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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1898)
- 1f i " " ' / < / ; ' //o. o.O ; 'SEVENTEENTH YEAR' . McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST 26 , 1898. NUMBER 15 The Red Cross Social. The Red Cross social held on the lawn ' residence lust Saturday at Supt. Campbell's , urday night , was n tremendous success. The social was conceived and carried out by the ladies of the several churches of the city , although many outside the churches willingly gave their time and means toward forwarding the grand work. The large lawn surrounding Supt. Campbell's residence was simply thronged by the people who flocked to the social to encourage by their presence and money the commendable and patri otic work among our soldier boys. Hunting and flags were the decorative effects , supplemented by Chinese lan terns , railroad lanterns and locomotive headlights , and the general effect was attractive and enOuising. The Nebraska Brigade band added a large element to the success of the social by its presence and the number of ex cellent selections rendered to the great pleasure of the people present. The band had been augumenled considerably and poured forth u volume of melody that as usual captivated the audience. The ladies served about fifty gallons of cream , and cakes galore , realizing out of the same and from the donations $122.77 , which will be placed in the hands of the Red Cross society for disburse ment where the society has the greatest need. The affair was of great social worth and financial advantage and the ladies who worked so heroically for the success achieved are to be warmly congratulat ed , while the entire community feels a pride in the results secured , for itvas a community affair and had the good will and patronage of all. Such union functions have a distinct social value in any community in mutu al , pleasant disclosures of helpfulness and sympathy in unexpected quarters and in cementing community ties Would we had more of them. Was Before Santiago. Private Me Quay of company "D" , Second regiment , United States regulars , spent a few hours in the city , Monday night , on his way from New York , where he landed on last Saturday morning , from Santiago , to Fort Kehoe , Montana. McQtiny lived here about ten years ago and his brief visit here was a source of much satisfaction and information to many that met him. He was in all the battles about Santiago , El Caney , San Juan hill and before Santiago , and it was intensely interesting to hear him tell in his simple way of his experiences. He was in the trench before Santiago for 17 days and nights , and ir of these days and nights lie was up to his waist in water. He carries with him some pieces of shells and cartridges and other re minders of the bloody campaign about the city of Santiago. He was down with an attack of typhoid fever , and is on his way back to the fort to rest up from the terrible campaign in which he was en gaged in the island republic. He is not much taken up with the island and has no desire to return there. Thinks that those who have been there and had the experiences that he had will have no de sire to return , though peace be establish ed. He regards himself as very lucky to get home safe and without wounds of siiy kind. His comrade in amis just next to him was shot by a Mauser and instantly killed. He described the dig ging of a trench , 17 miles long , one night , with bayonets and hands , among many other interesting things told. He left on the late train for Denver. Minnesota Dent Corn. A. G. Culbertson left two samples of Minnesota Dent corn at this office , last Saturday , which recommend it as the corn for raising in this section of Ne braska. It is an early corn , and in nor mal years matures before the severe ! } * hot days of the last of August. It is an earl } ' corn , but will produce from 25 to 35 bushels per acre , and will make a fair crop in years when the larger and later kinds will not give any returns. The kernels are large and ears filled out. Al together it seems to be desirable corn. Are You Going to the Exposition ? Rent furnished rooms at 2616 North igth street. Five blocks from main en trance of the grounds ; all modern ; free baths ; first-class in all respects. Write Mrs. R. D. McCutcheon , Omaha , Neb. , for particulars. i9-6ts. Advertised Letters. The following letters were advertised by the McCook postoffice on August 23d : Willie Willitz , J. W. Mclntosh , Jr. Mrs. Laura Hammond. In calling for any of these letters , please say that they are advertised. F. M. KIMMEM , , Postmaster. Valuable Land for Sale. A half-section of river bottom land , two miles from McCook , on easy terms. Write or see M. H. MEYER , McCook. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE. F. A. RICHART is helping the' electric light station force. HANS MiLLKR of Cambridge was in the city , Tuesday. J.S. LfillEW spent Tuesday in Lincoln on reunion business. FRANK CARRUTH was in Denver with the family over Sunday. GUY MURPHY returned from his visit to Denver , first of the week. W. S. CORNUTT was down from Cul bertson , last Saturday , on a social visit. N. F. RICHLIN has been representing the Denver Republican here , part of the week. MRS. N. N. VANSlCKLE , daughter and son of Orleans are visiting McCook friends. MRS. C. J. RYAN and Nellie went down to Grafton and the fair , yesterday morning. REGISTER RATHBUN came home , ln < u night , after a business absence of a day or txvo. MR. AND MRS. W. S. MOKLAN lelt this morning , for the mountains , on a short vacation. RECEIVER PIPER returned , Wednes day night , from a trip to Lincoln and to the exposition. Miss EDITH COOK returned to the city , last Saturday night , and has been attending .institute. W. T. COLEMAN and family are now visiting over in Yale , Iowa , and will be home about the first. C. N. WliiTTAKER returned home , Monday night , from his sojourn down east of here in Nebraska. MRS. J. H. YARGER is laid up with a sprained ankle , sustained in accidentally falling down the cellar wa } ' . LAWLKR , a former McCook businessman , was out from Omaha , the close of last week , on a short visit. P. W. SCOTT of Imperial , wife and children came down the branch on Wed nesday on their way to Clarinda , Iowa , on a visit. MRS. A. P. BONNOT went to Colorado Springs , Monday morning , for the sake of her health. Miss Bird L. Mitchell ac companied her. F. D. BURGESS and family returned home. Wednesday evening , from near Arapahoe , where they have been visit ing for a few weeks. MRS. H. T. CHURCH and Miss Church will leave for Wisconsin , next week , on a visit. They will take up their residence in the city on their return. CLERK GREEN and Sheriff Neel at tended the Populist congressional con vention at Holdrege , Tuesday , as dele gates from Red Willow comity. MR. AND MRS. F. S. WILCOX depart ed , Monday morning , for the east on a quite extended visit. The } * will go to Gilmau , Illinois , and \\ill also go to New York state. PRINCIPAL PATCH of the Bartley schools was in the city , Thursday. He is a graduate of the state university and will doubtless give the people of Bartley good service. C. W. MEEKER came down from Im perial , Tuesday evening , to greet his two daughters and son who arrived from the east on Tuesday night's train. They all went up the Imperial branch on Wednes day morning. MISSES FLORENCE AND NELLIE RAN DALL of Omaha , arrived in the city on 3 , Monday night , and Miss Frances Mars- land of Lincoln on 3 , Wednesday night , and are guests of Miss Eliza beth Thomson. C. F. PADE and Howe Smith went up to Hayes Center , Monday , to attend the sale of a piece of laud formerly owned up in Hayes county by Miss Wilson , de ceased. Mr. Smith is administrator of the estate and Mr. Pade has an interest in the matter. REV. A. A. CRESSMAN , state secretary of the Doane college at Crete , occupied the Congregational pulpit , last Sunday morning. He presented the claims of Christian education , and of Doaue col lege in particular , that college being un der the wing of Congregationalism in Nebraska. EDWIN PIPER arrived in the city , "last Saturday evening , and has been spend ing the week with the home folks on the farm north of the city. He departed , this morning , for Alma , where he will make a brief visit before returning to Lincoln. He has a position as instructor in the state university for the coming year. WANTED Experienced man to run with thresher. Light work , long job , sure pay. Inquire at this office. at The County Institute. The work of the county institute will practically close today , and it may be stated that if it has not been a profitable one to the teachers of the county it has not been the fault of the county superin tendent , who has provided thoroughly competent instructors and lecturers and a course that could not fail to instruct the teachers in their special lines of work if advantage was taken of the op portunity offered. THE TRIHUNE does not wish to appear critical , but it will risk the opinion that the teachers as a whole do not get out of the institute all the great good that is provided. However , the present has been a well-attended and interesting ses sion , and the fruitful results must be left to the future for disclosure. The lectures , this year , were not large ly attended. Institute examination is being held , this afternoon , and will be finished up tomorrow. The county superintendent stales that the demand for male teachers is in ex cess of the supply. Mrs. L. A. Carnahan is here with her husband , who is doing good work in his lines of instruction. Mrs. L L. Miller and Mrs. Henry Pow ell were up from Indianola , Wednesday , to look in upon the institute. The lantern lecture by Prof. Thomas was not given for the reason that the slides sent for failed to arrive. Rev Cressman delivered his lecture in the assemblv room , and it was one of the finest of the series. Miss Hannah Stangland rendered a vocal solo and Miss Maud Cordeal played a piano solo , adding greatly to the pleasure of the oc casion. The lecture , Tuesday evening , by Rev. A A.Cressman , of Crete , Nebraska , state secretary of the Doane college , was very fine. He spoke along educational lines , speakingof the three-fold education par ticularly. It deserved a much larger heating than it received. Dr. Beattie lectured on Monday night in the Congregational church. The doctor did not announce any special topic , but covered the wide field of edu cation in an interesting and instructive way. He did not have a large audience , which , as the case with the other lectur ers , is to be regretted. The total enrollment is as follows : McCOOK. Laura Pickering Mabel Bishop Katherine Mullen Sarah Oyster May Stangland Millicent Slaby Delia Carothers Mary Marsh Minnie C. Brown Martha Battershall Minnie \Vhittaker Maggie Cullcn Libbie Finn Clara LeHew Minnie Rowell Delia Shepherd Maggie Smith Hannah Stangland Kittie Stangland Charles Byfield Knud Stangland Frank Purvis Millie Baker Martha Johnson Eliza Johnson Ray Gale Laura McMillen Daisy Jackson Anna Irvin Florence Purvis Eva C. Moore Florence Johnson Lydia Brinton Anna Clark Penelope Scott Mrs. Frank Brown Jennie Goheen Edith Cook Jennie Woolen Eunice Goheen Grace Brinton Cora Irwin INDIANOLA. Vivian Gossard Claude Hatcher Dorothy Welborn Nettie McCool Ora Smith Lena Wright Lena E. Colling Anna L. McDonnell Mrs. A. C. Teel Gertie Teel Effie Teel Lottie Kennedy Maud Allen " Ida Canaga Nick Uerling Sarah Hotze Flora Rankin Ellen Byrne Mary Byrne Blanche Lee Jennie McClung Clara llappersett Lena Hill Lucy Peake Holton Longnecker BARTLEY. . Ora Downs Lena Flint Sadie Hamilton Maud Miller Cora Daniels Amy Daniels Percy Catlett Josie Marrin Erwin Ilopt DANBURY. Maggie Dolph Nellie Thompson Willie Minniear Burr Gartin Inez Plumb Maud Eno Louie Ruby George Woods Oscar Thomas CAMBRIDGE. Lizzie Nolan Maud Pollard Katie McKillip Mrs. Ileadley WILSONVILLE. Grace Harris Jennie Morgan Laida Wickstrom LEBANON. Hattie Weathenvax Ora Bartholomew ARAPAHOE. Mabel Kreglow SETT P. O. Ella McGraw BOX ELDER. Mary Lakin Nellie Stephens OSBURN. Virgil Shepherd ShepherdBANKSVILLE. BANKSVILLE. Minnie Relph RelphMISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS. Grace Huston , Iowa. CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. CATHOLIC Mass at 8 o'clock a. in High mass and sermon at 10:30 , a. in. with choir. Sunday school at 2:30 p. m. All are cordially welcome. REV. J. W. HlCKEY , Pastor. EPISCOPAL Sunday-school at nooa. m. Evening service at 8:00 : p. m. Even song and instruction on Thursdays at 8:00 : p. m. REV. HOWARD STOY , Priest in Charge. CHRISTIAN Bible school at 10 a. m. and Y. P. S. C. E. at 7 p. m. each Lord's day. Preaching morning and evening every alternate Lord's day. Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening' T. P. BHALL , Pastor. METHODIST Sunday-school at 10 a. ui. Preaching at n ; subject , "A Living Hope. " Class at 12. Junior League at 2:30 : p. in. Union service in the Baptist church at 8. Prayer and Bible study , Wednesday evening at S. All are wel come. JAS. A. BADCON , Pastor. BAPTIST Sunday-school at 10 a. in. Pleaching by the pastor at n. Subject , "Christian Evidences. " Junior Union at 3 p. m. Union Young People's meet ing at 7. Subject , "The Power of Little Things. " Union meeting at 8. Sermon by Rev. Jas. A. Badcon of the M. E. church. Ail are welcome. T. L. KETMAN , Pastor. .The Congregational people at Danbuo' are gathering the means to build them a church , and are meeting with good suc cess. Union young peoples' meeting in the Methodist church , Sunday evening at 7. Subject. "The Unity of Church Going. " Mat. Ill : 16-17. A Lively Incident. The Clyde divorce suit provided an other lively chapter , Wednesday after noon , when the defendant and his two sons attempted to gain possession of the Clyde home. The good nerve of the lady in question and her revolver spoiled the game until the officer and her attor ney could get action. The father and two sons were arrested , brought before Judge Bishop and placed under bond to keep the peace and appear before the court on the seventh day of September and explain all about it. Michael O'Leary went bondsman for the three defendants in the sum of $500. Mitchell Clyde had three dray loads of household goods at the back end of the lot ready to move them into the house and take possession as advised by Lawyer Moore. But they decided to wait a while. The Song Recital. The song recital given in the opera house , last evening , by Emily Jessy Hull , assisted by Maud Cordeal , pianist , was a musical treat such as McCook people do not often hear. Miss Hull has a charm ing soprano voice , highly cultivated , clear and sweet. She has fine range of voice , an easy , composed stage presence and sings with remarkable ease. Her efforts , last evening , wete artistic and pleasing , meeting the approval of the audience. Miss Cordeal's playing shows marked improvement and finish , earnest and intelligent effort. All in all the re cital was an artistic success. The New Court House. Work on the new court house is now progressing very nicely , after some vex atious delays. The building will be liandsome , substantial and convenient. The work has progressed far enough al ready to show that Red Willow county will have one of the finest little court houses in southwestern Nebraska , and in fact in the state. It will not be need lessly expensive and ornamental , but solid and comfortable and well arranged for county purposes , and will be at the same time a credit to the metropolis of the Republican valley and the county of Red Willow. PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS. TEACHER'S MEETING. A teachers' meeting will be held in high school building on Saturday morn ing , September 3rd , 1898 , at nine o'clock. A. L. CAVINESS , Supt. RETURN THE TEXT-BOOKS. All pupils having text-books in their possession are requested to return them to the high school building at once. A. L. CAVINESS , Supt. Prof. Crabtree of the state university , high school examiner , was in the city , last Saturday , although not in his official capacity. It is generally regretted that Mr. Thomas has decided to not return to our city. His record for the last year was very satisfactory in the high school corps. Let every loyal citizen stimulate and exercise his fidelity to the McCook pub lic schools , laying aside all differences of opinion and forgetting all disappoint ments for the common good. Be loyal. Machine Oils at McConnell's. Bismarck's Composite Character Bismarck died not , as has been report ed , a fortnight since , but years ago. Tin death at Friedrichsruh was that of tin Duke of Lauenbourg. The passing o the old chancellor coincided with the ad vent of the young kaiser. But his fig tire remains. It is that of a giant. Be fore it loomed , Germany was a geograph icul dream. He made it a fact. Out o a kingdom he raised an empire , out o chaos , unity. In him the characteristic' of Richelieu , Napoleon and Machiavell met and fused. He had the strength ol the one , the weakness of the other , the guile of the third In office he tri umphed. Out of office he wanted to ex plain. That is a stupid thing to do But who is ever so foolish as a wise mtini The wisdom of Bismarck was less Teu ton than Latin. His disdain of certain concepts was high and complete. In that respect he was a splendid pagan. Honor , loyalty , square-dealing were to him virtues indeed , but they were civic , not personal. He was a statesman , and more removed from a saint than it would be convenient to recite. That which made him feared was the ogre within him. When he roared , kings shook , armies quaked. lie was not grand , but he was great. Edgar Salttis in Collier's Weekly. Red Cross Social Report. At the last meeting of the Red Cross committee a vote of thanks was tender ed Superintendent and Mrs. Campbell for the use of their beautiful and com modious lawn the night of the social , al so to the Nebraska Brigade band for the splendid music they furnished on that occasion. Financial report of the social is a fol lows : Money donated $39-97 Receipts from supper 77-65 Surplus sold 6.05 Red Cross box 3.65 Total receipts $127 32 Expenses - $4 55 Cash on hand $122 77 MRS. LORA A. BEARDSLEE , Pres. MRS. H. A. ROUGH , Treas MATIE G. WELLES , Sec. The proceeds from the social have been forwarded to the society at San Francisco , for use in the Philippine is land work of the societv. Useless Waste of Means. The thoughtful , conservative element among our east end friends will hardly be led into another hopeless county seat removal fight. There is absolutely noth ing to be gained by renewing the fight , and a large waste of time , money and sweetness of spirit can be the only re sult. The personal ambition of one man or a set of politicians cannot lead the producers of this county to go into such an unnecessary and useless waste. The last fight cost Red Willow county be tween three and four thousand dollars , in addition to the many thousands more spent by McCook and Indianola , and even the thoughtful east ender must see some hope of success , other than is now evident , before he will have an excuse for reopening this fight , which must end in defeat and still greater loss of means. the cool and level-headed Let - tax-payers see to it that there is no more loss along this line. Enough money has already been spent in the fight , and there is no valid excuse for further waste in hopeless agitation. Make Attractive Waste Places. The McCook Band , which is favorably remembered by Omaha people on ac count of its performances at the state fair , gave its first concert on the grounds Monday afternoon. This was played in the Transportation building and assist ed to draw quite a proportion of the visitors to that end of the grounds. The extra band will be utilized to popularize the out-of-the-way portions of the grounds. It will play at various times at the Transportation building , the Indian encampment and other similiar points and thus offset the present musical feat ures on the Main Court and Plaza , which tend to centralize the crowd. Omaha Bee , Tuesday. COURT HOUSE NEWS. COUNTY COURT. State vs. Lovell , Allen C. and Mitchell Clyde. Proceedings to keep the peace , Ida Clyde as complainant. Defendants were placed under a bond of $500 , with Michael O'Leary as bondsman , to keep the peace , and the day of hearing was by agreement set for September 7th. DISTRICT COURT. Geo. A. Kelsey vs. Rufus M. Snavely et al. Equity. Geo. A. Kelsey vs. Charles C. Sengei et al. Equity. Jane M. Amen vs. Herbert Amen. Di vorce. Belle M. Tuttle vs. George H. Tuttle , Divorce. Machine Oils at McConnell's. MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS. Machine Oils at McConnelPs. Buy , don't borrow , TIIK TRIKONR. Machine Oils at McMillen'sdrng store. A high wind and a little rain , last night. Guaranteed Mixed Paint at McMillen's Drug Store. President McKinley will attend the ex position on Jubilee Day. A slight shower , Tuesday morning , and a cooler temperature as the result THE TRIUUNK and The Chicago Inter- Ocean for $1.35 a year , strictly in advance. The shelving is being put in the Hum ilton store room for the new renter , J G. Stokes. ' Dr. J. A.Gunn has purchased the J M. Hughes dwelling opposite the Con tjregational church. Creston , Iowa , residences to trade for McCook or near by realty. J. IJ. BARN GROVKU , Creston , low.i. Tiie old Breuer business house was sold , Monday , by the sheriff , and became the property of V. Franklin. Close of last week , I. T. Benjamin moved his headquarteis to the basement of J F. Ganschow's building. H. Thompson has added new an ' lighter running gears to his tank-line wagon and repaired and lepainted the tank. To SELL One 14 Horse-power Trac tion Engine in first-rate condition. Plen ty of time given if well secured. Inquire at this office. 2t Keep it fresh in your mind : The Southwestern Nebraska soldiers' reunion will be held in McCook , September 26tL to October ist. Register Rathbun has left a cnriosit } at this office in the shapeof corn roots t * which a potato is attached and is appar ently growing. A large consignment of goods has al ready arrived for the Thompson drj- goods company , which will shortly opet up in the Phillips building. * \ The heat , the past week , has been ex treme. But then it is "hot enough' every year about this time. We happih forget from one season to another. Visitors to the Omaha exposition can secure rooms on car line , within walking distance of city , desirable location , b\ inquiring at 2010 California St. , Omaha. THE TRIKUNE gives double the quan tity of news in the best form. Why pa\ a dollar for ten pounds of sugar whet you can get twenty pounds for the saute price ? McCook will have more business com- petision in all lines , this fall , than she has afforded for a number of years. This snould stimulate trade , if properly ad vertised. We are making a special low price on the remainder of those navy pictures Call and get a set of twelve before the > are all gone. The price will sell the few left in a hurry. The store-room lately occupied by M Garber & Co. is being over-hauled , repapered - papered and repainted , and will be oc cupied by M. E. Knipple , when the re pairs have been completed. Emniett Morrow is making extensive improvements to his three houses in the rear of the Central hotel over on west Dodge street. Some adultions are being made to the buildings , and they are being generally overhauled and made inhabitable and comfortable. This week , Treasurer Berge of the Cu ban relief committee received the de layed receipt of the money sent to the Cubans through The American Red Cross society. The receipt called for $39.80 and was dated at Santiago. The other receipt was for Si55 , making $194 So sent from here to the relief of the Cu bans. The "Brownies at School. " The entertainment given in the Meth odist church , last evening , attracted a large and delighted company , and was a marked success in every sense. The high wind about nine o'clock , interfere" ! with the serving of refreshments on the lawn , and for a moment created havoi with the lights etc. , frightening the more timid home , but the tables and refresh ments were moved into the church , where that feature of the program was carried out without interruption. Butchered Melons. The Watermelon Barbecue held by the Christian Endeavorers on the lawn at the residence of Mrs. Vina Wood , Tuesday evening , was socially and finan cially successful , realizing to the society a helpful sum toward the piano fund , and affording hours of social joy to the numerous young people of the city. Ice cream and cake were also served.
