The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-01-21
NEBRASKA.

An examination Of the records OF
Hooker county, furnishes incontesti-
BILE proof that the treasurer is an hon
est man.
The new government building at
Omaha will be ready for occupancy
March /.
The coal dealers of Grand Island
advertise that they will hereafter
give full weights for the money. Weat
have they been doing?
A span OF horses belonging to Ed
Cadden of York county ran into
wire fence, and were injured SO
badly that both were killed to get
them out of their misery.
The Gothenburg Power and Jrrisa-
tion company has succeeded lii making
fits stock pay dividend the past year
and proposes to eXpend about S5D,0cV
next spring in enlarging and improv-
ing the works.
Jasper Powers, of Geering, was driv-
1ng home with two loads of goods for
the local merchants, when both
wagons tipped over and rolled into
marrow canyon, breaking up crockeIy
in a frightful manner.
The building of Goodwin, Of Da-
kota City, was burned with its con-
tents This was the joint wherein
the trouble started that reseulted in
the shooting of Henry Carpenter by
James Linville, for which Linvilie
now languishes in Jail awaiting nls
trial. The fire was incendiary.
Hon. John J. Sullivan, supreme
tudge-elect, rendered his resignation
;,,1 ,,Ii iaio o1 4 trio
and Hon /. L. Albert, OF this city, re-
ceived official notification of his ap-
pointmmt as Judge Sullivans sue
cessor. Mr.. Albert came to Columbus
from Boone county some six or seven
years ago and has since been engaged
in the practice Of law.
During the month of Declember
Cresco shipped out sixty-one car loads
of corn, two of wheat, one of OATS,
and seven cars of stock, a total Of
seventy-one for the month. This is
the best showing Of any December
since 1898. Owing to the prevalence
OF hog cholera in that vicinity the
shipments of stock has been light.
The ease of the state VS.. the Byrne
boys of Herman for assault on the per
son of young Cameron, of Herman,
last October. came to trial at Blair,
and resulted in the older Byrne boy
receiving a sentence of 500 and
costs, while the younger brother got
$50. The boys gave security for the
fine and have five months to make
payment.
Washington dispatch: ]. B. Cessna,
of Hastings, Neb., is in the city in the
interest of case now pending before
the supreme court on appeal from the
court of claims involving 10000 acres
of land in New Mexico. There are
several constitutional questions in
volved in this case and Judge Cessna
is OF the opinion that the hearing will
create great excitement.
Mail Carrier Caswell, of the soldiers
home, Grand Island, an inmate of that
institution, dropped dead just as he
was about to enter his buggy, in the
heart of the city. He was at once
taken to a store, where an eXamina-
ton was made and the man pro-
nounced dead. An autopsy was held
later and it was found that vessel of
the heart had ruptured.
William Blakely, a we'll known Ne
braska pioneer, died at his home ten
miles west of Beatrice last week after
an illness of several weeks De-
ceased was 76 years old. He came to
Nebraska nearly forty years ago. De
was past grand master of the Odd
Fellows Of the state. and has been a
member Of the organization almost
from its organization in Nebraska.
Hon. Nels Overton, of Otoe county,
q frnp J.
fng instantly killed. While telling
large tree it struck small tree, break
ing one of the large limbs which
struck him on the left side of the
face, lacerating the flesh in a fearful
manner. He was knocked insensi5le
and remained unconscious for some
time.
Bad blood has existed between
William Knight and Timothy hane. of
Tecumseh, for some time, as Lane
has been paying undue attention to
Knights wife. At night knight met
Lane and his wife out for walk. He
saluted the couple by pulling a bull
dog revolver and firing it four times
at Lane. Lane whirled and ran away
without a scratch.
The report of the expert accountant
on the condition of the accounts of the
penitentiary has been filed with the
Investigating committee The work
was done by Expert Fred Jewell. as
sisted by Senator Beal of the commit
tee, and the report covers the time
since 1871, with the exception of
short period for which the duplicate
vouchers and bills were burned
The laundry at the state institution
for feeble minded at Beatrice. was
burned down between and 6 O'Clock
in the evening. The fire started in
the roof and was presumably from a
defective flue. With no apparatus
but bucket brigade, in which the in
mates did good work, all efforts were
turned toward saving the engine house
which stood within four feet of the
laundry and which was saved with
great difficulty. The clothing in tie
laundry was the only effects saved.
the machinery being bolted to the
floor. The loss is about s1,50O.
There has been modification of the |
order that went out on the Union Pa
cific two weeks ago, whereby the work. |
ing time of the shop men all along the
lines of the company was cut from |
five pipht hOur dayS npP week to four