McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-29
THE STATE In BRIEF.

about 165, EGO, $50 acres, and at the present
time there Is being taken on an average 80
claims per day.
Numerous lecture engagements ar
ranged by one "John G. Fremont have
been cancelled in various parts of the state.
pathfinder, but when they learned that he
was an ex-slave Of the colored persuasion
they had no desire to hear him.
Mrs. Frank Pyle recently sold the
forty acres of land near Lincoln, given her
by her father years ago, when land was not
worth what 1t is now, for $75 an acre. He
told her 1t would bring that some time, and
his prophecy has been realized.
The town of Orleans has made
movement In the work of inducing immi-
grafton. The authorities have employed
the services Of an agent who travels on the
main lines of road In Iowa, and by the dis
tribution of circulars and personal sollcita-
ton is inducing home.seekers to direct
their steps to Orleans.
Trustees of Brownell Hall, Omaha,
held their annual meeting few days ago.
The rector reported the school as prosper
Gus. An offer was read by the rector from
\ church family in Chicago, who bad
pledged the late bishop of Nebraska ST., 900
towards new building, to pay over the
money 10 the trustees now, provided they
ing and free it from debt or guarantee the
same.
The Grand Army boys of Ashland
have received their arms and accoutrements
from the Rock Island arsenal.
The camp-meeting association of the
Norfolk district, North Nebraska confer
ence, NJ. e. church, will hold their annual
southwest Of Wakefield, Dixon county,
commencing August 14th and continuing
over two Sabbatbs.
The body Of Il. J. Hughes, the stu
dent drowned in the Blue at Crete last
week, has been recovered and sent to his
late home at Dawn, Mo.
The governor is about to issue an
order for the inspection of the national
guard. This is the annual inspection reg.
ularly provided for, but will be made with
special care this time with view Of gather
ing facts that may be useful in the event of
the passage Of the Slocum militia aid bill by
the national congress.
The call of the state treasurer for
funds from the county treasurers has re-
suited in the collection of about $410, 600.
The call was to meet the demands of the
school apportionment and the arrearages of
the general fund. About 500, 900 of the
school apportionment will amount to per.
haps $175, 200. The general fund will still
be considerably behind.
At Norfolk, says the Journal, q IA
year old cowboy on q spony was driving a
steer when the animal made for the back
door of Uecker's saloon, and went pell NELL
through the saloon and out of the front
door on the dead run, followed by the dar-
ing boy on the pony. AS the steer passed
around which were four men engaged in
playing friendly game of whist.
The Free Masons lodge of Crete are
making arrangements to put up five thou
sand dollar hall lodge room.
The state land commissioner reports
matters quiet in his department, although
there Is always plenty of work.
Mr.. Bartlett, of the state treasury de-
partment, informs the State Journal that
funds are coming in quite rapidly in re-
Spouse to the call upon the county 1reasur.
ers for May LIST. About $40, ZOO was re-
ceived from the LIST to the 10th day of May.
The call was made to enable the treasurer to
make the June school superintendent and
general fund. The school superintendent
will probably amount to about $175, 600.
About $110, 200 of the $40, 900 thus fan COL
lected belongs to the general fnnd.
At the Union stock yards, near Oma-
ha, Edward Henry, o boarding house
keeper, in quarrel with Michael Murphy,
shot the latter, the ball entering the right
side and coming out on the left side just be-
low the.ribs. The victim died next day.
Henry was arrested.
A train which reached Omaha from
the west few days ago had on board four
small children who had taken passage at
Butte, Montana, accompanied by their
mother. The journey for some time was
uneventful when the mother and children
were suddenly separated by the former
either falling or jumping of at O'Clock in
the morning, while the train was under
full speed. She had been noticed by the
passengers to take frequent pulls at bottle
which she carried, and it was remarked
several times that IL she continued she
would soon be in glorious state of intox
ication. The children were taken from the
cars at Omaha by the Women's Christian
aid association, and the woman was subse-
quently found with her spine badly injured
and also taken to that city.
Ex-Governor Furnas is making spe-
cial efforts in behalf of the state Of Ne
braska to have good representation at the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton centennial
exposition at New Orleans, which opens
the first Monday in December, 1884. 1t is
hoped the people properly appreciate the
importance Of this matter and will join
with unusual harmony and strength in aid
ing to place such a display of Nebraska's
products on exhibition at New Orleans as
will sustain the reputation and claims of
the state as most wonderful diversified
producing country.
The editor of the Crete Globe, who
has made considerable inquiry, reports that
the prospects for fruit in that section as
excellent. If frost keeps out of the way
there seems no doubt that the fruit crop
will be an abundant one.
Eight years ago there was not q
creamery in Nebraska. Now they are scat
tered from one end of the state to the other,
and others are being talked up all along the
line.
A passenger train from Red Cloud
to Crete collided with an extra freight going
west between Kesterson and Endicott. The
freight consisted of seventeen cars of Texas
ponies, snd the two front cars were com.
pletely wrecked, but only three ponies were
killed and five injured. The passenger en-
CINE was q complete wreck. The tender
was driven into the cab with the rear end
elevated at an angle of 40 degrees, and
mashed into the mail car. Both engineers
and fremen jumped before the trains
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