The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-02-11
NEBRASKA.


county.
Several cases of scarlet fever are re-
ported from Gering, but no fatalities
up to date.
Ine Iowa Legislature, in full force,
visited Omaha to look over the expo
sition grounds.
Pawnee City proposes to have tele-
phone exchange and to that end resi-
dents there are freely subscribing for
instruments.
The north Nebraska teachers will
hold their spring meeting at Norfolk
the last two days in March, and the
first day Of April.
Real estate mortgages in Phelps
county were decreased in 1897. New
mortgages filed amounted to $166,587,
and the releases amounted to $229,-
669.01
George w. Lidell, Hub Humphrey
and Jack ludlow, who were arrested
charged with violating the liquor law,
have been bound over to the next term
OF the district court.
At Allen lne farmers institute held
last week was one of the largest held!
yet in northern Nebraska, and it
awoke much enthusiasm among the
farmers at that locality.
DR.. G. B. Richards, an old and re-
spected citizen of Norfolk, fell dead in
his office of apoplexy. He had just
entered with patient and fell while
in the act of hanging up his hat
The Norfolk and Grand Island sugar
factories are making more advantage
GUS contracts for farmers raising
beets than they have made before. 1t
means an increased price for the raw
product.
The E. H. Monroe dwelling at FIRE.
mont, occupied ny II. II. Pratt, burned
The building was insured for $4,000
and the furniture for $500. The fire
is supposed to have started from the
furnace.
Robert Ingram of Emerson shipped
a car of popcorn to Chicago and Joe
Daily a car to Milwaukee. They ex-
pect to realize about ZOO per car
About seventeen acres yield a car of
popcorn.
At Imperial the large store building,
a stock of furniture and a small stock
of groceries, owned by G. w. Rogers,
was totally destroyed by fire. Mr.
Rogers values the property destroyed
at $4,000.
J. T. Clark of Columbus left home
on the 11th of January with $500 on
his person. He has not since been
heard from and his family and friends
are greatly worried over the disap-
pearance.
Chris Thorns, working for Charles;
Gottsch, a farmer and cattle feeder,
two miles north of Bennington, had his
left hand cut off between two c>g
wheels on horsepower, which was
running full speed.
A Mrs. Becker of st. Helena died
from an accident last week. She was
milking a COW, which became fright
ened and trampled on her, breaking
several ribs and causing internal in
juries, resulting in death.
There is a general discussion along
the line of the Elkhorn road to the
effect that he road will be extended
from Hastings to Kearney and direct
connection made with the Union Pa
cific at the latter point.
While sliding down hill Earl Potter
and VIII Smith of Madison, both oc-
cupying the same sled, ran into fence
ears being nearly torn off and a severe
shaking up for the Smith boy
Prof. Morey has just received the
preliminary programs for the Central
Nebraska Educational association
meeting. to be held in Kearney on
March 80 to April /, next. The pro-
gram extends over three days.
Hon. J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska
City has presented to the public
schools 600 copies of the United States
Patriotic Almanac, which will be val
liable to the schools and are highly
appreciated by the board of education
1t is stated that the creamery output
of Nebraska will be doubled this year,
owing to a arge number of new cream
cries being built and the growing pop
ularity of those already in operation.
There is great activity long this line.
Governor Holcomb has honored a
requisition from the governor of Il1i-
noiS for the return to that state of
Frank Rice, now under arrest at Will
Der, Saline county, who is charged
with burglary committed in Galesburg
last summer
At public sale at the farm of P F.
Nenow, two miles southeast of Nor
folk, large amount of property was
sold and while nine months time was
offered on all sums in excess of $40,
not single note was given, everything
being paid for in cash.
Adjutant General P. H. Barry has
received notice from several cities and
villages that local committees have
been appointed to act in conjunction
with the state Cuban relief commits
sion. Among those towns which have
made these local appointments are
Grafton and University Place.
The oldest inhabitant fails to recall |
winter when the ground in this sec
tion of the state, writes a Beatrice
correspondent, remained covered with
snow for so long period as it has this
winter. Winter wheat is said to never
have been in better condition at this
period as at present as result.
The mayor of Emerson has ordered |
the marshal to take down all nickel |
fn-the-slot machines and to strictly en- |
force the ordinance prohibiting poker |
playing.