The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-11-06

was 1Ounu Qeau Dy some OF Jne men ct
their return from supper. lying few
rods from the car in which they lodge.
He had been in poor health for some
time.
Burglars broke into the Elkhorn dc.
pot at Geneva by prying up the win.
dow, opened the money drawer, from
which they got but few pennies.
They drilled the front door to the safe
and blew it open, but failed to get the
inside door open, which was time
wasted, as 10 money whatever was
kept in it.
The effect of Buffalo Bills wild west
show has developed nearly every boy
into lasso thrower, aud the evil eff
fects of the same came very near caus
ing a serious accident AS Bessie SiZer
of Lincoln was horseback riding, An
drew Levy threw a lasso and both
horse and rider were thrown violently
to the pavement, severelys injurins
both.
j. B. Sharrett, pioneer resident oi
Johnson county, died at,his home near
sTecumseh last week, of old age. Mr.
Sharrett, with his family came to John
son county and settled on homestead
in 1856, at which time there were ibu,
two houses in the county. He was one
of the county's first commissioners and
was active in the development of that
territory
News reached Wauneta that J. r.
Doty, formerly OF that place, now re-
siding at Ward, Col, was accidentally
shot and killed at Fort Morgan, Col. :.
while en- route overland from there to
his home. His father, j. j. Doty, in
company with a messenger from the
A. o. L. w. and Masonic lodges, OF
which he was Il member, left TO take
charge of the remains.
Morris Gillick, AN all around tough
and thief, escaped from the county jail
at Lincoln, and has not yet been ap
pretended. He was allowed to STEP
lnto the cage in order to speak to his
mother and attorney, and while the
cage was open, sprung out into the
corridor and made his escape before the
taller could close it so as to prevent Il
wholesale Jail delivery.
Commissioner Utt of the Nebraska
commercial club will prepare 4 state
ment of Nebraska S corn crop and send
it to the leading papers of the country
to contradicta statement printed in the
Boston Journal derogatory to Nebras-
ka and Omaha. Ten delegates will be
selected by the commercial club to at
tend the sugar beet convention at
Grand Island on Nov. Is.
The executive committee of the man
ufacturers' and consumers association
of Nebraska. urge the Importance OF
voting for the constitutional amend
ment to section of article II of the
constitution of the state OF Nebraska.
believing that its adoption will be OF
paramount interest to the peopls of the
state. The amendment is lhe last one
on the ticket to be voted Nov. 3.
Niobrara and the reservation coun-
try are IN great need of Il railroad just
now. The amount of grain coming in
from the reservation is very large.
From fifteen TO twenty carloads OF
wheat are being shipped out of Run
ming Water every week. a steam boa.
has been making three trips a week
since threshing began from different
river points along the reservation line,
hauling down wheat and returning
with lumber.
Mrs. LOWE Tollie, a young widow,
committed suicide by swallowing tea
spoonful of rough-on-rats. The young
woman WAS living with her father, who
resides four miles northeast OF Wilson
vile. Upon her death bed were her
wedding dress and a note requesting it
to be used as her shroud No concl,,-
sion can be reached as to what prompt
ed her to end her life in such manner
other than melancholy and protracted
grief over the death of her husband.
Knox county now claims haunted
house. About five miles south of Mo
brara near the bank of the Niobrara
river, and at the mouth of Il large
canon, is situated Il frame house that
has stood there for many years. and
known as the ''old Freeze place The
house is now octupied by q man whose
name is Bruce and he claims the place
is haunted. Several persons have spent
the night there. more through curiosi-
y lhihrs SloS, Ahli al iStui IL
with similar reports.
Pursuant to arrangements made at
meeting held n Omaha Oct. 10, the
grain dealers of Nebraska, or goodly
number of them. met in Lincoln last
week, to perfect i reorganization of
heir association. \ move for better
rates was started. Officers
were elected as folloHfs: n. 4. Duff,
president; +. l.. Harris vice president:
John L. Utt. secretary: James Sewall, |
treasurer: W. Ii. Ferguson. II. L. Clark,
w. E. Kinsella, w. l.. Jaquith. 5. f.
James, L. T. Lamson. n. A. Duff. L. l..
Harris, James Sewall, board OF COVER |
lors
Sergeant Jackson, who has been un-
iergoing trial at Fort Robinson, for |
,m bezzling the funds of Lieut.. John H.
Garrison No. 1a4, of the |
'egular army and navy union of that |
post, and of which ne was paymaster,
eft the guard house, where he has !
been confined and went to Crawford. |
three miles distant, and when close |
pressed by special patrol. eluded |
.hem and returned to the guard house. |
sergeant Madden and Corporals iIucll-
step and Smith. who were non-commIs- |
,iOpe6 pfficnrS Of tho I'd bava baap |