The McCook tribune., 1891-06-26
STATE NEWS
NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

"A gang OF burglars have been OPP
Grating in Falls City.
"A starch works company has been
incorporated in Nebraska City.
"A lodge Of Knights of Reciprocity
has been organized at Hastings.
The total assessed valuation OF
Platte county for 1891 is 81, $50, 500.
The North Lincoln iron works
were destroyed by fire. Loss S., 600.
Three tramps were arrested at
Chapman charged with highway rob-
berry.
The assessed valuation of Wayne
is $l53, 600. $40, 900 more than last
year.
"A government Indian school is to
be established at Tourney Thurston
county.
Arrangements are perfecting for
grand celebration at Auburn on the
Fourth.
Death is announced of Frank Fow-
Ter, prominent young business man
OF McCook.
Haywood will commemorate the
Fourth OF July in the good old-fash-
Toned way.
-Ansley's Grand Army post will
hold an old-fashioned Fourth of July
celebration.
Congressman KEN was called to
Indiana TO attend at the bedside Of his
dying brother.
A. l.. Woodman of Sidney had new
potatoes OF his own raising on the 9TH
day OF the month.
1t is probable Omaha will make
an effort TO capture the national re-
publican convention.
Elsie starts in this year with sew
eral new houses already erected and
others contemplated.
Elsie will celebrate the Fourth in
royal style, Senator Nesbitt Of North
Platte being the orator.
Some public meetings in Otoe
county were postponed on account Of
the prevalence OF smallpox.
j. Mcdonald, Fremont contract
or, has secured the contract for build,
ing a large viaduct in Colorado.
Lizzie Stephens, 10-year-old girl
OF Elk Creek, was bitten by rattle.
snake and her recovery is doubtful.
Samuel Osman. an OLD resident OF
Dakota City, is dead as the result of
paralytic stroke received six month:
ago.
The next session OF the yardmas.
ters' national association will be held
in Lincoln. it will be held the second
week in June, 1892.
John Strine of Brownville shipped
twenty crates OF straw berries to the
Hastings fruit and canning company
Wednesday OF last week.
The Nebraska oil company filed
articles of incorporation. Capital stock
$50 600. 1t proposes to dig and bore
for Oil in different parts OF Nebraska.
West Point has taken steps to Gel
ebrate the Fourth in an appropriate
manner this year The fire depart.
ment will have charge of the celebra-
ton.
Mrs. John G. Bruner, one OF the
Oldest residents Of West Point died
last week. She was the mother OF
eleven children, eight OF whom sur
vive her.
The next session OF the North
western Scheutzenfest will be held in
Omaha in 1898. 1t is expected to re-
suit in bringing ten thousand shootists
to the city.
Miss Mamie Smith, one OF the
most efficient of Fullerton's teachers,
has accepted 4 position as teacher in
the Shenandoah, Ia, schools for the
coming year.
A number of Norfolk's bankers,
merchants and capitalists were sum-
moned to appear before the county
commissioners to give reasons why
their assessments should not be raised
Three tramps were arrested at
Chapman for having robbed Milton
Wright q 16-year-old boy, of mis- pocll-
ct knife and $50 When arrested
the property was found in their pos
session.
The regents OF the state university
have decided to establish two new
cudIFS III VIC NAAN SIS4IN, ONc 1OF III
struction in the Roman language and
the other for instruction in the Ger.
manic tongue.
Monday, the 26th day CT June,
will be gala day in the city OF Platts-
mouth. On that day the corner stone
of Cass county's $50, 600 court house
will be laid with auspicious and ap-
propriate ceremonies.
Joseph Mauler, farmer who is
in Jail at Kearney charged with crimi-
nally assaulting his 13-year-old daugh-
ter, tried to hang himself with two
bandana handkerchiefs, but a fellow
prisoner cut him down.
-Ci&ens OF Thedford are making
preparstions 10 publish history OF the
, recent search made for the two little
girls who were lost in the sand hills
the proceeds from the sale to be used
in erecting a monument.
Judge Burton, OF Adams county,
refused to grant Philip Yeager and
Miss Winters a license to wed on ac-