The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
ABOUT

ABOUT NEBRASKA.
Order Rescinded and Dismissed
Inc STATE board OF transportation is
sued the following order:
We, the board OF transportation, find
from official authority that the produc.
ions OF the state of Nebraska, including
wheat, oats, corn, cattle and hogs, are
carried to market ut Q less rate per ton
per mile than the same productions OF
the state of Iowa; and that lumber and
hard coal are shipped into the state at q
less rate per ton per mile than the same
Kind of goods are shipped to consumers
of Iowa.
We further find that the business done
In Nebraska by the railroad companies
Tor the year ending June 80, 1883, has
increased 1924, 726 tons over the bust
ness OF the previous year, while the net
earnings of the roads have decreased
during the same time SO, 1856, 4S2. 03.
That these net earnings are less than 81
per cent per annum on capital actually
Invested.
We further find that the enforcement
OF the order of July 8, 1883, would cause
q reduction in the rates on some classes
Of freight, while it would cause q raise
In others, and that only jobbers would
be benefited thereby, who, 8 a rule,
have demonstrated against its enforce
ment; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the order made by THU
board on the 5th day of July, 1883, con,
cerning freight rates, be, and the same
is hereby rescinded and dismissed.
"A ten cent rate has been made on
the new bridge between Omaha and
Council BlufA
There are only about fifteen OF
twenty cases against the Chase boys, OF
Fairmont. in the district court.
The fourth annual convention of
the Nebraska dairymen's association,
held ut Gibbon last week, was well at
tended.
-Plattsmouth has fair prospects of
getting a $50, 900 hotel, to be erected by
Mr.. Riley, of Omaha.
An Omaha Republican advertising
man collected $3.50 of the firms money
and then left for parts unknown.
The Blair Canning company made O
shipment of ten cars of canned corn,
peas and tomatoes to Pueblo, Colorado.
The goods were worth $4,000.
r. L. Roberts, rrocer of Beatrice, was
closed on chattel mortgages amounting
to 81, $50. He had only a small. stock,
and has been in business but a short
time.
Heart disease seized VIM. Squires, a
Knox county farmer, while he wa feed
ing his hogs and he fell dead in the pen,
where his ~lifeless body was discovered
remains away from the porkers and o v
cred them with a wagon box while she
went for assistance. On her way to a
neighbours, she lost her bearings on &C
count of the heavy snow that was falling
and was discovered three and a half
miles from home suffering with mental
deranGement.
"A reward of 800 is offered for the
arrest of the incendiaries who set fire to
the barn of V. Gordonko, of Keya Paha
county.
On January 18th the annual corn
show held under the auspices of the
board of managers of the state fail will
begin. 1t will be located in the museum
of the state university, while the COM
mittee having it in charge will have
their headquarters in the university
chapel, on the second floor. The speci-
menn of this king cereal of Nebraska
will doubtless be of the very finest, and
the entire exhibit will be sent to the
Paris exposition.
Mike Farrell, of the oldest and best
known engineers of the Union Pacific.
died last week at Lincoln. He had been
demented for some time, the result OF
accident several years ago.
Mrs. Mercer and Davis, of Hebron,
were badly injured by their horse back
ing off the approach to the bridge south
of town. The horse, buggy and ladies
were thrown down. steep bank.
-Arunaway couple from Blair were
captured in Fremont last week. The
name Of the young man is George Stew
art and the girl is a Miss Anderson. The
is about twenty-five years old
and the latter is but fourteen. They
we're sent back to their parents.
Death is announced OF Miss Ollie
Brooke, daughter of Thomas Brooke,
the B. & NJ. railroad agent at Tecumseh.
She WAN a lady OF great beauty and hne
accomplishments.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tilfer, mother of the
10-year-old boy who was killed by a
Burlington train neal Lincoln in Sep
TENDER last, has entered suit In the dis
trict court for S25, 900 damages. The
grounds of complaint are that no signals
were given by the approaching train and
that the train was not running on Its
regular time. It is also alleged that
weeds upon the right-of-way INSTRUCTED
the view from the crossing.
The Cyclone grocery, R. L. Roberts
proprietor, was closed at Beatrice, under
chattel mortgages. Liabilities over
s., 600; assets unknown, as the stock has
not yet been invoiced. The establish
ment has been running about three
months.
Postmaster Gallagher, of Omaha, re-
ceived o new consignment Of postage
stamps last week from the postmaster
generals Office. There was $36, $50
worth of stamps and So, 900 worth of pos
tai cards. With what was already in
stock at the Office. tho value of postage
stamps il estimated at over $50, 600. The
above quantity is q three months supply
and has increased some 30 per cent owe
the amount on hand during . similar
period last ysax.
-Malarial fever is proving fatal in
many cases in and around Wymore.
The Union Pacific station house at
Peck's station was burned last week.
The Presbyterians of Plattsmouth
are preparing to build q new church to