The McCook tribune., 1891-06-26

little fellow.
The Evangelical German society
at Syracuse is making preparations for
the erection OF u school building in
connection with the church for the
purpose OF teaching the children Ger
man during the vacation of the public
schools.
While out riding Miss Vanbuskirk
OF Beatrice was criminally assaulted
by tramp. The miscreant tried TO
drag her out OF the buggy. but failed.
Her dress was badly torn in the scutfle,
but she fortunately escaped further in
jury.
C. +. Hammer, who dosed bologna
sausage with croton oil, at Coleridge,
Il small town south of Harrington, and
sold it to A. Burrell was arrested
upon warrant sworn out by the lat
bound over to the district court.
The Butler County Press says that
owing to the inability Of l.. Spelts to
secure a steamer he will not ship the
800 head Of cattle spoken Of last week
to Liverpool. The big firms. who are
regular shippers monopolize the ocean
steamers, and have ali the vessels en-
gagged for several months ahead.
Reports are made OF a mad Gog
scare at Boeius, several farmers in
cludng John Jockey and Will Wyck-
man, having had some stock bitten by
dogs supposed to be mad. The entire
community is excited. a number Of
dogs have been killed in the neighbor-
hood and the people are watching the
results OF the rabies.
At the Dawes oratorical contest
of Doane college Homer G. House re-
ceived the first prize, Bertha Is. Stull
second, and Leonard a. Turner third.
The judges were Rev. A. B. Gilbert OF
Exeter, \. V. Storm OF Clay Center
and H. S. DUNCAN of Hastings. On
delivery, Rev. /. Gregory OF Lincoln.
Rev. A. I'hain, d. d., of Omaha ana
{. c. White Of Crete.
George Hammer and Edward
Everett two prominent business men
of Coleridge, put some croton oil IN a
sausage and gave it 10 Alex Burrell,
an old man. to eat. He ate it and on
his way home fell from his buggy suf-
fering from the effects of the poison.
He was brought to town and physicians
soon restored him. He has had Ham
mer and Everett arrested.
The twenty-fifth annual commu-
nication of the Nebraska grand lodge,
A. +. and a. NJ. met in Omaha last
week. The grand master reported
that nine lodges had been constituted
during the last year and dispensations
have been issued to ten. The grand
treasurer reported So 1866 on hand.
The order has 9, III members in Ne
braska,
Last week Phillip Vetter. 4 afaImer
living one mile and a hall west OF
Humphrey, while returning home was
struck by lightning and Instantly
killed When found his clothes were
burning, and one arm was badly
burned. One OF his horses was also
killed. August Polkhea, a farmer liv-
ing six miles west OF that place, was
also struck, but will recover. Both
OF his horses were killed.
Two daring sneak thief robberies
were committed in Norfolk IN broad
daylight. The residences OF I. +.
Odiorne, president OF the electric light
company and l.. Sessions, of the firm
of Sessions & Bell, were entered dur
ing the temporary absence OF the lam
lilies. 4 gold watch and some jeweIry
were taken from the Odiorne house
and a valuable seal ring and some
money from the Sessions residence.
The commencement exercises OF
Doane college were held in the Con-
gregational church at Beatrice. The
graduates from the collegiate depart
ment are James W. Cooper, Crete;
Eva A. Putnam, Marquette, Kan.
James A. Otis, 1rvington; Carrie l..
Cooper, Crete; Amos A. Davis, Avoca,
Ia; May B. Burnett, Crete, and Guy
w. Green, Armstrong. From the
normal department Miss Lillian Trace.
Pleasant Hill.
John NJ. Champion, the venera-
pie eN-CdSulcf Vi tllS SoiooAie'''NNA = >'AitN
Line company, OF Omaha, was ar
raigned to plead to the charge of en-
bezzlement before Judge Estelle last
week. His attorney had evidently ad-
vised him to plead guilty, for when the
information had been read and the
court asked for his plea he responded
in a faltering voice. He was given
sentence OF three years in the peniten-
tiary.
Wakefield celebrates the Fourth
of July only once in two years and
then does it in good style. A COM
mittee recently appointed to solicit
funds from the merchants succeeded
in raising 5000 in two hours. Liberal
purses will be offered for all kinds OF
races. The chief features will be
ladies' walking match and q wrestling
match between L. Granger OF Lincoln
and Henry Thompson OF Concord for
5000 side.
The new chapel hall OF the Ere
mont normal college was dedicated
last week with elaborate ceremonies.
The exercises took place in the new