The McCook tribune., 1890-08-15

living two miles east of Fremont, was
fatally injured by being struck by .
wind mill.
The Hickman fair will be held
September "a to 26 inclusive. Pro-
miums to the amount of 81, 200 will be
offered, besides liberal purses for
speed contests.
"A proposition to bond the city in
the sum OF 81, 900 to build a city hall
was defeated at the special election in
West Point, the majority being only
eleven votes.
"A number of Juniata's citizens are
about to remove to western Arkansas,
being attracted to that state by favor
able reports concerning its climate and
healthfulness.
-Unadilla is putting in a system OF
water works on small scale by the
construction of a reservoir upon the
hill. 1t will supply fire protection and
private service.
Considering the long period Of
dry weather, corn in the vicinity OF
Tecumseh looks very well. 1t will
yield half crop in all places and in
some localities more.
The Independent peoples conven-
ton for the Fifteenth state senatorial
district will meet at Sargent, Custer
county, on August 20, to nominate Q
candidate for state senator.
The Daily Omaha Republican, it
is said, will be revived by w. Morton
Smith and j. M. Gillian. The size will
be decreased one-half and the prohibi-
tion cause will be advocated.
Owing to short crop there will
be no corn canned at the Seward fac
tory this year, and if the season is not
more favorable later on it is probable
that no tomatoes will be put up.
There seems to be gang of horse
thieves lettering around the vicinity
of Hastings. They are high-toned
cusses and their ambition seems to be
to steal nothing but blooded stock.
BARRIERS in Lincoln shop went on
a strike the other day because the pro-
prietor refused to place the chairs SO
they could look out of the window:
while at work without turning around.
Unofficial returns give Seward
county population of Is, 588, but the
official figures will probably raise the
number to 1900. The town of Sew
ard is credited with 2. 900 inhabitants.
Ruby NJ. Keaton, of Berlin, Otoe
county, has sued for divorce from
her husband, A. B. Keaton, whom she
charges with disposing of her property
for $1,000 and swindling her father
out of 81, 600 more.
The splendid bridge connecting
O'Neill and Holt county with the tract
of lands, part of the ceded Sioux reser-
walton, soon to be opened for settle,
ment, was finished last week and
opened for traffic.
A crazy man named Hughes is at
large somewhere between Elm Creek
and Kearney- He declares his mis-
sion is to kill six people and then him
self. He will be taken care of by the
authorities if captured.
While Thomas Woodson, a Platts.
mouth boy about twelve years old, was
practicing on q bar, he missed his hold.
and fell several feet, breaking his right
wrist close to the joint, the bone pro-
truding through the flesh.
During a storm the farm residence
of II. Madison, living one and half
miles east of Crete. was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground,
the family only saving the smaller
part of their household goods.
1t is said that the proprietors of
the Lincoln wooden mills will COM
mence work at once rebuilding, and
that the capacity will be greatly in
creased. The mills had orders for six
months work at the time of the fire.
George w. Packard, from st. Joe,
Mo-, recovered wagon and team at
Blue Springs, upon which he had a
$125 chattel mortgage. The party had
run off with the property from St. Joe,
and Mr.. Packard took out after him.
james L. Yost, youth of sixty
five summers and Lavina II. Girty, a
maiden of fifty winters, were given
permission to wed the other day at
Hastings. Lavina is a Pittsburg belle
while James is an Adams county gen
tleman.
Prank Scott, switchman, had his
right leg terribly crushed in the B. &
M. yards at Plattsmouth. While cross
ing the track in front of a lot of NOV
ing cars he was struck and thrown to
the ground, the wheels passing over
his leg below the knee.
The adjoining barns of Robert
Morledge and William Foley of Hast
ings were burned the other morning.
Mr.. Morledge lost a horse, wagon, har-,
ness and other traps. Mr.. Foley sue
ceeded in saving his horse and buggy
but lost some other property.
The Heron brothers, the sup
posed train robbers, were arraigned at
Valentine and pleaded not guilty. By
agreement the preliminary examina-
fion ,uoc continued until Aupl1St q