The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-05-27
LBERTSO

H.G. Phelps and family drove up from
McCook, Saturday.
M. G. Reynolds returned from Omaha,
Wednesday evening.
IL. E. Patterson of Peru, Nebraska, is
here looking after his interests here.
Ball game on home diamond, Culbert-
son vs.. McCook high school, Saturday.
Mrs. M. S. Satcheli was called to the
deathbed of her father in Stockton, kas.,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Blum of Palisade
visited relatives and friends here over
Sunday.
Mrs. Ona Rush of McCook visited her
aunt Mrs. Ii. G. Marks and family, Sun
day last.
Misses Gail Thomas and Aida Smith
of Trenton took in the ball game here,
Saturday.
Miss Blanche Benedict went to Hayes
Center. first of the week, to teach her
class in music.
DR.. and Mrs. f. II. Bostock of Hayes
Center visited their son and family in
this burg, Sunday.
Frank j. Hassler came in from Exeter
Saturday evening, to visit his brother
Joe and family for several days.
Misses Eta Jones, Ellen Williams,
Maggie Wilmington, Messrs. Will Will
liams, Prof. Pate of Trenton took in the
school entertainment, Saturday evening.
Miss Edith Santee departed, Sunday
morning, for her home in Orleans, Neb.,
where she will spend her summer vaca-
ton. She will visit her sister Medora
in McCook en- route.
Miss Blanche Kelso, primary teacher
at this place, departed for her home in
Hubbell, Neb., Monday morning. Miss
Kelso made many friends during her
short stay here.
Henry Kleven entertained a number
of his gentlemen friends, Tuesday even
ing, at his home, in honor of Principal
E. A. Brittenbam. The boys admit hav-
ing a fine time. Those present were:
Charles Knowles, Casper Hoagen, David
Benedict, Henry WalliDgford and Frank
Hassler.
The entertainment given by the Cul-
bertson high school Saturday night was
attended by a large number of patrons
and citizens of this place and was
thoroughly enjoyed. Without giving a
detailed account of the exercises we will
say that several parts were well rendered
rejecting no little credit upon teachers
and pupils participating in the program.
After all, however, there IS a question
whether the time expended in these an
nual school entertainments could not be
more proftably employed in the regular
school work.
The Culbertson ditch has been over
hauled an. is now in splendid working
order, due to the interchangeable efforts of
E. E. MaXon and @. H. Meeker of Nc
Cook. The ditch was in very bad shape,
owing to the rotten condition of the
wooden fumes which have been in use
since the ditch was first constructed, a
dozen years ago We understand that
it is the intention of the Standard Beet
Co. to replace these old structures with
steel pipe or earthen dams or dykes,
which will make this ditch one of the
most successful in the west.
The Standard Beet Sugar Co. is bus
lily engaged in thinning the beets in its
400 acre field north Of town. 1t is an in
teresting sight to witness from IS to 100
children crawling along the beet rows on
their hands and knees thinning out the
beets so that one plant is left standing
every six to eight inches. The children
are paid by the row and work under
overseers who are held responsible for
the work. 1t will take eight or ten days
yet before the company will get through
with the work of thinning. and ali who
wish to witness the scene can do so with
in the time mentioned.
The telephone service installed by the
Nebraska Telephone Co. in Culbertson
is something wonderful to contemplate.
Two party lines connect US with the
McCook exchange, each line having 20
or more subscribers, and it is a rare
thing to get a chance to use the line in
case of an emergency. When Sallie Jones
who by the way is one of the most per-
sistent users of the line, calls up Willie
Smith at tMcCook, which is quite fire.
quent, the conference usually lasts from
an hour to all hour and a half, all the
other subscribers on the line are COM
PEELED to wait until SalIie and Willie get
through with their silly twaddle, which
all are compelled to hear. We are living
in hope that the company will put up an
extra wire and make it possible to hold
a conversation with some privacy. The
Wray Telephone Co. is building from
the west and will have its line completed