McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-10
NEBRASKA INTERESTS.

NEBRASKA INTERESTS.
A sheep, the property Of w. w. Sla-
ter, Pawnee county. lately gave birth to q
double lamb, having q double head, two
noses, four eyes, three ears, double body
and two tails.
The Nebraska Central Railroad
company has filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary Of state. The object is to
build and operate railroad, telegraph and
telephone from Decatur, Burt county,
through the counties of Burt, Cunning,
Stanton. Madison, Boone, Wheeler, Loup,
Cherry and Sioux, all In Nebraska, to the
west line Of the state. Also 10 build and
operate telegraph and telephone lines and
transfer boats across the Missouri river,
and bridge across said river In Burt
county.
A foater was discovered in the Mis-
souri, river at Nebraska City, floating down
stream on huge cake of ice. Before the
river men could catch him the ice upset,
throwing the drowned man into the water.
BE was an old man, rather large, with
heavy gray whiskers, and was much bloat-
ed, apparently having been In the water q
long time.
State papers having circulated the
report that there are several cases of small
pox In Plattsmouth, the Journal of that
place thinks the proper thing for them to
do now Is to circulate the report that there
is not a case of smallpox in Plattsmouth,
the same having been entirely eradicated.
In the district court at Lincoln mo-
ton for q change of venue in the case of
Quinn Buchanan, the Waverly murderer,
was sustained and the venue changed to
Otoe county, beinga county adjoining Lam
caster, and ordered that the trial Of the
case he had and ponduotad in cold Ofno
county at the next term of the district
court.
Mr.. John Terhune, of Beatrice, has
large contract in the artistic line. He is
to furnish 1000 signs for the Mound City
paint company, of st. Louis. These signs
are to be distributed in Nebraska.
The Lancaster county fair, Oincoln
the county seat, this year, will be held
September 1913 inclusive.
The Hastings Gazette says there will
probably be two lines of refrigerator cars
from that city this season. One upon the
st. Joe and Western road, the White Star
line, and the other on the B. g. NJ. line, the
Merchants Dispatch. This will enable the
butter, egg and poultry men to ship their
goods east with safety and in good shape.
Athree-year-old girl of Webb Brennan,
of Boone county, was accidentally shot by
her seven-year-oldb brother, few days ago.
The little boy by some means succeeded in
getting possession of the rifle which hung
on the wall, and in fooling with the lock
the gun was discharged, the ball passing
through partition wall and the body of
the little girl. who was playing in an adj
Joining room. She died almost instantly.
Two prominent gentlemen of Fuller
ton have arranged for giving that town an
opera house 50X100 feet. The work thereon
will commence at an early day.
The Soldiers colony which met at
Lincoln few days ago.. deciued to name
the new county, of which Logan will be the
county seat, Dawes county. 1t will prob
ably be six months before the town can be
opened for settlement owing to a delay in
securing the title to the land.
Sam Farmer, living near Arapahoe,
was told carbolic acid was good for skin
disease from which he was suffering. He
applied the globules, instead of the diluted
acid, and suffered terribly until relieved by
physicians.
A suit has just been argued before
master in chancery at Lincoln, involving
the amount of Sc, 900. This case was brought
by ]. n. Clark, Of Webster county, against
NJ. &. Lewis, of Hastings, for infringing
on his (Clark's) well auger patent.
The 10Th anniversary of Gen. Lees
surrender will be celebrated at Hubbel on
April 9th. The G.. A. r. post Of that place
are making ample preparations for the
event. A number of other posts will be in
attendance.
Winter wheat and rye are said to be
coming forward in good shape, and one can
notice daily the change in the appearance of
the fields.
A meeting of engineers and survey
ors from various parts of the state was held
in Lincoln, for the purpose of organizing
laws for the Nebraska association of engi-
neers and surveyors was adopted, and a
permanent organization effected. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the present
year: President, Andrew Rosewater,
Omaha; vice-president, J. G. Routson,
Columbus: secretary, j. p. Walton, Lin
coin; treasurer, A. B. Codding, York.
Richard Reese, an aged and re-
spected citizen of Plattsmouth, dropped
dead very suddenly at his home few days
ago. He had not been i'll, but complained
Of feeling very tired and went down stairs,
where he was found dead on the floor.
The postofice department has Or
dered the weighing of mails over the Union
Pacific, the Burlington and Missouri and
Sioux City and Pacific from Fremont to
Valentine, to begin April 8. The order ne
cessitates the hiring of twenty-eight men.
They have all been appointed, thirteen of
whom are from Omaha. These weighers
will be employed thirty-fve days and re-
ceive sos for their services.
The Plum Creek Pioneer puts it thus
John A. Roberts, of Gosper county, on
Wednesday shipped to Missouri lot ofseed
corn, grown on his farm few miles south
of here. The whirligig of time works great
changes, and instead of shipping to the
sfGreat American DESERT from the s'gar-
den spots'' east of the Missouri river, the
aforesaid ssgarden spots" now look to the
aforesaid "Desert' for some of their seed.
But us fellows out here feel better over the
fact.
The G.. a. r. reunion committee
held meeting few days ago and appoint
ed committees for the various departments.
The secretary was instructed to extend in
yitations to the following persons to be
present and participate in the reunion:
President Arthur, Generals Grant, Sher-
man, Crook, Howard, Logan, Hancock,
Secretary Lincoln, j. G.. Blaine, Senators
Henderson and Van Wyck, Col. Ingersoll
and others.