McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-13

county, Irving Kaws, postmaster; Turling
ton, Otoe county, Irving RI Andrew
scontinued-Lonelm, Sherman county
Snowflake, Kearney county. Postmaster
ppointed-Barnston, Gage county, A. G
Keys; Filing, Sherman county, Ed. w
Lindsay, Hampton, Hamilton county, j
q. Lants; Millroy, Gage county, Thos
Noakes; Prairie Home, Lancaster county
Jos. L. Ryons.
Eighteen more Indians Twelve boy!
and six girls) arrived at Genoa a few day.
ago. They are from the Yankton agency
and were accompanied there by the Yanktor
agent, Major Ridpath.
The family of Dan Winston, Sarpy
county, were poisoned by eating canned
salmon. All were deathly sick, but the
timely arrival Of physician saved theil
lives.
Efforts are being made, and with
fair prospects of success, by the officers Of
the Bellevue Presbyterian church and the
officers of the same church at Papillion to
unite the two charges, thus forming q
good position for one minister.
Activity exhibited in the erection OF
new school houses and the enlargement OF
old ones evinces disposition on the part OF
Nebraskans to thoroughly educate the ris-
ing generation. The school tax is heavy
drain, but it is money we'll invested.
Golden weddings in Nebraska are
few and far between, but they occur occa-
sionally. The last was that of Mr.. and Mrs.
James S. Rouse, of Greenwood, which
| was the occasion of a large and happy gath
ering. Mr.. R. is hale and hearty at the
ripe old age of rs years, and Mrs. r. en-
joys good health and vigor at 81 years.
Complaints are occasionally entered
here and there about the number of dead
hogs that have accumulated during the win
ter. AS soon as the weather will permit of
Mr.. Lo making pilgrimage the difficulty
will be effectually remedied.
500 girls smoke" has been answered
in the affirmative at Juniata, where several
have been seen enjoying their cigarettes, a
privilege which they claim is accorded them
this Qeap) year.
A great many young men are being
pierced in the vital part by Cupid's arrows
during the glorious leap year. Marriages
multiply on every hand, numerous engage
ments are being effected, and the girls are
determined to not weary in we'll doing as
long as the opportunity lasts.
A man who stole horse in Hamil-
ton county, was arrested, taken into court,
plead guilty and was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary. 1t was quick
work and we'll done.
Nebraska City is carrying a high
head these days over the fact that bill has
passed the senate appropriating $75, 600 for
a postofice building there. Hastings thinks
something of the kind should be done for
that place, in view of the fact that she
ranks as the third postal city in the state.
Charles Gestrin, an Omaha journal
ist, of Swedish extraction, was found dead
in his room at the Palmer house, Chicago,
on the 7th, supposed to have been aphyxi-
ated by gas, which he neglected to turn off
before retiring. Gestrin was well knownin
Omaha and the northern section of the
state, where he was for some time engaged
in writing up various counties.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad now runs trains directly into
Omaha.
The town site company of Dorches-
ter have raised the price of their lots 20 per
cent, movement not generally under
stood, in view Of the fact that they were al
ready so high that there were few pur-
The time for the spring elections rap
idly approaches and the candidate for local
political honors and emoluments is unusu-
ally solicitous regarding the health and well
fare of his neighbor and fellow citizen.
Auburnites are strongly of the opin-
ion that good coal and plenty of it exists
near that place. To show the faith that is
in them they have organized company for
boring and enough money has been SUBJ
'cribed to proceed with the work at once.
A man named John Cain fatally shot
himself at Valentine few days ago. Be- |
ore dying he said the shooting was acciden-
al, but people generally believe 1t was |
Ease of suicide.
The Fairfield Herald says that one of
is readers recently gave his wife |
oil of bills of $3.50 to hide away until need
I'd, which she did in the upper part of the
sitting room stove. A party of friends re-
,ently visited them, and, the day being cold,
/ hot fire was soon burning. The result |
vas little handful Of ashes sent to Wash
ngton the other day to see if any value
Gould be obtained.
Though early in the spring, prairie
chooners are now of common occurrence.
The disposition is to get to Nebraska early
n order to be ready for the seed time and