The McCook tribune., 1896-08-21
NEBRASKA.

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The prohibition state convention will
be held in Lincoln August 2Sth.
Clemens Prinz of Cunning county died
from the effects of over heating.
Eastern tourists are greatly pleased
with what they see in Nebraska this
year.
Carl E. Borgquist one of the Oldest
inhabitants of Cheyenne county, died
last week.
The Fremont hemp and twine fac
tory will this fall use up the product
of 1000 acres.
Lightning struck the Bohemian
Catholic church at South Omaha last
week, killing three people.
Mrs Elizabeth Freeman wants 1000
from South Omaha for injuries received
from a defective sidewalk.
Burglars broke into the postoffice at
Tobias to rob the safe. They were not
successful in opening the strong box.
An effort was made to blow the safe
in the Charles Doris jewelry store in
Paramount The would-be robbers
were unsuccessful.
Sarpy county is hard at work on an
elaborate float to be entered in the
Nebraska parade at Omaha state fair
week. 1t is being constructed at Pa
pillion.
The Adams postofice safe was blown
open and its contents rifed. About
500 in stamps and money were taken.
There is no clue as to who were the
thieves
Maggie Halpin, of Greely, the IT.
year-old daughter of William Halpin,
went to Lake Ericsson with party of
young folks and was drowned. Her
remains were recovered.
Professor Barbour, professor of geol-
ogy at the state university, was at Ver-
don recently inspecting the wells and
making a full geological report of
Richardson county.
A son of Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence
Burns of Tekamah was kicked in the
face by horse last Thursday and Sc
verely injured, his nose being broken
and his face bruised
On account of some defect in the
hoisting apparatus, Henry Hoggett,
well-digger, fell eighteen feet to the
bottom OF a well in Cass county and
was severely injured.
Grandpa Arend of Elm Creek went
out recently to shoot few rabbits in
his garden. The load went through
neighbor's window, nearly making a
pot shot of the family.
George Latta, prosperous Burt
county farmer, has just completed a
barn having capacity of twenty
seven horses, 1000 bushels of grain
and fifteen tons of hay.
Rev. Clarence A. Stewart, pastor of
the Methodist church at Tamora, has
handed IL his resignation as pastor
and also Withdrawn his membership
from the Methodist church.
Hoover, the murderer of his brother
in-law, Councilman Duboise, was exc
cuted in the Jail at Omaha on the 7th.
He left a statement expressing regret
killing the best friend he ever had.
John c. Williams, in charge of the
artesian we'll at the Rosebud agency,
dropped dead from heart failure. He
was a man of 60 years. His home is
Pittsburg, Pa, where his remains will
be sent
Gus Roberts of Liberty was last week
sent to the asylum at Lincoln. He i'm
agineS himself to be the bearer of the
sin of the world and desires to be put
to death that the world may be free
from sin.
Fullerton people are somewhat in
dignant because Lena Stanlley, IL
year-old girl debauched by her father,
had been spirited out of the country.
The case against the old man will have
to be dismissed.
At Oakland lightning struck the fue
on the residence of Alfred johnson,
running down the inside of the house
and out of the door, doing slight dam
age to the house, but scattering brick
in all directions.
At Elkhorn horse fell on Charles
Killey while he was out riding and in
iured his thigh. Before the man was
rescued he was nearly drowned, as he
had been precipitated into ravine
partially filed with water.
By the overturning of load of grain |
on which he was riding, the 9-year-old |
SON of Frank Baller, farmer living |
seven miles north of Exeter, had the |
tines of pitchfork run into his brain,
causing his death in few hours.
Pierce precinct, Pierce county, voted |
on the question of voting bonds to the |
amount of 214,00O to aid the Norfolk & |
Yankton railroad in completing it's line
of road from Norfolk to Yankton and
the bonds carried by vote of 163 to 90.
Three hundred carloads of corn
passed through Blair inside of twenty
four hours The cars were made up
in fifteen trains, each being drawn by
two engines. The corn was gathered |
from various stations along the Elk
horn.
The adjutant generals Office has or
dered the discharge from the Nebraska
National Guard 'for the good of the
service" the following: Private George
T. Freeman, company c, First regi-
ment, Beatrice; Private B. b. Lincb,
troop A, Milford; Privates A. Angus
tus. A. Cooper and Stanley E. Lindsey
of company G, Second regiment, Oma-
guards.
An old man named McNulty and his
SON. living near Oconto ouarreled over |