The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-12-04

ductorS and engineers caShed checkS
ranging from $50 to S175.
Peter Bovee, Madison county farm
er, ordered hunter off his premises.
but the man added injury to insult by
beating the farmer with a pair of brass
knuckles. He is in Jail for it,
The man Elliot, arrested in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, charged with having
killed Hutsonpillcr in an Omaha hotel.
has made full and complete confes-
sion. The murderer is in Jail in
Omaha.
The Union depot question is again
being agitated at Omaha. 1t is hoped
the railroads will get move on them
selves sometime in 1897 and get rid of
the old shed that has SO long done duty
as depot.
Hemnever's general store at Daykin
was broken into last week, but the
thieves were frightened away and did
not make much of n haul. This the
third time his place has been robbed in
the past three months.
Thousands of bushels of corn are
coming into market at Juniata. Corn
huskers are in great demand at good
prices. A hundred or more hands
could find employment in that vicinity
during the corn picking.
The governor has appointed as dele
gates to the Seacoast Defense conven-
ton, which meets at Tampa, Fla, two
representatives of Nebraska in the per-
sons of Jetur r. Conklin of Omaha and
M. ID. Travis of PlattSmouth.
legal notice apprises the public
that the Lincoln News plant will be
sold under chattle mortgage Dec. 10th.
The mortgagee is Ii. Ii. Tydale, and
the amount stated to be due on the
mortgage is stated to be S7.43S. 80.
Rev. Philip McIIim of Omaha has
been assigned to the harrington, Col
eridge and Wayne Episcopal charges
He will make Harrington his home,
preaching at that place month and
once month at each OF the other two
places.
Reports reached Hemmingford of
what is supposed to be the fatal acci-
dental shooting of True Miller, son
of DR.. w. X. Miller, county coroner,
The son has charge of large ranch
about thirty-five miles west of Hem
ingford.
A Bryan man living in Gretna made
a contract with his wife that in the
event of McKinleys election he would
do the family washing for year. If
Bryan won she was to split the kind
ling and build the fire for the same
length OF time.
Beulah Bradeen, wife of George Bra
deem of Lancaster county, filed COM
plaint with the board of insanity,
charging her husband with being in
sane. She alleges that he has been
beating her over the head and other
wise abusing her.
Beatrice has fence factory which is
running day and night in order to keep
somewhere in sight of the demand for
its product. The factory is not pre-
tentious one, but it furnishes constant
employment to about fifteen men with
day and night shifts
knights grocery, store at Beatrice
was closed last week by Raymond
Bros. of Lincoln on claim of $3.50.
Assets about $500. The tying up OF a
portion of Knights capital by the clos
ing of the First National bank is said TO
have caused the failure.
George S. Williams, who was con-
victed OF the murder OF Charles A. S:nl-
lev. was sentenced by Judge Stu1 at
Fairbury to imprisonment in the penl-
tentiary for twelve years. At the flrst
trial the term of imprisonment was
fixed at thirteen wears.
j. ]. Marachek, former postmaster
at Nimberg, was taken to Omaha to
await trial for embezzlement. He was
tried on this charge about year ago
and the jury disagreed. He was al |
lowed to return home under bond, but |
when wanted he failed to come to
court.
George A. Murphy. senator-elecS OF
Gage county. was served with notice OF
contest by Judge E. O. Kretsinser, his |
on the fusion ticket. The !
Grounds of contest are frauds perpe- |
ira ted at the polls and ineligibility to !
hold the Office on account OF holdlng /
the office of county attorney,
The Platte county fair and driving |
aSSocia ton has decided 10 go ou1 oi
business, and are advertising for sealed
bids to sell out the grounds, buildings
and all. There is a fine forty-acre |
tract of land which is well improved |
and within a half mile of Columbus,
suitably adapted to stock breeding pur-
poses.
Mrs. John Hollen beck, widow who !
owns a farm near Millard, was driving
to Omaha, when bolt came out OF the
tongue and causen the horses to run
away. Reaching the Z. P. crossing the
horses were going so fast that on strlk-
ing the tracks the wagon bounded into |!
the air, throwing the woman out ana |!
breaking her neck.
The Osceola creamery was burned |
last week There was nothing saved
except the engine and boiler and the
little building it was in, and the loss
will be at least $4,000. on which 1t is
thought there was $4,000 insurance, |
but none of the agents know positively |
1t is said that the Springfield of Massa-
.husetts carried line of creameries, |
and that it was insured in that COM
oany. Townspeople and farmers are |