McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-04
GENERAL STATE NOTES.

GENERAL STATE NOTES.
Pawnee City has population of $500.
Norfolk is making an effort to secure an NJ
E. College.
The grand jury have condemned the old Jail
at Aurora. rlt
The iremen's dance at Norfolk netted the
members $40. .-.
Quite number of Uncle Tom Cabin combi-
nations are affecting the smaller towns of the
state.
The building improvements of Wakefield
this year number three substantial brick
blocks.
Eugene Charles, in the Hamilton county
Jail on charge of stealing money, made his es
cape last week.
Burglars nightly get in their work on Omaha
residences. Sneak thieves are also too abund-
ant for comfort.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
will meet in annual convocation at Omaha on
the 10th of December.
Beatricians are encouraged in the belief
that their city will soon be the chief manufac-
turing town of Nebraska.
A building association was organized in
Beatrice last week, with capital OF <25O,OOO,
divided into $500 shares of 800.
Capt Phillips, who was shot few weeks
ago while attempting to make an arrest in
Cedar county, died last week.
There was quite railroad smash-up near
Arapahoe on the Goth. No lives were lost, but
brakeman was seriously injured.
The little daughter of P. j. Leonard, of
bloomington, lost a portion of one of her
fingers by the sudden falling of window.
The grand jury of Pierce county has re-
turned an indictment against saloonkeeper
of Plainview for running saloon without a
license.
The democrats of Omaha celebrated their
political victory on Tuesday by firing 2l9 guns.
one for each electoral vote to be cast for
Cleveland.
The Methodists of Lincoln ave holding
series of revival meetings. number have
been converted and others have gone forward
for prayer.
A daughter of ]. W. Henderson, OF Lincoln,
recently recovered from an attack of diph-
liberia, has been left with her eyes in par
alyzed condition.
Wylie D. Clegg, the young man in jail at
Omaha, for embezzling funds of the Union
Pacific does not want bail. preferring to re-
main in prison.
J.R Whitney, living near Talmadge, lost
one hundred and seventy-fve stock hogs and
two fat steers a few days ago, with the cpl
demic that is raging.
I'm oI,roclx fharn
cast for the legislative amendments $3.50
votes; against the same, 17,776; for executive
amendment, % ,2223; against the same, A,65l.
An attempt was made to burglarize the
bakery of the NJ. ]. Shorey, at Hastings. The
thief, who was captured before he could carry
nto effect his plan, proved to be young boy.
THANKSGIVING day was duly observed at the
insane asylum and penitentiary. All hands
partook of turkey, cranberry sauce, and
other good things. There was no religious
services.
Articles of incorporation have been signed
at Wakefield, the members thereof to consti- |
tute the Wakefield board of trade company,
for the purpose of dealing in live stock, farm
produce and fuel.
Mr.. Biggs, of Dorchester, while painting
house, lost his foothold and fell to the ground,
dislocating his collar bone and injuring him
self internally. Being advanced in years he
is in critical condition.
A young lady, Miss Lawson, passed through |
Schuyler last week on her way from Portland |
Oregon, to Green Lake county, Wisconsin |
She has made the entire journey on horse |
back, having started east in May last.
Building prospects in Beatrice continue |
favorable, says the Express. This is especially |
noticeable in the number of residences being |
erected. At least forty handsome new cot |
tages are now in course of construction.
wylie D. Clegg, Union Pacific employe at |
Omaha, embezzled funds to the amount of |
$500 and is now in jail awaiting trial. to be
followed doubtless by trip to the peniten- |
tiary. A fast life brought him to the bad.
A. A. Curry showed the editor of the Albion
News some specimens of coal which he
brought up from depth of 100 feet while
5oaring a well on Plum Creek. 1t was genu-
inc coal as was proved by burning some of it.
Fifteen indictments were returned by the
United States grand jury at Omaha the other
day against men accused of fraud in connec-
ton with the sale of the Otoe reservation lands
last December. Names of the accused are not
yet given to the public.
Nettie Howard, an Omaha cyprian, while in
bed knocked over lamp which stood at the
head of her couch. In an instant the lamp ex-
ploded and scattered fragments of glass and
blazing oil all over the apartment. She is
probably fatally burned. l
At Hansen the little child of W. L. Baker
met with a severe accident. While playing
with its nursing bottle it got the glass tube
into its mouth and chewing off a large piece
swallowed the pieces, seventy-ive of which
had passed from it at last accounts.
Another attempt was made to wreck pas
senper train on the Union Pacific road last
week. AS the train was nearing point be-
tween North Bend and Schuyler, ties were
found wedged in a bridge, but before any
do,naoe was done the train was stopped.
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