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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1896)
- . p . . . . . . . - - . . . ' - - - - - - " " - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - . . n . . . . . ' : , I . . . . ' " ' . . ; + r " d' , . : ' " < ' . . : ) 1 : : . - h ' \:7' ; ; " ' , ( " . UCOOb tt nut. . . t 1' * . FIFTEENTH YEAR MeCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY . , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 22 , 1896. , NUMBER 1. - - - - - - - OUR CITY'S JUST PRIDE . k , ; Programme for the Commencement p Exercises ! , May 29th. r 1 MEMBERS OF THE H. S. ALUMNI Some Items of Interest About Past- Classes. What They are 'j1 Doing Now. , , Invitations are out to the commence ment exercises of the graduates of the ' " McCook high school , class of ' 96. to be : , held in the Menard opera house on next t t Friday evening , May 29th. t . THE CLASS 1896. ' EDITH S. OYSTER , r J. ALBERT BEVRER , t ROY FORBES SMITH , MABEL EMILY WILCOX , WILLIAM HENRY MAHONEY , t 's ' i JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH MULLEN , ' 4 i i DELi'iiiNE ELIZABETH BATTERSHALL , MARTHA THOMPSON BATTERSHALL , Louis THEODORE THORGRIMSON , PERCY ELIZABETH BREWER , 1 MAY EUNICE PUTNAM , LORA MAY LEHEW , ETHEL M. OYSTER , 1 ERWIN HOPT. The class of ' 96 , it will be observed , is ' S the largest in the history of the McCook c ' public schools , and the programme for I the auspicious occasion is necessarily < t long , but promises to be interesting and I meritorious. PROGRAMME. Overture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' Orchestra . Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchestra 7 ' . Invocation. . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchestra Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School ' Salutatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy Smith { ' Essay "Memories" . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Brewer I ssa'y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edith Oyster ' "One of Nature's Beauties" . : Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orchestra Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louis Thorgrimson L 1 "Final } Difficulties" . Essay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . Mabel Wilcox "From School Life to Life's School" . Essay - "Women of America".Maude Doan Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchestra Essay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Mahoney "Follies of Fashions" . Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josie Mullen : } . "The : Century's 1 regress " . l , Essay-"Our Sphere . . . . . . .Della Battershall Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchestra .t' , Essay-"Our Sure Defense" . . . . . Erwin Ilopt > Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethel Oyster "Hitch Your Wagon to a Star" . Essay-"Climbing" . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bert Beyrer + Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . Orchestra Essay - "Influence" . . . . . . . Martha : Battershall Class History- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lora Lellew Valedictory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May Putnam Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchestra i Awarding Diplomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . } Remarks . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School I Benediction : : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . The class colors are purple and gold. The class motto is , From School ! Life . .c ! to Life's School. It has been said of the class of ' 96 that it is one of the most uniform classes the 1 school has ever turned out. i \ ' THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ' ' Of the McCook : high school was organized - ! 4 ganized in 1894 , and numbers 46 mem t t ) , bers : Class of 1886 - Gertrude II. Laws. 1 Class of ISS9-Helen A. Davis. , t Class of 1890 - May O'Brien , Levi San derson , Lovell Clyde , Edna Meserve. r ' I Class of 1892 - Ellington Wilson , Susie ' { f \ , Hunt , Augusta Hunt , Sylvia Williams , 1'f ! George LeHew , Verlie Berry , Clarence f Whittaker , Henry Hall. , \ Class of 1893 - Selma Noren , Della lQ \ Johnston , Johannah Engel , May Sea- \YJ ? man , Mamie Chapin , Orla LeHew , J. H. fA. Fowler. 1 t. Class of 1894 - Minnie Whittaker , May ) t Stuby , Lillian Troth , Bertha Boyle , Hat- : j- Hattie " " .l ' tie Yarger , Winoua Peterson , Hannah { / Stangeland , Ross Stroud , Maud Cordeal , -'J ) Stella Norval , Clara LeHew , Olive Rit- I J ' \ tenhouse. Mary : ! Marsh. . \ . , . . , Class of 1895 - Nettie Cooley , Norma ' Noble , Elmer Kay , Arthur Douglass , 'tr Charles McManigal : , Addie Hanlein , It 1 I Clara Purvis , Grace Brinton , Eunice r'l\ Goheen , Ona Simons , Marie Gibbons. r i ) There bas been but one death in the f ( alumni , that of Henry Hall , which occurred - \ curred in Sanbprn , Iowa , March , 1896. i . - \ And but one marriage , Gertrude Laws ' \ to Will Hardy of Lincoln , where they i now reside. Mrs. Hardy was not only r the first graduate of the high school , but tt she is the only graduate who has com f pleted the Nebraska university course. Quite a percentage of the. alumni are dispersed over the country : Helen A. Davis resides Washington , D.C. , where ' she has gained some fame in artistic ' pursuits. Mary O'Brien is living in Chicago , Levi Sanderson and Della } Johnston in Salt Lake City : , Utah. Au- gusta and Susie Hunt are in Boulder , Colorado , where they have continued their studies in some degree in the state university. Sylvia Williams is teaching in Broadhead , Wisconsin. Selma Noren is in the state university at Lincoln. A May Seaman resides in Beatrice , Neb. Mamie Chapin in Ashtabula , Ohio , and Orla LeHew in Oskaloosa , Iowa. May \ Stuby is teaching in the public schools i atSheridan/Wyoniing , and Lillian Troth t is pursuing her study of music in Phila delphia. Winona Peterson is making her home in St. Louis. Maud Cordeal is continuing her musical studies in 1 . . Y4d.Y Denver , where Arthur Douglass is in the Burlington employ. Norma Noble is in Bethany , Mo. , and Elmer Kay has a promising position in Joplin of the same state. Addie Hanlein is pursuing her studies in the state university at Seattle , , Washington. Grace Waldo is in Sheri- dan , Wyoming , where she has been teaching in the public schools. Mane Gibbons is improving herself in music at the Orleans conservatory. Nettie Cooley is in the Beaver valley near Cedar Bluffs : , Kansas. The absence of a class in 1891 is explained - plained by.the fact that a grade was added to the system in 1891. Previous to that year there were but eleven grades in the system. r THE PEOPLE. , k . .t.r , . & J Ld'I..FJrL . . . .tiotz6.t . DEACON MORLAN was.a Lincoln visi- tor , Tuesday. Miss ALICE BENJAMIN returns to I Benkelman , today. MRS. J. F. KENYON has been a Den- ver visitor , this week. , P. A. WELLS was a Lincoln visitor , fore end of the week. I. N. CLOVER and son were county seat visitors , Thursday. H. E. CLARK of Republic , Kansas , spent Sunday in the city. Miss PEARL BREWER visited in Lin coln , Saturday and Sunday. MRS. W. S. CORNUTT of Culbertson was a flying , visitor , Monday. C. T- RYAN went down to Grafton , Wednesday night , on business. J. J. GARBER of Red Cloud was a com mercial guest , Tuesday evening. L. H. BLACKLEDGE was down from Culbertson , Wednesday , on court busi- ness. REV. J. M. BELL will preach the me- morial sermon , Sunday morning , in Bartley. DR. W. . V. GAGE returned home , Tuesday morning , from a brief visit to . Denver. , MRS. E. C. BALLEW , who has been visiting in Missouri , arrived home , first of the week. E. E. MAGEE left for Valparaiso , this state , last Friday , to the bedside of a seriously ill brother. C. C. CALDWELL of Lincoln , deputy under ex-Secretary of State Allen , was a city visitor , Wednesday. H. H. HouGE left , last night , to spend the summer with the old folks near Bel- mend , Wright county , Iowa. . O.N. MAGEE of Valparaiso , this state , ' visited his brother-in-law , J. E. Robinson - son , early days of the week. ; CALEB CLOTHIER came down from Hayes county , first of the week , and was the guest of Mayor Troth. JUDGE NORRIS and Reporter Eisen- hart were in the city , Wednesday , the Judge ha'\'ingsome business in chambers. PROF. S. T. PARSONS of Wauneta made a brief visit here , last week , on his way to Chicago , where he may lo- cate. cate.H. H. W. COLE was in Blue Hill and other towns in that section , early in the week , spreading the "Star of Jupiter" gospel , which was received gladly. . i i E. E. MAGEE was summoned to eastern - I ern Nebraska , Friday evening , by the serious illness of a brother , whose death is expected at any time. MRS. P. D. GALARNEAU arrived in the city , first of the week , from Alli- ance , and is the guest of Mrs. Anna Col- fer , while visiting her many 1\IcCookad- mirers. J. H. BERGE of the county treasurer's office is on the programme of the Hitch- cock county union Sunday school con- vention , May 31st , having the topic , "The Sunday school and public opin- ion" . E. D. RINEHART and wife of Sidney , Iowa , were Commercial guests over Sun- day. They went up the Imperial branch , Monday morning. He is a sufferer from asthma , and is seeking immunity from that dreadful malady. MR. AND MRS. H. H. TROTH and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Babcock drove down to Cambridge , yesterday afternoon , to at- tend the graduating exercises of the Cambridge public schools , from which Miss Anna Babcock graduated , Thursday evening , among others. G. S. BISFOP was up from Indianola , Monday , and while here closed arrange- ments with C. W. Barnes to enter upon his employ on the Times-Democrat , to commence on next Monday. Mr. Bishop is a publisher and printer of experience and well known to the people of the county and of this city. - - . . - - , - " " . . . ' . . - . . . . _ . . , . : = _ _ - , . . ; : . - ; e. . _ _ - " - " " " - THE STAR OF JUPITER The Hot Weather Does Not Effect the Attendance at All. MORE COMMODIOUS QUARTERS Are Demanded , However , for the Comfort the Members--An Enjoyable Program. As usual the hall of McCook lodge No. I , Star of Jupiter , was crowded at the Monday evening session , when eight new members were duly initiated into the order. The lodge decided to hold a picnic some day week after next , and a committee of five was appointed on ar rangements , to report at the next Mon- day evening meeting of the order. It is likely that the picnic will be held on Red Willow creek and that arrange- ments will be made for transportation to and from Red Willow by rail. The lodge also voted to ask the supreme lodge for a dispensation remitting to September 1st the fees for beneficiary certificate and medical examination , amounting to $1.50. The business of the lodge completed the meeting closed , and the entertainment for the evening followed. There were a number of recitations , reading , vocal and instrumental numbers all of which were greatly enjoyed , indeed for the most part the programme was distinctly meritor ious and met the approval of the audi- ence of members and friends that thronged the lodge rooms to the hall - way. . It is expected that the South Side friends will have their dramatic enter- tainment ready for the meeting on Mon day evening next. Improvements Proposed. The present condition of the Star route branch of the postal service in this section was the object of the visit and investigation of \V .C. Vandervoort , a prominent member of the service from Omaha , Tuesday ' of this week , and THE TRIBUNE is pleased to state that the probabilities are that this branch of the service will be carefully and thoroughly overhauled and a number of material improvements will likely be made in the interest of those now receiving Star route service from this point. It may be said that the Star route ser- vice has not been as closely looked after as other branches of the postal service , not here alone but generally , and as Mr. Vandervoort has recently been given spe- cial charge of this branch of the service , improvements may be expected soon in the line of promptness in the delivery of mail. It is just possible , too , that some changes may be made in the place from which some of the routes start , in the interest of better and quicker ser- vice , and this may necessitate the loca- cation of one or two of the mail carriers in McCook. : Moved This Week. The Shevlin house , recently bought by the Episcopal people , has this week been moved in onto the parsonage lots just immediately south of the chapel , where it will be overhauled and placed in read- iness for occupancy by Rector Knox and family. It will make a commodious and comfortable parsonage and at a very reasonable price. Orleans Chautauqua Dates. T. DeWitt Talmage. Sunday June 7th. William Hawley Smith , June i , 2 , 3. David C. Cook , June 10 to 17. Joseph T. Berry , June 18 to 25. M. M. Park- hurst , week of June 10th. Write to J. L. McBrien or H. R. Easterbrook , Orleans , Nebraska , for catalogue. A Landmark Torn Down. - Mrs. Vina Wood is having the enclosed tower , tank and windmill on her resi dence property in the city torn down , this week , which will improve the appearance - pearance of her property very much. It has been useless for some time and not ornamental. Their Fears Realized. Bruce Magee , a brother of Mrs. J. E. Robinson and E. E. Magee of our city , died in Lincoln on Tuesday morning , of consumption of the blood. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon. They have the ten er. sympathy of many McCook friends in this bereavement. Engraving and Embossing. If you take pleasure in good station ery , try Crane's. It's fine and reasona- ble in price. We also do engraving of cards and embossing of letter paper. See samples and get prices. Her Birthday. Monday was Mrs. S. : C. King's birth day , and the happy event was appropri ately celebrated at the farm north of the city a few miles by the giving of pres- ents , etc. r . . . . - . - " " - - - - . . . . . = - - - " , , . - - Ell Finally Gets Here. Eli A. Barnes , president of the state agricultural society , arrived in the city , ' . last Friday evening , remaining here on ; business - over Saturday. One of the pur- poses of his visit was to hear and secure a bid from the Nebraska Brigade band of our city to play during the state fair. After much exertion a portion of the hand was assembled in their band hall , Friday night after the arrival of the train , and some selections were played in order to give the gentleman an idea of the band's qualifications. The presi- dent also did some missionary work for the next meeting of the society , urging especially that the county makean effort to secure a premium in the county col- lective exhibit at the fall meeting of the association in Omaha , August 27th to September 5th. . About an Inch of Rainfall. The two showers of last week , accord- ing to the Burlington gauge here , gave us .91 of an inch of rain. The first shower amounted to .20 of an inch hut that of Friday night added .71 of an inch , making almost an inch. The small grain was in condition to need the precipitation - cipitation , after the continuous winds of the preceding week or more ; and the rains have caused a feeling of satisfac ticn and encouragement to prevail among the farmers. The rain in some portions of the county was not so heavy , while in others the precipitation was greater. Generally speaking the county's crops are in fine shape , and the season is a month in advance of last spring. Should Have an Exhibit. One of the leading features of the state fair are the county collective exhibits. S3i375 i iu premiums are offered , divided into twelve parts. Red Willow county should make an exhibit this year : without - cut fail , and it is not too early now to commence preparations for so important - The divided - ant an event. premiums are - edas follows : ist - $600 ; 2tl - $500 ; 3d - $400 ; 4th - $350 ; 5th-$300 ; 6th - $250 ; 7th-$225 ; 8th - $200 ; gth - $175 ; loth - $150 : . . mh - $125 ; i2th - $100. , Tenth Grade Picnic. I A portion of the Tenth grade , with their Invited ; friends , indulged in a pic nic at Bolles" grove on the Red Willow creek , last Saturday. Though conditions were not the most favorable , the young people had an enjoyable time and are apparently none the worse for their damp outing. nr ] ! IiJ"Un.JIO.l : ! JlQlt'lIF ; JlJiIFoii" I . r THE CHURCHES. .ti .r..tI' ' ; " ; . " .1x Tfarifhr ' Vftir . iJV yfer Kr ItJlkXcl | CATHOLIC - Mass at S o'clock a. m. High mass and sermon at 10:30 , a. m. , with choir. Sunday school at 2:30 , p. in. 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. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. every Sunday. Ladies' Guild meets every Wednesday evening after the 7:30 ser- vice. Gospel meetings will be held in the city hall by J. M. Morris , Evangelist of Illinois , beginning on Saturday evening and continuing all next week. Service on Sunday at 3 p. m : Evening service at 8 o'clock. The illustrated sermons and chalk talks will interest all who hear. CONGREGATIONAL - Union Memorial : service at II o'clock. At 8 o'clock , the Baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of the high school. Special music by the choir ; the Gloria from Mozart's : I2th Mass will be repeated by request. A cordial invitation is extended to all friends of our schools. fe ! HART L. PRESTON , Pastor. PERSONAL MENTION. A. D. KING , Culbertson's candidate for state treasurer , was a city visitor , Monday evening. O. N. : MAGEE was delayed here until Wednesday night , by illness. He left for Lincoln on No. 4. J. D. GOODWIX and wife of Wauneta were Commercial guests , Wednesday , going up the branch yesterday morning. Face the Music. In declining to prepare and sign a petition requesting Judge Norris to call a special term of district court for Red Willow county , District Court Clerk Boatman , Sheriff Neel and others , we apprehend , were on safe ground. Doubtless , if the business of this county demands the holding of a spe- cial term of court , it is the duty of Judge Norris to call the same at his earliest for peti- convenience , without waiting a tion from officers and lawyers who have a pecuniary interest in the matter. Pansies and Verbenas. Pansy and Verbena Plants at Knip- ple's on Monday. . JUST SWEET ' FIFTEEN Little Neighborhood Matters Tershl ; and Accurately Stated. FACTS AND FANCIES UNADORNED ] More Business Houses are Coming Harbingers of Prosperity. Another Milestone. Last week THE McCooK TRIBUNI rounded its fourteenth year and this week the paper enters upon the fifteen ) year of its existence. For thirteen years the paper has been owned and published by the present editor. These years have been years of blended prosperity and adversity - versity , failures and successes , trials and < triumphs. In the past the publisher has been actuated - tuated by the impulse and motive to give the people of Red Willow county a : newsy , clean , conscientious and coura- geous newspaper. And the past is the best guarantee and earnest of the future. We have no new plans , policies or prom ises , but so long as THE McCoOK TRI BUNE is owned and controlled by its present publisher its mission will be to stand up for Nebraska and to be counted for Red Willow county and McCook re- gardless. Incidentally , we shall aim to < make people happy and a livelihood for THE PUBLISHER. Another Grocery Store. J. J. Garber of Red Cloud was in the city , first of the week , looking over the city with the view of establishing him self here in the grocery business. lIe < was so impressed with the outlook here as well as with the present condition of the city that he determined to locate here. lie consequently leased the store room now occupied by Mrs. M. E. Bar- ger , and will open a stock of groceries in the same about June ' ist. It is his announced purpose to give McCook a new stock and a fine one. To Subscribers of The Tribune. Readers of THE TRIBUNE will please * remember that cash is an essential in the publication of a paper. The pub- lisher has been very lenient during the past few years , on account of crop fail- ures and hard times , and as a conse- quence many hundreds of dollars ar ; > due on subscriptions. are now com- 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. To Aid the Armenians. Almost every daily paper contains an appeal for assistance in Armenia , show- ing the awful distress and want. It has ; been arranged with the pastors of the different churches and G. A. R. post to take up a collection at the memorial un- ion service , Sunday morning , to be forwarded - warded to the Red Cross society for their work in Armenia. Everyone come pre- pared to assist in this contribution. Harbingers of Prosperity. The ubiquitous traveling man - thai harbinger of better times-is becoming and numerous'is a more frequent more numerous \ - itor to McCook. And we note the pres- ence of some familiar faces among those returning with samples of their wares. They are as welcome as the flowers that bloom in the spring , tra la. Something of a Roaster. The McCook correspondent of the In- dianola Courier is something of a roaster himself , and has excited no little curios- ity in this community as to his identity. His correspondence is an oasis in tin otherwise dreary desert. A League Social. The members of the Epworth League announce a social at the home of H. Thompson , next Tuesday evening , t o which the public is cordially invited Ice cream and strawberries will b e < : served. Notice to Teachers. Examination for professional life cer tificate will be held at the high school building in Oxford , Nebraska , June gtl t ] and loth , 1896. L. A. CARNAHAN , County Superintendent. Bugs in Evidence. Reports from over the county would indicate that potato bugs are already ir evidence in considerable numbers ovei r the county , and threaten growers of tht : tuber with much annoyance. " " . "Prices Stiffening" for "Frees & Hocknell" . Figure prop erty advanced to $2,750. Cabbage Plants. 500 Cabbage Plants at Knipple's foi only $1.00. See them. I Memorial Exorcises. Memorial Sunday , May 24th } 1896 , members of the G. A. R. and all old soldiers and sons of veterans are re - quested to meet at G. A. R. headquarters promptly at 10:30 : o'clock , u. HI. , and march to the Congregational church , where union services will be held. , 1'KOGRA.MMr. AT TilE : CHURCH / , II A. M. Song ; : . 1 raver . Kcv. G. I' . Fuson Anthem. . . . . . choir Reading ; : Scriptural Lesson Rev. 1 1. Preston Sung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choir Sermon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. J. A. Badcon Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ' . Choir Benediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . " MI : : : ' iORIAI. DAY I'KOCKAMMK'.MAv'sO. I : : : Assemble at Menaid's hall at I p. m. , sharp. . . Call to order at 1:30. . . Chairman H. II. I Troth Music..h : ' H I I igh i School Orchestra Song-:1nerica..Choir ; : and \ Congregation ; : 'rayer 1 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ' Chaplain J. M. Bell \1 < : . High i School Orchestra Reading orders . . . . . . Adjutant J. I I. Yarger ; : Soul ; ; : . . Choir Oration..l'ost Commander II. H. I Berry hong ; : . . . . . ChoIr Benediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) : cr. R. I. I . Knox formation of procession under command of Chief Marshal J. A. Wilcox. assisted by Assistant Marshal Col. J. S. U-l lew. Proces sion will form on Main avenue , right : resting on Dennison street ; march west on Dennison street McDowell street , from McDowell street to cemetery. I'IWIR.\'I'II' : AT CIMITKRV. : : Decoration of monument to unknown dead by l children of public schools. Decoration of soldiers' graves ; : by ( I. ; A. R. post and old soldiers. Teams will not be permitted to enter the cemetery during ; : decoration services. . . The G. A. R. extend a cordial invita- tion to the city council , public schools fire department and all civic societies to join the old soldiers in the observance and exercises of the day. School children and others who can gather or donate flowers are requested to bring them to the hall not later than 9:30 o'clock , the 30th. The following committees have been appointed : Decoration of hall - Mesdames : A. 1) . . Welles , J. A. Wilcox. Misses Rachel Berry , Edna Meserve : ! , Maude Doan , Hattie Yarger , Lydia Brinton , Blanche Starr. l\Iessrs.J.l\ ! . Henderson , Michael O'Leary , G. W. Starr , M. Kessler , J. W. Underhill , J. A. Brinton. This commit tee is requested to meet at the hall to receive - ceive flowers at 9:30 a. m. Transportation S. Fitch , Jacob Steimnetz ; , G. W. Dillon. . e . III FOR A CENT. . . Sweet Potato plants for sale by Knip- ple. Pansy and Verbena Plants at Knip ple's , Monday. Get Knipple's prices on Sweet Potato I plants at once. The rain of Monday morning amount ed to .08 of an inch. C. F. Babcock has taken quarters in the Cole building , upstairs. Mrs. Beck will have a nice stock of flags for Decoration day , cheap. Wall paper - All prices from 4c. to 20C. per roll McMillen's drug store. ! John Hoff is building himself a frame house in the southwestern part of the city. I. T. Benjamin has moved into the Marquardt building south of the Com mercial hotel. Premium lists for the Nebraska state I fair are out : Omaha , August 27th to September 5th. The Oddfellows have purchased the Anderson safe and moved the strongbox to their lodge room. Matt. Droll put up lee rods of the Page woven wire fence , this week. The Bar- nett Lumber Co. are agents. East Dennison street is being graded / and some improvements are being made to crossings that part of the city. Try Dust Killer. Guaranteed to kill the dust on your floor. It will give sat I isfaction. Sold by A. McMiLLEN. : If you are going to put up a hog past- ure fence , see the Page wove wire before you buy. The Barnett Lumber Co. sell it. THE TRIBUNE'S correspondents are either all on a strike , this week , or all in the cornfield , we don't definitely know which. With two exclusive groceries assured , a dry goods store and a furniture estab lishment in prospect , McCook seems to I be looking up. The first of the week The Barnett Lum- ber Co. had men out near Zimmer , Hayes county , putting up the Page woven wire fencing for George J. Schneider. Little Ray LaTourette took a header from his tricycle off the sidewalk in front of the court house , last Friday r and skinned up his countenance quite painfully and picturesquely.