The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-12-28
OVER THE STATE.

has suspended.
OMAHA and Lincoln are both going t.
bid high for the state fair.
THE new Christian church at Blue
Hill is nearly completed.
Women of Blair have asked the city
council to close up the sporting houses
ADAM MCPHERSON, of Emerson, aget
81, died suddenly last week of hear
disease.
THERE is a good deal of kicking il
many Nebraska towns these beautiful
days, but it is mostly by boys at the
foot ball.
WAUsA schools are crowded and the
board finds it necessary to employ an
other teacher for the remainder of the
school year.
HENRY AsTNER, a travelling salesman
for the Grand Island Mercantile com
train fell and broke his leg.
Rev. GEORGE HUMMELL has jus,
closed a successful series of revival
meetings in Blue Hill, receiving thirty
converts into the Methodist Episcopal
church.
A WARRANT was issued by United
States Commissioner Seymour for the
arrest of James Mason of Brownvill.,
on the charge of violating the revenue
laws.
RoRERT Dow, an old resident or Sar-
Ply county, died at his home last week
after a n illness of two weeks. He was
So years of age and first settled in the
county March Z, 1861.
SHERIFF HUBERLE of Otoe county
took Philip Berk and w. f. Williams to
the penitentiary where they will pass
the next fourteen months for obtaining
money under false p%retenses.
JACK SMITH and Tom S%tribling of
Fremont were out hunting and among
the game they killed and brought home
with them was a gray wolf, which they
found a few miles northeast of Ere
mont.
Z. BUTTERFIELD, living near Grand
Rapids, shot his hand off while reload
shotgun, supposed to nave been breech
burned. A physician dressed the hand,
leaving only the thumb.
A CAREFULLY prepared statement
shows SIS, 0CO spent in new buildings in
Wausa during 1874. Among the items
is a $4,000 creamery, just completed,
which is a cooperative concern, belong
ing to the farmers of that vicinity.
ROBERT LYNN late editor of the En-
terprise at Wausa is a candidate for
sargeant-at-arms of the house when
the legislature convenes. He has the
backing of Senators Saunders and
Stuefer, who will push his candidacy.
William Katal and Alex Irle of Cedar
county, were arrested for selling liquor
contrary to law. William Katal plead
ed guilty and was fined 500 and costs.
Alex 1rle'S case was continued for
thirty days, during which time he will
set up a defense.
SAMUEL r. IRWIN and his wife, Alice.
of Hastings, were arrested, charged
with committing an abortion on their
daughter Eta, a girl about Is years
old. The girl had become enciente
from too great familiarity with a
livery stable employee who boarded
with the family. In attempting to rid
the girl of her shame they came within
an ace of taking her life.
PETER O'RoURKE, a farmer living near
Florence, was on his way home the
other evening. When he arrived at
the crossing of the Missouri Pacific
railway he heard the evening express
whistle and saw it coming, but thought
he could cross the track before it
struck him. His wagon was tossed
over into the ditch, and he was picked
out of the wreck with an injured side
and a bad scalp wound.
Rev. ]. w. ROBINSON, who for several
weeks past has been travelling through
the east soliciting aid for the drouth
sufferers OF this state, says the Fremont
Tribune, returned from his trip last
evening and is stopping with his son, |
j. L. Robinson. While gone he sue
ceeded in raising almost SO, 600 in cash
and goods, which amount will very ma
t~erially aid in decreasing the suffering
among the people of that district.
THE governor honored the requisition !
of Governor Altgeld of Illinois for one
William Banks, alias Graham, under
arrest at Omaha. On March l Banks,
in company with John Dutton, William
McGowan and King William, alias
Black Hussar, made an assault upon
Policeman Cass Smith in Chicago, and
him of his star, revolver and
pouch for the same. The gang was in
tried and convicted in Cook
county. Banks subsequently escaped.
FRANK WALLBRIDGE, of Nebraska
City, aged about Is, together with his
brother and a companion, was out
hunting about three miles west of that
city. While sitting down under a tree
the gun in Franks hands acct
dentally exploded, the charge passing
his left hand, l~acerating it in
horrible ann A number of shot
in his shoulder and arm. A
of the charge passed so close to
his brothers head as to render him I'M
conscious for a time.
THE man who gave the tip which re-
suited in the arrest of Seeley, the New
York bank cashier who did his bank
Tor $3.50, 900, was formerly a resident of
Lincoln, and is remembered there as a
young man of bibulous propensities,
which kept him in hard lines. Herman
Mcfarland, the man in question, it is
said. got into the good graces of Seeley
without knowing who he was, and was
helping him to spend his cash in great
style when the latter told him in a mo-
nent of confidence who he a
SAYS the Fremont Tribune: Six head
If horses belonging to FL. Z. McHenry
we're sold on foreclosure of a chattel