The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, May 18, 1900, Image 1
' " " ! , . { , ' " ' ' " "ft f , NINETEENTH YEAR. McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING , MAY 18 , 19OO NUMBER 1 A Philanthropic People. That the people of McCook carry warm hearts where they do the most good has again been demonstrated in the very gratifying results of the Field-day , Tues day of this week , for the benefit of the India famine sufferers. All the plans and arrangements made worked out most satisfactorily , the net results from all sources netting $305 05 , a gilt perhaps uncqualed by any other Nebraska city of like population. The plans and perform ance were strictly characteristic of Mc Cook there is no better "leather" in the state. It is a pleasure to note that the business men of the city generally observed the half-holiday requested by the committee on arrangements and closed their respective places of business from one till five o'clock , during the time the sports were pulled off at the Athletic club park. The chief attraction at the park was the game of base ball between the Cedar Bluffs aggregation and the McCook Ath letic club team. While the score was too high and the result too uneven for a good game , the contest was spirited and not lacking in interest. There was a large attendance and a net sum of $64 65 was added to the relief fund from that source. The other sports were running races , bicycle races etc. , but they were without considerable interest. The supper served by the ladies of the different churches of the city in the basement of the Temple block only lacked one cent of realizing the net sum secured from the sports , $64.64. The ladies served an excellent meal and were liberally patronized. In the evening , the young ladies of the Awl-Os club held an ice cream and strawberry social in the opera house , a feature that was generously supported , and that was one of the pleasantest af fairs of the entire occasion. A drill by a company of little girls was one of the entertaining features of the evening. The social netted the fund $33.21. The collection raised by the children I of the city schools amounted to $28.05 , a very generous gift from the children of the cit } * . The offering of the Ladies' Aid society of the Zion Hill Baptist church was $ S 50 , a very kindly remembrance from the ladies of that church up in Coleman precinct. To this sum add the amount secured from individual sources , $106 , and the grand total is $305.05. THE TRIBUNE does not feel like clos ing this account of the Field-day before felicitating and congratulating everybody connected with the affair. The result is j a high credit to our city. Municipal Matters. The city fathers held a session , Mon day night , and disposed of a number of items of municipal business. A license to conduct a saloon in the old Palace hotel building was granted to Frank K Miller. A petition for a sidewalk along the east side of McDowell street from Rail road street on the south to Denver street on the north was granted , and the sidewalk prayed for was by resolution in due form ordered laid. This will pro vide a sidewalk to the German Congre gational church and to quite a number of dwellings over on McDowell street nowAvithout that necessary convenience in wet and muddy weather. The matter of using red sandstone for street crossings , especially in the busi ness portions of the city , was discussed , and the same was practically adopted for the future , although no definite action was taken of record. This will be gen erally approved by the tax-payers of the city.Bills Bills as follows were allowed and war rants ordered issued on the proper funds : George Scott $2 oo Spencer & McClaiu 10 50 Electric Light Co 87 40 J. R. Predmore 2 oo J. H. Dwyer 2 oo C. A. Leach 2 oo George Elbert 2 75 M. H. Holmes 17 28 J. H. Dwyer 50 "Shorty" Hosier 75 J. W. Spiker I 50 Bert Colter 75 William Richardson 5 oo Predmore Bros 12 oo J. H. Grannis 9 ° ° C. L. Miller 4 5O Joseph Spotts 3 oo C. B. Gray 4o Pade & Son 6 oo V. D. Selby. 3 oo M. H. Holmes 3 oo E. W. Hendrick 3 oo A hose house has been provided for West McCook ; being situated on the rear end of Elza Odell's residence lot. This will make it possible for the people of that part of the city to protect their property more efficiently and promptly than under the old order of things. Desirable House for Sale. I will offer for sale at a low "price my residence property , corner Marshall and Dearborn streets. Terms , time on part , or will name an attractive price for spot cash. 5-4-tf. W. C. LA TOURETTE , Cedar Rapids , Iowa. C. F. BABCOCK , Local Agent. A. F. & A. M. Officers. At the regular meeting of McCook lodge No. 135 , A. F. & A. M. , Tuesday evening , the following new officers were elected : G. R. Johnson , W. M. ; M. O. McClure , S. W. ; George Willetts. J. W. ; S. Cordeal , treasurer ; G. S. Bishop , sec retary. Installation in June. You will find it hard work to keep a hard pine door on the house , but if you buy of Bullard you will get soft pine screen doors and they will stay where you put them ; don't cost any more. Don't buy a header without first seeing S. M.Cochran & Co. They sell the Har vester King header and binder. Stock tanks of all sizes at Barnett's. . Prices the lowest. Bay your paints of Loar. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE. ROBERT RODGEKS is enjoying a visit from his father. MRS. J. E BEYKER went up to Den ver , Tuesday on i. MRS. C. P. BALL went up to Denver , Tuesday , on a short visit. REGISTER F. M. RATH BUN is con fined to the house with an attack of ton- silitis. MRS. H. H. TARTSCH was called to Plattsmouth , last night , by the illness of a brother. MRS. D. F. NICHOLS , nee Miss Anni Rooney , is visiting in the city , guest o Mrs. P. Walsh. F. A. AND NORMAN TEEL were eve from Frontier county , Saturday , on a short business visit. I. B. TAYLOR was summoned to Savan nab , Missouri , last Friday , by the seriou illness of his mother. D. P. GRAY of College Corner , Ohio arrived in the city , close of last week , to visit his son Clarence. H. W. COLE departed , Wednesda morning , for the east , on a visit and trip of considerable scope. MRS. JULIA Fox and sou Ned de parted , Monday night , for Omaha , where they will reside for the present. MRS. A. C. EBERT was the guest o Mrs. H.L.Kennedy in Cambridge , close of last and first of present week. Miss LOUISE SMITH of Plattsmoutl : was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. C Smith over Saturday and Sunday. MRS. NELLIE GUILD returned to Om aha on 12 , last Saturday , after a short visit here , guest of her sister , Mrs. A. P. Thomson. JUDGE ABBOTT of the Hayes Center Republican spent yesterday afternoon and last night in the city , on his way home from a visit east. GEORGE BURNS and part of the family departed , Tuesday , overland , for their new home , Nebraska City. Bertha and Charlie will remain here. MRS. FRED SCHLEGEL was up from Oxford , Monday. The family expects to return to McCook to reside as soon as they can secure a suitable dwelling. Miss DOLLY SHEPHERDSON of River- ton , who has been the guest of Conduct or and Mrs. George Beck , for a few weeks , has gone to Sterling , Colorado , on a visit. DR. A. P. WELLES spent two days of this week in Lincoln , attending the meeting of the Nebraska state homeo pathic society , returning home , yester day morning. MR. AND MRS FREDERICK of Orleans were up to attend the funeral of Mrs. Catt , they being cousins of the deceased and the only relatives in this state out side of the immediate family. MISSES ISA SHUMAKER and Dot Dav enport of Culbertson took in the festivi ties , Field-da } ' , Messrs. F. S. Vahne and Harry Walters of our city accompanying them home in the evening. LOUIS SCHREIBER of Columbus , Ne braska , arrived in the city on last Fri- daj' , and is employed iu McConnell & Berry's drug-store. He is a recent grad uate of the Illinois College of Pharmacy of Chicago. Mrs. W. N. Cratty Injured. Mrs. W. N. Cratty of Driftwood pre cinct was severely injured , late Wednes day night , in a runaway accident , a short distance west of the city. It ap pears that Mr. and Mrs. Cratty and Miss Mattie Shears were in the city , that night , attending Christian church ser vices , the parents being principals in an immersion service at that church. The hired man was along to drive the team. A short distance west of the city , the team became frightened at the approach and passing of passenger train No. 6 , and ran away. The driver jumped or was thrown out and lost possession of the lines , leaving the other occupants of the vehicle helpless. Mrs. Cratty and Miss Shears jumped out , but Mr. Cratty re mained in the vehicle , being still some what lame from an accident on the rail road quite a while since. Mrs. Cratty sustained a severe fracture of her right legabout three inches above the ankle the bones protruding through the fleshs Shears with -s escaped pain fully sprained knee. The team ran homeward to near the west river bridge , where Mr. Cratty finally secured posses sion of the lines and stopped the runa- r-nys. Driving back to the scene of the &CL dent , the women were taken into the vehicle and brought to the residence of G. C. Boatman in the city and medical assistance summoned. Mrs. Cratty's in juries are very severe , but not serious. A Fatal Accident. John Real , one of the most highly esteemed and leading farmers of Perry precinct , was accidentally killed on his farm , Wednesday afternoon. No one witnessed the sad affair , and consequent ly details are lacking. However , it is known that Mr. Real started out from home , early in the afternoon , to do some fence repairing , and about five o'clock ivas found dead , his neck being broken. Mr. Real started from the house with a team of horses attached to the running gears of a wagon on which were laid a : few boards. When found one of the : wheels was off of the wagon , and there : tvere evidences of a runaway. It is thought he had been dead two or three liours when found. The remains were shipped to Grafton , this morning , for burial at his former iome , the remains being accompanied ay the members of the family at this place. Other members of the family from away will also be present at the jbsequies. " The deceased stood high among a arge circle of friends and acquaintances , ill of whom will join with THE TRIBUNE n expressions of deepest sympathy in .his tragic sorrow and bereavement. Millet seed for sale at S. M. Cochran fc Co.'s. ; It Was a Great Hit. "The Old Maids' Convention" as pre seated by the ladies mid friends of St Alban'a guild , Monday evening , in the opera house , was a great hit and a uios gratifying financial success about fifty dollars being cleared. The "convention' was played to a good-sized and very ap precialive audience. As promised , there was no deep plo to concern the auditor , but there wa plenty from the opening to the close to hold attention and appeal to the sense of the humorous ; for "Solomon in al his glory was not arrayed like one o these" old maids , nor were his numerous "best girls" half as kittenish. Mrs. W. R. Starr was chairwoman o the "Young Ladies' Debating Society' and Miss Bertha Childe , secretary ; their work was effective. There were severa "star" delegates , notably among them being Mrs. James Hatfield , Mrs. W. W. Archibald , Mrs. F. A. Pennell , Mrs. W. B. Mills , Mrs. Howard Stoy , Miss Maude Burgess and Miss Maggie Cullen , all of whom appeared advantageously in speech , essay , song or musical efforts. Prof. Schobel's "remodeloscope" was one of the fetching features or special ties , his marvelous machine transform ing "old maids" of doubtful vintage into fairies , vocalists etc. with "neatness and dispatch ; " these metamorphoses in turn giving musical variety to the perform ance. There were vocal solos by Miss Blanche McCarl , Miss Nina Doan , Little Elsie Campbell and F. H. Strout. The stage decorations were appropri ately hearts and cupids , and the voting sign of the order "m-a-n , man. " Are You Going to Paris ? If you should , you would also go to Oberammergau and see the original Oberammergau Passion Play. The original Passion Play as produced by the peasants of Oberamuiergau , Ba varia , and of Germany , every ten years , will be reproduced at St. Patrick's church on Monday afternoon and even ing , May the 28th. The play will be given in one hundred and fifty stereopticon - con and moving pictures , ( which were taken from a special performance ) uuder the direction of Prof. Jacob Willig. This is only one chance in a life time to witness this wonderful play. Lecture in English by Prof. Chas. Brey. Tickets adults , 35 ; children , 25c. CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school at 10. Y.P.S.C.E. at 7. No other service. W. J. TURNER , Pastor. 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 Bible-school at 10 a . m. * Preaching services at n a. m. and8 p. in. Morning subject , "Go Work in My Vinyard. " Evening subject , "Life of Moses. " J. W. WALKER , Pastor. METHODIST Sunday-school at 10 a.m. Preaching at n by Rev. W. J. Turner of the Congregational church. No services in the evening. All are welcome. J. A. BADCON , Pastor. BAPTIST Sunday-school at 10 a. m. Preaching at n a. in. B. Y. P. U. at 7. No service at S p. m. Prayer-meeting , Wednesday evening at 8. Everybody welcome. GEO. SCOTT , Pastor pro tern. 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. The pastors and congregations of the different churches are earnestly request ed to join with the Grand Army of the Republic in the Memorial service at the Congregational church at n o'clock , Sunday , May 27th. ( A. P. WELLES , Committee : ] W. S. FITCH , ( H. H. BERRY. Baptist church of Coleman precinct adds the offering of the Ladies' Aid society of that church , $8.50 , to the McCook fund for the India famine sufferers. The re ceipt of the same is hereby gratefully acknowledged. B. A. Lincoln Dead. Word was brought to the city , this morning , of the death , last night , of Henjarnin A. Lincoln of Driftwood pre cinct , after an illness dating from last Sunday. Mr. Lincoln was one of Red ] Villow county's early settlers and a citi zen of the most sterling worth. His death will be mourned by many. The bsreaved ones have our tenderest sym pathy. Ball and Bat Free. To the boy who buys a suit of clothes it $2.50 or up at DeGroff & Co.'s. The little two-year-old daughter of Ed Roach of West Dennisou street came aear being au angel , Tuesday afternoon , i-ia the poison route. The little one is hought to have eaten some strychnia ontained in a bottle of medicine. Prop- r remedies brought the little one out all ight , however. FORREST KELLEY of Beaver City ar- ived here , last week , and will succeed E. C. Good in D. W. Loar's pharmacy. Mr. Good will depart , next week , for his ionic in Ohio. The remains of the late Smith Gordon md his mother were , this week , moved : "rom Longview into Riverview ceme- ery. " ery.You You must see the Buckeye mower and : jinder before buying a binder. Pjred- nore Bros , are the sole agents. Ladies' Bicycle shoes with cloth and eather tops at the "Model. " RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS. Engineer Jack COOK was up from Ox ford , yesterday. No. i , Tuesday , had twelve cars and was double-headed. Engine 268 is out of the shops , after receiving a general overhauling. Conductor W. C. Pope has Conductor George Beck's run , temporarily. Engines 308 and 225 are being thor oughly overhauled in the shops , now. Engine 141 , after a general overhaul ing , is out of the shops , and will go to Denver. Trainmaster Kenyon has 150 men un der his jurisdiction , according to the board. This week , the Chicago & Alton rail road company filed a mortgage for $22- 000,000. Agent Stokes of Akron , who has been off on a vacation , has returned to work , this week. Agent Chris Lawritsou of Palisade is off duty on a visit and Extra Agent Zint is relieving him. Sup't of Bridges James Rivett of Lin coln was up , Tuesda } ' , sizing up things at the new shop. The Burlington is reported as having recently bought the line running from Fairbury to Alma. Braketnan W. W. Webster returned iiouie on i , yesterday , from Red Cloud , where he has been attending the wed ding of a friend. Engineer J. A. Harris was up from Oxford , yesterday , having some work done on his branch engine. Master Dare Kenyon has been suffer- ng with a light attack of appendicitis , this week , but is improving. Operator Albert Thorgrimson was down from Eckley , part of the week , taking iu the Field-day jollities. Ass't General Sup't G. W. Rhodes was up from Lincoln , yesterday , looking over matters at the new machine-shop. Supt. Campbell went up to Denver , Wednesday on No. i , his car No. 10 be ing attached to the regular passenger. Dispatcher D. J. Best is sick in Den ver , and Operator C. S. McElherron of headquarters has goue up to relieve him. Dick Carroll is in the city looking after a job , having just recently returned , from a visit up on the Wyoming divis ion. Conductor George Beck is off duty , on account of the illness of his mother-in- law , whose condition is very serious again. Sidney Cole is engine inspector now. He had to give up his position of engi neer on the road on account of heart trouble. Forty-one car loads of ties were shipped from the material yards at Lincoln for Alliance to be used on the Bridgeport- Brush cut-off. Engineer William Wood is having an addition built to his West McCook dwelling , which is being repainted and otherwise improved. Brakeman Euiil Henckel , who has been laid up for some time with rheuma tism , has been taken to the sanitarium at Lincoln for treatment. Conductor Steve Dwyer relieved Con ductor E. F. Caffrey at Oxford , a day or two this week , while the latter was called away from duty by the death of his father-in-law , the late John Real. ; The steam shovel has been in the yard for the past week , undergoing repairs and to receive a coat of new paint. It will be sent to Brush to work in a cut to fill up the yard at that place. Chambers and sister-in-law James - - , Nora Catt , came down from Newcastle , Wyoming , to attend the funeral of Mrs. Thomas Catt. Mrs. Chambers was too ill to come to the burial of her mother. The fast eastbouud mail train on the Budington recently covered the distance between Burlington and Chicago , miles , in 205 minutes , including minutes consumed in stops. The run was made with engine No. 1510 with t four cars. I Conductor C. W. Bronson , who has 1 been visiting in Iowa and attending a ] meeting of the Advisory committee of i the Burlington Voluntary Relief associ iJ ation in Chicago , returned home , Tues day night , and returned to duty on 2 , yesterday morning. F. R. Shuman of Guide Rock arrived in the city , Tuesday. He will probably work for the company and coach the Athletic ball team. Shuman was a member of the First Nebraska , and pitched for the base ball team of that regiment in its games in the Philippines. Three new machines have arrived and are now being placed in position in the new machine-shop : A wheel press , a wheel borer and an air compressor. Other machines are being gradually moved over from the round-house , and things are gradually assuming ship-shape in the shop , a force of men being con stantly at work. An enclosure for tools , in course of construction , this week , is about completed. The new machines being added to the equipment of the shop will quite largely increase the amount and kinds of work that can be 3one in McCook. The death of Mrs. John W. Bennett of near Quick , Frontier county , first of the tveek , is announced. She had been ill for some time. If you knew how much a stone walk ivould improve the looks of your place , pou. would leave the order at Bullard's oday. This afternoon , F. S. Wilcox departed "or Denver with five cars of fine beef attle. Screen doors , both plain and fancy , at 3. M. Cochran & . Co.'s. Telephone No. 5 for dry stove wood. A Sudden Death. Mrs. Thomas Catt of South McCook suddenly died at her home , last Saturday evening , from au attack of heart disease The funeral was held on Tuesday morn ing , Elder H. H. Berry conducting ser vices at the home. [ SuESAN GRAY was born in Pike county , Indiana , November 26th , 1851 died in McCook , Nebraska , May I2th 1900 , aged 48 years , 6 mouths and 16 days. She was married to Thomas H Catt on January 15th , 1869 , thirteei children being born to them , two boys and eleven girls. Six of the childrei have gone on before , two boys and two girls dying in Indiana , and two girls since coming to Nebraska. The husbum and seven daughters remain to mourn the loss of a wife and mother , all of them being present at the funeral , ex cept Mrs. James Chambers of Newcastle , Wyoming , who was not able to be here on account of illness. Mrs. Catt came to Nebraska and Red Willow county in 1880 where her husband took a home stead in the north-eastern part of Gerver precinct , where they lived several years before moving to McCook , where they have since resided. Sister Catt united with the United Brethren church at the age of thirteen and remained a consfstent member of that church until her death. Coming to this county at an early day , she found society in an unsettled state , and did much in the organization of the church of her faith and in the improve ment of matters moral and spiritual in that section of the county. The funeral was held at the home of the deceased , a arge concourse of friends and neighbors attending the services , thereby showing the esteem in which she was held by her leighbors and acquaintances. Inter- nent was made in Longview cemetery , ) eside a child who died a few years ago. Peace to the memory of a truly good voman. H.H.B. ] CARD OV THANKS. We desire to extend our thanks to the kind friends and neighbors who spoke uch loving words of comfort and assist ed us in our sad bereavement the death of our beloved wife and mother. T. H. CATT AND FAMILY. Coming Events. The membership of the Women's Christian Temperance Union , desire to call attention to the fact that early in June , the 3d , 4th and 5th , as nearly as can be arranged , Mrs. Norinne B. Law , a national worker , will give three days of her time to the work in this city. Very flattering reports come to us of her work elsewhere in this and other states. There will be daily meetings as well as in the evenings , that will give all an opportun ity to hear this gifted woman. Full re ports of her subjects will be given later , with dates and place of meeting. She will give considerable attention to the study of parliamentary usage , in which all are more or less interested. Remem ber the time and arrange to attend these meetings , they will be profitable and valuable to all. PRES.W.C.T.U. Among the good things secured for the coining year , the Eighth district convention of the Christian church will convene in the city of McCook. This i means a gathering of perhaps 100 or 125 , possibly more , of earnest workers in the Master's vineyard. There will be dele gates from Republican City , Arapahoe , Lexington , Elwood , Beaver City , Stam ford ] , Heudley , Indianola , Redwillow , Platte valley and many visiting members from other parts of the state. W. A. Baldwin , state secretary , will undoubt edly be here , also Miss Olive Griffith , state organizer for the Christian Wom : en's Board of Missions , which , with the Endeavor workers and Bible-school workers will make a most enjoyable menu to those who are interested along these lines. We trust all will join to help us bid them welcome and show to them that the city of McCook can be a : courteous host. COM. Elect Part of the Teachers. ) At the meeting of the board of educa tion , Monday evening , the following teachers were selected by the board : Mrs. Belle Hedlund , Mrs. Mary Dnffy , Misses Mary Powers , Ella Leonard , Elizabeth Thomson , Mabel Wilcox , Han nah Stangland and Beatrice Wibley , and f. T. Holmes ; Miss Kelley was not an applicant. Notice of Dissolution. The co-partnership of J. Cress & Sons was dissolved by mutual consent , Oc tober 5th , 1892 , of which we now give notice. April 26th , 1900. J. CRESS , GEO. F. CRESS , T. J. CRESS. s ; Ice Is Cheap. I So buy a refrigerator and ice cream freezer of S. M. Cochran & Co. , and en joy some of the real pleasures of life. House for Sale. House of seven rooms , with two lots. : leans reasonable. MRS. W. M. IR\VIN. . William Doyle , the well known Wil low cattleman , shipped over a hundred fat cattle to the Denver market , this af ternoon. It will be to your gain to see the fa- nous Buckeye mower and binder at r < Predmore Bros , before contracting for a ainder. All of the farmers ; up-to-date are buy- ng the American woven wire fence for : aog pastures. It lasts a life time. Furnished or unfurnished rooms to et. Inquire at the Dr. Spicklemier res- dence. Keep out those flies by using Barnett's icreens. A medicine McMillen's spring sarsa- jarilla. MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS. The carpenters are busy. Lear he sells wall paper. Loar's Cough Killer does the work. White pine screen doors at Burnett's. McMillen's sarbaparillii will do you good. _ _ Millet seed for sale at S. M. Cochran & Co.'s. Bicycle , Tennis and HaselwII shoes at the "Model. " Garden hose be.st grades now in stock at F. D. Uurgess' . Paper-hungers and painters have not been idle , this spring. To make your hands smooth and soft use McMillen's Cream Lotion. SCALE BOOKS For sale at THE TRIH- UNE office. Bnst in the market. G. W. Starr has sold his residence on South Madison to John Krieger. Best hose guaranteed by F. D. Burgess. Can be returned , if not as represented. FOR SALE Hereford bull , coming two years old. H. P. SuTTON. Increase your supply of eggs by using McMillen's Egg Producer. Guaranteed. Now is a good time to build and Ilul- ard's is a good place to buy your luui- jer. At F. D. Burgess' you have n large stock of rubber hose and fixtures to se ed from. In these days when the ice man is get- ing in his work , remember Milliard's or stove wood. A great excitement over Loar's bean- iful line of wall paper. Don't fail to ee it ; prices right. Dr. John McPhee , dentist , is now oc cupying quarters over McConnell ic Jerry's drug-store. "The Right Place" to call up is No. 12. You are sure of gettii g just as choice neats by phone as by personal iuspec- iou. You know it ! Everist , Marsh & Co. are at the head of the procession when good meats are on parade. Try their market. LOST A pair of eye-glasses in a case , Tuesday night in McCook. Finder will ) e properly rewarded by returning the auie to this office. Those gasoline stoves atls. M. Coch- an & Co.'s are beauties ; so all say who ee them. They are cheaper and better ban coal for hot weather. Mesdames M. E. Barger and Amelia Conrad will have a ribbon sale for three ays , commencing on Saturday tomor- ow ; also of many other articles. Don't give your order for a inowjr or > inder until you have called and seen the famous Buckeye mower and binder for which Predmore Bros , are sole agents. The buffalo gnats are most offensively active , these warm May-days ; quite un usually so for this early in the season , A. few days of last week , they amounted to a veritable plague. Attention is directed to the fact that occupation tax became due and payable jn last Monday. Walk up to the cap- ain's office and liquidate. The city leeds the money in its business. If the people of Cambridge had bought iome of our wire window frames , there vould not have been so great damage rom hail. A word to the wise is suffi- ieut. S. M. COCHRAN & Co.'s. It is not a debatable question but one f privilege to patronize Everist , Marsh fcCo. , when in quest of the best the narket affords iu the meat line. They ire prompt and accommodating in the jargain. Phone 12. Among the new constructions are : A Iwelling-house by V. D. Selby over on South Melvin , a cottage by Mack Way- ion up on North McDowell , and an ad- lition to his residence by II. P. Waite ip on North McFarland. The flag committee will not give their innual social on the 3Oth of May , as icretofore , as there is plenty of money n the flag fund to purchase flags for the ichool-houses during this year. BY ORDER OF SEC'Y. A communication from Redwillow ent us , close of last week , does not ap pear in this issue for the reason that no lame is attached to the letter. The lame must accompany the communica tion , for the information of the editor lot for publication. You must see F. D. Burgess about he great McCormick before buying & eaper , mower or rake. The McCormick las for many years stood for everything .hat is best in that line , and you can't iffbrd to fail to inspect these up-to-date uachines , if you are in the market for my of them. McConnell : Berry have just added ive handsome show-cases of the latest lesign to the furniture of their store- oom. They are the finest ever brought o the city , plate glass being used hroughout , with extra heavy beveled lass on top. The bases are made of olored marble and patent adjustable helving is used to better display goods rithin. The frames are of haid wood ind the joining superior. They are dust- iroof and generally up-to-date. Pay Your Occupation Tax. Occupation tax became due and pay- ble on Monday , May I4th , and all par ies interested are requested to call at he Citizens bank and make payment. A. C. EBERT , Treasurer.