McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11
TEE STATE IN BRIEF.

TIE STATE IN BRIEF.
The burnt district in Alma is rapidly being
rebuilt.
The Douglas county poor house is filled to
overlooking.
The new Baptist church at Creighton was
dedicated last Sunday.
The new school building at Creighton, about
to be opened, cost $500.
Oakland had two business failures during
the month of November.
Prof. F. F. Roose is about to establish a bust
mess college in Lincoln.
Ed. Ryan and W. A. Linton, of Omaha, are
under arrest for beating their wives.
Laura Simpson recently fell down stairs at
Pawnee City and broke two of her ribs.
The Christian denomination at Ashland have
their new house of worship well under way.
A good deal of real estate is changing hands
in the vicinity of Alma at encouraging figures.
Ponca Indians are supplying the Niobrara
market with good oak wood at reasonable
rates.
The Logan mills at Scribner have had rollers
put in and have been otherwise greatly i'm
proved.
The fine weather is enabling farmers to
gather their large corn crop in excellent con-
dition.
Not r. Fl. Clayton but B. P. Russell, was
elected to the legislature from the forty-ninth
district.
The fine new court house of Douglas county,
costing $780, 900, will be occupied by officials in
February.
Fullerton offers $4,000 for the school to be
located by the North Nebraska Methodist con-
ference.
Omaha is filing up with gamblers from
Denver, where ali the sporting houses have
been closed.
The Milford Ozone understands that great
many hogs are dying from cholera about eight
miles from that place.
Ashland has several cases of extreme dest-
tuition. for support of whom the citizens have
contributed literally.
Attendance at the Sunday schools is picking
up amazingly. The small boy is looking after
Christmas perquisites.
Miller and Smith, two Nebraska thumpers,
gave an exhibition at Valentine and were re-
warded with large audience.
movement is on foot at Inman to organ
lie stock company for the purpose of put
ting in Touring mill there.
The grand jury of Harlan county failed to
indict Nora Rhykert, who was accused Of
numbering her baby at Orleans.
The Bugle says Cedar Rapids is badly in
need Of a calaboose, and hopes early steps
will be taken to procure the same.
Coal of a good quality and in paying guam
titles has been discovered on the Verdigris
creek within twelve miles of Niobrara.
A greeny from Iowa. on his way to Minden,
Neb., was euchered out of $50, all the money
he had, by sharpers at Omaha last week.
The farmers have plenty grain, but the
prices are ruinously low, and as consequence
business is dull and collections hard to make.
A laberer at Omaha named Weseka, while
assisting in loading some ties on flat-car was
50 badly crushed that his life is despaired of
Sealed proposals fer building the Niobrara
and Bazile bridges are being advertised for by
Indian Commissioner Price. The award will
be made December 16.
Daniel Freeman, sturdy farmer of Gage
county, claims to have been the first man in
the United States to make homestead entry
under the homestead act.
g5he Union Paicfc railway and it connec-
lions have made the rate from Sidne y toNew
Orleans 1880 for the round trip ticket. The
rate from Denver is $500.
A man named Travis, stranger, attempted
self-destruction in Omaha the other day by
carving his abdomen. He made several stabs,
but was not seriously cut.
J. s. Minnick, of Gage county, has growing
over $1,000 forest trees. In his orchard, which
is Just coming into bearing, he has 800 apple
trees, 200 peach trees and 60 cherry trees.
City Missionary Home, of Lincoln, fed the
moor of that city in a sumptuous manner
THANKSGIVING day. There was sufficient COL
tributed, in answer to appeals, to supply all
demands.
The Falls City Journal says that the success
that Judge Weaver has had in securing pen
sions for some of the old soldiers in his dis
trict. has resulted in giving him lots of work
in that line.
Rev. Mr.. Ingram has closed his religious
Ial,ors at Lincoln and gone to Marshalltown,
Iowa. He and his wife were generously re-
membered by the people of that city before
tba;r dep3rfurc