The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-11-04

sy@ Fresh Graham -four at the Me
Cook Feed Mill.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
is now in operation.
Everything in the grocery line at No.
BILE & Brickeys new store.
The county returns in this issue are
copied from the Indianola Courier.
The B. & NJ. are now engaged in set,
ting grade stakes up the Frenchmar
Valley.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
A. 4. Leach, last night. All parties
interested are doing finely.
Rev. Joel S. Kelsey will deliver an
address to young ladies. next Sabbath
evening. An earnest invitation is ex-
tended to all.
In order to meet the demand for
more room, r. A. Everts has had a
considerable addition built to his barn
on mcfarland and Dodge, this week.
Lebanon is the banner precinct, this
year, with Il republicans votes as
against l poor little bourbon. Tyrone
comes next with % to I in favor Of the
republicans.
Saturday afternoon, the effects of j.
W. Smith, the West Dennison barber,
were sold under the hammer, Joe
SPOTS crying the sale. We under
stand Mr.. Smith intends removing to
Michigan.
The members of the Lutheran church,
with a few friends, INDUCED in a social
at the residence of Rev. j. W. Kimmel,
last evening. A very pleasant occasion
is reported. Some business matters of
the church were also discussed.
Prairie fires have already destroyed
Il large scope of range along the B: &
NJ. west of this point, especially In the
vicinity of Wray and Eckley. Fires
are reported by railroad men as being
more extensive than at this time last
year.
On Monday, W. w. Jossellyn, who
has held the position of train agent on
the B. & NJ. for some time, stepped
down and out, to accept a position, and
to enter upon the discharge of its duties.
in the roadmasters' offices at this di-
vision Station.
A Sunday school institute will be
heldin the Red Willow Christian church
commencing Tuesday evening, Nov.
9th, and continuing over Sunday. The
state Sunday school evangelist will con
duct the meeting. A general invita-
ton is extended.
This week, j. A. Snyder commenced
the erection of a dwelling on his farm
just north of the city limits. 1t is to
be 16x2S feet in dimension, one and
one-half stories high. bay window,
porch, etc., and will be a very creditable
structure when completed.
We call the attention of the young
people to the program of entertainment
prepared by the committee for the next
meeting of the Young Peoples Asso-
citation, at I. L. McCracken's residence,
Friday evening, November 18th. The
program appears in this issue.
The election in Willow Grove pre-
oinct was exceedingly quiet and orderly,
the vote polIed being notably light,
probably 100 short of the full vote of
precinct under ordinarily favorable cir
c~umstances. Scratching was largely
engaged in throughout the day.
The new land officials, Register Hart
and Receiver Steinmetz, entered upon
the pursuit and discharge of their re-
spective duties in the McCook L. s.
Land Office, Monday morning, Noyem-
Der LIST. A portion of the old clerical
force is at present retained, and the
affairs and business of the office, ardu-
Gus as they surely are, are progressing
as usual.
If feasible the company ought to de-
wise some means of informing the
travelling public of the fact hat a GER
tain time is devoted at this station to
making up of trains. 1t is almost a
daily occurrence to see men risking
life and limb to board the cars during
the shunting of trains, and it is really
a source of wonderment that no one
has so far been injured.
The election of editors for the school
paper to be read Nov. y, 1856, was
held Friday, Oct. 29th. The following
pupils were elected to take charge of
the paper: Editor, Thee. Laws; ass
editor, May Clark; local editor, Elva
Hunt; general news editor, Edwin
Wilcow. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the public to attend.