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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1884
Page
5
The speaker notes that several headquarters are only present briefly and many owe one to two years of payment for their paper. An earnest invitation is extended to call and settle debts with cash or bankable paper.
Local notices promote City Bakery flour and candies, Chicago General Store remnants sale, and Lawn stock closeout from 7 to 10 cents. Reminders include Dr. Boyle visits on Tuesdays, Small & Warren repairs, Paxton Cattle Co. expansion, and fair travel pricing. Cancer? No, just rural commerce notes and upcoming events.
A man with a windmill and a well seeks a water tank. H. W. Pike has a large supply of tank plank suitable for storage needs.
The Apron Fair will be postponed to Friday evening September 5 if the stormy weather continues Thursday. Advertisements note job printing services, local business moves, and regional immigration efforts in the Republican Valley area.
A stock shed at H. W. Pike displays a sign for seasoned lumber with close prices and a yard stocked for a claim shack to a palace. Blank notes, bound in groups of 50, are offered for sale at the office.
The Ladies' Union schedules an Apron Fair at Menard's Hall on Thursday evening September 4. The Board meets next Tuesday. A cooler is urged to curb drunkenness. supporters favor building it by subscription. Cowboys prep for the beef round-up starting September 1 at Willow head.
Numerous brief notes list residents and visitors in McCook and surrounding towns, including Frank Harris in Kansas City and J F Forbes on vacation. People travel to Chicago Denver St Louis Oberlin Indianola Crete and Paxton, with several moves, arrivals, and health updates.
Store promotes a 30 day offer at Chicago shop under the Opera Hall. A Calico Dress is given free with every $10 spent on dry goods clothing millinery or boots and shoes. All goods are marked in plain figures. sale announced by Jos Menard.
J Byron Jennings of McCook Nebraska advertises 856 head of high bred sheep for sale at low cash prices or on time. Sale by lots available. unsold stock to be kept on shares.
Arapahoe residents learn W S Mortan of Arapahoe has been renominated for District Attorney with The Tribune backing the candidacy. The piece notes Mortan’s efficient prosecuting record and cites critique of a local tax editor. It references Judge Gastin and speculation about possible congressional or assistant roles, hinting at a spirited district campaign.
An Omaha Bee dispatch from Lincoln reports Clinton Dill, a life prisoner from Hitchcock County jailed for killing a cowboy, committed suicide in the gatehouse by slashing his throat. He was 43, leaving a wife and three children, the eldest ten, as guards witness the fatal act.
The article rails at campaign measures as disgraceful and warns of scandal. It mentions Crete and Saline county holding a neck tie party where a Mexican rapist was executed, noting the ceremony was conducted with neatness and dispatch.
On Friday August 29 Arapahoes and Indianolas meet at Indianola fair grounds for a $75 purse. In the forenoon Danbury and Coon Creeks play for a $10 purse at ten. Evening hosts a grand ball in the opera house with $1 admission. Notable clubs will attend as top-season games arrive.
Mrs. James Luce of Omaha credits GonpeN Balsam as a heavenly gift after severe lung illness. H. L. Smith of Fort Scott endorses Marsu's Gopen Balsam as a cure where possible. Kansas City Times notes all users satisfied. Marsi's Golden Balla and Golden Brood Liver Tonic sold by E. L. Green at McCook with bottles 50 cents to 1 dollar. John Farley offers cheap pork and various blanks at the office.
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