The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-07-03
OVER THE STATE.

was literally attended.
THE locality about Curtis got four
inches of rain in one week.
REV. MCGREGoR will hold series of
meetings lasting ten days at Elgin.
Congressman Mercer arrived in
Omaha from Washington last week.
THE Courier, heretofore published at
Indianola, has been removed to Nc
Cook.
THERE were one hundred graduates,
girls and boys, from the Omaha high
school
Fort Omaha is to be abandoned July
1st and the new Fort Crook used in
stead.
HOMER b. HATCH, "a well known rail-
way man, died last week ct Grand
Island.
THE mosquito crop in Nebraska this
year is large, attributable to excessive
rainfall
GRAND ISLAND and vicinity was visit
ed by hail storm, which did consider
able damage
THE district court of Cass county has
been postponed and the jurors excused
until August "A.
PREPARATIONS are being made for an
unusually elaborate Fourth of July
celebration in Mead.
A vicious dog belonging to Henry
Neitman, Beatrice, attacked Thomas
Armstrong, badly lacerating his face.
A NUMBER of timber cutters were be-
fore the federal court at Omaha last
week and received sentences of $40 and
costs.
TWELVE young ladies of Nelson have
organized band and have secured
enough money to purchase their instru-
ments
SOUTH OMAHA disposes of it's unre-
deemed dogs by electricity. The appli-
ance for the purpose does its work
quickly and well.
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 county jail at North Platte is
pretty we'll deserted now, there being
only one prisoner, with a prospect of
him being released soon.
THE high water of the Missouri river
overfowed the low land near yburg
and men were out in their corn fields
with spears catching fish.
The Tildukranz and Turnverein so
cieties of Plattsmouth have been con-
solidated and will hereafter be known
as the Plattsmouth Turnverein.
THE Tekamah Burtonian has been
purchased by the populists and viii be
conducted in the interest of that party.
The paper has heretofore been repub
lican.
H. HENRICHsoN, b. & NJ. carpenter,
fell from the roof of the b. & NJ. eat
ing house at Red Cloud, distance of
about seventy-five feet. His left arm
was broken.
IT is reported that lightning rod
swindlers are operating in the north
part of Madison county. One farmer
was done up for $50 and another for
half that amount.
WHILE Elmer Alyea of Meadow
Grove was riding a horse at rapid
gait the animal STUN bled and all went
down in heap. Alyea was picked up
unconscious and his recovery is doubt
full
MAY MCCUsICK. of Omaha, woman
of the town. committed suicide the
other day. For some time the woman
had been despondent. having been de-
serted by man for whom she had
strong attachment.
PARTIES from Omaha have been al
Stromsburg endeavoring to secure the
right of way for telephone line from
York to David City. the line to pass
through Benedict. Stromsburg, Osceola,
Shelby and Rising City.
The 2-year-old child of Rev c. w.
Savidge of Omaha choked to death last
Sunday by collar button which lodged
in the windpipe. The father was away
at early morning service in his church
when, the accident occurred.
The new creamery at Malcolm COM
menced work last week. About 10000
pounds of milk was received the first
day, and everything is running nicely
An expert says that it is one OF the
best equipped creameries in the state
A MAD dog came into Harvard from
,the,west last week and created no lit
tie, excitement. He bit both of Al Lam
ham s horses. two or three dogs and
was finally killed on the farm of George
Read. just outside the corporation,
northeast
DISTRICT court at Red Cloud a6-
1OurRed last week after the Judge had
admitted George Drake to oail. Drake
was committed on ii charge OF statute
ry criminal assault and released on a
bond for $1,000. He broke Jail, hut
was finally returned TO the county iail.
Judge Beall released him on bail of
I.5C0
w. E .HANNoN of Scotia had horse
too many in his pasture on Saturday
morning. There was also 4 bride that
didn' belong to him.on the gate. The
tranps that were .reposiny in the shade
of a pile of ties in the Union Pacific
yards didn't look as though they had
over 'eMerted themselves walking over
from Gneely.
A LITTLE hoy of Nv. j. Caseb bolt of
Deshler thought he saw mouse
among the stats of Il bedstead living on
the floor. The boy started to investi-
gate and uncovered two-foot rattle
snake, which nearly scared him to
death. Fortunately the snakes head
had got fast slnder side rail and it
was dispatched at once.
A BULL belonging to II. O. Dorm of
South Sioux City chased anan in the
north part of town Sunday with the
evident intention of playing ball with
him The fellow got over the fence in
time to avoid collision as.d had his
fun short time after when the sporty