McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15

good many partly constructed buildings, but
the cold weather makes it matter almost out
of the question.
Within two weeks thirteen children of Full
erton were swept away ny diphtheria and
scarlet fever. One family lost three and
several others two.
e. W. Peterson, of Burt county, is the
youngest man in the house. He is the first
man elected to the Nebraska legislature who
was born in the state.
Mrs. Henry, the evange list, will hold series
of meetings at Alma. She has been quite
successful with meetings at Bloomington,
| Franklin and elsewhere.
Mr.. Shedd. of Lincoln. is the speaker of the
house of representatives. and Hon. Church
Howe, of Nemaha county, presides over de
! alterations of the senate.
The little child of Mr.. Flader. living near
Lincoln, died few days ago from a scalding
received several days ago. She pulled pot
of hot water of the stove.
The fun in Schuyler's skating rink was
varied the other night by a game of knock
down-and-drag-out, in which half dozen
! young men took hand.
Slater, arrested in connection with the muir
der in the insane asylum, has been released.
Graver, the alleged other party to the trans
action, will probably be held for trial.
| A drunken man put ont Of store at Mar
Quette hurled a brick at the glass door, and,
scattering the glass; cut party on the inside
quite severely about the face.
There are 1905 school children in Buffalo
county. The apportionment for this county
Ia he Inf nj pfc
for each child after the district fund is taken
| out.
The hungry tramp with but little money can
fare very well in Omaha. The price of bread
in that city has been reduced one-half. and
very large-sized loaf is furnished for FIVE
| cents.
Many of the papers are urging the legisla-
ture to do something for relief of the people
from the five per cent. tax penalty. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the request will be
needed.
At the reception of Gov. Dawes in Lincoln
last week his excellency was presented with
a beautiful album, containing the photographs
of the judges and district attorneys appointed
by him.
Joe Graver has been Jailed at Lincoln to
of the insane asylum. The man against whom
this serious charge rests has heretofore borne
an excellent reputation.
The son of H. Crook, Republican City, met
with painful accident last week. He placed
a.gun-cap on one of the rails of the B. s. NJ.
track and struck it with hammer. 1t ex-
ploded and a portion was buried in the boys
eg.
]. P. Curry. living northwest of Shelton,
made an attempt to commit suicide by taking
about two-thirds of an ounce of laudanum
and teaspoonful of aconite. He was saved
by the timely arrival of a physician. Domes-
tic trouble.
Charles Florence and John B. Legnard, ar
rested in Chicago recently on charge of con-
spiracy to defraud the government, perjury
and suboreination of perjury, in connection
with the Valentine land frauds, were az
raigned at Lincoln.
Two Omaha policemen, while on duty, met
in a saloon at 4 o'clock in the morning and had
regular set-to of several rounds which was
desperate and damaging to the participants.
Both of the cops have been suspended pend
ing an investigation.
During the past month the distilleries in
this state have been doing their level best to
make hole in the supply of corn and have
produced more liquor than in any previous
month in the history of the state, paying over
100000 for taxes upon what they manufac-
tured.
The man Tay Tor. who was arrested at Bea-
trice a short time ago for attempting to break
into a clothing store, is wanted in Denver to
answer to the charges of grand larceny and
forgery. The Gage county authorities will
deal with him first for his offense in that
place.
Robert Phelps traps nearly $50 muskrats
every night on the bottoms near Peru Some
seasons Phelps captures as high as three or
four thousand muskrats, and from fifty to
one hundred beavers. He follows trapping
in the winter and shoemaking in the summer
time.
A fatal accident occurred at Hastings last
week in divers elevator. Mr.. Guyer looks
after the machinery and while STOPPING over
q tumbiing rod to Ak grain chute, his clothes
were caught by the rod and he was jerked for
ward and under the rod, breaking his neck
and killing him instantly. His head was bad
" crushed and arms bruised, but no bone
broken. His coat was torn clear off.
In York county MIR. B. F. Marshall became
mentally unbalanced and attempted TO do in
jury to his family and other members of the
household. using railing of the stove to in
flict damage. Following this he ran into the
street with no clothing on but shirt and
made his way half a mile distant where he
laid down the railroad track. 1t is likely he
will be sent 10 the asylum.
special from Oakland says report reached
there that one Geo. B. Wigren, living two
miles south of Braig. in Burt county. shot and
MORALLY wounded his wife. The weapon used
was double-barreled shotgun, and one of
the woman's arms is riddled into shreds and
her side perforated with shot She cannot
live. They are Swedes, and are known to
have had trouble, but the husband claims the
shooting was accidental.
Charles Oedeer. a young man living short
distance northwest of Crete, shot himself in
frightful manner. He was on horseback, |
chasing a wolf, and dismounted to open |
gate, leaning his gun against wire fence. |
He remounted and then reached for his gun, |
and, the hammer catching on q wire, the gun |