McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-26
TILE STATE IN BRIEF.

Bishop Worthington will be in Ashland and
preach on the Goth.
Stages for carrying passengers from Valen'
tine to Chadron are to be put on.
Its costs Douglas county s137.42 a year to
support a pauper on the poor farm.
Weeping Water will issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for water works.
The Seventh Day Adventists are holding a
series of meetings in Bloomington.
Gage county will hold its fair October 9Th
to 9th, and pay 81, 600 in premiums.
The state university at Lincoln will import
aprofessor of sanscrit from Europe.
C. G. Mayfeld. of Cass county. had litter
of pigs carried away by wolves last week.
A Kearney man has $1,000 which he thinks
of investing in soap factory at that place.
Hen-roosts and coal-bins of Blair are suffer-
ing from the depredations of sneak thieves.
Burglars entered the store of Winger &
Miller, Lincoln, and carried off s., 500 worth OF
silks.
By the late directory issued in Omaha it is
figured that the city has population of just
about $1,000.
creamery it is proposed to organize joint
Etock company.
Hon. James E. Boyd will be the citizens
candidate for mayor Of Omaha at the coming
municipal election.
Two stores at Dorchester were consumed
by fire on the night of the 18th. Most of the
goods were saved.
The Papillion Times says If the building
boom continues as it has started, it will far
exceed that of last year.
Louisvillians invite all strangers looking
for progressive town in which to locate to
see that place before deciding.
Fourteen car loads of immigrants passed
through Kenesaw the other evening, destined
for different points in Nebraska.
The G. A R. society of Creighton have Sc
cured ground and will erect a building with a
hall in the near coming months.
Edward Warner. of Gosper county. puts
$500 back pay from the government where it
willdo the most good-in Nebraska land.
Bishop Worthington first sermon in Ne
braska was delivered at Omaha on the 18th
there being an overfowing congregation.
1t is reported that the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy think very seriously of looking
out fol- another crossing for their trains than
Rulo.
Wayne county reports the tide of immigra
ton fairly open and that it bids fair to ex-
eel anything heretofore known in that sec
ton.
The city marshal of Omaha has decided that
the buckingham" theatre. a notorious re
sort for bad men and worse women in that
city, must go.
Death is announced at Omahaof Col. Joseph
Taylor, q. 3. A., of pneumonia, after an ILL
ness Of six days. He leaves one son and two
daughters, all grown.
Reform is now the watchword at Nebraska
City. The mayor has issued proclamation
closing the saloons on Sunday.
A few 70 the Indians making selections on
the Santee reservation are already preparing
to make Improvements aad put in crops this
spring.
The store of Moses Adler g. Co., Lincoln,
was entirely destroyed by fire. The building
was not of much account, but there is q loss
of s., 500 on goods.
The Blue Valley association of the Congre-
gational churches will hold its annual session
in Crete this year. beginning on the fourth
Wednesdayin April.
Fort Pierre and Chamberlain will meet their
FIRST serious competition for the Black Hills
trade by the opening up of the Chadron-R Rapid
City route this spring.
The lively corn husker is again around. A
man in Seward county the other day go
away with thirty three bushels in three hours
Eleven bushels an hour is not slow.
All Nebraskas returning visitors to the
New Orleans exposition express themselves
more than pleased with their state exhibit,
the management and attractions.
James Mills, of Omaha, has been found |
guilty of criminal libel OF Mrs. Alice Daily. |
The penalty is not te exceed to $500 fine or six
months in the county jail. or both.
Another shooting AFFAIR occurred at Omaha |
on the 18th. but without ser GUS results. DR.. |
Morgner fired several shots at one Lon |
George. slightly wound;ng him. There was |
woman in the trouble.
DR.. Flshblatt, who formerly operated in |
Omaha, and who will be remembered by |
many publishers by the amounts he is owing |