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

course for fall and winter.
Aa Omaha man is figuring on put
ting in creamery at Ashland.
Henry Monroe of Lyons paid fine
OF $25 for selling liquor to minors.
Two incendiary fires were started
at Sutton, but timely discovery pre-
vented damage.
The sheriff-elect of Thayer county
has been bound over to answer to a
case of bastardy.
The town of Pickerell, in Gage
county, suffered from a series of bur-
glarieS last week.
A Webster county farmer had fifteen
acres of onions which averaged 400
bushels to the acre.
The state treasurer has made call
for $4,000 general fund warrents to
come in November 27.
A set of swindlers is working Ne
braska, establishing agents for the
sale'of mills for grinding feel.
The Christian scientists of Norfolk
have rented room and will hold
weekly services of song and praise.
A farmers creamery with capital
stock of $4,000 has been set in opera
tion at Newman Grove, Madison
county.
The safe of the Hay Springs Mill
ing company was cracked recently
and about 500 in cash distracted
therefrom.
The state normal at Peru has now
near 600 students enrolled, the larg-
est attendance known in the history
of the institution.
The business men of Stromsburg
have taken hold of the creamery ques-
tion and propose to raise money to
build one at that place.
A thirteen-year-old son of j. b.
Carlstrom, living twenty miles north
of Kimball, was killed by horse
kicking him in the stomach.
The 240 acre farm in Burt county,
part of the estate of the late Sarah
Knox, was sold last week to a man
in Council Bluffs for $40 an acre.
Furnas county farmers raise con-
siderable broom corn and are now re-
ceiving good prices for 1t. The crop
is selling at from $40 to $40 per ton.
The village of Sterling has settled
its differences with an eastern fire
engine company, and the company has
returned the village it's warrant for
$780,
The S-year-old daughter of Gott-
fried Furchert, living seven miles
north of West Point, was fatally
burned while her parents were in the
field husking corn.
A representative of the Kansas City
and Omaha Railroad company was at
Clay Center and staked out the site
on the right of way for new grain
elevator. Two elevators are already
in operation there.
Kearney has become quite a feed |
ing point. There are now three feed |
yards there, and there will probably
be from 10000 to 100000 head of |
sheep and several thousand head Of |
cattle fed before spring.
Arrangements have been perfected :
by which the King Press Drill COM
pany, which has been in operation at |
Wymore, for some time past, viii
move their plant to Nebraska City an1
locate permanently.
Joseph Bush and James Lovejou,
1he parties found guilty of breaking
into and robbing the Bank of Ohiowa
on the night of the 2Sth of May last,
were sentenced to seven years at hard
labor in the state penitentiary.
Claude Wilson, a youth of about 20.
was brought before Judge Porterx at
Red Cloud on complaint of William
Holmes, charged with disturbing the
meetings of Christian Endeavor So
ciety. He was fined $40 and costs.
Complaint was filed against Joseph
Maycock of Gering the other day for
slaughter house in the
heart of the city. Mr.. Maycock acted
as his own attorney, however, and
knocked the case out of the box in
one round.
Burglars broke into the back door
Of Garvey & Carmack's saloon and
plundred the safe of S100 in cash and
papers valued at over $1,000. The
papers and money drawer
we're found in an outhouse adjoining
he saloon.
The city of York is defending a s1O.-
100 damage suit in the district court.
The plaintiff is the daughter of G. w,
Munson, who it is alleged, was severe
y injured in October, 1890, by de-
fective street crossing, from which
he little girl became cripple.
Mrs. E. F. Lotta, who conducted a
lrug store at Unadilla, was tried in
he county court upon the charge of
Unlawful sale of liquor and acquitted.
suit for damages has been commenc-
ID by Mrs. Lotta against those who
ave been active in prosecuting her.
The cash receipts of the Shelton sta
ion on the Union Pacific, during the
month of October were $2S,O0O. This.
f course, is unusually large, and was
ue to the fact that 100000 sheep ,
7ere unloaded there during the ;
Month, to be fed during this month ,
nd billed out in the spring. s
Not an idle man in town today, says
he Superior Journal, unless idle from ,
hoice Three farmers were in town I
etween Z and o'clock inquiring for
ands. Among them they wanted six I
ands, and could find but one
The number of cattle and sheep fed s
/ this vicinity, says a Fremont dis v
atch, exceeds that of any previous c
,ason. 1t is estimated that over So s
10 sheep will be fattended on Dodge
,unty corn and hay this winter. The
lmber of cattle being fed is difficult h