The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20

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Crete on the 10th in many respects
was superior to any previous session. 1t
held longer, has had a larger attendance
and a larger corps of lecturers and in
structors. The arrangements and APP
pointments of the grounds this year were
much better than formerly. The in
creased number Of cottages and head
quarters added much to the appearance
of the grounds as well as to the comfort
of the guests.
During n recent storm the house of
VIM, Peck, living thirteen miles west in
north Sidney draw, was completely de-
molished by the wind. Mr.. Peck, his
wife, son and three daughters were in
the house ut the time of the accident.
The daughters escaped uniniured. Mrs.
Peck and the son received slight injuries
and Mr.. Peck wa injured internally so
badly that he died the night of the acct
dent. The house was n temporary frame
structure and parts of it were blown a
quarter of " mile away.
The Catholics of Grand Island will
erect a new church building and parson-
age.
John Grant has entered suit against
the Union Pacific railroad company for
$25, 900, by reason of having his left foot
crushed November II, 1887, while en-
ployed in the capacity of switchman in
the company's yards at North Platte.
The question of pure water is n
of continued interest at Lincoln. An
attempt will be made to raise funds by
subscription If the end cannot be
reached in any other way.
Omaha is inaugurating a scheme to
erect a large and elegant palace of pro-
ducts of Nebraska.
The B. & M. has concluded an ar
rangement with the Western Union by
which all the commercial business is
turned over to that company.
On the 9th Miss Margaret Kelly, of
Omaha, died, aged 100 years and six
months. The deceased lived in Ne
braska twenty-eight years, and up to q
short time ago had been remarkably
strong and active for one of her years.
Another lot of new complaints of
CHAMBERS in horses rolled into the office
of the live stock sanitary commission
on the 9th. This batch was also accom-
panied by n number of complaints of
diseases in cattle.
Two prisoners in the jail at Madison
celebrated Independence day by making
their escape. Their names are Thomas
Young and James Stone. They were
permitted to be out of their cells during
the evening, and while being allowed
this privilege, used it to break a hole
through the side of the building and de-
parted for DartS unknown
The three days session of the Holt
county G. A. r. association which met
at Atkinson last week was a most profit
able and pleasant occasion for all who
attended. The exercises were varied
and of a most agreeable character.
The people of Ewing had a big time
the other night iollifying wei the sub
mission of the division Question. Bon
fires, fire works and brass bands en-
l1vened the occasion and speeches were
made by the faithful.
Lancaster county returned an as
sessed valuation of SO, 62S, 1872. O5 to the
state auditor.
The Fremont canning factory be-
gan operations last week Oh the bean |
crop.
Rev. J. W. Osborne died in Fremont
on the 18th, aged 70 years.
Eight men guard the new Burlins-
ton bridge at Nebraska City.
WIN. Gordon, living near Scribner.
was badly bruised while trying to pre-
vent his team from running away. His
ear wa almost torn from his head and
ne was bruised in several places.
-Masons of Sidney are taking active
steps toward securing a new building
site.
p E. Her, of Omaha, has been
given permission by the Western Dis
tillers' association to proceed immedi-
ately with the erection at Omaha of an
elevator with a capacity of 300. 900
bushels. This will be used mainly for
corn, and will be used for distribution
to the dlstllleries of the whisky trust as
be REQUIRED.
-1he Nebraska prohibition party IS
going to have a convention of delegates
in Omaha August IS, for the purpose of
nominating five presidential electors
and candidates for state officers.
The th~ree-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Duenermann, of Grand Island,
vas run over and killed last week by a
team driven by Henry Kay. Kay was
drunk at the time of the catastrophe,
and ought to have been punished, but
he was not.
July 18th, Ads Beede, of Fremont,
about II years of age, arose in his sleep
in the second story of a building, and
opening the screen fell through the
window, a distance of fifteen feet to the
ground, receiving two badly strained
The is again abroad that the
Union Pacific and B. & NJ. will o put
up a frst-class union depot in Omaha.
-Fremont's school room is becoming
cramped and one of the buildings
will be enlarged.
Anna Ham, a Lincoln girl, was
pound to go abroad with a band of syp-
lee, ~whereupon her father had her sent
o the reform school.
Three carloads of school teachers
rom Pennsylvania for the Pacific coast
passed through Omaha last week.
Fremont is to be provide< With adj
Iitional school room at a cost Of S., 900.
Joseph Kogill, of WILDER, died last
week from sunstroke.
AT Omaha, the other day, the horse
# a garbage man fell in the river,
vhereupon his dog, standing by at the
ime, jumped into the stream, and,
atching the equine by the ear, brought
i'm safely ashore.
Rev. ID. s. Davis, of York, sus-
aimed severe if not fatal injuries last
Eeek, while BRINGING q bull into that