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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1884
Page
4
The Weekly Tribune lists F M and E M Kimmell as editors and publishers. The note indicates the paper’s ownership and leadership by the Kimmell family, establishing the publication’s regional press authority.
Omaha wins five year contract to host the State Fair sparking debate in Lincoln as residents claim Omaha aims to dominate the event and regional identity.
Kenesent political actions relegate Mr. Payne to an entirely different temperature, while the line about Kenesent sending mortals to heaven evokes a grim judgment. The passage frames Kenesent as powerful and morally charged in a satirical tone.
A June 15 1880 act, rather than aiding settlers, is expected to flood land into the hands of speculators exceeding previous acts in scope and impact.
The Gosper County Citizen presents a well edited edition but urgently requires a proof reader to correct errors before the next issue. Local editor urges volunteers from the community to help ensure accuracy and clarity in reporting.
A fragment shifts attention to Ja Y Houspent as a notable figure in Michigan politics. The text hints at potential acceptance to remain within the political horizon, signaling ongoing debates about his status.
Robert Hargis, vice president of the Erie railway, has been elected president of the Northern Pacific and has accepted the post. He was formerly connected with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy system.
Mike Cuppruie and his wife were lynched by vigilants in Ouray Colorado Sunday morning for the brutal murder of an adopted daughter. This marks the first lynching of a woman in the Centennial State.
A commentator notes the American hog is receiving more notice in foreign journals than kings and queens. The hog’s admired for his modesty and he remains unaware of the honor shown him.
The Columbus steamer wreck is blamed on the pilot for leaving his post to warm himself while the ship faced danger. The act is described as carelessness and warrants punishment.
Congressmen Greenlief of New York offers a chuplet that frames Porter’s position for August 29 with paradoxical lines You can and you can t You will and you won t You ll be damned if you do You ll be damned if you don t.
The Denver and New Orleans railroad company sues Union Pacific in federal court for one million dollars alleging refusal to exchange passengers and freight and accusing UP of forming a compact with the Denver and Rio Grande to break the company.
Senator Logan introduces a bill to extend war era benefits to all persons already granted or to be granted to soldiers sailors and marines who served in the late war. Benefits would pass on to widows or minor children under existing laws with no requirement to prove death or service disability.
The House Committee on Public Lands met with all but two members present and unanimously agreed to report a bill to declare the forfeiture of lands granted to the Texas Pacific railroad. The measure also validates Interior Department actions granting homestead entries and patents tied to the company and confirms titles under related certificates or lists.
Washington reports the Senate renominates and elects Edmunds as President pro tem despite his resignation earlier in the session. Anthony would chair if healthy, but declines. The note recalls Judge Davis of Illinois and a humorous dinner clock scene during long debates and a late read of a voluminous bill.
A group of Indianapolis clergy formally recommends secular funeral days, private private residence services, limited public viewing, and a two day sequence with burial the following day to cut costs. The remark ends with a quip hoping clergy attend many funerals but avoid their own.
Art Philadelphia, father of Bertha C. Clear, has filed a bill in equity seeking to declare his daughter’s secret marriage to J. B. Garrison null and void on grounds that Bertha is a lunatic and incapable of entering into any contract.
The Commercial Advertiser notes a cross-eyed man wielding a revolver as the terror of western camps. It credits such a figure with inspiring the invention of the gatling gun and the mitrailleuse.
The Kendall family of seven used the product Rough on Rats instead of baking powder while making biscuits on Sunday. At least two of the seven are believed to rise to higher stations as a result of the error.
A Senate body of seventy six members holds an aggregate wealth reported at 180000000, listed as the richest deliberative assembly worldwide. The figure highlights substantial private fortunes among lawmakers and prompts questions about financial disclosure and influence.
The sentences of Polin of Plattsmouth and Hart of Grand Island have been commuted to life in prison by Governor Dawes. The move leaves them to serve the new term under state authority.
The jury in the Nutt case acquitted on grounds of temporary insanity. The verdict concludes the trial with an absence of criminal liability for Nutt based on mental state at the time of the alleged act.
A historical claim states that every member of Utah's legislature is a Mormon, reflecting an assertion about religious affiliation within the governing body.
A York girl tried to hasten a fire with kerosene but cooled off by fanning out and rolling in the snow. The report notes a risky incident and nearby actions.
A woman found her first bake with DeLand's Chemical Baking Powder yellow due to not using enough of the extra strength formula. She now uses the correct amount and calls it the best she ever used. Hayden and McCartneys sell it.
Notified parties Minnie Dyce and Stephen S Roberts in Red Willow county Nebraska of a timber culture entry cancellation case. Stephen Roberts alleged failure to cultivate or plant trees on section 22 township 4 north range 30 west over two years ending January 1 1884. Parties must appear March 11 1884 at 10 AM to testify.
U S Land Office McCook Nebraska January 22 1884 Mabel Dyce against Moses W McReynolds for failure to plant timber culture on tract NE SE and other quarters in section 31 township 4 north range 30 west Red Willow County with view to cancellation of entry dated September 3 1879 the parties summoned to appear March 11 1884 at 10 A M to testify regarding alleged failure to plant trees seeds or cuttings and abandonment of the tract for two years ending January 1 1864 Register J G L Laws
U S Land Office McCook Nebraska December 3 183 by John R Coleman against Lamont F Duffy culture entry 13 dated North Platte July 10 1879 section 25 township 4 north range west Red Willow county entry contestant alleges Duffy has not broken or cultivated 5 acres since entry and not cultivated planted trees seeds or cuttings testimony requested February 13 1S4 at 10 o clock A M Register G L Laws
U S Lane Office notes a land contest by Cyrus H Lane against Henry W Stinchiller over Red Willow county Nebraska land in 1882 and 1883 failure to plant or cultivate. Parties summoned to appear February 6 1884 at 10 AM before Register G L Laws and attorney I J Starbuck to plead and furnish testimony.
U S Land Office summons William G Paisley to appear March 7 1884 in Stoughton Nebraska for testimony on alleged abandonment of homestead entry 2025 in Red Willow County North Platte Neb. The hearing before notary public BR Cooley set for March 1 1884 at 9 AM and filed by G L Laws Register.
Michael Deny sues William Carper over abandonment of homestead entry 2247 dated April 20 188 toward cancellation of the entry. Parties must appear at North Platte Neb Red Willow county March 21 at 1 PM to furnish testimony in the altered abandonment case. G L Laws Register.
Francis M. Kimmell sues William A. Wallin over homestead entry 1346 filed June 23, 1879 in Red Willow Nebraska. They are summoned to appear January 5, 1884 at 9 AM to respond and testify, with case continued to January 25 at 9 PM. G. L. Laws, Register.
Land Office at McCook Nebraska issues summons in the case IRA Dyce versus William H Graves for alleged abandonment of homestead entry dated January 5 1880 located northeast quarter section 10 township 3 north range 30 west Hed Willow county Nebraska Respondents must appear March 11 at 10 o'clock AM to testify and respond to the claim Registered G L Laws, Register.
U S Land Office at McCook Nebraska pursues cancellation of Horace A Dean entry dated April 19 1879 in Red Willow county Nebraska claiming failure to till the second acre and five acres of trees seeds or cuttings through 1883 and alleging abandonment with weeds. Parties summoned to appear February 12 164 at the office to respond.
The U S land office at McAoon Nebraska reports Ernest Newmann vs Isaiah Arnold for failure to cultivate timber on the April 14 1870 entry in Red Willow County Nebraska southeast quarter of section seven township two north range twenty eight west. Parties summoned to appear February 18 1584 at 10 AM to testify regarding alleged non cultivation and planting of trees seeds or cuttings. G L Laws Register.
Cynthia A. Starbuck files against Calvin K. Baker alleging failure to break plow or plant trees on the north 4 of southwest 3 4 section 12, township 2 north, North Platte Nebraska. Contest summons dated May 26, 1874, with hearing set February 1 at 10 o clock A M. in Nebraska.
U S Saxob Office McCook Nebraska January 11 188? by Michael Duffy against William Carper for failure to cultivate or plant trees on the southwest quarter of section 8 township north range 29 west Red Willow land entry 1061 dated October 6 1879. Contestant alleges no cultivation or planting since October 6 1880 and abandonment of the tract. Parties summoned to appear March 7 188? at 1 PM to testify.
January 1 1884 Richard Congdon sues Samuel B Moffitt for failure to cultivate Timber Culture Entry 716 dated May 21 1879 in North Platte Neb describing land in section 9 township 3 north range west in Red Willow county alleging abandonment and weedy growth with no trees Respondents must appear February 21 1884 at 10 AM to respond and testify.
U S Land Office McCoon Nebraska January 11 1884 Abraham V Olmsted sues Jacob Cripe over entry 1064 dated October 6 1879 for southeast quarter section 13 township 1 north range 1 west alleging failure to break and cultivate 1880 1881 1882 and 1883 and that the tract is abandoned. parties summoned to appear March 21 1843 at 1 PM to testify.
Abraham V. Olmsted sues William K. Brown to cancel his homestead entry dated July 16 1879 in Red Willow County Nebraska for alleged abandonment. Case filed January 10 1884 in McCook with proceedings to be held March 21.
Land Office notices that John P. Swanson seeks final proof for his claim with March 10 1584 hearing before the McCook registry. He lists sections 17 and 20 in township 2 north range 30 west and names witnesses Joseph J Newcomb George Newcomb John Kolb Louis Foss from McCook and Vuitton Nebraska.
Land Office McCook Neb announces Minnie Bates seeks final proof for homestead on southeast and southwest quarters of section 1 and east 5 northwest 4, section 2, township north range 30 west. Hearing before Register March 1 1884. Witnesses Mary E Orme William Anderson C E McPherson Richard Conrdon all of McCook Neb.
A notice dated January 24 1884 and March 7 1884 lists William M Hollins proving residence and cultivation on 40 acres in section 17 township 3 north range 1 west. Witnesses named are William Reart Geo Leland C E McPherson and Orme of McCook Nebraska. G L Laws Register.
McCook Nebraska January notice names settler Adolph Kleschick who fled. Proof will be made before theRegister at McCook February 22. He seeks lands in southeast section 1 and northeast section 7, township 3 north range 3 west. Witnesses listed: Phillip Weick Michael Weick George Poh Herman Thole all of McCook Neb.
Lane Orrick of MetCook Nebraska declares that proof for the east half of the southwest quarter and west half of the southeast quarter in section 10 township 2 north range west will be made before the register at McCook Nebraska on February 5. Witnesses listed are Joseph Newcomb George Fredricks Kay Davis and C E B McPherson all of McCook Nebraska. Hit G L LAWS, Register.
December 2nd 1883 recorder and receiver indicate William P Barnes homestead land in section 4 township north range 28 west with cultivation by Hubert Bond Nicolas Whitesell and William Perkins of Bondville and G L Clark of Indianola Nebraska. G L Laws Booth Register.
Land office note records a proof to be made at McCook Nebraska by January 25 for the southwest quarter of section 15 township 1 north range 29 west. Named cultivators are Nathaniel Myers George Roper Alexander Johnson from McCook and Deatrick Hike from Valley Grange Nebraska.
Land Office in McCook Nebraska announces that John Miller will prove continuous residence and cultivation for Rosa Clark heirs on land in Frontier County Stockville. Witnesses include John W. Crosby G. W. Warner Alexander Negus of Laird and Lewis West of Stockville. Hearing January 26, 1844 before Clerk L Westgate.
Land office notice from McCook Nebraska on December 22 1835 lists Perry Jones as receiver and names witnesses Robert Bond John E Farr William Bond of Bondville Neb and Samuel Stockton of Indianola Neb to prove continuous residence and cultivation of the land in section 9 township 2 north range 28 west with the proceeding dated March 4 184.
Land Office notice from McCook Nebraska lists Nathaniel Myers as receiver for southwest quarter of section 10 township 2 north range 27 west. Names William Bloomer Carl Wilbert C A Wilson and Charles Roper all of McCook Nebraska as parties involved in the land claim and cultivation.
Names Mary E Ostrander as a settler who filed notice of intention to claim land in section 6 township 4 north range 28 west. Witnesses listed Daniel Doyle James Porter Irving Spaulding Thomas Scofield all of Box Elder Nebraska. Registration by G L Laws.
January 84 notice declares Hezekiah W. Davis has fled and will make final proof before the Register at McCook Neb on February 22 1884. He is for the southwest quarter of section 1 and other adjacent parcels in township 2 north ranges west. Witnesses named George J. Fredrick Marshall Williams Joseph Newcomb and Charles Bowles all of McCook Neb. G L Laws Register.
A settler named Nehemiah Buttiess filed notice of his intention to enter land at Metook Nebraska on March 4 1584. The land is described as east southeast section 24 and east northeast section 25 township 2 north range west. The notice lists witnesses Charles Bowles of Valley Grange Nebraska John Eaton Joseph Newcomb and C L Netsa of McCook Nebraska.
January 24 entry lists Joseph Dudek filing in McCook Nebraska for a homestead in sections 2 and 32 township 3 north range 22 west. It names witnesses Frank D. Hess William W. Fisher Charles Ebert and Alexander Jones to prove residence and cultivation. Law notice by G L Laws Register.
Auction notice from June 15 1880 act offering Cash Application and Proof blanks in $1 and $2 packages ready for mail. Orders solicited by THE TRIBUNE in McCook Nebraska.
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