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

ing, tree grating, treating sick ami
mals. etc.
No examinations are required for en-
trance.
There is registration fee of one
dollar.
The cost to each student last year
for room rent, table board, books, etc,
WAS about thirty-siX dollars
Prairie fires in the vicinity of North
Loup destroyed considera BILE amount
OF property
The city of Plattsmouth has leased
the gas and electric light plant and
will take charge Nov. /.
Out of fifty head of young steers w
A. Miuninear of Danbury has lost six
head in the past few days with black
leg.
Bob Bench, an enthusiastic silver
man of Kearncy, has rooster that
crows, every time Bryan's name is men
toned.
The jewelry store of A. w. Neihart
& Co. of Elwood was entered by
thieves. A large quantity of goods
was stolen.
As far as tests have been made, this
seasons beet crop in Nebraska is prov
ing very satisfactory to the growers and
manufacturers.
On Thursday of last week some sneak
thief entered the residence of Mrs.
Kate Reichling at Steinauer, and stole
SEQ from her cupboard.
Ernest Mills OF Nebraska City, while
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himself in the left hand, tearing out
the flesh and lascerating the hand.
Rev. A. Yarmouth of Dodge has ac
eepted the call to the Park Congrega-
tional church of Nebraska City. He
will commence his work about Novem-
ber /.
The store of Il. W. Swearengin, of
Murray. wasas broken into by tramps
and some clothing and tobacco taken.
They threw most of the goods to the
floor.
DIR. w. Fl. Singley, Lincoln, who Off
eiated for the past year as pastor of St
Marks Lutheran church, has resigned.
and the resignation has been accepted
by the church.
Burglars forced an entrance to the
depot in Alexandria. blew open the
safe with dynamite and took the con-
tents They got over 500. 1t was
the work of experts
Mrs. George A. Russ. of Omaha, at
tempted suicide by taking dose of
poison. She was saved by medical aid.
Herself and husband had quarrcled,
hence the desire to shuttle off.
The new mill in Emerson is fast
nearing completion. The brick work
is all finished, the machinery has ar
rived and is being put together. They
expect to start grinding the first of the
month.
Companies C and y, First regiment
Nebraska national guard, have been
authorized to recruit up to the maxi
mum limit of fifty privates in addition
TO the commissioned and non-com MS
stoned officers.
Mike Jeifords of near Gering has
made 700 gallons OF sorghum this sea-
sen. He puts the average yield at
about 65 gallons. AS sorghum usually
brings bout so cents gallon, this is
protita bic crop.
A team belonging to b. T. Evans OF
Roseland, took fright in Hastings and
ran away, overturning the buggy. Mr..
Evans and his wife, both of whom are
elderly people, were thrown out and Sc
riously injured.
John Brooks, an old soldier we'll
known in Lincoln, was found dead in
bed at Firth. where ne was Temporal
rily making his home. The old man
had been suffering from heart disease
for some time past and to this is as
crioed his death.
". w. Webster. while switching in
the McCook yard, was caught in MAX
ing coupling, and lost two fingers of
his left hand. He was held fast for
some time before being released, the
other yardtnen not knowing of the ac
cident and his painful predicament.
Mrs Shreve of Elmwood, Cass coun-
ty. was examined by the board and
adjudged insane. The woman, al
though apparently rational in ordinary
matters. becomes exceedingly violent
without apparent reason and is with
great difficulty restrained from doing
bodily harm.
Clearwater was visited by n destruc
tive fire, destroying almost an entire
block in the business portion. The fire
originated in the Office of the Clear
water Message and spread rapidly, and
the destruction of the business portion
of the town was only avoided by the
absence of wind and the heroic work of
citizens