McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-28

NEBRASKA.
There viii be sale of Shorthorn cattle at the
state fair on September 18th.
The greehback state convention will be held
Lincoln on the 9th of September.
The state fair opens at Omaha on Monday,
September 9th, and lasts one week.
Ainsworth's new opera house, 40x1C0 feet, is
nearly completed. 1t will accommodate SOC
people.
VIM. Hoven, horse dealer, hailing from
Iowa, was killed by the cars near North Bend
-ast week.
Quite a force of workmen are engaged on
the capitol building at Lincoln, and the walls
are up quite distance.
The Roman Catholics will soon commence
the erection of their brick church at st. Ste.
phens. It will cost $1,000.
An eighteen months old child of w. NJ.
Grossman, of Edgar, died from the effects of
drinking concentrated I've, July 20.
Frank busch, an Omaha travelling salesman,
is behind iron bars in that city for helping
himself to the funds of his employers.
steam ferry will soon be in operation op-
posite Blair, affording direct means of transit
for teams crossing the Missouri either way.
Samuel Shipman fell from an elevator at
Grand Island, a distance of forty feet. He is
injured internally. His recovery is doubtful.
The Blair Republican says that the hog
cholera has never been as destructive in
Washington county as it is at the present time.
L.W. Wilder, of Adams county, who was
injured on a tumbling rod of threshing ma
chine last week, died from his injuries on the
18th.
sneak thief entered the sleeping apart
ments of Miss Carrie Holton, at Lincoln, and
stole from her S45, all the cash she pos
sessed.
Miss Dora Buck, of Lincoln. has mailed pa
pers establishing her relationship to Private
Henry, and authorized the coroner to take up
the remains.
A young thief at Falls City surreptitiously
entered a store and stole from the money
drawer S64. He was apprehended and made
to disgorge.
Judge Beneke, of the Omaha police court.
got fall of twenty feet during recent dark
night, while on his way home, and was quite
severely injured.
1.-THE people of Lincoln having, as whole,
refused to "clean up the authorities now
propose to do the work at the expense of the
property owners.
Some inhuman wretch raided the pasture of
DIR. Ackley, near Juniata, and brutally killed
a cow and pig with an ak. The bodies were
horribly mutilated.
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Part of the walls of three story brick
building in Omaha fell the other night. In the
upper story were number of roomers, but
all escaped unhurt.
Rev. Father Smith, of Greeley county, was
presented with a handsome sum Of money by
his parishioners, to enable him to purchase a
first class buggy.
Three tramps assaulted a young lady at
Omaha, attempting to drag her into dark
aIley-way. Her screams brought assistance
and the scoundrels made their escape.
The fall camp meeting of the Adventists is
from September 4th to October 18th. The
meeting viii be held on the fair grounds, Oma-
ha, and Iowa will join in the meeting.
Jesse Milstead, of Fremont, has been near
deaths door from wound inflicted by toy
pistol. He is, however, getting better, and the
doctor thinks he will eventually recover.
Beatrice has father who strikes his daugh-
ter because she keep company with the man
of her choice. 1t is safe to say that the young
people will be married in their own good time.
1t is announced that S. R. Galloway, of Bos-
ton, has been appointed to succeed S. n. h.
Clark as general manager of the Union Paci-
fic. He will enter upon his duties at an early
day.
A snide detective who was endeavoring to
victimizec citizens of Papillion was waited upon
by committee with rope and told to make
himself scarce, which he at once proceeded
to do.
The safe in the store of D. Ryan, at Jack
son, Dakota county, was broken open by
burglars, but they overlooked SITS therein.
and went away without any recompense for
their trouble and labor.
The Normal school board at Fremont met
and made the last assessment of 3.1-3 per
cent All the subscription is now due. Secre-
tary Morse has collected about $4,000 of the
subscription.
The Journal says that two children of OBJ
scure paternal antecedents, were born in Full
lerton this week, aud adds that if these things
continue somebody will be involved in scam
dial one of these days.
Oil has been discovered near Stuart, Holt
county. Samples have been shown, and gen.
tleman of experience pronounces the surface
indications as very much resembling those of
the famed Bradford oil district.
An effort was made by an incendiary to
burn the Omaha Bee Office last Sunday morn
ing. The flames had got considerable head
way when discovered, but were subdued be |
fore any serious damage was done.
The West Nebraska Mission conference of |
the NJ. e. church will be held in Kearney, be- |
ginning September Sd. Bishop Mallalieu, of |
Boston, will preside. DR.. Mallalieu is one of |
the most polished scholars of New England.
A steam engine weighing more than four |
ons broke through bridge in Cunning county. |
The engine lies in the water upside down, only |
+l,o hoinp aynOSed The enpineer fell /