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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1884
Page
5
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Every morning at 10 80 M T and evening at 8 M Sundays include Sunday School at 3 00 M T Services held in Opera A Ccee Ban tLey Pastor 1 0 GT The Independent Order of Good Declapines meets in the Congregational Church every Tuesday evening.
Local ads boast City Bakery products and a Chicago Store sale. William Fruin promotes deeded lands and timber claims near McCook while Small & Warren offer wood and iron work. Remnants bargains, groceries, candy, and flour shipments appear, with Rev C W Merrill preaching and Tuk Trinune millinery ads. Community notes mention repairs, raffles, and parkers in town.
The column lists timber for sale by William Fruin and various land and cattle moves. It notes humorous prejudices about a horse race, a proposed postal note office, and property sales on Main Avenue and Dennison streets. Observations include farm trades, soil talk near Hastings, and county movements to Red Willow.
Lew Ginger spoke in McCook on Tuesday evening to a small appreciative crowd. Reported by attendees, he faced several disadvantages but pleased the audience with lively descriptions of the battles of Missionary Ridge and Chickamauga. A young cowboy from below Indianola mocked events on Saturday and Monday, showing drunken swagger that baffled onlookers.
Elsewhere in this issue we publish S. B. Brown’s account of the missing pocket book with Brown’s character as honest. The note notes his lack of defense and describes his livery and sale stable business at Olcott’s barn. Tax Tribune extends congratulations to J. Byron Jennings on his forthcoming marriage and the home additions.
The article reports a wrist fracture from a horse race near town and details various local incidents. It mentions a ranch trip for recovery, public notices on gambling, school developments at Republican City, moving train officials, and a string of personal notices and anecdotes from McCook and surrounding areas.
At last Sunday’s Catholic service conclusion in the Opera House a meeting led by Father Clery formed a building committee of Farley Fruin Wallace Colfer and Phelan to plan a new church. A subscription began and nearly 500 dollars was pledged within an hour. Work will begin at once.
320 acres deeded land 25 miles from Oberlin and 28 miles south of McCook with 4 mile living water and springs 200 acres smooth farm land for sale at 900 cash if sold at once Also 160 acres with living water 120 acres farm land 5 miles from Oberlin all deeded Call or address J E Cochran McCook Neb
At the residence of G W Daniels on Sunday July 27 1884 Rev Dungan officiated J Byron Jennings of McCook married Mrs Vina Wood of Hamburg Iowa in a formal ceremony.
The passage notes Wilcox Bros occupying the Stoddert property on the hill and mentions a local meat market, John Farley’s, advertising cheap pork. A breezy Tuesday evening is mentioned in passing.
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