The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-04-29

II clN6oo Va
Jno Farley sold his half interest N the
City Meat Market business and building,
and also his ranch just west Of town to
his partners, Black & McKillip, the
consideration being So, 800. Mr.. Farley
retains his cattle and land north of. the
city. Messrs. Black & McKillip contin-
ne the business at the old stand.
Elsewhere in this issue we publish a
short letter from the pea OF one OF our
old settlers. While the communication
does not cover the entire field, by any
means, it is the truthful presentation OF
one who has observed the progress of
the county through a series of years.
The letter was written to the Washing
ton Qnd.) Gazette.
We direct attention to the lumber ob-
structing the sidewalk on the Scott cor
ner, opposite the Commercial House.
The place of a dark night is positively
dangerous. Already one of our citizens
is suffering from a painful injury re-
ceived by running into the lumber which
blockades the walk. How about the
sidewalk which was ordered built along
the north side of the lot, some time
since.
On Tuesday morning, Council Bluffs
drummer for a hardware firm and one
of the dining room girls at the McEntee
were joined in holy wedlock as it were,
by an official from Culbertson. The Pc
culiar part of the affair d'amour are that
the wedding was performed without a
license, and that the groom, witness
and official were SO gloriously full that
none of them knew who was marrying
or being married.
A bridge over the Republican at a
point east of McCook would be a paying
investment for our city, as well as n
on the west side. Our people should
open up the n of approach to the
city, SO that the tributary trade can
come easily and naturally. To do SO,
bridges and roads are most essential,
and disinterested parties are not likely
to build them tor US. Let our business
men be fully awake to their best interests.
A young man named NJ. 1Ioulihan,
while in a beastly state OF intOxication,
Tuesday, claims to have been relieved
of SIS or $50, in the Star Restaurant
on Main street, Ito the best of his be-
fuddled memory where he was put to
bed to sober up. W. j. Megrath, the
man who put him to bed was suspicion
ed and subsequently arrested, but was
discharged shortly afterwards for want
of evidence against him. Houlihan
thinks no one is to blame but himself,
or rather whiskey.
The suit brought by Stanton Rolla
against Joseph Dudek, before Squire
Colvin, last Friday, resulted in a YER
dict for Mr.. Dudek. The suit was in
stituted by Rolla to recover damages
from Dudek, who was wintering some
stock for the former, part of the mum.
Der having died during the winter.
The case occupied Friday and Monday
in its hearing. a large number of wit
nesses being heard on both sides. The
case attracted considerable attention.
HELD Up--Adolph Weis, a young
tender-foot, who arrived in the city,
Monday night, was shortly after his ar
rival, ''held up" by an unknown indi-
vidual, somewhere in the vicinity Of the
depot, and relieved of all the spare
change he had ON his person. The
foot-pad made his escape and has not
been apprehended. Suspicion falls
upon a curly-headed gambler who has
infested this city for some time, who
previous to the affair was dead broke"
but who bobbed up serenely shortly
thereafter quite flush, but nothing pos
tive is known, and the guilty party will,
in all human probability never be ascer-
tanned.
A firm doing business without keep
ing a set of books is like a ship sailing
without a compass. Whilst the sun of
prosperity shine they may hope to reach
a haven of safety. But once let the
dark clouds of adversely obscure the
the sky, and the chances are that they
will be wrecked. Therefore, as a sail
ing master would not attempt to navi-
gate without a compass, his infallible
guide, no more should a business house
neglect to keep a proper set of books,
for its guidance. In this connection,
we beg to call attention to the adv. of
Mr.. H. T. Anderson, "a thoroughly
practical book-keeper of many years
experience elsewhere in our columns,
and to state that he is prepared to open,
keep and adjust the books of any and
all who may be in need of such services.
AN ELEGANT HEARsE-The latter
part of last week, Messrs. Ludwick &
Trowbridse of the Great Western Fur
niture EmnOrinm received their hearse |