McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-28

jail at Omaha on charge Of an attempt to kill
| his wife. He snapped q loaded pistol in her
| face, but fortunately the weapon failed to dis
| charge. He will undoubtedly go over the
road.
The Sioux City Journal is informed that the
grading of eighty-nine miles of road.bed from
Valentine west is soon to be let. The grading
is to be finished this season, but It is not ex-
pected that any part of it will be ironed until
| next year.
Lon George convicted some time ago at
Omaha for theft, and given six years in the
penitentiary, will be allowed a new trial.
Friends of George claim that he was convict
ed on the testimony Of witness who swore
falsely out of spite.
Disease made its appearance among the
COWS Of two neighboring farmers, Beekman
and Grimm, in Washington county. There
were nine choice cows kept in a company
pasture for family use. Seven Of the nine are
dead and each has a COW left.
A number of boys at Lincoln not only filled
up in mans melon patch, but destroyed all
the best ones that were left. The owner of the
melons had them arrested, and three of the
party were compelled to serve night in jail
before the matter was settled.
The report comes from Jamestown, Dodge
county, that George P. Davis, while sinking
well, went through three veins of coal, the
first two very slight, but the last one Q2O feet
below the surface) vein of considerable
thickness. The find will be thoroughly inves-
tigated.
The republican district conventions have
oda@ follo
First district, Hon. A. J. Weaver. renominated
by reclamation; Second district, Hon. James
Laird ,renominated on the second ballot; Third
district, Hon. G. w. E. Dorsey, of Fremont,
nominated on the fourth ballot.
The Schuyler Sun Says that Hold Garfield
and his brother Philo, who was bitten on the
arm by wolf, returned from Iowa few
days ago, where they had been to consult
maidstone, as the family was greatly alarmed,
experimenting that hydrophobia is about to
result. A dog that was bitten at the same
time showed signs of the disease since and
has been killed.
The Omaha hotels are making extensive pre-
parations for taking care of the vast crowd
that is expected on the occasion of the state
fair from September 5th to 18th. 1t is deter
place in which to sleep and rest. Among
Others the Metropolitan, corner of 18th and
Douglas streets, which last year comfortably
took care of more fair visitors than any other
hotel in the city, expects rnext month to be
prepared to increase its capacity over that of
1888, besides serving all who come at the regu-
lar rates.
The Edgar Times tells the story that two lit
tie girls living about seven miles southwest of
that town, near the Blue, were out playing a
few days since near what is known as the 'old
trail'' or the route over which gold seekers
used to travel in their Journeys to and from
California. The children found two pieces of
gold coins, and delighted with their discover
les, ran to tell their father, who was shown to
the spot where the children picked up the bits
of money. After a diligent search the father
and children were rewarded by finding an adj
ditional sum of fourteen dollars. The coins
are all old, bearing dates from 1913 to 1855,
two of which are old-time silver franc
pieces.