McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11

points to eastern markets.
AS John Sceva, living east Of Brock, whit
was herding cattle, and was riding pretty fast
| his horse ran into ravine or ditch filed will
snow, causing him to fall. breaking JohnI
collar bone and fracturing the breast bone.
| Fred Thomas, who stole large number Of
cigars from an Omaha business man, wal
eyerhauIed In Richardson county and brought
back to the scene Of his transgressions. There
is a fattering prospect of his going over the
road.
At Hansen the little childo W. L. Baker
met with q severe accident. While playing
| with it's nursing bottle it got the glass tube
into its mouth and chewing OF a large piece
swallowed the pieces, seventy-five of which
had passed from it at last accounts.
The Beatrice Express says that some lively
work at corn husking was done at j. d. Kill
patrick's farm. d. G. Ruby made bet of SIS
against $40 that ]. W. Walden could not musk
went at his work and at the end of nine hours
and forty-five minutes had husked Ill bushels.
easily winning the bet.
The Kenesaw Times says it is currently re-
ported on the streets of that place that a ma
jority of the town board have signified their
determination not to issue a saloon license
until the matter has been submitted to the
people and an election had, based upon that
issue. thus giving the people chance to signi-
fly their desire in the matter.
Oscar Turner, of Memphis, Scotland county,
Mo-, who was visiting his brother, B. Turner,
Buffalo county farmer, was standing by a
harhad 1pr fapnQ yvifh q in his han
and, in turning around, caught one hammer
on the wire, discharging the barrel, the shot
going through his hand, and then striking him
in the eyes. almost tearing Off the top of his
head. He lived about half an hour.
A citizen of Pierce, while out one night re-
Gently painting the town red, went into the
Farmers house and proceeded to the dining
room, where the girls were, and thought to
make it lively for them. But he made slight
miscalculation; the girls were too many for
him, and they soon had him down on the floor,
and began rubbing pot SCOT all over his face
and they finished up by tying dishcloth over
his mouth.
An Indictment was presented in the United
States district court at Omaha against Judge
H. w. Parker, Col. W. H. Ashby, Hon. N. K.
Griggs, L. E. Wheeler and F. M. Barnes charg-
ing them with a conspiracy to defraud the
government by keeping the price of the Otoe
and MISSOURI Indian lands below what they
would otherwise have brought. All of the
persons charged are prominent and highly re-
spected citizens of Gage county.
The United States grand jury at Omaha re-
turned indictments against fifteen residents
of Illinois, principally Chicagoans, for perjury
and subornation of perjury in making final
proof of entries of government land near
Valentine. The indicted parties attempted to
prove up their claims last spring, but their
violations of the land law were SO fragrant
ter was referred to the general land Office for
The Juniata Herald says: We learn the
meagre particulars of the death of one of the
boys living southwest of Juniata.
He was pulling wagon load of corn. walking
backwards at the end of the tongue. A COM
panion was pushing at the rear end Of the
wagon. In walking along Mr.. Huckfelder
backed up against another wagon. and as his
wagon was loaded heavily and under con-
siderable Roadway, the wagon tongue was
driven through the unfortunate mans body.
Hermann Giseke, Of Omaha. German who
has for many years resided in that place, sui
cided few nights ago by shooting himself
through the head. He was one time possessed
Of property to the amount of $4,000 to $4,000,
but by business reverses and unfortunate en-
1orsements, lost it all and has for several
years been employed as barkeeper. Lately
ne had been quite Respondent and as cure
Ill to his troubles made way with himself in
the manner above indicated.
''English Liz and one Thompson, her 'solid
man," both of Omaha, have been arrested
charged with having poured coal oil on Nettie
Howard and then set fire to the same, Nettie
being so badly burned that she died there
from. The Howard girl, who was woman of
the town and sister of English Liz" made
a dying statement to the shove effect. the
object of getting her out of the way evidently
being to cover numerous thefts which the
man Thompson and his paramour are con-
nected with.
John J. Coard, of Pawnee City, says the Re-
publican, is in receipt of letter from the adj
jutant general, authorizing the organization
Of an independent military company in ac-
cordance with article XIV of the printed
rules and regulations Of the Nebraska Ma
tional Guards. When the temporary organi-
sation has been effected and the requirements
Of the law complied with, an order will be
issued from the adjutant generals Office, di-
-ecting the permanent organization thereof
by enlistment and muster in as Co. "D' of the
Ist Regiment, now under command of Col. l..
". Colby.
A fire at Schuyler on the Sd destroyed prop
,rty to the amount of $4,000. 1t broke out in
/ livery stable owned by Hughes g. Son, and
when discovered the entire building was en-
veloped in flames, and twenty-three head of
horses persisted. The fire was then communi-
Gated to the rear of the Ballou building, in
which were the drug store of Balleu s. Miles
and D. ]. McKelvy, jeweler, and also stores
of L. c. Smith & Co., dry goods; C.
81. Chase, bakery and confectionery, and John
Proxies, meat market. These were all frame
buildings and burned to the ground. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Orr lost all their household goods.
incendiary.
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