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


THE Ponca Journal states that the
railroad company will probably begin
prospecting for coal at that place this
week. In the event coal in paying
quantities can be found there it will be
! invalua bic to Ponca as it will bring
factories and various kinds of indus
tries.
BERT BARKEY, aged 81 years, son OF
Ziglar Barlsey, was found dead in a
vacant building about 200 yards west
from the family residence, five miles
northwest of Cortland. In his hand
was a small revolver, and there was a
bullet hole through his heart. In the
! pocket of the dead man was letter
which indicated that he was the victim
of unrequited love.
The postoffice at Nelson was robbed
last week The safe was blown open
and the contents taken, consisting OF
Office records and about 500 in money
! and a lady's gold watch. One block OF
blank postal orders was dropped in the
hurry to escape. The records were
found during the day in box car.
Only $40 of the money taken belonged
to the office, the balance was private
funds.
The Nebraska State Woman Suffrage
association holds its annual convention
this year at the Long Pine Chautauqua
and expects that the camping ground
will allure large number of delegates,
especially as the railroads offer half
rates. July 81 and % are the days for
business sessions and department work
and the 23d has been assigned to the
hn crapi,1 dow tho
program.
LITTLE Charlie Bohac, the 6-year-old
son of Joseph Bohac of Schuyler, and
one of six children, got under the
wheels of the west bound Union Pacific
train and received injuries from the
effects of which he died. His right leg
and left arm were crushed, his right
arm broken, and his head and chest
bruised and torn. The accident hap
pened fifty yards from his mother S
doorstep.
DISTRICT court of Nemaha county ad-
journed until August 4, at which time
it is expected that Judge c. B. Letton
will occupy the bench. In the case of
the State VS.. dad" Whittemore, who
some two weeks ago pleaded guilty to
the charge of rape of little girl 13
years of age, while he is somewhere
near GO years of age, the county court
bound him over to the district court in
the sum of $500 bonds
The coroner's jury after Investigate
ing the death of William Hubble,
whose body was found near Lakeside,
brought in a verdict that the man
came to his death by an unknown
cause" People believe the affair an
accident, as the corpse was lying near
the railroad track, with the head
crushed, and think the story first sent
out that murder had been committed
does the community an injustice.
The state Sunday school convention
of Nebraska will meet in the First Nj.
E. church of Omaha July $500 Every
Sunday school in the state is entitled
to one delegate beside the pastor and
superintendent, who are eX- officio men,
bers. The leading Sunday school
workers of the state will be-in attend
ance as we'll as prominent workers of
the state. From two to three hundred
delegates are expected to be present
The arrangements for railroad rates
to the state fair have been practically
completed. The railroads will make
an open rate for one fare for the round
| trip so cents added for admission to the
grounds. This rate will apply to all
points in Nebraska and to stations in
Iowa 100 miles east of the Missouri.
The tickets will be sold August 81 to
September inclusive, and will be
good for return on or before Septem-
ber 6.
FRANK DAVENPORT, says the Norfolk
News, has another addition to his me-
nagerie in the shape of a golden eagle.
The bird was caught by some boys in
field of oats near Battle Creek while
devouring a jack rabbit AS the oats
were unusually heavy the bird was un.
able to get sufficient wind under his
wings to rise and therefore was easily
caught by sack being thrown over
him The bird is young and considered
fine specimen, and decidedly rare in
this locality.
ATTORNEYS Powers and Acheson of
last week in attendance on the hearing
of the application for communication
of sentence of Claude Hoover, who
shot to death his brother-in-law. Sam
Dubois The supreme court has de-
ul6u Uuc pcGlGiOu IOl d uSN IL idi huo
the last resort is executive clemency.
Governor Holcomb is asked to commute
the death penalty to imprisonment for
life. The application is backed up by
a large mum per of personal letters from
Omaha citizens
THE Union Pacific attorneys have re-
ceived the following message from the
acting United States attorney general,
dated July II: referring to our con-
ference of this date, have to say that
the United States attorneys for Colo
rado, Kansas. Nebraska, Utah and
Wyoming have been directed to extend
for twenty days from this date the
time for answering in our suits against
the Union Pacific to cancel land
titles 1t is taken that this announce
ment is simply preparatory to the Of
fetal abandonment of the suits.
SUPERINTENDENT DAN MILLER ap-
peared before the county board of
supervisors of Dodge county and ad-
dressed it on the matter of the tuition
due Fremont city school district from
the country. The new law fixes the
amount for each pupil at so cents per
week The board doubted the con-
stitutionality of the law, and if con-
stitutional were at loss to know
whether the tuition should come out of
the 15-mill levy or a special levy. A
resolution was adopted that the matter