McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
BRIEFS ABOUT NEBRASKA.

csotuinS peinR Iounu on the Dank, kearch
was made which resulted in finding his
dead body.
The Lincoln Democrat says Judge
Mason, who Is part owner of the well.
known Alice mine, on Silver creek, Colo
RADIO, has just returned from his posses.
si0ns, and says they have lode In sight for
which he advises to his partners the refusal
Of $50, 900, which has been made them.
Mollie Brown, woman of the town,
suicided In Omaha last week. The Jury
brought in verdict Of death from alcohol or
an overdose Of morphine. She was 81 years
old and her parents reside in New York
state.
A little child of Mr.. Bundicks was
the other day, and the presence of mind
and bravery of Mrs. Bundick is to be COM
mended, for she sucked the poison from the
wound and thus saved the child's life.
The Ponca creamery now manufac-
lures the butter of 9, 1000 COWS.
lEx-soldiers of Buffalo and adjoining
counties will hold a reunion at Kearney on
the 21st, 22d and 23d of August.
The public library at Crete contains
1,054 volumes. There were III books adj
ded during the year past and 2,74 books
taken out by patrons during the same time.
The total assessment of Buffalo coun-
ty for the year 1883 is ST. 1873, $40. That of
1884 Is ~, 479, Ill Ofthis amount for 1884
the city of Kearney has valuation of over
$5O9, 600; the Union Pacific roadbed, SO
miles in length, is something over $456, 900,
and that OF the B. & M, a trife over six
miles in length, is $77,S75.
The assessment roll of Saline totals
$3,005, COZ, an increase of quarter of
million.
MIR. j. w. Gannett having rendered
his resignation as regent of the university,
Gov. Dawes has appointed Mr.. Leavitt
Burnham, Of Omaha, his successor during
the remainder of the term for which Mr..
Gannett was elected. Among other busi-
ness transacted at the recent meeting of
the board was the election of Prof. L. E.
Hicks, of Ohio, to the chair of geology and
natural science, vacant for more than a
year; also, the election of Prof. A. f.
Blount, of the Colorado agricultural COL
lege, and Prof. C.. E. Bessy, of the Iowa
agricultural college, to the chairs of agri-
culture and botany, made vacant by the
designations Of Profs. Thompson and Gull
bertson.
The mayor and marshal of Omaha
have been indicted by the Douglas county
grand jury for bribery in connection with
gambling houses of that city. The mayor
and marshal are found to have been taking
good deal OF money from gamblers and
prostitutes for the privilege of allowing
them to continue their lille gal calling.
At fire in stable at Lincoln a few
davis ago nine horses were burned to death.
Loss, $1,000.
Crete is making preparations for q
livey celebration on Independence day.
The population of Greeley county has
increased $50 the past year, being gain of
30 per cent. The taxable valuation has
Ian ir.ar codf n fhn mt ~
A party of New Workers are nego-
tiating for a tract of 5000 acres in Greeley
county with which they want to make
model farm.
The crop of wild fruit promises to be
unusually abundant.
Tramps by the score are constantly
meandering through the country, but they
do not seem anxious to secure work.
A Nebraska City man has started
new industry and seems to have monopoly
of it. In that city quite a number of COWS
are owned. These COWS are driven to the
outskirts Of the town to feed. The man has
rented two lots near his residence, and
under our herd law, cattle going onto cul-
tfyated land are trespassers. He plants part
Of these two lots into potatoes, crop that
cow would not eat, and when one Of these
animals steps onto his potato field, he
takes her to fenced corral that he has and
collects from seventy cents to a dollar
Tor the trespass and trouble.
A special election is called by the
mayor and council of the city of Lincoln, on
the 18th day Of July, for the purpose OF
voting upon proposition to bond that city
to the amount Of $50, 600 for the purpose of
establishing water works. The proposition
is for twenty year bonds drawing six per
cent annual interest.
Mrs. Sumner, Of Bloomington, took
by mistake dose of belladonra. Fortu-
nately the doctor was soon at hand, and by
the most thorough and skillful treatment
followed up for hours she was saved. Her
life was utterly despaired Of all through the
night and her recovery is wonder.
B. F. Bromley, a brakeman on the
Burlington and Missouri river railway,
while switching in the Burlington and Mis-
souri, river yard, at Grand Island, fell from
the cop of box car and was run over and
killed.
At the sale of blooded cattle on the
burlington farm, in Otoe county, on the
10th, forty head brought $14, $40. Canada,
Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Ne
braska were represented. The average was
1856. per head.
The G. A. r. post at Auburn isImak-
ing preparations for grand reunion on the
4th Of July.
DeHnle hOSeTS, years Olu, VI UaSe
county, was drowned in the Blue river last
week while bathing. Several boys were
with him, but were unable to render any
assistance.
c. c. Azier, residing fourteen mile
south of Pawnee City, had his barn, includ-
ing five head of horses. $3.50 worth of car
penter's tools and 5 GOO feet of lumber de-
stroyed by fire last week. No cause is given
for the fire. Total loss, So 200.
A drove of cattle, said to be a mile
long and quarter of mile wide, passed
no the valley last week, says the Ogalalla
Reflector.
The Hampton Herald says it has yet
to hear of failure in the creamery business
in Nebraska when managed by experienced
men. From all directions come the most
satisfactory reports, the only complaint
being Of a lack of cows, and this, to farm
ers, is an encouragement rather than a
drawback. II there were two creameries
in each county Of Nebraska there would be