McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-29

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claims west by north of town report
crops in fine condition. Tom Murphy
says that the millet, potatoes and gar
den truck in general planted in that
section are moving upward rapidly.
Our genial landlord of the Eating
House will soon be full fedged cattle
king. He bought u bunch Of 60 head
from Baily of Driftwood, Saturday, for
which he paid over $500. This makes
the second bunch John has purchased,
this month.
| The Plupkett Sisters gave Indianola
the go-by on account of the high price
demanded for the use of the Opera
House-$25 per night.-Bloomington
Guard. Just little off, Bro Pickett,
Indianola objects to second, class
troupes, you know.
We understand that Dunbar & Olcott
have purchased the lot now occupied by
Ira Waldo's blacksmith shop, also 20
feet adjoining it on the west, and that
they purpose building livery stable on
the premises. 1t will make a capital
location for livery barn.
Mr.. D. Baum arrived home this
morning, Tuesday, the 10Th, from a
three weeks visit to his cattle ranch in
far western Nebraska Mr. B. reports
buffalo grass luxuriant and cattle roll
ing in fat.-Lincoln News. But amt
it rather previous-that rolling in fat?"
Perhaps the most marked improve
ment in the way of stock has taken
place in horses. The scraggy and lean
appearing horses are fast giving way to
large and handsome draft horses, who
are far better adapted to doing farm
work than the broncho. a new era IS
being inaugurated.
A number Of rattle snakes have been /
killed south of the round house, recent |
ly, and it may be well to sound the i
voice of warning. Our exchanges have c
chronicled a number of fatal rattle t
snake bites this summer already. Par t
ties of children who range around over I
the prairies should be on the lookout. t
The McCook TRIBUNE has taken the o
job of correcting the Gazette Journals g
slight typographical mistakes. There t
is nothing like being exact, accurate t
and grammatical. Mr.. Editor, we thank O
you for all your valuable and disinter- i,
ested considerateness. Don mention s
it. Will turn the job into a govern a
ment contract-with your permission. d
Another man has forsaken the land
of rain and mud and made his home in
Red Willow county. Frank Olander
arrived from Iowa, the first of this week, G.
with carload of stock and household u
goods. He brought with him span of II
as fine brood mares as this county af-
fords, and great many fine specimens Ii
of horse flesh have come into the coun- IL
ty, this spring. G.
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The Chicago General Store opens for is
business to-day, as will be seen by ref A.
erence to Mr.. Menard's advertisement :;
on the eighth page of this issue. Mr.. Il
Menard, with the assistance of able h.
clerks, has been busily engaged in shelly It
ing his immense stock of goods for the W
past two weeks, and can now show you n
one Of the finest stocks in the Repub- ~
lican Valley. +,
Some young Hottentots- they u
are becoming numerous been in al
dustriously engaged, not in painting the a
town red, but rather in illustrating ev- o.
cry available board; building, etc., u.s. D.
ing colored crayon. The artistic effect
is simply charming, and we venture to D.
suggest to the mothers Of these young o.