McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-11-08
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coming to town from Wood river on Tues
day morning. He was pounded up in the
latest approved manner. His head was
swollen to nearly the size of half barrel, a
portion of his ear bitten ont, and the thumb
on his left hand completely Bitten of at the
first Joint. He presented horrible sight as
he stopped at John Seymour's residence
and begged for drink and basin Of wa
ter to wash the blood from his swollen and
badly disfgured head. In answer to In
quiries he said he had been in the employ of
Wood river farmer and was to receive q
pony In payment for wages. He had earned
the pony and started with the animal for
Kearney. His employer protested and with
the aid Of brother both managed to lick
him. He said he would have them arrested
at once, but as nothing further has been
heard of the affair, it Is safe to presume the
badly whipped strawberry blonde is horse
thief, had been caught in the act and
fight by the owner of the animal he at
tempted to steal.
The dog poisoner is at Sidney and
the owners of defunct CANNES are furious.
A quarter-section of farm land in
Adams county was sold recently for Sc, 400.
Ainsworth News: The pony boys
have been causing good deal of trouble to
the people of the northeast portion Of the
county. We have been informed that as
many as seven horses were stolen in one
neighborhood in one week, some of the
farmers losing all the horses they had.
From what we learn we Judge that there
must be. an organized gang at
work. The farmers have organized
vigilance committees and are out in their
paint, and have arrested a number of sus-
picious characters. When they are once
satisfied that they have the right man, they
may handle him roughly, as their feelings
are much wrought up. The greatest danger
is, that through haste and passion innocent
parties may suffer.
Calvin Yahney, B. & M. brakeman,
fell from the train near Denton on Satur-
day, and his body was dragged quarter of
a mile, being frightfully mangled. He was
q years old and unmarried.
Granville Moore, aged IL, son of
Mrs. B. S. Van Tassel, of Cheyenne, stop
ping for the winter at the Willard hotel in
Omaha, was seriously crushed in the hotel
elevator on Monday.
Bellwood Monitor: On Monday last
German couple by the name of Turing
were arrested and brought before Justice
Montgomery on a charge of abusing an
adopted girl, and were sentenced to the
county Jail for sixty days. They were taken
to David City and placed in Jail, but were
released on appeal to the district court.
The girl, mere child Of six-was dreadful
ly beaten, and strong threats were made
that should the prisoners be released, a
good dose Of tar and feathers would be
served to them.
Delay in the delivery of kilograms re-
Gently made one man at O'Neill lose 5000.
Others have suffered smaller losses.
WILDER Opposition: Aaron Bright
man, living twelve miles west Of WILDER
has lost six children out of eight within a
few weeks, with diphtheria.
Liberty Journal: There are 1876 pu-
pills attending school this week and about
twenty more will commence when the new
school house is ready for occupancy, which
will be one week from next Monday.
tMiss Effie Redfeld, aged II, was run
over by Union Pacific train at crossing
80 h. Nv Er;1 yIo
and foot was crushed SO badly that amputa-
ton was necessary.
Lyons Mirror: Tuesday evening
about dark, as Geo. Luce, relative of Joel
Yeaton, from Anson, Maine, who has
visiting here for few weeks past, was leav
ing town for Mr.. Yeaton's residence, he
was attacked by s desperate who bran
dished knife as he stepped in front of DIR.
Luce on the. railroad grade. Mr.. Luce
whirled, striking the villain and knock
ing him down, when, fearing that others
were near to assist the rogue, he took
to his heels and escaped. The knife caught
In Mr.. Luce's overcoat just over his heart,
making rent several inches in length, and
cutting his undercoat. The stroke was evil
IDENTIFY designed to kill. A hard-looking
case who got off the train here at noon last
Tuesday and left for Oakland in the evening
is suspected. 1t was so dark that Mr.. Luce
could not hope to recognize his assailant.
North Bend Flail: The Bay State
Cattle company, through its agent, Senator
McShane, of Omaha, has purchased 1850
acres of land just west of North Bend, and
will open up an immense cattle industry
here. This company has recently pur-
chased the celebrated Creighton herd of cat
tie Of the Niobrara country at an expense OF