McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-13
GENERAL STATE NOTES.

The hog disease is carrying off greatman,
porkers in Otoe county.
Mr.. Mcfarland, of Nelson, is Offering ZOO
bushels of potatoes at 25 cents bushel.
The dining room of the old Lockwood nous,
at Sidney has been turned into skating
rink.
The railroad people are making some needed
improvements about their grounds at Ken
esaw.
A brakeman recently from Council Bluffs
was run over by the cars and killed at Creigh
ton lastweek
Ex-Poice Judge Cobb, of Lincoln, has been
sentenced to three years in the pententiary
for embezzement.
John Green, an old resident of Omaha, was
badly hurt few days ago, by being run over
by B. & NJ. locomotive.
B. & NJ. train of nine cars of Nebraska
exhibits for the New Orleans centennial, left
Lincoln on the h of November.
The Omaha City Water-works company are
putting in new and powerful pumping en-
CINE to add to their present equipment.
Fred Ticklar, of Clay county, was hailed out
three times this season, but still he has good
crops. Credit that up to Nebraska soil.
The White Lead works of Omaha employ
forty hands, pays $4,000 annually for labor
ers and uses $3.50 600 worth of raw material.
The Fremont Milling company will be rep
resented at the New Orleans exposition by
1000 pounds of their choicest brands of flour.
The Wood River schools are making prepar
ations to contribute toward Nebraska's educa-
tional exhibit at the New Orleans exposition.
The engine for the electric light machinery
has arrived at Hastings and they expect to
have the bright light in that city at an early
day.
Mrs. Eliza Mitchell, of Florence, Douglas
county, pioneer of the state, having come
here in 1854, died on the LIST after an illness of
three hours.
A fire occurred in Wilson's secondhand store.
Lincoln, the other day, but the fremen sub
dued the flames before any serious damage
was done.
Douglas county sends six democrats to the
legislature, and the republicans four. The
county officers are divided between the vari-
GUS parties.
The coroner's inquest in the recent railroad
accident at Omaha resulted in acquitting all
parties of any blame. An unlocked switch
did the bad business.
Eugene Higgins, offs Hastings, the man who
was so dangerously shot few nights ago, is
improving and will, without doubt, be up and
around in a few days.
A Juniata doctor locked up his office,
placarded the door "Gone to dinner" and the
next seen of him he appeared fresh from In
diana with a new wife.
Prof. T. T. Bell, principal of public schools
at Ord, Valley county, son of ]. NJ. Bell, near
Grand Island, has gone to Ann Arbor, Mich,
to finish his legal studies.
The Congregational people of Center, Clay
county, have built good sheds for horses to
stand under while the people worship. That
is first class christian act.
A. Clap, of Jefferson county, secretly dis
covered bee tree near his residence, cut it
down and captured about forty or fifty pounds
of honey. The bees were Italians.
The Lincoln Tanning company has sent to
New Orleans box of its manufacture con-
sisting of a case of about three dezen whips
made at their establishment of their leather.
Judging by the quantity of fall blowing be-
thinks the farmers intend to sow wheat again
notwithstanding the present low price of the
article.
william Kelly and Professor" Horatio
Nabob. were arrested at Grand Island for rob-
hing man at the fair grounds. Kelly is an
old offender, and it is probable that now an
example will be made of him.
A girl of respectable parentage was arrested
in Plattsmoutb the other night fo- parading
the streets in male attire. Being young, and
having borne good character, the girl was
discharged the next morning.
Fire got out on the table lands west of Ar
mold. and if had not been for several men
n the neighborhood, nine in number, 1t would
have been a serious fire. They subdued the
flames before getting under strong headway