McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-18

Cook was hung by a mob on November II, but
was subsequently cut down and resuscitated
by the sheriff.
The four lodges Of knights of Pythias in
Omaha have decided to form an incorporation
and to erect Knights of Pythfas building,
which should contain "Castle Hail. for use
of the order and also stores and apartments
for business use.
The latest Kansas Nebraska railroad COM
pany incorporated is for the construction of
the wyandotte, Nebraska and Northwestern
line. 1t is to cross the state line at the north
ern boundary of Marshall county, Kansas,
and have its northern terminus at Beatrice.
In Beatrice and vicinity, says the Express,
real estate business continues active, and the
number of inquiries for land increases every
day. December starts out well, and there is
every prospect that the land dealers will do a
largely increased business over last month.
Last week horse-thief or thieves entered
the barn of VIM. Huxtable, who lives five
miles southeast of Hastings, and took there
from span of horses valued at $500. They
hitched the horses to wagon, procured
robes, drove Off and have not been heard from
since.
5 Postoffice changes in Nebraska during the
week ending December 8, 1884: Discontinued
-Glengary, Fillmore county; Okane, Phelps
county; Norval, Seward county. Postmas-
tiers appointed-Oxbow, NuckOlls county, w.
P. Jewett; South Bend, Cass county, Oliver
Jacobs.
John Davids, of Boone county, asked a man
who was looking for employment to ride with
him. After reaching a lonely part of the
journey the stranger made savage attack on
Davids with knife and would doubtless have
killed him had he not been the fieetest footed
of the two.
William Wilson, a laborer, escaped from the
penitcntiary the other day while working out
side. He is an Irishman, born in Limerick
five feet six inches high, weighs 160 pounds
beard sandy when he has any. His hair is
dark brown. He is SO years old. One hum
dred dollars reward is offered for his capture
The refusal of the supreme court to give
Simmerman, the Minden murderer, new
lease of life, has knocked the nerve clean out
of him, and comical crook, occupying apart
ments in the Kearney JAIL has been assigned
as companion to Simmerman to cheer him
up. The Lincoln Journal learns that L. C.
Burr, Simmerman's attorney, will make an
attempt to secure rehearing of the case in
the supreme court, and if he fails in this he
will go to the supreme court of the United
States.
At the johnson sale of stock, near Lincoln,
the other day, prices were realized as follows
twenty-five yearling steers brought $3.50
each; twenty-five 2year olds, 5000 each;
thirty thoroughbred Short horn COWS brought
prices ranging from $75 to S2O5; four grade
Galloway bulls averaged $50 each; two Gallo
way calves, pure bred, averaged S144. The
grade Shorr-horn yearling and 2-year old heif-
ers bred to a Galloway bull sold like hot cakes
and ranged from $3.50 to s43.75, selling in lots
of ten and fifteen.
The present pools on California, Utah, Colo
radoand Nebraska cattle business and also
the traffic agreement for the maintenance of
dead-freight rates to and from Nebraska
points, will terminate January 81, 1885, if any
of the roads parties to those agreements gives
thirty days notice of withdrawal previous to
l, 1885. 1t is understood that several
of the roads have decided to give the required
notice, and consequently the pools and agree
ments will cease to exist on the above named
date unless in the meantime the general man.
ayers of the roads interested should succeed
in effecting new arrangements.
A bold attempt to release the Union Pacific
train wrecker, Frank Heldt, from Jail, is re
ported from Schuyler, where Frank lauguishes
behind the bars in default of $4,000 bail.
Heldts Mistress q. P. Mary, smuggled some
tools into his cell, and gave him pointer as
to how he could break out. At a given hour
she fred Hughes livery barn to draw atten-
ton from the Jail and allow Heldt an oppor-
tunity to escape. The plan worked so well
jailor on an errand the prisoner would have
gotten away. AS it was Heldt had made his
way to the front door and was just leaving
the building when he was recaptured.
The grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of
have elected officers for the ensuing
gear, as follows: Henry E. Palmer, grand
high priest; John D. Moore, deputy grand
high priest; j. T. Benjamin, grand king; E. B.
Carter, grand scribe; ]. B. Dinsmore, grand
treasurer; W. R. Bowen, grand secretary; A.
B. Irwin, grand chaplain; James Tyler, grand
Milton J. Hull, grand captain of the
host; e. D. Richards, grand principal So
journer; Frank H. Young, grand royal arch
captain; F. NJ. Dinniny, grand master third
veil; B. F. Rawalt, grand master second veil;
C. B. Stellman, grand master first veil; Ross
Gamble, grand steward; Jacob L. Miller,
grand steward; VIM. J. Mount, grand sentinel.
CHOKED BY A MOB.
Il Desperate Kno,cn as "Onaha Charlie''