The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-15
NEBRASKA.

un assignment 10 his creditors.
A woman's branch of the Maccabecs
has been organized at Benedict.
There was d graduating class of ten
girls in the Lincoln high school.
A division of the uniform rank of
Knights of Pythias is to be instituted
in Wayne, June 80.
Mrs. Al Owens of Nebraska City mar
rowly escaped putting out an eye while
using a curling iron.
1t is said that c. A. Hubbard has COM
pleted negotiations for the purchase of
the st. Paul Press.
July 4th will be a holiday at the
Omaha stock yards, no business being
done except to care for the stock.
Sam Payne, the Omaha negro, who
is supposed to have murdered Maud
Rubel, has been arrested in Iowa.
The Universalists' convention con-
vened in Tecumseh last week for a
three days session. The attendance
was very good.
The town of Battle Creek has fled
bonds for registration with Auditor
Moore. The proceeds will be used in
building a $500 Jail.
Governor Crounse has honored a re-
QUESTION for the arrest of James Whit
ney, who is wanted in Iowa for swim
ding w. M. Clayton out of a large
sum of money.
The three days session of the Ne
braska state convention of the Univer-
salists closed in Tecumseh last week.
All maatinrc xr-ara ,,o11 o++o-lol o-l -
deep interest in the work was mani
tested.
Governor Crounse has issued a requi-
sition for A. b. Loose, who is now in
Ohio. He is wanted in Holt county on
the charge of ~disposing of a So, 500 stock
OF merchandise for the purpose of de-
frauding creditors.
Hard coal is now being delivered t.
consumers in Fremont at SIS. so per ton.
The supply of the dealers was put in on
low freight rates and those who buy
for next winter will make good big in
terest on their investment.
Wayne will have the largest celebra-
ton seen in Northwestern Nebraska
this season. The fremen have it in
charge, and will be assisted by all the
civic societies. Judge Norris of Ponca
is to be the orator of the day.
Mrs. Christine Brady, a widow lady
OF Grand Island, committed suicide by
taking sixty grains of strychnine. Her
husband, a cigarmaker, died about a
year ago and Mrs. Brady has been con-
sldered a little off metally since.
Deuel. county has called a special
election for the purpose of locating a
permanent county seat. Big Springs,
Chappell n Froid are in the field and
a very lively fight is anticipated. The
election will be held on the 23d inst.
The marshal of North Platte has been
instructed not to enforce the ordinance
taxing CANNES, presumably because it
works. a great hardship on those least
able to Dear it. Ne very poor man has
less than two dogs o more than six.
One of the guards at the state peni-
tertiary has the scarlet fever, but the
case has been q%uarantined, and Prison
Physician Houtz hopes to prevent the
disease from spreading to the officers
quarters, where there are several chill
t.dren.
IL. w. Williams, a well known farmer
OF Sicily township, Gage county, died
suddenly last week in ~nsequen of
the recoil Off gun with which he had
been shooting a rabbit. 1t struck him
IN the breast and he lived but a short
time.
The Missouri river has been commit
ting serious ravages on the Nebraska
side. The town of Covington has nearly
all been carried away, and there are
but a few buildings left. The loss is
not heavy, as the town has been almost
deserted for a year past.
AtiBeatrice, in the S., OOO damage
suit begun by Mrs. A. Saunders against
a number of Beatrice saloon keepers,
the jury came in WITH verdict of $3.50
against John Schiek and Gabriel Braun.
A verdict of not guilty was found
against4the other defendants.
William Longbotham, a prosperous
farmer, was arrested near Red Cloud
on a complaint sworn out by Christie
pher Derra. charging him with assault
with a deadly weapon. The two quar-
relied over the boundary between their
land, and wen Derra went to build a
fence Longbotham pulled. a revolver on
him and threatened to puncture him
with lead.
Bright and early one morning last
week thirty farmers living .neighbors
to Mrs. Adler of Adams county, whose
husband was killed recently by light
ming. appeared at her place with teams
and cultivators. Without undue cere-
.mony they entered the fields and in a
short time had cultivated the sixty
acres of corn Mr.. Adler had planted
shortly before his death.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee OF the Jefferson County Old Set
tiers association was held in Fairbpry.
and preliminary steps were taken for
holding h Xxi reunion. The time
fixed is August 80 and 81 and Septem-
Der l and 2 1t is planned to have re-
ligions services on the last day, which
is Sunday. Another meeting of the
committee will be held August 4th.
The following is the mortgage record
of Colfax county for May, 1894: Num-