The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-12-23


window. A. D. expects to have a pas
pass in his pocket can go and come at will.
1t isn't every farmer who can build a house
right on the line OF a proposed railroad.
A LINCOLN correspondent writes: 1t has
been the custom to print the governors
message in a half II dozen different an
guages. but it is doubtful if it will be done
this year. The average Nebraskan ought
to read the English language. At least it
is not the fault of the legislature il they
cannot do so. The proceedings, laws, jour
nails, etc., are confined to one language,
and the ancient custom OF converting one
state paper into many tongues should be
abolished.
BUSINESS men of Hastings have just or
ganized an association for buying grain
They will build an elevator and hire an ex-
perienced man to operate it. endeavoring
to get a fair profit upon their investment.
THE new church at Pleasant Valley will
be dedicated the first Sunday after Christ
mas.
Rev. IRWIN. pastor for the past six years
of the Presbyterian church at Beatrice, has
rendered his resignation.
CONSIDERABLE trouble is being had over
the new school house at Mead. The con
tract was let last August to G. w. Wilson
for 3 $500, to be completed by Dec. 1. If
not completed by that time it was specified
that the contractor was to forfeit $50 for
each week that it remained uncompleted.
al Ill L - c -
cording to the plans and specifications fur
nished him, and the building committee
claim he has not, and they will not accept
the building or pay for it. The matter is
liable to end in a law suit.
NEBRASKA CRY special: Last evening the
board OF county commissioners made a
final settlement with the bondsmen OF ex-
Treasurer Simpson, in accepting the tender
of $40, 900, the amount of the bond. In
addition to this the bondsmen pay the
costs thus far accrued in the affair, and
$500 towards the payment of the expert,
who is investigating the books. The coun-
ty is still left to hold the sack to the
amount of $40, 900, or more. 1t is talked
that Simpson is likely to be prosecuted on
another charge when his short sentence ex-
pires.
THE work of trenching for the street
mains for Nebraska City's waterworks sys-
tenn began on the 10th, and will be pushed
during the mild weather. 1t is intended to
complete the works by July 1, 1887.
The new Catholic church at Pleasant
Valley, Dodge county, will be dedicated at
an early day.
SH1cKLEY's new elevators have opened up
for business.
Two burglars were captured in Omaha
last week as they were in the act OF o
bling a gun store. They had in their pos
session twenty reyolvers.
The Farmers union of Oakland has pur-
chased two lots and will erect an elevator
at once.
OPERATIONS have been suspended at the
recent coal find in Omaha. Tbs well has
filled with water and nothing further can
be lone until Il pump, which has been or
dered, OF sufficient capacity TO empty the
well arrives. Mr.. Martin, the gentleman
who has charge of the work of sinking the
well, will return in a few days and go on
with the works.
THE q. P, B. & NJ. and St. Joe and
Grand Island are engaged in a merry wal
in tits state at the present time. The
North Bend Flail, says: 1.-The U. P. sur
veyors completed their line to North Bend,
on Friday, and were Immediately ordered
to Norfolk for a continuance OF the line
from Stanton toward the northwest. 1t
may be distinctly understood that in the
lively game for the occupation OF northern
Nebraska. the coming season, the Union
Pacific proposes to hold a full hand"
SENATOR HENDERSON and wife will occupy
Senator Palmer's residence in Washington
this winter.
AN Omaha wife who had been cruelty
wronged, o1ced her husbands mistress at
the point of a revolver to surrender an ele-
CANT outfit OF furniture which had been pnr-
chased for the said mistress by the husband
OF the wronged woman, Mrs. Leeder.
THERE are now seventy-seven organized
counties in the state and the returns OF the
late election show that eighteen OF these
counties are under township organization.
Cheyenne, Colfax. Frontier and Kearney
have not reported on that question yet.
AT Omaha last week the jury brought In
a verdict convicting David Rankin, the cat
tleman, who was charged with fencing IN
80, 900 acres of government land in Cherry
county. Caleb Stem, his foreman, who
was indicted on the same count, was ac-
quilted. Judge Dundy reserved sentence
in the case OF Mr.. Rankin, and will prob
ably give him a chance to atone by i'm
mediately pulling down the obnoxious bar
riers. This, it is understood, Rankin will
do at once.
AN unknown man was run over and
killed by the cars near Brady Island last
week. There was nothing about the body
to definitely indicate the name OF the per
son. A receipt dated 1882 for $62 for
medical services, written upon paper con
tanning the heading OF Christ church i'll Chi
cago, was found in a pocketbook upon the
corpse. About $40 in silver and a spec
tacle case containing a pair OF snow glasses
were found upon the remains The case
vas stamped with the name OF IL San Fran
cisco dealer. The merciless wheels had
passed l~engthwise OF the body, crushing OFF
one side OF the head, one arm and one