The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1891-05-22
STATE NEWS
NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

Gage county will add 10 the build
ings on the poor farm.
"A fire at Hardy destroyed property
tc the value Of $50. 900.
"A lawyer has been appointed
chief of police in Beatrice.
Wakefield will have a fitting cele-
bration on the 4th of July.
York has commenced preparations
for celebrating the Fourth.
Fremont pays the superintendent
OF her schools 81, 500 per n
Efforts are being made to estab-
lish a medical college at Syracuse.
-Rumor has it that a democratic
paper is about to start in Hastings.
Burglars have been operating at
Crete, but not with any great success.
Joseph l.. Muff, one of the pion-
GERS of Saline county, died last week.
Valentine has placed an occupa-
ton tax of 5000 on each milliner shop.
The p~ost-office at York has been
changed from a third to a second class
office.
Old soldiers will hold a district
reunion at Creighton July l to a in
elusive.
Some of the independents in Platte
county have asked Governor Thayer
TO resign.
William Humbaum of Waco, ship
ped. a car load of hogs hat averaged
400 pounds each.
Fourteen hundred dollars have
been subscribed to assist in building a
new hotel at Bassett.
Joseph L. Muff, a prominent citi-
zen of Crete, died last week OF in
fiammation of the bowels.
Quite a hard frost occurred in the
vicinity of Liberty and is thought to
have damaged fruit prospects.
Dakota county citizens are insist
ing that the past management OF u
ty affairs shall be investigated.
The Congregationalists held a con-
vention at Syracuse last week. About
forty members were in attendance.
--Plattsmouth and surrounding coun-
try will celebrate the entrance of the
Missouri Pacific railroad into that city.
A young son of George Hall, of
Lamar, was bitten by a rattlesnake and
died from the effects soon afterward.
Death is announced at Lincoln of
Mrs. Calvert, wife of the general
superintendent of the B. & NJ. railroad.
"A little boy at Stockham played
mail carrier and distributed his moth
er's love letters around the neighbor-
hood.
The singles contest of the West
ern Nebraska Tennis association will
occur in Hastings the latter part of
June.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Smith was celebrated at
their home in kearney on the fourth
instant.
An Anti-Horse Thief association
has been formed at Chadron and the
members give it out that they mean
business.
The G. A. R. post at Wilsonville
have secured Judge Roberts of Beaver
City to deliver the Grafton on Decora-
ton day.
1t is expected that the schools of
Otoe, Nemaha and johnson counties
will join in the Memorial day services
at Talmagc.
-Tweuty-seven knights of Pythias
at West Point have ordered new uni
forms. The twenty-seven suits will
cost 81. 900.
The prospects. are good for the
establishment of machine shops for the
manufacture of wind mills and corn
shelters at Sumner.
-kearney citizens think they are
pretty sure of securing a knitting mill
that will furnish permanent employ
ment for $50 men.
Rev. w. H. Levin has resigned as
rector Of st. Andrews Episcopal
church on account of i'll health, and
will go to Salt Lake City.
District court for Grant county
met and soon adjourned. There were
only five cases on the docket, and they
were disposed CT in n day.
&C. H. Holmes, who has until re-
Gently been stenographer for the state
board of transportation, has been ap-
pointed court reporter by Judge
Broadly.
There vas 4 meeting OF the prin-
cipals OF the high schools in Dodge and
adjoining counties called for the pur-
pose of mutual improvement and con-
s~ultation.
j. H. Ellwell and Frank Cushman
of Newport and James Cooper of Bas-
sett three counterfeiters, were arrested
in Rock county and taken to Omaha
for safe keeping and trial.
"A fire broke out in the drug store
of DR.. Seigel at Brunswick, and before
it could be extinguished damage to the
amount Of 500 was done to the stock
and about 800 to the building.
B. Babe, proprietor of the pack
ing house at Niobrara, has received
the government contract to furnish
beef to the Yankton, Santee and Ponca
Indians for the coming year.
Isaac Thorn, who was confined in
the York county Jail, awaiting trial on
the charge of setting fire to E. Vande-
veer's elevator at McCool Junction