McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-09

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would furnish water for all practical pur
poses.
| Some time ago Andrew Richmond, of Alma
offered a premium of IS for the tallest stan
| of corn raised In Harlan county. ]. ID. SteveI
| son, living south of Alma, took the premium
with stalk that measured 16 feet 2 inches In
! length.
Series A of the Grand Island building and
| loan association has been running about two
years and eight months; three hundred and
thirteen shares have been sold on loans made
Of $500 each, amounting to 500, 400, mostly used
in putting up buildings.
At Kenesaw boy aged thirteen. and girl
nine stole buggy from one man and a horse
from another and started on a westward tour
They were traced to Axtell, where the prop
erty had been abandoned, but the young mis-
creants were not overhauled.
Thomas Molacek, of Colfax county, accom-.
panied by his wife, started for Schuyler with
a load of hogs. One of the hogs jumped from
the wagon and frightened the team into run
ming away. Mr.. NJ. had an arm broken and
his wife was so badly injured that her life is
despaired of.
Perry Dutton, the juvenile horse thief, says
the Valentine Reporter, waived examination
before Judge Warren's court last Thursday,
and was held in the sum of $500 to appear at
the next term of the district court. Failing
to give the required bonds he was remanded
to the county Jail for safe keeping.
The Presbytery of Hastings which recently
met in Edgar heard reports showing great ma
many fields. A longing and expectant desire
for great revival during the coming winter
was universal. The next stated meeting will
be held at Minden on the fourth Tuesday of
April.
Herman Manner, a resident of Adams
county, went to Hastings, and from the street
corners proclaimed that some months ago he
had seen Jesus Christ, and that he had told
him that no rain should fall until the people
believed as he taught. He was taken in
charge, adjudged insane and sent to the
asylum at Lincoln.
The Unadilla Optic says that DR.. Swisher
and Rev. J. H. Embree have had excellent
success with their bees this season. The col
onial increase has been satisfactory and they
have been taking fine quality of honey
from their hives. The doctor says he put
new swarm in hive and in ten days they had
it filled with honey. This was during the last
of August
Mrs. Briggs, the wife of a Woodworking
brick mason of Lincoln, got mashed on an
other fellow, aud the other day "lit out" TAX
ing their baby, the only child, and stripping
the house of furniture. Briggs don't care
oh fha h,,f no
understood that he is going to get the child
and don't you forget it?"
The editor of the Woman's Tribune, Mrs.
Colby, wishes to collect statistics concerning
the journalistic work of women west of the
river, for the use of the committee
on journalism of A. A. w. The statistics of
Nebraska will also be used for another pur-
pose, viz: as furnishing part of the exhibit of
Nebraska Woman's Work at the New Orleans
exposition.
Laird, who has been running saloon at
Dunbar, and another fellow named Osborne,
the other night woke up Dunbar thoroughly.
They fiourished their pistols, broke into the
saloon owned by Thomas Wymond and help
ed themselves to drinks, attempted with the
persuasive power of pistol to make Neihaus
open his saloon, and if reports are true com
nitted number of other deeds.
A man by the name of Peter Johnson, a
Swede, was instantly killed between Cedar
Rapids and Dublin, in Boone county. He was
IN his way to town with load of hay, when
lis tesm became frightened at some passing
Indians and ran away, throwing him to the
ground. The heavily-loaded wagon passed
'ver him, killing him instantly. He leaves a
wife and large family of children in indi-
rent circumstances.
I'm appeal to the Friends of Education il,
Nebraska.
Ex-Governor Furnas, commissioner for this
tate at the New Orleans exposition, has kind
y invited the ladies to occupy portion Of
he space devoted to the interests Of Nebras- |
IA, and the state organization through me APP |
,eals to you to meet most heartily that invi- |
alton.
Ladies, I need not tell you that the educa-
ional department. is ore of the greatest inn |
,ortance. The most intelligent visitors who |
% the merit in this display. Will you let our |
beloved young state come up in the rear, or |
will you assist in placing her where she |
belongs in the front rank? Are you aware |
population? This fact alone, it occurs to me, |
S enough to inspire us to redouble our efforts |
o convince the world that this is the state in |
which to locate.
Let us give evidence at New Orleans of our |
levo, ion to learning.
Have you photographs of the school build
ngs of your city or district? Have you plans |
md specifications of heating and ventilating |
hat are superior? Have you well written re-
,orts of any kind that are the work of your
pupils? Have you map drawings or free ha' d
drawings? Have you any kindergarten work
II your school?
Will any mother or teacher write us an
lrticle that will interest, or have you paper
llready written that you can send, or if you
hnk of anything will you address Superin-
endent W. w. w. Jones at Lincoln or myself |
It Tecumseh?
The time for reception of articles will close
November Is. Specimens of work to be
packed can be sent to Omaha or Lincoln.
FANNIE J. EBRIGHT,
of Educational Department
of Woman'S Work for Exposition at New
Orleans.
IOtra PrOhibitiOniSts.
The state prohibition convention pursuant
o a call signed by sixty citizens of Iowa was