McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-20
GENERAL STATE NOTES.

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GENERAL STATE NOTES.
The gobblers are now fattening all along
the line.
Dodge county this year polled thirty-fcur
hundred votes.
Wayne county voted at the late election to
build new jail.
The new night patrol service on the B. g. NJ
will go into operation in a few days.
A sweeping change of superintendent of
divisions on the Union Pacific was made last
week.
Brown county polled 1000 votes. Two years
ago there were less than 100 settlers in the
county.
A disastrous fire Wis prevented recently at
Pawnee by prompt and effective action of it's
citizens.
w. B. Nelson, of Lincoln, Neb suicided at
Sioux City last week by shooting himself in
the head.
The states exhibit of field products at New
Orleans will require fifteen cars for its trans
portation.
his arm badly crushed by being caught in a
cog wheel.
Omaha is called upon to confront numerous
suits for damages by reason of changing the
grades of streets.
Judge Brewer, in the U. S. court at Omaha,
in the Brighton ranch case, has decided that
the fences must go.
The weather for corn husking is all that
could be desired and farmers are improving
it to the fullest extent.
John Green, an old resident of Omaha, was
badly hurt few days ago, by being run over
by a B. & NJ locomotive.
Diphtheria has again broken out IN Kear-
ney, and the Courier advises parents to keep
their children out of school.
More new houses are being erected in Kear-
ney now than has ever been known in any
previous year since its existence.
Ex-Marshal Guthrie serving a term in the
penitentiary. was taken to Omahaa few days
ago to testify in the case of ex-Mayor Chase.
Prof. White has resigned his position with
the Hastings college. He does this with the
intention of preparing himself for the min
istry.
VIM. Lunzman, son of Fred Lunzman, of
Auburn, while carelessly handling revolver,
shot himself through the hand, making bad
wound.
Captain Phillips, the victim of the Cedar
county desperate, is getting worse, and the
opinion of the physicians is that he cannot
recover.
Ono mi hrs lye-
man, is under arrest at Omaha for stealing a
hundred dollars worth of tickets from the
company.
Nearly all the towns in the northern part
of the state cast larger vote this year than
ever before, which indicates good growth in
population.
By accident Colonel Morrow, of Harvard,
swallowed some aqua ammonia, which, but
for the timely skill of the doctor, might have
proved serious.
The tailor shop of NJ. Goldberg, Omaha, was
obbed on election night, three overcoats
three pairs of pants and piece of suiting
being carried off.
A Juniata doctor locked I'D his Office,
placarded the door "Gene to dinner" and the
next seen of him he appeared fresh from In
diana with new wife.
The section house at Harrington, valued at
500, was burned last week. The fire was
caused by defective flue. The goods it con-
tanned were mostly saved.
A Methodist church costing $4,000, Con-
gregational church costing $4,000 and Pres
byterian church costing $4,000, are app roach
ing completion at Lincoln.
Tho Omaha ra6pip0 xuorlrc raoop%,x
stroyed by fire, have been rebuilt and COM
menced operations. The mandatory is now
double its former capacity.
The college of the United Brethren will be |
located at Homer, Dakota county A sixty |
acre farm near town has been selected for the |
site. The building will cost not less than S2O,-
600.
w. ]. Nelson, who defranded Lincoln credit |
ors, was captured at Sioux City and shot him.
self dead soon after his arrest. The unfortu-
nate man left property enough in Lincoln, it |
is thought, to settle his liabilities.
Charles C. Carlton, a compositor in the Omaha
Bee, was found dead in his room last Sum
day. He worked as usual Saturday, and it
was not known that he was dead until "time"
was called for commencement of composition
on Sunday.
The Nebraska Farmer says there twill be no
occasion for poor seed corn next season, if
proper care is given the selection of seed this
fall; yet we venture the assertion that not
one-half our farmers have selected and stored
away their seed"
The Union Pacific company having COM
pleted the Schuyler bridge, offered to turn it
over to the Colfax county commissioners. and
that body not being willing to accept it on