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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1906)
m By F M KIMMELL Largest Circulation In Red Willow Co Subscription 1 a Year in Advance A Resarkable Offer Wo want new subscribers Wo want our paper to be a regular weekly visitor to every home in the county and in fact in all of the sur rounding country To help accomplish this we are mak ing a most Tomarkable and liberal offer an offer that has never been equaled by any newspaper published in this part of the state The toest part of it is its absolutely FREE Unlike nearly all other news paper propositions it does -not cost you a few cents extra every -week or a few dollars extra every month or year Qf -course we like our old subscribers and wo hope they will all remain with us tho same true and loyal friends for many years to come and we promise them all the Fame advantages we are offering our new subscribers Our dffer is as follows Wo will give a free yearly subscription to The Twentieth Century farmer to all persons subscribing now for The Mc Cook Tkibcne and sending us one dol lar to pay for this subscription for one year in advance and to all old subscribers who will pay for their subscriptions to not later than December 31 1906 or who will send us ono dollar to pay for their subscriptions for one year from the present date of expiration if they are now paid in advance We have selected The Twentieth Century Farmer as a premium because it is the best general live stock and farm paper published and is adapted to this section of the country It is especially strong on all subjects pertaining to farming stock raising poultry raisingfruit growing irrigation drainage etc and will help our readers to raise bigger crops and better stock and to make more money The McCook Tbibune stands as the -champion df all that is good politically socially and other wise how its local columneand correspondentsletters bring its readers fromthe farthest corners of fthe country in which it is circulated to gether tin ffriendly neighborliness etc all who are interested in the welfare of theincounty snould read and support it Thisiscertainly a rare opportunity These itwo splendid publications for the iprice of one We want every newspaper reader in -this county to take advantage of it Read the offer in detail on another page of this issue and send in your sub scription now before you forget it as the dffer -will positively be with Irawn -after April80 Obituary Bertha M Bymer was born in Guth rie county la April 25th 1878 Came with her parents to Hitchcock county Nebraska in 1B87 and to Red Willow caunty in 1688 where she lived the rest of her iife except two years in which she lived with ner husband in Okla homa Married to Dallas G Divine Sept 1st 1S97 Her death occurred Feb 22 1906 on the farm five miles north east of McCook which she left when she went to Oklahoma in 1901 aged 27 years 3 months 27 days From a kind and dutiful child she grew into woman of sterling character the greater part of whose life was spent in the bettering of the lives of others Mrs Divine did not identify herself with any church but her preference seemed to be the Baptist She was a student of the Bible and followed its teachings closely- Fully conscious that she could not recover she often talked with her husband and others of death and always expressed her readi ness to go with a full assurance that to live was Christ to die was gain Funeral services were held in the Bap tist church at McCook Interred in Riverview We desire in this way to express to our kind neighbors and friends our heartfelt gratitude for kindness and sympathy during the sickness and death of our wife and daughter Their assist ance and sympathy will never be forgot ten but remembered with thankfulness D G Divine Mr and MrsBymer Indianas Gold and Silver Excitement of the wildest character prevails in Warwick county Indiana over the discovery of gold and silver near Lynnville The land where the ore has been found is of the poorest but owners are paying up hack taxes In the hope of realizing handsomely Hotels and restaurants are crowded with strangers and many more are ar riving daily Corn Rottlnjr In Field Corn la so plentiful in the -vicinity of Chelsea L T that the farmers are letting It rot in the fields Twenty centi a bushel is all they can get for it and they do not think that price jjays for harvesting It may he noted as an agreeable evi dence of the spread of Egyptological enthusiasm la Aasrioa that nearly half the arcrasrate ineoe of toe fund torthslact yew eamr from tba IJultoa see LctKion C1IY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Christian Sunday school at 10 and Christian Endeavor at 11 oclock every Sunday morning All are welcome Catholic Order of services Mass 8 a m Mass and sermon 1000 a m Evening service at 8 oclock Sunday school 230 p m Every Sunday J J Loughran Pastor Mkthodi8T Sunday school at 10 am Sermons at 11 b m and 8 p m Junior League at 3 Epworth League at 630 Evening subject Girls Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at eight oclock M B Cakman PaBtor Episcopal Services in St Albans church as follows Every Sunday in the month Sunday school at 10 oclock am Morning prayer at 11 a m and evening prayer and sermon at 8 The third Sun day in the month Holy Communion at 730 a m All are welcome E R Earle Rector Congregational Sunday school at 10 am Preaching at 11 am and 8 pm Christian Endeavor at 7 pm Prayer meeting every Wednesday at 8 p m Morning subjeetChnrch Union with special reference to movements oq foot All are cordially welcomed at these ser vices Geo B Hawkes Pastor Baptist There will be church ser vice Sunday morning and evening at the usual hour conducted by Rev C H Brancroft of iFriend Neb It is haped that all Baptists in the community will be present whether they belong to this church or not and the friends of the city are cordially invited Sunday sfcool services begin at ten oclock a m COLEMAN Earl Barger had business in McCeok Wednesday Mr Bair took some fat hogs to Mc Cook Tuesday J Richardson and son of Iowa were here Wednesday H M Cole of Iowa is here on a visit Mr Clarence Wale3 and Miss Viola Gorner were married last Sunday at the home of the bride near Palisade The bride is the lovely and accomplished daughter of Mr and Mrs J Corner who came here in 1884 and lived here siace until last March when they moved to near Palisade Here is where Viola played with her dolls hunted egg and washed dishes for ma and fed calves and pigs for pa Here she looked after the chicks milked made butter attend ed school took music lessons and culti vated the graces that makes puresweet lovely characters Mr Wales came here with his parents thirteen years ago and lived here since He is one of those hustling honest straightforward young men that is an honor to any country Well Clarence and Viola here is our hand and best wishes with it May you have a long happy and useful life A good many from here attended the funeral of Mrs Bertha Divine no last Suuday She was the daughter of -Mr and Mrs Wm Bymer who live in Hitch cock county where she spent her happy childhood days playing with her dolls attending school and cultivated the graces that developes sweet characters She was always reachingout a helping hand to some one and a smile for every one She tried to make the life of every one brighter and sweeter She was one of those lovable characters that sheds an influence for good Goodbye Bertha your influence for good will never die We extend the boreaved husband our deep heartfelt sympathy Dallas she has gone and left you but follow her foot prints and they will lead you to meet her in the Sweet Bye and Bye where bereavements sorrow and heart aches never come BARTLEY BY WALTER PENNINGTON Art Stevens has sold his residence to his brother Bert Henry Cozad is building a residence on his farm north of Freedom Miss Lillie Robinson has bought lots and will build iu Bartley soon Mr and Mrs A C Bartholomew were here from Lebanon the 23rd and again the 27th to see their grand daughter who has been sick with pneumonia Mr Rouse who has been traveling for the Railroad Co in four or five western states stopped at Bartley to visit his daughter Mrs Cox on his way home to Michigan Ho was persuaded to build a barn for Mr Cox and as the climate suits him ho is taking steps to locate here He has written his wife to sell their home in Michigan George Wheeler is molding cement during odd spells for a house on the Talcot ranch south of town where he resides Mr Talcot is also making ce ment posts that have wire in them to act as lightning conductor in to the ground and which also strengthens the post Mr Talcot has experimented quite a little with cement and thinks the slush mix superior to the dry mix claiming that the slush mix coats all the particles with cement and makes a moisture proof brick or stone block Blocked by Drifting Sand All trains are delayed today by the blizzard which has been blowing- ever since last night early Near Yuma the drifting sand has for many hours blociccd all traffic rtl H pen TAWNEY OF PUNXSUTAWNEY A Title Which Mieht Hnve Been Borne by a Noted Legislator By his colleagues in the house of representatives Congressman James A Tawney of Minnesota the new chair man of the appropriations committee is known as the village blacksmith This appellation is in allusion to the fact that as a boy of fifteen he began swinging a sledge hammer in his fa thers blacksmith shop in Pennsylvania and for some years thereafter follow ed the blacksmiths vocation which was that of both his father and grand father before him If he had stayed in Pennsylvania he might now be known as Tawney of Punxsutawney for he lived In Punxsutawney for some years though his birth in the year 1853 took place in Mount Pleasant township in REPRESENTATIVE JAMES A TAWNEY Adams county It was in 1S92 that Mr Tawney -was first elected to congress and about ten years later when the editor of the Punxsutawney Spirit William Orlando Smith arrived in Washington as a member of the Fifty eighth congress he approached the black haired youthful appearing mem ber from Minnesota one day and said Isnt your name Jim Tawney Yes that is my name responded Tawney looking inquiringly at his in terrogator Didnt yon live in Punxsutawney Pa at one time continued Mr Smith Yes I was an inhabitant of that town for some time responded Mr Tawney I thought I knew you said the ed itor You were the leader of our band away back in the seventies Dont you remember me By Jove I know you now exclaim ed Mr Tawney a smile breaking over his face You are Smith who used to play the alto horn while I played the B flat cornet My but I am glad to see you That was a great band and we had great times in the old days Mr Tawney removed from Pennsyl vania to Minnesota in 1S77 where he worked as blacksmith and machinist graduating from that employment into the profession of the law He now holds the most influential position in the house of representatives except that of the speaker PRINCESS ENA The Pretty Girl Who Will Marry Kins Alfonso Now that the identity of the young woman who will be the bride of Kiii i Alfonso of Spain seems to be establish ed there is no little interest in the fu ture queen Princess Ena of Batten berg Rumor has had the young Span ish monarch betrothed a good many times already and there was a pretty thorough ransacking of the royal houses of Europe before a princess was found who came up to the requirements of the case The Princess Ena was born on Oct 24 18S7 and her full name and title is Princess Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg Most of her girlhood has been happily spent with her moth er Princess Henry of Battenberg sis- PRINCESS ENA OP RATTENBERG ter of King Edward VII at O sbjrv cottage in the Isle of Wight She hn three brothers and has been a great pet in her family King Alfonso has a keen eye for beauty and his prospective spouse i blessed with plenty of good looks Sh is one of the prettiest princesses in Europe is the tallest of the English royalties has regular features fine complexion blue eyes and flaxen hair She used to be something of a tomboy and is now a fearless horsewoman drives her own motor understands gar dening speaks several languages and Is a good musician She was presented at court about a year ago and made a beautiful picture as she courtesled to the kfeff and queen STILL A HAPPY PAIR German Crown Prince and Princes Are EarnlnK Popularity Crown Prince Frederick William of German and the Grand Duchess Ce cilia of Mecklenburg Schwerln were married last June nnd an interesting contrast is presented between their wedding and the Roosevelt Longworth nuptials The German event had an official character which was lacking In the nuptials of Miss Roosevelt and Mr Longworth The crown prince will in the natural course of events be the ruler of Germany some day and the young woman he took as his bride will in that case be queen Mr Longworth is a congressman and there are 3SJ3 others who hold the same title that he does while the young woman he took in marriage though the daughter of the president has no official status whatever The Roosevelt Longworth CEOWN PRINCE AND PRINCESS ON RETURN FROM A HUNT nuptials Involved no expense to the government the cost of practically ev erything connected with the marital ceremonies at the White House being defrayed by Mr Roosevelt out of his own Income The wedding of the Crown Prince Frederick William and the Grand Duchess Cecilia is said to have cost the German people over 1000000 On the marriage ceremony alone which was celebrated in the pal ace chapel in Berlin some 50000 was expended The wedding presents from various municipalities and corpora tions cost over 350000 Mrs Long worth got a great many beautiful nnd costly presents but the gifts received by the German royal couple were val ued at millions of dollars The crown princess was eighteen at the time of her marriage She was put under a great strain by the wedding festivities which lasted four days but bore her self well and won all hearts She has increased her popularity in the mouths intervening since the wedding The crown prince is of rather democratic tastes is a sportsman and an excellent shot A picture recently taken shows him and the crown princess surveying the game bagged after a days hunt AMERICAN SKEE RACING The Great Scandinavian Sport Is Be coming Popular Here Skee racing is a great sport in Nor way and Sweden and its popularity is on the increase in America There are skee clubs in many cities and last year a national association was formed Ishpeming Mich has a strong club and it was through its enterprise that A FAIR SKEE RACER Ishpeming was chosen as the meeting place of the association this year The president of the national organization Carl Tellefsen is an expert rider who won fame for his prowess in skee races in his native Norway The Ishpeming club holds the American championship for the longest standing jump 112 feet C inc hes President Roosevelt who has encouraged so many sports is interested in this and one of his close personal friends John C Green way Is a member of the Ishpeming club and a daring rider In Scandinavian countries the skee races have a very prominent part in national life The use of the skee in winter is general and it is often a very convenient means of fast travel Wom en as well as men are expert In It3 use The soldiers of Norway and of Sweden are trained to march on skeea and more than once in history the skee has aidod Scandinavian warriors either in attack or In retreat in orrtrunnlng their eNBiiw Crrijt Family Flour This important class of goods receives from us the attention it deserves and our stock is at all times up to the requirements of the most particular All kinds of flour except low grade flour can be obtained here We carry the various brands of prepared flour self raising flour etc and our customers will find each kind in perfect condition The bills for GROCERIES can be made smaller by trading here THE McCOOK MILLING COMPANY LEBANON Mrs McCart has bought one of WII Broths residences Mr and Mrs A P Bartholomew visited in Bartley last week Mrs Gertrude Cummings and her children all have the measles Ira Baxter of Furnas county is a fre quent visitor at the Lebanon school L D Fletcher is here from 111 visit ing relatives and looking after business interests Leonard Shippee had a sale Mar 1st Chas Cowden has a claim in the northern part of tho state on which ho is located Henry Helt who sold out while back with the intention of staying away from here will have his fourth house built soon Wm Huntsinger of Lebanon and Mitchell Xc ung of Danbury have claims near Mr Slutts and will go there in the spring John W Slutts has moved onto his ranch in Thomas county and has taken a homestead Miss Daisy has also tak en a claim Marie the five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs James Ferrell died Thurs day Feb 22nd of croup She was laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery at In dianola Henry Cowden has sold his farm to Ben Grafton and is lhis week moving to north of McDonald Kas Harvey James will accompany him They will live near Wise Wiggins The school in Dist S2 was closed on account of the death of Marie Farrel of croup Dr Campbell maintaining her ailment contagious however the family was not quarantined Ira Cromwell had a sale of personal property and has given possession of his farm to James Doffer We understand Mr Crawford will travel awhile and then come back to Lebanon Miss Du Rodgers grand daughter of Henry Overstake was married recently to Mr Goodbrod of Utica Neb They are here on their wedding trip visiting the brides relatives and friends Since the Burlington runs a mail train both ways each day the star route from Bartley to Lebanon has been stopped Patrons along the lino are trying to get an R F D on nearly the same road Mr and Mrs Cartwright have sold their farm to Chas Thraykill and have bought Henry Moris residence It has been Henrys custom when selling his house to build another himself but we understand that his next will be built by a contractor Mr Moris has built four houses in Lebanon The wind blew fire from a straw stack which Chas Nichols had set a fire and burned across Mr Bartholomews past ure and across the stubble field to Ern est Feichters Two families would have been left homeless had the wind been from another direction This is the third fire Mr Nichols has allowed to get away and burn his neighbors hay and fields the last few years A Fair Our bargains are making a hit all over the city Theres something for everyone who wants lo save but wants rare quality at the same time Wo watch what is being sold and see that our customers have the bert always Satisfac tion guaranteed The Ideal Bargain Depot Opposite Postoffice McCOOK IRDIANDLA Judge Heathcoto was over from Dan bury Wednesday Henry Reynolds hasfgono to IIlinoiB on a business trip O W Dow returned from his trip east Friday night I Georgo Short is on the list with the ailing ones this week John Hodges visited with the home folks a few days last week Walter Shepherd of Fairfield is in town this week ou business R Samros is building a new barn at his place in North Iudiaoola C S Quick shipped a car of cattle Monday to somo eastern markot Whitmoro Fitch shipped two car loads of hogs first of tho week Miss Joannetto Shorts school od School Creek closed last week Miss Mao Hileman of McCook visited with relatives a few days this- week Georgo Hill and wifo came in for a short visit with their parents last week Mr Gale and wife of McCook spent Sunday with Martin Andersons folks Wm Porter and family will move to their new homo near Haiglor next week- Tho Duff Grain Co has shipped in material with which to build more corn cribs Miss Ida Donnelly closed her term of school in district seven Friday of last week Mrs Lillian Snyder of McCook visited ovor Sunday with her friend Miss Ena Gamsby Mrs Whitnker and Georgo visited a few days last week with Mrs Oliver Colling Mrs Minach and Mrs Cochran of Bartley were shopping in Indianola Saturday J S Phillips has had his store painted and will soon be settled in his new quarters W H Smith has been suffering from a very bad cold but is somewhat better at this time Mr Reynolds and family will soon take their departure for their new nomo in California Bertha Porter went down to Ragan last week to visit awhile with Rev Crip pens family Ab Clark of McCook was in Indianola Sunday repairing cars He had two helpers with him Theodore Colling and wife of McCook came down Sunday morning and spent the day with friends Mr Axtell and son Albert also Bert Thomas were down from Danbury Wed nesday on business A yonng child of Mr Ferrills living- near Lebanon died and was buried from the Catholic church Saturday Pearl Cartwright who has been away for several mouths and has recently re turned was in town Saturday Miss Bertha Hedges entertained a number of young people in a very pleas ant manner last Thursday evening Mrs Babcock and son Clyde who have bsen visiting old time friends in Indian ola left for California last Sunday night Floyd Welborn and wife came down from Denver Sunday and visited with relatives and friends until Tuesday morning A young man named Rymer and Miss Emma Crocker were married at the Catholic church Monday morning by Father Kelley W E McClung and wife of Omaha are expected home some time this week They will make their home here in the near future J Broomfield will bo here now in a short time He has been in Canada for several weeks and writes that he likes the new country quite well The high school gave short program Friday afternoon in remembrance of Washingtons birthday Quite a num ber of visitors were present Misses Flora and Angie Quick went down to Cambridge Wednesday even ing to attend -Queen Esther which was put on there by home talent The little babe that was being cared for by Mr and Mrs J McClung died last Thursday after an illness of a few davs Funeral Fridav afternoon Esben Days two children have been quite sick but are now getting better Nearly every family in town have had a few invalids owing to tho changeableness of the weather Rev Smith and wife went down to Alma to attend a meeting of tho GAR Brother Smith returned home close of last week Mrs Smith remained to visit awhile in Arapahoe and Holdrege The band boys gave an oyster supper and dance at the hall Monday evening A large crowd was present and a fine time was had Tho sum f 135 wa9 taken in which will bo used towards paying for their new hall now in course of construction A couple drove into town Saturday evening stopped long enough to eat their supper at a restaurant then getting into their buggy started off again They appeared very nervous and in a hurry All that could be learned about them was that they were from McCook It is belfeved to have been a case of elope ment f 4 Si V jy r V 4 ii fj