The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
OVER THE STATE.

vile on July 2, 3 and 4.
THE Arapahoe band has been en-
gagged to furnish music at the state
fair.
GREELEY county contributed car
load of corn to the Texas tornado suf-
ferers.
WAYNE brags of pour down that
produced one inch of moisture inside of
q minute.
FULLERTON citizens will donate 4
carload of corn to the Texas cyclone
sufferers.
Ep-Gov. JOHN NJ. THAYER united
with the Methodist church in Lincoln
last Sunday.
BANCROFT is taking the initatory
steps for proper celebration of the
Fourth of July.
THE graduating class at Ashland
numbered twenty-one, fifteen ladies
and six gentlemen.
RUsHvILLE. Gordon and Hay Springs
Modern Woodmen are arranging for
grand picnic in June.
The assessment of Newcastle this
year shows an increase in valuation of
several hundred dollars
SMALL grain in Burt county is so rank
that there is some fear it will 'lodge."
The fruit crop will be fair.
THERE were some thirsty fields in
Nebraska until last week, when they
got a great wetting down
A NUMBER of Nebraska City brick
layers have gone to St Louis where
their services are in demand.
ONE irch of rain fell at Wayne the
other day inside of one minute. What
locality can break the record?
THE Tekamah Herald asserts that
built from Tekamah to Decatur.
F. w. COLLINS and w. j. Bryan de-
bated the silver question at the Orleans
chautauqua to large audience.
DAVID CrrY's tax levy this year will
necessarily be little larger than last,
owing to some special obligations to be
met
ONE implement man at Blair has al
ready sold fourteen self binders in an
ticipation of a heavy crop of small
grain.
WM. WAGNER of Johnson county has
been adjudged insane by the local ex-
amining board and will be taken to the
Lincoln asylum.
THE Augustana synod of the Swedish
Luthern church for the United States
and Canada convened in Omaha last
week for ten days session.
GRACE HANCOCK, 15-yearold girl
living near Fontanelle, ate some pois-
onous substance, nature unknown, and
died shortly afterward in great agony.
BURGLARS have of late been quite
active in York, entering number of
residences. Only money was taken,
watches and jewelry being undis-
turbed.
JOHN DREXEI. was run over and killed
by Missouri Pacific train while cross
ing the tracks about five miles north of
Springfield. His head was entirely
cut off.
THE Grand Army of the Republic re-
union for Cass, Lancaster. Otoe, Sarpy
and Saunders counties will be held this
year at Weeping Water, July l to 4 in
elusive.
THE joint debate at the Orleans Chau-
tauqua between Ex-Congressman Bryan
and +. W. Collins was listened to by a
large audience. Both made magnifi-
cent efforts.
THE personal property assessment of
Barneston township, Gage county,
shows $50 head of horses. 1,1O4 cattle
forty-four mules, twenty-five sheep and
l,794 hogs, valued at S32, 100.
THE WILDER Democrat thinks no
home is what it ought to be unless pro-
vided with tornado cave. 1t may
never be needed, but in the event that
it should, it will be needed bad.
AN attempt was made to burglarize
the safe of ID. p. Rolfe & Co.. lumber
merchants. Nebraska City. The handle
and lock were knocked off with a
sledge hammer, but an entrance was
not effected.
THE mill damn at Martinsburg as
well as at Ponca was nearly washed
out by the storm of the cath ult AT
the former place it will cost considera-
ble time and labor to repair the dam as
good as it was
ONE of the worst storms of the sea
SON. accompanied with torrents of rain,
wind and lightning, visited Hebron.
The people in general were very much
frightened. About four inches of rain
fell during the night
THE hail storm that passed north
and east of Loup City did considera BILE
more damage than was first reported.
Much winter wheat and rye was des
troyed and is being plowed under and
corn will De planted on the ground
THE Omaha company's elevator al
Stromsburg was burned, together with
about 12, 600 bushels of oats The fire
originated in the engine room. BY
hard work the fire department. sue
ceeded in saving adjoining buildings.
FRED w. HARRIS, who has been stem
ographer in Superintendent Calvert.
Office, has been promoted to take place
of chief clerk to Division Superintend
ent Phelan at Alliance. Many friends O.
Mr.. Harris rejoice at his good fortune
IN the Morrison murder trial at Rush
vile on the 4th, the accused himsel
was on the witness stand. He denied
that he fired three shots at Won Harris
and declared that he only shot twice
and that those two were fired at mar
named Akers and that Won Harris was
killed by accident
DURING a terrific thunder storm a
Bancroft a bolt struck the roof of j. w
Watson's house, passing down the
chimney and knocking a quantity o.