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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1884
Page
5
The note invites two to three hundred subscribers to visit headquarters for a few minutes to settle debts owed for one to two years. They are urged to pay by cash or bankable paper and are asked to call to arrange payment.
McCook notices announce Graham Flour at City Bakery and a Chicago General Store sale on remnants. William Fruin lists deeded lands for sale and timber claims. Dr Boyle visits Culbertson on select Tuesdays. Small & Warren advertise repairs and wood iron work. Kendall's billiard hall repainted. Ladies Union plans a picnic at Royal Buck's. prices on lawns and fabrics drop to 7–10 cents. Mission Band concert at Congregational church. hair work and millinery ads. Ginghams offered at special bargains. first watermelons arrive. wash-out delays train service.
The town sees brisk activity as land seekers pour in from the east, timber claims draw buyers, and crews report large draft horses and homesteading prospects. Local merchants urge reporting crops and advertising to maintain growth, while analysts warn against grain handling gaps and urge community action.
In this Nebraska Farmer excerpt from May 1884, readers are urged to address heat relief and civil action, while praising Crete Nurseries manager Ki Stephens for a premier batch of fruit and ornamental trees. The piece advocates supporting home nurseries over itinerant tree peddlers to improve local tree planting efforts.
The writer urges local merchants to advertise more in the Indianola Courier, arguing that four large general stores neglect advertising while intelligent ads bring big returns. McCook is cited as losing trade due to lack of enterprise, and the piece contrasts local columns with those of the Courier.
Storewide sale in Opera Hall area offers a free calico dress with every ten dollar purchase of dry goods clothing millinery or boots and shoes for thirty days. All goods marked in plain figures. Jos Menard announces the promo.
A 19th century notice offers a $500 reward for finding ammonia or alum in Leis German Baking Powder sold by C. H. Rogers, citing origin details from U. S. Dispensatory page 107.
A Saturday 3 a.m. collision near Laird after a wash-out at Stratton damaged both No. 1 westbound and No. 2 eastbound engines and a baggage car. Engine No. 101 struck 79 at high speed, tearing engines apart, with No. 101’s front trucks and cylinders wrecked and 79’s pilot, stack, bell torn off. Remarkably no injuries. Engines and baggage car moved to Plattsmouth that night.
A car-load of Grand Island Flour brands Cream and Fancy arrived at the City Bakery along with a fresh supply of white bolted corn meal.
A compact market notice promotes inexpensive pork from John Farley's meat market inviting customers to call for details and pricing.
Neatly bound blank notes totaling 50 sheets are offered for sale at this office. Ideal for record keeping or drafting. Price and further details available on request.
In VaiLTon on August 18 1884 Cruts and Haining clashed after abandoning the Gooseberry rules. They moved past Driftwood using war clubs but avoided serious injury. A late compromise led Cruts to emerge victor after Haining’s ally Kerns refused to be drawn into a fatal showdown.
U S Land Office McCook announces patents received for Perley H Schultz Charles Bailey Mahlon B Scott Salem T Clark George Q Street er Nellie E Miles James A Porter David J Osburn Jr David C Eaton To obtain patent the Receiver s duplicate receipt properly endorsed must be presented
Baseball action on Friday August 29 at Indianola fair grounds features Arapahoe versus Indianola for a $75 purse funded by local citizens. Morning tilt Danburys and Coon Creeks for $10, followed by an Indianola club grand ball at the opera house with $1 admission.
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