The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1889-05-24
ABOUT NEBRASKA

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The mayor of South Omaha ha
been asked to close the saloons on Sun
day, but his honor has as yet taken M
action.
-Arbor day was started in Nebraska
in 1872, aud this year thirty-four states
observed the day formally by planting
trees.
The old settlers of Lancaster county
held n meeting last week at Lincoln ant
perfected their organization. l.. w
Billingsley was chosen president; W. w
Cardes, secretary; j. p. Hepbard. treas
urer, and Levi Smell, M. G.. Bohannar
and j. V. Wolfe, executive committee
One vice president was chosen from eacl
voting precinct and ward OF the county
w. r. Dodge, an old man 10 years
of age, living five miles north of Har
yard, was arrested Friday on q charge o.
bastardy by his stepdaughter. The Ole
man is q cripple and goes on crutches,
but has O farm and some property. Ii
appears that the case was brought
against him for the purpose Of getting
the property from him.
The Ogallala News says the farmers
of Keith county are working on the
eight-hour system of eight hours before
dinner, and eight hours between that
time and supper.
Miss Carrie Church, of Pierce, has
successfully passed a civil service exam
nation and has been appointed at the
request of Congressman Dorsey to a
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Washington.
"A fire in Beatrice last week involved
q loss Of So, 900 in property.
The Mid Continental Nursery COM
pany, at Fairbury, lost about twenty-five
acres of young trees by the heavy wind
some time ago. They had recently
been planted and many of them were
completely blown out of the ground.
George Brown, a cooper at Armour's
slaughter house, South Omaha, was held
up by three toughs for $3.50 in cash and
q watch.
Hal Brown, of Fremont, had a
lively experience the other day while
driving a few miles east of that city.
He was riding on a sulky and leading a
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came frightened and started to run.
He was thrown from the seat of his
sulky, his foot catching on the cross
bar. His horses ran several rods with
him when the cross bar broke and liber-
ated him from his precarious situation.
"A case of h~ydrophobia is reported in
the vicinity of Powell. A dog belong
ing to E. n. Gilbert died after showing
symptoms of being mad. He had pre-
viously bitten a cat, calf and colt. The
calf and colt have since died, the latter
having bitten two other horses.
Crete nurseries, says the Globe,
shipped in one week a half million forest
trees, and s 1000 apple trees. They en-
ploy over 100 men. They have shipped,
this spring, over 10, 600, 900 forest trees.
fruit and shade trees.
Edward Rodden, of Omaha, an en-
ploye in the Consolidated Coffee COM
pany's house, was caught in the elevator
and almost instantly killed. He at
tempted to board the elevator while it
was In motion.
AT P~lattsmouth while a gang of men
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new hotel corner of Sixth and Main
streets, the eastern wall of the old Pres
-hyterian church gave way. An old man
by the name of Mates was buried in the
mire and died before he could be res
cued. His face was badly cut and his
skull crushed. A fellow-workman
named Hardruba received serious in
!uries and several others barely escaped.
Prof. Hosford, of Doane college at
Crete, while horseback riding, was
thrown from his animal and quite Sc
verely injured.
Notice has been received by the sec
rotary of state to the effect that at the
last meeting of the board of directors
of the Farmers Banking and Loan
company, of Superior. the capital stock
was reduced from $31, 900 to $50. 600.
The Nebraska state dental society
will meet in Wahoo on the 21st of May.
"A civil service examination is to be
held in Lincoln May 21st. Applicants
for federal position will take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
The Masonic order of the state has
provided O fund for the purpose of
! establishing a home for the orphans of
I deceased members of their organization.
Atkinson has organized a base ball
association with a paid Up capital of
5000.
Three separate elections are to be
held in Grand Island this month.
The Citizens Building, Loan and
Savings association of Superior filed ar
ticles of incorporation in the Office
of the secretary of state last week.
The object of the association is to build
dwelling houses and buildings for sale
and rent.
The Blue Springs Motor states that
Elijah Filiey recently paid SIG, 900 for a
section of land south of Filley, which he
has sowed to flax. Twenty-Five dollars
per acre is a pretty fair price for raw
land, and fax is recognized. as q crop
that pays.
Lincoln saloons are now closed on
Sunday tight as a drum. 1t is long
and weary day for the hummer.
An important case has just com.
menced at Tecumseh, in which Mrs.
Sarah Rome, of Sterling, sues VIM.
Torphy for selling her husband intoxi-
cants, causing his death In the latter
part of last August.
AT Grand Island the jury in the
Rutherford case returned a verdict OF
guilty of the crime of arson, in the
burning of Stephen Jones' barn to-
sether with a lot of live stock. grain,