McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-15

for his age. Amy information will be thank
fully received.
The Beatrice Express says purchas-
ers Of Otoe reserve lands are coming in
promptly with their second payment. Sew.
eral have already paid up In full The gen.
eral disposition of purchasers is to pay up
as fast as the money can be obtained.
Prof. H. H. Nicholson, of the de-
partment of chemistry and physics at the
state university, has analysed the water Of
the Lincoln city we'll, and pronounces 1t the
best he has yet examined In the state.
Ex-Gov. David Butler, of Pawn ee
county, took train. load of fat cattle to
Chicago few days ago, and brought back
feed and fatten.
There is a probability of Kearney
postoface being placed on the second class
list. The receipts for the year ending JAN
uary last amounted to $3.50 more than is re-
CURED to place the Office in the secondclass
list and the change will be made during the
coming two months:
The citizens of Paramount turned out
In force few nights ago to search for a
four year old girl that got lost on the prai-
RE. She was found about midnight badly
frightened but otherwise all right. The
| mother will keep closer watch on her dar-
ling hereafter.
Quite a ssrun" was made on the
Omaha savings bank few days ago, but
all were promptly given their money, and
| many of them, when they saw how sound
an institution 1t was, returned their wealth
| over the counter. The run was started by
an idle rumor.
S. II. II. Clark has been made first
vice president of the Union Pacific, this ar
| rangement having been. perfected on the
occasion of Mr.. Clark's recent visit to New
York. He will still remain general man
ager Of the line.
At the sheep shearing festival at
J. Myers, F. K. Holt, F. B. Slater, Picker
ell Brothers and j. N. Fuller, of Gage
county, and G. X. Goldman, of Webster
county. Two hundred guests were present
| at the Wool Growers association banquet.
The stockholders of the agricultural
society of Fairbury, have purchased tract
of land of thirty acres, to be used as a per-
manent fair ground. The price paid was
$50 per acre.
The millinery store of Mrs. Hill, of
Tecumseh, was entered few nights ago,
bons stolen. Eliza Maulding and Rose
| Tyson were arrested for the theft, and at
an examination, Eliza was sentenced to the
Reform school at Kearney.
| A new industry is about to begin ope-
rations in Red Cloud-marble yards on an
extensive scale.
Hon. A. j. Poppleton will deliver the
address at the cemetery in the decoration
day exercises at Omaha.
| A collision on the Minneapolis and
Omaha road near Emerson resulted in the
wreck of two engines and the ditching of a
number of cars. Fifty laborers on the
work train and the regular crews were
badly shaken up, but no one was injured.
The Gazette says Ashland ought to
have WOODEN mill giving employment to
from thirty to fifty hands. It would be a
wonderful help to the town and the ada
cent country. They have the power, the
water and good sheep country.
Mr.. Berkenbine proposes to give to
the city of Lincoln waterworks, with about
Holly people propose to outfit the city for
$50, 900 and have the work completed in
ninety days.
The trustees of Neigh, at recent
meeting, decided to grant no license for the
sale of liquor.
Premium lists for the state fair,
which will be held In Omaha from Septem-
Der 9th to 18th inclusive, are now ready for
distribution.
The Ashland Gazette says that on
| Saturday morning last an accident occurred
| to the little son Of F. n. Coucher, that
seems almost miraculous In its result. He
| was playing in an alley near his home I'M
conscious of the approach Of wagon heav-
| lily loaded with ashes and manure. In max
ing shorl turn the hind wheel ran diagon-
ally across the lad from the groin to the side
of the body. Drs. Park and Shedd were
instantly in attendance and after an exami-
| nation his hurt was pronounced not serious
though quite painful. As no bones were
broken or intestines ruptured it was indeed
most singular and yet fortunate accident
| as it might have been more serious in its
| consequences.