The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02
OVER THE STATE.

folk.
ANOTHER case of diphtheria devel-
oped at Oakland. 1t is of a mild type,
however.
REV. II. C. HARMAN, the new pastor
of the Nebraska City M. E. church, was
given a hearty welcome by his parish
toner's.
THIEVES broke into four cars of mer-
chandise at the B. & M. freight depot
in Nebraska City, but were frightened
away before they got any booty.
WHILE Robert Cherry and a couple
of other cyclists of Kearney were out
in the country on their wheels Cherry
took a header, breaking his left arm
and fractured his collarbone.
FRANK LAHER, who is under arrest
at Hastings on a charge of stealing
hogs, had a hearing before County
Judge Baily and was bound over to the
district court under $500 bonds.
AT the bond election just held in
Boyd county, the bonds were defeated
by the overwhelming majority against
them in Spencer. 1t is said that pre-
cinct polled more votes than it has in
habitants.
BONDS in aid of irrigation for S., 600
carried in West Union township, Gus
ter county, by a vote of 1lS to -; Sar-
gent township, SO, 500, vote 166 to ~.
The irrigation ditch will be fifty miles
long and will water so, 600 acres
APPLE thieves are getting in their
work nightly around Nebraska City.
The orchard at Arbor Lodge was re-
lieved of a wagon load of luscious John
athans, a whole row of trees being
stripped. Other apple growers report
losses.
THE sheriff of johnson county over
hauled a trio of chicken thieves who
had a large lot of stolen poultry in
their possession. Two of the men took
to the woods, but the other man and
outfit was captured and taken to
Tecumseh.
GEO. WARNER of Kearney, a tailor
dead on the sidewalk in front of a sa-
loon. A coroner's jury was immediate
ly impanneled and broughti in a verdict
thai he came to his death from his ex-
tended debauch.
Buy homemade goods and build up
home industries, is a good policy: Far
rell & Cos brand of syrups, jellies, pre-
erves and mince meat; Morse-Coe
boots and shoes for men, women and
children; American Biscuit e Manufac-
turing Co., Omaha, crackers.
WIN. GARRISON, of Maxwell, would
like a wife, and has written a letter to
the mayor of Lincoln to furnish him
one. He owns an unincumbered farm
of 16O acres, with some live stock upon
it, is 80 years old and weighs 100
pounds. Girls, don't all speak at once.
THE little daughter of John Powers
of Chadron me with a very serious &C
cident. In some manner she tipped a
high chair containing a two-gallon jar
on her. The jar struck her on the fore
head, cutting a cash nearly to the
bone. 1t took several stitches to sew
up the wound.
A LARGE and enthusiastic crowd
gathered at the entertainment given at
Young's hall in Lodge Pole in honor of
Library day, as requested by the state
superintendent. In accord with the
rousing talk made by Prof. D. E. Kill
len, principal of the schools, Superin-
tendent Chambers Of Cheyenne county
and others, a large fund was subscribed
for a new school library, which will
soon be put in.
EUGENE Ness of Chadron is short enc
finger and has several others badly
crippled, all because he fooled with a
railroad car that was loaded. He was
going through the motions of coupling
and failed to see the approaching
switch engine as it kicked a car that
~unhappily struck the one he was fool
ing with at a critical moment.
FIRE destroyed the residence of Fred
Petsch, southeast of Milford. The
family had just started a fire and COM
menced getting breakfast when the
flames commenced to pour out of the
roof, near the fue. The members of
the family gathered a few things and
had just time to escape to a place of
safety before the house collapsed.
Mr.. POPE, of North Platte, the pres
ident of the State Irrigation associa-
ton, addressed the people of Juniata
on irrigation, the possibilities and
probabilities of the same, and the prob
able cost of successful-irrigation in the
state. His talk was listened to attent-
lively and made many friends for irri-
cation. After the speech an irrigation
society was formed.
DAVID NASH, a school boy nearly Is
years old, accidentally shot himself
while u duck hunting nea Neigh.
There were large sunf1owers by him
and it is thought that while rising the
trigger was caught by the weeds, dis
charging one barrel. The charge en-
tered the back of his head through the
occipital bone, ranging upward and
tore of the top of his head.
A CEDAR RAPIDS dispatch says:
When the official ballot was received
from the secretary of state by the
county auditor today for printing it
was found that the James of the dem
ocratic candidates for district judges
were omitted. Upon inquiry it was
discovered that the democratic commit
tee had failed to file certificates of NOM
ination with the secretary of state.
This leaves the democrats of this dis
trict without candidates
1t is no longer a question of doubt as
to whether the soil in the vicinity of
Valley is adapted to the raising of SUI
gar beets. What few acres were raised
this year Were of the best quality.
Farmers are already making contracts
for feed and next year a large acreage
will be planted in this valley.
Gus HUM and Charles Emerson left