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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1897)
I F. M. KIMMELL , H McCOOK , NEB. I Printer B AND I stationer. Hj PUBHSnEK OF Hf AND DEALER IN I Legal Blanks B Note Books , H ' Receipt Books , H Scale Books. . H DEAX.EB IN | I Office Supplies Bj AND STATIONERY H OF ALL KINDS. I TRINE OFFICE. Hj FIRST DOOB NORTH , Or ni THE FOSXOFFICE HI1 Mccook , - Nebraska. ? pu.roLoaiCALAiiTr ; TRYING TO PRODUCE SEEDLESS AND THORNLESS FRUIT. Blethoda by Which Fruit Scientist * Suc ceed In Improving Upon Nature Re sult * Have Shown That They Are on the Right IlaslGr-Sllght Success With Apples. One of the most important objects po- mologistfl arc striving for is to produce thorn ief = s aud Reed loss fruits , and from tbo results already obtained it is not nnljkclv Hint the end will soon be real ized. St ds are not relished by the con sumers of fruits , and if they could be removed we would enjoy our grapes without experiencing a dread of appen dicitis and kindred complaints. Thorns are not in good standing among frnit growers , because they are constantly puncturing tbo best fruits and , what is equally important , the skin of the pickers. The thorns and prickles of plants and trees wore un doubtedly intended by nature to protect them from animals , but that is no rea son why they should bo continued for generation after generation on the cul tivated varieties. The gardener has no need for them , and , for that matter , the trees and shrabs have none either. Our domesticated peais and apples were all derived from the thorny , wild varieties , and pomologists have succeed ed in ridding them cf these spikes and prickles by oareful culture and selec tion. Oranges and lemons have not been cultivated in this country as suc cessfully as pears and apples , and many of them are very thorny. The wild and bout orange trees of Florida are bris tling with thorns , as is also the high priced king orange , one of the best of the mandarins. The wild lemon trees of Florida are so thorny that growers ques tion the advisability of grafting the fine La France lemons on them. In Florida , however , the thorns of the orange and lemon trees have been greatly reduced by selecting buds from branches with the fewest thorns , and by continuing this process year after year the sharp spikes disappear. In Cal ifornia nearly all of the orange trees are thorniest ; not naturally , but as the re sult of cultivation and selection. The thorns on blackberries , raspber ries and rosebushes give the greatest bother to horticulturists in the north , and there is a determined effort to get rid of them. The thorns give endless trouble to the pickers , and their remov al might save many a puncture to deli cate hands. There is an improved varie ty of raspberry placed on the market to day which is entirely thornless , but the trouble is thnt quality and quantity of fruit have been sacrificed to the gain made in destroying the thorns. There is little doubt that perfect thornless blackberries and raspberries will soon be obtained , for there is a widespread movement among gardeners and seedsmen to accomplish this. The man who is fortunate enough to produce a variety that gives perfect fruit with out the thorns will receive a pretty stiff price for his plants. Seeds are also unnecessary plant prod ucts in these advanced days of horticul ture , when gardeners propagate half their stock by cuttings , grafts and slips. Nature need no longer trouble herself abou 't the fear of losing any of her types. The modern horticulturist is sure to preserve every one of any value without gathering a seed. The California navel orange repre sents the best type of fruit grown with out eeeds. Nature produced this orauge as a freak at first , and man has taken advantage ol it to propagate fruit of a high order. Half the oranges of Cali fornia are grafted with the navel , and it is the most important fruit of the Pacific coast. Nature tried to produce twins in the navel orange , and one sur vived only as a protuberance in the blossom end , while the other expanded into a well shaped fruit without seeds. These oranges are occasionally found with small seeds ; but , as a rule , they are perfectly seedless. Several varities of seedless apples and pears have already been produced , but the quality of the fruit is generally poor and nearly worthless. They are called "bloomless" pears and apples and are exhibited more as curiosities than as the triumphs of pomological art. Neverthe less , they are the beginning of a new era of apple-growing , and they represent the primary stock of seedless fruits which may produce in time the finest flavored apples and pears. The grape industry would be benefit ed more than any other by the produc tion of new varieties without seeds , and toward this end scores of fruit growers are working , especially in California. The idea is to produce not only table grapes , but grapes that will make fine raisins. Seedless raisins would prove such a boon to the whole .civilized world that any other variety would be quickly run out of the market. There is a seedless grape of Corinth , which commonly passes as a currant , and the Sultana raisins of southeastern Europe are also seedless. But these fruits are so small that they can never answer the purpose. What the trade wants is a large , seedless grape , with perfect color and flavor , and to get that it ia necessary to experiment for years. New York Journal. The Austrian Dynasty. The present emperor of Austria is Francis Joseph , who ascended the throne Dec. 2 , 1848. He is of the royal house of Hapsburg , which has held the throue since 1282. Twenty-six sovereigns eigns of this house have ruled over Aus tria. Rudolph I , the nobleman who founded this royal family , built a castle on the Habichtsburg , or Hawk's moun tain , whence tbo name of the family. An authority on deaf mutes says that the ratio of deaf mutes to hearing is about 1 to each 1,600 , according to which there are about 40,000 such per sons in the United States and about 1,000,000 in the world's entire popul lion. * I Commissioners' Proceedings. [ O iN'l INUKD FKO.M LAST WKKK. ] McCoik , Nebraska , January Stli , 1897. bo.ini ol Comnii-sioners met pursuant to nrijournim nl Present , James Carmicliad , Stephen Holies and Jas. Robinson , commis sioners , and K. A. Green , county clerk. Min utes of last meetino lead and approved. Annual settlements of the following over seers of highways examined and approved , and r.n motion clerk directed to issue certifi cates m payment thereof as follows , to-wit : Overseerdist. No. Cer. No. C. F. Waterman iS 51 S26.76 Win. Heirsekom..24 52. . . . 30.32 vVni. Relph 14 53 7.21 Wm. K. Scarrow 41 54 15.66 Kli D. Akers 33 55 23.96 * \ \ ' . L.Kast 17. . . . 56 11.38 A. Kulilnian 36 57- . . . 27.00 Benjamin Baker. . . . 10 58 29.2S Joseph Junker 22 59-- . . 30.00 l' . D. Morton 32 60 29.38 Lewis B. Kerns 5 61. . . . 27.98 J. U.Carr 12 62 16.95 Win. Darlington 8 No balance due On motion the following appointments were made to fill vacancies : II. I. Peterson , justice. Grant precinct. A. N. Puckett , overseer dist. 4 , Alliance pre. Geo. Marboi , overseer dist. 27 , Danhurv pre. W. S. Fitch , overseer dist. 9 , Driftwood pre A. Kuhlman , o'ersecr dist. 36 , N. Valley pre. The following official bonds were examined and on motion approved : John Long , assessor. Alliance precinct. T. K. Quigley , assessor , Keel Willow prec't. Chas. S. Feiris , assessor , Driftwood prec't. Felix Wilhni , assessor. Valley Grange prec't. Joseph Walkingion , assessor N.Valley prec't. Leonard J. Shippee , assessor , Tyrone piec't. T. M. Campbell , assessor , Box Elder prec't. James Woodworth , assessor , Willow Grove precinct. Everitt Oxley , justice , Notth Valley prec't. John P. Reiter , constable , Alliance prec't. lleiwy Kulhman , constable , North Valley precinct. Overseer dist. No. Prec't. J. Pickrell 35 Driftwood C. W. Lepner 25 Perry Henry Corcoran 40 Perry \V. M. Wallace 20 Indianola C. A. Bede I North Valley A. W. Utter 10 Willow Grove M. l'\ Davis 34 Tyrone Ed Jordan S Willow Grove John Broomfield 11 Red Willow- James Bergin 2S Fritsch Patrick Cashen 7 Box Elder Harvey Burgess 18 Lebanon W. S. McTaggart 23 Tyrone The following banks were designated as depositories for county funds for the year 1S97 , viz : First National Bank of McCook , Citizens Bank of McCook , State hank of Indianola , Bank of Barlley and State Bank of Lebanon. The following depository bonds were ex amined and on motion appprovedState Bank oi Lebanon , Bank of Hartley and First Na-1 tional Bank of McCook I On motion C. V. Wateiman was appointed : onstabe ! for Lebanon precinct to fill vacancy. Semi-annual statement of L. A. Carnahan , : ounty superintendent , examined and ap proved , which statement is as follows : "McCook , Nebraska , Jan. 6th , 1897. To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners : The following is a report of institute money on hand : Amount on hand from last repoit was. .S93.76 Amount received for certificates 2.00 Amount now in my hands 595-76 L. A. Carnahan. " The following claims were audited and al lowed and on motion clerk was directed to draw warrants on the county road fund , levy of 1896 , in payment thereof as follows : G. W. Kimpton , sharpening plow $ 35 Wm. Darlington , road work 2.25 Lewis B. Kerns , road work Rejected The following claims were audited and al lowed and on motion clerk was dnected to draw warrants on the county bridge fund.levy of iSq6 , in payment thereof as follows : C. F. Waterman , bridge work $ 9.50 S. G. Bastian , lumber 21.42 Wm. Scarrow , bridge work 5.00 Wm. Iliersekorn.bridge woik.claim S5.- 50 , allowed at 4.50 T.J. Cress & Son , spikes 1.50 Barnett Lumber Co. , lumber 2.80 Charles Harris , hauling lumber 5.00 Frank Schmoldt , bridge work 6.40 Stephen Belles , bridge work 10 00 On motion board adjourned sine die. Attest : R. A. Green' , County Clerk. McCook , Nebraska , January 12th , 1897. Board of Commissioners met in regular ses sion. Present , Jas. Carmichael , Stephen Belles and James Robinson , commissioners , H. W. Keyes.county attorney and R.A.Green , county clerk. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. The following depository bond was exam ined and approved : State Bank of Indianola. Resignation of Elmer Rowell as Justice of of the Peace for Willow Grove precinct , re ceived , and on motion same was accepted. Petition of Patrick Gibbons et al. asking for the appointment of A. J. Rittenhouse as Jus tice of the Peace for Willow Grove precinct to fill vacancy , read and on motion A. J. Ritten house was appointed as Justice of the Peace for Willlow Grove precinct to fill vacancy. The following official bonds were examined and on motion approved : C. F. Waterman , constable , Lebanon prec't. A. N. Puckett , overseer road dist. No. 4 , Al liance precinct. August Kuhlman , overseer road dist. No. 36 , orr.li Va'leprecinct. ' . A. J. Rittenhouse , justice of the peace. Wil low Grove precinct. Applications of the various county officers asking for deputy and clerk hire for the year 1897 , read and considered and on motion granted as follows : J. H. Berge , treasurer , one deputy at S600 per annum. J. R. Neel , sheriff , one deputy at g6oo per annum. R. A. Creen , county clerk , one deputy at S600 per annum and assistance to the amount of 5300. The following claim was examined and on motion rejected : Dr. W.A. DeMay , med. attendance..Rejected Pursuant to the provisions of the Statutes For such cases made and provided the Board proceeded to select the names of 60 electors : o act as jurors at the February term of the District court. Whereupon the clerk of the District court was furnished the list so select- # ed , which list is as follows , to-wit : Alliance precinct , Patrick Callan , Maurice Reddy. John Reiter. Beaver precinct. J. M. Thomas , W. A. . Miu- nicar , John DeLong , Soren Simonson. Bondville precinct , Joe SchwarzW.P.Burns. Box Elder precinct , Ad. Pinkerton , George Younger. Coleman precinct , 11. K. Bixler. Danbuiy precinct , Almeron Reed , E. B. Lister. Driftwood precinct , C. T. Eller. East Valley precinct , Sam Young , Wm. En- yeart , A. V. Hardin , A. G. Dole. Fritsch precinct , S. O. Hoagland , R. K. Hatcher. Gcrver precinct , V. J. Gathercolc. Grant precinct , T. A. Rowland. Indianola precinct , Chas. Colling , Geo. Cramer , S.E. linger , C.B. Hoag , O.D.Mosher , William McCallum. Lebanon precinct , Wm. Murphy , S. E. Ral- sten , C. F Waterman. I Missouri Ridge precinct , John Ervin. , Ninth Valley precinct , G W. Arbogast , R , ] C. Catlett. ' Perry precinct , J. A. Brinton , Frank Real. Red Willow precinct , T. K. Quigley , Adam Grass , Martin Rinck. Tyrone Precinct , L. J. Shippee , Jack Farrell. Valley Grange precinct , A. D.Johnston , II. 11. Pickens. Willow Grove precinct , M. E. Horner , John Shepherd , R.J. Predmore , Howard Finity , M. O'Learv , M. 11. Holmes , E. J. Wilcox. Henrv Penner , L. W. Cox , C. 1. Hall , S L. Doan , B. F. Olcott , Joseph Spotts , C. G. Holmes , Wm. Darlington , W. O. Russell. On motion Board adjourned to meet Janu ary 13th , 1897. Attest : R. A. Grkkn , County Cleik. McCook , Nebraska , January 13th , 1S97. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Pres ent , James Carmichael , Stephen Belles and James Robinson , commissioners , and R. A. Green , county clerk. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Resolution : On motion it is heieby ordeied and the county treasurer is hereby instructed to transfer all moneys collecte 1111 the Bridge and Road funds , into the County Geneial fund , as soon as collected , until further in structed by this Board. Petition of C. II. Boyle et al. asking for the establishment of a public road , as follows : Commencing at the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of section six , township 3 N. Range 29 west , thence south on section line 1 Vt miles to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 7said Town , and Range and terminating thereat ; read and con sidered , and on motion same is granted and road established as petitioned for. Clerk oi- rected to notify oveiseers of highways to open said road , and also to notify land owners along line of said r.iad to file claims for damages as provided by law. On motion the estimate for the necessary expenses for the ensuing year was made as follows , to-wit : County Bond Jg 3,000.00 North Valley Bond 1,000.00 Willow Grove Bond 2,000 00 Indianola Bond 200.00 Hartley Village Bond 500.00 School Bonds 7,000.00 County General 12,000.00 County Bridge 6,000.00 County Road 3,000.00 . Soldiers Relief 500.00 High School 1,500.00 On motion O. L. Evenst was appointed constable for Beaver precinct to fill vacancy. On motion clerk was directed to call for bids for the county printing for the ensuing year. year.On On motion Board adjourned to meet Feb ruary 19th , 1S97. Attest : R. A. Green , Country Clerk. The Boys Entertained. Norman Campbell and HarrieC. Troth I delightfully entertained a number of their friends , last evening ; , at the resi dence of Supt. A. Campbell. Refresh ments were served during the evening , and everybody had an enjoyable time. Those present were : Bertha Shaffer , Edna Garrard. Nina Doan , Sarah Oyster , Ida McCarl , Vera Hilemau , May Stange- land , Lillie Norval , Arvilla Olcott , Elsie Burgess , Eva Burgess , Edna West , Grace Strasser , Ethel Barnett , Millie Slaby , Fred Brewer , Fred McMani al , Willie Meyer , Chas. Todd , Archie Utter , John Wentz , Judd Kay , Howard Hileman.Guy Tomlinson , Albert Berry , Frank Colfer , Ben Engel and Frank Francis. Norman and Harrie were assisted by- Misses Phelau , Strasser and Troth. The dancing club , John Strauahan in charge , and Miss Lillian Troth pianist , held its initial hop in Babcock hall on Wednesday evening. John Bergeman of Hastings is a new acvuisition to the Pythian band. He is a cornetist of ability , and also handles the violin effectively. James Hatfield , who has been making quite a long visit here , left for Decatur , Illinois , Thursday morning. Miss Mary Watson left for her home , Wednesday morning , after quite a long visit here with friends. Mrs. A. C. Clyde is again very ill and some alarm has been entertained for her recovery. L. E. Cann is in charge of the Western Union duridg Manager Watson's illness. For Sale. Lots 1 and 2 , in block 23 , original Mc Cook. Write to G. W. Jacobson , Free dom , Illinois. Dr. Z. L. Kay. Office , rooms 4 and 5 over Leach's jewelry store. Residence , front rooms over Ganschow's shoe store. All the different forms of skin troubles from chapped hands to eczema and indolent ulcers can be readily cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel - : el Salve , the great pile cure. A. McMillen. . / J H pjEST with a big B. Blackwoll'H Genuine Bull k j H B hs Durham is In 11 class by Itself * . You will llnd 0110 M H * ' coupon Insldu ounce uud two cou- Hk I H H pens inside each four BP\ l H I Genuine Durham I fl H Buyabapof t'liscelebniteiltolmccoandreatl the coupon J B l . H whichBivcsulistofvaiuublopresenUiuudhowtonctthem. | H 'Wfl Read the best coun ty newspaper that's The McCook Tribune ever.y time. 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