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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1896)
e ' 1jt rbunt. FOURTEENTH YEAR. McCOUK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING , FEBRUARY 7 , 5896. NUMBER 38. The Nebraska Press Meeting. The 24th annual meeting of the Nebraska - braska Pressassociation held in Lincoln , Thursday and Friday of last week , was in many respects the most successful in the association's history. The attendance - ' ance was unusually large and the inter- est keen and enthusiastic. The sessions were perceptibly iufiuenced and the tone of the entire meeting elevated by the presence of many of the editor's wives. The formal programme sustained one or two disappointments , but withal was meritoriousaudprofitable ; while the informal - formal discussions were lively and prac- tical. Altogether the session gave encouraging - couraging promise of what the Nebraska Press association of the future can and will be. The social feature of the meeting was quite uncommonly prominent and de- ligbtful , embracing a banquet , reception , several suburban excursions , and trnm- erous minor affairs , all going to make up a very happy occasion , for all of which the membersof theassociation are under obligations to the people of Lincoln who so generously tendered the many and valued courtesies. The officers for next year are : W E. Dayton , president ; F. N. Merwinsecre- tary and treasurer ; D. H. Cronin , corresponding - pending secretary ; A , L Bixby , vice president , First district ; W. S. Raker , Second ; S. J. Young , Third ; W. II. Becher , Fourth ; F. M. Kimmell , Fifth ; \V. H , Ketchum , Sixth. C. M. Hubner , 11i. A. Brown , W. 0. Jones , Edgar Howard - ard , M , H. Barber , executive conniiittee. The next meeting of the association will be held in Grand Island about the middle of January. The success and attendance of the meeting is in a large measure due to the efforts of President Hubner , Secretary Dayton and to the Lincoln committee , The visits to Havelock shops and the state university were replete with interest - ' est and information and pleasure. The penitentiary was among the places of interest seen. The enthusiastic interest shown by Chancellor MacLean in showing - ing the editors the advantages of the university was especially satisfactory. The magnitude of the Havelock shops was a matter of genuine astonishment to many. The complimentary banquet and concert - cert by the Lincoln hotel companywhicli also extended other and substantial courtesies to the association , was a brilliant - liant affair. The business sessions were .fully attended - tended and such matters were disposed J' of in an active , interested way. H. W. Campbell on Soil Culture. Between two and three hundred farmers - ers dud others turned out on last Friday afternoon to hear H , W. Campbell from Sioux City , Iowa , deliver his address on "Soil Culture" in the opera hall. All agree that the speaker is an interesting and instructive speaker , and that he ' handles his subject in an intelligent and practical manner. After the delivery of his formal address , Mr. Campbell was open to all questions which niight be asked concerning the subject , and this brought outa lively and profitable discussion - cussion of the topic along practical and experience lines ; and this informal feature - ure was one of the most desirable of the meeting. Mr. Campbell is also editor and publisher of a paper called "Soil Culture" , besides being the patentee of special machinery with which he carries out successfully his theories of cultivating ing the soil , All present were doubtless well paid for their time aiid presence at the meet- tug which might be profitably duplicated - ed at different times in the year. On motion a committee of three consisting - sisting of Messrs. L. Morse , S. P. Hurt and J. B. iIeserve was selected on resolutions - lutions , and they reported the following as the sense of the meeting , which were adopted : That it is the sense of this meeting { that we demand of the next Nebraska legislature that they make an appropri- anon of at least roooo , for the purpose of holding one Farmers' Institute in - each county in the state , and providing competent and qualified men to address the people and discuss the questions involved - volved in the different departments of agriculture , pointing out the causs of failure , and giving the best information obtainable which will lead to success. That the educators of our state are i earnestly requested to take up the matter - ter of better cultivation of the soil , to the end that the farmers of Nebraska may learn that culture and agriculture are Handmaids in successful farming. SPECIAL NOTICE. L. Lowman & Son will have a tempor- " ar3 office with Mr , J. E. Kelley at the - rear of the First National bank. Patrons : knowing themselves to be indebted to thefrm will please call and settle their accounts. Respectfully , ; , L. LOWMAN & SON , . - ; y . - - , . a. e A THE PEOPLE. Mrs. ELLA KILGORE has gone to Hastings to be away a few weeks. A , B , SarrrH was down from Denver , Wednesday , on irrigation business , BANK EXAMINER CLINE of Minden was in the city over night , Wednesday. J , W. HUPP and Register Campbell were Lincoln visitors , close of last week. HHWATTS , the piano tunerhas been in the city , part of ( lie week , in the line of his work , MRS. J. F. HASKIN , wife of the editor of the Benkelman News , was the guest of Mr. and Mrs , E. H , Doan , part of last week. r Miss BELLE MORTON of Phillipsburg , Kansas , who has been visiting friends in Trenton , is now the guest of Mrs , C. E. Eldred. REV. J. W. HICKEY was on the Upper Driftwood , close of last week , to visit John Flood , one of his parishioners , who is seriously ill. MABEL MAJORS of Bradshaw , Nebraska - ka , eldest child of the late J. F. Majors , is making her home with H. P. Sutton at present , and has entered our public schools. R , 0. PIIILLIPS was up front Lincoln , Wednesday , on irrigation business. The Captain is affable , clever and energetic. Knows what he wants and how to go after it , LAWYERS MORLAN of MCCOOk , Smith of Indianola , and Stenographer Eisen- hart of Culbertson were iii Lincoln , Saturday - urday , on county-seat contest business , before the supreme court. MR , AND MRS. W. S. MORLAN left on Sunday for Chicago on a visit for Mrs. Morlan's health. Grandma Morlan accompanied - companied them as far as her home in Marshalltown , Iowa. MESSRS. A. P. WBLLES , J. A. Wilcox , H , W. Cole and F D. Burgess left , Wednesday evening , for Grand Island , to attend a special meeting of the A. 0. U. W. grand lodge for the purpose of revising the constitution of that order. C. L. DEGROPP left for.Unadifa , this state , Tuesday morning , to assist in taking - ing the annual invoice of the company's stock at that place. He may go from there to the east to buy goods for the spring and summer trade. He will be absent a couple seeks. P , A. WELLS and wife arrived home close of week past , from Cripple Creek , Colorado , where they have been visiting for a week or two , and where Mr. Wells has mercantile interests. He is most hopeful and enthusiastic over the press pests of the great gold camp. R. E. MOORE , one of Box Elder's best farmers and citizens , departed on Monday - day for Bloomfield , in Knot county , where lie has a farm and will reside for the present. We wish him every success - cess , but shall not be surprised to see him back in Box Elder precinct before niany seasons have rolled away. MAYOR AND MRS. J. E. KELLEY and the two children went down to Beatrice , Sunday night. They took little Edna , whose unfortunate condition has been greatly aggravated of late , down there for treatment. Their friends all sincerely - cerely hope for the ultimate and complete - plete recovery of their afflicted child , Mrs. Kelley , after remaining at Beatrice a week or so , will visit Omaha , Lincoln and Hastings friends and relatives before - fore returning home , Case Setfor February 19th. The Red Willow county seat removal contest case had another short turn in the Nebraska supreme court on Tuesday of this week. The respondents ( Indianola ) were not ready to submit the case , and as requested - ed , were granted one week in which to prepare and serve a brief on the question - tion of the canvass , concerning which they allege there is some ambiguity. The relaters ( McCook ) may reply within the interim before the I9th day of February , when the case will be heard again. Lantern Class Tonight. The programme for this evening is as follows : Piano Solo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mabel Perry Persons and Places Famous in History. . Piano Solo . . . : . . . . . . . . . . .Edna Dixon Reading from "Auld Lang Syne" , . . . . byMr.Valentine Vocal Solo. . . . . , . , .Hannah Stangeland March . , . . . Maud Wood Wednesday Evening club , next week , open to all interested in literature. Subject - ject , "Poetic Form" . Conducted by Mr , Valentine. MRS. J. BENSON , OMAHA. Our 9th Annual Muslin , Underwear - wear and Embroidery Sale. We will sell you underwear at less than material would cost you. Special price to G. A. R. visitors. i ( Letter from Antaltrurla. The short time given in which to report - port to your Ethological and Sociological - cal Club , allows only a mere mention of what is seen in Antaltruria. A few persons carry chips on one or both shoulders , and when two of these come in contact , an animated conversation - tion follows , going from the "Retort Courteous" to the "Quip Modest" , then " Churlish" "Re- rapidly through "Reply , - proof Valiant" , even reaching the "Sev- enth Cause" , but generally without more disastrous results than a boiling temper , roused by the heat of war of words. Nearly all have baskets of eggs , which are placed in unexpected and improbable - ble places. These are of many kinds , shapes and sizes-political ; , religious , educational , social standing and-what not-so that one is constantly treading on eggs. A large majority of ( lie inhabitants wearglasses , which are of various colors , -blue , black , smoked , yellow or green predominating. Beside the color , there are many defective lenses , so it is aston- ishiug how many versions of the same thing can be given by different persons and by the same person at different times , for , a peculiar feature of this glass-wearing is , that they are changed with the changing mood and frame of mind , When a person is troubled about financial affairs , or is physically uncomfortable - fortable , he immediately assumes glasses of the bluest or blackest hue , and all is wrong. None doeth good , no , not one. His songs in the night are , "Hark from the tomb a doleful sound" , And- "A few more years shall roll , A few more seasons come , When we shall be with those that rest , Asleep within the tomb"- Which lugubrious strains are turned into more cheerful ditties , when the bilious spell passes , and thenforawhile , even rose colored spectacles are worn. When one person is more fortunatein some respects , than others , these others put on greener or yellow glasses , and closely inspect everything relating to the fortunate one , and , comparing observations , each with other , startling developments are made. Another marked characteristic is a stern sensC of duty , manifested even by child- ren. One phase is , telling people what is said of them ; and , as the telling is influenced - fluenced by the color , focus and condition - tion of the lenses even at the time , often attended by a moral obliquity of vision , facts are distorted and social friction is produced and an undesirable state of affairs ensues , in which the neighborhood is involved in unpleasantness. Friendships are broken-acquaintan- ces become estranged and even the churches are , iii a measure , effected. A longer sojourn in Antaltruria may furnish interesting subjects for discussion - ion in your club , and if so , it will be done by your REPORTER , A DISASTROUS AND COSTLY FIRE The Establishment of L. Lowman & Son Practically Destroyed , Tuesday Night. About 10:30 , Tuesday night , the dry goods establishment of L. Lowman & Son was discovered to be on fire and an alarm was turned in bringing the entire department promptly to the scene. The fire originated in the basement and gave the fire department a hard fight lasting until about one o'clock , when the flames were finally subdued ; not , however , until - til the entire stock of dry goods , millinery - ery carpets etc. , were practically ruined by fire , smoke and water. The stock was valued at about $ ISooo , upon which there is an insurance of $ I3ooo. The damage to the building , which is the property of the estate of the late Thomas Lonergan of Chicago , is esitmated at between $ Iooo and $ r,5oo , the first floor , ceiling , painting etc. , being badly damaged. There is $6,000 insurance on the building. This is one of the most difficult fires the department have ever had to combat and their labors were considerably retarded - tarded by the frequent bursting of the hose , which occurred four or fire times during , the continuance of the fire. However - ever , they are to be commended for their good woPk in confining the flames to that one building. The loss on the stock is practically a total one , and the scene is one of deso- lution indeed , L. Lowman & Son carry one of the largest stocks of merchandise to be seen in southwestern Nebraska. It is to be hoped that they may be able to make an early settlement of their heavy loss with the several insurance companiess in an equitable and satisfactory manner and be able to resume business' ' at the old stand within a few weeks. This is one of the heaviest fire losses n the history ofthe.city. . THE CHURCHES. & a1Vr 1yr. Rr t r a + y The Noble residence has been purchased - chased by Rev. R. L. Knox of the Episcopal - copal church , who will occupy the same goon , N. E , "DINNER-The ladies of the Methodist church will give a New England - land dinner , February 22d , in some convenient - venient , down-town locality to be announced - nounced later. CATHOLIC-Mass at 8 o'clock a. ni. High mass and sermon at 10:30 : , a m. , with choir. Sunday school at 2:30 : , p. m. All are cordially welcome. REV. J. W , HICKEY , Pastor. EPISCOPAL-Services will be held at the Episcopal church , January 12th and every alternate Sunday at 1I a. m. and 8 p , m. Sunday school at Io a , m. every Sunday. Ladies' Guild meets every Wednesday evening after the 7:30 ser- vice. Rev. J. W Hickey of St. Patrick''s church attended the funeral of Rev , Richard Fitzgerald at HastingsTuesday. He took special part in the solemn ceremonies - monies as deacon. Bishop Bonacum and a score of the clergy participated or were in attendance. BAPTIST-Services in McConnell hall. Preaching , morning and evening , at the usual hours. Bible school at 1o a , m. The Pastor will address the B. V. P U. at 7 o'clock on the subject , "Baptism : the Act and Meaning" . A syllabus of this talk will be given to all in attendance - ance at the Bible school. A very cordial invitation is extended all to any of these services. G , P , FUSON , Pastor. CONGREGATIONAL Topic of morning sermon will be , "Ye Would Not" . The Endeavor Day programme will take the place of the evening service at S o'clock. There will be special music , with other interesting features. The 7 o'clock Endeavor - deavor meeting will be held as usual. Topic , "Christ's Warnings" . Leader , Alaud McMillen. Every one will be welcomed - comed at these meetings , HART L. PRESTON , Pastor. On Thursday evening , February I3th , the Christian Endeavor society will give a Leap Year and Valentine social at the Congregational church , and an invitation - tion is cordially extended to all. This being Leap year it is naturally expected that the ladies will act as escorts for the sterner sex , thus furnishing evidence that the new woman is with us. Quite an assortment of fancy and comic valentines - tines have been selected and will be on sale at the church. METHODIST-Sunday school at ten. Preaching at eleven. Class meeting at twelve. Junior league at three. Bible class at three forty-five by the pastor. Epworth league at seven. The subject is , "Christ's Way of Winning Souls by i Iercy and Help" . Mark 3I to 5 ; Luke I7II : t0 19. Preaching at eight ; subject , "What is McCook's Greatest Need" ? Prayer and Bible study at eight , Wednesday - day evening , A cordial invitation to all services. JAS. A , BADCON , Pastor. Quarterly meeting services for South McCook charge will be held at Zion Hill church , Saturday and Sunday , the 15th and 16th. Presiding Elder Hale will be with us at all the services. Let all the official members of the charge be at the Quarterly Conference , Saturday evening , with their reports. Preaching by the Elder , Sunday , at rr a in. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these services , J M. BELL , Pastor. The girls pay the bills at the Leap Year social. i McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. Price 25 cents. , McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. Price 25 cents. Try McConnell's Balsam for that cough. Price 25 cents , G. A. R. Veterans will find their war . songs at A. Hospe's in Omaha. 4i i The girls will see that you get home ; . safe from the Leap Year social. at Au increase of pension has been granted - ed Thomas H. Bales of our city , . C. W. Britt and Russell McMillen have charge of the supplies at the Leap Year c social , Boys , practice up on your best smiles 1 so you will not get left at the Leap Year social , Commercial clubs are springing up all over the state. And the war cry is 0 'stand up for Nebraska" . Certain testimony in the county' seat r case was taken here , Friday last , by Referee G. G. Eisenhart of Culbertson. l k t + Superior to Corn. Grenola ( Kan. ) Chief : The last few years' experience with Kaffir corn has proven it to be in many respects superior to corn. Young stock fed on it do much better than on corn ; its a softer grain having" more flour , beingabout halfway between corn and wheat , not having the hard indigestible - digestible nature of the former nor the gummy nature of the latter. Wlieti ground and fed in a slop to hogs it cannot - not be beat by any other grain. And as a bread stuff , considering how easily it is grown , it is destined , among our poorer , hardier population to become the chief staff of life. It being of a nature - ture between wheat and corn , it makes a coarser flour than wheat and finer' than cornmeal , having more of the constituents - ents that make bone and muscle , than wheat , and less of the heating and fern meeting nature of corn , and bears much finergrinding ; with the proper milling process fine flour can be niade front it , which makes fine gems and bread and raised cakes equal , if not superior to buckwheat flour. . It grows as easily as sorghum , and on the poorest of land , where corn would scarcely grow at all , large yields have been raised. The drought and hot winds which so often blight our most flattering corn prospect , and in a few days send sorrow and disappointment - appointment to thousands of homes , have no visible effect on Kaffir corn. The only drawback to raising it , heretofore - fore , has been the harvesting. This difficulty ficulty will be overcome by the use of a Kaffir corn header or harvester , a simple - ple , cheap machine , attached to the side of a wagon , that heads one row at a time as fast as a team can walk , elevating - ing he grain in a wagon bed with top box on , J , U. Fry and J. L. Hart of Grenola , Kansas , have applied for a patent - ent on this kind of a machine. They expect - pect to put it on the market this coming season. It being a cheap arrangement nearly every farmer will be able to have one , with the aid of which a man or boy can harvest five or six acres a day , and by piling the heads in suitable stacks they can be threshed by an ordinary threshing - ing machine. With the proper precaution - tion there is no danger of the grain heating in the stack before threshing. This has been demonstrated this last season , it being a wet fall. The top of these stacks should be covered with hay to keep the center dry until thresh- t ed. There is no surer or more Profta- ble crop in existence than Kaffir cons and had our western farmers known and raised it instead of corn , heretofore , many homes which have gone into the bands of money loaners would he in the possession of the worthy farmer. Kaffir corn has come to stay. In a short time it will be planted more largely than corn. It is a God-sent blessing. Truly it can be said of western Kansas , "The desert shall blossom as the rose" . A READER , Will Answer a Friend's Questions. EDITOR MCCOOK TRIBUNE : While en route to Red Cloud , I had your valuable paper for a companion , this morning. Among other articles in it I noticed "A Friend Asks a Question" . Permit me to say for the satisfaction of "A Friend" , I will take as a subject for my discourse "Endless Punishment" atS p , m. , Sunday evening , February 9th , also February 23d , at same hour. All will be welcomed to these services. R. L. KNOx , Pastor Episcopal Church , Red Cloud , Neb. , Feb. 2d , 1896. Great Excitement in Omaha. The BOSTON STORE , the largest department store in the west , just purchased - chased the entire Chicago State Street Department Store stock , and is selling t at about 25C. on the dollar. Beautiful souvenirs given away to out of town cus- tomers. we Lonsdale and Fruit muslin ca yard ; Ladies $2.0o kid gloves J9c ; black dress goods worth $ I.oo at 35C a yard. BOSTON STORE , OMAHA. McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. Price 25 cents. NICKELS AND DIMtS. s 1 rf i Good writing paper ten cents a quire this office. i McConnelL's ' Balsam cures coughs. 1 Price 25 cents. t Try McConnell's Balsam for that f ough. Price 25 cents. Every little helps. So did the rain of t ast Wednesday night-a little. i'I Fifteen ( I5) ) cents will buy a box of 1 nice writing paper at this office , con- t taiaing 24 sheets of paper and 24 envel- . pes , l Unless the record is fractured by Febr uary and March weather , this winter t will bug be remembered as the "poor 1 ' winter" man's , THE SCHOOLS c& r7srfscatfcx Apportionmentby Districts. Following we give the December ap portioninent as divided among the districts - tricts of the county by Superintendent L. A. Carnahan , to whom we are under obligations for the information. . . . . . . . . . $ . . . . . . . . . $ 2. . . . . . . . . 130 02 42. . . . . . . . . 18 54 3. . . . . . . . . 15 76 44. . . . . . . . . 16 70 4. . . . . . . . . 3104 45. . . . . . . . . 2085 5. . . . . . . . . 2409 46. . . . . . . . . 1715 6. . . . . . . . . 3053 47. . . . . . . . . 2317 7. . . . . . . . . i668 4S. . . . . . . . . 11 14 , 5. . . . . . . . . 33S2 49. . . . . . . . . 24 09 9. . . . . . . . . 23 63 50. . . . . . . . . 12 52 I0 , , , , , 10 21 51 . . . . . . . 10 21 II. . . . . . . . . 32S9 52. . . . . . . . . 2156 12. . . . . . . . . 1853 53. . . . . . . . . 12 99 13. . . . . . . . . 12 31 54. . . . . . . . . 12 07 I4. . . . . . . . . 34 74 55. . . . . . . . . 1345 IS. . . . . . . . . 1993 57. . . . . . . . . 1299 i6. . . . . . . . . 16 69 58. . . . . . . . . 1993 I7. . . . . . . . . 334 76 60. . . . . . . . . t6 22 IS , . 23 17 6r. . , , , , ; II 14 i9. . . . . . . . . 33 82 62. . . . . . . . . 1669 20. . . . . . . . . 1993 63. . . . . . . . . 2085 21. . . . . . . . . 2086 64. . . . . . . . . 14 37 22. . . . . . . . . 25 95 65. . . . . . . . . 1992 23. . . . . . . . . 2456 66. . . . . . . . . 2039 24. . . . . . . . . 26 87 67. . . . . . . . . , 1715 25. . . . . . . . 1854 63. . . . . . . . . 2221 26. . . . . . . . . 2044 69. . . . . . . . . 14 37 27. . . . . . . . . 2039 70. . . . . . . . . 70 39 2S. . . . . . . . . 56 50 71. . . . . . . . 9 75 29. . . . . . . . 1576 72. . . . . . . . . 213 3r. . . . . . . . . 1761 73. . . . . . . . . Io 6S 32. . . . . . . . . 14 37 74. . . . . . . . . 23 63 33. . . . . . . . . 1854 75. . . . . . . . . 1299 34. . . . . . . . . 23 17 76. . . . . . . . . 12 07 35. . . . . . . . . 25 95 77. . . . . . . . . 1391 36. . . . . . . . . 25 95 50. . . . . . . . . IS oS 37. . . . . . . . . 18 54 81. . . . . . . . . i8 oS 35. . . . . . . . . 2039 52. . . . . . . . . 14 37 39. . . . . . . . . 14 37 83. . . . . . . . . II 60 40. . . . . . . . . 15 76 S.1. . . . . . . . . 1900 85. . . . . . . . . ro 6S Front state apportionment as . per certificate of state superintendent - intendent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,024.92 From fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ioo Total alMount appropriated. . , $2,03J,92 Number of districts in county entitled to share. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 ; Number of children iii county entitled to share. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,295 Amount of the "one-fourth" apportioned among the dis- tricts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5o3.6S Amount of the "three-fourths" apportioned pro rata. . . . . . . . . r,527.24 Amount per district from the "one-fourth" apportioned. . . 6,45 Rate per child from ( lie "three- fourths" apportioned. . . . . . . . 46 Meeting of County Teachers. The Red Willow Comity Teachers' association will hold it regular quarterly session in ( lie east ward school building of our cityy on Saturday , February 15ti. : There will be two sessions. TuIe pro- gramme arranged for will be as follows : FORENOO\ A M. Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devotional Exercises..Rev. G. P. Fuson Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Four 1'cars' Retrospection..J.11. L'ay"ston Readin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lillian 1Velborn Botany in the Country Schools. . . E. E. Magee AFTERNOON , 2 I' . M. Primary Class Drill..Mrs. M. J. Cnrdeal I l istory. . . . . . . . . . . . E. Bently A Secret Known Only to a Few.1Vm. 1Vm. Valentine Vitalized Agencies in Education. . . . . . . . . Dean McRrien Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjournment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lecture in the evening at 7:30 by Dean McBrien ; subject "Our Young People , What Shall We Do With Them" . Elmer Kay has gone to Missouri to attend - tend school. Miss Augusta Hunt , one of our last year teachers , is attending the Colorado university at Boulder , we understand. SuperintendentValentine is excusably proud of the fact that 84 per cent. of the school census is in attendance upon the various grades of the McCook public schools. And that next to Crete we have the highest per cent. of high school attendance - tendance of any school in the state. Both are proud records , and the people rf MCCOOk take pride in them with the Leachers. The board of education at their regular nonthly meeting on Monday evening , resides the routine business , allowing : laims etc. , decided to purchase a new : lectric light for the Lantern class exer- : ises. A direct wire will be strung from - he power house to the east ward build- ng , forthe exclusive use of the school , vhich will give the Lantern department ; reatly improved service , and the enter- ainments a corresponding betterment. his act of the board will be duly ap- rreciated by all who weekly enjoy the 'esults of the special work with the Ian- em , a prime feature of the McCook pubis - j is schools , in both the line of entertainment - ment and instruction. I
