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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1897)
I jM > \ SIXTEENTH YEAR. McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 24 , 1897. NUMBER 19 j STATE FAIR r County's Exhibit Attracts siderable Attention. AND CUTS A WIDE SWATH te Fatr.-Some Clippings maha Papers Telling : They Thought of ir Ownest Band , w , another county down on border , has an excellent ex- -geof William FitchWilliam Stephen Bolles. The ex es of no special features , but : o show in the clearest pos- r the resources of the.county ) fur west. There are thirty : orn , seventeen of wheat.and oportion. There are four lfalfa , each sized up along- : rte , show the growth at the Ling was made. There are' ' orn which .will yield sixty- to the acre , and wheat that hi fifteen to forty-five bush- ave. potatoes which weigh a half each ; samples of apples , ums grown in the county ; golden and German millet is large as a popcorn cob. creditable display of sugar anagers stating that these n compliance with.a promise if it was shown that beets of could be produced. In the there is a picture of a burro vas out of seeds and buffalo : alleged niammoth sugar ' is shown ee years' growth r the in formation of a curious Ecial statement is made thai buffalo squash , supposed to y Indians as an ague cure , itch of McCook is one of the je of the Red Wiilow county : is another of Nebraska's i , having gone to that county ears ago and resided there sent time. He helped br- junty , and served nineyears i of county commissioners , milt the , first frame house in and that the sheriff has not lit in spite of drouth and He hauled the lumber from built from Lexingtonwhich awn as Plum Creek. RD BY THOUSANDS , ok band concert in Fairmont y , says the Council Bluffs at of the Omaha Bee , drew rowd of people in the history The facilities of the motor r transporting passengers ted before the first number im was played. The band : a .high order , but it lacked : ient to be heard by one- people , who were struggling nough to hear it. The band lirty-six members and has ties and ability to make enough to be heard , but the sed the concert was to be .vilion and had made up his able for a partially indoors he bandstand was located regular stand between the he car station , and several jple found easy and conven- the sides of the natural am- PECIAL ATTRACTION , pedal attraction of thefore- i concert in the band stand , iven by the McCook band of : ces under the leadership of utton .which earned so many a year ago. Among the se- lered were a Fest overture by overture from Rossini's fa- l , "Semiramide , " and the i the Beautiful Rhine. " by The program was extremely 1 and in some respects the > wed some improvement on ionaliy meritorious perform er. Mr. Sutton has suggest ion e in regard to the pro- has proven very satisfactory , ed a supply of small printed iug the titles of over fee se- i which the programs during o be selected. Each selec- iered and as the correspond- is bulletined as each is ors are enabled to see at a l selection the band is play- iBee. JENTLY APPLAUDED , jf the first of the Ak-Sar-Ben Ree says : The third division vely South Omaha and "was itirely of Magic City socie- exception of the McCook headed the division. The ed-with its full strength of : ces under its leader , Harvey md its stirring music was pplauded by the crowds on es. S fi jjv-a * . -pi ; „ tJl . . + * . : -2Jghiin MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE. S. L. Green is among the state fai visitors. Mrs. C. H. McCarl spent Wednesday in Hastings. Tim Hannan went in to the state fair Tuesday night. W.R. Starr had legal business ir Lincoln , Tuesday. E. E. Coleman is in the city on t visit to his children. A. Barnett's family accompanied him to the state fair. Register Campbell went in to the fair , Tuesday evening. J. W. HiNKLE was up from Beatrice , Monday , on business. Dr. W. W. Newsome of Wilsonville was a city visitor , last week. Gene Moser was down from Denver , Wednesday , taking orders in his line. Mrs. Emerson Hanson returned , Tuesday night , from Bushnell , Illinois. PERRY Stone arrived home , Tuesday night , from his trip to Davenport , Iowa. Miss Selma Noren returned to Lin coln and her university work , Sunday. Jacob Burnett was down from Den ver , Monday evening , on a business trip. Grandpa Oyster departed on Tues day morning for his home in Alliance , Ohio : State Treasurer and Mrs. Mes- ERVE spent Sunday and Monday in the city. George Leland will spend the win ter with his brother in Arnold , Custer county. R. O. Phillips was up from Lincoln , Monday , on business of the Lincoln Land Co. J. M. SEWALl/rf Hastings was in the * city. Monday , loKing after his grain interests. Rev. J. A. Badcon is absent from the city , this week , attending conference at Lexington. Oscar Callihan of the Rank of.Ben- kelman "was a business visitor , Friday evening last. M. J. ABBOTT of the Hayes Center Re publican had business in the city , Friday evening last. Rev. H. L. Preston biked over to Curtis , Monday , to briefly visit his bro ther , returning on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Babcock went in to Omaha , Wednesday night , to view the attractions of the state fair. Mrs. Albert McMillEn gave a pleasant tea party , last Friday , in honor of Mrs. Mehaffey of Pittsburgh. Mr. and Mrs. ChurchfiEld are down from Alliance.Nebraska.the guests of their daughter , Mrs. James Doyle. J. W. Dolan was up from Indianola , Friday last , on some matters of business. He was the guest of Receiver Gibbons. Mr. and Mrs. Albert .McMillen drove up to Trenton , Sunday , to visit the farm and her parents , returning on Monday evening. Henry Church and wife and Joseph Allen and wife of the Upper Willow went in to the state fair , Tuesday evening. Mr. Hocknell is assisting in the First National bank , this week , during the absence of Asst. Cashier Pennell. Deacon Fisher came down from Wauneta , Monday , on his way to the state fair in Omaha. J. G. Stokes came down from Hayes Center on a similar journey. Mrs. J. F. Ganschow entertained friends , Tuesday , in honor Mrs. Mehaf fey of Pittsburgh , who has been visiting her sister , Mrs. T. B. Campbell of our city , for a few weeks past. Mrs. J.A.Ranney went in to Council Bluffs , Iowa , Wednesday night , to con sult a physician and remain for treat ment. She will be the guest of his sis ter. Her health has not been so good lately. Mr. Mehaffey came in from Pitts burgh , Wednesday night , and is the guest of his brother-in-law , T. B. Camp bell. Mr. and Mrs. Mehaffey will go on to Denver , next Tuesday , on a visit to relatives there. Mrs. W. S. Cornutt of Culbertson entertained lady friends , Wednesday , in honor of Mrs. W. C. LaTourette of Cedar Rapids , Iowa. Among those pres ent from McCook were : Mesdames S. P. Hart , H. P. Sutton , J.W.Hnppand "Vina Wood , who drove up from here , Wednes day morning. . . • aslafe aj&fajawiiJSgAsa ? 'l , 3gsasEfi5iy' . * : w ' 7 < > • - ; PIONEER CITIZEN GONE Charles T. Brewer Passes Away After a Long Illness. DROPSY WAS THE CAUSE OF DEATH The Deceased Was Long and Ac tively Identified With the Bus iness and Political Life of Our City. Last Sunday evening about six o'clock , . Charles T. Brewer passed away from the busy cares and ills of this present world into the quiet and peace of eternity. Af ter a long , courageous and hopeful fight against a hopeless bodily infirmity , tired nature succumbed and his spirit winged its flight to its maker. [ Charles T. Brewer was born near Watertown , Hew York , September ist , 1853 , being 44 years and 19 days old at his death. Passing eleven years of his early childhood there , he and his mother moved to near Racine , Wisconsin , ( his father having died a few years previous ly. ) After a residence there of about four years , they moved to Boone' , Iowa. At this time he had acquired sufficient education to enable him to teach , so he began teaching summer schools , hut still attending school during the winter in order to further his education. During the years 1875 and 1876 he attended the- state agricultural college at Ames , Iowa. In the spring of 1877 he was united in marriage to Charlotte H. Walker of of Boonesboro , Iowa. Five children were born of this union : Percie Eliza beth , James FrederickGeorgeRaymond , ' Benjamin Harrison and June. George Raymond died in infaney , 17 months of age. For several years after his marriage he was engaged as principal of the West Ward city school of Boonesboro ; during which time he was elected and served one term as city clerk. In 1881 they movedto , Moingoina , Iowa , where he embarked in the meat business ; but in 1SS2 moved to Colfax Springs , Iowa , fol lowing the same pursuit. In 1883 he came to Nebraska , engaging in the livery business in Harvard , from whence in the following fall the family came to Mc Cook. Here he engaged in the meat market and cattle shipping business , which he followed till his death. Dur- his residence in McCook he has served one term as councilman and three suc cessive terms as mayor of the city. The deceased leaves a wife and four children to mourn his early demise. ] The following brief sketch is an ex pression of a number of the business , po litical and personal friends of the de ceased : [ Charles T. Brewer located in McCook in 1884 , and since that time has been one of the foremost business men of the citjT , at all times taking a • lively interest in the business enterprises of the city , giv ing his time and means to this end. Mr. Brewer has always been a liberal pur chaser of stock and other products of the farm. Thus in his liberal dealing has brought to the city and counts' hundreds of thousands of dollars , and to the sel ler he will be missed. For three times he was chosen mayor of the city and once coroner of the county , and in ull places of trust he proved himself worthy of the trust imposed in him. Mr. Brewer , although a man of strong personality , made no enemies. While he was firm in his convictions , he maintained these convictions with the greatest of charity for those with whom he differed. With a large heart and a warm hand he could clasp the hand of every man and leave the full impression that he was a friend , and this character was never more mani fest than in cases where it was needful to contribute of his means to the desti tute or distressed. ] The funeral was held from the resi dence at two o'clock on Tuesday after noon. Brief services were conducted by Rev. George Sheafor of the Baptist church , after which the members of Mc Cook lodge ISTo. 137 , I. O. O. F. , took charge of the remains , which they es corted to the cemetery , where the burial was conducted according to the solemn rites and ceremonies of Oddfollowship. The memhers of McCook lodge No. 61 , A. O. U. W. , also formed a section of the escort. Besides a throng of citizens followed the remains to their last resting place in Longview. The floral tributes werehandsome : The Oddfellows' offering was a beautiful pillow , upon which were , artistically wrought the links of the order , the numberof this lodge , and the name of the deceased brother. TheLady Maccabees' pillow was also , a charming combination of fragrance and floral beauty. A number of anchors , pillows etc added to the sentiment and attrac tiveness of this appropriate feature. The deceased , carried an insurance of $5,000 on his life. . - -1 - > ? . - , . * * "y * " _ j * ' * * ; " ' ' < " j , 'i' ' 'I' ' "i " * ' ' " " ' " 'T ' pr" ' " ' * > ' " 7" " ' * " , m' * * yri PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS. It is expected that the loan collectioi of slides will.begin in a few weeks. Miss Edna Dixon circulated among thi high school pupils as a visitor , Friday afternoon last. The lantern class , this evening , is ir charge of the 12th grade , and an excel lent program is assured thereby. J. Albert Beyrer and Edith and Ethel Oyster , all of that class of ' 97 , were visv tors at the school , Tuesday afternoon. < At the lantern class , tonight at o'clock , Mr. Valentine will read a story by Robert Barr , entitled , "The TypeWritten - Written Letter. " Lantern class was very interesting , Friday evening last , the pictures , story and music altogether making a very creditable entertainment. There were 29 more pupils enrolled on the third Monday of school , this 3'ear , than there were on that day of last year ; and the attendance of non-resident pupils is about double that of last year , not withstanding the tuition charged. PIONEER CITIZEN GONE. The Tribune voices the sentiment of this community in extending the be reaved wife and family its profound and heartfelt sympathy. card of thanks. Words are inadequate to express our gratitude to the I. O. O. F. , K. O.T. M. , A. O. U. W. , D. of H. , and the L. O. T. M. , also to the kind friends and neigh bors , who rendered assistance during the illness of a kind and loving husband and father , and for the consolation and res pect of all business man and women in our time of bereavement. Mrs. C. T. Brewer. Fred Brewer. Mrs. W. B. Mills. RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE. Hall of McCook Lodge No. I37.I.O.O.F. Whereas : It has pleased the Grand Master of all things , to call from earth the soul of our beloved Brother C. T. Brewer , therefore be it Resolved : That we extend to the be reaved family our most heartfelt sympa thy , and may their hearts look up with hope to Him whose invisible hand shall dry the tears from every eye , and who doeth all things well , and be it further Resolved : That a copy of these Res olutions be presented to the bereaved family and that they be spread upon the records of the lodge. Dated at McCookNeb. , Sept. 24,1S97. C. I. Hall , H. F. Pade , M. H. Holmes , Committee. Board of Education. The board of education held a called meeting in the office of Secretary Kelley , Monday evening , and the following bus iness was transacted : Secretary was instructed to renew the contract for Sheridan coal , mine run. Supt. Valentine reported 612 pupils enrolled , this year , against 5S3 on third Monday in 1S96. The Superintendent was instructed to require all non-resident pupils to present receipts from the City Treasurer for $2.00 tuition on or before the 10th day of each month or be refused further admission to the schools , and that those now delinquent be allowed until September 30th to place their re ceipts on file. The committee on supplies was author ized to purchase 100 song books at $12.50. Formal action was taken in the matter of hiring G. H. Thomas as assistant high school teacher and his salary was placed at $50 per month. A number of bills for supplies were al lowed and the board adjourned. One Yield of Wheat. August Droll has just completed the delivery of a large contract for wheat. Off of 70 acres of land he threshed out 2,583 bushels of wheat. This is a yield of almost 37 bushels per acre. This at the lowest market price even of this fall realized more money than the market price of the land is per acre. The wheat averaged 62 pounds to the bushel. He Has Resigned. Rev. A. F. Morgan , missionary in charge of the Episcopal work in this sec tion , has resigned and accepted the rec- torate of St. Stephen's church , Grand Island. Rev. E. P. Chittenden , late of St. Paul , Minnesota , succeeds him in this field and will shortly visit this charge. Pupils in Music. Mrs. A. P. Bonnet announces that she will take a class in voice culture , sight reading , and beginners on the piano forte. Inquire at residence. A phrenologist , well organized spirit- uously , insisted upon feeling off the bumps of this community , Wednesday. . . , , , . ' " " " * - ; ! Ilh I r r 1 mn mi wTh iihiiii it i irin. REV. PRESTON RESIGNS The Congregational People Reluctantl : Consent to His Departure. SUCCESSFUL FOUR YEARS' PASTORATI Ends With Nought But Expressions of Regret and Hope for Suc cess In His New Field of Labor. On last Sunday morning the members of the Congregational church reluctantly consented to release Rev. Hart L. Pres ton from his pastorate , his resignation being accepted with regret by all , in deference to his desire in the matter. For the past four years Rev. Preston has served the Congregational people of this place as pastor well and truly. Com ing into the pastorate at a time when tact and energy were required he has enlarged and strengthened the member ship and leaves the church now largely and richly benefitted spiritually and nu merically and financially. His circle of admirers and friends has widelj * out grown'mere denominational lines and he is generally esteemed for his qualities of heart and mind as well as for his recog nized Christian virtues and ministerial merit. It is a distinct pleasure to note that Rev. Preston will leave McCook cherishing in his heart and memory only pleasant recollections of his four years' sojourn here , and that the members of his flock as well as a large part of the community at large will part with him with mingled regret and the heartiest well-wishes for his continued success in the work of the ministry elsewhere. A FAREWELL ReCEPTlON. The farewell reception given by the ladies of the Dorcas society in honor of the pastor , Thursday evening , in the church , was just such a charming , clever , social affair as the ladies of the society are wont to have when the occasion of fers , and added new laurels to their fame as entertainers. The church was attractively decorated for the event. Flowers , furniture , screens , lamps , pillows and other articles suggested by taste and comfort were scat tered m convenient parts of the edifice , affording a pretty setting for the com pany , which was numerous and ani mated. A brief program was rendered to the pleasure of all : Mrs. A. P. Bonnet and Miss Maud Cordeal played a duet on the piano with excellent effect. Mr. William Valentine read a selection from "The Stickett Minister" , with the usual pleas ing results. Mrs. A. P. Bonnet made her customary hit in a vocal solo , and Miss Mabel Perry was warmly encored for her piano solo. Mr. Valentine briefly expressed the appreciation of the public schools for the efforts of Rev. Preston in behalf of the children during his residence here , and Mr. Kimmell took occasion to voice the unanimous regret of the membership of the church at the approaching separa tion of pastor and parishioners , an event approached with hesitation and reluc- tancy , and to express the gratitude felt by all for the faithful , valuable services rendered by Rev. Preston. Refreshments were served during the entire evening and this feature was up to the high standard established in the past by the ladies. Small tables , attractive in napery , silver- and china-ware , were utilized in the serving and the cream , ices , cake , coffee etc , were most appe tizing. In this as well as in all other re spects the ladies are to be congratulated. Nothing marred the occasion save the idea of separation associated , and this fact is ameliorated by the knowledge that naught but the pleasantest relations exist between pulpit and pew , and that Rev. Preston will go from our midst with the heartiest good wishes and God-speed of not onry the members of the Congre gational church , but of the entire com- mnnity. Rev. Preston will preach his farewell sermon on next Snnday morning. He has not fully determined where he will next be engaged in the Master's work. Help Wanted. A good girl for housework. Must be a good cook. No other need appry. Mrs. J. B. Ballard. For Sale Cheap. Horse , harness and phaeton , all com plete , on very reasonable terms. • " Frank-Harris. School supplies at McConnell's. 3 cakes Juvenile soap 40c. at McCon- . nell's. i _ . . . ' Yon can get a good ink tablet for 5c. and ioc. at McConnell's. The best line box : papers and tablets in the city at McConnell's. MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS. - - _ • * • School supplies at McConnell's. ft " Hammocks at McMillen's drug store. 3 cakes Juvenile soap 40c. at McCon nell's. Machine oil , 25c. per gallon , atMcMil- len's drug store. William Relph's fall wheat averaged 34 bushels per acre. - , i ; Engineer Wilson of the electric light ' 1 plant is on the sick list. - . ' | = i You can get a good ink tablet lor 5c. > and ioc at McConnell's. ; The best line box papers and tablets in the city at McConnell's. A guaranteed buggy for a cheap-john ouKgy price at S. M. Cockran & Co. 's j Original pensions have been granted 9 John Penny and Howard Mitchell of this M place. Be in the swim. Buy one of those m wonderful Vive Cameras from H. P. I Sutton. ' The city hall is undergoing some needed - ed repairs. A new ceiling of plaster is M among the improvements. H A jug of counterfeit dollars and halves I was found • in making repairs on the m county fair buildings , recently. m > The Woodmen will hold a picnic in B Bond's grove on the Coon creek , Indian- H ola , Wednesday , September 29th. II It is the general opinion than an un- II usually large acreage of fall grain , will be II sown in Red Willow county , this fall. II A Workmen picnic is advertised to be I held in Paxton's grove on the Willow in I Hayes county .Thursday , September 30th. M H. H. Berry has been admitted to j practice as an attorney and agent for } M ' claimants before the Interior department. ! Don't think of buying a carriage , bug- IU gy or any other vehicle until you have jH seen the stock at S. M. Cochran & . Co. 's ! store and gotten their prices. ; H The Building Association has some tH good houses which can be bought at low 'jfl prices and on easy payments. See the H Secretary at First National Bank. 'H ' Emil Hildeman , Burton Morton and H Eugene Bellamy , all of Arapahoe , went M to Omaha , Saturday evening , and played : M with the Brigade band during the fair. ' M Thirty-one Epworthians drove over to M Prospect Park , Sunday afternoon , and M held a m&eting in the Boatman school M house. They report a splendid meeting. M S. M. Cochran & Co. will have the H largest line of carriages and buggies ever Sfl exhibited in McCook. And they will fl sell them at prices never equaled in this M city. | | Do j'ou want to rent or buv a house ? M The Building Association has several M good houses to rent or sell. Inquire of M F. A. Pennell , Sec'y , at First National M Bank. H J.E. Kelley has received from the J. B. | McFarland Co. a consignment of buggies H a carload for immediate sale. See I H him before buying. He will save you H money. B J. E. Kelley has a carload of buggies H that must be sold at once. This means H unprecedented bargains for all wanting H a buggy. See him and get figures. They H talk for themselves. H The six-months old infant child of | George Hoffman of South McCook died H on Tuesday.and the remains were buried j H in Longview , on Wednesday afternoon. | Rev. Vogt conducted brief services at H the home. H The Indianola Reporter promises three H people from Indianola to the reunion , H next year , for every one from McCook H that was present at their reunion , this H year. Thanks , Colonel , we will entertain - H tain them handsomely. H S. M. Cochran & Co. are Headquarters H for carriages , buggies , carts , and in fact , ; H for all sorts of vehicles. They will make H you prices that nobody can beat for first- I H class , reliable goods. Don't buy until J H you have seen them and heard their H gentle racket on prices. Standard goods M at rock-bottom prices. M A petition was being circulated this M week to the assistant postmaster general , AVfl and largely signed by our citizensasking M the establishment of a daily mail route V | from Bartley to Curtis via of Stockville , ' H thus giving us our mail at apout2 o'clock a | p. m. instead of midnight , or the next H day. The way the train has been arrivafl ing here for the past two months makes H l it much of the time impossible for the H patrons of the office to receive their mail H until the next morning- . Curtis Courier.H ' !