The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-09-04

The State fair farmers institute will
be held Thursday, Sept. 3, on the state
fair grounds at Omaha. The session
will open at 1920 a. M, the admission
being free and all invited. The pro.
gram as arranged is: Commercial or
charding as business, E. M. Pollard,
Nehawka, Neb. 9. Cattle feeding
that pays, r. M. Allen, Ames, Neb. 8.
The private dairy run on business prin-
ciples, Harvey johnson, Logan, Iowa.
4. Lecture-The farmers place in So
ciety, Senator William V. Allen, Madi-
son, Neb. An interesting and profit
able time is assured all attending.
The Clarks postoffice was robbed last
week of $40o, cash and stamps.
Grand Islands city council will be
asked to consider proposition to pur-
chase park for $25, ,0C0.
The officers of the irrigation fair
have been notified that Keith county is
preparing very elaborate exhibit.
Wisner has been compelled to fit up
an additional school room to accommo-
date an increased number of pupils.
Arthur Long of Pawnee county was
kicked by horse and knocked ten
feet, receiving broken Jaw and other
injuries.
Sam Schultz of Elk Creek had three
nice hogs killed by lightning recently.
The lightning struck a large tree, un-
der which the hogs were asleep.
Mrs Francis E. Hooker was found
dead in bed near University Place near
Lincoln. She lived alone and had been
dead some time when discovered.
A special election was held at Wau-
saw and bonds of $40, 600 to aid in the
completion of the Yankton & Norfolk
railway was carried by a good major
ity.
The school board of Republican City
has been in deadlock for two months
over the selection of a teacher in the
schools.
The~ffteenth annual reunion and
picnic of the pioneers and old soldiers
association of Dakota county, will be
held in Clinton park, Dakota City, on
Thursday, Sept 8, 1896
The litigation over the Great Eastern
irrigation canal in Platte county has
been settled, the plaintiff, George c.
Smith, dismissing the case on his own
motion and at his own costs.
Tom Castner of Nebraska City, had
some trouble with his father who is
seventy-eight years of age, and drew a
revolver and shot, but without doing
Injury to any one. He was arrested.
David Strellner.a a Cedar county farm
or, was fined $40 and costs for cruelty
whipping his 14-year-old daughter
During the trial it was developed that
he was in the habit of whipping his
wife.
A. A. Campbell of West Point, is a
brother of James Campbell, the milli-
onaire sugar planter of Honolulu who
was kept prisoner for two days by
bandits in vacant house in San Fran
cisco
The city council of Tecumseh has
passed stringent ordinance bearing
on the liquor question. Its object is
to effectually stop the bringing of liq-
uor into Tecumseh from other towns
for disposal, either by gift or for sale.
Repu blican City is all hustle and ac-
tivity preparing for its second annual
old soldiers and settlers reunion, which
will begin September ii and end Sep
tember 10 The site selected is beau
tiful one skirting the Republican river
and was formerly favorite camping
spot for the Pawnee Indians
Work on the chicory company's dry
ing kilns at Fremont is progressing
rapidly and they will be ready for use
before the crop is matured. Chicory is
growing well and the roots are of good
shape and quality. The work of cut
ting off the tops to prevent them from
going to seed is now nearly finished.
Much of the small grain in Knox
county still remains in the shock. the
farmers claiming that prices are too
low for them to afford to hire help to
stack it. The yield in small grain is
probably half crop, with excellent
quality for most wheat and barley and
fair only for oats The corn crop is
immense and excellent