The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
Desires a Telephone Franchise.

Desires a Telephone Franchise.
BY reference to the proceedings of the city council appearing
ELSEWHERE in this issue, it will appear that the BARLEY Telephone
Co. is again an applicant for a franchise to run its lines into our
city. Its the purpose of the company to connect its lines over
the county with the county court house, and at most at present to
have a booth down town for its patrons-and it is stated that they
do not contemplate at this time to establish an exchange here.
This telephone line would make it possible for many Red Willow
county people to have connection with the county court house and
its affairs. The Tribune believes that the franchise should be grant
ed and hopes the council will so determine at its meeting, next Mon
day evening. es
Is THE 18th district to offer a stand patter candidate for the
Republican nomination for congressman? Some signs!
COLONEL MERw1N charges Colonel Hammond with favoring the
Burkett candidacy for U. S. senator. What is the specific ofense,
Merwin?
THE Little Giant" from Grand Island, w. H. Thompson, an
nounces that he will not be a candidate for U. S. senator from
Nebraska. Really, Willie was never seriously in it.
GENEVA contains one of the really remarkable hostelries in the
state. Miss Webb is the proprietress, and the Signal states that
she is carrying unsolicited" advertising space in that newspaper.
THE Junior Normal edition of the Geneva Signal, just before
us, announcing the fifth junior normal at that place, is one of the
finest specimens of a Nebraska weekly newspaper we have ever
The recent dry victory in Lincoln, heaven protect her, is one
of the good results of the initiative and referendum. Naturally
enough, the whskey interests see nothing to their advantage in this
law. '
APRIL It, Frank Israel, postmaster at Benkelman, resigned
and will retire from active business. C. L. Keller, formerly editor
of the News Chronicle but now in the drug business, will likely sue
coed him.
NEAR Guide Rock, last week, one lad accidentally shot and
killed another lad, while out hunting together, and the Signal
gravely makes the grossly libelous statement. that cit was purely an
act of Providence"
ROBERT J. BuRDErTE, now luxuriating in the saccharne dulci-
tude of Hawaii, 'stops the press" long enough to remark, Give
the women of America the ballot, and you can buy distiDery stock
with Confederate currency" sd
ONE who has experienced insult and ingratitude, sin and sef-1
ishness here ought to be able to meet his Maker hereafter with
complacency, and with the dying Governor Goebel be able to say,
II have no controversy with the Almighty"
IT S rumored that c. A. Ready of the State of Hayes" would
not fret and worry unduly if the Republican nomination for state
senator should be thrust upon him by an admiring and c~onfdingl
constituency. THE TRIBUNE does not claim to speak ex cathedra,
but its observation leads it to imagine that the colonel would be
'deelighted" to subscribe to the county option and referendum
propositions.
The pardon by Governor Patterson of Duncan R. Cooper, con-
victed and sentenced to the pententiary for numbering former U. s.
during his term of Office pardoned almost a thousand criminals from
the state penitentiary. Notwithstanding the Tennessee supreme
had affirmed the verdict and sentence, declares neither father
nor son is guilty. What a travesty! III
McConnel's Bahsam curesc coughs. Auction sale,S Saturday, Aprl % and "a
VT a. - ..,.o 80. Potatoes and other merchandise.
nc "ens n"aAi"'' On Main avenue
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