The McCook tribune., 1897-11-05
NEBRASKA.

The Grand Island brewery Is about
to change hands.
There is considerable diphtheria at
Ord, but fortunately it is Of mild
type
The Lyons Postoffice shows an in
crease of $40 per month over the busi-
ness of last year.
Walter Graham of Eastern town.
ship, Knox county, was killed by the
falling of timber upon his abdo-
men.
Miss Lizzie Williams of Nebraska
City has been reinstated as a micros-
,copist in the bureau of animal indus
try at South Omaha.
The stene quarry near Weeping
Water has raised wages to $1.75 per
day, and laborers, it is said, are not
Neasy to get at this figure.
The German Congregational people
%of Butte are raising money to purchase
n building, which Will pe remodeled
into house of worship.
Considerable new corn has been
marketed at Superior, bringing l5
cents. 1t is Of a fine quality and al
most entirely free from worm blight.
Daniel Steele, aged sixty-nine years,
lied at his home in Valentine after a
dong Illness He had been a member
of the Masonic lodge for thirty five
years.
Morrison's opera house at Osceola
had close call from fire. Timely dis
covery of the flames prevented what
might have been serious ,confagra-
,tion.
George knight and Mrs. Barbour
were arrested at Arlington by Sheriff
Mencke. They are suspected of -hav-
iing started the recent disastrous fire
in Arlington.
The Beatrice Creamery company is
,going to build a creamery at Elk City,
nine miles southeast of Tecumseh
Work on the new building will be
commenced at once
James Sailing, living ten miles. from
Lexington, devoted two acres under ir-
rigation to raising onions. His crop
was 920 bushels. He has sold them for
rs cents bushel, or $500 from two
acres of land.
The governor has honored the
requisition of the governor of Illinois
for the return of John Maloney to the
Sucker state to answer to the charge
of attempted robbery. The offense
was committed January 1 and Malon-
; ey escaped arrest. The requisition
states that he is now in custody at
South Omaha.
Chief of Police Meier of Grand Is
land ran down burglar and the fell
low is already awaiting trial in the
. district court, waving preliminary eX-
animation. The fellow had entered
the home of Emil Barth, a printer and
stolen some clothing and a little jew
elry, The goods taken were found in
his possession.
An effort is being made by York
citizens to induce the officials of the
Elkhcrn railroad to put on an early
morning train to Omaha in order that
people who desire to trade there can
go and return the same day. A pc
tition has been circulated among the
} mire influential business men and
very literally signed.
In the case brought by Emma J.
and John F. Spirk against the Bur-
1ington railroad company to recover
damages sustained through being
elected from train in the western
part of the state before reaching the
F., destination named in their tickets
some time ago, the jury returned a
: verdict for Sc damages in favor of the
former and SIS for the latter. The case,
which was tried at Wilber, was re-
manded from the supreme court. At
: the former trial verdict for $500 each
was given.
The annual report of the treasurer
of the Christian Endeavor Society of
Nebraska, in session at Beatrice,
shows a favorable financial condition.
The report of State Secretary F. F.
Tucker Of Lincoln was an interesting
document. 1t showed the number Of
societies reporting to be 614; number
tof active members, 14,167; number of |
associate members, 4,5G5. The three
denominations having the largest |
number of societies are the Presbyter-
fan, with 1877; Congregational, with
1928. and the Christian. with 119.
The Board of Public Lands and |
Buildings is figuring on the feasibility
.of putting in one central lighting |
plant to furnish electric lights for |
the five state institutions located at |
Lincoln, namely, the state capitol, |
asylum, university, penitentiary and
Home for the Friendless. 1t is estl-
mated that the expense of one central |
station of large capacity would be no
more than for two small plants, and
much less than for five. The plan
would do away with the large gas bill |
that has to be paid now for the cap
titol building.
The large livery barn belonging to
Barney Bryant at Fairfield, took fire
the other night from an unknown
cause and was in few hours rsduced
to ruins. The barn was built about
ten years ago by j. w. Small and was
one of the largest, if not the la?gesI,
III that part of the state, the lumber
alone costing nearly three thousand
dollars. The fire was unier such
tcafway when discovered that but lit
tie could be saved. Thirteen horses
and quite a number of carriages could
Dot be reached and were lost. a good
portion of the library and instruments
of DR.. r. d. Hastings, veterinarian,
" ere burned.
John Mclaughlin, a farmer living
in the northern part of Johnson coun-
ty, has just finished harvesting his