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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1898)
V' ® hc < Jtlc 00k Steibtme. : > 1 H fl _ < H H . , , , , , . SIXTEENTH YEAR. ' McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY 14 1898. NUMBER 35 I fl An Increasing : Star. H The weather , Monday night , somewhat fl interfered with the attendance upon the H meeting of the Star of Jupiter , still there H was quite a fair turnout and the session H wns interesting and profitable. Five ap- fl > plications were favorably received and H two old members were reinstated in the B' order. Messrs. Gunn , Boatman and Mc- fl Milieu were constituted a committee to H audit the books of lodge No. i. The $ i B rebate and premium wus continued dur- H January. 1 After the regular business session the 1 social committee offered the following HX. program : J. F. Forbes described the Hfl' immortal Casey's unspeakable strike-out 8 with suitublc action and language. The H girls quartette , Misses Sarah Oyster , HB Nina Doan , Elsie Burgess and Myrtle H Meyer , showed the excellent instruction K and practice received tinder Mrs. A. P. H Bonnet in the selection they rendered , to B the hearty encoring of which they had to HK respond. Mrs. A. J. Clute gave a very HS effective recitation of the stage-struck B B girl. Bessie Borneman sang sweetly and HK pleasingly. The committee expects to fll have an entertainment to offer for next HJ Monday evening , to which the public is Bl invited. Hf R | A Good Showing. * Hl The German Congregationalists held H their annual church meeting , last Thurs- Hl day evening. Jacob Klein was elected B deacon ; Jacob Schmer , trustee for three B I years ; Jacob Miller , clerk. The finances B of the church were reported to be in fine HK shape all expenses paid and money in H the treasury. It was decided to paint Bb the outside of the church , and for this H purpose the money is now on hand. The HN interior was calcimined , painted and in U other respects improved , during the past | B1 3'ear , and with the outside improvements HBi the brethren will have quite an attractive s ' ' and comfortable house of worship. * The H B affairs of the church are in a very pros- HRi perous condition and its growth very HB satisfactory. 'The church membership is Kl now 73 , of which 19 members were added HB during the past year. In the Sundaj'- ! H | school there has been an increase of 30 Hf ; ner cent durinc the year just closed , and 1 K the total attendance is now 82. Rev. K Vogt and his co-laborers are to be con- B gratulated upon the measure of success fl ' achieved. _ _ P Shot Through the Foot. Hn ' Frank Coleman of Coleman precinct Hr > ] 3 was the victim of a severe and painful ' V'W accident while hunting , last Saturday , Hv xjm and now occupies a ward in the hospital k W in this city. He stopped to talk with a fl L ; friend and while resting the muzzle of HHK the gun on his right foot it was dis- B Wr ) J charged , tearing an ugly hole through B mf W"\\ \ • that member. Two of the toes were alI - I B I most sbot off * but the surKeon m charSe m ' H 1 'ft hopes to be able to save them. The V' I V young man will probably be laid up for | rc some weeks-to come. HE9 • = = = A card Party. fl t" Last evening , Mrs. Dennis Cullen en BV tered a company of friends at a card B' \ * * party , given in honor of Mrs. J. W. Mc- B\ \ } Kennaof Denver , who has been in the fl city for a few weeks visiting relatives. H k jl I Progressive games were played. Re- fc J I freshments were served at a convenient fli 1 pause in the games. It was a jolly and flj jr enjoyable affair. B& & ' l Supper and Program. B jr. The Lady Maccabees will give an oys- fl B1 ter supper in the Odd Fellows hall over BH ] | Ganschow's hall on next Thursday eveu- jB j ing , the 20th. Besides the supper , the Sffi f ladies are preparing to present a varied Hfi ' orogram of entertainment ; music , vocal H B J and instrumental , literary numbers and r 'l j other attractive features. The price will Siifi i be 25 cents for supper and entertainment. Hal The County Printing. H The county commissioners , at their an- HHI uual meeting on Tuesday of this week , HH ( recognized the excellent work performed HlHf by The Tribune , last year , and granted Br H " this paper the contract for doing all of H the county printing , commissioners' pro- V R ceedings , legal notices and delinquent B BI ' tax list , for the ensuing year. Hf A Farewell Reception. V Bi The ladies of the Dorcas society will ' Bl give a reception in the Congregational H Bi church , tomorrow evening , in honor of H H j Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Ballew , who expect HH | ] in the near future to remove from our K Vl city. It will be an informal affair. H B "Poster" Social. B flu ' B Bfal "v The "Poster" social by the ladies of BLFmH ' tne Congregational church , to be given fl'SI in the church , next Tuesday evening , B M j wjll be a unique entertainment. Besides BK 1 there will be a short'general program MmX 1 " and refreshments. B ? I ' = = = = = B " 2 % The Tribune and Demorest's Family > > ' * BlJ2 Magazine for $1.75 a year strictly in Hi advance. HflH ! MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE. Mrs. B. J. Sharkey was a Lincoln visitor , Wednesday. Mrs.L. Day departed.Thursday night , for California , on a visit. H. P. Sutton was attending to busi ness in Palisade , Monday. Newt Graham of Danbury transacted business in the city , Monday. H. S. MOORES and D. A. Good of Cur tis were city visitors , this week. Mayor Troth went east on Monday morning on important , business. John and Phillip LemasTers were up from Hartley on business , Saturday. R. O. Phillips of the Lincoln Land Co. was in the city.Tuesday.on business. Frank Rathbun was down from the Frontier county farm , Monday , on busi ness. James McCallum of Indianola was the guest of Fred Beardslee in the city , Sunday. Miss Jennie Gibbons returned home on Sunday night from visiting Orleans friends. C. H. MEEKER went in to Omaha , last night , on business , which may detain him until the first of the week. Mrs. Lewis Casten is attending the convocation of the Episcopal church in Grand Island , Nebraska , this week. Miss Cad Bodien of Orleans arrived in the city , Sunday night on 3 , and will visit her sister , Mrs. S. L. Moench. Mrs. A. P. Bonnet and mother , Mrs. L. L. Williams , go up to Denver , tonight , , to return on No. 2 , Sunday morning. REVS. Chittenden and Russell are attending the convocation of the Episco pal church , this week , in Grand Island , Nebraska. President Hocknell of the First National bank left , Wednesday night , for California , to be absent a month or ( six weeks. Mrs. C. E. Pope and Mrs. V. H. Sol- ' liday went up to Denver.Thursday night , to attend a session of the Ladies' Auxil iary to the O. R. C. , today. Miss Lora LeHew is a lay representa tive from the Episcopal church of our city at the convocation of the Episcopal church in Grand Island , this week. Miss Nell Fisher was the guest of Mrs. J. W. Line over Sunday. She was on her way to Wauneta , whither she was called by the fatal illness of Mrs. Doty , a relative. President Clark of the First Na tional bank of Hastings was in the city , first of the week , guest of Register A. S. Campbell. He was up the valley looking up some business matters. Thomas O'Rourke down from Rawlins , Wyoming , first of the week , on business connected with his farm inter ests up in Perry precinct. They contem plate moving back to the farm some time during the year. Frank RaThbun , we are informed , is figuring on renting the old Lutnan N. Howe place , west of the city , with priv ilege of purchasing the same. It is now rented by J. A. Brinton and is owned by J. N. Chappell of Wichita , Kansas. Lantern Class Tonight. The large audience which crowded the Assembly room , last evening , testified to the fact that interest in the "Corsican Ogre" is by no means dead. Tonight the second half of the loan collection will be exhibited. The pictures being reproductions of masterpieces in posses sion of the French government. The series this evening begins with the Pres entation of Napoleon's son to the army and includes the Burning of Moscow , the Abdication , the Emperor at Elba , the Battle of Waterloo and Orchardson's great picture of Napoleon on board the Belarphou. Among the pictures to be shown tonight is the Retreat , from the Battle of Nations , painted by Messonier , and well known in this country by the use made of it by Puck to caricature President McKinley. In consideration of the evening being devoted to French history , Mr. Bonnet , senior , will sing the Marseillais in the original tongue. His Nineteeth Birthday. Last Saturday was Fred Brewer's nine teenth birthday , and the occassion was celebrated on a large scale , about a hun dred of his young friends and acquaint ances participating in the party given in commemoration of the event. The even ing was passed all too quickly in games of various lands and much to the keen pleasure of all present. Refreshments of an elaborate and. elegant description were served. Fred and all of his friends have occasion to long remember the evening of January 8th. McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. / , And There are Others. We have the following reports of 1897 crops to present to our readers this week : C p. underwood Lives in Beaver precinct just west of Danbury. He had in 160 acres of winter wheat and threshed 4,600 bushels. 160 acres of corn yielded 5,000 bushels ; 15 acres of rye , 300 bushels. From 30 acres of alfalfa he put up 150 tons of hay. Be gan 1897 with 110 hogs and after selling $900 worth during the year had 128 at the beginning of 1898. He had 47 head of cattle at the beginning of 1897 , and a year later had 175 head. He values the product of his garden , dairy and poultry at $50 each. He states that his crop of wheat cost less than twelve cents per bushel , including cost of seed , all labor hired , interest on cost of land , threshing , etc. To any person questioning the cor rectness of his assertion Mr. Underwood can furnish a tabulated statement as proof of the same. w. A STEWART Lives in Perry precinct , about eight miles from McCook. From 50 acres of spring wheat he threshed 1,200 bushels , and gathered 7,000 bushels of corn from 270 acres. Nine acres of rye yielded 160 bushels , one acre of millet 15 bushels , and he cut 20 tons of millet hay from 8 acres. He had 8 head of hogs at the be ginning of 1897 , sold $50.00 worth and butchered meat for family use , and had 45 head at the beginning of 1898. He has 62 head of cattle now and had 6 head a year ago ; sold $40 worth during the year. Estimated value of vegetables raised , $40 ; dairy products $25 and poul try products $50 besides home consump tion. He has bought and is feeding 50 steers. W. S. HAMILTON Is another of Perry precinct's hustling farmers. From 60 acres of winter wheat he threshed 2,000 bushels , and as many more from 150 acres of spring wheat. He gathered 3,500 bushels of corn from 150 acres. Fifteen acres of oats yielded 350 bushels and 40 acres of rye 750 bush els. He had 40 hogs at the beginning of 1S97 , sold $500 worth during the year and began 1898 with 40 head. He esti mates his vegetables at $100. JOSEPH dudek Lives in Red Willow precinct , about five miles east of McCook. He threshed 3oco bushels of spring wheat from 150 acres , and gathered 4,000 bushels of corn from 120 acres. He cut 36 tons of cane from 12 acres and put up 75 tons of al falfa hay from 30 acres , one cutting. He pastured his alfalfa after July 15th. He had 35 hogs at the beginning of 1897 , sold $250 worth during the year and had 105 at the beginning of 1898. A year ago he had 10 head of cattle and now has 14 , besides selling $28 worth. He estimates his vegetables at $100 , the product of the dairy at $50 and of the poultry at $100. J. M. HENDERSON Lives in Willow Grove precinct , about four miles north of McCook. From 200 acres of spring wheat he threshed 3,5So bushels , and had 200 bushels of oats and 800 bushels of hog millet. 0. s. van doren Of Alliance precinct raised 5,000 bush els of corn and sold $400 worth of hogs and cattle during the year. He values the vegetables raised at $30 ; dairy prod ucts $25 and poultry products the same , w. N. ROGERS , Owner of Shadeland farm about three miles east of McCook , devotes his time and attention to raising fine cattle. At the close of 1896 he sold $1,200 worth of registered Herefords and began the year 1898 with 51 head of them. He gathered 3,000 bushels of corn from 100 acres and cut 300 tons of alfalfa from 95 acres. He values his vegetables at $400 , in addition to $300 worth of beets for stock. He es timates the product of his poultry at $100. S. P. HART Lives about one mile east of McCook and is quite an extensive farmer and stock-raiser. He had 900 bushels of win ter wheat and 2,600 bushels of spring wheat. At the beginning of 1897 he had 100 head of hogs , sold $1,500 worth dur ing the year and began 1898 with 30 head. He began 1897 with 100 head of cattle and during the year sold $3,250 worth. He is now feeding 125 head I bought during the year in addition to discharging $3,000 of obligations. Veg etables estimated at $100 and dairy and poultry products at $50 each. Eureka chapter O. E. S. will give a reception this , Friday evening , in Ma sonic hall in honor of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ballew , to which all Masons , their wives and daughters are invited. The Tribune and The New-York Tribune for $1.25 a year , strictly in ad vance. For chapped hands or face use Mc Connell's Benzoated Almond Cream. McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. Cuticular soap at McMillen's ; 15c. _ _ . _ 1 „ „ , _ CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Catholic 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. HlCKEY , Pastor. Baptist Bible school at 10. Preach ing at 11. Young peoples' meeting at 7. Preaching at 8 ; a series of sermons on the Christ of Prophecy. Prayer-meeting on Wednesday evening. ' A welcome to all. GEO. W. Sheafor , Pastor. Congregational Regular services , morning and evening , at 11 and 8 o'clock respectively. Rev. H. L. Forbes of Kan sas City , Missouri , will occupy the pul pit. Sunday-school at ten. Junior En deavor at three. Endeavor at seven. Prayer-meeting at 8Wednesday evening. A hearty welcome to all. Methodist Sunday-school at ten. Preaching at eleven ; subject , The Bright Side of Life in McCook. Class at twelve. Junior League at three. Epworth League at seven. Preaching at eight ; subject , The Key to the Store-house. P eland Bible study at 8 , Wednesday evening. All are welcome. James A. Badcon , Pastor. The Farmers' Institute. The time is approaching for the an nual meeting of the farmers of south western Nebraska in our city. The dates are February 2d and 3d , and everybody should be awake to the importance of the same. Word has already been re ceived from a number of prominent lec turers that they will be present , and quite a widespread interest is being aroused among the farmers of this part of the state , so that a large attendance may be expected. The Republican Valley Poultry associ ation will hold its annual meeting and give its first annual exhibition on the same dates. Air expert scorer has been engaged for this event , and it will be worth while for the chicken fanciers of this section of the state to be on hand with their birds to have them scored if not to enter the competition for prizes. Write to J. S. LeHew , secretary , for a premium list. The Unexpected Happens. Wednesday afternoon , Harry Stern of Holdrege , while in this city on business , received a telegram announcing the seri ous illness of his wife , and shortly after the news of her sudden death by heart failure. He arranged for a special train , which was quickly provided by the com pany , and he was whirled away to Hol drege , accompanied by his local repre sentative , Joseph Schwartz. Mr. Stern has the sympathy of many friends here in this unexpected bereavement. Mrs. Stern was in unusual health when her husband left home. The deceased was a sister of Mrs. Strasser , late of our city. Mrs. Stern was an accomplished linguist and musician , and has taught classes in both in our city. Lecturers for Farmers' Institute. The executive committee through the president , Wm. Weygeut , have secured the following lecturers to address the farmers's institute which will be in ses sion in this city February 2d and 3d : R. M. Allen , manager of the Standard Cattle Company , will speak on "Sugar Beets and Cattle-Rraising. " Pro ? . Charles E. Bessey of the state university on " 'The Best Hay and Pasture Plants for Nebraska , " and "The Farmer Boj's' Countrj' School. " Luther P. Ludden of Lincoln on "The Poultry Industry in Nebraska. " Mrs. Nellie Hawks will also be present and address the ladies on the subject of poultry-raising. Notice. Any one desiring to see me in regard to school matters will please call at my office in the court house in McCook any Saturday during the month of January. Office hours from 9 a. m. till 5 p. m. Lillian M. Welborn , County Superintennent. Collier's Weekly for January 6th is full of interesting things about the situation in China. The editorial , "Omens of Change in the Far East , " is an admira ble exposition of the complicated condi tions that obtain in the Flowery King dom. The illustrations in the current number aje not as yet up to the prom ised standard , but the names of the art ists who have been engaged are a guar antee that Collier's will be one of the best illustrated weeklies in the country. Henry James' serial , "The Turn of the Screw , " begins January 27th. J. K. Barnes post of the G. A. R. held a public installation of officers in Odd Fellows hall on Tuesday evening. The officers were installed by H. H. Berry. G. W. Dillon is commander and T. H. Yarger , adjutant. Organize a Local Board. Rev. E. P. Quivey , Superintendent of the Children's Home Society of Nebras ka , was in the city , Sunday , and gave an address in the morning in the Methodist church , after which he obtained 28 life shares for the society. Each of the churches selected two del egates , who met in the Congregational church in the'afternoon to form a local board. The following were the delegates chosen , who become members of the board : Methodist J. H. Berge and Mrs. H. L. Kennedy ; Congregational Albert McMilleu and Mrs. J. F.Ganschow ; Bap tist I.T. Benjamin and Mrs. T. M. Phil- lippi ; Christian R. T. Eller and Mrs.S. A. Traver ; Episcopal Dr. S" C. Beach and Mrs. W. D. Burnett. The board was organized with the elec tion of the following officers : J.H.Berge , president ; Mrs. S. A. Traver , vice-presi dent ; I. T. Benjamin , secretary ; Mrs. J. F. Ganschow , treasurer. The regular meetings will be held on the second Sunday of each month in the Congregational church at four o'clockp. m. Special meetings subject to call of the president. The object of this society is to look after children without homes and to pro vide homes for them. Any one wishing to take a child should notify some mem ber of the local board , or if any one knows of any homeless children notice should be given to the board , and in each case the matter will then have proper attention. This society is strictly a charitable in stitution , the object being to care for homeless children , place them in good homes , have an oversight over them un til they are 21 years of age , see that they are properly clothed , educated aud train ed for useful citizenship. The society has now on hand the fol lowing children to be placed in homes : Girls one each of the following ages , 15 , 14 and 11 years. Boys one each of the following ages , 14 , 12 , 8 , 7 years and 16 months. PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS. Maud Evans entered the Tenth grade on Monday. Rev. Jas. A. Badcon addressed the As sembly , Monday. Miss Pearl Williams of Indianola vis ited the school on Tuesday. Ada Simmerman of Coleman precinct was a school visitor , Wednesday. Anna Hannan of the Tenth grade has withdrawn from school on account of sickness in the family. Charley Beardslee of the Ninth grade has been absent from school for the past few days on account of sickness. Harry Troth was absent , fore part of the week , in charge of the feed store during his father's visit to Omaha and Lincoln. Friday evening , Feb. 18th the school will give an elaborate concert at the opera house , the proceeds to be devoted to the piano fund. The public school choir will furnish the music for the evening sessions of the farmers' convention to be held in this city , February 2d and 3d. Fred McManigal had a finger badly cut , Monday , by a piece of flying glass from a tube which bursted during an ex periment in the laboratory. Matthew Thomson of the Fourth grade was the object of a vociferous surprise party , Wednesday evening , by a number of his youthful friends and schoolmates. The lantern class tonight will consist of the second part of Napoleon's life il lustrated by a remarkable loan collection of pictures reproduced from famous paintings in possession of the French government. The appointments for the special work department for the winter term are as follows : Treasurer , Harry Troth ; librar ian , Alex. Gibbons ; assistant , Frank Purvis ; messengers , Guy Tomlinsou and Robert Gunn ; lantern manager , Albert Thorgrimson ; assistuient , Frank Colfer ; secretary of the Assembly , Jessie John son ; Assembly room manager , B. A. Whittaker ; assistant , Ida McCarl ; ushers , Nina Doan , Bertha Shaffer and Minnie Rowell ; arrangers , Frank Probst , Floyd Proper , Harold Thompson and George Campbell ; supervisor of music and pro grammes , Myrtle Myer ; helper , Louis Johnson ; pianist , Maud Wood ; assistant , Elsie Burgess ; office librarian , Julia Ryan ; bell ringer , Anna Clark ; brass bell ringer , Marion Bishop ; door keeper , Arthur Richardson ; curtain puller , Marshall Os- born ; slide-keepers , Roxy Brown and Ella Snyder ; time-keeper , Ora Hendricks. In Squire Berry's court , on Tuesday , Ben Stoddard secured judgment against C. H. Cope for $7.10 on labor account. McMillen's Cough Cure ; 25c. MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS. | McMillen's H Cough Cure ; 25c. McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. H Cuticular soap nt McMillen's ; 15c. H There is n cuff button at this office for H the owner. H Scale Books For sale at The TribUNE - H UNE office. Best in the market. H The Tribune and Leslie's Weekly for. H $3.00 a year , strictly in advance. H Wanted Ten of the brighest young H men in the county , at this office. Ij H The Tribune and The Prairie Farmer | for $1.25 a year , strictly in advance. H H Per chapped hands or face use Mc'i l Connell's Benzoated Almond Cream. H > < . ? H The Tribune and The Prairie Farmer - H mer for $1.25 , strictly cash in advance. < i ' H For chapped hands or face use Mc- f | Connell's Benzoated Almond Cream. l l Try McMillen's Poultry Powder aud / | Egg Producer. Satisfaction guaranteed. ) * | The Tribune and The Chicago Inter- H Ocean for $1.35 a year , strictly in advance. | Try McMillen's Poultry Powder and | Egg Producer. Satisfaction guaranteed. | Be in the swim. Buy one of those B wonderful Vive Cameras from H. P. B Sutton. | Tub Tribune and The Cincinnati M Weekly Enquirer fori.5oayear , strictly B in advance. | H , ? fl For Sale A good office desk in first j 1 .class condition , at a very low price. J B Call at this office. m B Marsh Phillippi is having a neat and \ B convenient barn built on his residence B property on upper Madison street. j B A gold pen is not a luxury when you H can get one for no outlay. Tint Tribune H can tell you how to secure one on this W M f < B Girl Wanted For general house- ' * | work. Steady employment and good 'l l wages for competent help. Enquire at H this office. H Mrs. Frank Jeffries has purchased from | the building association the dwelling on B corner of Monroe and Dudley streets in fl which she is now living. a k Arthur Colfer is doing business on his | own hook now , Colson having retired | from the daily paper business. Arthur | is doing a lively business , too. | Keep in mind the meetings of the | farmers' institute and Republican Valley j fl Poultry association in this city , February | 2d and 3d. They should be largely at- | tended. H The members of the Eastern Star have H invited the members of the A. F. and A. 1 M. to participate with them tonight in a | reception and banquet to Mr. and Mrs. | E. C. Ballew. H The Imperial quartette , that created P l such a favorable impression on their re- fl cent appearance iu our city , will sing in l l the Congregational church , March 3d , HB under auspices of Christian Endeaver so- | Judging from a recent article in the j H Lincoln Journal the Edward Lorenz case | is very likely to be remanded back for a | new trial in the district court by the | supreme court. There is too a prospect j fl that the young man will be released. | The following list of letters was advertised - | tised on January 9th : Marvin Bacon , H Frank Campbell , Miss Meda Carney , Mr. | Bernhard Cutter , Miss Edna Devore , Mr. | J. C. Lewis , Mrs. Kate Fairchild , Miss H Pearl Hernling , Al. Lietomsot , Miss Nan H Burns , Mr. E. Sharp , Mary Ann Smith. | At the meeting of the G. A. R. , Tuesday - H day night , preliminary steps were taken | toward organizing a local lodge of the | Ladies of the Grand Army. A committee - | tee was appointed to interest eligible | persons in the matter , aud the orgauiza- | tion will be perfected iu the near future. . fl l H i = = = = = If there is a school teacher iu the , H county who has under her charge bright . | | boys and girls who would enjoy good ' 'l ' l books , we have something of interest for S B you. Inquire at The Tribune office * | and we will tell you how to secure a H nicely illustrated Life of Lincoln , Life of | Washington , a Natural History , a Complete - | plete Altar of the World. Talmage's | From Manger to Throne , Samantha at | Saragota , and other wholesome books. | We can interest you and be of help to | | you. Make inquiry. | 39 fl