McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-12

Henry Kunold, from Omaha, who was TEN
porarily working in Hastings. fell dead fl
that city last week from heart disease. HI
leaves large family iu Omaha.
A sleek looking man put in an appearance
at Wayne few days ago, remaining abou
forty-eight hours, during which he took in
a number Of business men for small sums.
The Presbyterian societies in the two north
ern tiers of counties have been annexed tt
the western portion of the state. and vii
hereafter be known as the Niobrara synod.
An Omaha barber took up with bad
woman, and after living with her for awhile
they euarreled. A physician sewed up hit
cuts and 1t is thought he will be around again
in few weeks.
At Hastings q man named L. II. Redus, q
sewing machine agent, made an attempt to
commit suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor. He was suffering from bad case OF
domestic trouble.
| From Exeter it is reported the hog cholera
| is still raging, and the damage to the farmers
| of that vicinity by rea, on of it's ravages has
| been immense, and the worst of it is no one
can tell when it will end.
The West Nebraska Methodist Episcopal
seminary at Kearney, provided the citizens
of that town will donate for the object forty
acres Of land and $4,000 cash.
The second trial of Jackson Martin, for the
murder of John Cameron in May, 1872 was
concluded on the 4th at Beatrice. The jury
was out one hour and brought in a verdict of
guilty, with the penalty of death.
Citizens of Crete are troubled good deal by
old Indian hays running from house to house
begging. The local. paper recommends that
the ladies freely use the broOmstick, thus
making them seek more genial quarters.
Frank Grabne, on trial at Omaha for the
murder of John Kluss, was adjudged guilty
in the second degree. The prisoner, who sup
posed he would have to hang, felt greatly re-
lieved when he heard the verdict of the jury.
Rev. DR.. Worthington, the newly consecra-
ted bishop of Nebraska, will be present at
Trinity church, Omaha, on the 18th inst En-
thronement of the bishop will take place soon
after Easter, which comes on the first Sunday
in April.
The Alexandria Herald says that Byron
Bectel, who is well known in that community
committed suicide by shooting himself. He
has been of unsound mind for the past few
months. The deceased was about thirty three
years of age and unmarried.
A case of assault and battery took place at
Omaha few days ago, in which journalist
was the victim. P. H. Gavin, of the Times
Dispatch. was severely beaten by an attorney
named Kyle, who had been referred to in
Gavin's paper in not very fattering terms.
The Fullerton Journal thinks the assessors
nj fU tn q
rate of asses sment. That county, it says, has
of late contributed great deal too much to
the state, where if assessment were lower, the
state tax would be decreased without affect
ing the county.
Ex-Governor Furnas, who has been working
for some time to secure free transportation
to New Orleans for the legislative and state
officers whom he desired to have visit the ex-
position as nearly in body as possible, tele-
graphsthat he has been unable to get what he
long has sought.
Hastings special says: L. H. Reclus, a
local sewing machine agent here, cut his neck
from ear to ear. The cause of the act is at
tributed to domestic infelcity. He may pos
sibly recover. One Frank Strausser, a gam
bier, is charged with criminal intimacy with
the victims wife.
Fine-stock breeders in session at Lincoln
elected the following officers: President,
Claudius Jones. of Seward; vice-presidents,
Henry Frye of York, Mr.. Eaton of Syracuse,
NJ. L. Trestor of Lincoln, W. Fl. Barstow of
Crete, and S. c. Bassett of Gibbon; secretary,
Col. E. P. Savage. of Lincoln.
Robert Hopkins, of Ashland, a few days
ago, sent a copy of the Weekly New England
Journal, paper published in Boston in IT'S,
to Ex-Governor Furnas at New Orleans, to be
placed on exhibition there. This paper was
once the property of Stephen Hopkins, one of
the signers of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, who was great uncle Of Mr.. Hopkins
of Ashland.
A farmer named Tim Sharp fell through
the elevator hatchway at the Nebraska City
pork packery, breaking his left arm and hip.
During the past year Mr.. Sharpand his family
have been peculiarly unlucky from acct
dents. His father was killed by falling from
wagon; his son had an arm broken by being
kicked by horse, and now Tim has an arm
and leg broken.
TIL Valentine Reporter says 1t is believed
that the immigration into the upper country
the coming season viii Tar exceed that of last
year. Already the tide is commencing to
flow, and it will be hard to find vacant claim
without a settler in that country three months
hence. With the advance of the railroad new
and thrifty towns will spring up, and the
the rapidity with which the country will de-
velop can hardly be estimated at this time.
An Omaha paper says that the Union eleva-
tors there have been full to the roofs, owing
to the difficulty of getting cars for shipment
to the seaboard, and on Monday 260 cars of
corn were standing on the tracks at that city.
Recently about 100 empty cars arrived from
the east and at this rate the accumulation of
grain will soon be relieved. There are be-
tween 1,5OO and 1000 car loads of corn under
roof at that place.
Mr.. Wilson, of Beatrice, runs a water cart,
which is large tank balanced upon two
wheels, and drawn by one horse. AS he was
coming up street few days ago, the wheels
of his cart struck street crossing and sent
the water with a rush to the back end of the
tank, broke the belly band, and lifted the
horse high in the air, where he hung from the
shafts of the cart. 1t took two or three men
to{balance down the shafts and put the horse
on the ground.