McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-16
NEBRASKA.


TENDER.
In the state exhibit at New Orleans will b,
genuine sod house.
The contract has been let for building {
school house ut Valentine
Juniata has one skating rink in full blast
and another building, 3OxlOO feet.
The Republican valley district fair associa
ton has been organized at Superior.
The broomcorn crop in Adams county il
said to be immense, and all harvested.
The work of ranvassing for a new city drec
tory for Lincoln is about to commence.
The literary people of Fairbury are about to
organize a "Chautauqua Reading Circle"
Hastings has organized a cricket club
which played its first game few days ago.
The Red Cloud creamery made 10000 pounds
of butter during the year preceding Oct. l,
1884.
There is talk of college being established
at Alma by one of the leading religious de-
nominations.
A team of horses were stolen on the streets
of Blair few days ago. They were recovered
but the thief escaped.
The wild grape crop is large this year along
the Missouri river, and the fruit is being gath
cred by the wagon load.
company has been formed in Omaha for
the purpose of introducing a cable line of
street cars in that city.
Gov. Dawes has issued proclamation offer
ing a state reward for apprehension of the
Nance county murderers.
Martin Murry, laborer, fell from heavily
loaded wagon near Valentine recently, when
he was run over and instantly killed.
The farmers are not inclined to sell much of
their wheat at the present prices, but are
keeping sharp lookout for an advance.
There is large number of sick hogs in
Adams county. One man has buried eleven,
and at last accounts had 200 on the sick list.
The commission house of G. ID. Thayer, of
Omaha, made an assignment a few days ago.
Liabilities exceed the assets by several thOus-
and.
The Chicago and Northwestern railroad will
probably run trains direct to Omaha by way
of Blair and the bridge at Missouri Valley
junction.
The Pierce Times says the farmers average
their corn crop at so bushels. Some will go
uDueT Uudl, DuI tucTe dTc piSuty VI
will average 60 and 65.
The work of digging trenches for the Lin
coin water works is now in progress. 1t is
proposed to employ about one hundred trench
diggers till the job is completed.
The citizens league of Omaha propose to
stop base ball playing on Sunday, and to that
end they have caused the arrest of the Union
Pacific and Evansville, Qnd) clubs.
Cheyenne county has 2Sl 800 acres of school
land, which is more than is embraced within
the limits of any other one county in the state.
Sioux comes next with 256, $40 acres.
Mr.. Heine, an old soldier, and for fourteen
years doorkeeper of the Nebraska senate, fell
in an eplectie fit on the streets OF Lincoln !
ew days ago and expired in one hour.
The recent fire at Alma is supposed to have |
been caused by some one throwing lighted |
cigar stub in the hay in Shaffer's livery barn. !
Tho loco :; .-ntween $4,000 and $4,000.
The General Association of e0'"sA" oon
gregationalists will convene at Norfolk -
Wednesday evening, Oct. D., and will continue
in session through the following Sunday.
The son of ex-Mayor Boyd, of Omaha, at
tempted to ride stray horse which some boys
had captured, and now he is having a lone
some time in the house with badly broken
arm,
A faffiily 81 Austrians, consisting of man,
wife and two children, on their way to Da-
kota, were at Omaha, few days ago, dead
broke and unable to proceed further without
help.
One thousand dollars will go to the nearest
relative of Mr. Sheldon, the fireman who was
killed in the Union Pacific accident on the sth
He was member of the Brotherhood Of Lo-
connective Firemen.
A breach of promise case of considerable in
terest and importance is about to occupy the
attention of the Douglas county district court.
Gossipers are on the qui vive for something
"rich, rare and racy.
1t is rumored that Sioux county will be
split I'D into three counties at an early date,
with Chadron as the county seat of the north
ern Slice Rush Creek of the eastern, and Fort
Robinson of the western.
The Adams county fair opened with good
attendance The display of fruits, vegetables
and corn, as well as the exhibit of horses, cat
tie, sheep and hogs, was such as cannot be
beaten in any county or state.
A man who has been in attendance at the
Illinois state fair for the past five years, says
he has never seen any vegetables on exhibit
ton there that would compare with those at
the Antelope county fair held last week.
Hog cholera seems to be on the increase.
The following is recommended as proven
tive: Equal parts of salts, sulphur, copperas
wood or cob ashes, and salt, thoroughly
mixed. Put in a trough where the hogs can
run to it.
Mr.. winspear, grocer of Omaha, is out
800 by the manipulations of broad-dayllght
thief He went into the store and, making his
way to the safe. snatched the money drawer
containing 500, ran out making good his es-
cape with the wealth but throwing the drawer
aside.
During the prevalence of heavy storm at
tr,ir the LARGE harm of