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SEVENTEENTH VEAR. McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTYNEBRASKA ' , FRIDAY EVENING , JANUARY 27,1899. NUMBER 37 j
Camp Fire.
The following is the programme of the
camp fire to be held on February 7th :
PROGRAMME.
Music Stayner's Drum' Corps.
"America"
Song :
Invocation Rev. Vivian.
Song "Marching Through Georgia. " . .
Opening Camp Fire J. M. Bell , P. C.
Ttlusic Drum Corps.
Address W. R. Starr.
Song "Army Bean"
Address H. H. Berry.
Music Drum Corps.
Camp fire talks and army songs com
rades and Ladies of the G. A. R
Supper will be served from 6 to 8 p.m.
iu H. H. Berry's office. A cordial invi
tation is extended to all old soldiers ,
their family ami citizens.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
Jury List.
Following is the jury list for the term
of District Court , February I3th , 1899 :
Alliance W. W. LeMasters.
Bondville Nicholas Uhren , Nelson
Downs.
Danbury S. S. Graham , J. A. Me-
\ ! < ruire.
fc-\ > East Valley E. E. Smith.
Indianola John Rozell , W. F. Miller.
Xebanon R. P. High , B. A. Johnson.
INorih Valley J. W. Walkiugton.
'Perry James Doyle , W. S. Hamilton.
Red Willow W. P. Eltner.James Mc-
Clung , Sr.
i\ Tyrone Peter J. Hickman.
,5. Valley Grange H. H. Pickens.
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, Willow Grove C. A. Leach , S. Cor
deal , Ben Strine , F. D. Burgess , J. W.
Hupp. M. E. Homer , Nicholas Colling.
Notice of Sale of Business.
McCOOK , NEB. , Jan. 26 , 1899.
"Notice is hereby given that I have on
his day sold to the firm of J. A. Wilcox
c Son my entire stock of groceries ,
jbots and shoes , and other goods now in
'the brick building on Lot 8 , in Block 22 ,
of the original town of McCook , and
that I have retired this day from said
'business. '
All bills owing by me in connection
xrrith said grocery business will be paid
by said J. A. Wilcox & Son , and all ac
counts due me on account of said busi
ness will be paid to the said J. A. Wilcox
& Son , who will receipt for the same.
I desire to ask that those who have
&een customers will continue to do busi-
ciess with the new firm.
firm.F.
F. S. WILCOX.
Will Put In a System.
A. G. Storrs , who has been here from
Omaha'in the interest of the Nebraska
Telephone Co. , departed from the city ,
2ast Saturday night , having spent most
of last week here canvassing for the
company. He informed a TRIBUNE rep
resentative before leaving that he had
secured over 60 subscribers to his pro
posed telephone system and that the
company would put in a system as soon
as materials and men can be gotten on
the ground. Just how soon , it is not
easy to state just now , but five months
\ as placed as the limit and it may be
Tnuch sooner. It is proposed to put in
Siere a first-class , up-to-date system.
ATTENTION !
We have opened a new drug store in
SlcCook , and ask you to call on us and
I become acquainted ; and , if you see fit to
§ ive us a part of your trade , it will be
t
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. -appreciated very much. We will sell
jou as pure drugs as the market affords ,
and as we buy them at the best prices we
will sell only at a living profit. You will
1 receive the best treatment , so call and
see us. D. W. LOAR , Druggist.
First door north of First National bank.
Flchtner-Coons.
"Wednesday evening , at the home of
S. M. Cochran of our city , August Ficht-
I ier and Lillian Coons were made hus
band and wife by Rev. J. A. Badcou of
the Methodist church , in a brief but ear
nest ceremony , which was witnessed by
a few friends and relatives. They are an
estimable young couple and we , with all
their friends , wish them much happiness
and prosperity in their married life.
No Services , Next Sunday.
There will be no services at Box Elder
< ind Red Willow school house , next Sun
day , on account of the illness of the pas
tor , Rev. D. L. Matson , who is ill at the
St. Charles hotel of our city.
Valentine Social.
The Lady Maccabees will hold a Val
entine social in Odd Fellow's hall , over
Ganschow's , on the evening of February
Z4th. The program will be characteristic
o f the day.
COWS FOR SALE.
Three or four fresh milk cows. In
quire of C. H. MEEKER.
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WB HMM HK HB M M
JJcConnell's Balsam cure * coughs.
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE.
C.J.RYAN is home from the roadtoday.
L , A. COLTER is better , and his wife
is sick.
W. T. COLEMAN is better , but is still
confined to the house.
DR. J. A. GUNN was a Denver visitor ,
Thursday , on business.
MRS. J. B. MESERVE returned to Lin
coln , Sunday night on 6.
J. E. KELLEY was in Hastings ,
Wednesday , on Joan business.
R. J. PREDMORE'S children are worry
ing along with an attack of measles.
DR. W. V. GAGE was a Benkelman
visitor , yesterday , on professional busi
ness.
CHARLIE MALEN went to Denver on
No. i , Thursday morning , for a short
visit
KENNETH WELLS departed , Tuesdav
night , for Illinois , to live with his
mother.
MlSS NELL FISHER returned to her
home in Wauneta , Wednesday morning ,
after a short visit here , the guesto Mrs.
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J. W. Line. . , ,
E. D. W. POGOi Denvl the
guest of his father-in-law. It * d-
slee , Sunday. '
MRS. CLARA HARBISON went in to
Lincoln , last night , on a visit. She will
return on No. 3 , to-night.
JACOB STEINMETZ of West McCook is
quite ill with an attack of grip , which
threatens to run into pneumonia.
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MR. AND MRS. J. F. PORTER of West
McCook have both been sick and con
fined to the house for the past two weeks.
C. L. DEGROFF came up from Nebras
ka City , Monday night , and is helping
close up the annual invoice. He will be
here all week.
MRS. MARY STEVENS is up from Lin
coln , the guest of her daughter , Mrs.
Frank Kendlen , coming up on No. 5 ,
Sunday evening.
CASHIER EBERT of .he Citizens bank
was summoned to Wisconsin , first of
the week , to the bedside of his mother ,
who is seriously ill.
MRS. G. W. DILLON departed on
Wednesday night , for Oregon , where
she expects to live. She has an aunt
living in that state.
"
J. A. RANNEY expects to leave , first
of the week , for Gunnisou , Colorado ,
where he has been given a situation in a
newspaper and job office.
F. J. MORGAN was up from Platts-
i -.outh , Sunday and Monday , assisting
in closing up the annual inventory , going
home on 6 , Monday evening.
Miss DELPHINE MITCHELL who
has been visiting her cousin , Mrs. C. F.
Babcock , for a number of weeks , de
parted on 6. Thursday evening , for Chi
cago.
cago.W.
W. R. CUMMINS of the Palisade Press
and wife passed through the city Mon
day night , on their way to attend the
press association meeting in Omaha ,
this week.
J. H. BAYSTON is in the city , today ,
on a short visit. Mrs. Bayston and the
children are at Arapahoe , whither they
were called by the illness of her mother ,
Mrs. Chrysler.
MIKE PETERSON will depart for Fre
mont , Sunday , and will enter the barber
shop of his brother at that place. M. R.
Bates will take his place in A. A. Bates'
shop , Monday. *
A. BARNETT attended a meeting of the
Missouri and Kansas lumbermen in Kan
sas City , Monday , going with them to
St. Louis , Tuesday , on an excursion.
He was in Lincoln , Sunday , en route.
TREASURER BERGE made his annual
settlement with the state treasurer at
Lincoln , first of the week. He went up
to Omaha , while absent , on a short visit
to Mrs. Berge's mother , Mrs. Julia A.
Teas , who accompanied him home , and
will make a long visit here.
T. J. FLOYD of the Trenton Register
exchanged fraternal courtesies at these
headquarters , Monday evening , while on
his way to attend the annual session of
the Nebraska press association in Oma
ha , Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. Mrs. Floyd accompanied him.
MRS. C. J. RYAN entertained a large
company of lady friends , Tuesday even
ing , in honor of the Misses Halligan ,
who will leave for Sutton , next week , to
engage in the .millinery business. The
fact that the young ladies are soon to
leave our city was the only discordant
note in the joyous affair. The Misses
Halligan have many wishes for their
success in their new home.
Fast Passenger Service.
It was announced at Burlington head
quarters in Omaha , Thursday , that the
Burlington would meet an } ' and all
competition in fast train service between
Chicago and Omaha and Omaha and
Denver. General Passenger Agent Fran
cis , who has just returned from a trip to
Chicago , in speaking of the changes an
nounced for the Northwestern fast pass
enger trains , said that the Burlington
would not take second place to any road
in the west in the matter of fast passen
ger trains and good service , and that all
competition would be met. By a new
schedule which will go into effect , next
Sunday , the "overland limited" train of
the Northwestern railway will run be
tween Chicago and Omaha in nearly two
hours less lime than it does now. The
train will leave Chicago at 8 p. m. in
stead of 6:30 p. m. , and arrive at Omaha
at 7:55 : a. m. instead of at 8:15 a. m. The
change is made to meet the competition
of the Rocklsland's fast train. Officials
ofttiat road are considering the advisa
bility of cutting another hour off the
running time of their "limited. "
The Builington is capable of making
fast time between Chicago and Denver ,
and will doubtless soon enter the race.
There is talk that the Burlington will re
instate No. i , which became so popular
before the hard times made it necessary
to retrench. There is also a rumor to
the effect that No. 5 may be made a fast
train from the riyer to Denver. It now
stops here , and does the local work.
Lively times are in prospect if the roads
persist in their fast trains.
The Colonel Comes Down.
Even Colonel Mitchell admits that
THE McCooK TRIBUNE has "the largest
circulation beeween Hastings and Den
ver. " Of course this news is not new to
the frank and well-informed portion of
the readers of this county , as THE TRIB
UNE has now and always has had a larg
er circulation of a bona fide character
than any other paper published in Red
Willow county. However , it is mildly
gratifying to have the editor of the Com
fort admit what everybody else has
known always.
Card of Thanks.
Thanks and gratitude are hereby ex
pressed , as far as mere words will conve } *
them , to all the kind friends for tender
sentiments expressed and helpful assist
ance rendered during our recent sadness
and bereavement. W. J. PURVIS.
MR. AND MRS. J. M. HAMMOND.
The Lafayette Monument.
The school children of America con
tributed $50,000 to the erection of the
monument to the immortal Lafayette ,
but there still remains about $100,000
more to be raised. Any sums from any
source will promptly be receipted for
and forwarded by the postmaster.
Burlington passenger train No. 6 , last
night , carried tourist car 453 , having on
board fourteen soldiers for Chicago , re
turning from the west.
THE TRIBUNE will club with any pa
per you may want. Try it.
PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
The receipts and expenditures of the
late minstrel entertainment are as fol
lows :
McConnell & Co. , supplies $12 85
Pade & Son , gloves 125
G. R. Snyder , arranging music. . 4 50
F. M. Kimmell , printing i 75
E. J. Mitchell , printing 2 75
C. W. Barnes , printing 7 oo
Frank Carruth , stage lights 2 50
Joseph Menard , opera house 25 oo
C. L. DeGroff & Co. , mdse i 72
Wigs , colored posters etc 12 80
Total 72 12
Total receipts 259 45
Total expenses 72 12
Paid piano note 145 oo
Total 2-17 12
Leaving a balance for library 42 33
CARD OF THANKS.
The McCook city teachers desire to ex
press publicly their appreciation and
thanks to those who so kindly gave their
time and attention towards raising the
piano debt and adding to the library.
COMMITTEE.
Frank Cullen visited Al. Gibbon in
Orleans , over Sunday.
The Tenth grade is taking Latin two
nights a week , commencing with Tues
day evening of this week.
The second night of the minstrels , last
Friday night'from an artistic , point of
view , was even _ better than the opening
night. And the attendance was astonish
ingly large for a repetition.
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. HICKBY , Pastor.
CHRISTIAN Services in the Odd Fel
low's hill as follows : Bible school at 10
a. m. Sermon at n. Junior Y. P. S. C.
E. at 3 and Senior Y. P. S. C. E. at 7.
Evening sermon at 8. All are cordially
invited. T. P. BEALL , Pastor.
BAPTIST Sunday-school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at n a. m. Junior Union at 3
p. m. Senior Union at 7. Gospel services
at 8. Rev. Geo. W Sheaior will preach
both morning and evening. All are
welcome. T. L. KETMAN , Pastor.
EPISCOPAL Sunday morning at 11:00 :
o'clock , Morning Prayer and Litany.
Sunday evening at 8:00 : o'clock , Evening
Prayer. Sunday-school at 10:00 : a. ni.
Friday evening lecture at 8:00 o'clock.
Holy communion the first Sunday in
each month.
HOWARD STOY , Rector.
METHODIST Sunday-school at loa.m
Preaching at n. Subject , "An Early
Breakfast With Christ. " Class at 12.
Junior League at 2:30 , Miss M. Buker ,
Supt. Epworth League at 7 ; subject , "A
Student's Prayer. " Psalm 19. Revival
services at 8. All are welcome to all the
services. JAS. A. BADCON , Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school at
10. Preaching service at n. Senior
Endeavor at 7. Preaching service at 8.
Prayer-meeting on Wednesday evening
at 7:30. : Junior Endeavor Tuesday after
noon at 4:15. A welcome to all. Morn
ing subject , "Salvation by Sacrifice and
Service. " Evening theme , "The Christ
ian Soldier's Armor. " A sermon to the
Christian Endeavorers.
W. J. TURNER , Pastor.
Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Vogt are taking
a deep parental interest in a little
daughter adopted , this week.
The Sisson lecture will be given under
Junior League auspices , and the price of
admission will be 25 and 15 cents.
The meetings in the Methodist church
will continue the rest of this week.
They have been interesting and profit
able.
Rev. F. M. Sissou , of Omaha , will de
liver his lecture entitled , "Plus , " in the
M.'E. church of our city on Thursday
evening , February 2d.
The members of the Christian En
deavor society will hold a "Chicken
Pie" social in the Congregational church ,
Tuesday evening , January 3ist.
The basket social in the South McCook
M. E. church , last Friday evening , net
ted the church about $12 , and those in
attendance had an enjoyable time.
Rev. T. L. Ketrnan is holding pro
tracted meetings with the Zion Hill
Baptist church , ten miles north-east of
town. The meetings will continue next
week.
The German Congregational Sunday-
school shows marked increase in attend
ance and interest , and as was indicated
In this column recently , more seats have
become necessary to accommodate the
growth in membership. Last Sunday
the attendance was no. Hence a num
ber of new seats have been provided.
This is a very interesting work.
NOTICE.
The Rev. F. M. Sisson , A. M. , D. D. ,
of Omaha , will deliver his inimitable
lecture , "Plus , " in the M. E. church in
Culbertson , Feb. 3d , at 7 p. m. Admis
sion , 25 cents. Having heard this lect
ure , I can assure any who may desire to
come from McCook , that they will not
be disappointed , but will get many times
their money's worth.
G. B. MAYFIELD ,
Pastor M. E. church.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook postoffice on Jan. 22nd :
Louis Gruler. Hearold A. Dealmo ,
J. W. Kelley , Eld. A. J. Haward ,
C. E. Keens , Elizabeth Jones ,
Dr. Lawrence , W. McCafferty ,
N. W. Norris , W. W. Montgomery.
In calling for any of these letters , please
say that they are advertised.
F. M. KiMMELL , Postmaster.
You See the Point.
The dead letter probably died at its
post.
But few actresses are as bad as they are
painted.
The man who poses as a fancy whistler
isn't much good at anything else.
It is not what a man possesses that
makes him happy , but what he doesn't
want.
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS.
Conductor W. D. Beyrer's children
have the measles.
Mrs. J. F. Utter and children have
gone to Illinois on a visit.
F. W. Peirsall is in Holyoke prepar
ing to bring his family here.
Quite a number of engines are in the
shops , just now , for repairs.
Switchman F. L. Delaware is moving
his family to town , this week.
Conductor L. E. Gilcrest spent Sun
day in Akron visiting his parents.
Conductor L. C. Wolff was off duty
part of the week , with an injured leg.
Switchman F. N. Engstrom was up
from Holdrege , Sunday , on a short visit.
Conductor Herman Brown was up from
Holdrege , Sunday , the guest of Frank
Rank.
General Supt T. E. Calvert came up
from Lincoln , Tuesday morning on i , on
his way west.
Conductor G. C. Mason left for Holyoke
eke , Monday , after spending a few days
at headquarters.
Chief Dispatcher J. F. Forbes returned
home , Tuesday on 2' , from his sad mis
sion to California.
Jack Burton and family will leave for
Des Moines , Iowa , tomorrow , to make
their future home there.
Mrs. F. L. Delaware was down from
Benkelman on a short visit , this week ,
arranging for their removal here.
MRS. C. W. BRONSON and Mrs. H. A.
Beale visited in Denver , Tuesday of this
week , going up on Monday night.
Mrs. H. F. Tomblin returned to Im
perial , midweek , from a short visit here
with her daughter , Mrs. J. F. Forbes.
John Stevens was again summoned to
Michigan City , Indiana , last Saturday ,
by the serious illness of his aged mother.
Fireman Houchin moved his family up
to Akron , last Saturday , and W. H.
Ackerman and family occupied the house
they vacated.
Robert Sayersreturned from Iowa ,
Monday night , with his bride. He went
to Chariton , last Friday , and was married
near that place.
Brakeman A. H. Washburn is down
on the Hastings-Oberlin run relieving
Brakeman C. C. Scaulan , who has been
called home by illness in his family.
Supt. Campbell went down to Hast
ings in his private car 10. Monday , re
turning Tuesday , attached to 77. He
went up to Denver on I , Wednesday
morning.
Trainmaster Kenyon was in Lincoln ,
Tuesday , on business connected with the
new time card which goes into effect on
Sunday next. He returned on i , Tues
day morning.
Conductor Harry Conover is down on
the Hastings-Oberlin branch relieving
Conductor Cal. LeHew , who is taking a
rest. Meanwhile Mrs. Conover and the
little girl are visiting fiiends and rela
tives up in Alliance.
A new time card will go into effect ,
next Sunday. The only changes effect
ing this division are : No. 6 will leave
here 20 minutes earlier than at present ,
or at 9:40 ; and No. 176 will arrive from
Imperial earlier , or at 5:40. :
Word from Pueblo , Colorado , an
nounces that Frank Jordan , brother of
Marshal Jordan of our city , is in the pest
house with an attack of the smallpox , in
a mild form , so far , and that the wife
and child are confined to their quarters.
This week , Agent A. P. Thomson pur
chased the handsome residence formerly
owned by C. L. DeGroff , and lately ac
quired by H. T. Church. The price was
$3,000. The property is one of the finest
in the city , and was secured at a bargain.
G. W. Starks was up from Oxford ,
Sunday and Monday , having the disabled
draw-bar on engine No. ooo repaired in
the shops here. He left for the Oxford-
Oberlin branch , Monday. G. W.'s fam
ily joined him , first of last week , at Ox
ford , where they are now living.
Vitrified brick are on the ground for a
brick platform about the Western divis
ion headquarters. This will replace the
plank platform , and will be a big im
provement over the wooden article that
has to be replaced so often. The brick
will be laid in place in the near future.
The Burlington had eighteen cars of
freight from Fort Crook to Cheyenne ,
Wednesday. The cars were filled with
the baggage and so forth of the Twenty-
second regular infantry. The Burlington
will haul one battalion of the regiment
from Omaha to Denver , this evening or
tomorrow morning , on their way to Ma
nila. They will sail from San Francisco
on the transports Ohio and Senator , on
February 1st.
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS.
Try McMillen's Cough Cure.
McConnell's Balsam cures coughs.
Buy your coal at Dullard's , for Feb.
It is J. A. Wilcox & Son now , as of
yore.
WANTED Shorthandpupils. . L. Vf.
Stayner.
Wheat is even 50 cents a bushel , this
morning.
The windy days have come , the rock
iest of the year. Don't it ?
A perusal of Thompson's new adver
tisement will be profitable.
THE TRIBUNE and The Toledo Blade
for $1.25 a year , strictly in advance.
About an inch of snow , this morning.
A wintry aspect , but warm and pleasant.
This paper aifd the great St. Louis
Semi-Weekly Republic for $1.75 a year.
Electric light wires suffered somewhat
from the severe windstorm , Sunday
night.
THE TRIBUNE and The Cincinnati
Weekly Enquirer forjr.soayear , strictly
in advance.
When you want a hot , clean , lasting
coal you should get Bullard's Semi-
Bituminous.
An attractive assortment of box writ
ing papers , very reasonable , at THE
TRIBUNE office.
The John Wentz blacksmith has been
purchased by A. J. Markwad , who is
now in charge.
Don't need a boy to break clinkers and
carry out ashes when you burn Bullard's
S-B coal. IT burns.
The cook won't look like she was
ready to do the cake walk if you use
Sheridan coal ITS clean.
GIRL WANTED For general house
work. Inquire at residenca of H. M. a-
Tyler , North Manchester Ave.
Presence of mind is undoubtedly a
good thing in the hour of danger , but
absence of bed } * is a great deal better.
THE McCooK TRIBUNE , the Omaha
Weekly Bee and the Cosmopolitan Mag
azine , all three for $2. You can't beat it.
A ten-pound daughter came to Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Blatt in the storm , Sunday
night. Mother and daughter are doing
well.
well.A
A gentleman has been taking flash
light pictures of the interior of the busi
ness places of the city , the past two
weeks.
The handsomest monument in Longview -
view cemetery was placed over the re
mains of the late Charles H. McCarl ,
last week.
The wind and dust storm , Sunday
night , was the stirring event which
ushered in the week. It was accompa
nied by a much lower temperature.
Since Colonel Mitchell "peeled his
countenance" so vociferously in the local
minstrel entertainment , it will be more
difficult than ever to take him seriously.
This week , Harman Thompson of the
McCook Tank Line became the purchas
er of a quarter section of Red Willow
county soil. The farm is located south
east of the city.
Don't make any arrangements for
your year's reading matter without con
sulting THE TRIBUNE. We can cluk
with any paper or magazine you wisfe
and save you money.
The Star of Jupiter is ready for distri
bution. The issue for February is much
larger than usual , showing a marked in
crease in the membership of the order ,
which is rapidly forging its way to the
front rank of Western beneficiary or
ders.
The coldest substance yet produced by
the scientists is liquid hydrogen. This
was produced some eight months ago by
British experts , and the experiments with
it are quite interesting. When air is
brought into contact with it , it freezes
solid and falls off in chunks of solid min
eral. Ex.
The result of the minstrel entertain
ment has brought much joy and satisfac
tion to the teachers and pupils of the
public school , in that the debt against
the piano has been raised and a neat
sum provided for library purposes. All
will rejoice with them in the accom
plishment.
McCook Markets.
Corrected Friday morning.
Corn $ - /
Wheat -So
Oats .20
Rye
Barley
Hogs
Eggs IS
Butter .12
Potatoes .4 *