The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-19

HANS PETER JENSEN, 90 years of age,
while bathing with others in Baldwin's
lake in Dodge county, was drowned.
His father, in Atlantic, Ia, wired that
he would come for the body Deceased
was single and had been employed as
a farm hand in Dodge county for two
years.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
| INSTRUCTION CoRBETT has made the
regular June semi-annual apportion-
ment of the state school fund among
the several counties of the state on the
basis of the school population of the
counties The amount to be distribut-
ed is $500, 40. II.
| CONGRESSMAN KEN was hung in effigy
at Benson, suburb of Omaha. An al
legged picture of him was obtained and
attached to the figure with inscriptions
upon it. Then, after being hung. it
was set on fire and riddled with bull
| lets The congressmans action re-
garding the Trans Mississippi exposi-
tion bill aroused public feeling against
him.
DIR. c. p. FALL of Beatrice made
practical test of the Roentgen rays in
surgery. The patient had suffered for
in the hand which could not be To-
Gated. The rays produced shadow
graph which plainly showed the nee
| this as a guide the metal was success
fully removed.
The election of mem bers Of the mis-
sion board by the Augustana Swedish
Lutheran synod, held in. Omaha, re-
suited as follows: Rev. E. n. Swan
berg of Oakland, Rev. E. A. Fogel-
strom of Omaha, Rev. Feren of Sioux
| City, Rev. j. Torell of Swedenburg,
Neb., j. +. Helm of Omaha. c. A. Fall
of Council Bluffs, q. A. Ossian of Stan
ton. Ia, Prof. S. NJ. Hill of Wahoo,
Neb.
HARNESS thieves made raid on sew
eral farmers southeast of Beatrice and
confscated several sets of harness.
Blood hounds were put OH the trail,
which they followed to the Lille farm
James Lille, a son, who lives in Hano-
yer, kas., was suspected, he having
been home on visit for several days,
and when search was make he was not
to be found. Later he was arrested
and the goods found in his possession.
EVERY bridge on the North Loup
| from Scotia to Fullerton, with the sim
gle exception of the Burlington tS Mis-
souri, railway bridge, was carried out
by high water. Scores of low lying
farms were flooded, thousands of dol
lars worth of live stock, farming i'm
plements, etc, swept away and one of
the prettiest and richest valleys in Ne
braska made scene of destruction and
desolation.
THE first move in the way of appli-
cation to the governor for a commuta-
tion of sentence for Claude Hoover
of Omaha, convicted of the murder of
Sam Du Bois, and sentenced to be
hanged August Z, was made last week.
No petition has been forwarded to Gov
ernor Holconb, but Messrs. NJ. A. Ach-
eson and James A. Powers, attorneys
for Hoover, have sent letter asking
for hearing of the case
JOHN SAMUELsoN, a farmer living
near Swede Home, small settlement
seven miles northwest of Stromsburg,
met with peculiar accident. While
driving home from town Samuelson's
team became unmanageable and ran
into a row of trees at the side of the
road The shock broke the tongue of
the wagon and the horses tore away.
Samuelson was thrown to the ground.
He struck on his head. dislocating his
neck and receiving severe internal in
juries.
A BALD eagle was shot last week by
Charles Anderson of Cass county, while
attempting to carry off pig it had
stolen from his herd. The bird is re-
garded as very large one of its vari-
OF CIV not
its wings. The bald eagle is not COM
mon bird in this part of the country,
and when the successful shot OF Mr..
Anderson became known large-sized
congregation of neighbo1s convened to
see the purloiner of little swine, which
had been at work for some time in that
vicinity.
EXTENSIVE preparations are being
made by the local committees of the
Epworth league to entertain the State
league, which meets in Nebraska City,
June cath to Goth. Several prominent
league workers Will be present, among
others: Rev. Edwin A. Schell, d. D.,
general secretary of the Epworth
League of the World; Rev. j. +. Berry,
d. D.. editor of the Epworth Herald:
Rev. W. P. Murray of Omaha, and Hon.
A. u. Woifen barSer OF Lincoln. The
Wesleyan male quartet of Lincoln will
furnish the music.
THE general merchandise store of Ed
Fifeld and the postoffice at Eldorado
were entered by burglars. They took
tools from blacksmith shop with
which they twisted the padlocks from
the door. Five dollars in pennies were
taken from the cash drawer. The safe
was blown open with giant powder
Several sacks of -four were piled around
it to deaden the sound of the explosion
Fifty-five dollars in stamps were taken
from the safe and a registered letter
containing small sum was also opened
and the money taken.
THE Masonic grand lodge of Ne
braska elected the following officers:
Charles J. Phelps, Schuyler, grand
master; John b. Dinsmore, Sutton,
deputy grand master: Frank II. Young,
Broken Bow. Grand senior warden:
grand treasurer, Christian Hartman,
Omaha; grand secretary. William r.
Bowen, Omaha; grand chaplain, Rev.
Henry c. Harmon, Nebraska City;
grand orator, Samuel r. Smith, indian
ola: grand custodian, James A. Tul-
leys. Red Cloud: grand marshal. Will