McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-12
THE STATE IN BRIEF.

A census of Blair, just completed, shows a
population of Little over 1900.
During recent storm seven COWS froze to
death in the vicinity of Harvard,
The people of ColeriGge threaten to round
up the professional claim-jumpers.
Mr.. Kerr, of Filley, Gage county, has lost
$1,000 worth of hogs the past winter.
Houses are in great demand in Arapahoe
The only vacant room is the calaboose.
Douglass county during the month of Feb
ruary fifty permits to marry were issued.
The Swedish Lutheran mission of Tekama
are raising money to build $1,000 church.
The bricklayers' union of Lincoln have es-
tablished wages for the years.. 80 per day.
The protracted meeting has laid hold of
Alexandria and good results are anticipated
The bricklayers OF Crete have organized
union and established wages at $50 per day.
Mr.. George Wilcox, of Nebraska City, had
. the misfortune to break his leg a few days
ago.
A brutal italian in Omaha became enraged
at his nephew and nearly chewed Off the boys
cheek.
Arapahoe's opera house is now about ready
for the reception of first class travelling
troupes.
Horse thieves have been operating in Burt
county. Isaac Thordike lost span and set
of harness.
The house of Roland Frantz, Adams county,
was totally destroyed by fire. The loss is $500;
fully insured.
Two carloads of immigrants reached Lincoln
a new nights ago.
Nebraska continues to remain at the front
in New Orleans To her all the other states
concede the honor.
The revival meeting in kenesaw closed with
the ordinance of baptism being administered
to eight persons.
Those who have paid the five per cent
penalty for non-payment of taxes can have
the same refunded.
The governor has signed the bill prohibiting
the selling or giving OF tobacco to infants
under Is years of age.
An Inauguration ball was given at Tekama
on the evening of the 4th, many prominent
people being in attendance.
A committee from Nebraska will attend the
ton at Algona, Iowa, on the 10th.
Quite number of Omahans have gone to
Washington to attend Inauguration exercises
and others will leave at an early day.
The Dorchester Star says the grain dealers
of that place have almost concluded to go out
of business, as they cannot get cars.
Notwithstanding the dull times the upward
growth of Exeter is steady and rapid. The
town has not less than 900 inhabitants.
The Ord Quiz complains because in that
town of a thousand Inhabitants the church
audiences will not average over thirty-five.
w.G R. Davis, the defaulting justice of the
peace at Dunbar, was arrested at St. Joseph
and taken to Nebraska City for safe keeping.
Eight states of the union and twenty-three
counties of Nebraska are represented every
morning sat chapel in the Crete university.
Ex-senator Upton, of Brownville. has gone
to Washington to witness the Inauguration,
and will remain several weeks ut the national
capital.
There has been more and continuous sleigh.
ing In the vicinity of Valentine the past win
ter than was ever known in that part of Ne
braska before.
Ne0raSkans VINO nave oeeu at INC oAPooi-
ton all vote it a great success, particularly
that part of it wherein Nebraska figures SO
conspicuously.
Mr.. worley, who has had several years ex-
nerience in missionary work in China, spoke
ON that subject in Ashland few nights ago
70 q large audience.
A egood Indian" or one who carried ere
aon+,aIe IN that effect. gathered in more than
$40 at Lincoln in ten hours the otner oay' al
for sweet charity sake.
Democrats of Willard had quite demon
stration in honor of the Inauguration OF
President Cleveland. Omaha also rred ma
tional salute over the event