McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-28

| engagements can be made they will begin
building. The mill will be built in the best
manner, and havea capacity of fifty to sew
| enty-f1ve barrels day.
several Valentine ladies' have gone out onto
| their homesteads for six months, the required
time of residence to ''prove up"
| Rev. Mr.. Coleman, former pastor of the
| Congregational church at Wymore died in
California last week.
Beatrice's city scales took in SIS this
| month. Weigher's salary in the meantime
| SlS5. The scales cost $3.50. Not profitable
city institution.
P. J. Myers, of Gage county, had three rams
whose fleece weighed g. q and 30 pounds, re-
| spectively.
The Nebraska and Iowa Packing company,
| at Nebraska City, last week received a ship
ment of seventy-fve cars of salt to be used in
curing the meat killed by them this summer
and fall.
Fellow workmen Of Mr.. Wigman, who was
ruthlessly assaulted few nights ago, are
still holding out $500 reward for the perpe-
| traitors of the outrage.
A. G. Howard. a farmer residing near SYRIA
cuse, was kicked by mule one day last W eek,
| and aside from having one ear cut off, was
badly injured in the breast.
Fruitmen about Nebraska City concur in
stating that the fruit crop was not injured by
the late cold spell.
Two telegraph offices have been opened
west of Valentine.
The tide of emigration that set in early still
continues undated and the population of
Nebraska is being increased by hundreds
every day.
Postofice changes in Nebraska to Nav Is
1885: Standardization, Buffalo county
Lee w. Baker, postmaster; Pine C,mp. Kcya
Paha county, Martha A. Snyder, postniStress
observation-disclosures, Colfax county. Tost-
masters appointe l-McCook, Red Willow
county, Alonzo 2. Sharp; Piattsmout' Cass
county, Jonathan N. Wise; Salem, Richardson
county, james T. Campbell.
August Spence, Swede laborer met with
instant death in Omaha a few days a.o He
was working in Il trench when the dirt cavel
in upon him.
An insane man confined IN the Albion jail
made his escape last week AMI returned to
his farm, where he was recaptured and re-
turned to his confinement.
Merriam, the Omaha grain dealer and eleva,
tor man. estimates that five-sixths of Ne
braskas crop of 1881 has been converted into
cash, the balance being held for better prices.
Mrs. Alma Edmund, of Lancaster county,
has been pronounced insane and taken to the
asylum.
The graduating class of the Omaha High
school this yea numbers thirteen.
A special election has been called for June
I6 at Wisner to vote upon the proposition to
issue $1,000 in bonds for the purpose of con-
structing water works.
James H. Phillips, of Beatrice, brother of
Capt. r. O. Phillips, of Lincoln, died a few
days ago.
Thomas f. Doty, recently delivery clerk in
the Lincoln pc tOfice, has been arrested on
charge of embezzng from the mails He
made full confession.
The new three-cent law is beginning to OPP
crate. The B. & NJ. announces a reduction Of
the unlimited rates between Missouri river
points and Denver from So. 80 to S20.25. The
limited rate will be as before, $500.
Secretary Roggen says that he has ha
about forty applications for the appointment
of secretary of the railway commission, and
that the auditor and Encouragement have
probably received as many.
Lincoln's new water works have been thor
oughly and successfully tested.
A man named Coleman was found dead ina
stock car at Ponca, having suicided, it is sup
posed, because of too much strong drink and
ill luck at the gaming table.
writes from Arapahoe: 'We had the oppor-
tunity this morning of examining one of the
greatest curiosities, or freaks of nature, that
has ever been seen in our city, viz: double
calf-head. Mr.. Uhlmann, the owner of the
mother of the calf. tells us the calf was dead
but all natural every way until the neck was
reached which, about half way between
shoulders and ears divided into two distinct
necks, ending with a perfect head on each
neck. 1t was examined by scores OF people,
as Mr.. Uhlmann cut off the neck just in front
of the shoulders and brought the heads to
town, still Joined together. He intends pre-
serving them in alcohol"
The city council of Omaha have refused to
confirm several of the mayors appointments.
The committee selected to locate the site for
failed to agree.
The Auburn Post learns that their is not
much opposition to removal Of the county
seat in Nemahs county. Many who two years
ago voted in opposition to removal will favor
the question at the next election.
John McCumber, of Nemaha county, was
thrown from horse and dragged l50 yards,
in the meantime being badly kicked. The boy
had the halter twisted aronnd his wrist. His
injuries brought on Inconsistencies and at
last accounts it was thought he could not live.
There are but two ways in which the law
permits fish to be caught in this state, except
in private ponds or streams. and they are by
hook and line or spear or fork. The use OF
any other means subjects the offender to
fiue of not less than five dollars or imprison-
ment in the county jail for not less than ten
days, or both, at the discretion Of the court"
The tide of immigration to the White river
region continues to increase.
Daniel Douglass, Dixop county farmer,
will SOW forty bushels of buckwheat this sea-
son.