McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-30

ly. and at others the doors are shut to thieves,
tramps and "tin-horn" gamblers.
| Prof Lane. superintendent Of census, and
| his chief clerk. Brad Cook, says the Lincoln
Journal, are deep in the work OF preparing
| for a thorough and complete census of the
| state, under the law passed at the recent ses-
| sion of the legislature. They will have every
| thing ready to begin the work at the time re-
| quired, unless the apathy of the people in re-
mote and sparsely settled districts leaves
| them without competent enumerators.
The grand commandery of knights Templer
| in session at Lincoln elected officers for the
! ensuing year as follows: Grand Commander,
I Allen B. Smith; Deputy Grand Commander
| Edwin +. Warren; Grand Generalissmo,
| Charles p. Keedham; Grand Captain General
John J. Wemple; Grand Prelate, Leroy +.
| Britt; Grand Senior Warden, Henry Gibbons;
| Grand Junior Warden, H. e. Nicodemus;
Grand Treasurer, James S. France; Grand
Recorder. William r. Bowen; Gnrad Standard
Bearer, Edgar C. Salisbury; Grand Sword
Bearer, Alfred c. Cass; Grand Warden, Alfred
w. White: Grand Captain of the Guard, Ash
| bury Townsend. Fremont was selected as
| the next place of meeting of the grand COM
mandery.
| about as much small grain this year as last.
The corn crop will be about one-third more in
acres than last season.
Brownville saloon keepers have been sued
| by Mrs. Worrall for $4,000 damages. Mrs.
| Wor rails husband was recently killed by one
| Hall, whom it is said was drunk at the time
| on whisky sold by defendants.
| The Reporter says there were forty-five en-
tries made at the Valentine land Office before
noon on Monday. This gives something of
| an idea of the rush for land in that section of
| the state.
Creighton needs and is determined to have
| q mill and a brick yard in the near future.
TIE Atkinson Graphic says: Last Wednes-
| day, Mr.. Chambers children, living on the
Mead farm in Pleasantview neighborhood,
were playing with a 32calbre revolver, and
| while in the hands of boy twelve years old
| it went off, the ball striking his little sister,
| five years old, just over the left eye and
came out at the side of the head with out PEN
| etrating the brain. 1t was a narrow escape
| for the little one, but with proper treatment
| she will probably come out all right.
Judge William Gaslin has sold his farm
west of Alma TO parties from Humboldt.
There were 1870 acres in the place and it sold
for $3.50 per acre.
On last Friday, says the Alma Tribune, a
prairie fire broke out on Mill creek. this coun
| ty. The wind, which was blowing n gale soon
drove the fire toward the residence of NJ. H.
Burr. In his effort to save his residence he
was overtaken by the fire and almost burned
to death. His face, arms and legs were horri-
Il bon bod b,,r
ed that the nails are all coming off. A. Bald
win, who happened to be at Mr.. Burr's was
also badly burned about the hands and face.
1t was by his efforts that Mr.. Burr was saved
from being burned to death. No damage was
done to property by the fire farther than the
destruction of timber.
In Nance county the other day two chill
dren, one ten and the other two years old,
were burned to death. The elder child, by re-
quest of his father, fired hay-stack, his lite
brother being on top at the time. Seeing his
brother enveloped in flames the larger boy
went to his rescue and both were SO badly
burned that death soon ensued. The parents
are terribly distressed over the sad event.
Dixon county recently voted on PROPOSE
ton to issue $4,000 in bonds. with which to
take I'D the outstanding Indebtedness against
the county.
The total bonded debt of Otoe county with
interest due thereon up to April l, 1885, is
s4e2 Ol25O. This does not include registered
o. outstanding warrants.
Twenty men and ten horses keep the paved
streets of Omaha clean. Their work COM
mences at midnight and generally ends about
Z a. m.
Preacher Van Doran of Boone county, Ia
went to Hastings in October last to expound
| the gospel In walking about the back streets
at late hour of night Van Doran fell Off the
walk and sustained injuries for which he
| thinks the city of Hastings should pay him
| S10I 31. Van Doran claims 5000 for bodily
| injuries, 5000 for loss of time and S13l for
| A cowboy, in Adams county, too poor to
| have but one name, and that "Tom," was be-
| fore Justice Kirk last week on charge OF
| adultery with Mrs. Basye, a married woman.
| Tom wan ed change of venue, aud took 1t
by jumping on the back of a thoroughbred
mare, and striking out for Kansas
| A district fair will be held in Omaha in Sep
TENDER at which there will be races and other
| attractions.
| Two companies of the Fifth United States
| cavalry have been ordered to the western
| part OF the state.
John McCarty has been arrested and Jailed
at Falls City on charge of stealing cattle,
The son of DIR. Kerr, at Falls City, acciden-
| tally shot himself in the leg with 32-calibre
revolver. There are doubts about physicians
| being able to save the injured member.
Among needed enterprises at Plainview is a
grist mill. The man who puts in the enter
prise will get good interest on the invest
ment.
The Lincoln Journal says the University
| faculty, which has been working at the course
of study for some time, has finally completed
its | hors. Sweeping changes have been
made in all the courses. the general tendency
| being toward specialization.
Kearney is building two school-houscs at g
cost of $4,000 each.
Beatrice is building $4,000 worth OF
chur ches this season..
The commissioners of Douglas county, act
ing under the advice of the county attorney
will refuse to accept the furnishing of the
county officers rooms.
Mrs. Patrick Finnegan, of Platte county
has been decrced a divorce on the ground OF
drunkenness and extreme cruelty. Defend