The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1891-05-22

ccived a telegram from Guthrie Gen.
ter, Ia, announcing the death of his
father who is n prominent citizen Of
that place. The telegram stated that
he dropped dead on the street.
The Friend Telegraph thinks that
half the money spent in Nebraska for
irrigating purposes would give every
farmer a nice carp pond, and insure
the entire state against hot winds,
droughts, early and late frosts.
Sports of Nebraska City are bet
ting that the number of divorce cases
at the June term of the district court
in Otoe county will exceed those On
the docket in Lancaster county. In
both counties the mills grind continu-
ally.
Mayor Minis of Crete appointed
c. j. Boulby, editor of the Crete Dem
ocrat. and II. NJ. Wells, editor of the
State Vidette, is delegates to repre-
sent Crete at the Trans-Mississippi
congress to be held in Denver.
George Hatch, a merchant of Elm
wood, stepped in a hole in the side
walk and broke the outer bone of his
ankle. Elmwood may have an oppor-
tunity to pay the cost and claims of a
damage suit for a few thousand.
"A circular has been issued by Vice
President S. H. H. Clark of the Union
Pacific announcing the appointment of
f. Dickinson as assistant general
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resigned. Mr.. Dickinson takes hold
at once.
Charles Redield, a young married
man living ten miles north Of Stuart
was arrested on a complaint made in
the county court of Holt county, charg-
ing him with having. committed u
criminal assault on the th~irteen-year-
old daughter of John Meusch, aneigh-
Dor of his.
At the hearing of the complaint of
L. W. Cramer and James Easement
against B. F. Smith and C. w. Wilson,
druggists of Valparaiso, charged with
selling liquor without a license, the
defendants were discharged for want
of evidence, the complaining witness
failing to appear.
Parties fishing in Wood river, near
Bears mill, found a suit of clothes ON
the river bank and another in a satchel.
After dredging the river for several
hours without success they came to
the conclusion that the valise had been
stolen and the clothes, which were not
of mr,nh rolr,n yUnya ohnp6nrnG fhny,
by the thief.
Charles Williamson, living near
Hancock, Chase county, has W o n
aged eight and twelve years. While
herding cattle they concluded to strike
out for themselves and hunt work.
They were found the next morning,
having wandered around on the prairie
nearly all night.
-Wenzel Knoba fell from a car
through a trestle at Crete and received
quite serious injuries. Ike Hodson,
AL Brown and T. B. Spencer, who saw
the accident, assisted him to the city.
While doing so they stole his pocket
book which contained Sc in cash, a
note for $3.50. and q draft for 1922.
They were subsequently arrested and
the pocketbook and contents recovered.
|. 1t is stated hat Henry Beebe of
Dodge county first suggested that BOYD
was not a citizen of the United States
and upon the information given by
him the matter was Investigated.
Beebe and Boyd were farmers together
many years ago in Buffalo county. and
they had some trouble I'VE a corn deal
which resulted in bitter enmity. Since
Boyd has been removed from the gov
ernor's Office Beebe considers he has
secured his revenge.
Mr.. Willard j. Heacock of New
York, aged sixty-five. was married in
Weeping Water last week to Miss Clara
B. Perry Of Illinois, aged forty-fve.
The ceremony took place at the resi-
dence of F. NJ. Wolcott, Rev. Hindley
officiated. The groom is a millionaire
and the bride is highly connected in
Weeping Water, being the sister of
Mrs. Wolcott. After q tour to Cali
fornia the couple will be at home in
Gloversville, n. Y.
The funeral of an old resident,
Mrs. d. A. Dalbey, occurred in Falls
City last week. The deceased died of
heart disease, from which she had been
suffering during the past winter. She
was born in 1872, and has resided in
Richardson county for the past twenty
years. Mrs. Dalbey was formerly a
Quaker, but when she married one who
was not a Friend in 1881. she was ex-
communicated and has since been a
Methodist. She was the mother of
thirteen children, seven of whom sur
vive her.
The Grand Lodge A. o. U. W. of
Nebraska elected the following officers:
Grand master workman, j. G. Tate,
Hastings; grand foreman, j. NJ. Cole,
McCook; grand overseer, f. L. Malone,
Stella; grand recorder, L. A. Hayne,
Grand Island; grand receiver, Z. A.
Polly, Seward; grand guide, John
Huntsburger; grand inside watch, j.
H. Holly, North Platte; grand outside
watch, r. d. Wagner; supreme repre-
sentatives, S. r. Patten, Omaha,
George Milburn, Minden, and j. ".
Carroll, Omaha.