The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, February 17, 1899, Image 1
, - * 4 * ? * , - ' . , * * * * / ' \ - ' ' " / * - SEVENTEENTH YEAR McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA. FRIDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 17,1899. NUMBER 4O Unprocedentedly Cold. The weather of the past two weeks and 'over is unanimously voted as having ( been without precedent in the history ol the state within the past twenty years at 'least. The cold wave culminated on last Saturday night and Sunday morning , when the crest of the wave touched this ( part of Nebraska , thermometers over the * city registering from 36 to 42 degrees be low zero. Most of the thermometers in the city were not made to register such ' cold , twenty to thirty below zero being ( the lowest they could register , and in ( these instruments the mercury went out of sight , cosily hiding away in the bulbs of the thermometers. While we know of no suffering , there doubtless was some among the poorer people of the city and country , and in a tfew instances help was extended by priv ate parties. Water pipes and flowers all over the cctty were frozen , in fact few homes or i -business places escaped the disastrous work of Jack Frost , who made himself .felt in places that have always escaped ibitherto. The night of February nth will long indicate the coldest weather ever experi enced in Southwestern Nebraska. It's Only Excessive Modesty. It is to be fondly hoped that the pub- Stc does not take the newspapers of Mc- 'Cook as representative of the business enterprise of the city. That is , we mean , 'that we fondly hope the people who buy -goods will not look over the advertising pages of the McCook papers and from ciheir lack of advertisements decide that Ile business men of McCook have no igoods to sell or are lacking in enterprise , or anything of that sort. The facts are that the merchants of McCook have as ziiany goods as ever , and perhaps are sel ling them as reasonably as ever , and ithat the merchants of McCook are as anxious to sell goods as they have ever been , and all that. The reason they do Jnot use printer's ink must not be attrib uted to any lack of faith in advertising , or fear that the newspaper men will be- conie too fat and saucy from excessive wealth , or anything of that sort , but onust be credited to sheer modesty taothing else. Annual Election of Directors. The McCook building and savings as tsociation held its annual meeting for the election of directors , Monday night , the njth instant , and the result of the elec tion was as follows : For three years , J. J < Jarrard , Emerson Hanson and F. M iKimmell ; for one year , J. A. Wilcox. / vreview of the business of the association > for the past year shows the institution t&o be in very satisfactory condition 'The sale of shares in the new serie : ' -opened in February is progressing nicely offering a profitable investment to al < who -have a little spare money to place. Scored a Big Fright. The misbehavior of a coal oil heater in basement of C. L. DeGroff & Co.'s store , last Saturday afternoon , gave everybody on Main street a big fright. "The oil in the heater caught fire. An jalarm was raised , and the department responded , but no water was thrown , the .fire being extinguished without it. A lively scare was scored , as the weather 'was intensely cold , and it was a bad ttlme for a fire , and a dangerous locality , Jtoo. V" Several Well Improved Ranches , Large or small , in Chase or adjoining counties , for sale or lease , watered by Siest stream in the state , plenty of alfalfa land under irrigation. Large range , jgreat grass country. No better place in the west for cattle or sheep. Small tfkrms to sell at small prices. Parties wanting to either buy or lease a ranch will do well to correspond with the tandersigned. -ARTERBURN BROS. , Imperial , Neb. KIng-Fadness. On Tuesday , February 14 , 1899 , at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. King on Spring Creek , this county , their son < George F. King and Ingleborg Fadness were made husband and wife in the presence of the members of the family sand a few friends. The happy couple -were the recipients of a number of beau tiful presents. They enter their new re lation with the best wishes of all. Father Knowles Dead. , e death of Father Knowles of Cul- on , which occurred on Saturday , ibruary nth , at that place , will bring to the hearts of all in this city who knew Zaha. & feeling of pain. He was in his goth year , and was one of the grand old caen whom all felt it a benediction to &OOW. "What is more pleasant than a day in Jane ? " The cook who uses Bullard's Sheridan coal. IT is CLBAN. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE. H. D. VlCKREY of Bnrtley was th ( guest of the Dole boys a few days , this week. MRS. BALL of the McCook surgical hospital went down to Lincoln , Tuesdaj morning. / W. C. BULLARD Was out from Omaha , Tuesday , on business connected with his interests here. ALFRED CARTER has joined the family here , and he expects to'farm here , the coming season. ' W. O. NORVAL , who spends much ol bis time on the road now , is home on a visit to the family. REV. G. W. SHEAFOR is down in Council Grove , Morris county , Kansas , holding a series of meetings. FRED WOODCOCK of the Commercial house returned home , Saturday morn ing , from a flying visit to Omaha. MRS. FRANK KENDLEN went down to Hastings , Sunday morning on 2 , return ing home on I , Tuesday morning. THE MISSES RYAN entertained a com pany of young friends , last Saturday evening.in an 'ably clever manner. J.T. BULLARD of Palisade , his many friends in the city will be pained to hear , has been -quite sick for some time. HERMAN PADE indulged in a flying business trip to Hastings , Wednesday , returning home on 2 , Thursday morning. 9 WILL S. JAY of the Lincoln Journal iropped into the city , Friday last , in the interest of the subscription list of that paper. MRS. FRANK HARRIS was down from Denver , last Saturday night , to attend the Gunn reception in honor of Mrs. C. M. Noble. MR. AND MRS. H. H. EASTERDAY ar- ived home , Monday morning , from : heir trip to Chicago in the interest of lis health. REPRESENTATIVE HATHORN cauie up Tom Lincoln , Saturday morning on r , > n his way to Hartley to spend Sunday it home. He went down on No. 12. MRS. MOWBRAY of Lincoln is the jfuest of her daughter , Mrs. C. E. Pope , : oming up , first of the week , from Ox- "ord , where she has been visiting rela- ives. MRS. C. M. NOBLE departed for her lorne in Harlan , Iowa , yesterday morn- ng , after spending a week enjoying a risit to her many oldtime friends and icighbors. MRS. N. L. CRONKHITE came down Vom Denver , last Friday morning , and spent a few days here , the guest of her laughter , Mrs ? J. H. Burns , while en oute to Wisconsin. WILLIAM DARLINGTON will start sunday , for Clearfield , Iowa , with a car- oad of goods. The family will start a ittle later. May success attend them in heir new home. GEORGE E. THOMPSON enjoyed a brief 'isit from his brother C. W. Thompson if St. Anthony , Idaho , last Friday , while he brother was en route for Chicago , to my goods for his mercantile establish- nent in St. Anthony. MR. AND MRS. J. T. BULLARD came [ own from Palisade , Wednesday even- ng , and took the night train on toOma- ta , where they go for treatment for Mr. lullard , whose health is considerably mpaired. W. C. Bullard of Omaha ac- ompanied them. District Court. Court opened on Monday and closed , Thursday. The docket was pretty well leared. The following criminal cases ? ere disposed of : State vs. Oliver Bush , ssault with intent to kill ; three years in he penitentiary and costs taxed at $86. .tate . vs. Dennis Fitzgerald , assault ; dis- lissed by the state. State vs. Flora Oh- ; r ; dismissed by state. Sidney Dodge s. I. M. Smith , deputy sheriff , replevin ; laintiff given possession of the horses , nd $2.45 found due the defendant on lie cattle. Court adjourned till May l6th. Equity proceedings in next week's pa- er , The judge said "Three years. " We do ot expect our stock of coal to last that > ng , but we stir 'em by mail and poke : m by wire and still have some of Bul- ird's Maitland nut and a limited amount f Sheridan , and will fill your orders romptly. The family of Conductor H. A. Rouch i quarantined with diphtheria. Howe Smith is off duty with a badly it hand , this week. Social Happenings. The presence of Mrs. C. M. Noble in the city has been the occasion of a num ber of charming social functions , the past week. Mrs. Noble arrived in the city , close of last week , from her home in Harlan , Iowa , and notwithstanding the severe weather , there have been re ceptions , at homes , dinner and tea par ties galore in her honor by her many friends of yore. Her active social life while a long resident of our city will be remembered with pleasure by all , and her wide circle of friends here have been endeavoring to make her brief stay as pleasurable as time and opportunity will permit. THE MISSES DOAN ENTERTAIN. The Misses Doan entertained a large company of friends , last evening , in honor of Miss Nornia Noble , who has been visiting in the city for some time , and will depart on Tuesday of next week for her home , Harlan , Iowa. Social amusements , dainty refreshments , and other charming features made the even ing one to be recalled with pleasure by those present. AN EVENING PARTY. On Monday evening , Mrs. Charlotte Brewer gave an evening party in honor of Mrs. C. M. Noble , in which a large company of neighbors and oldtime friends participated. Refreshments were served during the evening , which was one of the most felicitous of the series of entertainments given in honor of Mrs. Noble during her short stay in the city. MRS. GUNN'S AT HOME. Saturday evening , Mrs. J. A. Gunn was at home to a large company of ladie in honor of Mrs. C. M. Noble. The lis of guests numbered about sixty , and despite the weather the spite way-below-zero , Gunn residence was crowded with guests on the happy occasion. There was a fim spread of refreshments , and the affair i voted a social success of large proportions tions by all in attendance. THE DORCAS SOCIETY. There was a large attendance upon th meeting of the Dorcas society , Wednes day afternoon. The meeting was in th nature of an informal entertainment of a former president and active member , Mrs. C. M. Noble. Refreshments were served , and an altogether delightfu meeting was held. A six O'CLOCK DINNER. On Tuesday , Mrs. F. M. Kimmell had in about a score of guests to a six o'clock dinner , with Mrs. Noble as the guest o honor. A TEA PARTY. Last Friday evening , Mrs. Vina Wood gave a tea party to a company of lady friends , to meet Mrs. Noble. Mrs. C. E. Pope entertained a number of lady friends , Monday evening , at supper in Mrs. Noble's honor. The Annual Dinner. Remember the twelfth annual dinner and bazaar given by the ladies of the Methodist church , next Wednesday , the 22d. DINNER MENU. Cranberry Sauce. Chicken Pie Potato Snow. Roast Beef. Scalloped Tomatoes Boston Baked Beans. Roast Beef. Currant Jelly Mixed Pickles. Salads. Celery Jelly. Pies. Doughnuts Cheese. Fruits. Tea. Coffee. SUPPER. Cold Ham. Lemon French Fried Potatoes. Cold Sliced Beef. Plum Jelly Saratogo Chips. Celery. Cold Chicken Eggs Awe Herbes. French Rolls. Boston Brown Bread Pickles. Olives. Fancy Cakes. Tea. Coffee. By courtesy of Robert Byers of the Palace hotel the ladies will use the room recently vacated by C. A. Leach. Din ner will be served from 11:30 and supper per from 5 p. m. Charlie Knights No More. Charles W. Knights , after a long and painful illness , passed from earth at the home of his brother in Cambridge , Mon- 3ay night. The body was taken to Den ser for interment , which took place on Wednesday. One of the most widely known characters in the Republican val ley has gone to his long home. Peace to lim and great sympathy and consolation : o his bereaved wife and children. Good thing the weather man gave us a ittle rest , this week , or we could not lave told you about those rough white nne two-by-fours six feet long that Bul- ard is selling for fence posts. Cheap , rou bet. McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. 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. CHRISTIAN Services in the Odd Fel low's hall 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. BBALL , 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. m. 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 II. Class at 12. Junior League at 2:30 , Miss M. Buker , Supt. Epworth League at 7. Prayer and Bible study on Wednesday evening at 8 p. m. Preaching morning and evening by Rev. W. J. Boyd of Indianola. All are wel come. JAS. A. BADCON , Pastor. BAPTIST Sunday-school at 10 a. m. Preaching at II a. m. Junior Union at 3 p. m. Senior Uuion at 7. Gospel services at 8. Pastor's morning subject , "Test ing a promise. " Evening theme , "Pow er with God and Men. " Revival ser vices at 8 o'clock each evening next week. A cordial invitation is extended to all. T. L. KETMAN , Pastor. CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school at 10. Preaching service at u. Senior Endeavor at 7. Preaching service at 8. Prayer-meeting on Wednesday evening at 7:30. : All are welcome. Morning sub ject , "The Philosophy of Cain. " Fven ing subject , "A Lesson From Washing ton in the Critical Period of American History. " W. J. TURNER , Pastor. Protracted meetings will be held in the South McCook Methodist church next week. The literary circle meets in the high school Assembly room , this evening. " Franklin. " Subject , "Benjamin PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS. SPECTACULAR ENTERTAINMENT. The entertainments to be given in the Assembly room of the high school , on the evenings of Monday and Tuesday , February 27th and 28th , by Mr. Swift and his marvelous microscope and tele scope promise to be highly instructive and entertaining , and well worth the price asked , 25 cents. The proceeds will be devoted to buying a microscope for the public schools of the city. Both evenings there will be short talks by Mr. Swift descriptive of the microscope and telescope and the objects they re veal. Under his marvelous instruments a flea will appear to be the size of an elephant , and a fly to have 8,000 eyes. Grains of sand will appear to be boulders. The probabilities are that you will re gret it if you fail to attend. Remember , two nights , high school Assembly room , Monday and Tuesday , 27th and 28th , 25 : ents. Rev. Turner addressed the Assembly an Tuesday , using "Lincoln" as his sub ject. JSorman Campbell and A. B. Thor- jrrimson were visitors , Wednesday after noon. The Eighth grade had charge of the ixercises , last Friday afternoon. Lin- : oln , his life , etc. , were the subjects. No school in the West ward , Monday , > n account of the freezing of the supply jipe to the boiler. Those excavating bund frost at the depth of three and a lalf feet below the surface. Sessions , vere resumed as usual on Tuesday morn- Sg. The net proceeds of the Primary school mtertainment have been divided equally imong the primary grades of the East , iVest and South schools , giving each the ium of $20. Eash school has purchased L primary number chart for $12.50 and dndergarten and primary supplies to he amount of $7.50. The city council of Wurzburg , Bavaria , he seat of a university , has just taken iction which Commercial Agent Stern at lamburg says is worthy of imitation in he United States. In accordance with his action teeth of the poor pupils of he public schools of Wurzburg are to be xamiued and cared for , free of cost , irovided the parents give their consent. ? he commercial agent says it is also in- ended to treat diseases of the ear and broat in like manner , should the teeth xperiment prove successful. A copy of Uncle Sam's Navy Portfolio 3r IDC. The series of 12 for $ i. At THE 'RIBUNE office. RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS. The pay checks came on Sunday morning. Engineer H. M. Dixon is laying off with a sprained ankle. 301 is down from Denver , this week , for a general overhauling , A diphtheria card was placed on L. W. Stayner's house , last Friday. Supt. Campbell was in Lincoln , Mon day , on business of the Western division. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Olson buried their infant. Wednesday. It was but two days old. W. W. Webster came up from Red Cloud , Monday night , on a short visit at headquarters. i Charles McManigal came up from Red Cloud , Sunday night on 3 , on a visit at headquarters. 179 has been sent up to Denver to do switching , during the shortage of regular switch engines there. Will McManigal came up , Saturday night , from Beaver City , to spend a few days at headquarters. 285 , pulling an extra , ran into the rear of a U. P. train , Sunday , mashing in the front end of the engine. Fireman Newkirk and family returned home , Monday on I , from a visit of a number of weeks in the east. Mrs. J. C. Birdsall of Alliance has been called to Buffalo , N.Y. , to the bedside of her mother , who is seriously ill. Brakeman Walter Cox went down to Red Cloud , first of the week , to remain a couple weeks , visiting friends and rel atives while recovering from his recent injury. Mark Lawritson , Burlington agent at Holbrook , brother of M. Lawritson of Supt. CampelFs office , was married to Miss Mary Nelson of Red Cloud , Tuesday evening. H. E. Marvin , late chief dispatcher up at Sheridan , is making a tour of the south , looking over the country. He was recently heard from at Savannah , Georgia. Four engines have been temporarily leased by the B. & M. from the C. B. & . Q. , for service on the Wyoming line , on account of the extra trafficresulting from the late snow blockade. Trainmen on the Pennsylvania railroad are now paid for their services from the time they report at the places for duty until they return. In the past they have been paid from the time they received their orders at the ofEce , or when they left to make up the train. W. L. Henry of the shop force has been very sick at his room in the Union house with an attack of grip. He was irrational for a number of days , but is getting on nicely at this writing. His mother came out from Malcomb , Iowa , to nurse him through his sickness. The rumor has been received that the Burlington is soon to make this branch a oart of the main line , building a cut-off iome where in Colorado , in order to shorten the distance and make quicker : ime to Denver. Some already list this imong the probabilities. It is signifi- . : ant that the high officials have made several trips up the line in the past few nonths. Bertrand Herald. 1 Definite announcement was made by 1 he Chicago , Burlington & Quincy rail- oad today that a deal has been made by vhich the latter road absorbs the Keo- : uk & Western railroad , which parallels he main line of the Burlington road vest ofKeokuk to Van Wert and con- lects with the Mumeston & Shenandoah ) ranch of the Burlington , thus giving he Burlington another through line from eokuk to Omaha and connections with Kansas City. The official announcement > f the deal will be made in a few days. Conductor George Willetts caught a jassenger who was trying to beat his eay from Akron to McCook , recently , cry neatly. The passenger in question mly purchased his ticket from Denver o Akron ; but the conductor noticed that he Akron passenger did not get off at Lkron , but could not locate his man , /ho by putting his hat into another ' hat that tick- lassenger's , was properly - ted , escaped detection , notwithstanding be conductor kept a sharp look-out for im. Finally , he sent the car porter a to the car with a blank telegram , in truding him to call out the name tokes the passenger in question had a rileage book and the conductor remem- ered his name. The passenger fell into be trap easily , putting up a game about ot being put off at Akron etc. , but final- si f paying his fare. MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS. Try McMillen's Cough Cure. Order stove-wood of Bullard. You should try Lear for drugs. Take your prescriptions to Loar's. WANTED Short-hand pupils. L. W. Stayner. A son was born to Mrs. Nettie McCarl , last Thursday. Ash Wednesday marked the advent of the Lenten season. THE TRIBUNE and The Toledo Blade for $1.25 a year , strictly in advance. This paper and the great St. Louis Semi-Weekly Republic for $1.75 a year. There is a special order for work in the Red and Black , February 23d and 24111. STOP At the new drug store for drugs and notions. One door north National Bank. An attractive assortment of box writ ing papers , very reasonable , at THE TRIBUNE office. Yes , Bullard's have a complete stock of fence posts , barbed wire , hog fencing and poultry netting , and the prices are right. H.T. Church is making some improve ments on the old Johnston farm , north west of the city limits , preparatory to feeding some cattle there. Don't make any arrangements for your year's reading matter without con sulting THE TRIBUNE. We can club with any paper or magazine you wish and save you money. When Deacon Morlau made his ap pearance down town , Sunday morning , in an overcoat and fur cap , the natives took it for granted that it was cold , with & out referring to their thermometers I and it was a little. The work of painting the Commercial bouse is progressing under the direction and superintendency of Col. Corwin , who is taking considerable pride in mak ing repairs to the hostelrie and improv ing its appearance. An opportunity was afforded those so minded to vent their small spite by sending a comic , Tuesday. However , many handsome mementoes of the day ivere handled by Uncle Sam , notwith standing the day St. Valentine's day- is passing away. A boy named Wiilie Ritchie has been in occupant of the hospital since Tues- iay , when he was brought down from Frenton for treatment for an injured eg. He got tangled up in the tumbling od of a horse-power and had some of : he ligaments at the knee torn loose , naking a very painful hurt. It is reported that William H. Barger , ion of Mrs. M. E. Barger of our city , is igain in a mental condition that war- ants his removal to an institution for reatment. He lives just over the coun- y line in Hitchcock and the authorities ip there ought to take the matter in land , if the reports current here are rue. A newspaper whose columns overflow irith advertisements of business men has aore influence in attracting attention tend nd building up a town than any other gency that can be employed. People o where there is business ; capital and abor where there is an enterprising ommnnity. No power on earth is so trong 'to build up a town as a newspa- 1 ier well patronizedand its power should e appreciated. Talrnage. COURT HOUSE NEWS. COUNTY COURT. Licenses to marry were issued , this reek , to the following couples : William J. Scarrow of Danbury and laggie Scrips of Indianola. They were larried on Monday by Rev. Father proll of Indianola. George F.King andIngeborgFadness , oth of McCook. They were married by .ev. E. J. Vivian. Final settlement has been made in the latter of the estate of Michael Travers nd the administrator discharged. Letters of administration have been ranted John E. Kelley in the matter of ic estate of Mathilda Berndt , deceased. Advertised Letters. The following letters were advertised F the McCook postoffice on Feb. I2th : John Blake , C. B. Anderson , Wm. Baker , Frank Barney , N. A. Baker , A. O. Dedrick , W. A. Cale , James Gregory , Jake Griggs , Miss Nillie Igist , Frank Goren , C. C. Scanlau , Rnby Wilson , Hugh Roberts , John Spry , John W. McClelland , M. Reddy , Frank Kean. In calling for any of these letters , please y that they are advertised. F. M. KIMMELL , Postmaster.