McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-01

conpietely ny surprise.
To give an idea of the amount of
business being done in Albion, the News
figures up thus: The shipments for the
past thirty days have been fourteen cars Of
hogs, thirty -four cars OF cattle, and over
200, 600 pounds of other shipments. Dur
ing the same time there was received $780,
600 pounds of household goods, and 800,
600 feet lumber beside large amount Of
miscellaneous freight.
The hearing of the application for
bail for j. 8. Lee, of Crete, indicted for
poisoning his wife, was had before Judge
Morris few days ago, and he refused to
grant the request. The prisoner will now
be taken to Beatrice and there lodged in
jail till the next term of court.
Competitors employed on the Omaha Bee
left their frames few nights ago about the
hour for commencing composition. They
made demand for new measurement of
their work. This was refused; hence the
strike.
The residence of j. II. Oden, eight
miles from Beatrice, caught fire and was
entirely destroyed few days ago. The
contents Of the house were also burned,
nothing at all being saved. The family es-
capped unhurt. The loss is about 81 200.
Chas. Willmore, who killed Chas.
McCallum near limerick, Madison county,
had his preliminary examination before
Judge Kelly and was bound over to appear
before the district court, without bail, and
remanded back to jail.
Robert Fisher, of Illinois, living near
Lincoln, planted on Arbor day 3, 700 trees,
Russian mulberries, 100 box alders, and the
balance fruit trees.
The suit of Wilhemina Triste vs..
Frost, Torpy, Graft & Kerfes, of Tecum-
sch. for $40, 900 damages, for selling liquor
March, 1883, was on trial last week, the
jury finding for the plaintiff for $500. The
case created considerable interest and the
court room was crowded with ladies who
were anxious to witness the efforts of Mrs.
Ada N. Bittenbender, the leading counsel
for the plsintiff and the first woman lawyer
that has ever tried case in johnson
county.
Two desperadoes entered the saloon
and grocery store of Mr.. Bierbach, in South
Omaha, few nights ago, and, presenting
pistols at his head, ordered him to hold up
his hands. Bierbach refused to comply
with their demand, when one of the scoun-
drels fired several shots, one of which took
effect in the leg, making an ugly though not
necessarily dangerous wound. The as
sailants escaped under cover Of darkness.
The depot building at Emerson was
destroyed by fire a few nights ago. About
500 in cash was burned up, the clerk hav
ing neglected to put the money in the safe.
Origin Of the fire is supposed to be incen-
diary.
Quin Bohanan, on trial,at Nebraska
City and found guilty of murder in the
first degree, has been sentenced by Judge
Broadly to be hanged at Nebraska City on
fI.aQ af CD T6a
pressed regret for many things in his past
life. but said that the killing of James
Cook was without generalization, deliber-
alton or malice.
At Omaha few days ago Louis
Hansmennek, an employe in Krug's
brewery, was caught IN the shaftin e and
received injuries which soon after resulted
In his death. The deceased was a young
man about thirty years of age, steady, in
dustrious and OF good habits.
Brownville has several candidates for
the reform school. A number of them
were arrested for breaking into store and
required 10 give bail in the sum Of 500 each
to answer hereafter.
Ainsworth has stsure thing" on an
opera house. The building will be 40x100
and put up as soon as men and money can
do the work. The town is said to be max
ing wonderful Roadway in the matter of
improvements.
The Ashland Gazette says that last
week mare belonging to Arson Carey, of
that place, dropped colt that Is a little out
of the general order Of things. The colt has
but three legs, but with these it manages to
get around as nimbly as If possessed Of the
ordinary number.
V. G.. Thompson, living near North
7 hoI al Dc
by fire. Formerly he got along without
chimney, but proposes having one here
after.
The Union Pacific base ball club, at
Omaha, which last year gained quite rep
utation at home and abroad for skillful
playing, has disbanded in consequence of
certain orders from Auditor Young.
Henry Noble, of Merrick county,
had to kill nice heifer on account Of her
having been bitten by mad dog, and it
was said he would have to kill three more
head OF cattle for the same reason. There
are many worthless dogs in the county that
will have to go if the cattle remain.
A little girl named Nash, living near
Unadilla, was quite severely. but not dam
gerously, burned by her clothes taking fire
by coming in contact with the stove.
Near Tangeman's mill, Otoe county,
while burning grass, the little girl of John
Ritter got too near the fire, and in a short
time her clothing was wrapped in flames.
She lived but nine hours in dreadful pain.
Some of the papers in the Republican
valley are loudly complaining of the irregu-
larities and insuficiency Of the mail service.
Red Cloud is figuring on o bridge
across the Republican river-one of two
spans of ITO feet each, and sixteen feet
wide, with stone abutments. The cost Is
estimated at 81, 600.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax has arranged
for q number of lectures In this state at an
early day, his subject being "Abraham