McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-10


dent Dinsmore submitted rerort Of con-
ference with oficials Of the Iowa roads with
regard to reduced freight and passenger
rates. The c., B. 4 @. offers to sell OK.
cursion tickets 1t one and one. fifth fares for
the round trip. The c., r. I. & P. will
sell excursion tickets ut two cents per mile:
give same terms as the c., B.1o. The G.,
B. & @, will charge full freight rates to
Omaha and return free under the usual con.
ditions rs to ownership. The secretary was
authorized to open negotiations with John
/. Case, owner Of the famous trotter, Jay.
Eye.See, with view 10 bringing the horse
state fair. II YVES voted to allow all county
societies such privileges as were granted
Z The Crete nurseries embrace 120
acres9and employ sixty hands at An average
monthly expense for wages of 81 500.
G. L. Pierce, line repairer of the
Western Union telegraph company, was
killed west of Willard on the I'd while help.
ing to lift . handcar OF the track. The en-
CINE struck him as he stood too near the
rails. Pierce was "a years Of age and un-
married. Coroner Maui held an inquest
and . verdict Of accidental death was rem
dered.
Two soldiers named Gardner and
Warnsteff, from Fort Omaha, visited the
CITY on the LIST. During the night, while
walking back to the fort q severe wind and
rain storm overlook them and they sought
protection under tree, which blew down.
When found Gardner was still pinned to the
ground by the tree, his chest and skull
being frghtfully mangled. He was alive
when found. but died shortly after being
against the fence, flew feet distance, where
he had crawled after being struck down.
Both of his legs were broken and his body
was terribly bruised, but he was conscious
and able to give an account of the accident.
Warnsten will recover.
The railroads in Thayer county are
assessed $262, 065 and the telegraph lines at
$40, 679.73.
The safe of the National Lumber
company at Pawnee City was broken open
BY burglars. They were frightened away
before reaching the money drawer, hence
received no consideration for their trouble.
In the last six or eight weeks four horses
have been stolen frou Pawnee county. The
thieves have not been captured nor the
horses returned.
There will be no change in the corps
of teachers in the public school Of Pawnee
City during the fall and winter term. The
buard seem to be we'll pleased with the work
of each individual teacher, and are opposed
| to making any change when all are giving
good satisfaction.
chairman Creighton, of the Omaha
board Of public works, has handed In his
resignation In consequence of disagreement
with the city engineer.
James Wilson, young negro ar
rested at Lincoln for stealing q gold watch
and chain, was sentenced to the reform
school by Judge Parker. His father and
nfh Ar hAk6 nvsI.
the opinion that 1t was the best thing that
| could be done with him.
Charles Roll, living near Dorchester,
| and received injuries which resulted in his
death in few days. He was 50 years old.
The Valentine reporter says the land
for timber culture and presumption entries
since the bill to repeal these acts passed the
house.
At Minden on the 4th q crowd was
standing at shooting gallery between two
| buildings. The gun was loaded and cooked,
ready for shooting at the mark, and handed
to Henry Youugson, who was going to
shoot. Some one attracted Youngson's at
| tention, and he turned around, and the gun
| in the right breast of Pete Markson. He
staggered, and with assistance walked to a
drug store block distant and expired in
| about twenty minutes.
A brakeman named Eli Waymeyer,
employed in the B. & NJ. yards at Nebraska
| City, was instantly killed on the Sd of July.
He was engaged in helping to make up q
train, and 1t was while attempting to ma Ike
a coupling between q coach on which there
was Miller coupler and another on which
| the old.fashioned coupling was still used,
| that the unfortunate man lost his life. The
Miller coupler was too high to rightly meet
the other when the cars came together, and
| slipping past, one above and the other be-
low, Waymeyer was caught between the
platforms of the coaches and the life
squeezed out of him in twinkling.