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


& Co., Of Chicago, was arrested at North Benz
which he failed to report.
Mr.. Hussey, business man of Columbus
was robbed in Grand Island of $40 in gold ant
some three or more dollars in silver. He ex
hibited his "roll' too freely among the class
that are looking out for victims.
While working at the skating rink in Beat
rice, one of the arches which was being hoist
ed fell and struck Henry Lowens. hurting hin
SO severely that at first 1t was thought he was
killed. He will, however, recover.
Minnie Cummings, the actress, now of New
York but who formerly lived in Omaha, has
obtained a verdict for $4,000 against police
officer and Deliva Murphy, a dressmaker, both
of the metropolis, for false arrest and impris
onment.
| A party of eastern capitalists have been in
Omaha making arrangements for leasing the
packing house in connection with the Union
| Stock Yards. 1t is generally understood that
| they will take hold of the enterprise at an
early day.
| The stable of Mr.. Joice, at Friendville,
| caught fire and was burned to the ground, to-
gether with stable belonging to the creamery
which stood in close proximity. Fortunately
no horses were in the stable at the time and
the damage was very slight.
| A subscription of about $500 is being raised
at Beatrice to pay the Indebtedness, incurred
several years ago, for the first uniforms of
company C, N. N. G. Col L. w. Colby, VIM.
Lamb, o. NJ. Enlow and others became re
sponsible for the uniforms.
series of accidents occurred on the Union
Pacific last week between Cheyenne and
| Granite Cannon, resulting in four engines be-
Ing badly demolished and several freight cars
totally wrecked. One fireman was fatally in
jured and section hand instantly killed.
Isaac Jewett, superintendent of the cream
cry at Grand Island, committed suicide by
taking morphine. He was a man about so
years of age, single, and stood well in the
community. He had been drinking hard for
three days. No good reason for the rash act
is known.
The Utica Record says that section has
never been blessed with a more bountiful
corn crop than this season, nor has there ever
been a crop that matured more perfectly.
There is apparently no end to the corn, and
price it will bring.
Albert Whitmore, living southeast of Kene-
saw, is in the sorghum business. He has made
about one hundred and fifty gallons for other
parties and is now about to begin work on
his own crop of cane. He raised four acres,
which he estimates will yield about three hum
dred gallons of syrup.
oho hor Loot
the victims of burglars. From one they stole
about $1,000 worth of fine cutlery, and from
the other about $50 worth of goods were ia
ken. The heaviest loser offers 500 for re-
turn of goods and will spend thousand dol
lars to run down the thieves.
Just at this season of the year when every
body is getting ready for winter the Lincoln
Journal wants farmers and others to bear in
mind the fact that at the Home for the Friend
less in that city such things as cabbage, pota-
toes, turnips. etc., will be thankfully received
and appropriately credited to the donors.
By an explosion of gasoline in a stove in
the house of Samuel Leland, at Lincoln. Mrs.
Leland was quite severely burned. Her
clothes caught fire, and when she ran into the
yard it was only by the opportune arrival of a
hSISuDOts WIZ tllC uttiucS tudG BIC
escaped severe and perhaps fatal injuries.
Alfred Ruet and Munson, TWO young men
living five miles south of Juniata, met with a
severe loss They were patching and work
ing their land. While out at work their house
took fire, and before it was discovered burn
ed to the ground, destroying their bedding,
clothing, ETC., and $50 in money.
The grand lodge of Locomotive Engineers
has allowed the claim of E. H. Sheldon of
$1,000, being the amount named in the policy
on the life of George W. Sheldon, one of the
engineers killed in the Elkhorn disaster some
days ago. E. Fl. Sheldon is the father of the
unfortunate young man and is the benefici-
airy.
Webster county furnishes the latest victim
of the loaded shotgun. Elicit Rice, a lad of
16, placed his gun on the bottom of a hay wag-
on and started out for hunt. The jarring of
the wagon sent the gun through the rack to
the ground, discharging it, the contents en-
tering the boys abdomen. He died in few
hours.
Joseph Schulz, of Colfax county, COM
menced feeding $50 steers week before last
for the winter market. This is much earlier
tHdu iceulllS usually peS uuG MI.
contends that corn has all the nutriment now
that it will ever have and that cattle can eat
it much easier than after it becomes hard.
Besides they will fat much faster in warm
than in cold weather.
c. C. Howser, who was for three and half
years general secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Omaha and for two
years past assistant general secretary of the
Young Mems Christian association of Chicago,
has received and accepted a fiattering call to
the general secretaryship of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Cincinnati, O., and
will enter on his new duties November l.
Patrick Egan, of Lincoln, sent the following
telegram to Dublin in answer to one received
from there announcing the death of Alexander
Sullivan, the Irish leader: "Your cablegram
is received announcing the death of my dear
friend, Alexander NJ. Sullivan. Every Irish
heart will mourn at his loss. On behalf of
myself and the American League, convey to