The McCook tribune., 1890-10-31
OVER THE STATE,
yEBRAsKA NEWS AND NOTES.


FREMONT is working hard for beet
sugar factory at that place.
The Beatrice oat mill was damaged
by fire to the extent of $500 on the 22d.
ID. FORBES of Fremont has twin Hol-
stein calves which tip the beam at
i. 200 pounds.
A KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs lodge has
been organized at Yutan with sixteen
charter members.
j. B. j. RYAN, a veteran newspaper
man, died in Omaha last week of ty-
phoid-pneumonia.
OFFICIAL figures from Washington
make Nebraska's population 1, O56, 731.
Omaha's population is 130. 526.
CHIEF CLERK HOWE of the banking
department is calling for the October
statement from the $40 state banks.
SNYDER town school district of Dodge
county has voted So, 900 bonds to aid
them in building a new So, 500 school
house.
GEORGE DoLAN, Union Pacific
Swltchman, was squeezed by the cars
Ut Columbus, receiving serious internal
injuries.
II. A. DoTY, farmer living seven
miles west of Beatrice, fell from load
Of straw and broke both bones of his
right forearm.
A KICK from stallion broke the
right arm of Benton Freeman. who re-
sides near Ainsworth, and otherwise
Injured the old man.
A QUARREL over children led Mes
danes Merrick and Hamer of Ord into
street fight and they were forced to
pay visit to the police court.
JOSEPH CIBULKA of Clarkson has had
two men with teams and scrapers at
work the last week enlarging the fish
pond on his farm in Stanton county.
BENJAMIN PHILLIPS of Imperial was
brought to- Omaha last week by de-
putty United States marshal on the
charge of selling liquor without license.
A YOUNG fellow named John Dom
nelly was arrested by officer Bloom at
Omaha as fugitive from justice. He
ts wanted somewhere in Wyoming for
murder.
A LITTLE four-year-old girl of Sam
Schwab, residing near Plattsmouth.
swallowed bean the other day, which
lodged in her windpipe and caused her
death.
JOHN KITTERING, farmer living
four miles east of Beatrice, got into an
alteration with vicious COW and
came out of the contest with badly
broken leg.
SAM M. BIRNEY of Beatrice has lust
bought of Wichita parties $50 acres of
improved land five miles northwest of
Crab Orchard, johnson county, for
which he paid 81,
A TRAMP giving the name of James
Taylor, from Pittsburg, was run over
by the cdrs at Scribner while attempt
Ing to steal a ride. His leg. was ampu-
tated at the hip, and his recovery is
doubtful.
THE official returns give Cedar coun-
ty population of 6,9S2. This is less
than the actual population, but never
theless, shows splendid increase in
ten years. In 1880 the population was
only 1000.
The citizens of Crab Orchard notified
John Wilson to leave that town or
take dose of tar and fea 5hers. John
left. He is charged with prowling
around town of nights and insulting
young ladies.
THE railroad company's receipts at
Howells station the last month were
the largest since the town was started.
This is good indiction, and shows
that the business of the town is stead
fly improving.
A PETITION is being circulated by
the members of the Lancaster county
bar that the present term of the dis
trict court be adjourned soon, as the
time for commencing the November
term is rapidly approaching.
THE friends of John Docek, ayoung
man who lived at Prague were
startled at his sudden death from a
malarial congestive chill. He vas in
good health on Thursday and was
found dead in his bed next day.
E. D. HENDRICKS of Grand Island, a
brakeman on an extra west-bound
freight on the Union Pacific, had his
hand crushed at Kearney in making a
coupling. The wound may necessitate
the amputation of few fingers
HEBRON BROTHERS. the Madison
county train robbers, whose escape and |
recapture has been announced, have |
concluded to plead guilty to one of the
six counts, and will be sentenced at the
present term of court of Cherry county. |
A BAND of Omaha Indians camped |
Just north of Howells the latter part of |
last week. They proved to be quite d
curiosity to the children, and picked |
up many stray nickles by giving ex-
hibits of their skill in shooting, rae
ing, etc.
HARRY MILLER of Stanton received a |
800 share in q national bank as a
birthday present from his father
When boy his father promised him
800 on becoming of age if he would
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