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EIGHTEENTH YEAR. McCOOK , RED NA ILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING. JULY 7 , 1899. NUMBER 8

A Plea for 'Sunday Observance.V-

Vheu.

one considers the long wearyhours the average business man mustput in through the week-days , it seemsalmost ridiculous to suggest the idea ofcloser observance of the Sunday closinglaw and ordinance in this city ; but , weare in formed , there is good ground forthe suggestion. Outside of the legal , re-ligious

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and moral elements in the case ,il would seem as though business menought to be able to transact enoughbusiness in six days of from 12 to 16hours to satisfy any reasonable man , andthat naturally every busine'ss man wouldbe most anxious to take advantage of-Sunday's rest and the opportunities tobecome acquainted with their familiesand homes , if not to cultivate a more in-timate

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acquaintance with their God.There ought to be a limit to the graspingselfishness of this age and Saturdaynight is a good time to draw it.

Will Lose an Old Citizen.-

Indianola.

people will regret to learnthat Captain Lomborn- and family willsoon move to Wilcox. While John maygain a residence in Kearney county thepeople of Red Willow county will stillregard him as a Red Willow county man.The nineteen years of the best part ofhis life have been given to the upbuilding-of this town and count }' , and in this re-

spect¬

he has been second to none as apublic spirited citizen. He has madelots of money but does not carry muchaway with him for the reason that hehas been too free to spend it for the goodof his town , county and friends. Re-porter.

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.

Died Peacefully In a Hammock.Robert C. Welsh , aged 74 years , father

of Mrs. John Hunt , died in a hammockon the Meeker farm , Tuesday , while themembers of the family were in the cityenjoying the Fourth of July celebration.When the family left the farm in themorning , Mr. Welsh was in usual health.Heart disease was the cause of death.The remains were taken up to Stratton ,Wednesday afternoon on No. I , for in-

terment¬

, which occurred the same after ¬

noon. The bereaved ones have the sym-pathy

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of all their friends in this suddensorrow.

Advertised Letters.The following letters were advertised

by the McCook postoffice on July ist :

Saady Curtis , Frank Z. Curraii ,Tom George , Mrs. Alex Brown ,

Ed Morris , Mary Robinson ,

Charlie Thorp.-In

.n calling for any of these letters , pleasesay that they are advertised.-

F..

. M. KiMMELL , Postmaster.

The Shotgun Burst.i George Gutmuere , a young man , wasbrought down from Sttatton on freighttrain No. 151 , Tuesday noon , for anoperation and treatment in the McCooksurgical hospital. While discharginga shotgun , Tuesday morning , the gunburst and tore off his left hand , whichwas amputated at the wrist shortly afterhis arrival here. He is getting along in-

shape. .

McCook Markets.Corrected Friday morning. &

Corn $ .30Wheat 51Oats 25Rye 40Barley 3°Hogs 3-30Eggs 10Butter 12Potatoes i.oo-

At a Ripe Old Age.Last Saturday , Mrs. Mary Minary of-

Colenian precinct died at the advancedage of 78 years. Funeral services wereconducted in St. Patrick's church , Sun-day

¬

noon , by Rev. J. W. Hickey , burialfollowing in Calvary cemetery. The de-

ceased¬

has a number of children livingin the precinct.

The Pudding ts the Test.-

We

.

have purchased the meat businessof Wilcox & Flitcraft and are ready toserve the people of McCook with thebest of everything to be found in"a firstclass market. Give us a call and be-convinced. on

. O. G. VAHUE & SON.

For Sale Cheap.-

A

.

fine quarter sec. on Medicine creek ,

J4 mile from good town ; 30 acres choicebottom land.S acres in alfalfa , some tim-ber

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, good stone quarry. No better placefor stock. Call on or addresss ,

A. J. ZINT , McCook , Nebraska.>

Ladies will find McConnell & Berry's a

rtt delightful resting place these hot days. ingCoolest room in town. Tete-a-tete tables ,easy chairs , delicious soda. Try it.

u The new town at the mouth of theWillow will be called Redwillow , writtenas one word.

WANTED Your drug trade.-D.

.. W. LOAR.

SCALE BOOKS For sale at THE TRIB-UNE

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office. Best in the market.ed

Hammocks at McMillen's. tion

ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.

JULIA M. VINEYARD is visiting hersister , Mrs. A. J. Clute.-

MRS.

.

. A. J. CLUTE is entertaining her almother , Mrs. Ruth Vineyard.-ERAN

.

T. SAGE is up from Beatrice , andvisiting his uncle , W. T. Morlan.

" 'BARNEY HOFER was down from Wau-

neta-

to pull a feather or two out of the faieagle's tail.-

MRS.

.

. A. P. THOMSON entertainedMrs. Bigelow of Beatrice , last night , on forher way to Imperial , whither she jour-neyed

¬

this morning. andMiss SELMA NOREN arrived home , in

last evening on 5 , from Buffalo , New-

York , where she has been connected maywith public library work.

MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE.-

F.

.

. A. HENDERSON is at Harvard.-MRS.

.

. LEON CLARK has joined herhusband in Iowa.

Miss MARCELLA HALLIGAN is upfrom Suttoi ) , the guest of C. J. Ryan.-

MRS..

. J. F. KENYON and Airs. A. P.Bonnet were Hastings visitors. Saturday.-

W..

. H. CAMPBELL is visiting in thecity , guest of his father-in law , WilliamWeygint.-

MRS.

.

. G. R. SNYDKR was recentlycalled to Lincoln by the death of two olher brothers.

Miss VIVIAN GOSSARD of Indianolawas the guest of her brother Ben andwife , Wednesday.

HARRY TROTH of the Bank of Benkel-man visited with his parents and friendshere over the Fourth.

WILL MITCHELL and family of RedCloud celebrated the Fourth with usand visited relatives.

Miss NORA STROUD and Miss MillieSlaby went down to Cambridge , Wednes-day

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, on a short outing.Miss LAMONT and Miss Boy-d ofJun-

iata-

are visiting in the city , the guestsof Miss Mabel Wilcox.

JOHN HUNT and wife accompaniedthe remains of her father to Stratton ,for burial , Wednesday on i-

MRS. . ALBERT MCMILLKN has beenentertaining her mother , Mrs. McConnellof Trenton , since close of last week.-

W..

. C. BULLARi) was out from Omaha ,

last Friday and Saturday , looking afterhis interests in this part of the state.-

DR..

. J. A. GUNN was called to Emer-son

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, Iowa , Tuesday night , by the illnessof Mrs. Gunn's father , Mr. Kilpatrick.-

J.

.. R. EASLEY , a graduate of the Chi-

cago¬

school of pharmacy , has taken aposition in McConnell & Rerry's drugstore.

MRS. Fox has returned from Omaha ,and will make her home here for thepresent , with her daughter , Mrs. GeorgeBurns.

PRESIDENT HOCKNELL of the FirstNational went up to Denver , last Satur-day

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on i , to be with the family over theFourth.

MILLIE SLABY and Sarah Oyster ex-pect

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to attend the Peru state normal ,the coming school year, beginning inSeptember.-

MRS.

.

. JOHN SHEPHERD and Miss Deliaare spending the heated season in Col-orado

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, the guest of Mrs I. M. Biggs at-Breckenridge. .

EDITH AND ETHEL OYSTER will de-part

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, tomorrow night , for Colorado , on avacation of a week or two , well earnedin both instances.

EDITOR MERWIN and Teddie of theBeaver City Tribune passed through thecity , last Saturday night , for Colorado ,on a short vacation.-

MRS.

.

. H. H. TARTSCH enjoyed a visitfrom her father and Uiother , Mr. andMrs. Ballance of Plattsmouth , close oflast and first of this week.-

REV..

. G. W. SHEAFOR , who has beenon one of the engineering crews survey ¬

ing out of Alliance for the Burlington ,returned home on 3 , Sunday night.-

C.

.

. S. WATSON , late with McConnellCo. , departed for Denver , last Sat¬

urday. He will go later on to Sheridan ,Wyoming , where he has mining inter ¬

ests.MRS. W. R. STARR departed , Tuesday

morning , for Ohio , to spend the hotweather at the old home. Bessie Jonesaccompanied her as far as Detroit , herhome.-

MRS.

.

. R. B. SIMMONS has been enter-taining

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her aunt from Detroit , Mrs. Liz ¬

zie Pixlen , who is on her way to Guerne-ville

-, Calif. , on a visit to California and

friends.MRS. SA. . HALEY has been out from

Creston , Iowa , since the close of last :week , looking after her interests in herold home , and visiting oldtitne friendsand relatives.

TREASURER AND MRS. MESERVEwere up from Lincoln , over the Fourth ,

the treasurer returning home on thenight train and Mrs. Meserve on thefollowing morning.-

MRS.

.

. E. J. SEIBERT and two childrencame down from Denver , Tuesday night

6 , and they are the guests of her ofparents , Mr. and Mrs. Martin Traver.-Mrs.

. n. Seibert's health is impaired.-

C.

.

. A. OvERSTREET arrived from Mis-souri

¬ n, Monday night on 3 , and is tem-

porarily¬

helping in the Barnett yardhere. He will take charge of the com ¬

pany's yard at Indianola , next week.-W.

.

. J. WALTERS is here visiting rela-tives

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and friends. He is making hishome in Indiana , just now , and is travel ¬

for an eastern house. His manyfriends are taking pleasure iu greetinghim.

Miss ELIZABETH THOMSON departed ,Tuesday morning , for Detroit , Mich. ,where she will attend the nationalgatherings of Christian Endeavorers.From Detroit she will go to Ypsilanti ,

Mich. , to attend summer school.-REV.

.

] . D. L. MATSON , pastor of the andMethodist church in Box Elder , depart¬

, Monday night on a two-weeks vaca ¬

, during which time he will visit inLoup , Burwell and Hooper. H. H.Berry will fill his appointments mean ¬

while.]LEWIS FARLIN writes a word from

Villisca , Iowa , enclosing the wherewith ¬

for another year's subscription , andclosing as follows : "The weather is warm

dry. Corn , oats and spring wheat allgood winter wheat all killed ; clover allkilled. Timothy a fine crop. Fruit crop it

H. H. EASTERDAY , who went to Al-buquerque

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, N.M. , some few weeks since ,his health , -which was apparently

much benefited at first , is not so well ,has gone on to Los Angeles , Calif. ,

the hope of securing that great desi-deratum

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in life health. That his questbe successful is the earnest wish of

many friends.

A Successful Celebration.-McCook

.

has had celebrations of theFourth on a more elaborate and exten-sive scale , but never a more uniformlypleasant and successful one than thajust closed , whose happy recollectionsstill linger with us. From the openingsalute to the closing fireworks , the daywas marked with happy incidents , bar-ring

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the sad accident at noon , and themanagement of the celebration , as wel-as: the people of the city , are excusablein feeling u sensation of satisfaction ant

.pride in the result.-

At.

ten o'clock , the Nebraska Brigadeband gave their concert in the new court{

house.] Their program consisted ofnumber of patriotic airs and a numberof splendid selections from their largerepertoire. It was an inspiring musicalfeast. The oration by Rev. W. J. Turuerf-ollowed. . He dwelt upon pertinenttopics of the day , which are replete withpatriotic incident and inspiring theme ,giving an able , eloquent and greatly en-joyed

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oration. Both the concert and theoration attracted and held the attentionof a large audience. These two numberswith the recitation of the declaration ofindependence by a class of thirteenschool girls dressed in patriotic colorsand the singing of America led by thegirls occupied the time of the morningprogram.

SPORTS AND PRIZES.The afternoon was devoted to sports ,

which were held on Main and Dennisonstreets , so that everybody could seethem. The streets were simply jammedwith people during this part of the pro ¬

gram. Below we give the list of theevents and the names of the winners , to-

gether¬

with the amount of their prizes :

SPORTS PURSE WINNERS.Sack race ist , $3 , Jabez Barraclough ;

2d , 1.50 , Ralph Randel.Wheelbarrow race ist , $3 , Walter

Duffey ; 2d , 1.50 , Marshal Osborn.Greased pig prize , the pig , Jay

Probst.Foot race ist , $5 , A. F. Pollard ; 2d ,

2.50 , Walter Duffey.Kid foot race ist , $2 , Arthur Colfer ;

1.50 , Joe O'Leary ; 3d , $ r , AkronSelby ; 4th , soc , Clarence Stokes-

.Threelegged.

race ist , $3 , James Kil-patrick , Walter Thorgrirnson ; 2d , 1.50 ,T. Bales , Byron Chrisler.

Bicycle race 1st , $5 , Walter Leach ;2d , $2 , Fred Horn ; 3d , $ i, Jake Schilz.

Kid bicycle race ist , $2 , Floyd Pro-per ; 2d , 1.50 , Guy Burnett ; 3d , $ r , Ted-die Cain ; 4th , soc , Ray Brown.

Tug of war ist , $6 , B. & M. team ; 2d ,

$4 , town team. The B. & M. team wascomposed of Dick Carroll , A. F. Mang-less , S. B. Ives , D. F. WhiUaker , LouCasten , John Tither ; town team , HenryHamilton , John Morehead , Win. Rich-ardson

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, Paul Anton , Wui. Crowell , JamesKane.

Ball game $40 , McCook-.Calithunipians

.

, most unique costumeist , $10 , cake-walkers ; participants , A.F.Clark , J. G. Dole , C. C. Northrup , E. O.Scott , Ed Gresham , Walter Duffey , FredHorn , George Rittenhouse ; 2d , 5 , muleteam , L E. Gilcrest , J. A. Bingham ; 3d ,

$3 , Charlie Kelley.THE

One of the most attractive sports ofthe afternoon program was the game ofbase ball announced to be played be-

tween¬

:the teams of McCook and Strat-

ton¬

, and a large crowd filled and over-flowed

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the grand stand to witness thesame before the hour announced eventhree o'clock. The game had not ad-vauced very far before it became evidentto the "knowing ones" that there wassomething wrong that the game wasnot being played "on the square" ; andbefore the conclusion of the game it was yself-evident that there was a plain caseof sell-out. Three-baggers and home-runs were not uncommon among theMcCoolrplajers by men , too , who hadnever before been able to hit anywherein the neighborhood of balls pitched byWebster of the Stratton team. Ballswere carelessly muffed and there was in-different

-: batting on the part of certain

Stratton players ; in fact the game waswhat the fans call "rotten. " A largeamount of money was up on the game , )

which everybody knew must go to theStratton club if the game were playedlonestly ; and yet the innocents bit vo-raciously

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on bets of two to one in favorMcCook when the score was largelyStratton's favor. By some very care-

"ul-

maneuvering the score stood 21 to 22 Allfavor of McCook at the close of the

ninth inning. The work of those in theStratton team who were not onto thescheme was so good as to make it some-what

-difficult to let McCook win. It

took careful head-work on the part ofthose in the ring to win out. The whole ingthing is declared openly by many to-

iaveand

been a disgraceful steal , and ballslaving will be less popular in both Mc-2ook

-and Stratton in the future. Phil. 10.

Fitzgerald of the Stratton club left the atdiamond before the close of the game ,

onannouncing that he would not be a-

3arty to the robbery of his friends. Thewinners got a purse of $40 from thecommittee , and it is openly alleged thatthose who were parties to the purchase

sell-out made many times more thanthat sum and made it off of theirfriends. The whole affair is but anotherexhibition of the disgusting spirit ofgambling that finds expression in almosteverything that happens , these days.

FIREWORKS AND CALITHUMPIANS.The fireworks and calithuuipian parade

held a large gathering for the eveningcelebration. The Calithunipians were

right as far as they went ; the onlycriticism is that there wasn't enough of ingto make the showing expected. How-ever

¬, they caused much merriment , and

added an element of gayety that was re ¬

freshing. The fireworks were set offwithout accident , James Starr andGeorge Elbert having this feature in-charge.

at. There were a number of set ing

pieces , besides a large assortment ofcandles , rockets and the like , which to-gether

¬ Herowith the numerous private dis-

plays¬ "A

over the city , made quite an exhi ¬ '

bition of pyrotechnics.

A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.The only thing that marred the day

was the distressing accident which oc-cured while salutes were being fired bythe Mosquito battery , which was plantedat the foot of Main avenue. Just aboutnoon and immediately after the arrivalof passenger train No. I from the east ,salutes were fired in rapid succession byall three of the cannons. Suddenly , tothe horror of the crowd looking on. oneof the guns was prematurely discharged ,while a charge of powder was beingrammed into the gun. Charlie Traverwas working the rammer. His left handwas so badly shot and torn that it hadto be amputated above the wrist. Hisface was blown full of powder and thereis some doubt about the sight of oneeye. His injuries are very severe and atfirst caused great uneasiness and somedoubt as to his recovery , but he is get-ting

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along quite comfortably at thiswriting. Willie Kilpatrick's right thumbwas blown off, and his face was also in-jured

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by the powder from the cannon.His thumb was over the vent when thegun was discharged. Jack Wentz , an-other

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member of the gun crew , had hisface badly burned by the powder , butescaped other injury.

The rammer , which weighs twentypounds , was hurled up Main avenue ,over the business houses intervening ,until it struck the old land office build-ing

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, over 1,200 feet distant. Passingthrough this building , cutting throughtwo 2x6 timbers , weather-boarding etc. ,in passing , it struck the ground on theother side , rebounding and hitting littleOrville Hauimel , who was running by ,on the leg , making an Ugly flesh wound.After hitting the boy the rammer con-tinued

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its career into the carpenter shopof Holmes brothers , without furtherdamage or injury.

The injured were promptly taken tothe McCook surgical hospital , wheretheir wounds were dressed and opera-tions

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performed in the cases needful.The accident is attributed to failure to

swab out and cool off the gun , whichhad become over-heated by too frequentdischarges.

The sad and distressing affair is deeplydeplored by the entire community , andcast a shadow over the entire day.-

FIRECRACKERS..

.The W. A. P. A. served ice cream and

cake in the Cole storeroom.-A

.

dance occupied the boards in thecourt house in the evening.

Barring the cannon accident , no moresuccessful Fourth has ever been pulledoff in this city.

The merry-go-round took in the nick-els

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galore and apparently afforded nolittle amusement to the multitude.-

Manj.

- of the visitors spread their din-uers in the court house , thus eating incomfort from improvised tables , in theshade.-

A.

number of panes of glass in Lewis'saloon were jarred out by the dischargeof the Mosquito battery , which \\asplanted nearby.

The noise of the merry-go-round wasnet a very acceptable accompanimentto the band concert and oration ; buteverything goes on the glorious day.

The lime pit at the court house wasnot properly covered , and two or threepersons got into it in the evening , withonsiderable damage to shoes and cloth ¬

ing.Itis agreed that that ball game gave

'legitimate sports" a black eye in bothMcCook( and Stratton. That a part ofthe Stratton team was bought off isopenly charged by members of bothclubs and friends on both sides.

Little Elmer Randel was quite severe-injured in the sack race. The sack heMr

was tied over instead of under his arms-.Je

.fell and struck the hard ground of-

he street with terrible force , renderinglim unconscious and bruising up his of

face badly.-

In. the

addition to the injuries elsewhere ofl-ilyenumerated in this issue , we learn that

Iharlie Traver sustained a fracture of-lis

soleft arm above the elbow , which

complicates matters considerably. How-ever

¬

, he is getting along beyond ex-ectations

-and doing nicely.

CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

CATHOLIC Mass at S o'clock a. m-

.Zigh.

mass and sermon at 10:30, a. in. ,vith choir. Sunday school at 2:30 p. m.

are cordially welcome.-REV.

. is. J. W. HICKEY , Pastor.

CHRISTIAN Bible school at 10 a. m. andCommunion at n a. m. Auxiliary of: C. W. B. M. meets at 3 p. in. Prayer

meeting on Wednesday evening. Preach-at the Red Willow church , morningevening. T. P. BEALL , Pastor. the

CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school atPreaching at u. Senior Endeavor

7. Preaching at 8. Prayer-meeting andWednesday evening at 8. All are

welcome. Morning subject , "Honest-Doubt. . " Evening subject , "God's Prov-idence.

¬ to. " W. J. TURNER , Pastor. feet

fourEPISCOPAL -Sunday morning at 11:0-0o'clock , Morning Prayer and Litany.Sunday evening at 8:00: o'clock , EveningPrayer. Sunday-school at 10:00 a. m.Friday evening lecture at 8:00: o'clock. J.I

forHoly communion the first Sunday ineach month.

HOWARD STOY , Rector. ofMETHODIST Sunday-school at ioa.ni.

Services at 11. Junior League at 2:30-.Epworth

.

League at 7. Preaching at 8. entPrayer and Bible study on Wednesdayevening at 8. All are welcome. Morn ¬ by-

wesubject , "Nicodemus at the Burial. "Evening subject , "This Life. "

JAS. A. BADCON , Pastor.

BAPTIST Sunday-school at 10 a. m.Preaching service at il. Junior Union pany

3 p. m. Senior Union at 7. Preach ¬ Noat 8. Prayer meeting on Wednesday east

evening at 8. Morning subject , "Theof Faith. " Young peoples subject , ance.

Good Vacation. " Evening theme , has"The Golden Wedge. " All are welcome.-

T.. will

. L. KETMAN, Pastor. short

RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS.

Winnie Brown was a Hastings visitor ,this week.-

Mrs..

. G. C. Topping celebrated theFourth in Trenton.

Braketnan M. S. Parks spent theFourth in Holdrege.

Conductor T. A , Foley had businessin Oberlin , this week.

Conductor John Morris had businessin Arapahoe , last Friday.

Conductor Frank Keudlen returned toduty , Wednesday evening.

Operator Will Pate spent the end oflast week visiting in Denver.

Brakeman W. J. Crawford has reen-tered

-the company's service-

.Brakemau.

C. L. Olmstead is layingoff on account of sickness in his family.

Maude Houchin is down from Akron ,arriving on No. 2 , Wednesday morning.

Engineer and Mrs. Anthony Clarkwere up from Oxford to celebrate withus.

Brakeman G. A. Brooks and familyare visiting relatives in Holyoke , thisweek

Mrs. C. P. Ball returned to Akron ,Wednesday on i , after visiting McCookfriends.

They are expecting more passengersfrom the Southern division to lay over atOxford.-

W.

.

. C. Cox departed , Saturday night ,for Chicago , on a ten-days leave ofabsence.-

Nos..

. 171 from St. Francis and 173from Red Cloud now both connect withNo. 5 at Oxford.-

Supt..

. Campbell went east in his pri-vate

¬

car 10 , Thursday morning , on busi-ness

¬

of the division.-Mrs.

.

. George Martin went down toHastings , Monday , her husband havingbeen transferred to the HastingsOberlSnr-un. .

Brakeman C. W. Dewey was called toIndependence , Colorado , Thursday on i ,by a telegram announcing the seriouscondition of his mother

Passenger traffic over the Burlington ,just now , is tremenduously heavy.Second and third sections are not un-common

¬

to regular passenger trains.-Supt.

.

. A. Campbell has been entertain-ing

¬

his sister and niece , airs. McLeanand Miss Flora , who arrived from Al-pena , Michigan , Saturday night laston a visit.

The Burlington is laying track on its2O-mile extension from Arcacadia to Sar-geant.

-. Track-laying on the Alliance-

Brush line is expected to begin in thenear future.

Conductor L. C. Wolff entertained hisaunt , Mrs. Walmer of Holdrege , andcousin , Mrs. Maude Harris of Alliance ,closing days of last week. Mrs. Harris'husband is au engineer out of Alliance-

.Sta3'uer's.

drum corps cut a largefigure in the Holdrege celebration , andhad a big time on the side. The boysall regretted that their new suits did notarrive in time for them to wear them onthat occasion.

]Engineer and Mrs. F. G. Westland de-parted

¬

, Saturday evening on 5 , for theirnew home in Wymore , this state. Mr.Westland's run will be from Wymore to-Oxford. . A number of friends accompan-ied

¬

them to the depot and wished themgodspeed.

Train Dispatcher C. C. Chilson hasresigned his position with the companyhere and is now in Chicago. He hasbeen( offered positions in Wisconsin andIdaho , but has not yet determined where towill go. Mrs. Chilson and sister ,

. Wallace , are still here.During the rain storm , last Sunday

evening , lightning struck the residenceRoadmaster Sam Rogers , damagingpaper and plastering of three rooms

the house. The members of the fam ¬

were down at the depot at the time , theno one was injured. The damage was

light.There is indication that the Burling-

ton's Alliance-Hartville extension willpenetrate farther into Wyoming than atfirst supposed. A report from Saratoga ,Wyoming , says that the Burlington is thenegotiating there for right-of-way anddepot] grounds. Saratoga is in theGrand; Encampment country , where richcopper mines are reported. The belief andthat the Burlington's AllianceHart-ville

¬

line will be extended to Saratoga ,which is about halfway across the state

near the southern border. It is be-lieved

¬

that this line will eventuallyreach Salt Lake. City. Journal. is

The worst washout in the history ofB. & . M. railroad occurred , Sunday

night , on the east end of the Wyomingdivision. The bridges were all badlydamaged between Ansley and Ravenna

the grade was washed out in a dozen theplaces. At some places the water washedthrough the grade and cut holes thirty

forty feet deep and from fifty to 100in length. Sunday evening betweenand five inches of rain fell in the

country west of Ravenna , which was the liesheaviest rainfall ever known there. A thework train in charge of Superintendent

Phelan left Alliance , Sunday night , thethe scene of the washout and the ing

work of getting the track in shape fortrains was commenced on the west end

the washout , Monday morning. A thework train in charge of General Superin-tendent

¬

T. E. Calvert and Superintend ¬

E. Bignell of Lincoln left that place ,meet

Sunday night , and work was commencedthem out of Ravenna. The bridges

: repaired and the track gotten inshape for traffic , Tuesday evening. From bowSunday until Tuesday night , westbound thetrains were held at Ravenna , where pas-sengers

¬ suchwere taken care of by the com ¬

at the Burlington eating house. jects42 , Monday night , was annulledof Alliance and the passengers were

taken care of by the company at Alli ¬ BagA work train and the pile driver older

been put on the work and the track abe put in first-class shape within a flag

time. Alliance Grip. years

MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS.

Glass , wall paper , paints and oils atLoar's.Work on the telephone lines is pro ¬

gressing.]

The ten-hour law went into effect , lastSaturday.'

What about threshing coal ? See Bui-lard early.-

J.

.

. N. Purvis moved into the postofficelobby , Thursday.

Always buy pure and fresh drugs.Lear keeps them.

Wall paper , paints , oils and glass atMcMillen's drug store.-

We

.

cure "that thirsty feeling" . Mc ¬

Connell & Berry's soda does it.Repairing promptly and neatlv doneat The Old Reliable shoe store. "

Aren't the flies annoying these hotdays ? See McConnell & Berry about it.Use Sheridan coal for your summer

fuel and be satisfied. Buy at Bullard's.-"Tis

.

easy to keep cool , if you wear oneof those Linen Suits sold by DeGroff& Co.-

C.

.

. L. DeGroff & Co. sell Ladies' Suitsat reduced prices. Good line ; call andget a bargain.-

Vahue.

& Petty have adopted the ap ¬

propriate name of "The Model" bootand shoe house.

Just received , a new lot of ladies'dress skirts for summer wear at DeGroffSiCo.'s. Call and see them.-

We

.

have a few rare bargains in smalllots of wall paper. Can you use them ?Come quick ! McConnell & Berry.

Get one of those Linen Suits at De-GiofPs

-and keep cool. They have all

sizes for ladies , men , boys and children.-

If.

you are glad you are alive come out \to the Epworth League good time atthe court house , Friday evening , the I4th.You want a good binder , mower or-

rake. . The McCorinick is that machineand Frank D. Burgess is their prophet.

Several of the TRIBUNE'S correspond-ents

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have not recovered from the 4th ofJuly yet , at least their customary lettersfailed to arrive , this week.

Look out for a good time at the courthouse , Friday exening , July 141 ! ] . TheEpworth League has charge of affairsand they charge only ten cents.-

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have one more single driver lo sell.Suitable for lady or children. Young ,kind , well broke and cheap.6-23 41. W. A. MCCOOL , Indianola.

Special meeting of the Epworth Leaguetonight at the church. You are ex-pected

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to be there if you are a member.-H.

.. E. DOLE , Secretary.

The temperature of the "old town" ,Tuesday , may be accounted for by thepresence of Ira Cole of the CulbertsonEra in the municipality on that occasion.-

At.

the Methodist parsonage , Tuesday ,the fourth , at 2:30 o'clock , Rev. J. A.Badcon united in marriage John W.Smith and Lora Meguire , both of Stratt-on.

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The finest rain of the year fell in thissection , Sunday evening , 1.25 inches ofwater fell. There was a pretty livelythunder and lightning accompaniment

it.We( are serving this year some new and

delicious drinks at our soda fountain.Try them for that thirsty feeling. Ourmotto , "Purest , best. " McConnell &Berry.

Bring your friends for a good time atcourt house on the 14111. Refresh-

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and lots of things to keep youfrom being a wall flower. EpworthLeague.

How about that cake walk wasn'tthat all right ? You bet , that was likeBullard's] screen doors up-to-date and

best for the money in town. $1.00-complete. .

Frank D. Burgess is agent for the cel-ebrated

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McCormick binders , mowersrakes. Call and consult him before

making your purchase of any of thesemachines.

Ball games are queer things so arewoven wire fences ; but the Elwood fence

the queerest of the queer , and is ab-solutely

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the no-slip , no-break and hog-proof kind , and Bullard's prices areright. fl

The postoffice was on Monday after-noon

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moved into the Meeker building ,finest quarters ever occupied by the

McCook postoffice. A large fire-proofvault is one of the luxuries afforded , inaddition to steam heat.

Tuesday afternoon was about the live ¬

time they have ever experienced inMcCook hospital , with five surgical

cases in the hospital at one time allresults of gun accidents , four happen ¬

in our own town at one time.-

We

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have placed in our store cosy tete-atete

-tables and easy chairs and hope-

ladies will make our room a restingplace when down town. Come in and

your friends there.McConnell & Berry.

The term "Old Glory" is a puzzle tomany persons , who cannot understand

the flag of the youngest member offamily of great nations can claimrespectable antiquity. Col. Samuel

Harden Church , an author on all sub ¬

bearing on historical research , in arecent address said : "Our standard is-twentythree years older than the present

of Great Brittain , seventeen yearsthan the French tri-colors , nearly

hundred years older than the presentof Germany or Italy , and eightolder than the flag of Spain. "