McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-22

made break for the prairie as fast as the
animal cauld carry BIN. He was, how
ever, overhauled by an oftcer, and now the
supposed thief and horse are awaiting de-
velopments.
Miss Vieregg, Of Central City, has a
poor opinion Of roller skating. now that she
is suffering from broken collar bone, the
result Of her hrst attempt to engage In the
exhilerating sport.
An order has been issued directing
dress psrades ct Fort Omaha every day In
the week except Saturdays and Sundays.
The band and entire garrison, except the
artillery, will turn out.
The Italian Gazolo, who shot man
named Zergs In Omaha, four years ago,
has been arrested In st. Paul and will be
brought back TO the former place for trial.
Hanley, the prize fighter, has been
arrested by the sheriff Of Saunders county
and will be held 1t Wshoo for trial.
An Omaha jeweler has clock which
will run for 400 days with but one winding.
Il II constructed Of brass, Is gold plated
and rests upon pair Of pretty pillars. The
works differ but slightly from those Of or.
binary clocks, tho great difference being In
the pendulum.
Near Riverton, few days ago, an
unknown man fell from . train going at the
rate OF forty miles an hour. He was thrown
some thirty feet before striking the ground
and is supposed to have been fatally in
jured.
Mr.. M. Block, travelling dealer in
fancy groceries, was held up In Omaha a
engaged him in q struggle while the other
tore open his vest. broke his gold watch
from the chain, and snatched about $500
from an inside vest pocket. No clue to the
robbers or their booty.
While exeavating the cellar for
Goehner's new block at Seward lately,
Bill Woods dug up an old pocket book
which had evidently contained large num-
Der of bills, at least q half inch in thick
ness. They were so much decayed that
| they fell to pieces like dirt when the pocket
book was opened out.
The people of Hayes and Chase
cluded to change the name OF stream In
| their counties that has heretofore been
has not yet been definitely settled upon.
Burglars rified jewelry store at
Central City, getting $7b worth of goods,
mostly in rings.
D. L. Hughes, Doane college STU
dent, was drowned In the Blue at Crete
| last week while bathing. He attempted to
swim across the river, but became exhaust
ed, and sank for the last time before his
companions could reach him.
Near Fairbury, in the course of a
quarrel over the possession of some pillow
land, young man named James was shot
named Frank Randall. The wound is dan
gerous but not necessarily fatal.
Hon. John M. Gregory, United States
| ~ fho suft NOT.
| ed civil service examination at Omaha last
week, at which there were eleven gentle.
men and two ladies candidates for certif-
Gates. The examination Is the first held
here under the Pendleton law and is fol
applicants for any one of the seven eXecu.
tive branches at Washington.
Norfolk wants pay along with the
racket and will exact Of the roller skating
rink 500 license.
w. B. Porter, a farmer and stock.
raiser in Cass county, was severely gored
by bull in the right side Of the abdomen.
The horn tore a cash about half an inch
deep and four inches long, but very singu.
larlY did not tear his clothing.
A Lincoln youth, call taken up
with the parade of Coles circus, was run
When picked up, however, he exclaimed,
t'Don't take me to the drug store, Pm not
dead. ~
1t is now the opinion of many, says
the Nebraska City News, that the murder
ers of Leonard will never be brought tt
justice, unless it be by accident. The po-
lice had only one clue-that Of the mar
with light mustache who was seen thu
morning after the murder near Minersville
but no evidence has been found to hole
him. However, search has not been aban.
doned; and everything that is thought will
throw any light on tbs mystery is fully in.
vestigated. Thomas Wymond has offered
an additional reward Of $1O0, making 500
altogether.
Paxton & Gallagher, of Omaha, have
received from the government their to
bacco rebate tax, amounting to 81 800.
A blk named Barrett opened up {
school In Omaha to teach the ant of makinl
machrane lace and offered to furnish worl
when it was learned. One hundred ant
fifty ladies paid him s. tuition, when h.
quietly pocketed the proceeds and left.