The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-11-30
The. thanksgiving turkey is fatten-
ing all along the line.

will be completed by the time the legis-
lature meets. So will the capitol build
ing itself.
j. w. Bostwick, a prominent farmer
living about twenty miles south of North
Platte, is reported as having shot him
self while standing on the edge of a well,
his body falling into it. No cause was
assigned.
State Superintendent Lane is busy
preparing his biennial report to the leg
islature.
The enrolment in the state normal
school at Peru is $50, being larger than
at any previous time. The institution is
doing q grand work.
Crete is now getting coal for &c. 40 a
ton, a reduction from Sf1.50. Coming
of the Missouri Pacific worked the
change.
"A correspondent writes that mar
riageable young ladies are evidently in
great demand at Clarks, Judging from
the fact that a certain young lady re-
ceived three proposals in one week.
An electric light plant is one of the
possibilities Of Madison in the near
future.
One of the boldest attempts to trans
act business with a doubtful check was
tried at Madison a few days ago. John
A. Wishard, of Missouri, shipped some
seventy-five head of cattle from New
Mexico to that place, where he has a
ranch. His father had charge of the
stock and on its arrival offered Agent
Fink, of the Union Pacific a check for
the freight, $135. Fink refused to ac-
cept the check, whereupon Wishard
drove the cattle off to the ranch. An
officer appeared on the scene in a few
hours and the cattle were brought back
to the depot where they are at present
awaiting the payment of the freight.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed of a railway company to build and
equip a road from the right bank of the
Missouri river, opposite Yankton, Oak,
In the county of Cedar, this state,
through Knox and Pierce counties to
Norfolk, Madison county, and the capt.
tai stock authorized for the purpose is
$3.50, 600. divided into $500 shares of
500 each.
Plans for the new Sisters academy
in Hastings have been completed. The
building will cover a ground space of
196x99, will be three stories and base
ment, and cost $50, 600. Pressed brick
and stone will be the materials used.
Suit has been instituted in the dis
trict court of Douglas county against
the Union Pacific railroad for $12, 600
damages. The case is that of Sophie
Christineach, by her next friend. For
cause of action the plaintiff sets up that
in May, 1887, the defendants constructed
a piece of the side track heal the plaint-
ifs house upon which side track defend
ants allowed cars to stand from day to
day. The place grew to be q favorable
place for children to play, and among
them the plaintiff, at that time 3-years
of age. While she was playing under
the cars one day an engine coupled on
and without warning started the train.
She was run over and lost her hand and
foot.
The county commissioners of Ioug.
las county anticipate that at least 200
people will require aid this winter.
Quite a social event occurred last
week at Wood River, being the marriage
of S. A. Sherred and Miss Cora SIGH,
daughter of the landlord of the Wood
River hotel. An elegant banquet was
served in the hotel dining room, the
tables being a model Of artistic arrange
ment and loaded with savory viands from
the culinary department. The presents
received were numerous, costly and very
appropriate.
A ire at Bennett destroyed about
o~ne-fourth of the business property OF
the village. Loss $10,o 600 to $4,000
$500 covered by insurance. The fol-
lowing buildings were destroyed: Maria
B. Brown, store; Simpson IL Larkin,
store aud insurance office; John l.;
| Wheeler, store; III. G. Bills, Commercial
hotel: James 81. Harper. harness shop
ami Bank of Bennett; Lancaster Union
printing office; Charles Mitchell, har-
| ness shop: n. E. Newman, millinery; -.
ID. Piper. restaurant. The origin of the
fire is unknown, but appearances lndl-
cate incendiarism.
The visit here this week, says the
Fairbury Gazette, of several officials OF
the c., X. & N. railway has given rise to
various rumors of work being soon be-
gun on various improvements here which
have been contemplated for some time,
but we are unable to obtain any lntor,
nation warranting the conclusion that
any thing will be done before spring. 1t
has been settled for some time that n
| considerable addition would be made to
the round house and that some repair
| shops would be built. A new passenger
depot to accommodate the business from
both branches is also under contempla-
ton.
A tragedy occurred in the Paxton
hotel at Omaha on the 18th, when Henry
W. King, an Omaha clothing merchant,
was shot dead by e woman claiming to
be his wife. King, according to bus
| story. had deserted her and married
AGAIN without first obtaining q divorce.
The murderess is in ;ail.
Three thousand dollars has been
guaranteed as a starter for an opera
house in Wayne.
The Congregationalists, Presbyte'
rians and Metho6ists of Stockham hold
regular services. The first named have
a church building of their own and the
Methodists are making efforts towards
getting a home.
The trade bureau Of Fremont has
issued a neat pamphlet, entitled ERE
mont Illustrated" filed with facts
about the live interests of that thriving
little city and adjacent territory. The
pamphlet contains fifteen Illustration
showing the principal cattle feeding
barns and farms, the packing house ano
other points of interest.
The Minden roller mills have beer
sold by Humphrey & Bird to Messrs
Rogers & Sprague for $4,000.
The Connranafinnisks of RurwAl