McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-22
THE STATE IN BRIEF.

THE STATE in BRIEF.
J. d. Williams, special policeman
ieated, was removed from duty by the
1xyor. Williams went 70 the mayors Of
loo ONCE and, drawing . revolver, made
threats to shoot. The mayor came In - he
was talking, and Williams pointed bis re-
viewer ct him. A bystander struck the
ball slightly wounded Williams In the leg.
The Nebraska telephone company Is
extensively rebuilding and repairing its
Hines ct Lincoln.
Certain crookedness in financial af-
fairs have attached to the name Of j. r.
IcKinster ut Sutton. Heis gone and there
against him ut th6 johnson county bank.
There is enough members of the
order Of Odd Fellows In Bloomir gtonl to
that ono be organised at once.
A man named Downing, q teacher in
the deaf and dumb institute ct Council
Bluffs, went TO Omaha with about 500 In
his possession. He fell In with two SOL
diefs, and after taking number Of drinks
started out to see the town under their,
pilotage. When near the Minneapolis d
Omaha track they suddenly slugged him,
knocking him down and inficting serious
injuries. After robbing him Of $40, the
soldiers carried their victim, whom they
thought was dead, to the track and laid him
across It, with the expressed hope that
train might come along and mangle him so
that the real cause of death could not be
determined. The two scoundrels were ar
rested.
The annual convention of the Dixon
county Sunday school association will be
hold at Wakefield.
The stockgrswers of Red Willow and
Blackwood creeks met few days ago and
organized an association called the Red
Willow stock association.
Messrs. P. P. Shelby, of the Union
nngton and Missouri River road, have
completed their tour of inspection of the
various terminal facilities of their respec-
tive roads, with view Of agreeing upon
certain necessary percentages to govern the
pools to be formed between these two lines.
Commissioner E. P. Vining has is
sued notice to the effect that hereafter all
freight for Hastings, Doniphan and Han
sen, Neb., will be billed to Grand Island
# the rates provided for shipments to or
from these points in tariffs issued by the
hcbOSk6blOuS
traries based on the following as first. class !:
Doniphan, ID cents; Hansen, 15 cents.
Rev. j. J. Fleharty of the Nebraska
Wesleyan University at Fullerton died at
Tampa, Florida, on the I'd inst, and the
remains were taken to Elmira, Illinois, for
interment. Mr.. Fleharty had been sick for
many months, and his death was not unex-
pected. He was fifty-one years Of age.
w. 81. Nelson, claiming to be real
estate agent at Omaha, hired team at
two days to go to Kirwin, at the end Of
which time he had not returned. There is
no doubt that he has absconded with the
team.
James Fell, of Rich Hill, Missouri,
and Jack Hanley, of LeadYille, fought on
the 18th with bare knuckles for q purse Of
$500. Fell was declared winner on foul
In the twentY-second round. Both men
were dead game and hard fighters. The
river bridge on the Republican Valley road.
On the way home to Omaha there was 9
free fight on the train and three men were
shot, one Of whom, John Runch, will prob.
ably die from his wounds.
Postoffice changes in Nebraska dur.
ing the week ending May 10, 1884. Estab.
lished-Purdum, Sioux county, Geo. r.
Purdum, postmaster. Name changed
Sand Hill, Franklin county, to Alpine.
Postmasters ppointed-Alpine, Franklin
county, Charles A. Griswold; Freeman,
Star, Butler county. Chas. S. Stevens
Rock Bluff, Cass county, Chas. L. Graves
Willow Springs, Wheeler county, Richard
C. McClemans.
Paste brush artists at Nebraska City
engaged in posting up libelous notices
warning the people to stay at home anG
guard their houses with shotguns on the
day that Coles circus visited the town.
Cole had them arrested for libel, and they
were held in the sum Of u, 600 bail.
At Sterling, two-year old child o.
Constable George W. Garrison fell into s
boiler of hot water which had just beer
taken OF the stove and was scalded terri.
bly,, internally as well as externally. Tht
child fingered in great agony till death re.
heved it Of its sufferings.
The contract for widening the road
bed Of the Union Pacific preparatory t.
laying double track between Omaha ant
the Union stock yards has been let.
James T. Allan, a horticulturist o.
state wide reputation, says: t'Last year
received catalpa seed for distribution an(
not one In one hundred grew. have mad,
three tests of catalpa this year, not on,
seed terminating. return it this day will
the request that 1t be sent to any aspirant o
either party who is not nominated for tn,
presidency Nebraska is the greatest tire,
planting state on the continent, and he
people have no time 70 spend except on
sure thing"
Horace Merithew, the Pawnee coun
ty man who began suit against VIM. Mile
ut Lincoln for So, 900 damages for enticin3
his wife away from him, has had the sui
dismissed. he found out that he coult
prove nothing criminal against Miller or tn
woman.
II. Hewitt and E. Deming, of Furna
county, quarreled about hedge fence
Words came to blows and blows to shot
gums, Hewitt being wounded in the fac
and shoulder and neck. The shot beinl
dom