The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-07-09
NEBRASKA.


advertised to be held at Silver Creek
beginning Aug. Q, 1897.
Hon. PETER JENSEN has just re-
turned from New Mexico, where he
purchased 1900 sheep which will be
fed on his Jefferson county ranch.
DAVID r. MEYERS of Omaha, convict
ed of attempted murder of his wife,
will serve three years in the peniten-
tiary.
A MAN named Cramer was killed by
lightning in David Miller's pasture
near Greenwood during a recent Sc
we're storm.
w. A. PAXTON, jr.. has sold his
ranch, a few miles west of Omaha to
L. w. Hill, the consideration given in
the deed being $4,000. The ranch
contains about 500 acres of land.
CHRIS RASMUSSEN, the young Swede
boy charged with stealing a horse
from his employer. M. w. Walston,
was. upon examination, bound over TO
the district court of Dodge county.
GOVERNOR HoLcoMB has decided to
attend the unveiling of the Logan
statue in Chicago July 90. The gov
ernor will be accompanied by his staff,
the party leaving the city on July 90
at 1:4o p. m.
THE Dodge county jail is full of
prisoners, some paying the penalty of
their crime and others awaiting trial
at the fall term of the district court
The criminal docket will be unusually
large this fall
THE supreme court of Nebraska has
nd ,aI tho
without passing on the Omaha charter
cases. This will send the cases over
until September as the court does not
sit in July nor August.
p d. SMITH, the largest resident
land owner in Boone county, who lives
about a mile west of st. Edward, has
purchased the Squires property, near
the railroad. He will move the build
ings off and erect a large grain ele-
vator.
j. B. JOHNSON and Harriet A. John
son, husband and wife, proprietors of
confectionery and restaurant at Ben
edict, were arrested and taken to
Omaha to answer to the charge of sell
ing liquor without a COVE cnment
license.
WILLIAM SHREEvE, charged with
criminally assaulting Mrs. Sarah Nc
Knight, woman 20 years of age, iv-
ing near Syracuse, pleaded guilty in
the district court of Otoe county, and
was sentenced to nine years in the pen
itentiary at hard labor.
HoRATIo ERNEST, Gveryman from
Hemingford was taken to Omaha by
Deputy q. S. Marshal Palmer for sell
ing liquor without a revenue stamp,
pleaded guilty and was fined $40 and
costs. John Roher of Bloomfield
pleaded not guilty of selling liquor to
Indians.
j. w. HUNTS FARGER of the Thurs
ton Republic. Charles Mckenzie. Judge
John G. Downs. and others, are about
to conSummate the organization of
creamery association at Pender. The
required number of shares of stock is
about made. and within thirty days the
enterprise Will have taken shape.
A CALL has been made for a mass
meeting of the citizens to discuss the
question of new court house for
Platte county. The meeting will be
held at Columbus. The present quar-
uers were built over twenty years ago.
and the offices are beginning to feel
crowded for room. 1t is the intention,
if the matter carries, to spend about
$4,000 for a building.
ANTON HoHMANN. farm hand resid-
ing near Fontanelle, passed a check
for S26. purporting to be signed by H.
w. Neibaum, on H. Blumenthal. which
Blumenthal found to be forged. His
suspicious were aroused at the time,
but as Hohmann had been in the habit
of cashing checks issued by his former
employer, HI. w. Neibaum of Fonta-
nellie, he cashed the check. Hohmann
has skipped
THESE are the new officers of the
Nebraska state league of republican
ton which was held in Omaha: Presi-
dent, Charles E. Winter, of Omaha;
vice president, Brad Slaughter of Lin
coin; secretary, Ed. j. Mock, of Alma;
treasurer, p. J. Hall. of Saunders
county. All the officers, and the dele
gates to the national convention (sixty
in number) were elected by acclama-
ton.
Wm. A McKeighan. who for four
years represented the Fifth district in
congress. were held at Coles park,
Hastings, and were attended by
couple of thousand people. The ad-
dress of welcome was delivered by Mr..
John c. Stephens. Hon. J. S. Gillim
of Red Cloud responded. Governor
Holeomb and others made addresses,
and subscription was started for the
the erection of a monument.
The complaints against the assess
ment of three of Lexington's principal
merchants is still being heard before
the commissioners. Some peculiar
features are being developed in the
fight. The assessors returns do not
show any cash in Dawson county
whatever, and men who are known to
have from $4,000 to $50, 600 in loans,
warrants. tax titles. etc. make no re-
turns for taxation. Numerous com
plants are being fled against this
class of people.
A NUMBER of Beatrice people are pre-
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