McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-23
NEBRASKA.

Harvey Atkinson, waverly merchant, has
failed.
A 5000 hotel building is to be built al
Neigh.
Ground has been broken for large skating
rink at Oakland.
The Grand Island creamery turns out 4O(
pounds of butter per day.
The new postoffice at the Omaha Stock yards
will be opened I'm few days.
The Orleans county fair was greater sue
cess than had been anticipated.
A protracted meeting is in progress at the
Christian church in Nemaha City.
North Bend is to have new school house,
the contract price of which is SS3l9.
The Blair police court during the first six
months of this year yielded revenue of
$251.3O.
Mrs. Elshere, of Nemaha county, was
thrown from a wagon and had several ribs
broken.
Thomas S. Jones has 100 acres of corn nea
Hubbard that will average, he says, so bushels
to the acre.
A man recently shot white pelican in Col
fax county that measured eight feet from tip
to tip of wing.
Some Omaha people consider the chance of
that city for getting the state fair next year
very fiattering.
A dog is ureported to have went mad
near Omaha and bit a dozen CANNES before
being despatched.
A petition is being circulated asking that
the United States land Office be moved from
Niobrara to Creighton.
Beatrice now has night mail on the B. g.
NJ. which is proving a great convenience to
the people of that city.
Horse thieves are active in many parts of
the state and have recently got away with
several valuable animals.
The site for the new school house at Schuy-
Ter has been selected and work thereon will
commence at an early day.
Miss Minerva Gilbert, of Brock, was run
over by runaway team. His right leg was
broken just above the ankle.
The Valentine Reporter believes that the
postofflce in that place handles more mail
than any Office west of Neigh.
The Woman's Indian association met at
omoud OH plOhudy " uioSuSo ihS 'ioieS
and the Needs of the Poncas."
Mrs. Louisa Hanne, of Omaha, wants a d.
vorce from her husband, who is a drunkard
and of no account on general principles.
Republicans of Omaha had an extensive
torchlight demonstration few nights ago.
The democrats are preparing for a like event.
The bridge over the Republican at Riverton
recently collapsed. A large drove of sheep
did it and some fifteen of them died in the
attempt.
John T. Moore, of Cortland, Gage county, is
under arrest for forging the names of Oliver
Ward and William Tenant to note for 800
year ago.
The railroad receipts at Fairfield amounted
TO over $1,000 during September, which
amount viii be considerably increased for
October.
The Schuyler city council have decreed that |
the hogs must go. Hereafter no hog-pens
will be allowed inside the corporate limits of
the town.
Burglaries have been quite frequent in |
Kearney of late. Three boys were arrested,
one of whom confessed his having been crook |
ed in his ways.
H. H. Bulger, formerly of Omaha, but more |
recently of Fremont, is in the hands OF the
federal authorities for sending obscene mat |
ter through the mails.
Major Frank North, of Columbus, has gone |
to the Indian Territory for more Pawnee Indi-
ans for the Wild West show, which he will |
join again at Cincinnati.
Mr.. Cassidy, of Howard, who lost his arm
and was considerably bruised otherwise by |
the cars, is now able to be on the street and |
get around with the aid of a cane.
Stephen .Etherton, living near Cambridge,
while blasting in WE'LL was the victim Of a
premature explosion which cost him the loss
of one eye and considerable flesh.
Confidence men at Lincoln few days ago
snatched from the hand of j. w. Parnell, of
Mahomet, ILL.,, his pocket-book containing $40
and made their escape with the booty.
The competing points for the next state fair
are Hastings, Grand Island, Lincoln and Oma-
ha. 1t is estimated that visitors to the late
fair left in Omaha not less than S260,000.
The postoffice at Axtell was entered by
burglars a few nights ago, but the only thing
they took was supply of tobacco, letters
and postage stamps being left undisturbed.
The son of ex-Mayor Boyd, of Omaha, at
tempted to ride stray horse which some boys
had captured, and now he is having a lone
some time in the house with badly broken
arm.
Addison Butler was arrested for robbing
the cash drawer of the Senate Chamber saloon
at Harrington of $62, but the evidence was
not sufficient to convict him and he was dis
charged.
AT West Point two boys, named Sidel and
Dill each about Il years of age, and the sons
of respectable parents, have been sent to Jail
for twenty days for stealing cigars from the
express Office.
Parties from Pennsylvania and Virginia who
have suffered with drouth the past summer
are in Nebraska spying out locations where ,
they can farm with more certainty of reward
for their labors.
H. F. Sapp, of Superior, recently lost his s