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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1896)
* - r * " : ! Library Building , UniverV } MPs. ci e' _ _ _ _ I _ ® lC.t ) : JtttCo k ® ttbtttte. : I _ _ _ ' s B • 4 H lft mMl FIFTEENTH YEAR McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA . , FRIDAY EVENING. . AUGUST 28 , 1896. . NUMBER IS l ' ; H _ A FARMERS' INSTITUTE The Idea is Meeting With Eavor Among the Farmers. TWO DAYS' SESSION TO BE HELD In McCook Aboutthe Middle of Sep tember to be Addressed by Practical and Successful Farmers and Others. t _ _ _ _ _ . Those having the matter in charge re port very satisfactory progress and much • encouragement toward holding a Far mers' Institute in this city in the near future. It is considered by those of our leading and progressive farmers that have been seen as the proper thing to do and they regard the time as the ripest possible. The farmers were never in a more willing spirit to hear and profit by such information as may be secured at such a meeting as they are right now , while the experiences of the last few years of failures are fresh and vivid in their minds. So far as the arrangements have pro gressed they provide for a session of the institute oftwodays , forenoonafternoon and evening sessions both days. Ad dresses , papers and experiences will be given by practical , progressive farmers who are studying as well as working. By men who are carefully studying the conditions of the country and how best to meet them successfully. Such topics as alfalfa , iog millet , Kaffir corn , Jeru salem corn , etc. , will receive treatment at the hands of capable men ; and it will lie the aim to get practical results along An effort will be made to secure one • or two evening addresses , if possible , from competent men from the agricul tural department of the Nebraska Uni- The committee have received encour agement from various sections of the county , as well as from surrounding counties of the intention of farmers and others to attend this Institute , the men tion of the proposed holding of which has aroused considerable attention and Doubtless this section of Nebraska needs nothing more imperatively than an intelligent , practical knowledge of what are the best crops to plant and the best methods of cultivation of the same , in view of the conditions and circum I stances of the country. In fact the future of the country depends in a 'large meas ure upon the discovery of these facts and the practical use of them by our farmers. We expect by next week to be able to give the definite date for holding the in stitute and perhaps a part of the pro gramme to be followed out in the same. Farmers' institutes are just as neces sary as teachers' institutes. Let all unite in making this new movement a success. The Club Meeting. The Republican club held its regular weekly meeting , Wednesday evening. The session was not called until quite a late hour on account of the speeker , Harlow W. Keyes , candidate for county attorney , being delayed. Jilr. Keyes fin ally put in an appearance and gave the club a good talk , which was appreciated by his hearers. There will not be the usual Wednesday evening meeting , on account of the speech on next Wednesday evening by Hon. T. L. Mathews of Fremont , into which the regular session will be merged. An Ugly Gun Wound. Henry Jeffries narrowly escaped death by a gunshot , yesterday afternoon. He and a young man named VanHorn were out hunting. VanHorn was in the act of putting a gun into the vehicle in which they were riding , when the shot gun was discharged , the load just miss ing his head and lodging in Jeffries' shoulder , producing an ugly wonnd. Dr. Gage has the case in hand and hopes for a complete and speedy recovery. Council Cooings. The city council .held their regular meeting on Monday evening , the mayor , clerk , attorney and councilmen all being The report of the street commissioner was received and referred to the com mittee on streets and alleys. Bills of Ed Jordan $6o , C. G. Coglizer $60.50 , J. W. Spiker $2 , Ed Jeffries $6 , were allowed. Adjourned. . Only 2 } cents a pound for cut nails at : . S. M. Cochran & Co. 's. Tablets and Box Papers at McCon nell's Drug Store. ° _ _ _ _ _ _ Steel Cut Nails 2 cents per pound at Wagon Covers $2.00 at LaTourette's. Toilet Soap : ; at McConnell's. AN ENDEAVOR BALLY. By the South Side Endeavor in Fitch's Grove , Sunday. The rally projected by the South Side Endeavor society for next Sunday prom ises to be an encouraging , profitable success. The programme arranged will cover morning and afternoon ; and the object will be to get a spiritual uplift and stimulus from the gathering that will greatly assist in pushing along the good work in that neighborhood. There will be delegations present from several of the county Endeavor societies and quite a large gathering of earnest , young people may be expected to be there. It is proposed to have a picnic dinner , so each one should go prepared in the way of eatables. A Successful Meeting. The Andrews meeting , last Friday evening , in Indianola , was a splendid success.The Beardslee opera hall was crowded with an attentive audience to whom the little parson spoke in his best vein. A score or more from McCook at tended the meeting , and report a big time and a fine speech. I THE PEOPLE. J W-A- ' - * ' ' * ' - - ' * * " - - ' ' * - ' ' * - if rJ6rV' ir-Jltlr-i- Dr. A. W. Hoyt was up from Indian ola , Monday. Mrs. B. V. Haley visited her rela tives , last week-north of'Holbrook. County Judge Kirk lias been down from Hayes county part of the week. Mrs. C W. 'Bronson arrived home , first of the week , from her Iowa visit. Larry McEntee was up from In dianola , Tuesday , on a matter of busi ness. Mrs. Emerson Hanson and son went up to Denver , Monday night , on a short visit. Mrs. F. M. Kimmeli. briefly visited Mrs. Newell Forsythe in Wauneta , Sat urday last. Mrs.- Stewart , a sister of W.B. Mills , Is here from Michigan , guest of Miss Pearl Brewer. MESSRS. H. H. Troth and Frank Harris heard Andrews in Indianola , Fri day night last. Mrs. A. P. Wem.ES and a sister left on last Friday evening for Colorado on a visit to relatives/ Mrs. Jacob Burnett and Mrs. Orville Burnett arrived home from Hastings , Tuesday night on 5. Mrs. J. W. Line went up to Wauneta , Saturday morning , on a visit of a few days to Miss Nell Fisher. Misses Ellington Wilson and Lil lian Troth attended the Andrews rally in Indianola , last Friday evening. Dr. J. A. Gunn , who was called to Iowa , a few weeks since by the illness of his aged father , arrived home , Saturday night. J. H. Locker was down from Hudson , Hayes connty , Tuesday. He formerly lived near Perry , and is a nephew of Benj. Baker , who lives a few miles east of town. Henry Walker went up toStratton , Tuesday night , to open up a barber shop. Henry is just home from a trip to the head of the Willow. He reports crops in the sand hill country as very fine. E. A. Sexson , chairman of the Re publican central committee , was in the city , Tuesday afternoon , on business po litical. The committee will meet in Indianola tomorrow to arrange for open ing and prosecuting the county cam paign. Prof. Harmon Watt left for the east on No. 4 , Monday evening. We learn that the Professor was married at Alma , Wednesday. He is connected with the Chicago College of Music. He was the guest of George Burgess and family while here. here.V. V. Franklin and H. H. .Berry in dulged , Monday , in a trip into north western Red Willow , southwestern Fron tier and southeastern Hayes counties , on business. They report some corn along the way , and a large crop in northern Hayes county , the sand hill district , where corn is now offered for sale in the field as low as eight cents a bushel. C. F. Babcock made a tour of part of Hitchcock county , Monday , on a collect ing trip. He went armed with about$3ooo in notes , and returned with nit. But he had the exercises and lis. own expenses to pay. Charlie thinks thatihe pension money is about all tHe cash there is in that county , and that the 75 cents ex pense money he left in one township . represented the total cash in stock of that precinct. J IS IT MOSES OR JONAH ? Hog : Millet is Attracting Much Serious Attention Prom the • FARMERS OF RED WILLOW CO. it is Claimed to be a Hardy and Rare Drouth Resister and Prolific Product With Unequaled Fattening Qualities. The eyes of many Red Willow county farmers are now looking to hog millet as the possible solution of the future of this section of country. There is no denying the fact that the experience of the past few years is causing many to seek for something in the cereal or plant line that will succersfully resist the dry , hot weather of this section and produce a crop despite these conditions. Practical farmers are searching in the realm of agriculture for something to take the place of corn and of small grain as well. In what is known as hog millet it is thought by some of our most practical and thoughtful farmers the great desider atum is found ; and it is claimed that hog millet will be to the upland all that al falfa is to the bottom land. It is a pro lific producer. Stands the kind of weath er that destroys small grain and corn prospects , and it is claimed to be better than corn for hog fattening purposes. The Tribune is not fully prepared testate state that all will be realized that is claimed for it ; but it most decidedly en courages the farmers of Red Willow couuty to give hog millet an experimen tal planting of a few acres , next spring. Dpu't go in head-over-heels and do a wholesale business until the possibilities of the plant have been tested. Plant a few acres and do it well. And we may be happy and prosperous yet. Mathews at Beatrice. Beatrice Times : Mr. Mathews of Fre mont then took the floor and it was a picnic from start to finish. The speaker has a prompt , business air , a pleasant , penetrating voice , and every moment was made interesting by a new idea or a novel way of putting an old one. Mr. Mathews has logic , sense , wit and good stories all at his command and made a thorough success of the business of bringing down the house frequently. He had a number of charts , object les sons which greatly facilitated his work and . enabled the audience to follow his argument more readily. He touched on the tariff and wages too , and ended with a most eloquent and masterly eulogy of our leader in this momentous campaign , Wm. McKinley. Mr. Mathews has enough co-modities in his head to make an excellent cam paigner , and is a power of good in the cause. Send us some more off the same piece. The subject of the above sketch , T. L. Mathews of Fremont , will deliver a speech in the Menard opera house , Thursday evening , September 3d. He comes highly recommended. An enter taining , instructive address may be ex pected. He should be given a full house. Equal to a Century Run. . Wednesday night , while wheeling home from Indianola , C. A. Le * ach. had the misfortune to break a chain and the felicity of walking home from the east river bridge into the city , a feat he de clares equal to a century run. Are Proud of Them. The Tribune has the best corps of correspondents ever secured by a western Nebraska weekly newspaper. They are improving , too , every week , in the qual ity of news and in quantity. We are proud of them. Store Room for Rent. • July 20th. store room now occupied by L. Lowman. Inquire of H. W. Cole or C. F. Babcock. Toilet Soaps at McConnell's. Coal Hods 24c. at LaTourette's. • Steel Cut Nails 2 cents per pound at LaTourette's. _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ Tablets and Box Papers at McCon- nell's Drug Store. One Quart Tin Fruit Cans 33 cents per ' dozen at LaTourette's. Glass Fruit Jars one quart 75c. a dozen at S. M. Cochran & Co. 's. C. L. DeGroff & Co. announce the ar rival of their new fall goods. The Cash "Bargain House is full of the latest things in their different lines. Pade & Son will move their stock of furniture into the Workman temple building , on Dennison street , and we .understand that a move is on foot to locate - . cate the postoffice in the room they va cated. And still there are others. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i S. OF J. ENTERTAINMENT Program to be Rendered on Next Monday Evening. The entertainment committee of the Star of Jupiter lodge will give an enter tainment and lawn social at the residence of H. H. Troth , August 31st , 1896 , to which the public and members of the lodge are cordially invited. The follow ing program will be rendered : Instrumental solo Maud Cordeal Vocal duet All's Well Blanche and Ida McCarl. Whistling 60I0 ( guitar accompaniment ) Mrs. P. A. Wells. Vocal solo .The Old Ferryman Mrs. J. E. Robinson. Ladies' quartette. .Spanish Boating Song Mrs. Brown , Mrs. Waite , Misses Stangeland and Watson. Speech The Unit of Government Mr. Farington Power. Vocal solo Mrs. C. W. Bronson Mandolin solo Clyde Stultz Vocal solo F. M. Kiminell Recitation C. I. Hall Vocal solo Little Boy Blue Sarah Oyster. Instrumental solo Bertha Boyle Vocal solo , Song That Reached My Heart Ellington Wilson. Male quartette The Bridge Messrs. C. H. and T. E. McCarl , Johnson and Britt. Vocal solo Grace Sanborn I THE CHURCHES. J . fiffirWATar rfhrffajfy jtftrV tt&t.i - CaTHOWC Mass at 8 o'clock a. m. 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. Methodist Sunday school at 10. Preaching at 11. Junior league at 2. Epworth league at 7. Preaching at 8 ; a sermon to boys. All are cordially in vited to come. J. A. Badcon , Pastor. Baptist Services in McConnell hall. Bible school at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. m. B. Y. P. U. meeting at 8 p. m. , sharp , will be concluded with a short sermon by the pastor. A cordial welcome extended to all. G. P. Fuson , Pastor. Episcopal Services , will be held at the Episcopal church , January 12th and every alternate Sunday at 11 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. R. L. Knox , Rector. CHRISTIAN Sunday school every Sun day afternoon at three o'clock in the German Congregational church. We hav no pastor at present , but the Disci ples will continue to break bread , -each Lord's day after Sunday school. En deavor society on Tuesday evening of each week at 8 o'clock. You are cor dially invited to attend these services. By Order of Committee. = PERSONALS. Mrs. Mary S. Eaton left for the east , last evening. Milo Price of Stratton has been vis iting friends in and around the city. 1MRS. . Ed. Beyrer and Miss Ruth are visiting Trenton friends , this week. Editor Adams of the Trenton Senti nel had business in the metropolis , Tues day. MRS. S. B. StrassER went down to Holdrege , Monday morning , on a short visit. A. J. RiTTENHOUSE arrived home , Monday night , from a business trip to Kansas City. BERT Beyrer rode up to Trenton , Tuesday morning , on his wheel , to visit relatives briefly. J. A. Piper , state secretary , passed through the city , Tuesday night on 4 , from a trip out west. MRS. G. A. NoREN and Miss Selma went up to Denver , Wednesday night , on a shopping expedition. Rev. R. H. Chrysler , of Wilsonville was in the city , this week , on business. He is a brother of Mrs. J. H. Bayston. Mrs. Frank Kendlen arrived home , last week , from her visit of a few weeks with her mother and sisters in Hastings. Grand Chancellor Ford of Kear ney spent part of Monday in the city. He was on his way to Haigler on Pythian business. Miss Guilmette of Lincoln was the guest of Mrs. W. G. Reddin , a few days close | of last week , on her way to Denver on , a visit. Miss Hannah Stangeland arrived home , Wednesday night , from Chicago , where she has been taking lessons in voice culture. Miss Jennie Holland was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bayston , Monday niglit. She was on her way to Wauneta to enter upon her school work. C. W. Kneeland arrived in the city on Wednesday of last week and has been the guest of Andrew Carson of the Sunny side. Mr. Kneeland formerly lived on the south side , keeping sheep in the early days. He has been in York state and elsewhere since leaving here some years ago. ECHOES FROM THE RAIL Railroad Items of Local Interest and Import , in Brief. BOUND OVEE TO DISTEICT COUET McCook'sGIee Ciub Make a Hit at Indianola , Last Friday Other Items Picked up by the Wayside , Weekly. Wayne Brinton was bound over to the October term of district court by Squire Rowell , yesterday , on the charge of hav ing attempted to rape a nine-year-old daughter of Robert Moore of Coleman precinct. Bond was at once given. It is to be ardently hoped for the good of the lad and the relief of the excellent family that the boy's innocence may be proven at the coming trial. Were Appreciated. The male quartette T. E. McCarl , G. R.Johnson , C. H. McCarl and C. W. Britt , sang at the Audrews meeting in Indianola , last Friday night. The boys were well treated aud their music was appreciated. They are all right. 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. The Democrats have been called to meet in county convention in the city hall next Monday at one o'clock , to nominate a county ticket. Messrs. Fowler Wilcox and Ed. Flit- craft have formed a copartnership. Cer tificate was filed with the county clerk , yesterday. Dr. Z. L. Kay. Office , rooms 4 and 5 over Leach's jewelry store. Residence , room -21 , Commercial hotel. Bgypne of those Heating Stoves or Ranges at LaTourette's at wholesale price. Quart Tin Cans at 45c. a dozen at S. M. Cochran & Co. 's. I RAILROAD NEWS-NOTES , jj Railroading is very quiet. It's along time between runs. Mr. Sampson of the auditor's office , Omaha , was in the city on Wednesday. Robert Byers , the new dining hall man ager to be.came up from Holdrege , Mon day. day.C. C. H. McCarl is on the road now while so many of the boys are absent on vaca tions. Frank Harris went down to Lincoln , Wednesday night , returning home on 3 , last night. Mrs. L. E. Gilchrist , who has been visiting friends in Akron , returned home on Wednesday morning. W. M. Irwin , wife and sons went down to Lincoln , Tuesday night , to enjoy the state reunion for a season. Conductor and Mrs. S. L. Moench re turned home on 2 , yesterday morning , from their visit to the mountains. F. M. Washburn is entertaining his mother and sister , who arrived from Bromfield , Nebraska , Wednesday night. When Sam Rogers' kid band get their torches , caps and other paraphernalia the boys will be strictly in the campaign. Mrs. William Brown and sister , Miss Mary Koebel , arrived home on Tuesday evening from a short visit down the valley. Sam Rogers' McKinley band is a world- beater. For noise continuous and vocif erous nought approaches it on the two hemispheres. Engineer Tim Haley received a broken shoulder blade in his recent accident up on the Wyoming line , and will be laid up for some time. No. 2 was late on Saturday morning , the delay being caused by washout in Colorado , where the heavy rains and cloudbursts , the latter part of last week , caused all the railroads considerable de lay and some damage. H. T. Carey is laying off on account of illness J. I. Hicks is running the yard at Alliance during Hough's absence. Mrs. L. M. Ferrier , wife of Brakeman Ferrier of Culbertson , is visiting in the city Tim Haley , the engineer who was in the passenger wreck with engine 102 , went to McCook , Wednesday , on 42. Alliance Grip. < ! IZ * ' _ _ _ _ _ DESTEOYED BY IIEE. \ 3 _ Mrs. Sarah Hileman Loses S80O ] - < H Worth of Alfalfa. I _ _ r _ | About ten o'clock Tuesday night a | l large fire was observed , a few miles iH southwest of the city , by a number of | H our citizens. It proved to be a portion | H of the alfalfa stacks on the farm of [ fl Mrs. Sarah Hileman on the Driftwood. il The loss to her is about 5800. Fortun- f fl ately all the alfalfa on the farm had not 11 been stacked in one place or the loss EH would have been much heavier. { H The fire was evidently of incendiary H origin , but Mrs. Hileman is entirely at a II loss to know the parties or the motive. | H not having an enemy on earth to her | H knowledge. [ B Mrs. Hileman has the sympathy of all [ H in her heavy loss. | _ _ v _ • • _ _ _ . ' _ _ t _ _ Will Leave Tomorrow. x < _ _ The Nebraska Brigade Band , U. R. K. ' of P. will leave for Omaha , Saturday H evening , on No. 4. The band will give ' • two concerts , Sunday , at Lake Manawa , | l the popular resort in Iowa near Omaha. jfl , The Tribune expects the band to cap- ' .H ture the honors during the state fair , re- < H fleeting great credit upon themselves , | H and incidentally upon McCook. ifl Blue Jay Sociable. < The ladies of the Episcopal Guild will jM give a Blue Jay sociable at the residence fl of Rector R. . H L. Knox on Saturday even- < ing. There will be a short musical pro- gramme. Only ten cents. All cordially H invited. H • = = ZB FOR A CENT. | i I I • = = . Toilet Soaps at McConnell's. fl Wagon Covers $2.00 at LaTourette's. H A $10 hanging lamp for $5.50 at Knipfl pie's. H Steel Stovepipe 14c. per joint at La- I Tourette's. Tablets and Box Papers at McCon- 9 nell's Drug Store. i _ H Quart Tin Cans at 45c. a dozen at S. M. Cockran & Co. 's. Flower Pots For sale by Mrs. B.H. Douglass , very cheap. One Quart Tin Fruit Cans 33 cents per dozen at LaTourette's. > The Star of Jupiter order expect very I soon to organize a fine lodge in Holdrege. I Glass Fruit Jars one quart 75c. a I dozen at S. M. Cockran & Co. 's. I Knipple is selling everything in the 1 queensware 4ine at cost and less than I cost. I Engineer Barney Lewis and wife are I taking in the state reunion at Lincoln , 1 J this week. * I You never heard of such bargains as 1 Knipple is offering in queensware ! Less than actual cost ! C. A. Scott has sold his residence in South McCook to G. L. Hackett. Con sideration $725. The Burlington * company has gangs of men on the different sections working out the company's road tax. Some farmers are taking advantage of the excellent condition of the soil for plowing. Others are putting in their small grain. We understand that the W. A. P. A. will have a flag ready to unfurl on each of the city school houses on the opening day of school. Fair Luna was eclipsed , late Sunday night. The lateness of the hour , how ever , confined the number of observers here to a very few. Up to date W. A. Minniear of the Bea ver has lost 320 pigs and hogs out of a > v total of 380. Cholera and drowning did , "i the business for him. q Next to hog millet , Kaffir and Jerusalem - 1 lem corn are being talked about by the H farmers seeking a way out of bondage. j Both are drouth-resisters. J There is a probability that the mortgage - 1 gage on the A. O. U. W. temple building M will be foreclosed in the near future. H. 1 T. Church holds the mortgage. 1 The Workmen had a special meeting of their lodge , Tuesday afternoon , to in itiate into that order Jasper Coffey , who on the following day left for White Springs , Kansas , overland. Colonel Mitchell indulged in a jaunt < over to Lebanon , recently , and in his reminiscences of the trip feels impelled to admit .having an imperious craving and a capacious cavity for yellow-legged ' chickens. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | I ) 1 } I > _ _ _ _ i _ if 9r I ! • 1 * 1 . J. i * % J I JL _ _ _ l
