McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07
NEBRASKA ITEMS.

GUS anu IVV1ibu law Wd0 paDpCu ldob WlnVOA
I'm reference 10 the issuing of county war.
rants. Bv this piece of foolishness q per-
son who has bill allowed for any service,
property or expense by the county board
cannot get his warrant for ninety days there.
after. II the supervisors do not meet until
days after that time. Hence, q salaried Of.
fcer who begins work now cannot get his
paw for eight or nine months. The coal
dealer who sells coal to the county demands
One-hslf dollar extra per ton for waiting, SO
will the merchant and others.
Norfolk Journal: Mr.. Pilger in
forms us that we can say with safety that
the new PORK packing enterprise is a sure
thing. 1t is contemplated to start with
$50, 900 capital, and put $40, 900 Of this into a
brick building. The parties who have the
project in charge are fully able financially to
build and put the packing house on solid
foundation.
Culbertson Sun: An order recently
issued by the B. & NJ. to the effect that all
stock killed on the road west of McCook, in
this state, must have the hides taken off and
placed where an inspector can examine the
brand, will meet the approval of a majority
All differences about ownership are thus
settled, and the proper parties are paid for
the losses sustained.
A petition numerously signed by
citizens Of Otoe and Lancaster counties,
asking for the pardon Of A. H. Hickey, late
marshal Of Nebraska City, who killed man
while intoxicated, has been presented to the
governor.
Blair has voted $4,000 in bonds for
new school building.
A small vein of coal has been discov-
cred near Blair forty feet below the surface.
Prospecting will begin at once.
The Democrat says Mr.. Sidney Smith,
an Omaha architect, is in correspondence
with parties to furnish plans for a fine hotel
to be put up In Lincoln. The hotel was in
tended to be after the style of the Paxton In
Omaha, though not costing so much.
Rev. J. w. Lille, of Columbus, is
minus q bay mare, stolen out of his barn q
few nights ago. A reward of $25 for the
mare and $50 for the thief Is offered.
Marquette Independent: Last week
we chronicled the death of an infant child
of Mr.. Maggart, living southwest of town.
Hardly had this child been buried when an
other one, five or six years old, drank or
ate some lye and came very near dying from
the effects Of It. At the present time it is
somewhat better, but still not out Of dam
ger. 1t seems some preserves was setting
under the lye, which dripped into them,
and the child, spreading 1t on some bread,
ate it. A warning to mothers to be careful
where they set poisonous substances.
Blair Republican: There is an i'm
mense quantity of corn yet in the fields to be
gathered. This is owing to Its being too
wet and soft to crib. Many farmers are
preferring to stand the losses incident to
leaving it on the stalk rather than run the
risk of cribbing 1t. Luckily there has been
no heavy snowfall, and every pleasant day
will be improved In securing the crop Of all
others most essential
bonneville, Gosper county, is about
to organize G. A. Il. post.
A fire at Ord, on the 3Oth, destroyed
the furniture store and contents of j. e.
Hall. The building was worth about 5000,
and was insured for $500. The stock was
worth about So, 900, and insured for s. 900.
Only about 500 worth of the stock was
saved.
The coroner's jury in the case of the
burning of the store and body of Mr. An
dersou at Sacramento, found that the de-
ceased came to his death from foul means
by some person to the said jury unknown.
The fact that he had considerable sum of
hard money prior to the fire, and that none
of 1t could be found afterwards, seems to
confirm this theory. Two parties are sus-
picioned, but no arrests have been made.
Fremont is determined to abolish the
public nuisances which have been growing
numerous and prosperous of late. The
cry Is that the demimonde must go.
The Omaha Indian reservation has
been appraised. 1t contains over fifty thou
sand acres. and the total value under the
appraisement Is $512, $50. Land seekers
have first class opportunity for location.
Hastings journal: Mrs. F. j. New
comb, of Fairfield. this state, is siXty-five
years Of sge, good, hale and hearty speci.
men of that hardy race who were born long
ago. She now has in her loom piece Of
rag carpet, which, when finished, will
make over four hundred yards, this lady
has woven since March 1, 1888, besides do
ing her household duties. Not many We
men with more modern ideas would think
of performing that amount of labor.
Fremont Tribune: Tuesday morning
a little child six months old belonging to NJ.
c. McCaslin, who lives in the northwest
part Of the city, was administered dose OF