McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-01-24
NEBRASKA ITEMS.

Hastings N6DfaSkan-- :Durfng Inc l6st
twenty years under the internal revenue
aw Nebraska has paid 50. 900 900, into the
United States treasury, or sos, 900 more
than Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, Dakota,
Utah, Montana and Wyoming combined.
Five years of that time Nebraska was under
territorial administration.
In the case VI, the killing of Jessie
Smell at a road house near Omaha on the
18th, the coroner's jury found that t'the said
Jessie Smell, alias Jessie Wright, came to
her death by means Of 8 pistol shot wound,
from q certain pistol In the hand Of one
William Smell, and we do further find that
said killing was unintentionall SO far as
William Smell was concerned, but was done
by him unlawfully while in the commission
Of an unlawful act.'' Smell was held and
committed for man-slaughter.
Lincoln is pressing her claims as the
most available point for holding the Ne
braska state fair, and among other items Ii
one to the effect that the saloon keepers of
that city have offered to donate 81 200 to-
wards paying the expenses Of the fair. The
only proyisO Is that the council shall grant
them the right to keep their saloons open
until midnight during the week Of the fair.
Material for the new church building
at Hebron Is on the ground and work will be
commenced st once.
James Agard, wealthy grain dealer
from Rockford, H., fell on defective side
walk In Omaha, receiving injuries which re-
suited in his death few days subsequently.
Two failures occurred in Omaha on
the 14th-he Western Steam Heating com.
pany. with liabilities at SO 200, and Henry
g. Richter, fur dealer, with liabilities of
over s. 200. q.
Ainsworth News: Last Thursday
Sheriff Simpson brought up from Bassett
two young men, Thomas Anderson and
John Bolan, whom he arrested upon a war
rant issued by the county Judge upon an in
formation filed charging these young men
with having committed the crime Of per-
jury, in proving up on certain claims near
Bassett. 1t Is said that the arrest was made
at the instance of the United States land
officers. 1t seems that some time last sum-
mer, about 10 or 20 young men from Chi
cago located on choice tract of land near
Bsssett, and proved up recently, and the
next day or so after proving up decided all
the land to certain parties In Chicago. 1t Is
claimed that the young men were hired by
Chicago parties to locate the claims and paid |
go much month for occupying them, and
were furnished the money to prove up by
these parties with the understanding that
the boys should deed the land to the Chicago
2rties.
Fremont will make an effort TO secure |
the G.. A. L. reunion.
Bill Hyke, the reputed chief of the
gang Of freight-car robbers arrested last |
week, has turned states evidence and |
''bobs up serenely" as prosecuting wit
ness. Vic. McCarty, John MeCarey and
Bill Petty have been held In 5000 each |
and taken to jail at Omaha to await the |
March term of court at Papiilion.
Omaha Herald: Omaha has become |
market In which the products of the four |
corners of the earth can be found st almost |
any season. In the midst Of January, with |
the mercury at 80 degrees below zero, let |
tuce, rsdishes and pie-plant grown by gar
deners near this city, were to be had. and in |
few days tomatoes and pie-plant will be in |
he market. Fresh pears from California !
obtainsble, and occasionally strawber- |
ries at dollar box are brought from the |
south.
The Ainsworth News says Brown |
county's real estate has more than doubled |
In value in the last SIX months. While In |
the town of Ainsworth lots are to-day sell !
ing for four times the amount that was ask |
ed for them nine months ago.
Stock men in the Niobrara country |
report their bovines In splendid condition.I
The Onion Pacific railroad are chang
ing the smoke stacks on all their engines to |
a straight pipe, such as are in use on many |
OF the eastern roads. The estimated cost Of /
the change is 500, 900.
The case of Woods VS.. Reed, in which |
the right Of possession Of about sac, 600 |
worth of real estate and personal property |
was involved, was settled in Hastings few
days ago in accordance with the reeommen-
dalton Of Judge VIM. Gaslin.
Standard time has been adopted by
the heads of the several departments at the
apitol in Lincoln.
Oakdale journal: A. j. Motter cap
tured a thief on Wednesday which he will
keep in prison for some time to expiate Its
crimes. 1t is monstrous owl which meas
ures four and one-half feet from tip to tip of
its wings. The owl will be Gagged and
placed in the Office of the Commercial house.
The bright sun OF Wednesday completely
blinded the owl and it was with little diff
Guilty that Mr.. Motter made the capture.
Hastings, it is said, had $3.50 of the