McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-06

The story that Mrs. Hill, of Valentine, muir
| dered her infant proves to be without founda-
ton after thorough legal investigation.
When they can count one hundred farm
| ers' teams on the streets the citizens OF
| Creighton think they have rather lively
| town.
A petition has been in circulation at Plain
| view for the removal of the land office from
| Niobrara to Creighton. 1t met with favor by
everybody.
]. G. Harrington has arrived from visit to
New York. bringing with him number OF
| cattle from that state for his farm near
Waterloo.
The next Hall county teachers institute will
be held at Grand Island during the week be-
ginning December %, 1884, and ending Janu-
airy 5, 1885.
A German lady at Schuyler, named Bonn
garden, who has been afflicted for some time
and lately adjudged insane, was taken to the
asylum at Lincoln.
negro woman was found dead in law
yer's office in Falls City oh the morning of the
27th. FoulpIay is suspected, and an investi-
cation will be held.
Joe johnson, Washington county farmer,
has furnished thirteen pumpkins and squashes
for the New Orleans exposition which average
Isl pounds in weight.
In row at a house of i'll fame in Hastings
one gambler named Spellman shot another
gambler named Higgins. The victim is dam
gerously if not fatally wounded.
Two men who went to bed in'an Omaha
70 f,yrn Of a DQS
found in an unconscious state and resuscita-
ted only after much hard work.
Carpenters are everywhere busy in closing
ND the seasons work. Buildings for the most
part are now enclosed, but great deal of in
side work is yet to be attended to.
George A. Kyle, of Cortland. has left his
wife, who is overcome with grief at his abrupt
departure. Kyle was hopelessly in debt,
hence his sudden and unexpected move.
Both of the Superior saloons were burglar
lied the other night. Superior is near the
Kansas line, and numerous apostles OF ST.
John come across the border to quench their
thirst.
Colonel Brainard, of Chicago, who owns
several thousand head of cattle on the grazing
grounds of Colorado, has bought two sections
of land about four miles from Albion, Boone
county.
Webster Richards, living near Juniata, mys-
teriously left his home a few nights ago and
has not since been seen. His family is very
much distressed, and do not know what to
make of it.
The Nebraska town that hasntgo skating
rink or is not making preparations to nave one
the coming winter is far behind the times.
The sport is now all the rage among the boys
and girls.
A proposition will be submitted to thevo
of Wayne cou Y at the ensuing general
election to vote special tax of three mills,
for the purpose of raising $4,000 to build a
county Jail.
Fire destroyed the Willow Springs distillery
at Omaha one night last week, entailing loss
of about $4,000 None of the valuable stock
was destroyed, only the building being wiped
out by flames.
A man was arrested in Omaha few days
ago on suspicion of being the Nance county
murderer. He proved to be, however, we'll
TODD citizen of a Nebraska town, and was at
once released.
The postmaster general has arranged Tor
fast mail service from Chicago to Omaha.
Letters and papers will come through in four
teen hours and will be taken at the depot and
distributed about the city.
At Omaha recently August Shuts, car
penter, who was passing out OF the city INTO
country on a load of lumber, fell from the
same and broke his neck, dying instantly.
He leaves wife and several children.
&c. Kesterson, near Fairbury, has lost
number of hogs recently by apparently the
same disease that has prevailed in other por-
tons of the state. 1t does not seem to be
cholera but some sort of a throat disease.
john Klaus, recently from Ohio is out $500.
He went to bed in Lincoln hotel, first throw
ing his vest, containing $500, on cnair.
There were other seepers in the room, Out
they were gone before Klaus got up, as was
also his wealth.
The Omaha clearinghouse began operations
on the 18th. This is a combination amongst
the Omaha national banks for the purpose oi
facilitating business among themselves III au-
iusting balances and to show the bulk OF pay
ments in checks.
The Pierce county fair was one Of the pest
display of vegetables, farm produce and fancy
work. The exhibits of stock was not as good
as it might have been, but the display was
very creditable.
R.H. Knapp, ex-treasurcr of Dixon county
last week made final settlement with the
hoard of commissioners, the latter accepting
a warranty deed to 16O acres of land, which
will be converted into a county poor farm,
and the payment by the bondsmen OF S2'ooo
in cash.
Last week Fullerton recorded her first busl-
ness failure. The firm of milford. Macklem
& Forbes closed their doors and made an as
signment in favor of their creditors. 1t is be
lieved that the stock of goods on hand is
ample to satisfy every dollar of the indebted
ness of the firm.
Effie Taylor, one of the wine-room women
at the Buckingham variety theater in Omaha
read paragraph in the Dispatch of that city
concerning her, and at once proceeded to cow
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