The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-07-17
OVER THE STATE.

about the same at last year.
JESSIE SMITH of Syracuse last week
celebrated his s0th birthday.
THE assessed valuation of Beatrice
the present year is $4,000
EVEN the hills of Nebraska will
yield good crop of hay this year.
THE harvest is under way and the
hum of the reaper is heard in all direc-
tions
Mr. POLAND, father-in-law of Sem
ator Thurston, died in Omaha last
week.
GRAND ISLAND school authorities are
making an effort to keep down ex-
penses.
"THE Girls of Elmwood" was the
subject of a sermon in that town re-
Gently.
SENATOR ALLEN was in Omaha last
week as the guest of the populist or
ganization.
ROBERT vocAcEK of South Omaha
was killed by taking hold of live
electric wire.
ALBERT JOYCE, formerly of Syracuse
in this state, has struck rich vein of
gold in Colorado.
THE Twenty-second infantry has ar
rived at the new military fort ten
miles south of Omaha.
JOSEPH CHILCoAT of Howells market
ed three hogs the other day that aver
aged sos pounds each.
IT is predicted. in view of the big
grain crop in Nebraska, that there will
be a shortage of binding twine.
I.
mated for congsess from the Second
district His nomination was unani-
nous.
Buy home made goods and build up
home industries, is a good policy Far
rell's Fire Extinguisher, made by Far
rell & CO., Omaha
SOUTH OMAHA has movement under
way to secure a three cent fare on
street car lines. 1t is considered
enough in these hard times.
THE people of Cambridge view with
apprehension the appearance of peculiar
looking clouds and keep within easy
reach of their cyclone caves
JOSEPH RosLER of Carlisle, Pa, has
faith in Nebraska. He lately placed
$50. 600 farm loans in Nance county at
straight s per cent interest.
THE Orleans hotel at bloomfield was
entirely destroyed by fire. W. A. Cole
owned the building, valued at $4,000,
and FL. Banks the contents, valued at
$500.
A MOVEMENT is on foot in Beatrice to
issue city bonds with which to pur-
chase the Nebraska National bank
building and convert it into a city
building.
ROBERT STEVENS of Grafton, while
exploding fireworks, was struck in the
right eye by particles from a giant
cracker. His injuries are of a painful
character.
THE saloon of Stuart & Dowd at
Rushville was broken into last week
and SIS in silver, two gold watches and
large quantity of cigars and liquors
were stolen.
GRAND ISLAND authorities are after
man and his wife who leave their twin
children, years old. locked in a room
all day while the parents are absent in
the beet fields.
THE board of agriculture is keeping
a watchful eye on all the interests of
the coming State fair. There is a de-
termination to make it the best ever
held in Nebraska.
THE state board of purchase and
supplies held its regular monthly meet
ing last week to award contracts for
supplies for the state Institutes for the
next three months.
Miss NELLIE WAINWRIGHT, youngest
daughter of Rev. G. w. Wainright of
Blair, returned home last week from
l. 81,
ary for little over nine years.
THE recent heavy rains have done
great damage to the bridges through
out Gage county, and when the COM
missioners meet they will scarcely
know where to begin repairs first.
DR. G. f. KEEPER, recently appointed
superintendent of the Norfolk Hos
pital for the Insane, vice DIR. Mackay.
resigned, last week filed his official
bond for $40, 200 with the secretary of
state.
FOLLOWING is the mortgage record
for the month of June for Platte
county: Real estate mortgages, fled.
$40, 25; released. S3l,054. Il; chattel
mortgages, filed, SIS, 4613O; released.
81, 1863. so.
AN aged farmer living near Sun
flower, named William Mccormick,
was struck by lightning and killed.
His young son, who was riding in
wagon with him, was badly injured,
but will recover.
A MoRGANTHALER, an Omaha young
man. put out $500 worth of forged
paper against his employer, and then
attempted to leave town. He was ar
rested and bids fair to do term at the
state penitentiary.
The enrolment at the Scots Bluff
county summer Normal, which opened
at Gering last week for six weeks
session. is very gratifying. Prof E.
p. Cromer and Prof. L. B. Fenner are
in charge as instructors
THE Volunteers of America are pre-.
pairing for an active campaign in
Omaha. 1t is their intention to make
that city the headquarters for this
division, which comprises Nebraska,
South Dakota and Iowa
THE Elmwood Leader says an at
tempt was evidently made to blow up
the Club room. A piece of gas pipe
about eight inches long and a quarter
in diameter was found under one corn
er of the building. The pipe was filled
with powder and partly burnt fuse