The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-08-28
NEBRASKA.

their annual picnic last week.
The Royal Highbinders, new fra
ternal order. has been organized IL
Aurora
A hail storm in Omaha ruined thou
sands of lights on the north side o.
buildings.
There is considerable whoopine
cough in Haveloclk and there has beer
some fatalities
A farmer residing eighteen miles
from Hayes Center, suffered the loss ot
q leg in runaway.
Fire destroyed many buildings in
Dannebrog, entailing loss OF $1s, ,00C
with $40, 600 insurance.
Thieves entered the store of J. O.
Carl at Fairmount and carried away
about $500 worth of goods
Lightning rod peddlers are finding
many victims among the farmers Of
Douglas and Washington counties.
c. A. Stewart, pastor of the M. E.
church at Utica, since last October, has
withdrawn his membership from the
church.
Clay Center patriots have invested
$500 in circus tent that will seat 1.50O
people. 1t will be used by all political
parties
Elevator men are preparing for big
movement of last years crop, now that
: this years is assured and grain rates
reduced.
Buy home made goods and build up
home industries, is a good policy. Far
rell's Fire Extinguisher, made by Far
rell & CO., Omaha
The Burt County Sunday School as
sociation meets at Decatur on August
90 and 21. An interesting program
has been prepared.
Attorney Sullivan of Alliance has
queer specimen of jaw bone of huge
mastodan dug up from the bottom of
the Dunlap irrigation ditch.
Henry F. Gagnebin of Auburn, 72
years of age. was found dead in bed
at Mrs. Downs boarding house. The
cause of death was heart failure.
Through the arrangements of the
Agricultural society, Governor Hol-
comb and Mr.. MacColl will speak at
the state fair Friday, September IL
Past Department Commander C z
Adams of Nebraska, has been invited
to address the national G. A. R. en-
campment at St. Paul at date not yet
fixed.
Mrs Parthenia j. Maple of Western
precinct, johnson county, has been ad-
judged insane by the local board of in
insanity and transferred to the Lin
coin asylum.
The dwelling OF S. Mahana, in
South McCook, was destroyed by fire
Nearly all the household goods were
also burned. Loss about 5000 covered
by insurance.
Parties interested in the prosecution
against ]. c. Williams. late president
of the Blue Springs bank, begin to fear
that he he has given them the slip. He
was out on So, ZOO bail.
Burglars visited Howe last week, Sc
curing about $100 worth of goods from
the store of Bharles Richards, and
probably SIS worth of groceries from
the store of G. w. Rounds & Co.
Osceola is having some trouble secur-
ing teachers to take the places of those
ton in wages Miss Grace Meyers of
David City will fill the place of prin-
cipaL
John Lucid of Platte county who
was thrown during runaway into
barbed wire fence, died of his injuries.
He was farmer about so years old
and lived in Lost Creek township He
leaves family.
While hunting near Homer, James
Kimball accidentally shot Lon McEn-
taffer. A charge of No 1e shot en-
tered above the right hip. The in
jured man is still alive, but in dan
gerous condition.
j. C. Williams, the convicted Rlue
Springs bank president, is again in
Jail, Sheriff Nelson arresting him at
Lincoln. He will be called upon to
give bonds in three different cases be-
fore being released.
Rev. j. 81. Wood, an old citizen of
Nemaha county and an old soldier,
died last week at the age of " years,
from a disease contracted in the army.
He has been drawing pension of $72
a month for some time.
The Grand Island beet sugar factory
will commence it's fall campaign on
Is and expects to run 12O |
days The crop has matured much |
earlier this year tina usual and is re- |
ported to be an enormous one.
Lightning struck the Council Bluffs
elevator at Shelby and tore large
hole in the cupalo. The fire depart |
ment hurried to the spot, but the rain
the fire. Some grain |
stacks were also struck and fired.
William Garvin of Cam bridge, Fur
mace county, has written to the govern
or, complaining that by reason of the
act of mill owners at that place. large
quantities of fish were recently de-
stroyed. He says that the mill men
drained the mill pond and that the
fish were left either upon dry ground
or in very shallow water. Then the
people from the surrounding country |
came and fished for them with pitch
forks with success that $500 pounds
were taken out and more than as many
more killed and left on the ground.
Il. E Nelson of Oakland, whose
drug store has been repeatedly raided
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