The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-07-17
DoDGE county's teachers institute !
opened with about 100 in ATTENDANCE.

llInlnaTy eXdulludblOu duu was oouHo
over to the district court in the sum OF
$500. He could not furnish bond and
is in jail.
JOHN A. CLARK, a prominent Omaha
merchant, was arrested in Denver and
thrown into Jail for time, being mis-
taken for confidence man for whom
the authorities of Denver were looking.
Clark proposes to have financial con-
sideration for the mistake.
SATURDAY night Mr. Mcdonald, who
lives in Saunders county, missed
mule and cart, watch and shotgun
from his premises A farm hand who
did not bear the best of reputation
disappeared at the same time. The
property was traced into Dodge county
where Mcdonald recovered the mule
and gun.
A LARGE barn belonging to 4 Mr..
Sobatka, residing about five miles
south of Weston, was burned and his
5-year-old boy, who was playing in the
barn at the time the fire broke out,
was also almost wholly consumed. He
was seen in the flames and his piteous
cries were heard, but no help could
reach him.
HARRY HOTCHKIss, once secretary of
the Lincoln Commercial club, is dead.
He died at Cartegena, South America,
Wednesday afternoon, June "a, at 2:25,
and was buried on the following morn
ing at o'clock, Mr.. HotchLiss was
one of party of five who went to
South America several months ago in
search of gold.
AMONG the novel and distinguishing
features of new Fort Crook, of which
Omaha and Nebraska is SO proud, is a
forty-five-star flag, the first to feat
over Uncle Sans garrison. The adj
ditional star represents the new state
of Utah, whose people have shown
kindly interest in affairs in this state
on several occasions
THE school census enumerators of
Omaha have brought in their report to
the board of education. The report
shows %, 900 persons of school age in
the city; $3.50 of ages belonging to
primary grades, 1905 between the
ages of 10 and ii when education is
compulsory; and in actual attendance
17,431 at public and 1929 at private
schools.
The Omaha Bee says that the city
y
collection of taxes, there being every
evidence of greater volume of the
circulating medium in the city. This
can be accounted for in some measure
by a willingness of those who have
money to spend little of it, discount
ing the chance of a most prosperous
year for ten years.
Mrs. ANNA r. SRoTT of Cum berland,
O., died last week on Burlington train
No ., near Exeter. She and her three
children. accompanied by her brother
in-law, w. j. johnson of CALDWELL o.,
had left Superior that morning. Mrs.
Scott insisted on starting back to Ohio
in her enfeebled condition even if she
got no farther than the depot. She
died of consumption.
GOVERNOR HoLCoMB has received a
letter from Major William Mckinley in
which the latter acknowledged the re-
ceipt of an invitatio to attend the
state reunion of the Grand Army of the
Republic of Nebraska and regretted
that he would be unable to accept.
The local committee has sent invita-
tions to a large number of Distinguish
ed soldiers throughout the state.
THE county commissioners of Lam
caster county have doubts as 10 the
constitutionality of the law passed by
the last legislature permitting pupils
who have passed the eighth grade in
districts not having a high school to be
admitted to high schools out of the
district, the county of the pupils resi-
dence raising by taxation the money
necessary to pay the tuition which is
fixed by the law.
GENERAL SOLICITOR KELLY of the
Union Pacific has recently returned
from trip to Washington. He went
to urge the government officials to dis
miss the land grant suits which it had
instituted against the purchasers of
lands along the Union Pacific route
from that company. Judge Kelly
feels confident that an order formally
dismissing these suits will be issued
within the next week or ten days.
The program for the Long Pine
Chautauqua has been issued. 1t is 4
particularly strong one and will draw
well. This will be the tenth annual
meeting, and lasts ten days, July II to
2S. The superintendent of the grounds,
I. A. Whitteman, has just returned
from trip over the state, advertising
the chautauQua, and reports that 4
large number of people from different
towns are arranging to come early and
camp.
The Nebraska State Sunday School
convention will be held in the First NJ.
E. church, Omaha, July 2S-30, 1896.
Every Sunday School in the state is
entitled to three delegates including
its superintendent and pastor. Enter
tainment will be provided for all dele
gates presenting proper credentials.
Reduced rates of one and one-tnird
fare have been granted by all railroads
in Nebraska. Prominent Sunday
School workers of other states are ex-
pected to be in attendance.
Mrs. JENNIE COLEMAN and husband
called at the Office of Commissioner
Russell the other day and demanded
that Pearlie May Ishmael. the s-year-
old daughter of the former, he released
from the Girls Reform school at
Geneva. The mother declared that
while she was in Cherry county visit
ing a relative. the child being with
her, the sheriff of that county took the
little one away without a warrant,
and, without any hearing being grant
ed. she was sent to the reform school
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