The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-08-14
NEBRASKA.


be exterminated.
Congressman Horr of Michigan spoke
In Lincoln on the 5th.
Randolph has contracted for new
school house to cost SIS,
The Hitchcock County bank at Gull
bersson is in the hands of a receiver.
A farmer in Pawnee county threshed
769 bushels of wheat from twenty acres.
The new B. & NJ. eating house at
McCook is rapidly nearing completion.
Railroads will give one-fare round
trip rate for the state reunion at Lin
coin.
There is a demand at South Omaha
for muttons, and sheep bring good
prices.
Colored people of Omaha celebrated
emancipation day by holding picnic
at Fremont
Charles Thayer, long citizen of
Wahoo and an old soldier, died last
week, aged So.
Discussion of the union depot at
Omaha is still on, but nothing definite
has been decided.
Mrs. Eliza beth Freeman wants SIS, 900
from South Omaha for injuries received
from defective sidewalk.
The physicians of Seward county
have organized an association, with
DIR. ID. ID. Potter president.
Around Winside a considerable acre
age of wheat will not be cut because of
an excessive growth of weeds.
The sixth annual session of the
Nebraska sugar school opens at the
State university in September.
P. A. Hilderbrand of Plattsmouth
was prostrated by heat. and at this
writing fatal results are feared
William Gill, farmer living near
Boone, while running a corn shelter
there lost his hand in the machine.
Rev. Jonathan Redding, the evan
gelist, will begin series of meetings at
Liberty to continue for two weeks.
The old Settlers association of York,
Seward, Butler and Polk counties will
abandon its annual picnic this year.
Nelson Stones residence at Juniata
was struck by lightning, but every
member of the family lodged the bolt.
Rev. A. D. Wolfe, pastor of the
Seward Presbyterian church, has re-
signed to accept a pulpit in a Missouri
church.
A party of eastern real estate men,
200 in number, are expected to make
tour of Nebraska during the month OF
August
Rev. John Clark Hill of Chicago has
ate of the First Presbyterian church at
Lincoln.
Buy home made goods and build up
home industries, is a good policy. Far
rell's Fire Extinguisher, made by Far
rel & CO., Omaha
Bancroft is to have a system of
waterworks at once. City bonds to the
extent of $1,000 have been sold and
dirt will begin to fly.
The Schuyler Sun has been purchas-
ed by R. S. Bulla and 7. P. Orth. The
latter gentleman was formerly con-
nected with the Fullerton News.
The last hope for Hoover, the Omaha
condemned murderer, is gone. Gov.
Holcomb has refused to interfere and
the law will be allowed to take its
course.
Quite a number of the wide awake
farmers around Newcastle are COM
mencing to plow the stubble fields SO
as to prevent the Russian thistle going
to seed.
An allowance of s44.s96 was made
last week by the first assistant post
master general for clerk hire in the
Omaha postoffice during the present
fiscal year
One of the largest real estate mortg-
ages ever fled in Ked Willow county
was placed on record recently at Nc
Cook. 1t covers 2,OOO-acre farm and
is for SOS, 900.
The creamery at Geneva is paying
out about $1,000 per month for the
milk delivered by the farmers from the
vicinity. They are making about
ton of butter day.
Frank Veach, Verdon elevator man,
took in 10000 bushels of old corn last
week and is unable to secure empty
cars enough to make shipments as last !
as the grain comes in.
Judge T. /. Hinman of North Platte |
threshed some oats which ran nearly |
100 bushels to the acre On one of the |
stalks there were twentysiX kernels. |
The entire crop was irrigated.
Governor Holcomb. eX-Assistant At |
tornev-General Summers and Judge |
Broadly will deliver addresses at the |
tenth annual picnic of the old settlers |
at Hum boldt on August IL and l3.
Hon. ]. Sterling Morton, national |
secretary of agriculture, has been visit |
ing at Arbor Lodge. near Nebraska |
City, and will probably make public |
address before returning to Washing |
ton.
An Otoe county farmer stopped to |
light his pipe last week while working |
in his oats field. The match also ir- |
nited the straw and ten acres OF oats |
joined the farmer in very successful |
smoke.
Ames Wiseman, one of Polk county's |
young farmers, while working about !
his horses, was kicked in tie abdomen
and nearly killed.