruses , Roy Smith will give a biographical -
graphical sketch of the late Dr. George
F. Root , the popularcomposcrof church
and war songs. There will be a select
reading by Iittie Stangeland , and sonic
short talks by members of the local
G. A R , post , to whom a special invita-
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tioii is extended , Charles McCarl , leader.
The music will be conducted by Dr. A. P.
Welles.
RAILROARD ITEMS.
Operator Wroughton and mother have
gone to Iowa ,
J. P- Powell has quit the company's
employ on his own motion.
Mrs. C. A. Dixon went down to
Plattsmouth , yesterday morning , on a
short visit.
L. E. Gilchrest , this week , received
the motley recently awarded him by the
0. R. T. for the accident that held hint
in Akron over a year ago.
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Mrs. G. W. Connor and the children
arrived home , close of last week , front
their long visit in eastern Nebraska and
and other eastern points.
Charlie McMauigal was sufficiently recovered -
covered from his threatened attack of
fever , to resume his work as messenger
for the Western Union , Monday. !
Herman C. Brown and Rosa Green , !
both well known on the Oberlin branch , i
were married in Republican City on
Monday evening. They are enjoying a
wedding trip out west.
The railroads are making strenuous
efforts to make their passengers com-
fortable. This week one company will 1 ,
begin furnishing free to its patrons on
fast trains between Chicago and St. Paul
as many daily and weekly papers and
monthly magazines as they can read.
The papers may be taken with the passenger -
senger if he desires , but the magazines
are to be lefton the train. This sort of
attention costs very little money , but it
will go a long way toward popularizing
the road with the public. The average
man is greatly pleased when even a
trifling thing which ministers to his
comfort is placed at his elbow without
extra charge.-Journal.
The Boston Journal of Commerce says
that North Adams continues to be puz- s
sled over a queer crankism of electricity - !
ity in its vicinity. Although when the
great 434 mile Hoosac Tunnel was built
no ores , magnetic or otherwise , were i
encountered , there was general expecta-
tioti that rich ore pockets would be
found ; yet , for an unexplained reason ,
notan electrician has been discovered
who can send a telegraphic message on
a wire running from portal to portal of
that tunnel , be such wire run inside of
an ocean cable through the huge cavern -
ern or out of it. Therefore such nies-
sages have to be sent on wires strung on
poles over the top of the mountain , fully
nine miles , and that is the way in-going
and out-going passenger and freight
trains are heralded to the keepers of the
two tunnel approaches.
Good writing paper ten cents a quire
at this office.
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A new line of tablets-cheaper than
ever-at
MCCONN ELL'S.
Land ! Land ! Land !
I have the largest list of lands on my
books of any agency in southwestern
Nebraska , and all of these lands can be
bought right and at prices that will make
the purchaser money. But in addition
to my regular list I have a few tracts
upon which I took options , last spring ,
and for the next 6o days I can sell these
ands at dry weather prices. There are
some very fine alfalfa lands among them.
C. F. BABcOcK.
Office on Main St. , opposite hotel.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
World's Fair Hghest Medal and Diploma.
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