SEVENTEENTH YEAR. McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING , SEPTEMBER 2. 1898. NUMBER 16
An Evening Lawn Party.
Lust Friday evening , Miss Elizabeth
5ind Mr. John Thomson gave a lawn
pnrty in honor of their guests , Misses
1'lorcncu and Nellie Randall of Omaha
and Miss Frances Mnrsland of Lincoln.
The spacious lawn was well lighted with
locomotive headlights and lanterns , and
the scene was one of animation and gay-
i
ety.
ety.The games in doors and on the lawn
the decorations , the refreshments and
the invitations to refreshments , were all
patriotic in design and the idea was very
cleverly carried out in every respect.
The guests of honor were garbed in red ,
white and blue.
A variety of games were provided , both
for the lawn and in-doors , and the same
were joyously and enthusiastically par
ticipated in.
Refreshments , provided with lavish
hand and conspicuous skill , were taste
fully served on the lawn.
The affair withal was a very cleverly
conceived one and furnished an evening
of unalloyed pleasure to the following
list of guests :
Misses Simons , Noren , Wood , Ro\\ell ,
Addie , Maude and Nina Doan , Frazier ,
Perry , Gtinn , McClnng , Wilcox , Ethel ,
Edith and .Sarah Oyster.Velborn , Hap-
persett , Beardslee , Ritlenhouse and Han
nah Stangland. Messrs. Ileber , Wood ,
Murphy , Doan , Dennis , Perkins , Enoch ,
Stranahau. Henderson , Stangland.Mars ,
Scott , Russell and Ed. McMilleu.
A Back-handed Swipe.
Colonel Mitchell seems to be wont to
show his fidelity and loyalty to McCook
by back-handed sxxipes like the folloxv-
injr "The attendance of the teachers at
the various socials given about toxvn
at various times for their benefit and
dimes has been large , but the attendance
of citizens of McCook at the various pub
lic lectures has been noticeably small. "
THE TRIBUNE admits that the attend
ance of our citizens upon the lectures
xvas small , but resents the insinuation
that the absence was based on dimes and
dollars , for all that. It ult.o resents the
insinuation that socials were given for
the dimes of the teachers especially at
any time during their presence here.
THE TRIBUNE makes bold to say that
the teachers are the financial beneficiar
ies and not McCook , and that McCook
xx-as happy to make the account balance
that way. We deny the allegation and
shame the allegator.
Received the Money.
Red Cross Society of San Francisco ,
San Francisco , Cal. , August 29th , 1898.
Matie G. Welles , Secretary Red Cross
Society , McCook. Neb. Dear Madam :
Your valued favor of the 24th has been
received. Thank 3-011 very much for
your kind expressions and for the check
for $122.79 , for use at Manila. The
amount has been turned over to the Cal
ifornia Red Cross State Association by
whom it will be used in defraying the
expenses of the field hospital at Manila.
We are deeply interested at present in
the establishment of a convalescent
home at the Preside , where we will care
for soldiers discharged from hospitals
still too weak and ill to return to their
duty. Mrs. John F. Merrill , President.
Mrs. W. R. Eckert , Secretary.
Hooked Him in the Eye.
James Stangeland's left eye came in
collision and contact with one of the
horns of the family co\v , Monday even
ing , with painful results , though not
serious. It happened accidentally , while
James and the cow were in partnership
in an effort to keep the flies off of bossy.
The coxv while making a grand sweep of
her head after some pestiferous insects ,
caught James on the fly in the eye. He
will be all right shortly.
It is a Rank Libel.
The cut that Colonel Phillips of the
Indianola Reporter prints of the new
Red Willow county court house is a rank
libel on the handsome and substantial
building now in course of construction
on the brow of the hill on Main street
above THE TRIBUNE office. The real is
much handsomer , and will be the best
count3 * business house in Southxvestern
Nebraska.
Special Meeting.
There will be a special meeting of Mc
Cook lodge , No. 6r , A. O. U. W. , Mon
day night at nine p. in.to welcome Dep
uty Grand Master Workman O. J. VanDyke -
Dyke , who conies here for a week's cam
Ls. paign. Let every Workman be on hand.
H. W. COLE , RAY C. HALL ,
Recorder. M.W.
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. 19-613.
Machine Oils at McConnell's.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE.
BEN HARE returned , Wednesday night ,
from his visit east.
J. T. FINN of Hartxvell arrived in the
city , last night on a visit.
Miss MABEL PEKRV returned , last
night , from her visit to Harvard.
Louis SuESS has been spending the
week in Omaha , seeing the exposition.
HEN ENGEL went in to Omaha , Sunday
night , to visit the exposition this week.
WM. SMITH of the Hartley Inter-Ocean
had business at the county capital , Mon
day.
day.E.
E. 15. ODELI.'S family is noxv living in
Denver. lie is making his head quarters
at Benkelman.
S. R. SMITH and xvife were up from
Ihdianola , Monday , looking up some ab
stract matters.
MRS. HENRY PADE and the children
went up to Denver , last Saturday , to
visit her mother.
MRS J. J. CURRAN and sister , Miss
Grace Huston , are visiting the fair at
Omaha , this week.
MRS. ROSEL-AND PARSONS was taken
quite sick , last Friday afternoon , but is
now as well as usual.
L. W. McCONNELL- will leave for Om
aha , next Tuesday. He will also take in
Chicago xvhile absent.
Miss NELL AND ROHERT GUNN de
parted , last Saturday , for Red Oak , la. ,
on a visit to relatives.
JUDGE ABBOTT of the Hayes Center
Republican spent Friday and Saturday
in the city on business.
MRS. L. R. HILEMAN and the chil
dren are home from their month's visit in
Omaha at the exposition
MISSES DOT AND BABE DAVENPORT
were down from Cnlbertson , Sunday ,
guests of McCook friends.
F. M. COLSON and xvife are receiving
congratulations on the arrival of a young
lady at their house , j-esterday.
MISSES MAGGIE CULLEN AND ELIZA
BETH FINN were Indianola visitors ,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this xx-eek.
MRS. A. P. BONNOT and Miss Mitchell
are expected home Irom Colorado
Springs , tomorrow or Sundav morning.
A. A. WELLER is here from Syracuse ,
this week , during the absence of Mana
ger Louis Suess in Omaha , taking in the
exposition.
W. F. EVERIST returned home , close
of the week past , from a visit to the ex
position , which he considers xvell worth
a trip to see.
COLONEL MITCHELL and xvife attend
ed the exposition , fore part of the xveek.
The colonel admits that he took in the
"Midway. "
MRS. C. H. BOYLE and Mrs. M. A.
Northrup returned home , midweek , from
Omaha , where they made quite an ex
tended visit to the fair.
F. J. MORGAN arrived from Platts-
mouth , Sunday night , and is preparing
to open his stock of clothing in the store
room now occupied by C. A. Leach.
MRS. F. M. KiMMELL and Master
Schell returned home , Tuesday night ,
from spending ten daj-s in Lincoln with
Mrs. Kiuimell's parents and at the ex
position.
WILLIAM VALENTINE , late superin
tendent of our citj' schools , is now in
Chicago , manager for Charles S. Farrar
& Co. , proprietors of "The Farrar Col
lection of Lantern Views. "
GEORGE E. THOMPSON arrived in the
city , Sunday night , from Audubon. Iowa ,
and is now busily engaged in placing
his large stock of dry goods on the
shelves and getting in readiness to open
up for business.
MRS. ELIZA G. NETTLETON , in a re
cent letter from Wisconsin , to a friend in
our city , corrects the impression that was
given currency by an article printed in
THE TRIBUNE , some time since , and
copied from the Omaha Bee , to the effect
that she had married.
MR. AND MRS. E. B. AUSTIN of Stev
ens postoffice will leave , Monday morn
ing , on an extended eastern trip. Mr.
Austin goes to the national encampment
of the G. A. R. at Cincinnati and Mrs.
Austin will visit in Chicago , They will
take in the exoosition en route.
REGISTER RATHBUN and F. M. Kini-
niell attended the congressional conven-
in Holdrege , Tuesday , the former as a
Frontier county delegate and the latter
from Red Willow county. J. W. Dolan
of Indiauola , E. A. Sexsou of Red Wil
low and S. W. Clark of Bartley were al
so in attendance as delegates.
New goods for each department arriv
ing daily. THE FAMOUS.
Republican Senatorial Convention.
The Republicans of the 291 ! ! senatori
al district held their convention in the
city hall , McCook , last Friday evening ,
and placed in nomination Hon. E. N.
Allen of Arapahoe , xvho made such a
gallant fight , txvo years ago.
The convention was called to order at
eight o'clock in the evening by Chair
man Fred Hoehner of the central com
mittee. The call xvas read by Secretary
F. M. Kimmell of the committee.
A temporary organization xvas effected
with F. M. Kimmell as chairman and
Fred Boehner as secretary. The chair
man and secretary xvere constituted a
committee on credentials. They found
that Frontier , Hitchcock , Furnas and
Red Willow counties \\ere represented ,
being 30 delegates out of a total of 43.
The leport of the committee xvas adopt
ed.
The temporary organization xvas made
permanent , and nominations xvere de
clared in order for the office of state sen
ator. Hon. E. N. Allen of Arapahoe
xvas made the unanimous choice of the
convention. He responded to calls with
a brief speech of thanks , promising to
make an energetic fight for election and
to serve the people well if elected ,
xxhich he expected. His remarks were
xvell received and the impression made
by Mr. Allen in convention xvas in
deed favorable.
The platform adopted by the late state
convention xvas adopted as the platform
of the senatorial convention.
F. M. Rathbun of McCook xvas elected
chairman of the senatorial central com
mittee and F. M. Kimmell of McCook ,
secretary. The central committee xx-as
made up in part as folloxx-s :
Frontier . . . .John Sanders , Stockville
Hitchcock. . .H. Lehman , Culbertson
Furnas W. H. Deamud , Arapahoe
Hayes J. W. Gull , Hayes Center
Red Willoxv C. W. Barnes , McCook
The chairman and secretary were au
thorized to fill in the remainder of the
the committee. Adjourned.
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
DISTRICT COURT.
The McCook Loan and Trust Co. et al.
vs. Edgar A. Seaver ; equity.
Winfield S. Perry vs. Mary E. Porter
et al. ; equity.
Charles H. Harinan vs. Adolph Reis-
chick , et al ; equity.
Allen C. Clyde vs. Ida Clyde ; replevin.
Ada B. West vs. Nelson S. West ; di
vorce.
Charles H. Hayxvood et al. vs. James
D. Phillips et al. ; equity.
Mary E. Locker vs. George W. Ecker-
man et al. ; equity.
George A. Kelley vs. Albert Halverson
et al. ; equity.
George W. Roper vs. George Crabtree
et al. ; equity.
COUNTY CLERK.
Licenses to xved have been issued by
the judge as follows :
Oscar C. Thomas and Lovica Erxvin ,
both of Danbury.
Hiram S. Rankin of Indianola and
Grace Walsh of McCook. They were
married by the county judge , last Satur
day evening.
Charles B. King and Alice Show , both
of McCook.
Regulars and Volunteers.
A tall regular with a bloody bandage
around his head stopped to talk with us.
He said he had been ordered back to the
division hospital. Waxing enthusiastic ,
he exclaimed : "I tell yez , boys , we're
knocking the spots out of them. Over
where I was I could see that long dyna
mite gun of the Rough Riders , and I tell
yez it was a dandy. Acrost from our
trenches , upon the hill , xvere them Span
ish cannon a-blazing away , and every
time one of their shells busted over our
trench there was some dead soldiers in
our ditch. It made us feel mighty un
comfortable and scary-like , till at last
them Rough Riders poked the long pipe
of their dynamite gun out betxveen the
sand-bags and off she went like a little
popgun. It was jest like as if an earth
quake had struck that Spanish battery.
Mnd , blood and corruption xvent flying
up in the air , and then the dyuamite gun
popped off again , and the next we knexv
them Spanish gunners quit shooting.
But the Rough Riders went right on , and
I tell yez they are all right. They're
iust as good as us. " Edwin Emerson ,
Jr. , in Collier's Weekly.
Genial and Obliging.
Last Friday , while in McCook , we had
a pleasant visit with the new land offi
cers of this land district , Hon. F. M.
Rathbun , register and Hon. J. E. Piper ,
receiver. We found them very genial
gentlemen and , we believe , careful and
obliging officials. Trenton Register.
Special Premium.
The Beatrice Creamery Co. will give
$3 for the best calf raised on creamery
milk at the county fair , and $2 for the
second best.
CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CATHOLIC Mass at 8 o'clock a. in.
High mass and sermon at 10:30 , a.m. ,
with choir. Sunday school at 2:30 p. in.
All are cordially welcome.
REV. J. W. HlCKEY , Pastor.
EPISCOPAL Sunday-school at 11:00 a.
in. 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. ni. each Lord's
day. Preaching morning and evening
every alternate Lord's day. Prayer
meeting on Wednesday evening'
T. P. BEALL , Pastor.
METHODIST Sunday-school at loa.m.
Preaching at n. Subject , "Hiding Chil
dren from Danger. " Class at 12. Junior
League at 2:30. Epxvorth League at 7.
Preaching at 8. Subject , "The Treas
ures of Darkness. " Prayer and Bible
study at 8 on Wednesday evening. All
aie xvelcome. JAS. A. BADCON , Pastor.
BAPTIST Sunday-school at 10 a. m.
Preaching service at 11. Subject , "Bap
tism What it is and What it Signifies. "
Junior Union at 3 p. m. Senior Union
at 7. Gospel service at 8. Theme , "The
Unpardonable Sin. " Communion in the
morning ; baptism in the evening. The
male quartette will sing at the evening
service. T. L. KETMAN , Pastor.
The members of the Junior League en
joyed a picnic in Fitch's grove , Tues
day , as xvell as the disagreeable weather
would permit.
The Junior League xvill serve ice cream
and cake on Saturday evening , Septem
ber loth. Proceeds for the benefit of
home missions.
PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS.
Be loyal to your school.
Resolve to do more and better xvork
than ever before.
The fall term of school opens on next
Monday morning , Sept. 5th.
Teachers' uieetingtoinorrow morning ,
at nine o'clock in the high school build-
- < \
uvj.
Gene Thomas carries one of his arms
in a sling. He fell off of a horse ,
Wednesday of last xveek , and fractured
one of the small bones of his left arm.
He is getting along satisfactorily.
The folloxving are the McCook teachers
and their assignments for the coming
year : East Building Miss Rachel Ber
ry , high school principal ; George Burg-
ert , high school assistant ; Miss Edna
Meserve , Seventh and Eighth grades ;
Miss Nora M. Case , Second and Third
grades ; Miss Elizabeth Thomson , pri
mary ; Miss Minnie Rowell , assistant.
West Building Miss Ella Leonard , prin
cipal ; Miss Mary Poxvers , Fourth grade ;
Miss Beatrice Wibley , Second and Third
grades ; Mrs. Mary Duffy , primary ; Miss
Sarah Oyster , assistant. South Building
Miss Nora Stroud.
Schools open September 5th.
Adventist Camp-Meeting.
The dates of the Seventh-day Adventists -
ists * camp-meeting for the Southxvestern
district at Cambridge , Nebraska , are
September ist to nth. The State Presi
dent , N. P. Neison , Elders Leapke , Steb-
beds , Shults , Canble and other able min
isters are expected ; also State Canvass
ing Agent , F. Jencks , will represent the
book interests of the society. In addi
tion to the large tents for holding ser
vices , some fifty family tents are on the
ground. Services will be conducted in
English , German and Scandinavian.
Tents for rent during the meeting at $2 ;
fifty cents extra for board floors. Straw
for bed-ticks xvill be on hand. A large
supply of health goods are on sale at
reasonable rates. There will be no din-
ing-tent on the grounds. Hay or pastur
age xvill be supplied at reasonable rates.
ELDER F. STEBBEDS , Manager.
Advertised Letters.
The folloxving letters were advertised
by the McCook postoffice on August 2Sth :
H. M. Rhodes , Mrs. Lucy E. Sones ,
Mrs.May Angus , Charley Baldersou ,
W. A. Smith , Mr. H. II. Prevo ,
Charley Olmsed , Hays B. Touison ,
W. W. Woods , Mrs. Hersy J. Smith.
In calling for airy of these letters , please
say that the } ' are advertised.
F. M. KIMMELL , Postmaster.
For Sale.
Latter part of September , 100 head of
hogs and pigs , property of Nancy Camp
bell. Call and see them at Campbell's
ranch at Box Elder and leave your bids.
9-2-413 A. W. CAMPBELL.
Machine Oils at McConnell's.
THE TRIBUNE and The Toledo Blade
for $1.25 a year , strictly in advance.
Guaranteed Mixed Paint atMcMillen's
Drug Store.
Concert Makes a Big Hit.
The concert on the bluff tract last night
xvas by the exposition chorus and the
McCook band. The most striking feat
ure of the concert was a spectacular pro
duction similiar to the selections which
have proven so attractive and popular
since their inauguration by Superintend
ent Kelly several xveeks ago. This se
lection xvas entitled "American Battle
Scene , " by Tobani , and included the
popular melodies of the northern and
southern armies during the civil xvar , to
gether with popular and sacred songs.
The latter were sung by the chorus with
excellent effect and the selection con
cluded with "The Star Spangled Banner"
which was accompanied by a pyrotech
nic display which xvas ex-en more extens
ive than the former exhibitions of this
nature.
Several thousand people filled the
plaza during the concert and the climax
was greeted with prolonged applause.
Not satisfied with expressing their ap
preciation in this way large numbers of
people crowded about the music pavilion
after the concert and congratulated Su
perintendent Kelley and Leader Sutton
upon the success of the performance
Thursday's World-Herald.
The Clydes Enjoinod.
The Clyde divorce suit provided an
other bit of excitement , early last Satur
day morning , xvhen an attempt xvus
made to enter the Clyde house , take an
inventory and remove the goods from
the building. All the attorneys of the
plaintiff xvere absent from the citx at the
time , when the defendant , acting under
the advice of his attorney , A. F. Moore ,
made the sxvoop on the house. Joseph
Spotts , coroner , had the papers , and an
entrance into the house xvas effected
through the pantry window. He xx-as
supported by men constituted for the
xvork before them. Hinges xvere re
moved from doors and a partial inven
tory xvas taken xvhen Mr. Thorgriuison
of Laxx'yer Morlan's office came into the
city on the early morning train. He at
once secured an order from the county
court enjoining the officer from remov
ing the goods , and the hostile operations
xvere suspended. A damage bond in the
sum of $100 xvas quickly provided with
Sylvester Cordeal as surety. And the
case is uoxv open for another dirty move.
Some Ancient Guess Work.
From some rumors THE TRIBUNE
hears there is a prospect of some misun
derstandings as to Hues in Daubury pre
cinct , the result of some peculiar xvork
done by the government surveyors xvhen
this section xxas placed in readiness for
the homesteader in the beginning.
In the southwestern part of that precinct
the lines are in a peculiar shape and xve
are informed that the count } ' surveyor
has surveyed the entire township in an
effort to straighten things out , but with
poor results. Then there is a suspicion
that the lines may not be noxv where
they xvere originally. Such things have
happened before. At any rate the fact
seems to remain that a bad job of survey
ing has been done in that neighborhood.
Almost a Half Century Ago.
First of this week , Rev. George Scott
received a photograph of a small church
that he built back in northwestern loxx-a ,
forty-five years ago. and he prizes .the
same very highly. The same church
noxv worships in a fine brick edifice , and
xvhen he related some incidents of his
early life among them , upon a visit
there , this summer , they were indeed
much astonished , as none xvere still liv
ing in the congregation who knexv of the i
early facts he related. Rev. Scott tells
us that xvhen he started a Sunday-school
in that little church , one year after it
was completed , there xvas but one lad
present , and he and that boy formed the
nucleus of xvhat soon became a large and
active Sunday-school. The building is
noxv doing service as a carpenter shop.
You Can Tell Them.
You can tell a successful farmer by
looking at his xx-ife's fruit cans in the
closet. You can teil the goods box
statesman by the patches on his pants.
You can tell the poison serpent by the
bluntness of his tail. You can tell the
slouch } ' woman by her shoe buttons and
her hat. But the easiest of all you can
point out the enterprising merchant of a
toxvn by glancing at his home nexvspa-
per. This is not divine revelation , but
it is business , gospel and truth. Ban
croft Blade.
A Birthday Party.
Some fifteen little friends helped to
make merry the hours betxveen 4 and 6
on the laxvn of Mr. and Mrs. U. J. War
ren , Wednesday afternoon , it being the
occasion of little Ruth's fourth birthday.
Flags , cut floxvers and many candles
greeted the little ones on entering the
dining-room xvhere they enjoyed a pink
and white luncheon. She received many
tokens of love.
Machine Oils atMcMillen's drug store.
MirjOR ITEMS OF NEWS.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
In a few days xve open our full line of
the celebrated "C & C" neckwear the
largest and finest line xve have ever
shown. No other house west ofOmahi :
shoxvs n line equally us good We xvant
you to see the assortment.
THE FAMOUS.
Machine Oils at McConnell's.
WANTED Short-hand pupils. L. \ \
Stayner.
Guaranteed Mixed Paint at McMillen' *
Drug Store.
The made by Scliley and his ileet
put a . to the : .
Children's and Boys' pants a nexx
line at The Famous.
The band boys are not expected to l-f
home until next Monday morning.
Apples are only 50 cents a peck am
they are miserable excuses for apples at
that.
i _ _ _ _ _ _
Prepare for school. Suits , extra pants
caps and hats for the boys at The Fa
mou .
A daughter x\-as born to Dr. and Mr *
J. B. Ballard , yesterday. Both are domv
well.
FOUND-A hammer and chisel. Oxvn
ner can have same by identifying an- '
paying for this notice.
Creston , loxva , residences to trade i < *
McCook or near by realty. J. E. BARN
GROYER , Creston , Ioxx-u.
Mr. Thompson is getting his goods p
shape and will soon be ready to ope *
his store for public inspection.
It is only a pleasure for THE TRIBI N (
to set the style for its contemporaries
This fact gurantees n high excellence , a *
least.
J. W. Smith , a recent arrival in our
city , from the west , is opening a restau
rant in the building lately vacated by J
A. Wilcox & Son.
What is more fetching than say about
sxveet sixteen in red and xvhite shirt
xvaist , under a white sun-shade , with
smirk and perk to match ?
Children's , Boys' and Young Men' *
clothing noxv in and ready for your in
spection. All the latest novelties.
THE FAMOUS.
Visitors to the Omaha exposition can
secure rooms on car line , within xvalkinp
distance of city , desirable location , b\
inquiring at 2010 California St. , Omaha
WANTED To rent for a year , a five or
six room house in toxx-n. Stabling for
four horses or xvill build if satisfactor }
arrangements can be made. Inquire at
this office.
We are making a special loxv price oti
the remainder of those navy pictures
Call and get a set of txx-elve before the * ,
are all gone. The price xvill sell the few
left in a hurry.
G. W. Benjamin of Hitchcock count }
xvas nominated , this week , by the Pop
ulists for representative in the district
composed of Hitchcock , Hayes , Dund\
and Chase counties.
Chairman W. H. Smith of the Repul.
lican county central committee , hat.
named W. O. Bond as secretary of the
committee. W. O. knoxvs a thing or txvo
about politics himself.
The burning of some article- kil'
flies in James McAdams' store , Wednes
day night , xvas mistaken by some ont
for a fire , and an alarm xvas turned in , I-
which the department responded.
.
We violate no confidence in stating
that that farexx-ell hand-kiss by a McCook
superlative of a school-marm's hand that
xvas xvaved from a car-window , last Satur
day evening , was touchingly artistic.
Mr. Morgan , the iiexv clothing mai
uses liberal space in this issue of tin-
paper to set forth the attractions of in
ner.store. . You xvill find him will
Leach , the jexveler , in the Menard buil !
ing. lie invites you all to call and set
his line.
George E. Thompson arrived froi < ,
Audubon , loxva , Monday , and began a *
once with carpenters and painters to pre
pare the Meeker store room for his stock
of goods. Oxx'ing to delay in arrival o
his car of furniture and store fixtures t
xvill still be a fexv days before the nev
store can begin business.
Harry Gordon of Frontier county anil
a melon peddler from Hitchcock count *
had a mix-up on our streets , last even
ing , over the pay for some melons. The
Hitchcock farmer made no attempt I"
defend himself and xvas somexvhat pun
ished by Gordon , xvho xx-as drinking. The
bystanders made no effort to interfere
although the old man called loudly for
help.
Valuable Land for Sale.
A half-section of river bottom land
txvo miles from McCook , on easy terms.
Write or see M. H. MEYER , McCook.