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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1903)
-x it v W vv tiSliwuBataaaBasg IC TWENTY FIRST YEAR Burlington Mastodon Minstrels A crowded and enthusiastic house greeted the Burlington Mastodon Min strels Monday night in the opera house The performance was up to the high standard sot by previous entertainments of the class by local talent The ends were unusually strong the chorus artis tic but might have been stronger with good results the orchestra effective tho jokes accomplished their purpose tho local hits especially the turf investment hits captured tho house Mr OBrien presided debonairly but would have been nioro satisfactory had he raised his voice a notch Altogether tho enter tainment was well received by the audience and tho box offico has no complaint to offer The B M baseball club is the ben eficiary of the affair and its treasury has been very materially augmented by tho net proceeds Realizing the effort required to pro duce an amateur performance like that of Monday evening The Tribune feels constrained to compliment all connected with the minstrel upon its success viewed from both artistic and financial vantages PROGRAM PART FIKST Dan OBrien Interlocutor J F Forbes and J E Morrissoy Bones G B Horry anil J G Schobcl Tnmbos Two Stop Dixieland Burlington Symphony Orchestra Opening Chorus Witmarks Minstrel Med ley The Minstrels Ballad Youll Be My Sweotheart Always S B McLean End Song Roll DemEyes J G Schobel Song Leonora Leo H C Clapp End Song Junk Junk Junk JEMorrissoy Ballad My Starlight Suo T E McCarl Topical Solo You Couldnt Hardly Notice It at AH G B Berry Bass Solo Deep Down DecpF H Strout Comic Song Tho Mau Who Hypnotized McCarty JFForbes Grand Finalo Tho Handicap Tho Minstrels PART SECOND Waltz Hearts Courageous Orchestra Quartetto McCarl McLeal McCarl Strout Song Under tho Bamboo Tree Elsie Campbell A Hot Coon Right Off tho Giddlo J G Schobel Medley Clog John Wilson Bass Solo Conquered J R McCarl Comedy Skit A Man of Nerve J F Forbes J E Morrissey R R Cutler Quartette McCarl McLean McCarl Strout Personnel of company J F Forbes Dan OBrien J R McCarl J G Schobel F H Strout J E Morrissey S B McLean H C Clapp G B Berry T E McCarl George Camp bell Tom OConnell Elsie Campbell Lelah Pennell Miss Maud Conical pianist Personnel of orchestra F A Pennell direc tor G R Snyder R R Cutler C B Clark E J Wilcox Roswell Cutler Robert Fischer Decorations and scenic effect by M B Hogan The work of Messrs Forbes Morrissey Berry and Schobel on the ends was strong original and fetching the first appearance of the gentleman from Mc Faddens Pasture placing him at once among the local immortals The soloists were given enthusiastic recalls Messrs S B McLean T E Mc Carl H C Clapp F H Strout and J R McCarl adding to their already well established reputations Elsie Campbell cave one of the sweetest numbers of the evening Under the Bamboo Tree The quartette was compelled to fill but gave a very satisfactory account of itself notwithstanding The end topi cal comic and other efforts of the end men took the houso A Few Sugar Beet Items The businessmen of McCook stand ready to assist financially farmers who will contract to raise sugar beets Culbertson has already contracted 1100 acres of sugar beets for this sea son while McCook has only 353 acres to her credit Let it be clearly understood the fractory will doubtless go where the most beets are raised Fremont offered 125000 for a factory but the factory went seven miles out of Fremont Died of Scarlet Fever William Golds eight-year-old daugh ter died suddenly on Wednesday about five olock from scarlet fever She was ill but a short time complaining for the first time on the morning of her death The remains wero buried in Riverview cemetery Thursday afternoon at two oclock no services being held at the house and but brief services at the A carload of new buggies just received at W T Colemans Stop that cough Cure that cold McConnells Balsam will do it cotton worsted pants 24 ounces to the pair for 90c at Tho Thompson Dry Goods Co The Empire cream separator is caus ing a peaceful revolution in the separa tor business They are easy running have few parts to wash and people who have used them say they are the best The Tkibune regrets hearing of com plaints from merchants of considerable petty thievery on the part of school children O n o remedy Keep tho children off the streets consequently out of the stores and away from temp tation MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE Mrs F E Webber is a guest of Mrs W E Hart J W Hupp is in Lebanon this week on business Howk Smith is confined to bed with a severe attack of grip Mr and Mrs P V Royse are visit ing Lincoln relatives Henry Burtless of York state is here visiting his brother John Mr and Mrs Leroy Kleven wore Lincoln visitors last Saturday Mrs Amanda Liston and son of Bart ley wero county seat visitors yesterday M H Holmes came out from Omaha first of the week to bo here a month or so Mrand Mrs Arthur Wood departed Monday night on 3 for Missoula-Montana Rev Dean has been assisting in hold ing protracted meetings in Naponee this week O H Zacek late with L W Mc Connell has returned to West Point Nebraska Mrs Carrie P Mitchell has been visiting her son E Jof the Republican since last week Ray McCarl was up from the state university to do a stunt in the minstrel show Monday night Russell Mitchell and family have returned from Bancroft Iowa and will make their home here Rena Harris eldest daughter of Asst Supt Harris of Denver was a guest of Elsie Campbell Saturday Monday Louis Suess departed on No G Sat urday night for Chicago to make pur chases of spring and summer goods Harris G Thomas of the Harvard Journal was a guest of his brother GH Thomas city supt of schools Sunday Mrs Nellie Guild came out from Omaha Tuesday night and will be the guest of her sister Mrs A- P Thomson for a few weeks Mrs Frank Brown of Menominee Michigan was tendered a surprise paity at the home of Mrs A L Knowland Saturday evening of last week Mrs Frank Harris came down from Denver last Friday night and was a guest of McCook friends until Monday night Rena accompanied her W A Cassell arrived in the citylast night from Chilhowie Virginia He reports his mothers condition as still serious while his father has not been materially benefitted by the change to Virginia Mrs M M Delhunty and mother took their departure Wednesday morn ing for Denton Nebraska where Mrs Delhunty will embark in business Her establishment at this place will continue under the management of Miss Pearl Zint T W Short who was burned out the fore part of the week at Bartley Neb and lost everything not having any insurance on his stock is here to com plete the sale of some property that he has at Douglass to raise funds with which to go in business again at that place Nebraska City cor Journal 23rd A C Wilson county surveyor of Danbury has resigned his office in prepa ration for removing from the county He was in the countyseat Wednesday and gave us the information that he would leave first of next week for his new home in Norwood Wright county Missouri The Tribune always notes with regret the removal of a Redwillow county farmer but withholds not its wish that ho may be prosperous if not content in the new home A Low Price We are now selling new crop English walnuts in lots of one pound or more at 15 cents a pound Mixed nuts all bright new stock 15 cents a pound two pounds for 25 cents The Bee Hive g5 Will Discuss the District Fair Remember the Industrial association meeting next Thursday afternoon com mencing at three oclock in the court house The district fair matter will be discued as well as sugar beets Th rmers especially snould be pres ent in numbers Manager Menard begs to announce that Mr Sanford Dodge supported by a company of unusual excellence is to appear at the opera houseMondayMarch 2 in a superb production of the great romantic drama The Gladiator niitiiiiwiiiwwinii JncCo0K Bound Over for Alleged Attempted Assault James dimming a young man em ployed in tho machine shop hero had a preliminary hearing before Police Judgo Berry Sunday night and was held to appear in the next session of district court to answer to tho serious charge of attempted assault tho sixteen-year-old daughter of Paul Anton being the com plaining witness for the state The alleged attempt is said to have been made about ten oclock Sunday night near the baseball ground between the city and West McCook as the girl and a fourteen-year-old sister were re turning home from attending the Salva tion Army meeting in South McCook There wero some evidences of a scuffle The girls ran home and informed their father and tho arrest followed shortly after J B Cumming came over from Leba non Monday evening and furnished the necessary bond for his son 50000 McCooks Usual Generosity The collection for the famine stricken district in Sweden and Norway taken up by F G Westland and Alec Beckstrom amounted to 9425 which was sent in to the treasurer of the relief committee at Lincoln on Friday of last week and in their acknowledgement of tho receipt they thank the people of McCook for their generosity and expressed surprise at the alacrity with which they opened up their purses to people in need But pshaw that is like McCook Uncle Billy Coleman has since contributed SI and C A Ward 50 cents If there are any others who would wish to give something just hand it to F G Westland or Alec Beckstrom and they will see that it reaches its intended mission Contributed Keeps Oldest Settlers Thinking This somewhat extraordinary winter weather is causing the oldest settlers to revise their figures on the winter moisture question The season of 1902 1903 threatens to be a record breaker as to snowfall and continuous cold weather spells S W Nebraskas records show severer stormier winters but few winters to equal the present for con tinuous cold snowy weather If The Tribune were to lapse into prophecy a dangerous habit by the by it would forecast a wheat crop of large propor tions coming season Rocky Ford Cantaloupes This season Messrs Ferguson Kelley will experiment to the extent of about forty acres in the cultivation of the famous Rocky Ford cantaloupe These cantaloupes are of the small sweet order are of fine flavor and very pop ular It is not believed that any diffi culty will be met in producing the best results If so another rich avenue of opportunity has been opened up to the tiller of the soil in this vicinity A Famous Ex Postmaster Jim McAleese who gathered unto himself no little fame as former post master at Thornburg Hayes county but now of Benkelman has added still fur ther to his notoriety and prospects for time by shooting a man named Frank Lewis in the left thigh February 13th Special Prices on Wall Paper Until March 15th will sell last years patterns of wall paper at reduced prices to make room for new stock Now is the time to get bargains Yours for business A McMillen Supposed to he Barrs Skeleton The Oberlin Times reports the finding of a skeleton on the Prairie Dog creek recently which is supposed to be that of Robert Barr who so mysteriously disappeared from here a few years ago Wall Paper Buy it this month of Cone Bros and save 50 per cent Guaranteed fast colors those SJc and 12Jc new ginghams and 10c per cales at The Thompson Dry Goods Co Cream received at W T Colemans from any centrifugal separator any day in the week at the highest market price He pays twice a month too Mr San ford Dodge and company are to appear at the opera house next Mon day and Tuesday do not miss this dra matic event of the entire season Shakespeares sublime comedy The Taming of the Shrew at the opera house next Tuesday March 3rd All wives and sweathearts should see this play- People who bought their garden seeds of W T Coleman last year are in buy ing early while the assortment is com plete They know good seeds when they have tried them Best table oil cloth 15c yard best apron check ginghams 5c yard American A 2 bushel seamless grain bags 16c yard wide twilled indigo blue calico 7Jc yard mens stout Rockford sox 5c pair 24 inch fast red or bine handkerchiefs 6 for 25c Not special prices The Thompson Dry Goods Co RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS Roy Zint is hostling inNeilsons place Engine No 30 is just out of the shop Fireman W II Richoy had resigned P J Yost of Walkers gang has re signed I E Converse of tho boiler gang is on the relief I S Dinnel of tho boiler gang is on tho relief L D Finch ia a new helper in tho paint gang Engine 2G4 went in tho shop first of tho week Hans Olson is a new helper in tho ma chine shops Fireman W B Crawford resigned Wednesday C R McKillip is a new member of Walkers gang The drivers for engine 232 are back from navelock W A Wright is a new helper in the machine shops C F Evans of blacksmith force re signed Thursday Mrs George Conner is visiting in Falls City this week Charles Wands was a Lincoln visitor fore part of the week George Jackson of car inspectors gang resigned Wednesday Mr and Mrs G J Bruce have gone to Seattle Washington Jim Egan is again on the relief on ac count of his injured leg Roadmaster R A Hagberg was sick abed early days of tho week C A Marooney is visiting his parents near Corona Colo this week J E Sanborn was up at the ranch near Haigler last of last week Fireman W C Rathjen is visiting re latives at Red Cloud this week Engineer Alec McLean of Oxford is visiting in Denver this week J H Claus of night force went down to Sutton to bring his wife home Fireman J R Frederickson w as in Denver between trains Thursday R A Irwin of Wards gang has been transferred to the blacksmith shop Pat Timlin was over from the Repub lican City Oberlin branch Saturday Fireman L W Hale left on No 6 Thursday for a two weeks visit in Lin coln Richard Irwin of the carpenter shop has returned to the blacksmith shop to work Asst Supt Frank Harris was down from Denver Tuesday on business at headquarters Fireman A T Fitt and wife returned home from their visit with relatives at Plattsmouth Engine No 2G4 has been placed in the shop for an overhauling and 63 will go in in a few days George H Bailey has recovered suffi ciently from rheumatism to resume work in tho bridge gang William Green of blacksmith force had his right foot badly injured last Satur day by a car axle falling on it Way car No 128 is in for repairs and No 129 is just out of the carpenter shop No 124 will go out next week Steve Finn is visiting the boys here for a few days and Engineer L P Neil son has his place at Akron during his absence Engineer F G Westland and a fellow countryman have raised almost a hun dred dollars for their suffering country men in Norway and Sweden The yardmasters office is undergoing repairs and will be repainted on the in side A new desk will be among the im provements to Cartys headquarters Engineer PTimblin resigned from the companys service first of week Engi neer Ellis Ford has his run between Oberlin and Republican for a few days Agent Francis Enlow and family came in from Lafayette Colorado on 14 last Saturday and were guests of C W Keys and family until Monday morning when they took No 12 for Cambridge on a visit They will also visit his brother Clarence in Holdrege before re turning home It is stated at headquarters that sixty miles of the Western division will receive new and heavier steel rails The present 65 pound rails will be replaced by 75 pound steel The rails will be distribu ted from this point and will be laid east from McCook east from Akron and east from Denver so it is reported i h mmmmfmmriMiiii i jii n J rr nbtttte McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 27 1903 McCook Irrigation Ditch Sold Tho deal was closed Saturday where by W II Ferguson tho Hastings eleva tor man and J E Kelley of our city becamo tho owners of 465 shares of tho total of 500 shares of the stock of tho McCook Irrigatidn and Watorpowor Co This of course gives them absolute and undisputed control of tho property which to them has peculiar value as thoy own a thousand acres of splendid land just south ofthe city which is all under tho ditch land enough of their own Lo mako tho ditch profitable The present officers will of courso re main in office until tho next regular election in April coming The entire ditch will bo cleaned and overhauled placing the property in good shape for service next season All tho flumes on tho ditch wero overhauled and rebuilt last season so that tho cleaning which will necessarily widen and deepen to its original size will considerably in crease its capacity and efficiency Tho indications are that tho ditch is now entering upon an era of greater prosperity and usefulness Masonic School of Instruction Grand Custodian R E French closed his Masonic School of Instruction in this city last Saturday night with a grand meeting which was attended by a largo number of the brethren of tho local lodgo and away as were most of the sessions of tho week Bob is dearly beloved and immensely admired by all the Masons and his schools of instruction are looked forward to with eagerness Ho is one of tho best posted members of tho order in tho west if not in tho country and there is no failing of profit to all who attend his schools From here tho grand custodian went up to Stratton in the pursuit of his work The Denver Fat Stock Show A few things of interest came to us from tho fat stock show inD enver The awards wero made Wednesday and it becomes known that Redwillow county is a winner of the first prize in hogs of 250 pounds weight or over Powell Nil sson of Marion being the winners An interesting point in connection with the prize steer is the fact that it was fattened with sugar beets Judge Norris Successor Appointed Saturday last Governor Mickey gave to the public the announcement of his appointment of Richard C Orr of Hayes Center as Judge Norris successor on the bench of the Fourteenth judicial district Tho appointment is to be ef fective on March 1st tho date when the resignation of Judge Norris becomes effective Wall Paper at Half Price I will until March 1st sell any pattern of wall paper carried over from last sea son at one half tho regular price I have about 4000 rolls all in complete combinations of sidewall ceiling and border in perfect condition A rare op portunity if you expect to paper soon L W McConnell An Open Meeting- Members of Chapter X PEO were invited to lay work and business aside and be the guests of Mrs White and Miss Budlong at a social meeting Sev eral guests wero invited and a very plea sant afternoon was spent Refreshments were served Journalist A Butchering Difference is tho difference between our way and other ways the difference between good meat and poor meat and our customers gain by the difference in methods We are careful in selecting and killing our meats and in selling aim to please our patrons Marsh Meat Market Papa Brosss Babies A number of contracts have already been signed and the information is begin ning to leak out from headquarters that Papa Brosss Babies will do all comers in the baseballistic arena this season A large invoice of Lincoln mixed paints the very best just received at McMillens drug store All lovers of fine perfumes should try the California odors made where the flowers grow for sale at Cone Bros Teeth kept clean and free from germs dont decay Minardene kills the germ Made and sold by McConnell druggist The Tribunes news service in Red willow county and Southwestern Ne i braska is absolutely unequaled in this part of Nebraska The new coronation suitings just received in snowflake patterns at 55c yard Other handsome spring dress goods now showing at The Thompson Dry Goods Co Whatever tho market offers in season you will find it at Marshs meat market and the price is always right You will receive prompt service and courteous treatment in the bargain which is always due you ywwiwiw 4 tin fli dm jhNi i inniiiini1E f wktjiii i -- v- 0 NUMBER 41 MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS Savo money on drugs at McMillen a New things in fiction at McConnells Alfalfa seed is alfalfa seed this sea sbn Noto tho Models Im Easy spiel in this issue McMillens cough euro will stop your cough Try it McConnell will sell wall paper at half prico until Maiuh 1st First class inoatu of nil kuulu at lh B M meat market Boys 2 pieco suits 75c to 325 at Tho Thompson Dry Goods Co Whito Pino and Tar Tho best for coughs -Buy it at Cono Bros Tho B M meat market sells tho best of everything in their lino Another shipment of new books has just been received by Cone Bros Childrens rubbers 8j to V 25c pair at Tho Thompson Dry Goods Co Job lot of ladies shoes worth S225and 8250 Special prico 8129 DeGroff Sizes 0 1 and 2 in hooks and eyes now at The Thompson Dry Goods Co Irrigated farm for rent tf C II Meeker Gunthers candies always fresh L W McConnell Liquid Koal and National Dip for sale by James Cain Kill tho germ of Texas Itch Tho county medical association will hold its next session in Bartley on a May dato You want tho best at a right prico You will get it at the B M meat market The wise farmer is already laying in his seed and getting ready for spring planting Mens black suits at 3508500 650 750 to S1250 at The Thompson Dry Goods Co For Sale 60 tons of alfalfa hay at 2 and 450 per ton S G Gohekn Mc Cook Neb The best bargains in Wall Paper evor offered to McCook people are at Cone Bros until March 1st Candidates for mayor aro modest and retiring and making small use of pub licity up to this writing A beet sugar factory is by many re garded as a certainty for 1901 somewhere in the Republican valley If you anticipate using wall paper soon you can save money by calling at McMillens before March 15th 75c wrappers good percale flouncf finishing braid 32 to 46 at The Thomp son Dry Goods Cos Others to 2 Lost A ring full of keys Ring has my name on it Will pay reasonable reward for recovery of same J A Wil cox Tho cheapest easiest quickest and best way to smoke meat is to use Mc Connells Condensed Smoke In 25 cent bottles Just think of buying a nice silk lined black electric seal muff of regular 225 value for 139 at The Thompson Dry Goods Co Will the Dry Creek correspondent please sign name to communications Not for publication but as a matter of identification Cards with envelopes to match for at homes receptions etc for sale at Trib une office Same jieatly printed rea sonable if desired McCooks conscience upon the social evil question needs an awakeiing If matters progress in this wrong direction the awakening threatens to be rude Those who have bought the Ocean Wave washing machine are greatly pleas ed with them If you want the best and none but the best are good enough why buy the Ocean Wave Celebrated F C corsets in all styles and prices 35c to 100 Sizes IS to 31 Money back after four weeks actual wear if unsatisfactory Sold only by The Thompson Dry Goods Co There is cane seed aplenty and no lack of Ktfir fod but alfalfa seed is both scarce and high priced yet W T Cole man has succeeded in securing a supply of some of the choicest alfalfa in the market There promises to be a great scarcity about seeding time Dont get left Those theatre goers who appreciate good comedy will be pleased to learn that the well known actor Mr San ford Dodge and his excellent com pany are to present a double comedy bill next Tuesday March 3 consisting of the comedy curtain raiser Gringoire the Ballad Monger and the Shakespearen comedy The Taming of the Shrew
