The McCook tribune., 1891-04-24
"A ten.year.old son OF Mrs. Mason

| "A ten-year-old son OF Mrs. Mason
OF Orleans. while playing with a re-
volver. was accidentally shot. The
ball was 22-calibre and entered the
abdomen and went downward. The
boy will probably die.
Henry Oxnard OF Grand Island.
manager Of the Oxnard beet sugar
company, met the citizens of Fullerton
and Nance county and addressed them
at considerable length on tho beet
sugar industry of Nebraska.
Hebron has got the start by hav.
ing the only lodge of honor in the
state. A short time ago Ray Of Hope
lodge No. l, Ancient Order of United
Workmen. was instituted, and now has
upward of seventy members.
] Carl Morton is securing a guaran-
tee fund to bore for coal within mile
of the city limits of Nebraska City. He
now only lacks about 500 of the
amount he started out to collect Con-
sequently this enterprise is a certainty.
Charles Combs, brakeman on
the Crete branch of the Missouri Pa
cific, came near being killed at Tai
mage, while coupling cars. The draw
heads passed each other and he was
pretty badly squeezed between the cars.
The committee appointed to ex-
| anime and report upon the books and
accounts of Police Judge Foster of
Nebraska City have reported and find
that the city owes Mr.. Foster $43. 63.
and Il warrant has been drawn in his
favor for that amount.
The Commercial hotel at David
City was completely destroyed by fire
last week, with most of the furniture.
1t was u large three story frame build
ing owned and occupied by S. H. Yon-
ker. Loss about S., 600; insurance on
building, So. 600; on furniture, 81. 900.
DR.. P. C. johnson of Friend and
Rev. Cox of Lincoln are holding o
series OF revival meetings in the Meth
odist church in Friend. DR.. johnson
is one of the finest speakers in the
state and the church is being we'll
filled from night to night
Constable Z. Hunger of Lincoln,
after considerable trouble and corre-
spondence, has established his right to
the legacy of 1000 left him by the
death Of an aunt in Germ any. Rela-
tives on the other side of the ocean en-
deavored to show that he was dead.
A Mrs. Pitts, of Gage county. while
returning to her home in buggy a
few evenings since. was pursued by u
savage gray wolf about three miles out
of Beatrice and but for the speed of
her horse would have doubtless been
seriously bitten by the savage beast.
The village board of Oakland at q
special meeting decided to submit a
proposition to vote $S 600 more water
bonds, which with the 81, 500 already
voted, is to be used in the construc-
tion of $40. 900 system of waterwo orks
with mains on all the principal streets.
VIM. Hike and Gid Zuycher were
caught in the act of appropriating
some oats, the property of D. Young,
living near Bellevue and arrested.
They had been fined a few days ago
for chicken stealing. and it is supposed
they wanted the oats to feed the
chickens
During gale a box car was blown
onto the main track at Charleston. on
the F., E. & NJ. V. railroad, and made
Its way to York at the rate Of forty
miles an hour. Fortunately it was
found east of the city in cut. where
the grade had. stopped it. before any
trains were due.
The funeral of the late Michael
Derum of Nebraska City took place
from St. Mary's Catholic church and
was one of the largest ever held in
Nebraska City. Mr.. Derum was one
of the oldest railroad men in the state.
For years he has been station agent at
Nebraska City for the B. & NJ.
john Sanders, of Dodge county
was arrested on charge of bastardy
preferred by Lucetta Shafer. Ali the
parties live near Nickerson. the man
having before this borne good repu-
tation, while the woman's past has
been somewhat varied. Sanders was
bound over to the district court.
The Niobrara canning factory
changed hands last week, Sioux City
parties having purchased it. The plant
will be considerably enlanged to can
corn, beans and peas, heretofore
tomatoes having been the only pro-
duct put up. About So, 900 worth of
improvement will be made at once.
Frank Taylor Of Lancaster county,
has traced the thieves who stole his
fine bay team into the Loup country.
An accurate description of the two
men has been telegraphed to everys
point north of Grand Island. Taylor
offers $3.50 reward for the apprehen-
sion of the thieves. Parties will not
be required to convict them.
The sanitarium at Milford will be
opened as hotel as soon as the right
man can be found to run it. Its broad
ve"andas and pleasant surroundings
has invited many inquiries even this
early in the season as to the accom-
modations that will be offered this
year for the entertainment OF the pub
lie.
Mayor Cushing of Omaha received
an invitation from the board OF trade
of Corpo;l ll,ff- +n ottopI bann,1at