The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19

hOIoO oLupduy DIV EICLuoub, udS TO
turned TO France to reside. Mr.. Ma
rion was married a short time ago in
France. and at his wife's request he
goes back TO make a permanent home.
A FARMER named Sam Snow, from
neal Hamburg. had a narrow escape
from death while crossing the river al
Nebraska City with a load of wood.
The wagon became detached from the
team and went to the bottom of the
river, and he only escaped with great
difficulty.
BURGLARS entered the clothing store
of P. G.. Shanstron at St. Paul and Sc
cured about 500 worth of goods. The
safe of A. jacobson was partially
drilled open, but left unfinished. The
saloon of X. Piaceki was opened and
about $40 in cash from the till and
some liquors were taken.
CLARA B. SHUMwAY, Banner coun.
tvs superintendent of public instruc.
ton, and George B. Luft, the leading
merchant of the thriving young city OF
Ashford, were joined in matrimony last
week. Both parties are SO widely an6
~favorably known that their union causes
an unusual stir in the county.
The first anniversary of the murder
of Carl Pulsifer at Crowell was cele.
brated in Fremont last week by the
filing of two damage suits arising Out
OF the matter aggregating 500, 600, the
plaintiff being Herman Diers, who was
arrested and for a time imprisoned or
suspicion of being implicated in the
murder.
L. y. POINTER, aged twenty-eight
years, was found dead on the banks OF
Cedar. creek. one mile north of Rock.
ford, Gage county. The verdict Of the
jury was that the deceased came to his
death from heart disease. Pointers
home was in Rockford. He leaves g
wife and young child in INDECENT cir.
cumstances.
GENERAL WEBSTER FLANAGAN OF
Texas has induced Governor Thayer tc
pardon Charley Richards, who has
been suffering Imprisonment for at.
tempted murder. Charley Richards is
a Texas cowboy about siXty-fve years
old. and some four years ago became
embroiled in a quarrel at Benkleman
and shot a man.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire in Ponca burned
four buiidings-Pletches grocery store.
Mrs. Addise's store, DR.. Porter's Office
and a small shop adjoining Mrs. Addi-
sons store on the west. The fire orig.
mated in the back part of Pletches'
grocery store. and when discovered
was SO far advanced that nothing could
be saved from the building.
P. BoNNELL of Superior has received
a dispatch from his superintendent at
White Pine, Col, that the Silver
Cord'' mine, which Mr.. Bonnell pur-
chased a few months ago. has devel.
oped a heavy pay streak of ore that
yields from $50 to !, 900 ounces of sill
Yer per ton. MI. Bonnell's friends are
congratulating him upon his rich
strike"
A FARMER in Sarpy county sold his
farm and was paid 5000 down. A Sec
ond man came along and offered him
nearly twice the amount. Farmer
went to first man and offered him $500
to trade back. Traded. Started to
hunt second purchaser but never found
him. The two fellows were off to-
gether laughing how they worked the
old codger.
WHILE a large number of skaters
were disporting themselves on the ice
on Indian creek at Beatrice the ice
gave way and precipitated quite anum-
Der into the water. There were about
sixty on the ice at the time, all sue
ceeding in getting out safely except
two, who very narrowly escaped
drowning. They were finally rescued
with the aid of long poles, after much
difficulty.
SWAN JOHNSON, a farmer living
northeast of Holdrege, met with "a
serious and fatal accident. While
waiting at the Farmers elevator with a
load of wheat Mr.. Johnson's team was
by the cars. He attempted
to hold the horses by the bits, but they
broke away, throwing him to the
ground under the wagon. both legs
being crushed and severe internal in
iuries sustained.
The state board of printing met last
week at the Office of the secretary of
state and awarded the printing of the
coming house and senate bills and the
biennial reports of the incoming state
officials. Pace, Williams & North, of
Lincoln, received the bills and treas
report; the State Journal COM
pany the auditors report, and the rest
of the plums fell into the hands of the
Festner printing company of Omaha.
NOTICE was served on John H. Pow
ers. who has contested the election of
Hon. James E. Boyd, to the effect that
the latter will proceed to take testi-
nony on the 10th instant in Omaha in
The contest cases. The official notice
was received in Lincoln by Mr.. Har-
wood. by whom it vas served upon Mr..
Powers. The notice sets forth that
the contestant (Powers) intends to con-
the whole time of the committee
by law with his witnesses, so
rs not to give an opportunity to the
to be heard.
In the still hours of night, the Cal