The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29

Oyster supper at the NJ. 4. church,
next Wednesday evening, November 4th
the first Of the season.
Farley & Donahoc have just added
two fine marble slabs to the equipments
of their establishment.
Remember this office when you want
a well-disrlayed dodgcr. We have the
only large wood type in the city.
Next Tuesday, the voters of this Co.
will decide, WHO will be at the head of
county affairs for the ensuing term.
Once more we repeat the admonition
to clean up. There are a number of
pestilencc-brceding quarters that need
immediate attention.
Preaching at the Methodist church,
next Sunday, by the pastor, at 1890
a. NJ, and Z p. NJ. Sunday School at 3
p. NJ, mountain time. All are welcome.
Communion services will be observed
at the Congregational church, next Sun
day morning, November 1st. Prcpara-
tory services on Saturday at 2 o'clock.
p. d., mountain time.
New QCARTEEs-Squirc Fisher and
Deputy County Surveyor Castberg now
occupy one of the rooms above Farley &
Donahoes new market. They have
very pleasant quarters.
The little daughter of En-. Kendall
was quite painfully burned. last Thurs
day evening, while sitting near the stove
in the restaurant, by the accidental over
turning of "a vessel of hot coffee upon
her person.
4 school house. Gin the new district
just formed.) is now in course of cree
ton on school section 16, about two
miles northeast of town. NJ. l.. Brown
is kicking because it is not nearer his
Place. Whyfore?
The exceeding smootlnness with which
Blanchard. the fugitive te~legrapher, Sc
cured those tickets at Red Cloud for
lei Paso, Texas, stamps him as a sharper
of unusual ability. 1t was evidently not
his first exploit in this direction.
Considerable work. much-needcd work,
is being done on Main Avenue and Den
nison street, this week. The water
courses are being changed from the cen
tire Of the streets to the cutters on the
side, and these streets are being other
wise improved i'll a desirable manner
We hope the good work may continue.
Next Monday, Noah II. Pike, Presi-
dent of the Illinois Lumberman' Asso-
citation, and cousin of II. W. Pike of
our city, will arrive here with a party
of some fifteen from Chenoa, ILL.,, who
are coming after land. Akron and vi
entity is the objective point. Most of
the party scek'timber claims, but a few
will locate permanently.
E~ighty-four carloads of steers were
shipped east from Haigler, Benkelman
and Culbertson, Saturday night. The
snow storm which occurred during the
roundup, scattered the cattle largely,
making a necessarily small gather, but
those the boys succeeded in holding,
which were shipped, Saturday night,
were fine and averaged well.
Tuesday morning, school was opened
in the Tully building on Main Avenue
with an enrolment OF 64 and an attend
ance of 81. This department embraces
the first grade of our public school, and
its establishment was necessitated by
the oyer-crowded condition of the prima-
ry department. 1t is in charge of Miss
Ella Rhatigan of Dubuque, Iowa.
The miserable performance of the or
ganist at the Opera Hall, Monday even
ing, cannot be considered sufficient ex-
cuse for the noisy and unseemly conduct
of a few of the audience. IF the jargon
grated too severely on the highly sensi-
tive tympanum of the unsteady inclined,
probably distance, instead of noise, would