The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-23

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FRANK D. WILLIAMS, county clerk of
Saline county, died last week, after a
lingering sickness.
IN view of the numerous serious fires
of late Omaha is asking for better fire
protection. The water works pressure
is sadly deficient.
Mrs. HIRAM FIsCUs, of Lyons, aged
sc years 6 months, died of paralysis Of
the heart. Mrs. Fiscus was one of the
oldest citizens of Burt county, having
moved there in 1867.
PUBLIC sale of property for delin-
quent taxes in Douglas county closed in
one weeks time, no buyers appearing.
Last year the sale was continued two
weeks: this year but one week.
GRANT SRACK, a jeweler of Fremont,
succumbed to the pressure of hard times
and made an assignment for the benefit
of his creditors. Eleven chattel mort
cages were filed, aggregating So, 209. 46.
LAND COMMISSIONER HUMPHREY de-
MES the report that he is to resign his
present position and receive the ap-
pointment of district judge in place of
Holcomb, who is o to vacate that
Office.
HOG thieves are getting in their work
at Madison. Several fat porkers have
been purloined from the pens of their
owners and in some instances the swine
have been killed and dressed right on
the premises.
The Custer county bar met at Broken
Bow and unanimously Endorsed Homer
M. Sullivan as a successor to Governor
elect S. A Holcomb, when he shall re-
sign his position as judge of the Twelfth
judicial district. Sullivan is the strong
est candidate in the district.
The six prisoners confined in the
county Jail at WILDER made their escape
by saving the bars of the cage and
breaking through the brick wall. This
is the third time n of them has es-
capped, and the second time for three
others, during the past three months.
EMORY CLEMENTS, Mont and Jay Van
Schaick Of Lyons .rcturned from a
hunting trip a Few miles north of town,
where they cafght sixty.one muskrats,
four minks and thirty skunks. The
hunters report game of all kinds plenty
II ILASJ "AiI i1ohC dhoIASI UIIp SOOu.
THE Hammond Packing company,
whose big beef house in South Omaha
was recently destroyed by fire, is agi-
tating a removal to Kansas City. Thus
is generally regarded as a play to get
the stock yards company to whack up
a big bonus to get it to rebuild at South
Omaha.
THE drug business of Daniel H. Ko-
enigstein was closed under three chat
tel mortgages held by the Citizens Ma
tional bank, John koeingstein and DIR.
A. b. Tashjean. The claims aggregate
1900, and it is estimated hat the stock
will invoice something more han that
amount.
BURGLARS cracked the safe in Alex
anderS & Sons store at Rushville, but
only secured 81. 80. - few weeks ago
the safe in the Office of the Nashville
Lumber company was broken open and
something like S45 taken. Mention of
this was suppressed at the time by urg-
ent request of the officers.
THE board of education lands and
funds has ordered the sale OF indemnity
school lands in foul counties. Four
sections in Boz Butte county will be
put on the market December 20, seven
sections in Sioux county, December 10;
twenty-three in Cherry county, Deem
Der %; three sections in Knox county,
December "a.
DETECTIVES have succeeded in locat-
ing the train robbers who attempted to
hold up the Burlington flyer near Hy-
annis. They have heard that they are
being Swallowed and have started west
on horseback. Detectives have gone
after them by rail. and will probably
overtake them in Wyoming. The men
are known to be desperate and will
show fight if an attempt is made to ar
rest them.
Tile regular term of the district court
OF Sioux county convened at Harrison
last week, Judge Barlow presiding.
The most important cases to be tried
are the state against Farnam, for steal
ing cattle, and John Tinnin against
the Burlington railway, for damages to
his cattle while being shipped. Super
intendent Phelan, who is interested in
the cattle case, went up over the Ere
mont road in his special car.
SECRETARY ALLEN and the board of
public lands and buildings, are plan
ming a general housekeeping so as
to receive the next legislature. 1t is
the intention to employ only a few
extra hands. as the head ~janitor be-
lieves his force can do most of the
work, and very little money will be ex-
pended in repairs. Even the wall pa
per on the senate chamber. which is
falling off. will be patched up.