McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21

came home, broke in the door to his wife's
room and found her and Ed Long together,
chased Them out of the room, when they ran
up stairs to Longs which Long locked. John.
son kicked the door down and entered when
Long fired. Johnson then fred. Johnson died
In twenty minutes. Long was wounded, but
how dangerously is not known at this writing.
Congressman Laird, who is interesting him.
self in the matter, says Commissioner Cole
man promises to send an expert to Nebraska
to investigate and take extensive precautions
against recurrence of hog cholera.
George Kaufman, of Omaha, was thrown
violently from his buggy by a runaway horse
and received injuries that resulted in his
death.
Fifteen years in the penitentiary is the pen
atty affixed by law for removing mortgaged
property out of the county where mortgaged,
without the consent of the owner; the same
penalty for mortgaging property second
time and concealing the fact that first mort
gage is alive.
W. II. Williams, near Waterloo, was kicked
by runaway horse, having several ribs
broken and being injured internally.
George Sayer. living near Arapahoe, will
bring suit against the G. & NJ. for damages to
the amount of SiO0 for stock killed.
Mrs. Stamp. living near Atkinson. recently
gave birth TO three baby boys, two of whom
are living.
At recent gathering in Kenesaw there
was grand infantile May day jubilee. There
were seventeen babies present, all pretty and
all accompanied by their proud mamas.
Isaac Connor received the nomination for
postmaster at Ponca by the democratic con-
vention held in that town.
Seventy thousand dollars is to be spent on
Fort Niobrara this year. This sum will be
expended in the erection of buildings for
troops.
A. V. Cole. department commander G. A. R.,
Nebraska, has issued general order in refer
ence to memorial day, which occurs on the
30th inst.
Lincoln special: The inquest ON the body
of Lewis II. Johnson, killed in the deadly
duel over Johnson's wife, developed few new
facts. The woman stated on the witness
stand that she was in bed and her husband
came in and struck her on the forehead with
the butt of his revolver, telling her he ex
pected to find her in bed with Long. He then
went up stairs saying he was jealous of Long
and would kill him anyway. Mo confidence
is put in the woman's story and it is believed
Johnson found her and Long together. he
jury found verdict that Johnson came to
his death by bullet wound from a revolver
in the hands of Ed Long, fired promiscuously.
Inrl inl 10 do Oft nj
hours suffering.
Part OF a human foot was found in a gar
bage pile near an Omaha livery stable last
week. From whence it came none could tell.
The second trial of S. S. Becker, indicted
for the killing of John Blackaw, one of the
commissioners of Pawnee county, has ended.
The jury disagreed as on the first trial, and
upon their coming into court District Attor-
ney Osgood entered Il nole and dismissed the
case. The dismissal was satisfactory, as it has
been generally believed that the shooting was
accidental and unintentional
The Frontier Faber invites anybody to
point out if they can q more intelligent COM
munity than that now rapidly occupying the
land in Frontier county. Settlements are
numerous and the immigrants are such us
any community could welcome.
Two Sarpy county men quarre ed about
who should build fires in the morning. Hot
words led to blows and thence on to the court
of justice where one Of them was fined sc
and costs.
Mrs. Henrietta SIpp, for twenty-five years
resident of Sarpy county, has become insane
and been taken to the insane asylum.
Managers of the Cage county fair expect
% have the best fair this year they have ever
held.
Richard Hughes & Co.. stock growers near
marketed IS head Of fat steers for
which they received $1,000.
Mrs. John Ort. of Valparaiso, was thrown
rom a buggy by runaway team AMI badly
bruised.
Preparations for appropriately celebrating
the 4th of July are going forward in many
.owne.
The village board of Cortland. after much
decided to grant saloon license
A number of citizens gave notice that an in
junction would be applied for
The trustees of Brownell hall. at Omaha,
have decided to accept tire propos ton of Mr.
to give them site for new buildings
The state homeopathic society held its an
NAL meeting at Lincoln few days ago and
elected new members as follows: A. o. Faulk
Ter. York: B. Bell Andrews. of Nemaha; A. r
Wells, of Aurora, and H. P. Fitch, of Hastings
Contracts have been let for the building of
;eventy-eicht miles of extension of the Bur
lineton and Missouri river railway from Re
publican City south into Kansas.
A farmer in Gage county was arrested for
stealing barbed wire CT his neighbor and fined
$50 and costs.
At the temperance revival in Beatrice over
four hundred signed the pledge.
The advance guard of company of two
hundred Bohemians-men, women and chill.
1ren-are in Nuckolls county looking up
locations. Land in that section is passing
rapidly into the hands of settlers.
The Wayne Herald urges the farmers and
others to agitate the fair question if the
county is to have an exhibition Of the kind
the coming fall. The county grows an abun-
dance of that which is worth showing to the
citizen and stranger hence the necessity of