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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1902)
ft n r 1 1 4 i s tt FV i 4 I h - jfi S TWENTY FIRST YEAR Merry Christmas Doings Tho various churches of the city cele brated Christmas eve and their exercises in each instance drew full houses BAPTIST Tho Baptists had a tree a Santa Claus and his wife Their exorcises consisted of recitations sons drills etc which brought much pleasure to an audience which packed tho church GKRMAN CONGREGATIONAL Tho Gorman friends were out in num bers to their treat and exercises on Wednesday ovening for tho children tho Germans being second to none in their Christmas observances CONGREGATIONAL Tho exorcises at the Congregational church consisted of two short cantatas recitations songs music a Christmas troe a Santa Claus etc which delighted the children and warmed the hearts of adults as well SOUTH BlCOOK METHODIST A Christmas tree presents and a mixed program of reoitations and music formed the features of attraction in the South McCook Methodist church which the people of that part of town liberally attended having much pleas ure from the exercises had MKTHOD1ST A bell filled presents and a program of declamations music etc were the at tractions at the Methodist church which was crowded to its capacity with a pleased company of young and adult of them going away disappointed Kb regular Christmas celebration was attempted by tho Christian people on account of their protracted meetings but the children of the Sunday school were remembered with seasonable cards Tho usual 8 oclock celebration was held in the Episcopal church but no services were essayed for tho Sunday school children Three masses were celebrated in St Patricks church Christmas morning t 6 830 and 1030 respectively Christmas day was very generally ob served by McCook citizens McCooks business men report an in creased trade over that of 1901 Mrs W B Mills gave a recital and Christmas tree to her pupils in music Tuesday afternoon Baby Kearn Dies of Its Burns Mr and Mrs John Kern have much sympathy in the death of their little baby girl Sarah Louise aged eighteen months Monday evening from injuries received by fire The baby and another little one a girl about four years old were playing in front of the heating stove and it is sup posed that a spark in some way fell out of the stove and set fire to the little ones clothes Tho mother was out doors hanging up clothes at the time the rnriirrnrl nnrl ronq nnllpd tn fihfl tW I MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE Judge Norris was a Lincoln visitor Monday Mrs Dknnis Fitzgerald was up from Indianola Wednesday Arthur Oullen is among tho homo comers for the holidays Miss Carrik Budlong is at Colorado Springs during vacation Mrs Prank Cabruth is down from Denver for over Christmas Mrs M S Parks visited Red Cloud relatives part of close of last week Dr W V Gage wont up to Denver Saturday on 13 returning home on Monday night J A Burtnett and family have gone toEvorton Missouri whoro they will locate on a farm Robert Gunn carao out from Omaha last Friday night and will visit the family during the holidays Frank Colfer is out from Omaha during tho holidays making glad the hearts of the family and friends Glenn Hupp came home Friday night last from Lincoln to be with his par ents during the holiday vacation Miss Nettie Lincoln visiting in Driftwood precinct over Christmas Miss Ida Brinton of Dos Moines Iowa is a guest of her parents Mr and Mrs J A Brinton over the holidays Lewis Ludwick is up from tho insti tute for the blind Nebraska City to spend the holidays with the homefolks County Clerk Win ox wont up to Denver last Friday night on a short visit returning home on 2 Monday morning N J Dixon took ono of his daughters to Sutton Wednesday from which place she went to McCook Grafton cor Geneva Signal Mrs F M Washburn and children loft Saturday for Giltner Nebraska to be away during the holiday vacation visiting relatives Mrs Richard Knox is down from Cheyenne Wyoming spending the Christmas tide with her parents and Mrs Ed Fitzgerald Mrs Nellie Modrell who has been house by the cries of the baby and the contemplates engaging in the newspaper little girl She made every effort to ex- business again tinguish the fire but the baby was Mb and Mrs Wilky Matthews par burned so badly before that could be ents of MrsRD Rodgers are here from accomplished that it died the same night North Platte Nebraska on a visit to about nino oclock or three hours after the accident Mr Kern and wife are badly broken up over the sad accident and the death of their little one Services were held at the home the church and the grave by Rev G Hekel man of tho German Congregational church after which tho body was buried in Rivcrview cemetery Wednesday af ternoon Fire Devastates Culbertson About one oclock last night fire de stroyed seven buildings in Culbertson The G G Eisenhart bank building which was insured for 500 John Wrnys building uninsured George Lunns building uninsured The Kleven building uninsured C G Crews building uninsured Henry Blums building uninsured The McDonald building uninsured The McDonald building was occupied by the Brotzman store Tho loss was about covered by the insurance of 1500 The fire started in a shed attached to the McDonald building The total loss is between S3500 and 4000 Total insurance is 2000 Beatrice Landlord Arrested visiting relatives hereaK ts for tho past their children and will be about during the entire winter Mrs M F Horrell and children de parted Saturday night for their home in Leadville Colorado after spending a few months here with her mother Mrs M J Stroud Miss Marion V Anderson of Fuller ton this state is in the city her old home guest of Mrs George Frey Miss Marion has been away to school and is on her way home to Fullertt n -v V V--- Death of John W Goldtrap This community was shocked Christ mas morning to learn of tho death of a former citizen Engineer John W Gold trap who was killed in an accident ono and one half miles north of Trinidad Colorado Wednesday evening at 645 oclock on the Colorado and Southern railroad Seven others were killed in the same wreck Tho cause of the accident according to a statement by tho engineer of the extra train wasjthabthe regular had brien overlooked the extra running without orders expecting to meet passer ger -No 2 at Bowen ten miles north of there At 637 extra No 58 southbound freight in charge of Conductor Bronson pulied out of tho yards at Trinidad Less than cen miles further on just as they were rounding a sharp curve not more than a mile from the Colorado and Southern yards they saw regular freight No 28 bearing down upon them not more than 100 yards distant Before any of th6 seven trainmen could jump tho two trains crashed together Fourteen cars of the regular train wore completely wrecked and seven of the extra demol ished Both tho engines are complete wrecks Engineer Goldtrap was hanging head from1 downward out of tho side of his engine Dutton is up appears he was in the act of jumping tho folks on the farm when tie was caught between the tender and engine cab and from his hips down he was crushed to pulp He was dead before any one could reach him Goldtrap was formerly a fireman on the Western division and is married to May Putnam eldest daughter of Engi neer C K Putnam of this city who left on No 13 Thursday morning for rado after the body and his daughter The body will be buried here The mother of the dead engineer lives over south of the city with her brother J W Little Tho bereaved wife and family have tenderest sympathy in this sad bereave ment The Poultry Show On next Wednesday December 31st Colemans wareroom Lower Main street will be filled with cackles and crows from most every variety of chickens known i n tho American Standard Mr j Many varieties never before shown here will be in evidence this year thanks to plenty of printers ink A Sure Hatch incubator doing its business of hatching chickens will be in the show soon five weeks departed on 6 Sundav for Chickens are coming from all over the her home in Ute Iowa I state unless their owners change their Miss Carrie Kimball of Greeley minds suddenly Altogether wo never Colorado is the guest of J H Stephens n a a a better prospect 1 1 keeps and family over the holidays She is the secretary busy tolling prospective attending college at Grand Island exhibitors all about it Come all of you J C L Wisley formerly of the and see why we have our chickens Sargent New Era was in the city Sat- scored and dont forgot that Judge urday on his way to Culbertson where Rhodes name on your score cards will sell your birds at a good figure H Byfield Secretary Half Rates to Lincoln On January 18 to 24 1903 the Bur lington will jell tickets from any point in Nebraska to Lincoln and return at one fare for the round trip Tickets good returning until February 3 Ask the Burlington agent 12 12 3ts ADDITIONAL RAILROAD NEWS Conductor E M Cox and family are homo from South Dakota I William Smith is down from Denver this week visiting Ed Osbaugh out on the farm northwest of the city The Burlington is putting up a new Miss Nina Doan who has been visit- coa chute at the K C O vards and ingher sister Mrs Arthur Woods up will put in the bucket system Alma in Missoula Montana for the past few Record months arrived home this week in time to celebrate Christmas with the home 1 Flft V Psengers on Burlington pas- senger train No 302 running from Denver to Deadwood were buried be- Mk and Mrs Howe Smith are spend- neath ten feet of snow for twenty hours ing the Christmas tide with her brother and were rescued by fifty menbers of the E L Walker over in Kansas where Sidney relief force after ten hours work visiting relative Mr Low accompanied and backed into Sidney Mondays them to the Sunflower state Harry Campbell came in from Pitts burg Tuesday on No 1 and will be at home until New Year Harry has grown to bo a big boy now and his many friends will join tho family in the pleas- Beatrice Neb Dec 24 Special uro 0f seeing him during his short visit A F Swart proprietor of the Randall houso in this city was arrested yesterday morning on a complaint sworn oui oy James Hatfield arrived home first of the week from his business visit to Lincoln Star Conductor O R Amick who has been having a serious time with his eyes for a long while went down to Omaha Tuesday and on Thursday was operated upon in the Methodist hospital The doctors announce that he will be able to report for work in about a month al though a few trips back to the hospital for treatment will be necessary This and friends Miss Munday a former employe of the tbe oil wclls at Moorcroft Wyoming j wjh be good news to Mr Amicks family hotel on a charge of assault and battery e and w expect shortly to move to The arrest is tho outgrowth of an alter- town and occupy their home on Mar cation which occurred shaI1 street lately vacated by M U dnv and Landlord Swart in the kitchen Clyde of tho hotel Sunday morning in which plaintiff alleges that defendant struck Married at the home of the brido in this city last Tuesday evening Decem ber 16 Miss Marie Schobel to Mr James Mrs A S Campbell Charlie and Boldman Rev Earl officiating The is set for next her Swarfs hearing nM Tni nic0 tu w nnnnic iM o i a at 9 clock Omaha Monday morning o ovening on their way to Doniphail fchig hag ever lived in Franklin county The Ueo 2otn I gtot wner0 they will spend the groom was an erstwhile resident here State Engineer Dobsons report gives days with her mother Mrs Gertrude but at present is in the employ of tho Redwillow county ten miles of irrigating Ingalls A family reunion will be a Burlington at Republican City a3 opera- ditch covering an acreage of 3935 Gertrude came down from tho ranch bride is one of Bloomingtons most ac- feature tor -Bloomington Advocate RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS B A Murdock has gone to Allianco Fireman G R Frey was a Lincoln visitor Tuesday Henry Gates of tho rip track force is laid up with an attack of rheumatism Conductor Towers has sovered his connection with the B M Alma Record Brakeman and Mrs C W Dewey are sponding the holidays with her parents at Danbury Leo Bush of Oxford has been trans ferred from tho dining car service to the round house George Clouse who has been working on the ballast at Red Cloud has re turned to Bartley It is rumored that in the near future the K C it O train will run only every other day Alma Record Goorge Burgess arrived from Almona Kansas Tuesday morning on No 13 to be at homo over Christmas James Moranville has secured a job in the round houso and is moving to Red Cloud Red Cloud Advertiser Chief Clerk and Mrs W P Bross went down to Lincoln and Omaha Wednesday morning to be with relatives over Christmas Mrs John F Kenyon and Dare left on 13 Wednesday for El Paso Texas on a short visit to Yardmaster and Mrs Will Bulger of that place Roy Dixon came in from Salt Lake City Utah Sunday night aud will visit his parents Traveling Engineer and Mrs C A Dixon over the holidays C E Emerson foreman of the rip track force has bought from C F Lehn the corner lot south of P Walshs dwelling and will build a home thereon in the spring Storekeeper C W Britt arrived from Lincoln Monday night Mrs Britt will remain in Lincoln for a month or so Mr Britt not having been able to secure a house as yet Section Foreman Will Kilbourn of Wilsonville has resigned and returned to his home aft Beaver City His place has been filled by the employment of a Mr Johnson from Blakeman Kansas An order was issued from the Burling ton general office Muning morning that all shipments of grain via Kansas City should cease because of the congestion of the elevator service at that point New oil boxes are being put in the freight cars on the repair tracks The old boxes were made of cast iron and weight d 80 pounds the new ones are of malleable cast iron and weigh 60 pounds Lincoln Star 22 Earl Stoddard began work with the B M bridge carpenters Monday morning This make four of our citi zens in the gang J W Hertz George Lawrence G C Graham and Earl Stod dard Trenton Register Freight train No G3 collided with No 110 in tbe yards at Wymore Monday and as a result the former was several hours lato arriving in Red Cloud Other than derailing a tender little damage was done Red Cloud Chief 19th Mat Kummer came up from McCook Monday where he has been employed for some time in the B M yards Mat says he prefers to lead a strenuous life on the farm than to be annoyed by the tumult and strife of a busy city like McCook Hayes Center Republican We understand that E P Walter late station agent at this place but now located at Lyons Colorado is down sick with rheumatism and is in Denver tak ing medical treatment Friends in Wil sonville hope for his early recovery The word comes through his brother-in- law Aurditor Review Invitations were sent out this week for the trainmens ball which io to be given December 31st The train men are making great preparations for this their first annual ball and it will doubt less be the most elaborate affair Alliance has seen Special pains are being made to make it a success and it is needless to predict that it will be Alliance Times A revolution in telegraphy is promised by the invention of a new instrument in New York which simplifies and expe dites the transmission of messages In this instrument the key moves from right to left dots being repeated by simple pressure on one sido and dashe3 interspersed by releasing tho key It is claimed that two thirds of tho energy used in telegraphing is saved by thi3 method and the work is done far more rapidly A weeks practice is said to accustom an operator to the tricks of I the instrument Ploussard Escuer Wedding It is a pleasure to The Tribute to bo able to report tho wnddincr of fluhort J IJlrt ain J 1 Tl 1 IT I xiuuaauru juiu luuunu lienor which happy event took pine at the homo of tho brides mother Wednesday ovening in West McCook in the presence of a company of relative and friends of tho young couple Rev II II Brry per formed tho ceremony A wedding fniist followed tho ceremony and congratula tions and tho ensuing evoninir was 8MMit happily in music social chat etc The young folks will occupy a suito of three rooms in the mothers home which were in readiness for thoir reception Tho young people have I ing boon residents of McCook and i large circle of friends will join in wishing them much joy in their now relation The Irwln GHlen Marriage Christmas eveurug James Irwin and Catherine Gillen were united in marriage at tho home of A M Wilson Tho cere mony was performed by Rev G L White of tho Baptist church about eight oclock a few friends ami tho relatives of the young couple being present They took No 3 that night for Denver on a short wedding trip The groom is an employe of the company in tho shop at this place and the brido is a niece of Mrs Wilson Both areestimablo young people and have the best wishes of manj friends in tho city Household Goods For Sale Because wo expect nom to return to Chicago we will sell stoves chairs beds bookcases refrigerator tables and many other articles at a very reasonable price Call at house Geo L White Household Goods For Sale Cook stove heater gasoline stove dining table dining chairs bed room set etc Call at home GeokgeL White Sutton carries the Mathushek Story Clark Bush Gerts and Cable line of pianos in all styles aud prices and on easiest possible terms It will be your mistake if you buy elsewhere be fore seeing his stock and learning his prices and terms Dont make such an error Save money and trouble -by buy ing right at home Attention is directed to the advertise ment elsewhere in this issue of the auc tion sale of red polled cattle at Trenton Nebraska Friday next January 1st 1903 at ono delock For full particu lars see bills or the auctioneer E J Mitchell McCook Supt A Campbell Fowler Wilcox and V Frunklin of our city are the Mc Cookites on tho executive committee which has been appointed to act at tho reception to bo given in Lincoln in Jan uary in honor of Minister to Brazil D E Thompson They had a start for a serious fire at Peter Cartys homeTuesday nightabout eleven oclock but tho same was con trolled with tho lawn hoso and although tho department made tho run in response to the alarm no water was thrown The damage was small An Atchison man had his Merry Christmas last night His wife who made ten pieces of Battenberg and com pleted five pieces of embroidery in thirty days had hysterics Rainfall of eastern Nebraska for 1902 was the greatest in the states history 4092 Tho next greatest was 4071 inches in 1891 Lost A set of tilver knives and forks Reward for return to Mrs J G Inglis or this office The Tribune is only 100 a year ADDITIONAL PERSONALS Ethel Pope is with the homefolks vacation time Mis3 Gorby is with relatives in Nelson over the vacation Miss Powers has joined har folks at Trenton for the holidays The Miss Halligaxs were guests in the C J Ryan household this week Miss Alice Gaines of Bertrand is a guest in tho home of F D Burgess this week Miss Eva Thompson of Trenton is the guests af her sister Mrs Frances Bar clay this week Miss Ella Boucher is here from I Glade Somerset county Pa guest of her sister Mrs W W McMillen Scpt Thomas is dividing his holidays between homo and Lincoln where the stato teachers will meet Dec 31 Jan i 1 2 3 Mr and Mrs J B Mkserve came up Wednesday night to spend Christ mas in town He returned on 12 Friday morning Mrs Meserve remaining HrjIIIWH I f ribttnc McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING DECEMBER 26 1902 JSv uv tui MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS Annis Furs at DoGrolft wwecv NUMBER 32 Monto Carlo Coatsnt DuGroffs Savo monoy on drugs at McMillens Go to Cone Bros for fine stationery Scalo books for sale at The Tuiuuni off co Dont bo prudish or secretive toll ua tho news Go to C L DeGroff Co a for Soronis Skirts Some good vuluos in Petticoats at CL DeGroff Co s White Pine and Tar is tho best cough syrup at Cone Bros First class moats of all kinds at th B M meat market The B M meat markot Bolls tha best of everything in their lino For Sale Champion hay press in good condition S E Christian For Sale Two fino thorough bred Duroc Jersey boars R BSimmonds A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all S W Lowman You want the best tit a right price You will got it at tho B M moat market Businessman make it ono of your high resolves to omploy more nowspaper puulicity next ear Pickles sauer kruut and everything seasonable at Marshs moat market Highest quality and lowest prices Cards with envelopes to match for at homos receptions etc for talo at Trib une ollico Same neatly printed rea sonable if desired Tho calendar is attll a lavorite vehicle of advertising by McUoook businessmen and many handsome ones are now be ing places in circulation for 1903 This is tho timo to muko your pur chases of underwear and at C L De Groff Cos is the right place to get tho best goods at the right prices The Tribune knows of ono uplaud farmer whoso land produced an av arigo of eighteen tons pur acre last season of sugar beets or about 7500 per aero Pianos at Suttons at from 105 up on easy payments Seo htm first before making a put chase No ono can give you lower prices or better terms for a reliable instrument The Tribune has heard a number of favorable comments about its sugges tion to McCook businessmen to organize something like a board of trade But the thing to do is to organize Sunday according to the astronomers was the shortest day of the year but more modern authorities tho Century dictionary for instance hold that ihe winter solstice falls on December 22 Monday Tho ladies of the Baptist church con ducted a successful bazaar and luncheon under Cones drug store Saturday uia posing of many gifts at a profit during the day and making Christmas easy for many an anxious mother or other There are some things Sutton does not offer or agree to do Ho doetnfc agree to sell a 350 piano for 155 But he will sell you for 165 the best piano on earth for that amount of money And its a good instrument too The High School Cadets make a fine appearance in their new uniforms which arrived closo of week past They are gray in color with black braid trim mings The letters MHS are in geld on the front of the caps And tho boja are excusably proud Is your head wfrkLog cr arc- youpay ing ten cents a pound for meat by iho quarter when you can get better meat by the quarter at Marshs meat market for six and eight cents a pound Dont let the peddlers bump you so hard when the regular dealers can do so much bet ter in price and in quality as well Sutton the jeweler has a reliable op tician in his store all the time Eyes tested and glasses fitted scientifically and satisfaction guaranteed Hundreds of people in McCook and vicinity will bear testimony to the high excellence and reliability of his optical work If your eyes need attention dont wait until some pilgrim comes along but go to Sutton at once Ho remains here to warrant his work Harry McGlaughlin of McCook came to town Monday of last week with a proboscis resembling thirty cents worth of dog meat run through a saus go mill Upon cross examination it was learned that on his way out to the Bailey ranch Saturday his vehicle was upset He says he did not lojk for the balance of his facial projection but is satisfied that it is buried at least three feet in the ground Hayes Center Republican kv