The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-05-22

ering her strength rapidly.
The men Of the church are now organ
lied into regular socie ties to encourage
church attendance and more liberal con
tributions. They are taking hold of the
work with vim. II they possess the
energy long since shown by their sisters
they will get up church fairs wherein they
will exhibit ard sell specimens OF theil
handiwork with jack knife. hoe, spade
pitchfork and screw driver. Members
of the dominant sex ought to produce
something much more beautiful with
those sharp, strong tools than the scarfs
pincushions, apTors and bags that the
sisterhoOd have offered for SO long. The
latest church to follow the lead Of the
Congregational in this city is st. There.
sas which on tuesday held a meeting
preliminary to the organization OF a
young mems institute in come ction with
the church. They accomplished the pur.
pose by suggesting officers and made ar
engagements for Thurs lay night for the
organizer who came on that night
and conferred degrees and installed the
following officers:
Chaplain, Father Nugent; president,
p. /. Costello: recording secretary. Hugh
Il. Daily; financial secretary, John M.
Burke; corresponding secretary, P. q.
Garvin; treasurer. John Krummack
marshal, E. F. Gardner. All male mem
beers Of the congregation are invited to
be present Thursday evening when the
objects Of the institute will be explained.
MIS-. Maxey Cobb, of Denton, is meet
ing with the success her industry and
ability deserve in the business OF cattle
raising This from the South Omaha
Drover's Journal shows what an energet-
ic, clever woman with children to stimu-
late her to activity can do: The cattle
market was topped today by Mrs. c. b.
Cobb of Lincoln with a load Of Black
Polled steers from her model farm at
Denton. These cattle were partly Of
her own raising and were well finished,
the sixteen head averaging l,305 pounds.
at "a so. She also marketed twenty
five head of Durham beeves, LAOS
pounds, at S460."
Cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
Clara Corrins Buckstaff OF this city and
DR.. Robert Henry Wolcott of the state
university. The cerenoney will be per
formed at the church Of the Holy Trim
ity on Wednes1 lay evening, Juno ., at 8
o'clock.
Major f, G.. Fechet, now of tie Sixth
United States cavalry, stationed in this
city as special aid to the governor for
the purpose OF instrueting the Nebraska
national guard, il mentioned. among
other army officers, in an article 10 4 re-
cent issue of the Chicago Inter Ocean
entitled: "Who Will Be the Leaders in
Our Next war;" The following is an
extract from the article: Major Ed
mond G. GecAet is the man who made
forced march as captain of the Eighth
cavalry t, back up the efforts of the In
dian police in their efforts to catch Sit
ting Bull. When Fechet heard, from
an Indian rum er, that the Indian 20.
lice were having trouble, he pushed for
ward in mast.rful march, in which he
managed to cover a vast distance in a
short time, to conserve the strength of
his horses. and to take to the front with
his cavalry piece of ordnance BY this
rapid and effective movement he pre-
ventsd the tojti es from killing what
was left Of the Indian police and by