McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-27

| An interesting series of religion
meetings have been in progress at Fairfield
resulting in nearly fifty accessions to tn
| church.
Lincoln Journal: The members o
the Driving Park association propose T.
make move looking toward the location 0
the next state fair in this city. The stat
fair managers meet i'm Lincoln some time il
January, when they will decide upon thu
location of the next state fair. The DRIVING
Park association will submit to them prop
osition, i. e., to give item the free use O.
their grounds, fifty-five acres, for five years
rec Of charge. ss.F0.
Seward Blade: Many of our best
farmers are experimenting with and
! testing their corn with view OF
securing good seed for next year.
This is very important, as there is undoubt-
edly large amount of corn that will not
grow, in fact many who raised big crops
| this year will be obliged to buy seed. BY o
| little precaution now much trouble may be
| avoided in the spring.
| Mrs. Martha Wilson, of Hastings,
wants q divorce from ner habitually drunken
husband-and she ought to have it.
Lincoln had close call for disas-
trous fire on the night of the Goth. Timely
action OF one of the fremen quenched the
flames before they had made much head
way. ..I
Harvey Bundy, brakeman, was
run over and instantly killed at Nebraska
City on the Goth, at the Burlington and Mis-
souri, depot. He attempted to board a
freight engine, and there being ice on the
step, he slipped and fell on the track, the
wheels passing over his chest. When pick
ed up the bowels protruded. The de-
ceased was unmarried and lived at Lincoln.
Geneva Review: Last Thursday
night Bernhard krug, who lives in Frank
lin, was suddenly jerked out of bed by some
unknown persons and aftera severe struggle
was oyerpowered and thrust into a corner
with his face held to the wall, while other
parties made light and searched the house
for money; then the light went out and the
rascals made good their escape. When Mr..
Krug had recovered sufficiently to make an
examination Of the premises, he found him.
self badly bruised about the head and body,
the pOssessor Of two or three broken ribs,
but minus $3S in cash which had been in his
pants pockets. No clue has been discov-
cred which leads to who the scamps are.
Stuart Ledger: Just as we 90 to
press welearn that five horses were stolen
from Captain Tarbull one night this week,
two mules from A. j. Burnham, and sew
eral other animals from parties along the
river. The entire country is said to be
aroused, and are armed and in
The Ledger Is of the opinion
hat the entire outfit Of desperadoes will be
driven from the country before many
months.
The city council of Lincoln recently
passed an ordinance requiring high license |
zee OF merchants resorting to auction sales. |
This action of the council is held by the in,
crested firms to be arbitrary and illegal.
The auctions are confirmed, and if the city
nterferes test case will be made up. II
Ainsworth News: The attempt to
ndct Judge Hooker was failure. Judge
Hooker, who formerly owned a cattle ranch
n the northeast part of this county, was
harged with having caused his b1other's
leath at his home on his ranch by admins
ering poison. Captain Hooker, the de-
eased, was a retired army officer, and, it
ppeared, was stopping with his brother,
he judge. Some time last winter the cap
ain was taken suddenly i'll and died within
few hours. ....
Colored Men in Convention.
+ The executive committee appointed
'. the colored national convention at Louis
lille met at Washington on the 10Th.
Twelve states and the District of Columbia
esponded to the roll call. The chairman