The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1891-07-31
STATE NEWS.
NEBRASKA mIscELLANEous MATTERS.

- A"hA Al 'S lISlN
September II, IS and 10.
Lightning killed ten horses in a
pasture near Beaver City.
John Borham of Dodge county had
Two horses stolen from his place.
The Long Pine chautauqua opens
august lst ana closes on the 10Th.
The Holt county soldiers reunion
VIII be held at Atkinson July 4 to Z.
Hastings has fourteen colored
schoo children out OF Il total of |, 564.
james Sadell was arrested and
fined at kearney for cruelty beating q
horse.
"A chariot race will be one of the
attractions at the Clay county district
fair this fall.
The prospects for a four cornered
political fight in LancasterScounty this
fall are good.
Lincoln claims more miles OF cleo
trlc street railway thar any city of its
size in the union.
An Omaha hack drivernamed Nc
tarland was last week killed by the
the kick of q horse.
Rev. W. II. Niles, of Nelson. has
been installed pastor OF the Table Rock
Presbyterian church.
The depot at Elkhorn was struck
by lightning and the telegraph instru-
ments burned out.
"A thief entered q West Point api-
airy the other night and stole one of
he best hives OF bees.
-Cass county has Z, 937 children of
school age, standing fourth in the list
OF counties in the state.
Lightning rod men are operating
throughout the stale. their mission
generally being TO swindle.
The contract has been let for the
construction Of fifteen bridges in Cedar
county to Il Wakefield builder.
The Catholic parsonage at Falls
City was fired by al i~ncendiary. The
building was partially destroyed.
The citizens Of ~Gothenburg have
petitioned the court 10 change the
name of that town to Platte Falls.
burglars entered the stores OF Joe
Klein and r. Peterson at Portsmouth
n secured considerable plumber.
-Four pickpockets belonging to
Forepaugh's circus were arrested at
Fremont and each fined $50 and costs.
Blue Hill wants the county seat
of Webster county. Her citizens will
give 800, 600 to secure the coveted
prize.
{ "A guest OF an Omaha hotel gave q
tramp a s. bill to get changed so that
he might give him q quarter. The
tramp forgot to return.
The Nebraska delegates to the
Grand Army of the Republic encamp-
ment ut Detroit will work ior the en-
campment at Lincoln in 1892.
Fire destroyed the old hotel prop
erty at Homer, which was owned by
c. j. O'Connor, Dakota county's treas
urer. Most of the furniture was saved.
There is a lage sized row on in q
leading Aurora church, all because the
organist wouldn't play if she had to
sit with her back to the congregation.
-Nebraskah has $40, 800 public school
pupils ond 10, $50 teachers, and the
gain in the public school enrollmentin
the last ten years has been 1873 per
cent.
F. o. Edgecombe. the receiver ap-
pointed for the Farmers and Drovers'
bank of Battle Creek, arrived in town 1,
last week and took possession of the
bank.
There is a scarcity Of harvesting
machines in many localities. Dealers !
have received more orders than they |
can fill. The supply OF Irvine is also :
exhausted.
Winter wheat is estimated to 90
from so to 10 bushels per acre in Ad-
ans county. Oats will yield from so
to so bushels. The yield generally
will be large.
The 12-year-old daughter OF Mr..
II. y. Thomas, living a few miles west
OF Ansley, was kicked in the face by q
horse, severely fracturing the bones of
the right cheek.
John Hagadorn, a young man
clerking in the store of William Mich
olson of Wisner, was drowned in the
h while bathing with ABOUT a
dozen companions.
Thursday, July 16. was an event
ful day in the history OF Wausa. a pc
tition of 210 names was presented to
the board of supervisors and the town
was Incorporated.
The secretaries of the board of
TRANSPORTATION Wen: to Lisbon, Perkins
county, TO hear arguments for compell-
ing the B. & NJ. to have an agent at
that point now a flag station.
"A grand G. \. K. reunion will be
held at Greenwood next month, last
ing a week. The camp will be on Salt
creek, in a beautiful grove. Eminent
speakers will DE in attendance.
H. C. Mead of Alma, was riding
on horseback, when his steed Sum-
bled, pitching him onto the ground,
after which the animal fell and rolled
over him, breaking his right leg.
"A 5-year-old Lincoln boy captured
three young skunks in his fathers gar
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