The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, May 15, 1896, Image 1
- - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - . _ P .i . . - . - - - . . ' \cbruskn LtlopondenE it' I 1t . Ucgoh tibnnc. * FOURTEENTH YEAR McCOUK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING. MAY , 1896. NUMBER 52. t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ f1 FAME" Charming and Varied Entertainment by Home Talent. AN ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE Packed the Menard Opera House to Witness the Performance , Which Was Repeated. ? "The of Fame" the , it Temple , spectacular - ular , musical and literary entertainment 1 given by local talent in the Menard opera house , Wednesday evening , under ( auspices of McCook lodge No. t , Star of , Jupiter and the direction of Miss Grace Garwood , was a tremendously gratifying success , attracting a packed house and entertaining the large audience most pleasingly. When the brief while occupied - cupied in the preparation of all the details - tails of the entertainment is considered , t the making of the numerous and pretty S costumes , the learning of music , de. clamation , etc. , the performance given is entitled to quite unstinted praise , and u all concerned in the affair are to be ' congratulated warmly upon the unquali- fled success of the same. Mrs. T. A. Erb , as "Queen of Fame" , made a happy impression , the charming effect of which was heighleiied by the l attractiveness of her pretty attendants , Maggie Cullen , Katie Mullen , Mabel ' Perry and Stella Norval ; and the courtly politness of the pages , Frank Colfer and ) Albert Berry. Mrs. Frank Kendlen's impersonation of Mary , Queen of Scots , was an artistic success both as to declamation and cos- tunic. a Miss Mary Watson presented the t claims of Grace Darling for the wreath of fame in a modest manner. i , Russell McMillen's Socrates was dig- } nified and all rig. ; Miss Addle Doan's Xanthippe was immense. A Sister of Charity was becomingly represented by Mrs. F. A. Pennell. Mrs. C. W. Bronson's characterization y of Top- was the star performance of the evening , and a continuous source of merriment. Miss Grace Sanborn made a superb t Miriam in voice and action. Her maids - s ' .1 ens were Misses Clara Jenkins , Mabel Jordan , Nellie Halligan , Mollie Ryan , Mamie Condon and Myrtle Duffey. v Their tambourine march and sing- 4 ing , together with their effective cos- i turnery constituted a very pretty feature. Miss Olive Rittenhouse took the lines , and part of Maud Muller well. Clyde Stultz made a fetching and effective - fective Bridget O'Flanagaii. } Miss Hannah Stangeland sang very effectively fectively as Jennie Lind. V. H. Solliday took the linen off the 1 shrubbery in his search for the noblest work of God as Diogenes. The strong claiinsof Sappho were well put by Miss Jennie Gibbons. Phoebe and Alice Cary by Miss Bertha Boyle and Mrs. Ed. Beyrer were strong c and excellent representations. Mrs. L. Day was a splendid Samantha 1 f Allen and was going to git the wreath. iliss Nellie Brown as Pocahontas was one of the best characterizations of the evening. Bert McCarl's Captain John Smith was all right. Charles McManigal offered Christo- piier Columbus' bid for the laurel in good form. Airs. Dennis Fitzgerald made a good appearance as Queen Isabella , and the 1 I court singers in costuue , T. A. McCarl , i leader , and Boys-Eddie Badcon , George LaTouretteGeorge CampbellLouis Johnson - son , Tom O'Connell , Conrad Stiles , John " . Archibald , Worth Coleman , Robert Gunn and George Burgess ; Girls-Gertte Knox , 1 Luella Thompson , Lettie Knipple , Edna Yarger , Ethel Pope , Emma Perry , Bessie " Bornneman , Marcella Ryan , Anna Erb and Alta Haley , added a delightful element q \ with their marching and song. Mrs. Partington and Ike by Mrs. W. F G. Dutton and J. F. Forbes was full of mirth , and strongly taken. ' Little Dollie Pennell as Cupid charmed everybody. Miss Ona Simons was a clever Hypatia r and the representation was well received. Arthur Colfer and Millie Elbert as General and Mrs. Tom Thumb werevery ' cute in action and duet. Miss Nettie Smith's Joan of Arc was t . .g , splendid , her declamation unusually , strong and clear. Miss Ellington Wilson was especially I effective as Patti. Her song was an artistic - a tistic feature of the evening. S In representing Robert Burns Charles McCarl sang very acceptably. 41 George and Martha \Vashington made t a good appearance in persons of C. I. j 1 Hall and Mrs. Nellie Johnson. 3 But when Mrs. J. A. Gunn offered the claims of Mother Goose , and the Mother Goose chorus , consisting of Charlie Mag- P ner , Jessie Pope , Harold Sutton , Ida Anton , Horace Cole , Mary Cole , How- - - - - - - .H arch Oyster , Hazel Coleman , Harvey Coleman an(1 Minnie Berry , joined in the plea , there was nothing for the Queen of Tame to do but crown Mother Goose. And this brought to a close an entertainment - tainment upon vliich we congratulate , director , participants , assistants , one and all. ENTERTAINMENT REPEATED. On Thursday evening the entertainment - ment was repeated , and its merit and popularity were again attested by presence - ence aud applause of a comportably full house. The performance upon this occasion - casion was better , if anything , than on the initial appearance. Miss Garwood's efforts especially were enjoyed. " THE PEOPLE. aL cs&st"ve xfam4le lteaCa o P. A. WELLS was in Lincoln , Wednes- day. day.C. C. E. SHAW is here from Denver on business. J. P. ISRAEL , was down from Benkel- man , Monday evening. E. F. STEPHENS , the Crete nurseryman - man , was a city visitor , last Friday. REGISTER CAMPBELL and family have moved into the DeGroff residence. MR. AND MRS. D. L. BISHop have taken quarters in the Oyster residence. RECEIVER GIBBONS and Master Tommy - my visited Orleans friends and relatives , Saturday. J. E. KELLEY dropped down from Manitou , Saturdry morning , returning on Saturday night's passenger. PATRICK O'HARE was in Trenton , last week , before the Hitchcock county pension board for exauination for a pension. MRS. T. G. REEs is in the city , guest of Mrs. W. S. Perry. They are now located - cated in Wallace , where Mr. Rees is the company's agent. MRS. J. E. RoBINsoN and Mr. E. E. Magee received word , close past week , of the serious illness of a brother in the eastern part of the state. MRS. SHERIDAN CLYDE is here from her home in Indiana , on a visit to relatives - tives and friends. She arrived Wednesday - day night , accompanied by her child. DR. W. V. GAGE was summoned to Benkelman , yesterday afternoon , to see Freeman Scott , an old settler who was seriously injured in a runaway accident , and whose recovery is a matter of some concern and doubt. To the Ladies of McCook and Vicinity : Since the Retirement from Business of the only Exclusive dry goods establishment - ment in McCook , we have decided to enlarge - large our stock and carry a full and complete - plete line of dry goods. In a day or so our new goods will be here , consisting of the latest patterns in all lines of summer dress goods. The ladies of McCook and vicinity are cordially - dially invited to come and inspect our stock ; we will take pleasure in showing our goods whether you purchase or not. Yours Respectfully , MCCooi MERCANTILE Co. A Good Shower. Two or three comfortable little showers - ers prevailed in this city and vicinity , ast night and this morning. The fall S supposed to have been heavier on the South Side. The promised frost for last night happily failed to materialize. t Good Pasture for Stock. I have good pasture for a large number i of cattle or horses. Plenty of water and shade and good fencing. Rates reason- able. Call at the Stewart ranch on Dry t creek or address , J. A. RESH , Manager. Correspondence Wanted. THE TRIBUNE wants correspondence 0 from every precinct and town in Red Willow county. Terms readily given on equest. t Plenty of Farms for Rent. A number of good farms for rent. Call early and get your choice. Apply o P. A. WELLS , over Citizens bank. t 1\ Lantern Class at 8.15. Portraits of famous persons. Talk nd reading by Mr. Valentine. Music p by school orchestra. We Burn Wood When we can get it. If your subscripe Lou is delinquent andyou have the wood b bong us in a load or two. c Pansies and Verbenas. Pansy and Verbena Plants at Knip- le's on Monday. Cabbage and Tomato Plants-Knipple. : IT CAUGHT THE COON He Was an Expert at Zigzagging and a Swift Runner , but POLICEMAN MALCOLM'S BULLET Got in his Way and he Hadto Stop-- An Exciting Incident in Police Circles. Last Saturday morning early inn compelling - pelling a negro tramp to heave toPohice- man Joe Malcolm lodged a bullet in the colored man's anatomy which might have proven a serious matter with all persons concerned. It seems that Policeman Coglizer and Policeman Malcolm - colm were engaged in rounding up the bums in the railroad yard. Among the number were two negroes. They refused to obey the commands of the police and started to run. The policemen followed , but the negroes seemed to be the better sprinters ; and finally Malcolm brought his revolver into action , with the result that lie plunked a bullet into the hack of one of the negroes , the bullet glanc- lulg around a rib and lodging under the skin on the opposite side , where Dr. W. V. Gage subsequently cut it out. Doubtless the fact that the ball was well spent by the time it caught up with the fleeing negro saved his life , Policeman Malcolm a whole lot of trouble of his own , and the city a robust damage suit. The negro's wound was dressed and he was detained here until Sunday evening - ing , when he was provided with transportation - portation east , being dropped off No. 4 at Arapahoe , we hear it stated. [ It is however hinted that he is now in the city and that future and unexpected - pected developments may be looked for. ] While the incident has caused much and severe criticism , and the action of the policeman was unjustifiable , yet we only want to impress the lesson that such work is inexcusable , and throws the officer as well as the city liable to serious results. Guth plays should be reserved for the most serious emergencies - cies and bullets cannot be used safely to stop fleeing tramps. It Was a Little Awkward. illonday morning , Policeman Coglizer mistook Ales. Smith , tenanton the Lawson - son hog ranch south of town for a tramp , and invited him to make his presence in the city scarce. It seems to be a question - tion whom the joke is on hardest , Ales. or Cog , as the former has been a citizen of McCook and vicinity for quite a number - ber of years. However , the force in their zeal to abate the tramp nuisance must use good judgment. Not in it With the Deacon. A very good and pious old lady living at Indianola , in speaking of the removal of the county seat from that place to Mc- Cook , said : It was the good Lord's will that Indianola should remain the county seat , but added that the Lord didn't stand any show in a contest case when W. S. Morlan was around.-Mor- rissey. - Orleans Chautauqua Dates. T. DeWitt Talmage , Sunday , June 7th. t William Hawley Smith , June I , 2 , 3. David C. Cook , June 1o to 17. Joseph T. Berry , June IS to 25. M. M. Park- hurst , week of June Loth. Write to J. L. i 11IcBrien or H. R. Easterbrook , Orleans , Nebraska , for catalogue. McCook Commiserates. It is stated that W. T. Lindsay , known s o fame as the erstwhile publisher of the 1dcCook Independent Enterprise , will n the near future commence the publication - s cation of a Populist paper in Beaver City , May the good Lord have pity on heir poor souls. A New Smokestack. The McCook electric light works put up a new smokestack , Tuesday , in place P I the one blown down , two or three weeks since in the storm which they especially - t pecially remember to the tune of two or i ree hundred dollars damage. Decoration Day. p The committee having in charge s he preparation of the programme for d Iemorial day are not quite ready to q make known the result of their efforts.s The programme will appear in the city it apers , nest week. C Engraving and Embossing. If you take pleasure in goad stationa ry , try Crane's. It's fine and reasonat h le in price. We also do engraving of ards and embossing ofletter paper. See t o samples and get prices. c P Tomato Plants. You can get lee fine Tomato Plants at t nipple's for 5oc , d t THE CHURCHES. his tztTer kc'-t : x c CAT130LIC-Mass at S o'clock a , nt. High mass and sermon at ro:3o , a , ni. , 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 ii a , tn , and S p. in. Sunday school at ro a. in. every Sunday. Ladies' Guild meets every Wednesday evening after the 7:30 ser- vice. BAPTIST-Preaching at I Ioo a. nl. and 8oo : p , m. Theme for the morning hour , "Walking with God" . Evening , "Des- tiny" . Bible school at Iooo : a. ni. ; B. V. P. U. meeting at 7:00 p. m. You will be cordially welcomed to any of thees services. G. P. FUSON , Pastor. CONGREGATIONAL-Sermons by the pastor at It a. m. and S p , ni. Morning subject , "Life , Its Acts" . Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Christian Endeavor at 7 o'clock , Maud Wood , leader. Prayer meeting at 7:30 o'clock , Wednesday eve- fling. All are cordially invited to attend these services. HART L. PRESTON , Pastor. Resolutions of Condolence , WIIEREAS , Our heavenly Father in His wise providence has removed from aul0ng us Mrs. Augusta Bergster , the mother of our esteemed brother , Henry Sheeser , therefore be it RESOLVED , That we extend to our brother and the sorrowing family our deepest sympathy and commend them to the lave of our Father who art in heaven , and RESOLVED , That these resolutions be placed upon the records of this lodge , a copy he sent to the local papers , and one to our bereaved brother. C. G. COGLIZER. J. A. RITcIIIE. A. CARSON. Committee from McCook Lodge No. r37 , I. 0.0. F. : A Sllght Error. Reno have wish to appear controver- ial in this instance , but the statement made by the.esteemed Times , last week , as to the infrequency of the performance of a surgical operation in cases of appendicitis - dicitis , iii this part of Nebraska , is certainly - tainly erroneous. Ten or a dozen such operations have been performed in past few years , with favorable results in most instances , in southwestern Nebraskaand the operation can now hardly be styled infrequent. A READER. Is Growing Old. TILE TRIBUNE will with nest issue enter - ter upon its fifteenth year. It is the publisher's modest endeavor to make the paper better with age. How we succeed - ceed we are satisfied to leaveto thejudg- ngent of our patrons. 1t An Unintentional Omission. In naming the teachers elected by the board for the ensuing school year , last veek , we unintentionally omitted the name of Miss Hannah Stangeland , who was also chosen. i S A Grade Picnic. t f The members of the Eleventh grade udulged in the pleasures of a picnic on t Red Willow creek. Saturday , and of course had an entrancing time , together vitli a few invited friends. t FOR A CENT. f _ _ And we all may be happy yet. \Valh paper-All prices from 4c. to 20C. per roll at McMillen's drug store. t Pansy and Verbena Plants at KniP- b he's , Monday , a Try Dust Killer. Guaranteed to kill he dust on your floor. It will give sat- ; faction. Sold by A. MCMILLEN. It takes a rich man to draw a check , a al retty girl to draw attention , a brave b oldier to draw a pension , a horse to t a raw a cart , a deacon to draw three ueens , a porous plaster to draw the kin , a hypocrite to draw a cork , a free nch to draw a crowd. J P The Pythian hand entertained the Mcb onnell hall full of admirers , last Friday vening , with oneof their charming and rtistic concerts. President Barnes of n e Nebraska state fair association , who as expected to be present , and who was 0 ] have been tendered a reception in onnection with the concert , failed to ut in an appearance , to the disappointo rent of many. He subsequently wrote flat he would be here on some future ate to be announced in due season , p1 THE STAR OF JUPITER Is Increasing in Membership With Each Weekly Meeting , INTEREST CONTINUES LIVELY And the Future of the Order Grows Brighter Steadily--A Matter of Great Pride. The attendance upon the Monday evening - ning meeting of lodge No. 1 , Star of Jupiter , packed McConnell hall to the uncomfortalle limit , and it would seem as though the order would find it imperative - ative to soon secure more commodious quarters as the weather becomes hotter and the attendance continues or in- creases. There was the usual business session , withi eleven initiations of new members. There was just one unusual feature of the session , namely , the fact that there were no new applications for member- ship. Applications have been rolling in so continuously and rapidly right along , that this one gap in the record was commented - mented upon for its uncommonness. The entertainment , which was to have been provided by the South Side members - bers of the order , could not be given for the reason that certain essential members - bers of the company to give the play could not be present. They are expected to provide the programme of entertainment - ment for next Monday aweek , however , and hope to not disappoint the lodge. To Subscribers of The Tribune. Readers of TIlE TRIBUNE will please remember that cash : is an essential in the publication of a pap. The publisher - lisher has been very lenient during the past few years , on account of crop failures - ures and hard times , and as a consequence - quence many hundreds of dollars are due on subscriptions. We are now con- pelled to request all who can to call and make settlement in full or in part. In view of the facts , our subscribers must feel the justice and urgency of this re- quest. THE PUBLISHER. A Fine Lodge in Stockviile. C. F. Babcock and II. H. Berry spent the closing days of last week in Stock- yule , where they succeeded in organiz Lug a lodge of the Star of Jupiter , with III active membership which : promises well for the future success of the order. The boys are pleased with the businesslike - like manner in which this new subordi- i pate lodge starts out , and expect the Stockville lodge to be one of the shining 1 stars. i The Junior League Social. The Junior Leaguers received a large I and merited patronage at their social in the brick building south of the Commercial - mercial hotel , Tuesday evening. The social was in every respect a success and iighly creditable to the young folks and I heir able assistants of the Methodist i church. The occasion was truly a lively s and inspiring one for young and old. t To be Desired , t Aposition in theMcCook publicschools ii s something to be desired. We under- tand there are sonic thirty odd applica- ions on file with the board of education e or the two or three positions an the i t e acher corps now unfilled. These will a enot not likely be filled at present. e $2,500.00 Cash. t For sale. The two-story and basei' went steam heated building known as a he Frees S. Hocknell building , at the Dot of Main street , for $2,5oo.oo , spot cash. Write to or inquire of M. BALDRIDGE , Pomona , Calif. , or g First National Bank of 11IcCook , p a Notice to Teachers. i s Examination for professional life cers ificate will be held at the high school c uilding in Oxford , Nebraska , June 9th w rid loth , 1S96. L. A. CARNAHAN , 15 County Superintendent. o The Pure Quill. e We hear it stated that there is a probT ility that a lodge of Orangemen will c e organized in our city in the not dls- nt future.Ve may all be happy yet. Two in One Week. C Two subordinate lodges of the Star of o upiter were organized , last week. A R retty good record , but with a crop and etter times its growth will be faster. Fifteen ( r5) cents will buy a box of iv ice writing paper at this office , containing - taining 24 sheets of paper and 24 envelC2 es. h i Cabbage Plants. 500 Cabbage Plants at Knipple's for nly$1.oo. See them. IS Cabbage and Tomato Plants at Knipg e's grocery store. Tacoma. At the head of navigation on the Western side of Contutencement Bay , as it widens into the most wonderful and picturesque body of all waters , we find Tacoma , a city of 50,000 inhabitants , the principal commercial center of the Pacifiic northwest , possessing the largest and best harbor on the entire coast. The harbor is a chief factor in the makeup of western Washington , and and adds largely to the prosperity of the whole state on account of the shipping facilities it offers to ocean traffic. The iuttnence forests of the state furnish - nish Pierce county' with great lumber manufactories , shipping front 'I'acoma. Situated on a high promontory extending - tending into the deep waters of the sound , rising to an altitude of from lee to 500 feet above tide water , many views are obtained of rare beauty. Looking toward the north : , on the blue and ever placid waters of this inland sea are seen scores of sailing vessels and ocean steamers front whose flag staffs float the flags of many nations. Besides the lumber industry , that of mining ; and fruit growing stand forth in prominence. The greatest inducement which Tacoma and vicinity' offer to the immigrant is the facility with which anyone with small means niay carry on truck farming and the raising of small fruits. This is an ideal country' for that purpose. Apples , prunes , plums , cherries - ries , pears and almost all kinds of berries - ries are grown to their utmost perfection - tion , and in conjunction with their culture - ture one ntay raise all varieties of vegetables - tables , keep a few chickens and a cow and live absolutely' off the fat of the land. The climate is very equable , there being - ing no extremes of heatorcold. During the months of November to May or tune there is a great deal of rain ; still flowers 1)10011111 the yards theycarround. The summers are delightful. The streets of the city are wide curd cleanly , markets are convenient , the car service throughout the city is complete and newcomers are greeted with the most cordial hospitality. Among the fittest institutions are the city lulu and court house buildings , the latter costing $4oo,00o. Sixteen public schools , two uuiversites and a seminary for young ladies , offer excellent educational advan- tages. About forty-five churches attest the religious sentiment and fervor of the people. Not least , but of comparatively recent ( late , missionaries sail iron : the port of Tacoma to engage in their work n distant lands. Midway between Stampede pass and 1rt. St. lichens , about 6o miles from the city on the east the snow-capped cone of SIt. Tacoma , over 14,000 feet high , is the most conspicuous object in the varied andscape. Four or five miles to the south are the Nesqually plains , which contain man ) ' beautiful lakes , forming a natural park. Toward the north : on the far distant horizon , near the British line 20 miles away , can be seen Mt. Paker , is lofty crest covered with everlasting now. To the west between Puget Sound and - le Pacific ocean are the Olympic inoun- afns , their tops snow clad and of most regular rugged lines , they seem inac- essible , and their rough crest lines be- eath the light clouds , gilded and paint- d by the rays of the setting sun , exhib- a picture that defies the painter's brush : S well as the eloquence of the most gift- d tongue. American lake , only twelve miles from he city limits , is a beautiful bodv of ater. Bathing and boat houses furnish ccommodations for the comfort and pleasure of visitors from the city. The waters of the sound teen : with almost - most every variety of fish. The hetero- eneous character of her products is sim- ' ly amazing , but the resources of thte state re boundless , and their development still in its infancy. The world can be applied with lumber , and the mountains ontain an endless supply of coal , as ell as almost every other mineral , hile all around lie thousands of acres f the most fertile land still uncultivat- d. Game is abundant in many localities. he black bear , the red deer and elk are omnlon prey' for the hunter's skill. Two Large Shipments. Messrs. Fowler Wilcox and Henry' hunch , this week , purchased 400 head f cattle from Blanchard , Shelly & ogers , the commission men. They expect - pect to start the bunch today' for the Vheaton ranch on the upper Willow , here they will summer the cattle. This is the second shipment of 400 ttle that commission firm has sold ere. The cattle came from New Mex- co. For Sale Very Cheap. A wind mill , tower , tank and pump , Ith 210 feet of pipe. Will sell alto- ether or separately , and very cheap. ARTHUR WOOD. 4