The McCook tribune., 1896-08-07
BARTLEY.

| Cowles, has been at work the past
| week cutting weeds and otherwise
adding to the beauty of our village.
Our school house is being repaired
| this week under the direction of Sam
uel Bentley, thus preparing the place
cheerful and home-like, where the
young ideas may be taught how to
shoot.
The BARLEY Cornet Band is holding
extra practices, getting in readiness
for the campaign of "Education'
which is necessary, that the people
may vote inteiligently on the impor-
tant issses now before them.
Geo. d. Chatterdon of StOckville
was a business visitor to our town,
August 4th. He reports Stockville
still among the fOurishing towns of
the west, with good growing crops
and bright prospect in future.
j. HI. Stephens and family visited
on Sunday last with A. G. Keys, at
their new home west of BARLEY. Mr..
Keys shows the good faith he has in
Nebraska's future by the commOdious
frame house and other substantial
improvements he has made on his
| farm.
| Miss Ida Smith has secured the
school in the Harmed district north
east of Bartley. Miss Ida was an
earnest, faithful worker in school as
a student, having graduated from
Onr schools year ago, and we pre-
dict for her a successful career as Il
| teacher.
1t is our observation that all who
plowed their corn good after the
heavy rain, June 29th, have good pros
poets, but those that failed to do
that, their corn is injuring, thus again
demonstrating that frequent cultiva-
tion is a safeguard towards retention
of moisture.
| The BARLEY base ball team crossed
| ba is with Stockville, last Saturday,
at Freedom, and brought home the
honors of the game, what few there
were. The teams were not evenly
enough matched to make it interest
ing for players, let alone the large
crowd gathered to witness the game.
Score 13 to 81 in favor of BARLEY.
Just before the close of the Re-
publican meeting, Wednesday. even
| ing, A. G. Keys horse became fright
ened by some small boys, and broke
loose and in running away ran into P.
J. Hickman's buggy, crushing the
front wheel of the latter and also
damaged the buggy of r. c. Catlett,
as well as Mr.. Keys to which it was
hitched. Fortunately no one was
! hurt
O. Frost has been in eastern Ne
| braska for two or three weeks past
and when interrogated as to the polit-
iCal situation there, says that Bryan's
boom is wanning. while that great
statesman, that protector of Ameri-
can industries, Major Mckinley, and
the platform he stands upon, are con-
stantly growing in favor, and while
| + hn1 81
will vote for Mckinley. Protection
| and prosperity.
1t is really amusing to hear some
people talk. Let a good rain come
and ''the corn crop is assured, and
after boiling hot sun of a few days,
and few gentle zephyrs from the
south, and the same street corner
farmers are loud in their lamenta-
tions of ''corn is all burnt up, eve
won't raise anything" and like cpl
thets If little more muscular force
and not so much chin music were ex-
erted, farming among that class
would be more profitable.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Re
publicans of BARLEY met in College
hall, August 9TH. The committee ap-
pointed to draft constitution and by
laws reported, and same was adopted
as read. naming the organization the
BARLEY Republican League Club, and
the following officers were elected:
A. G. Keys, president: A. E. Miller,
first vice-president: W. V. Vickrey,
second vice-president; E. L. Dennis,
secretary, and J. r. Smith, treasurer
After election of officers, Prof. Val
entine of McCook was introduced to
the large audience of ladies and gen.
tlemen. Space forbids detailed ac-
count of his talk but will say he was
frequently applauded, and greatly
impressed his hearers with the impor-
tant thought, THE great duties of
citizenship and how best to prepare
to exercise that duty. Mr.. Valen-
tine is great favorite and will al
ways be accorded a welcome among