The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-09-25


ems and pigs.
A distressing accident occurred at
Norfolk. Sam Mather, a bricklayer,
while on his way home was run down
by the Fremont, Elkhorn g. Missouri
Valley railroad switch engine, coIl-
pletely severing one leg at the thigh
and otherwise injuring him SO that he
died in about an hour after the acci-
dent
In the supreme court on the 18th the
docket was called for motions. No
cases will be heard during this sitting.
There was an application for writ of
mandamus presented by the attorneys
of the Kearney water works company
to compel the city of Kearney to levy a
tax to pay water rents This was ar
gued.
The display of fruit at the Pawnee
county fair was excellent. Over 500
feet of shelving was required for ap-
Piles alone. One of the judges who Off
ciated at the state fair said the display
would easily have taken first premium.
One side of the hall was devoted to
cereals and the large ears of corn were
ricked up like stove wood.
A wedding to which unusual interest
is attached, on account of the age of
the principals was consummated at
York recently. David Gresham, aged
rs, was the groom, and the bluShing
bride, Mrs. Mary Pfeifie. has seen 70
summers, and has several great grand
children, They are the oldest couple
ever married in the county.
Old settlers of Cass, Sarpy and Saun-
ders counties were royalty entertained
by the city of Ashland. Four thous-
and people were present, many coming
Hon. II. Ii. Wilson of Lincoln, who
lived when boy six miles west of that
place. delivered an able address before
a great crowd. An'ox was roasted and
served at noon.
The eastbound Rock Island fey
struck and killed a young man about
four miles west of Alvo, small sta
tion on that line located seven miles
northwest of Elmwood. He was struck
while crossing a bridge and hurled
about fifty feet, instantly killing him.
nearly every bone in his body being
broken. Relatives in Lincoln took
charge of the remains.
The Methodist church at Emerson
was dedicated last Sunday with appro-
pirate ceremonies. Rev. DR.. Sisson of
Fremont preached two very able SER
mons. About $500 was subscribed to
the building fund by the congregation.
The church is one of the prettiest edi-
fees in Emerson and the Methcdists
feel justly proud of their success in
erecting it these hard times.
The Nebraska weather bureau puts
forth the following: "Corn has made
fairly good progress and with the eH
ception of the latest pieces is entirely
beyond danger of injury by frosts.
In some instances shucking has COM
menced and the yield is reported as
unusually large. The wet weather of
the week has retarded threshing in To-
calities where this work has not been
completed.
A report reached the governors Office
from County Attorney ]. j. Thomas of
Seward county, that a lot of cattle had
been brought to that county from Ar
kansas and that lot of them were
sick with what he believed to be Texas
fever. The proclamation of the gov
ernor forbids the shipment into this
state before November 16 of any cattle
from the fever country, and Arkansas
is in the prescribed territory. DIR. A. T.
Peters of the state university went out
to examine the herd and determine if
there is really any fever.
The county of Pierce has appealed
rather peculiar case to the supreme
court. On Sept 80, 1895, Peter Chris
tensen, of that county, secured judg-
ment in the district court of the Ninth
district, for 81. SO and Sc 33 costs This
was for work alleged to have been per-
formed at the instance of road over
seer in destroying Russian thistles. 1t
is admitted that the overseer employed
the man to work on the public high
way, that the county clerk certified to
the correctness of the account, but the
county commissioners refused to allow
the bill. Christensen brought suit and
recovered judgment. Pierce county
filed demurrer. 1t was overruled and
Judgment awarded as prayed for. The
county now prosecutes an appeal on
error.
Some time ago collection of York
county products was taken to Illinois
for exhibition at county fairs in that
state As an illustration of the results
obtained from such display the fol-
lowing extract from an Elmwood, ILL.,,
paper will suffice: 1--WE advise our
farmers. especially the man who con-
templates making change, to look at
the Nebraska exhibit at the county
fair He will meet there with men
who can tell him exactly the condi-
tions he may expect to meet with in
farming in Nebraska. He will see
samples of corn that will average 60 to
20 bushels per acre over most of the
state and produced from land that cost
from SIS to SIC an acre; less, consider
ably less, in most cases. than the aver
age, renter pays to get one years crop
from lands in this and adjoining
states"
Early the other morning W. T. Allen
entered the Office of the Ashland Mill
and Electric Light company, and rails
ing revolver Deliberately fired at the