The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-22
NEBRASKA.

Pilsc.
A full blooded North American In
dian preached in South Omaha last
Sunday.
The Gazette is the name Of Geneva's
new populist paper, and J. j. Burke is
its editor.
Three hundred and fifty men are
pulling weeds out of the beet fields
near Grand Island.
Schuyler has an organized base ball
nine that puts up a good game. They
are ready to meet all corners.
T. 7. Pierson, assisted by Mrs. Pier
son and the Moody quartet, began a
series of meetings in Ashland.
At Hastings Mrs. Frederick Naultens
was granted a divorce from her hus-
band on the grounds of extreme cruelty.
The young men of Chapman have or
ganized a literary association for hold
ing debates and general improvement.
The Chappell Register advises the
farmers of Deuel. county to put down
artesian wells for irrigating purposes.
In jumping from a wagon to the
ground, Charles Dangler of Dodge
county broke n of his legs below the
knee.
-Four of the horses that started in the
100-mile cowboy race from Chadron,
died from the effects of the usage re-
ceived.
j. r. Sutherland of Tekamah has
been appointed receiver of the State
bank at Brainard and took possession
last week.
The boom in window glass at Hold
rege is the result of a hailstorm that
spread ~desolation in the western part
OF the city
1t is rumored that a move is on foot
to organize a stock company at Ponca
the object of which will be to build a
steam grist mill.
The Fullerton Driving association
In extended program for
the Bird and 4th of July, with purses
amounting to 5000.
Charles w. Mead, who at one time
was general superintendent of the
Union Pacific railroad, died last week
in Los Angeles, Cal
The Salem Chautauoua, which was
to have been held July % to %, has
been postponed and will probably be
held August 5 to II.
Harry Letter of Cozard is the latest
Dawson county victim of the strin-
gency, having made an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors.
Nellie Coddington, an attractive
young lady of Lincoln, suicided last
week by taking morphine. She had
been Tilted in a love affair.
Young people of the Lutheran church
OF Wayne propose to feed the crowd
that shall assemble in that place to
celebrate the glorious Fourth.
Rev. F. M. Sisson and family from
Illinois arrived in Fremont last week.
He succeeds Rev. George NJ. Brown as
pastor of the First M. E. church in that
city.
The Office of superintendent of
bridges and travelling freight agent
OF the Elkhorn railroad have been
transferred from Missouri Valley to
Fremont
A South Omaha young man went
against a shell game at the circus
ground, leaving SIS and his watch and
chain as a reminder of what a great
chump he is
The barb wirefactory building which
is being erected in West Point is nearly
completed, and in a few weeks that
city will be able to boast of having a
good factory.
The late rains have given wheat in
johnson county a new start and pros
poets now are that the crop will be al
most, If not entirely, equal to that har-
vested last year.
During a practice game of ball at
Elmwood c. B.. Lee, who was catching.
had n of the bones of his left fore
arm fractured by a batter swinging the
bat behind him.
The ministerial profession of Red
Willow county will petition the coming
legislature to pass a law fixing for per-
forming the solemn ceremony that
unites two hearts.
Lorenz ~Skibowsky of West Point. who
was stricken with paralysis, died from
the effects thereof. He was buried by
the Grand Army Of the Republic of
which he was a member.
The delegates of the Modern Wood
men OF America of the Fourth
sional district met at McCool and Sc
lected Fairmont as the place to hold
the annual picnic this year.
An attempt was made to get into the
Douglas county Jail to lynch Sam
Payne, the negro who murdered Maud
Rubel. Payne, however, had been
taken to the penitentiary for safe keep
ing.
William Spies, o of a farmer living
near Abbott, was found dead in the
loft of the barn with a rope twisted
about his neck. From the condition OF
things it is thought the death was ac-
cidental.
George Griffith, a tramp, entered the
store of c. NJ. Hall at Plainylew and
stole five pairs OF pants. He was ar
rested, convicted and sentenced to paw
costs and serve twenty days in the
county Jail.
On account of repeated attacks made
upon County Treasurer Franz of Gage
county placed before the board of
supervisors a communication asking