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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-09-13
THE SUMMER TRUNK.


1t Should Contain Articles for the Com
fort of the Children.
1t is a wise woman who knows how
to pack her trunk intelligently when
she takes summer outing. If she is
the mother OF family She does not
content herself simply with providing
so many suits of clothing of various
kinds and the necessary articles of the
tailct box, including brushes, combs,
shOe-buttoners and pins galore, but she
has many other necessities to provide
for.
She remembers Bobby's tendency to
Group on damp nights and Mary's ten
dency to eat green apples, in spite OF
every admonitiOn to the contrary, and
the invariable case of gripes that fol-
low. She carries hot-water bag, d
spirit lamp, or more often simple
lamp stove. so that she can heat water
at any hour of the day or night. She
also carries with her the lnvariable
box of mustard leaves and bottles Of
ginger. She has e neat little case of
medicine. including arnica. for sprains
and bruises; camphOr and other Simples
of the household to meet emergencies
She never packs these medicines in her
trunk, however. but firmly in the bag,
which she carries in her hand. so there
is no danger of the contents of the
trunk being destroyed by an unhappy
breallage.
The thoughtful mother also brings
abundance of Old clothes for the chill
dren to rough it in. and patches for
every dress and suit. with thread or
sewing silk to match. Thus a rent
may be easily repaired. There are
many little things which each family
needs, according toits individual tastes.
If one is going to tho seashore, there
are seldom blankets enough. and a
good travelling rug. which may be
thrown across the bed on cold nights
will prove "a great comfort. A good
all-wooI travelling shawl may take the
place of the rug, or if The family is
large, both may be necded.-N. Y.
Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-09-13

Inc band was playing Sweet Marie"
wheE the boat moved out on Sunday
afternoon.
Come to me
Sweet Marie"
You know how it goes. And the
girls were humming the chorus and
the young men were buying caramels
and everything was calm and quiet and
happy as an afternoon at The Front
The band had about a dozen pieces,
most of them young German fellows,
and all of them broad shouldered and
round paunched and husky. They were
willing to work, too, for they played
''Sweet Marie" through three times
on this heat, and the Lord only knows
how many times they had played it be-
fore.
The boat got her nose outside the
breakwater and those miscellaneous
choppy seas began to hit her on the
quarter, and then there was fun. The
cargo of pleasure-seeking people got
seasick all in a lump. Young men and
maidens, old men and children and the
other kinds of humans who were there
felt uneasy, then miserable, then
wretched and then got to that stage of
seasickness when death would be a re-
lief and a chance to fall overheard and
end it all would be seized upon with
avidity.
The band comes trailing along a
trific behind the passengers, but with
the same symptoms. 1t had begun on
Sweet Marie" again and was playing
it in six different times and with a
reckless disregard of notes that would
have given the composer (whoever that
estlmable gentleman may have BEEN
the earache. The girls who had been
humming the chorus were now sucking
lemons and wishing they We're dead.
The man who played the yellow clario-
net got it first. He grew pale and blew
few unearthly squawks and then gave
up and hustled for the companionway.
Then the tuba player went. After
him the altos and tenors followed him
in pairs. The comets succumbed short
ly afterward, and the man who played
the E fiat leaned over the rail and dis
consolately watched the waves, while
his horn dropped unnoticed to the deck
Lie snare uruIuIIleT ndu ceased opera
tions at about the time the tuba player
dropped his horn. and the trombone and
bass drum were left alone to finish the
music.
The trombone man kept footing
along and the bass-drummer gave his
drum irregular bangs. Then the from
bone man dropped out of it. lie lost
interest in the proceedings when two
big waves picked the boat up and
dropped her back again. This left the
base-drummer the only musician who
was not at odds with his interior A
wild-eyed man, with pale face and
dripping brow, staggered over to the
band and said: For Gods sake. play
something and help us forget our mis-
cry"
"Blay someding?" inquired the bass
drummer with fine scorn. "Blay some
ding? Nit what? Do You dinll a bass
trum ISIS moosig- X?"-Butfalo Ex-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-09-13
ON THE EXCURSION BOAT.
The Band Failed to Bruce Up "Sweet


The band was playing Sweet Marie"
wheE the boat moved out on Sunday
afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-09-13
Never pat it hard.

Never pat it hard.
Never trot it violently, bringing the
aeel down with force. Better not trot
at all.
Never make startling noises by the
way of amusing it.
Never toss or jung it about
Never swing it quickly either in a
.radle or rocking chair.
Never give it an empty feeding. bottle
70 suck, or rag or any such thing.
Do not unnecessarily put your finger
N its mouth.
DO not in feeding try to make it eat
by first putting the spoon in your own
nouth.--N Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-09-13

Cleverton-Now that you are living
in the country l suppose you have.
fresh milk every day.
Dashaway-We didn't this morning
Cleverton-Why not?
Dashaway-The train from town was
two hours late.-Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-09-13

Client (angrily)-Say, this bill of
yours is a downright robbery.
Great Criminal Lawyer (who has won
client'', case)-So wasyoar crime
Puck
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-09-13
TOMM BROWN.

" TAIN no use sendln our Tom TO Scnool,
He'll never be nOthin' but Jest fool.
He studies like blazes. the teacher said,
But he can't get nothiu through his head;
The Examination he'll never pass
He's the dullcst boy in the hull blamed
class"
I" Tom may be dull, said Mrs. Brown,
1" But he's jest the steadiest boy in town;
'Taint always the brightest that wins the
day,
But the ones that jest keep peggtn away.
His skull may be a little thick,
But he cant be beat on 'rithmatic,
And any time he would leave his meals
To work at pulleys and piniOns and wheels
He's built an engine that runs by steam,
And a sawmill down by the medder stream;
I know he's slow, but he aim no fool,
And tell We Tommy is goin to school"
So Mrs Brown she had her say
And, Womanlike, she carried the day.
Tom stuck to his books with logged vim
And mastered each with a purpose grim;
Said Il love and you love and they
love" too,
With fine contempt for the loving crew;
Thundered through rhetoric Dry and stale,
/ In Greek and Latin grew thin and pale;
With progress slow, but sure as fate,
d, AT last poor Tom was graduate.
Then down beside the meadow stream
For days and days he would sit and dream,
And the house was filled with models and
plans
OF engines and motors and derricks and
rams;
And his father gravely shook his head
And to his mother sadly said:
What good did it do We to send him to school?
told We Tom was tarnal fool
One day the papers were made to ring
With a great invention, a wonderful thing;
They called the inventor a man Of reDOwn
And said that his name was Thomas Brown.
l alters told We" his father said.
- That Tom was genius born and bred,
And anybody could plainly see,
With half an eye he was jest like me"
o. And I s'pose said his mother, in accents
cool.
- That's why you called him a tarnal fool"
L. c. Hardy, in Farm, Field and Fireside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-09-13

-Clara-"Would you accept
m apologize Manie-"Yes, anything, if it
only looked like d man.''-Truth
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
The Value of Irrigation.

AS to the value of irrigation there is
this to say. Neither upon the Meeker
ditch, where the farmers have had the
benefit of water for the whole crop sea
son, nor along the little ditch where
they have only had water since about
the first Of June, is there a crop that has
been properly irrigated that will not this
year pay the cost of the land, water, seed
and cultivation. A few individual cases
will illustrate that fact. Upon the
Meeker ditch man by the name Of
Baldwin purchased an eighty acre tract
last fall and put it under irrigation, pay
ing 81 per acre for the water. He pur-
chased the land on time at $40 per acre.
A few days before we were there the man
of whom he purchased the land offered
to cancel the purchase obligation, pay
the water rent and deed Mr.. Baldwin
ten acres more land for this years crop
upon the eighty acres sold.-Isaac Le-
Dioyt in Hastings Tribune.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
NUMBER 10.
The County Fair.

At Indianola, Nebraska, October I'd,
sd, 4th and 5th, 1894. There will be a
large exhibit of windmills and pumps
for irrigation, at this fair; among which
will be The Dempster Mill Manufactur-
ing Co., of Beatrice, with large pump
and mill that they claim will throw suf-
ficient water to irrigate sixty acres; The
Aermoter Co. with pump and mill that
will raise enough water to irrigate 80
acres; The National Pump Co of Kansas
City, with their No. 4 ''Wouder" pump
which is to throw water enough to irri-
gate from 40 to 90 acres; The Menge
pump, of New Orleans, is here already,
and the company claim that it will throw
100, 900 gallons per hour. Others will be
here but we have not received full de-
scription of their exhibit.
All the departments of the fair will be
filled. Plenty of good races; also base
ball games The best foot races ever
seen i'll southwestern Nebraska. One
and one-third rates on railroads.
Thursday will be chi1drens day and
on that day all children under II years
of age will be admitted free.
Friday will be old soldiers day, and
they will be admitted free.
J. II. BERCE, Secretary
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
What Isaac Saw.

The Meeker ditch heads about two
miles below Culbertson and is next in
size to the Culbertson ditch. These
bitches were all full of water, although
there is not drop of water in the Re-
publican river for miles above. At the
head of the Meeker ditch men were at
work excavating a reservoir from which
1t is expected water will be furnished
for the ditch whenever there is not suf-
ticent water in the river for the purpose.
This reservoir is little more than two
rods square and at the time of our visit
was twelve or fourteen feet deep. A
steam pump was pumping the water
from the hole, and from all sides, river,
bluffs, up stream and down stream the
water was pouring into the hole nearly
as fast as the steam pump could pump
it out, thus demonstrating that beneath
the surface is an endless and neverfailing
flow of sheet water. This reservoir is
upon the same plan and principal as the
scheme that is offered Hastings to take
water from the bottoms along the banks
of the Platte river instead of depending
on that stream for supply.
All along these bitches where the land
has been put under irrigation the crops
are as fine as ever seen in any county
under any conditions. Upon the irri-
gated lands there is no shortage nor is
there any visible or appreciable signs of
damage from the scorching hot winds of
July. Corn, potatoes, sorghum, alfalfa
millet and other crops look as fine and
thrifty as in any county. There is no
failure upon an irrigated acre of cult
tivated land and not sign of crop
upon non-irrigated land. 1t is simply
irrigation or nothing g.-Isaac LeDioyt in
Hastings Tribune
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
AT THE CHURCHES.

Owing to the absence of the pastor
there will be no preaching services at
the NJ. E. church, next Sunday morning
or evening. Sunday school and Epworth
League at usual hours, however.
Rev. R. L. Knox of Episcopal church,
Arapahoe, will on next Sunday morning
at IL O'Clock, administer the Holy Com
munion in Mcconnell hall. Evening
service at 7:3o O'Clock. Sunday school
at ten o'clock in the morning.
Sunday services at the Congregational
church; morning 10 a. M, evening 7:3o
p. m. Endeavor Society meets at 6:45;
topic, Temple Building" Lydia Brin-
ton, leader. Morning subject, "Incen-
tives and Christian Life" Evening
subject, Passover"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
Fourth Quarter Water Tax.

Office of Water Works, McCook, Neb-
raska, September 2eth, 1894.
Water tax for the Fourth quarter Of
1894 becomes due Monday, October Ist.
1894. Ten per cent will be added to all
taxes not paid before four O'Clock, p. m,
Monday, October 18th, 1894. This quar-
ter's tax will be collected on the north
side of postofice room. Office hours
Q to n a. m, and to S p. m, central
time c. H. MEEKER, Supt.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The school ball club expects to play III
Indianola, one day next week.
Bessie Mcbride is attending school and
and staying at the home of Engineer
Chambers.
The children of the public schools will
be allowed to attend the county fair one
day next week, without being considered
as absent.
Miss Stroud of the South McCook
school is assisting Mrs. Cordeal in the
east primary. the attendance in the
South McCook building at present only
recurring one teacher.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
Not in the Books.

Squire Berrys Office was the scene of a
very stirring incident, last Friday after
noon, during the trial of the suit of
James Harris against the Caseys for for
cible entry and detainer of the Harris
dwelling in East McCook.
After the empaneling of the jury, and
while Lawyer Moore was stating the
Caseys' side of the question, Mr.. Harris
objected forcibly to the language used
by Lawyer Moore. In the melee that
followed the lawyers countenance was
considerably scratched up.
Old man Casey attempted to bring his
big hickory cane into action over Harris
head, but Squire Berry interposed, be-
sides separating Harris and Moore.
In the meantime Elvis Casey and Ed
Harris had little set-to in the hall, in
which the young Missourian is said to
have come out second best by clear
majority.
The injured dignity of the law was
promptly repaired by a fine of $40 and
costs imposed on Mr.. Harris, after which
the machinery of the law worked very
smoothly and never slipped a cog during
the continuance of the case.
After brief absence the jury brought
in a verdict in favor OF the Caseys, on
the ground that Harris had not proven
the charge of forcible entry.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

w. S. Fitch informs the writer that be
expects to have private irrigation plant
of some kind ready for use by another
season. He don't know what power he
will use, but he is leaning quite strongly
at present toward the gas engine He
will dig wells to secure water, it being
only twenty feet to water at the highest
point on his land. He says he has too
much at stake to run any further risks of
failure, and proposes as far as possible
to insure against their recurrence.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

The Fourth car of Hebron -four just
received by the McCook Mercantile Co.
This is the best and cheapest -four in
town; trial will convince you of its
merits. We also sell the best accent tea
in town We carry an excellent line of
fish and cured meats; also fruits, vege-
tables, etc. If you want bargains in
woolen underwear. now is the time to
get them; nothing in town to meet the
prices on these. Call on the McCook
Mercantile Co. if you want the best price
for butter and eggs.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

While there is deep pathos IN this
emigration business, occasionally bit
of humor crops out that is vastly anus
ing. For instance a covered wagon
passed through here, the other day, from
Wray, Colorado, bound for the east On
the side of the prairie schooner was the
following startling language: colorado
Irrigation; Nebraska-Starvation; Il;
Cleveland's administration; We are 60
ing to he'll and damnation.'
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

They have been having little trouble
with washouts on the late extension of
the Meeker ditch, but Captain Evans ex-
pected to have water on the Hatfield
ranch, some time this week. Wolf, prai-
rie dog and gopher holes always give
some trouble when the water is first let
into the bitches, especially where the
bitches skirt along the heads of canyons
or where the bluffs are quite broken
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

w. G. Dutton expects to irrigate on
his own hook, next season. He will put
a low stone dam across the Driftwood on
his farm aud will pump water from the
creek with gas engine. He expacts to
receive his engine this week. Mr.. .Dutton
is farmer of means, enterprise and en-
ergy, and we expect him to make sue
cess of his irrigation enterprise. The gas
engine will doubtless cut quite a figure
in the private irrigation schemes of the
future
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

H. I. Peterson of Grant precinct is cir
culating a petition praying the county
commissioners to grant bounty for
each coyote or wolf killed in Red Will
low county. The petition has secured a
good many signatures in this city. Coy
otes and wolves have become very de-
structive pests in some portions of the
county. We know of one farmer who
has lost 40 little pigs this summer
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

L. Lowman & Son report very graft
flying success of their fall millinery open
ing, Wednesday afternoon and evening.
The evening attendance crowded their
store. The opening sales were surpris-
ing1y satisfactory, both in millinery and
dress goods. Their display Of millinery,
dress goods and notions was extensive,
stylish, and elegant, as usual.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

A level-headed exchange says that the
man who gets the fewest letters COM
plains most of the postofice; the man
who pays least to the preacher complains
the most about his sermons; the man
who complains and attends to his neigh
boz s business is the meanest of the COM
munity, and the man who has the most
conceit has the least sense.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

J. H. Warfeld, who lives miles east
of McCook on the Perry Jones farm. on
Ash Creek, took second premium on
both one and two-year old Chester White
boars at the State fair, this year
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
The Stratton-McCook Games.

The two games of ball played on the
home grounds, Friday and Saturday
last, between the Strattons and the Nc
Cooks. resulted in stand-of, each club
winning game. There was fair at
tendance upon both games.
Fridays game was in favor of the local
aggregation in score of III to7. The
Wauneta battery put up Stratton's game.
Our boys found Fisher quite readily,
besides he was indiferently supported
in the field.
But Saturdays contest was different.
Webster pitched for Stratton and the
home team only succeeded in making
three scores off of him, while the STRAIT
tons had six scores to their credit. The
home team had great difficulty in hitting
Webster's balls at all.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

The water works Office has been moved
into the north side of the post Office
room. This will be more convenient
for the public and superintendent. Re-
member the change when you 90 to pay
your water tax.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
The Union Y. p. S. C. e.

The Union Endeavor met at the resi-
dence of J. S. LeHew, Sunday evening,
and reorganized with the following Off
GERS, committees, ETC.:
Oaicers-C. 7. Watson, president;
Minnie Whitaker, vice president; Clara
LeHew. recording secretary and treasur-
er; Olive Rittenhouse, corresponding
secretary.
Committee Chairmen-C. T'Watson,
prayer; Lora LeHew, social; Olive Rit-
tenhouse, lookout; Martha Battershall,
flower; Clara LeHew, music.
The society has an orchestra of six
pieces and choir of eighteen voices.
The meeting on next Sunday evening al
$50 O'Clock will be held in Mcconnell
hall.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

While wrinkled science says the earth
weighs four quadrillions of tons. bright
eyed youth proclaims all the world to
him weighs about I25 pounds.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
Millinery Opening.

Mrs. A. Barnett desires to announce
the formal opening to the public of her
stock of fall millinery. She has bought
nice and fashionable line Of stylish and
useful millinery in the eastern market,
which will be sold at very reasonable
prices. Turn out next Thursday, Octo
Der 4th, and inspect the display.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

All fourth-class postmasters are now
possessed of the power to administer any
and all oaths required to be made by
pensioners and their witnesses in the
execution of their vouchers.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

The Lady Maccabees held their annual
picnic in Fitch's grove, Tuesday. The
high wind and dense dust limited the
attendance, but the score or two that
braved the elements had an enjoyable
time. And Charlie Noble is willing to
make affidavit that the spread was simply
"out of sight'-at least large part of
If waS
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

We understand that S. F. Hart and
wife will spend the winter at Longmont.
Colorado, where he will winter large
number Of cattle for H. T. Church.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

A number of our exchanges have COM
menced their senli-annual campaign for
the burning of fire guards. And the
matter is hereby submitted to our read
ers for their consideration and action.
Profit by your sore and numerous expe-
riences and plow your guards now
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

Prairie schooners sailing out Of the
country between two days with mort
gagged property have not inaptly been
likened to ''Ships that pass in the night :"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

Up in Hayes county it is proposed to
examine the breath of each applicant
for aid before rendering the assistance
asked Not bad idea, either.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

The two Eds-Laycock and Wilcox
rode down to Arapahoe, yesterday morn
ing, on their bicycles. to see the game
between McCook and Holdrege
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

. J. A. Everist threshed I35 bushels of
alfalfa seed from II acres of ground
Mitchell Young AZ bushels from acres
-Danbury News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

Court Reporter A. D. Gibbs has been
admitted to practice before the state
supreme court. A. D. steps higher and
wider than ever
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

A member of the local demi-mondaine
was out for lark, last Friday evening,
dressed in certain sports light suit of
clothes. How raw is that, anyhow?
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

Hayes county's October term of court
has been Cancelled, and there will be
no court in that county until next spring.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

On Monday work was commenced on
an extension of the big Frenchman ditch
from Culbertson on east actoss the Black
wood to the Red Willow county line
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

List any lands you may have to sell at
bargain with J. E. Kelley. Office in
rear of First National Bank, McCook,
Nehrocl-o
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

A few of our populist friends have al
ready found out that nothing grows in
the middle of the road
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
Consult Holmes Bros. the carpenters.

Buy your tablets, inks and box papers
of l.. w. Mcconnell & Co.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

Last Saturday afternoon afforded a rare
and economical opportunity for the ex-
hibition of north side real estate.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

1t will take good crop to revive bus
iness here. So prepare to hang on until
it comes