The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-26

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The barn of Ernest Welch, in Nc
Cook, caught fire and burned TO the
ground. 1t was insured for S29o, part
on barn and part on contents. 1t is
supposed that the fire was caused by
tramps who had gone there to sleep
The resolution introduced by Sen
ator Allen extending time one year in
which the settlers on the Otoe and
Missouri lands may pay for their lands
failed to become law for the reason
that the president has refused to signit.
AS SENATOR ALLEN, en- route home,
passed through Omaha last week he
was met at the depot by delegation
of local populists who were anxious to
show their appreciation of the senator's
work in congress for that city and the
state.
THE people of Loup City are con-
sidering proposition to build new
school house to cost 81, 600. A petition
is being circulated and signed asking
the school board to submit the plan to
the voters with the idea of bonding the
district
SAMUEL SMITH was arrested in Lin
coin on suspicion Of being the party
who has stolen cattle from different
parties in York county. He was
brought to York and two complaints
fled against him, each charging cattle
stealing.
A TRAINLoAD of stock, numb bering
seventeen cars. was shipped from Will
sonville for South Omaha. Charles
McCombs headed the list with eight
cars of cattle; A. w. Hunt, six cars of
hogs; William johnson, two cars of
cattle, and Litson IL ArJZ one car of
hogs.
Two YEARS ago Charley Spry of Sher-
man county injured his hand in a corn
shelter SO that Il portion of it had to
be amputated. A few months later it
amputation, and the other day the
offending member was entirely re-
moved.
JAMES HUNT, prominent farmer of
South Branch, Otoe county, who was
confined in the Asylum for the Insane
at Lincoln and recently discharged,
has become violent again, threatening
the lives of his neighbors and frighten-
ing his family. He will be returned to
the asylum.
+. NJ. RUSSELL Of Omaha, designer
and manufactures of the silver candel-
abrum exhibited at the Worlds Colum-
bian exposition, has received authentic
information that beautiful bronze
medal and diploma have been for
warded to him as first prize and award
for the finest display.
WALTER BREEN of Omaha has writ
ten to Secretary OF State Piper. asking
for the amounts of church property,
untaxed, in each county Mr.. Rreen
says that committee was appointed
by the last legislature to inquire into
this matter and submit report, but
Deputy Secretary of Stale Evans says
he never heard of such committee, and
does not believe one was appointed.
Four miles northeast Of Falls City
lives John Falstead. prosperous
farmer, who has always been regarded
as a good neighbo and kind man to
his family. Now he is the object OF
much sympathy, for his wife, rs years
of age, it is claimed, eloped with %
year, old German, Otto Blaufoose, who
has been working for Falstead. She
took a lO-year-old daughter with her.
THE medal awarded the Hastings
pu bile schools by the judges of the
Worlds Columbian exposition has
finally arrived The merits of the
award were: First, for careful har-
mony, neat arrangement, accuracy.
power of analysis and good work in all
grades: second. for marked attain
ments of pupils in drawing, penman-
ship and language.
WORD was received in Fremont the
other day that Councilman l.. Z. Han
son of that city. who was seriously in
iured in New York City, was at the
point of death and his recovery con-
sidered by the physicians impossible.
Aside from the fracture at the base OF
the skull he received very severe in
ternal injuries in his fall from the Win
dow of the hotel where he was stop
ping.
A New YORK CITY dispatch says: L.
2. Hansen, 35 years of age, crockery
dealer of Fremont. Neb., fell from the
fourth story window of the Hotel Den
mark, this city, early this morning.
His skull is fractured and his face
badly lacerated. The doctors enter
tain no nope for his recovery. Hansen
undou btedly fell out OF the window ac-
cidentally. He has a wife and several
children in his Nebraska home.
A DISASTROUS wind occurred near Re-
publican City. A messenger came from
the farm Of Thomas Duncan, six miles
southeast of Republican City, bringing
the news that his large new house was
a mass of ruins Mrs Duncan was
killed and all the rest of the family
injured more or less The injured
were brought to Repu blican City. Mrs.
Duncan was prominent leader in the
w. K. c.. a very estimable lady and
was beloved by all who knew her.
A SOUTH OMAHA correspondent thus
writes concerning stock interests: Con-
the high prices at which
southern stockers were held this
spring. the movement has been larger
than anticipated. All of the cattle are
in prime condition, and when they
ripen on the northern and western
ranges their beef will, it is said, excel
the corn-fed critters. The total num-
Der of feeders purchased from southern
ranges to be fatted on the northwest
ranges this spring was "a. 700 head A