The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-03-12
NEBRASKA.

ED. COOPER of Vesta has purchased
and cribbed 10000 bushels of corn.
LARGE fiocks of wild geese have
foraged in the corn fields of Cheyenne
county all winter.
The cattle fed by the Standard COM
pany at Ames consume 200 bushels
every twenty-four hours.
LEVY Otis, an old-time lawyer and
newspaper man, died at the home OF
his brother in Tecumseh last week.
TIE people of Osceola and Polk
county held meeting for the purpose
of taking action in relation to relief
for India.
THE goods stolen from c. Roupp's
hardware store at Bloomington re-
Gently was found in a haystack west of
that place.
THE Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road system has subscribed for $4,000
worth of stock in the Trans Mississippi
exposition.
SEVERAL of the churches of Columbus
are holding a series of union revival
meetings, all uniting at the Presbyte-
rian church.
SOUTH OMAHA is short of school room,
and call has been issued for voting
bonds in the sum of $1,000 to supply
the deficiency.
SIxTEEN families in Cedar county are
arranging to go south in search of
homes, and will construct Il huge raft
and float down the Missouri river.
Rev. w. L. NASH, late of Fairfax,
Mo-, has accepted call from the First
Baptist church at Fairbury and COM
,nanaac hic 6,tfioS Of nnca
WORK has already commenced upon
the framework of the new coach shop
to be erected by the B. & NJ. at Platts-
mouth in place of the one destroyed by
fire at that point a month ago.
Mrs. OzA n. VAUGHN has recovered
her two boys, aged > and 4 years, from
the Mother Jewels home in York. by a
writ of habeas corpus. She claimed
they were placed in the home without
her consent.
SEVERAL petitions are being circulat-
ed throughout Cass county for signers
to request the county commissioners to
call special election April 6, to vote
on authority to expend $4,000 in the
erection of a new Jail.
By an order from the United States
court $7,001.12 back taxes due York
county from the X. c.. & o. railroad is
soon to be paid to the county treasurer.
The court ordered that this tax should
be paid out of the amount bid for the
road at the recent sale.
Two-THIRDs of the biennial legisla-
tive session has elapsed and the work
is far in arrears. In the forty days
which have been spent in legislative
work since the session convened but
three ills have found their way to the
desk of the chief executive.
THE 13-year7old son of Roy Haner of
Cordova, died very suddenly last week.
He was kicked in the side by a horse,
but the injury was not considered seri-
Gus, and only a short time before his
death he was talking of starting to
school.
THE jury in the case of the state of
Nebraska VS.. Raymond Musser, who
was being tried at O'Neill for the mur-
der of George A. Spence last Decem-
Der, after being out about five hours
returned verdict finding the defend
ant guilty of manslaughter.
If we are to have two soldiers homes
in this state, says the Grand Island In
dependent, we ought also to have two
blind asylums, two deaf and dumb
aSylums, two penitentiarieS, several
reform schools and about a dozen in
sane asylums.
The proposition to give the Norfolk
& Yankton railroad the bonds of the
Norfolk precinct for $4,000 carried
with large margin over the necessary
two-thirds vote, the condition being
that the road is to be in operation by
the first of January $685.
w. II. MUNGER of Fremont last week
took the oath of Office and became the
judge of the United States district
for Nebraska to continue during his
natural life unless he resigns or is re-
moved for cause. At the same moment
w. d. McHugh, who on November 80
last took a similar oath qualifying him
to serve till a judge had been regularly
nominated and confirmed, again be-
came a civilian
j. L. DoLLINs of Cozad shipped 400
bushels of onions to the Omaha market
Onions were quoted at S1.25 per bushel,
which would mean a handsome figure
for the lot. He raised 500 bushels last
year off seven acres of land, devoting
his own time to the onion crop and
renting the balance of his land, which
was planted to corn, his share being
1900 bushels. He irrigated both crops.
GOVERNOR HoLCoMB is at work on a
plan which, if carried into operation,
is expected to do a great deal toward
Strengthening out the state finances.
The plan amounts to a practical fund
ing of large part of the state debt.
If it can be successfully accomplished
it will reduce the floating debt of the
state below the 81 900, 900 mark and
decrease the interest charges by many
thousands of dollars.
As Mrs. SwITZ of Kearney was get
ting into a buggy the horse started.
Her arm was caught in the seat so she
could not release it and she was thrown
between the wheels. She was dragged
for over half mile before being re-
leased. She was found to be severely
bruised about the head and body and
her clothing was torn in shreds. No
bones were broken, but it is feared
she may have sustained internal in
juries.
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