The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-04-01

LUMBER is being hauled out onto the line
OF the Omaha & Hastings branch OF the B
q NJ. Boarding houses and shanties are
being built and the work OF grading will
commence at once.
BEN HOGAN, ex-prize fighter, who has
been for some months evangelizing in this
state, said to a reporter: II am satisfied
with my work in Nebraska. | get 'em in
somehow If | can't talk EN- in l laugh
'cm in, and if 1 can't do that, 1 knock 'em
in"
THE three thugs at Omaha who severely
pounded a policeman. were each given one
hundred days in Jail and fined 800.
WASHINGTON special: The senate ir exec
utive session made the following confirma-
tions: j. F. Gardner, surveyorgeneral oil
Nebraska and Iowa; Thomas w. Upton,
receiver at Bloomington; John G. Higgins,
register at Grand Island; Thomas B.
Davis, register at Lincoln, and Charles H.
Potter for Indian agent at the Omaha
agency. Postmasters: Thomas W. Nor
ton at Nebraska City; Jonathan N. Wise
at Plattsmouth; w. T. McGinnis at Min.
den; Samuel Riggs AT Beatrice; Charles NJ.
Wilson at Tecumseh; George A. j. Moss at
Pawnee City.
THE carpenters OF Omaha held a meet
ing, talked the matter over, and decided to
work this year but nine hours a day.
OAKLAND's four saloon men are prepar-
ing to take out license for another year.
ENGINEER Tom Tucker OF the B. & M. is
credited with the fastest long run ever
made over the road. The other day he
pulled a special, containing Vice President
Potter and Manager Holdredge. from Dem
yer to Akron, 254 miles, in five hour and
ten minutes, an average OF fifty miles an
hour including stops.
BENEFITS Touring mill is undergoing re-
pairs that will, when completed, render it
one of the best institutions Of the kind in
the state.
A DELEGATION from the Rock Island roa
up railroad matters.
BEATRICE expects to make double the inn
provements this year that it did last.
THE Bloomington Guards says: Mr..
Samuel Gillard, a prosperous farmer, of
Naponee, called at this office Monday and
exhibited specimens of blossoms OF coal,
yellow oclire and Russian blue. He is con-
tident that he will soon find coal in abund-
ance on his land, having gone down to Il
of eighty feet at present. Mr.. Moffit,
OF Iowa, an experienced miner, shares this
opinion.
BL~ooMINGTON's brass band is heavily in
debt, and the members call upon citizens
for assistance, if they would have the
organization kept intact.
A LINCOLN correspondent says: John G..
Haskins sent into the county clerks office
land patent issued by President James
Buchanan away back in 1860. The parch-
ment ~recites that one John Lord, a private
in Captain Bordwells company OF Mas
sachusetts militia, is entitled to 160 acres
of land, under the bounty No.. S0,451, for
in the war of 1872, and thai ioca-
ton had been made on the south one-half
OF the northwest quarter, and north half
the southwest quarter of section 20,
township 8, north OF range Z, cast in the
OF land subject to sale at Nebraska
City. An assignment was made by Lord to
Julian Metcalf, and by Metcalf to John w.
Haskins, in whom the president declares
the title rests. This document has been in
Haskins' possession twenty-siX years with
being placed on record.
An Illinois man isdesirous OF establishing
q large wooden mill at Omaha if he can re-
some financial encouragement. 1t
has been figured out that there is bigmoney
IN an enterprise OF this kind.
AT a meeting of the Bennett creamery
company, held last week, 1t was decided to
commence operations April /, and pay IA
per gage for cream. The capacity OF
the institution is 5000 COWS. This will be
its second year.
JAMES NJ. CARNEY, living near Republican
City, was gobbled last week byIowa officers
and taken to that state to answer for mis-
deeds.
IT is still confidently expected that the
Ord extension of the Union Pacific will reach
.insworth the coming season, and thus
furnish a means OF marketing the products
OF the land without having the profits con-
sumed by extortionate freight charges.
Work has begun on the foundations OF
the planning mill and machine shop at Blue
A NEW gas company has been formed at
Omaha. 1t is the intention OF the new com
pany to furnish gas to all patrons at $3.50
per $1,000 feet, and to operate twenty
miles OF pipe by September i, 1888.
A MAN named Pahlmquest is suing the
Pacific Railroad company for S1O,-
300 for injuries received while in the en-
ploy OF that corporation.
GEN. HOWARD, commander OF the de-
partment OF the Platte, headquarters at
Omaha, is receiving numerous kilograms
,ongratulating him upon his good fortune
securing the appointment as major gen.
eral.
SING KEE, an Omaha Chinaman, was
fined $50 and costs for running an opium
Joint.
OFFICERS OF the Adams agricultural So
have made made arrangements with
the Hastings Driving association to use the
grounds for the purpose of q speed
ring. either in conjunction with the county
or as a separate institution.
FIFTY thousand dollars worth OF real
changed hands in Lincoln one day
last week.