McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-30
GENERAL STATE NOTES.

Grand Island is about to establish a free
public library.
Oakland is to have an opera house, 40 by so
feet, costing $4,000.
The new opera house at Humphrey was
opened with grand ball.
The city of Red Cloud has raised the saloon
license from $500 to $1,000.
Steps are about to be taken at Grand Island
to negotiate the sale of school bonds.
Juniata's skating rink has been opened and
is the recipient of liberal patronage.
Mrs. Mary Cruger exhibited at the Brown
county fair IS different kinds of flowers.
Creighton now claims population of $50 an
increase of over 200 since last springs census.
proposition to issue $1,000 bridge bonds
will be voted upon in Lincoln county in No
vember.
Lightning rod iends have been victimizing
Pierce county farmers from $50 to $50 each on
SO estimates.
A clear case of miscegenation has developed
at Hastings which the authorities are asked
to investigate.
At Lincoln the other day Mrs. Samuel Le-
gasoline stove.
The primary department of Nelson's public
school has sixty-one pupils. Both depart
ments are crowded
Prairie fires are beginning to illume the eve
ming sky, but thus far there are no reports OF
damaging CONGREGATIONS.
Tombstone agents are again in the country,
but owing to the healthfulness of the climate
they have but little business.
Beatrice stakes the cake on the biggest
squash. 1t weighs % pounds and measures
six feet nine inches the long way.
A jumping match at Stanton between Bish-
op and Shane for $40 side was won by Shane.
He cleared ten feet, standing jump.
Branch is the name of a new postoffice in
Cedar county, between Harrington and st.
James. Theo. Dresser is postmaster.
The trial of ex-Mayor Chase, of Omaha, for
malfeasance in Office, will be called on the
9TH. Judge Post will probably preside.
Considerable money is being put up on the
result of the coming general election in New
York and other sections of the country.
Omaha's indicted councilmen all deny that
they have been bribed and claim that they
will be able to vindicate themselves in the
court.
Claus Christensen, Cedar county farmer,
has harvested monster squash measuring
20 inches in circumference, and weighing 142
pounds.
The young men of Grand Island are form
ing an athletic club for the purpose of social
amusement and learning the manly art of self
defense.
Leon Douglas, of Lincoln, was thrown from
a bicycle and received a broken leg. 1t will
be some time before he can manipulate the
machine again.
In the Nellie Quackeubush outrage case at
Columbus the grand jury found true bill
for manslaughter against Frank Moore and
George Mathews.
C. r. Stoner, living on Elk creek, about three
miles east of Nelson, planted five pecks of
potatoes last spring, from which he dug forty
five bushels this fall.
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 cane.
P. C. Story, of Webster City, Iowa, has con
cluded to establish a creamery at Pierce. The
business men of that place have subscribed
literally in behalf of the enterprise.
workman named Chrisman, while engag-
ed in hosting material in the new Masonic
building at Hastings, Wednesday, was severe
" injured by the breaking of pully.
The Stromsbur bank, of Stromsburg, has
filed an amendment to its articles of incor-
poration increasing its capital from S12,0 600 TO
TO $1,000. Ex-Governor Nance is president Of
the bank.