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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1885
Page
5
Local paper lists merchandise and services from Wilcox Bros Pike's Lumber Yard Spanogle Rinker and others. Farm loans real estate and harness offered. Community events include Methodist services at the Opera Hall and a gospel temperance meeting.
Dr Gibson announces his new dental office opposite the post office offering first class, reliable work at moderate prices. Call for appointments with perfect satisfaction guaranteed.
The Methodist brethren will hold services in the Opera Hall until further notice with morning worship at 11 o clock and evening service at 7 o clock plus Sunday school at 3 o clock mountain time.
The ladies of the W C T U will meet at Mrs Scott residence in South McCook Friday from 3 to 4 PM mountain time. All persons interested in temperance are invited to attend. Also noted McCook has twelve licensed drays after three drag teams were added by Will Dolan signaling business activity.
Mr Hewitt plans irrigation east of the old Kyler place using one of the famed Woodmanse Mills to supply water for a spring planting of trees vines and garden track in varied layout.
A local exchange defends its stance on newspaper size and local enterprise in Indianola. The writer refutes claims of prejudice against Tok Tripene and criticizes The Courier for expanding its pages with non local content. The piece defends quality over quantity and cites Latinity aside.
The piece commends Deputy Welch for his handling of Bowman and Lee, two confidence men arrested after swindling a New York lad out of about 50. It voices strong public support for law and order and calls for stricter action to curb such fraudsters.
The text notes a local judge accusing others of bluff in prosecuting the irregular village election held last Tuesday. It claims the election was neither general nor special and thus not an election at all and suggests saloons may have stayed open with immunity. The judge offers $5 for anyone to pursue whether the saloon had a right to be open on election night.
J W Palmer of Washington visited this week to invest in real estate. He bought a quarter section seven miles from town from J P Squire for eleven hundred dollars and acquired several lots from the Lincoln Land Co with plans to make McCook his future home.
ANOTHER Brick-Wm. Stacdleman, formerly of Orleans now in Omaha, plans a brick building 50 ft front on his lots west of the Churchill House. It will reportedly be erected this summer possibly two stories high. On about the 21st this month town rights will settle the $50 taken in the Bowman and Lee case. Will $30 go to plaintiff or defendant counsel is the question. Mec Cook loans real estate to aid settlers. Prairie fires light the horizon every week. Spanogle Rinker top Buggies.
A town round up of arrivals, visits, and activities includes Mr. John Donar arriving on March 3, Miss Jennie Arnold and Corrie Ashmore traveling in, J. C. Birdsall and J. B. King in town on business, and Dr. Kay returning from illness. Notables from Denver and other places attend Stock Growers meetings, with many locals stopping by for correspondence, business, and social calls.
Elder Barrow of the Christian Church has been preaching sermons and immersed two ladies Tuesday afternoon, one Wednesday afternoon, and two Thursday afternoon. An effort seeks funds to build a house of worship. Also note retail and real estate items including watches, jewelry, and property purchases in McFarland and McDowell streets. TEACHERS EXAMINATION announced for Indianola School House April 18 1885 at 9 AM. Shingles of all grades offered.
A growing town vista shows new business and dwelling houses under construction on all sides. Spanogle & Rinker advertise a full line of pumps and fittings. A heiress who married thinking her husband a coachman sued for divorce after learning he was an editor. City Livery Stable operated by B F Olcott offers fine teams.
Mr G L Laws reports winter term closing April 3 1885 for McCook Public School showing total enrolled boys and girls attendance figures and board patron visits. The list names pupils neither absent nor tardy Ida Hurd Eva Hurd Goldie Russell Nora Schaffer Clara Whittaker Vernie Berry Eliza Olcott among others.
Beaver area notes show Halsea seeking the man who took his plow after a Saturday night incident. Harvey Springer is arriving Monday to farm his father's property for the season. J. L. Townley sold seventeen yearling cattle last week at 21 dollars each, boasting a fine stock farm on the Beaver. A new store is rising steadily. Hamburg, April 15.
At Carrico on April 10 the Red Willow Stock Association resolved to start the round-up May 15 at the mouth of Spring Creek and move up Willow to the head then down Blackwood to Culbertson. A special meeting is set for May 8, 1885. J. K. Paxton, President.
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