The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-04-01
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Very resp'y.
W. S. WEBSTER.

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J. w. Aiken of Omaha spent Sunday il
this place.
Sam Ashmore was down visiting his par
ents, Monday.
Eli Arlington of the Beaver Country wa.
in this place, Monday.
L. c. Stephenson went up to Akron, Sun
day, to look after his extensive business i'll
tereStS there.
Assignee Welborn of Indianola, of the
Lawler & Magner failure, left for McCooi
on 80, Tuesday.
Mrs. Goodrich and Miss Osborn of Hope
vile were in our place over Sunday and dur
lug the theatrical season.
The Rev. Allen Barley of York spent Sun
day in IndianOla and occupied the pulpit OF
our NJ. f. church, Sunday evening.
A new sidewalk is being put down in front
| of the court house, which will add greatly to
the navigation in the upper part of our city
Jacob Scherer, the pioneer blacksmith OF
Curtis, came to Indianola, Saturday, and is
spending afew pleasant days with his family.
Michael Morris of our place spent Sunday
on his claim near Benkelman. He reports the
snow and storm much worse there than here.
Messrs. johnson & Berge have moved their
law office across the street to the room for.
merly occupied as a millinery store. ut was
a trade l guess"
place, Tuesday. He took out load of brick
for his residence on his place, which is to be
one of the finest on the Beaver.
Geo. Papin, of the firm of Mccartney &
Papin, was in McCook. Friday and Saturday
of last week, assisting in the invoicing of the
Lawler & Magner stock. He returned Sat
urday evening.
DIED-On Sunday morning, at the resi-
dence of her sister, Mrs. Jesse WelbOrn, Mrs.
Minard, who has for some time past been an
invalid. The funeral occurred Monday p. NJ.
and was largely attended.
We learn, this week, of a change in the
management of the Indianola Times. Geo.
Watkins, late local editor, having leased the
interest of Mr.. L.athrop. The Times will here
after be run by &. NJ. Watkins.
Quite a large sized row occurred IN our
streets, Friday evening, between a saloon
keeper of our place and one of our rising
amateur actors. Moral: Be sure and size
your man up well before calling him "a liar"
Ryan & Turner's Directory of the Land
District of McCook'' comes to our view, this
week. 1t is a veritable encyclopedia, and the
neatness of the work speaks well for Ryan &
Turner and the IndianOla Times job office,
who printed the same.
L. ~ DolIau- n,r dopufv county, froaS,,rar
spent Sunday and Monday with his family
lat home,'' near Akron, Colo. He reports
the country booming in spite of the late storm,
which is much worse there than here. His
duties were attended to, during his absence,
by j. Floyd Welborn.
Mrs. Humphreys, one of our most respect
ed ladies, met with quite a severe accident.
While going out to the pump she slipped and
fell, and being a very heavy woman, the fall
resulted in a painful fracture of one of her
limbs. At last accounts she was resting as
easy as could be expected.
The music furnished by the new orchestra,
Thursday and Friday nights, vas quite an
on the bald headed old ''See-
saw to which theatre-goers have been sub
Jected to for an INDEFINITE spaced time. I'm
der the management of Mr.. DeChant they
promise great things in the future.
The Indianola Dramatic Co. filled a very
successful, two nights, engagement at the
Olympic" last Thursday and Friday. In
"Among the Breakers" Thursday evening,
Eskey, Day, Berge, Smith and Teas,
shared the honOrs. Among the ladies, Miss
Reyes and Mrs. ~Crumbaugh deserve special
mention. DIR. Eskey, the star of the second
night, was fully equal to his part. Being for
the benefit of the bridge so much talked of,
it was treated to a crowded house each night.
Some of the hoodlums who stood up and
stamped and talked during the most interest
ing part of the play should be spotted" by
the management and refused admission to
any respectable show in the future. They |
occupied the back part of the house.
Indianola, March 81, NoSDEscRIPT.