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TWENTY THIRD YEAR
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Two Popular Young People Wedded
Wednesday evening of this week Miss
Eva Maud daughter of Mr nnd Mrs
Frank D Burgess of our city and Mr
John C Marshall a well known and
highly esteemed fireman in the Uurling
ton sorvico between Lincoln and Mc
Cook woro happily wedded Row C
Richard Betts Ph D pastor of tho
Baptist church spoke the words uniting
them for life in the presence of about a
scoto of relatives and intimato frionds of
the high contracting parties
Tho ceremony was performed in the
sitting room of tho residence which was
prettily decorated for tho occasion At
tho hour of eight oclock to the strains
of a wedding march played by Mrs
Frank D Brown tho bridal party de-
sconded tho stairway and assumed their
stations in the pretty nook simply but
artistically prepared for the happy event
Cropo decorations suspended from the
ceiling and a wealth of roses carnntions
mveet peas etc in vases formed a charm
ing frame and setting for tho happy con
summation which then ensued
The bride was prettily gowned in cham
pagne voile over rose colored silk
A reception nt the Burgess homo fol
lowed the ceremony nnd about eighty
friends took advantage of tho opportun
ity of wishing tho young friends all tho
joy and success that life affords
Both bride and groom are held in
highest esteem by a wide circle of ad
miring friends in this city and they
havo tho very earnest wishes of all for
their happiness and prosperity in their
now homo and relation
Lnlor in the week they will leave for a
wedding trip of about a month during
which time they will visit relatives in
Eastern Nebraska and in Chicago after
which they view the glories of tho great
fair in St Louis before settling in their
new home in Lincoln
Tho young friends were handsomely
remembered by their admirers in many
rich and useful gifts
St Johns Day Picnic
Tho Masons of McCook and a large
company of friends observed St Johns
day at Byfields grove a few miles east
of the city at a picnic of the happiest
particulars Most of the picnicers went
to and from tho grove on trains 12 and 5
but quite a number drove in buggies
and carriages to the grounds The so
cial entertainment and refreshment fea
tures of the affair were all up to snuff
but the storm made the home going
something memorable indeed both by
rail and by vehicle Many in driving
home were caught in the teeth of the
storm and the arrival of No 5 was de
layed by the storm and tho fact that a
number of freight cars were out on the
line running wild between here and
Cambridge There were many lively ex
periences but most fortunately vo acci
dents
A Hot Time Promised
Arrangements for tho Fourth of July
in McCook are now about completed and
The Tribune is in position to promise
all who may come hero on that day a
hot time livery provision has been
made for the comfort of the people who
will be entertained nicely and at a small
or no expense The cool and roomy park
right in the city affords shade and com
fort for all within a few hundred yards
of the center of the city Here will be
given tho program of the day Booths
and stands and simple forms of amuse
ment and entertainment will be found
at baud so that no one need go out of the
city limit for anything You cant help
but bo comfortable and you cant miss a
good time Come
Rodstrom Gilbert Photographers
Having purchased tho gallery belong
ing to Mr Ellingson west of the Cit
izens bank taking possession the first of
July we will continue the business at
the old stand The gallery will be re
furnished throughout As you all know
Rodstrom has been here before making
photos and his work needs no introduc
tion He is better equipped than ever
before to give you a fine grade of work
Notice his advertisement in next weeks
paper
For Sale at a Bargain
One J I Case 15 horse engine with
32x51 separator complete with feeder
and blower All good as new Engine
located at Cedar Bluffs Kansas Ad
dress I J Peck Oberlm Kansas
Specially Low Prices
on wall paper at McMillens drug store
McMillen druggist makes a specialty
of fine stationery writing and pencil
tablets
Just the time of year to plant turnip
seed Colemans is the place to buy the
kind thatll grow
The total valuation of Redwillow
county as returned by the assessors for
1904 is 139832703
Use S W P when you
youll havo the best to wear
paint and
Sold by
McConnell Druggist
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Jok Kelsey has gone to North Platte
W R Thayer has gone to Grand
Junction Iowa
Mas E M Bigelow is entertaining
her sister Miss Cross
Miss Beutiia Graham is upfromllold
rege guest of McCook frionds
Viva Phelan arrived home Wednes
day night from her Alliance visit
Miss Edna Soverns of Wilsonville is
a guest of her sister Mrs RW Devoo
Mrs W S Morgan of lloldrego has
been a guest of Mrs Charles Stennett
Mrs T E McCarl visited the folks
at Cambridge Wednesday between
trains
Mr and Mrs T E McCarl arrived
home Monday morning from their St
Louis visit
County Clerk Wilcox is still con
fined to tho houso with that attack of
rheumatism
Dell I Davis--and family will make
their home in Loomis A Mr Griswold
succeeds him
Mr and Mrs A J Zint wero down
from Denver over Sunday returning
home on No 3
Mrs L E Cann came up from Or
leans close of past weok and is tho
guest of McCook friends
Mrs A C Wiehe and children ar
rived home on 14 Wednesday from
their trip to Crawford Colo
Mrs MR Burton came up from Re
publican Cit Tuesday and is a guest
of Mr and Mrs M V Sheldon
Caleb Clothier of Marengo Hayes
county spent part of the week here be
ing interested in new land deal
Mr and Mrs W F Everist are re
joicing in the highest over a visit from
tho stork Sunday and a fine boy baby
Mr and Mrs William McCallum of
Iudianola camo up to the city Monday
evening to take No 14 for the east on a
visit
Thomas F Lamb a cousin of Mayor
Ryan is here from Washington D C
on a visit and is a guest in tho Ryan
home
Mrs C P Ball and children left on
1 Thursday for their homo in Califor
nia but will visit Akron friends briefly
en route
State Senator D S Hasty was up
from Arapahoe Tuesday an interested
spectator of the senatorial committee
meeting
Mrs W P Bross and sister Mrs
Frank Barrett and daughter have been
taking in Colorado scenery and ozone
this week
Tom E Wellman of Stratton was in
town Thursday trying to negotiate for
The Tribunes entire stock of extras of
June 24th
Mrs N B Bush and young son camo
over from Almena Kansas latter part of
last weok to be present at the wedding
of her sister Eva this week Wednesday
Mr and Mrs T R Stockton of
Chicago arrived in the city close of last
week and will be the guests of their
daughter Mrs A C Ebert for some
time
Miss Tartsch and Mrs Spaulding
who have been guests of Mrs H H
Tartsch for a few weeks departed for
home in Eastern Nebraska Tuesday of
this week
A S Campbell manager of the great
Kilpatrick ranch up in Chase county
was down from Champion to see the
rush andlook after some business
matters
Perry Stone left Monday night for
St Louis He will take a peep at the
big show and then go on to LeClaire
Iowa where his daughter will join him
on his return here
Chairman John Stevens Jr of
Arapahoe and Secretary JW Hollings
worth of Cambridge attended the meet
ing of the state senatorial committee in
this city Tuesday when a call was is
sued appearing elsewhere in this issue
Mrs M A Walters who has been
visiting in Ireland for more than a year
past arrived home close of last week
and is spending this week in the city
with her daughter Mrs Marie Mundy
She will leave for the ranch near Hia
watha first of next week
Misses Ada and Maud Boucher of
Johnstown Pa are guests of their sis
ter Mrs W W McMillen arriving here
from the east some two weeks since
Miss Maud is a teacher in the Johnstown
public schools A brother is principal
of one of the ward schools
Extra
The Fourth of July management has
secureda first class minstrel vaudeville
and cako walk company who will give
free performances on the platform and
street during July 4th
The English sparrows still hold their
jobs
jffisg
Last Friday Evenings Stiff Gale
McCook had tho enlivening experi
ence last Fridsy evening between six
seven oclock of the severest gale in her
history Some rain accompanied tho
hurricane which camo from the north
west and prevailed with quite undimin
ished severity for an hour or longer
Had it been ought else than a straight
steady blow great damage would doubt
less havo resulted and possible loss of
lifo As it was the only damage of spe
cial note was confined to tho Baptist
church and parsonage and tho Wilson
livery barn on corner of Manchester and
Dodge streets owned by J E Kelloy
Tho spire of the Baptist church was
blown down almost all of tho south side
and about one third of the north side of
the roof wero blown off besides the
plastering and paper wore considerably
damaged The damage to the church
will aggregate about 81000 but tho re
pairs winch wero promptly begun on
the following morniugwill be completed
at an expense of about S500 as tho
spire was not replaced There was no
cyclone insurance on church so the loss
is complete
The parsonage adjoining the church
on the south was damaged to the amount
of about 200 by being crushed in by tho
falling spiro This is covered by cyclone
insurance Fortunately the members
of the family were down stairs and on the
south side of the house hence no one
was injured Rev Betts was on his Way
home from Omaha on No 3 and hoard of
the churchs misfortune at Hastings
Tho damage will be repaired at once
Tho Wilson livery barn owned by J
E Kelley located at corner of Man
chester and Dodge streets had part of
its south roof blown in tho damage
reaching about 200 which is covered
by cyclone insurance Tho damage has
already been repaired Stock and
equipment escaped entirely
J P Notley thinks his damage will
reach near 100 A large front window
plastering fruit trees etc make the
total
A portion of the glass front of the
Baldridge building occupied by A S
Kennedy as a gigar store was blown in
but damage was slight
A plate glass in Miss Jeannetto Van
Depoels millinery store in the First Na
tional Bank building was blown in but
she sustained practically no damage to
stock
There was slight damage done the tin
roof of the court house the cornice of
William Doyles part of the Union block
Luke Tulleys glass front the tin roof
on W T Colemans store
- Ornamental trees fruit trees fences
outbuildings flues etc all over the city
suffered more or less severely The
damage to trees is difficult to determine
but the aggregate is large as fine large
trees are the growth of years and almost
invaluable
The chief damage throughout the
surrounding country so far as The Tri
bune learns was to windmills and tow
ers many of them succumbing to tho
fierce blow
The old William Richardson black
smith shop was a victim of the gales
vigor and volume
Governor Mickey Will Be Here
Word has been received from Governor
Mickey announcing that he would be in
McCook Saturday August 20th to de
liver an address and participate in the
Woodman log rolling on that date
Had to Lock Up Our Files
The Tribune printed some forty extra
copies last week containing Rev J J
Loughrans memorial address but the
supply was altogether inadequate to the
demand
For Sale
Second hand buggy and harness also
a farm wagon A McMillen
Coleman for fruit
ars
kind and the right price
The right
A specialty of office supplies
The Tribune
If you need a mower buy the Giant
Ideal It is taking the lead all over the
country
Come and see our stock if you want
something nice in harness of any kind
Coleman
Gasoline stoves are a summer neces
sity Coleman has the best makes the
American market affords
Hammocks spacious restful and com
fortable at 100 and up
A McMillen Druggist
See W C Bullard before you let your
contract for concrete walks He has an
expert to put them down and furnishes
everything
The Southwest Nebraska Log Rolling
Association wants to rent 100 tents for
campers during their first annual log
rolling at McCook Nebraska August
18 20 1904 and asks for bids from per
ties having tents to rent Address Bar
ney Hofer secretary McCook Neb
Is a M atter of Local History
In the going into effect of the Kin
caid homestead law Tuesday morning
June 28th McCook cut but an insignifi
cant figure perforce of the fact that but
a comparatively small amount of land
remained in tho district subject to entry
under the operation of this new law
which offers G10 acres of government
land in the semi arid grazing district of
tho public domain to the applying sot
tlor It is estimated that there were
about 200000 acres or approximately 300
full section claims subject to entry in the
McCook district by virtue of tho new
land law These lands being found only
in Chase Hayes Dundy and a limited
area of Hitchcock counties
Nevertheless by the time the United
States land office at this place was ready
to open for business at 9 oclock Tues
day morning perhaps 500 people had ar
rived in the city and most of them woro
in line for the only resemblanco to a
great land rush McCook has ever seen
and doubtless the last one this country
will ever experience In the line up wero
both men and women about a dozen of
the latter
in line all night
Perhaps fifty men and women wero
filled with a great desire to secure desir
able and special claims by being among
the first to file their applications and to
this end early Monday evening a lino
commenced to form leading from tho
door of the land office down the stairway
toward tho entrance of the postofiice
building on Main avenue Hero this
band remained during the fifteen hours
until the hour for opening tho office A
woman headed the line but through an
error in selecting the entrance door she
at the last moment lost her place in the
line but through the chivalry of tho
men at the head of the line she was given
tenth place
THEN CAME A SURPRISE
At prompt 9 oclock Tuesday morning
the doors wero opened and the appli
cants commenced to file in and present
their prepared applications take tho
usual oath and receive their number
tickets Then came the surprise of the
event The first application in person
was numbered 123 indicating that 122
applications had been received by mail
and filed and numbered before the hour
for regularly opening tho office This
unexpected development naturally caus
ed considerable commotion and dissatis
faction and a strong protest was at once
prepared passed among the applicants
for land and quite generally signed
While there was no special disturb
ance in the very orderly line this official
action of the land officers was freely crit
icised and much dissatisfaction prevailed
in view of the alleged fact that no ink
ling of this decision had been given in
the official rules and instructions pro
mulgated and printed by the land offi
cers The only indication on the sur
face denoting that there was a hen on
was the evident fact that many deeply
interested parties were conspicuously
absent from the stress and discomfort of
the line The Tribune refrains at this
time from any expressions of criticism
of the official action in giving the mail
applications precedence It may be ac
cording to the laws rules and regula
tions of the land departmeut As to the
conspicuous fairness and equity and jus
tice we are not convinced though open
to conviction
At 430 in the afternoon after the
closing of the office a number of ap
plicants through legal representatives
had a hearing with the local land officers
and sought to establish the legal status
of the 279 applications filed during the
dav but nothing definite was arrived at
The hearing is said to havo been not
lacking in interest and incidents how
ever
WILL GO UP TO THE DEPARTMENT
As very much hangs upon this point
the question will of course go up to the
interior department for final decision
In the meantime there are rumors of
war galore
Barring this decision the rush was
without incident and with its settle
ment and the determination of resultant
questions the matter will become one of
history
The 122 mail applications will doubt
less cover between 50000 and S0000 acres
of land
An extra policeman or two was sworn
in to preserve order and rights-of-the-line
and keep open a passage into and
from the postoffice but his duties were
but nominal
The applicants were for the most part
from settlers and stockmen within the
region embraced in the McCook land
district
In this instance the first wasnt exact
ly last just 123rd
THE MAIL APPLICATIONS DONT STAND
Later information secured by Re
ceiver Barnes from the land commis
sioner in Washington in response to a
telegram as to the matter of precedence
McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JULY 1 1904
between mail applications and in person
places tho applications of persons in the
line as first and The Tribune under
stands that tho McCook land officers are
now entering the applications of those
in tho line first in order and that they
will be given precedence over those re
ceived by mail It is to be regretted
that this information was not received
before tho office opened for business on
Tuesday morning
The Tribune understands also that
tho applications attested by tho clerk of
tho district court of Redwillow county
on land in other counties of tho district
will not stand the test of tho general
land office decisionsr and are likely to bo
rejected as illegal
Tho matter is a regrottablo one and
is likoly to be a sourco of no little future
litigation and trouble as tho applicants
by mail acting under advice and assur
ance will hardly be satisfied with this
reversal and being placed at the end of
the personal applications So the end
is not yet
A Benefit Entertainment
Miss Ethel Aviso will givo an enter
tainment in the Baptist church next
Thursday ovening July 7th for tho
benefit of tho Baptist church whose
misfortune is fresh in the minds of all
our readers The entertainment is to
consist of impersonations recitations in
costume etc Tho Daily Press of Cripple
Creek and Victor Colo has the follow
ing to say of tho young lady
Miss Ethel Avise the talented young
elocutionist and impersonator enter
tained a very large audience in the M E
church last night standing room being
at a premium The audience was char
med with the young lady and encores
were frequent
The Commercial
shingled this week
hotel is being re-
Nothing more comfortable than those
lawn swings at Colemans
Girl Wanted To do general house
work at J A Wilcox residence
The stores of the city will not deliver
any goods on tho Fourth of July
Detroit Mich and return for 2950
Tickets on sale Julv i 5 and 6 Return
limit July 12 G 16 2 1
Supply your customers with a drink
of cold water Coleman sells the coolers
at a very reasonable price
They say our chocolate cant be beat
Have you tried it
McConnell Druggist
See W C Bullard before you let your
contract for concrete walks He has an
expert to put them down and furnishes
everything
Tho Cecilians entertained a crowded
house at the Methodist church Tues
day evening Their work is well spoken
of
The repairs on the Baptist church are
far enough progressed that the usual
services of the church will be held in the
church coming Sunday
The Bank of Oxford has been charter
ed by the state banking board The new
bank will start with a paid up capital of
65000 The incorporators are John
Howell Esther Howell and Martin How
ell
There was a small cyclone at Abe
Olmsteds place over in Gerver precinct
Monday of last week in which his barn
granary hen house etc were demolish
ed There was severe hail in that local
ity about three sections being involved
At 730 on Sunday evening July 3rd
there will be a union patriotic service in
the park It will be a platform meeting
with short addresses by each of the pas
tors If the weather is not suitable for
an outdoor meeting it will be at the
Baptist church
As soon as Frank Everist had suffi
ciently recovered from his strenuous at
tack of delight he came down town
this week and left a box of cigars at
The Tribune office in honor and cele
bration of that boy whom he claims
will devote himself to the cattle business
exclusively in due time
The first annual log rolling of the
Southwest Nebraska Log Rolling Asso
ciation M W A will be held at Mc
Cook Nebraska August 18 19 and 20
All persons having rooms to accommo
date visitors should hand in their names
number they can accommodate and rate
per day to the secretary as soon as possi
ble Barney Hofer Secretary
The Farmers State Bank of Hayes
Center has filed its articles of incorpor
ation with the state banking board
which has approved the same The au
thorized capital stock is 5000 the paid
up capital 15000 The officers and in
corporators are John B Cruzen presi
dent S M Cruzen cashier G W
Cruzen vice president It is the only
bank in Haye3 Center
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Interpretive Recital from
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FRIDAY EVENING JULY
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at the
Opera House
under the auspices of
i Tho McCook Junior Normal School
Flowers is first in his profession
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MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McConnell s for drugs
Coleman sells beet cultivators
The Tribune 52 weeks for 100
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Ripe cherries for sale Phone 5S
Everything in drugs McConnell
Horse covers and fly nets at Waites
Chop suey 10c at McConnolls foun
tain
See the Ocean Wave washer boforu
buying
I guaranteo my concrete walks W C
Bullard
Room for rent over tho market See
D C Marsh
If you need a hay stacker see tho one
Coleman sells
Tho
Great Majestic
reatest stove made
Dont scald your fingers
funnel at Colemans
Ran go is the
a fruit
When you need fly nets try Coleman
and see what will happen
Uncommon A slight frost on Mon
day morning June 27 190i
Local news of importance on every
home page of The Tribune
High grade organ for sale cheap Mugt
be sold Inquire at this office
The Deering hay rakes are all mado
from steel Light and strong
Refrigerators a nice variety of the
best in tho market Coleman
Wanted A good housekeeper
Mrs John Rankin Cambridge Neb
Strays Ten head of calves Inquire
of C A Wasson Driftwood precinct
The new stock of single harness is all
right for those driving wagons at W T
Colemans
Concrete walks improve your property
W C Bullard is the man to let your
contract to
Lessons in drawn work at 50c for the
afternoon Also take orders for drawn
work Miss Addie Doan
See W C Bullard before you let your
contract for concrete walks He has an
expert to put them down and furnishes
everything
Dont these hot days remind you of
ice cream Well it takes a good freezer
to make a good article of cream Cole
man dont sell any other kind
When using Lincoln Absolutely Pure
Paint you have a guarantee as to dura
bility and general satisfaction
A McMillen
Fourth of July rates effective July 2
3 4 with return limit July 5th The
rate is lit within points 200 miles dis
tant See the agent for fuller particulars
Just as stylish equally as handsome
as the engraved are The Tribunes
calling cards printed from the famous
and pretty Tiffany Text See our
samples and get our prices
Monardine a modern antiseptic and
germicide Harmless pleasant to use
and certain in its effect The toilet thn
bath the sick room everywhere and
every day are the places and time to use
it 25c and 50c bottles
McConnell Druggist
Decorate Patriotic Citizens
The Fourth of July celebration pro
moters are urging tho businessmen and
citizens of McCook to appropriately
decorate business houses and residences
for the day we celebrate We hope
the request will be cheerfully and gener
ally complied with
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
You pay too much I I can save you
money on Hamilton and Hampden high
grade watches Chas B Morgan
HoLdrege Neb
