The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-07-24
OVER THE STATE.

THE crop of prairie chickens in Dixon
county is unusually large.
A SPLENDID crop of hay is being
gathered in the vicinity of Hyannis.
SOME of the farmers about Greeley
are complaining of rust in small grain.
A MAN named Fred Miller, recently
from Colorado, hanged himself at SUIT
ton.
EXETER last week had one of the
heaviest rains that ever fell at that
place.
QUITE a religious revival prevails at
Talmage, with Evangelist Redding in
charge.
Miss LANRIsITzEN of Polk county
was last week taken to the insane
asylum.
AT meeting of the citizens of Ne
braska City the mayors resignation
was called for.
COL w. +. CODY wants the irriga-
tion fair at North Platte opened by
Hon. w. j. Bryan.
THE road overseer is busy man in
some portions of Nebraska this year
looking after washouts.
The Twenty-second infantry, recent
ly arrived at Fort Crook, near Omaha,
had two desertions last week.
THE different congregations of
Stromsburg, during the heated term,
have united in outdoor meetings.
DECATUR people are enthusiastic
over the prospect of soon securing a
pontoon bridge across the Missouri at
that point.
PEOPLE of South Omaha think the
street cars should carry passengers for
three cents, instead of five, and will
unitedly work to that end.
MCKINLEY and Bryan clubs are being
organized in all sections of the state.
There is going to be plenty of political
fun between now and November.
HARRY ELIALoN, the 14-year-old SON
of farmer who resides near Swede-
burg, Saunders county, had the side of
his head crushed and one OF his ears
torn off by the kick of a horse.
JOHN JOHNSON, an Omaha saloon
keeper, eloped with a Mrs. Clausen,
leaving wife and five small children
to wonder where he has gone and
when, if ever, he will return.
A PROMINENT Omaha man had an in
sight into the Denver Jail, having been
arrested through mistaken identity
He looked like crook for whom the
Denver police were on a still hunt.
AMPLE preparations are being made
for the Interstate reunion to be held
at Superior in August. General John
M. Thurston and Gen. Ingalls, are put
down for speeches on the occasion.
JACOB SIMoNs, farmer living about
three miles from Whitney. was drown
ed. He had been in bathing and was
suddenly seized with cramps and
drowned before aid could reach him.
IT is said that all of the wounded of
the Northwestern wreck in the hospital
at Omaha, with one exception, will re-
cover. Mrs. Patrick Sully is injured
internally and will probably not sur
vive.
JOHN CHRISTENSEN of Chadron was
fatally injured. He was standing close
to a we'll, from which water was being
drawn, and was struck on the head by
the revolving windlass. He cannot re-
cover.
GENERAL PAUL VAN DERvooRT, past
commander-in-chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic, expresses the belief
that Omaha can secure the national
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic in 1898
GOVERNOR HoLcoMB has issued an ex-
tradition warrant for the return of
Julius R. Ritschel. He stands charged
with grand larceny, committed in
Henry county, Missouri. The requisi-
tion is made by Governor Stone of Mis-
souri,. Ritschel is under arrest at Fair
bury.
THE large livery barn belonging to
John hammers, the saloon building of
Conrad Wisner and the Astoro build
ing belonging to j. II. Feiber at Har-
tington were destroyed by fire. Many
other buildings would have been burn
ed had it not been for the effective SER
vice of the fire company.
NICHOLAS WURTzEL, an aged and
well-to-do farmer living eight miles
north of West Point, was on his way
home when the team ran away, throw
ing him out of the wagon. He became
entangled in the lines and was dragged
some rods. He was picked up in an
unconscious condition, terribly lacer-
ated. He died soon after.
Mrs hOSA DANlELS, Oh hduSaS, VINO
came SO near losing her life by drown
ing with her husband in the Republi-
can river at Franklin, died in great
agony. She never became conscious,
and her suffering for the thirty hours
that she lived after being taken from
the water, was intense. Husband and
wife were buried side by side.
HAYDEN ROBERTS, of Nemaha county,
who killed his wife and then killed
himself, was one of the oldest settlers
in the county, coming in the SOS
Mrs. Roberts maiden name was Neibal.
Some fifteen years ago she married
Charles Crume, who died about two
years ago and in January last she mar
ried Roberts. She leaves three child
rem.
THREE young women of Shelby who
were returning from a country Sunday
school were thrown from the carriage.
The horse became impatient and up
set the buggy, demolishing it beyond
repair. Matte Tockard remained un-
conscious until after the arrival of a
physician. Grace Stilwell was dragged
short distance and painfully bruised,
while her sister escaped with a few
bruises
THE Russian thistle is again on hand
in some sections, and farmers are urged
to keep them down, root and branch.