The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-01-21

disappeared, leaving a shortage in his &C.
counts OF about 500. A woman is said
to have caused his downfall. The company
loses nothing, being secured by reliable
bondsmen.
DURING the recent cold snap at Omaha a
man named Thomas Rogers was brought in
in a pitiable condition. He was found by
a farmer in a section along the line OF the
railroad track a few miles from town. He
aid he had been out in the storm for four
days, and that a great portion OF the time
he had been without food. He said he was
afraid to start out in search of assistance
lest he should lose his way and perish in
the snow. When found his ears, nose and
lips and feet were frozen SO that they were
perfectly black. He was sent to the poor
farm.
Ben BARRows, for ten years consul to
Dublin. appointed from Nebraska, is back
to his adopted state.
OMAHA citizens are having trouble with
the gas men, refusing to pay the exhorbi.
tant charges for n very o article OF light.
The normal school at Fremont has 100
students.
AN official notice of the death OF Father
O'Connor has been received by Father
Boyle, OF Fremont. He was pastor OF the
Catholic church al that place for nearly
four years. He was about thirty five years
OF age. and a priest about eleven years. He
left Omaha for his native home. III Ireland,
about three months ago. A paralytic
stroke so Frustrated him that it WAS neces-
sary to carry him from tho steamer on
which he sailed, and since then he has been
failing.
A A firm at Oakdale disposed of 25.-
5o7 acres from May 1 to December 81,
1885, at an average price per acre OF $3.50.
WALTER JOSEPH, who says he is a de-
serter from company A, Eighteenth infant
ry, gave himself up to the police at Omaha.
SPEAKING OF real estate" SAYS an
Omaha letter-writcr, II might mention in
c~idcntally that it is one OF tn. biggeat.in-
'dustries Omaha has got. The fact is every
man, woman and child in the city is a
dealer, or rather a Spectator, in mud; II
you a man in Omaha who hasn't bought q
lot or is in the very act OF buying one, you
will point to a stranger that has not been
in the city long enough to write his name Oh
the'hotel register"
THE Ponca Advocate makes a very fiat
tering showing OF the solid improvements
and progress OF that town in 1885.
ACCORDING to the Blair Republican they
are lively workers at Kennard. Last week
they commenced to talk up a public hall;
next day organized a joint stock company;
the following day the click of saws and
hammers startled the Oldest citizens; Fri
day night of that same week the new struc.
ture was dedicated by a ball SO well at
tended that the net receipts were SIS.
THE Ewing Item says: Mr.. Henry How
ard, Of Marshalltown, Iowa, an old-time
friend Of Adam Roberts. was in Ewing last
week. Mr.. Howard is a breeder OF Clydes-
dale horses and he was looking for a farm
near town to devote to that purpose. He
expressed himself well pleased with Ewing
and the country adjacent and has his eyes
on a certain quarter-section near here
which he thinks strongly OF purchasing, to
locate on in the spring.
OMAHA is preparing to give another
ball. That last winter netted a
handsome sum for the benefit of the poor,
strong efforts will be put forth to in
crease the amount this yea.
A NEW order was received at military
headquarters in Omaha a few days since.
1t is from the secretary of war, and is in
regard to paying for kilograms. The order
reads as follows: eff the Western Union
or any other independent companies build
or maintain a telegraph line which runs
alongside of and and occupies the same
territory as one OF the bonded Pacific
roads, it is intended that every paymaster
shall refuse payment to said Independent
companies for messages received or sent
over said lines" Another clause in the
order STIMULATES that messages shall be
sent by the subsidized lines in preference to
the non-subsidized lines if possible.
In the police court at Lincoln, Charles
was found guilty of assault upon
Mrs. Alice Albright, and was fined $25 and
costs.
GEORGE T. WALKER, who founded the
Omaha Nail works in 1878, is now in that
city perfecting arrangements for the forma-
of a new company to reopen. the
Omaha Nail works which closed on Christ
mas. Mr.. Walker is the owner OF extensive
steel nail works in Oakland, Cal.
DURING the late severe storm in Ne
braska a train was thirty-six hours in
the drift between Hastings and Hansen.
in the vicinity OF the s~now-bound
train looked after the comforts OF the pas
sengers and rain men, SO that they suffer
not for good fare. George Locke, the
ba ggageman, had both feet badly frozen
while shoveling snow. Otherwise the crew
and passengers passed through the ordeal
safe and sound.
OMAHA will give its annual charity ball
on the 22d of February.
THE Chicago and Northwestern is build
ing eight new parlor cars for it's main line
and four for its Omaha line.
THE worst thing Che Fair,nont Herald
heard of in connection with the storm was
a man near that town whose cows were