McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-17
ALL OVER THE STATE.

OesLrOyeQ Dy nre. All OF the county rec.
ords, together with the plant of the Wayne
organ In the hall were burned. The fire is
supposed to have been set by q ''drunk''
tncarceratedin the sheriff's room for the
night. Loss about 81 900; insured for 3d..
Marion Chambers, who resides about
two and one.half miles southwest of Crab
Orchard, had his house blown over while he
and his wife and two children were In it.
Mr.. G. was bruised up considerably, his
wife received severe external injuries, and
the children were shook up to some extent.
Ex-City Marshal Guthrie, of Omaha,
after hard fought trial lasting ten days,
has been found guilty of bribery and re.
manded to jail for sentence. The trial Of
ex-Msyor Chase on the same charge will
commence In few days.
William A. Hickman, of Smith
Centre, Kansas, notorious character who
was once tried In the district court of
Franklin county for shooting with intent to
kill, met his death on the 4th accidentally,
ut Oxford. He went into livery stable
and drank some horse medicine, containing
poison. from bottle, supposing 1t to be
whisky, and died soon after.
Fruit growers throughout the state
are urged to make at once complete reports
with regard to the condition of orchards,
prospective yield of fruit, etc., to j. T. AL.
len, Omaha. Hints as to the varieties Of
apples which do best, as well as ipforma-
ton regarding increased acreage, are re-
quested, together with all points and facts
which lean upon the fruit crop Of Nebraska.
There are 10s,S school children in
the state and the June superintendent of the
school fund shows 1903, 4O4. % to be dis.
tributed for their benefit.
Harrison, the sboy preacher" is
holding forth at Lincoln and drawing large
audiences. Indications are that there is
quite q religious awakening at the capital
city through his efforts.
Frank Kostland, of Seward county,
is out valuable mare and colt killed by
lightning. The barn In which the animals
stood was not much damaged.
Frank James, the Missourian of I'M
savory reputation, has been spending sea-
son Of recreation in Nebraska City.
As an evidence that Creighton is get
ting to the front, it is noted that q bank
with capital of 81, 900 has Just been or
ganized, while a So, 900 opera house and an
extensive skating rink will soon be num-
bered among other improvements Of the
present season.
Mr.. Klingman, of Pawnee county,
has recently had COW go mad that was
bitten by dog In April. A man named
Ashley, of the same county, also had hog
go mad that was bitten at the same time.
John Lemon, recently arrested in
Omaha, charged with having stolen 81 900
from bis room mate, died in Jail in that city
from delirium tremens.
A man named ColIaway is in the
Merrick county jail, being held for murder
committed in North Carolina in 1883. He
was arrested near Grand Island. Cores
ties is now in progress, and will doubtless
soon result in the prisoner being taken to
the scene of his operations.
James S. Reynolds suIc1ded at Utica
on the 9th. He was an old resident. The
cause for the deed is not known.
Mrs. Calkins, of Beatrice, aged IS,
was out driving when the horse ran away,
and she was thrown to the ground, being
carriage with her were unhurt.
The loan and building association of
Central City has now been in operation
more than year, and is in fourishing
condition.
James Reynolds, of Utica, suicided a
few days ago by hanging. He was man
about go years of age, and is thought to
have been troubled about family matters.
VIM. Wheeler, COWBOY, WORKING
for the Ogallala Land and Cattle company,
was drowned in the North Platte river, ten
miles north Of Big Springs, while crossing
on horseback.
The value of real and personal prop
erty in Douglas county, in which the city of
Omaha is located, is $12, 0O0, 900. There has
been an increase in the assessed valuation
Of property of 1884 over that of 1883 of
81 ,0ss, s65.92, or about 10 per cent.
Mrs. Manning, who mysteriously dis
appeared few days ago from Sterling,
while visiting her daughter, Mrs. Howard,
and for whom Mr.. Howard advertised, has
been heard from, having reached her home
in Cambridge, Eeb., all right and without
a cent of money.
W, j. Farmer, the owner of a
saw mill near Percival, Iowa, was
ttheld up'' by some unknown parties
in Nebraska City and robbed of $3.50 in cash
and silver watch.
On the morning of the Fourth, q man
and his wife, living near De Witt, started
in wagon to drive to town to attend the
celebration. They had gone but short
distance when the woman was stricken with
heart disease ana 0leQ Instantly
The Plum Greek Pioneer says: MA
frightful affair occurred yesterday afternoon
in Phelps county. A. B. Crandall, q farmer
living q few miles west of Williamsburg
postoffice, with Ids family droye to neigh.
boris to spend the Fourth. Upon arrival
there the horses were unhitched and tied to
the wagon, In which two months old in
FAINT was left lying asleep. Some time at
terward the baby was discovered with its
feet of, or nearly so, one of the horses hav-
ing eaten them of. -
In Dawson county, while John Wis
ner was driving home from town with his
family, sudden and violent lurch of the
wagon threw his 12-year-old daughter out
of the vehicle to the ground. One Of the
wagon wheels passed over the girls head,
almost severing one Of her ears, but for
tunately doing no more serious damage.
A severe rain and wind storm struck
Fullerton and surrounding country last
week, In the midst Of which two or three
houses were moved from their foundations.
e. p. Miller lost thirteen head of cattle by
lightning, George Young one, and party
near Central City five.
Judge Parker, in conversation with q
Lincoln reporter remarked that there never