The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-04-08
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There is SOM talk of putting UP a
$2,5JU opera house at KeAesaw.
lac Kenesaw creamery Is in opera
ton n is turning out a fine grade
OF butter.
Allen people have raised the money
ana contracted for the e. ect.o On OF a
creamery.
Lieutenant Hugh J. Gallagher. Sixth
United States cavalry, has accetea
the otfer OF Governor Holcomb 10 act
"a. instructor for the Nebraska nation
al guard.
The farmers in the vicinity of Mil
ford have been able to hold the larg-
est amount Of corn in the cribs that
has ever been known to be on hand
at this time OF the year.
The b. & NJ. IS making ready to
raise about four feet OF the DAD bed
OF the old A. Il n. railroad from Ruio
TO Sterling, which will furnish employ
ment to quite a large force OF extra
men
The bondsmen of Henry Bolln,
against whom Omaha recovered judg-
ment for $56, 600 and interest, amount
ms to about $71 600, are anxious 10
pay the city $25, 900 or $50, 200 and quit
having.
Michael Quinn, a bartender who has
been confined in the county jail at
Ord on account of insanity, set fire
20 the bedding and nearly succeeded
in smothering himself and two other
inmates.
The Union Pacific company through
it's agent, /. A. toIt. is leasing mucn
of it's land in Lincoln county at an
average of $40 per quarter section per
year. The greater part of this lana is
only fit for grazing purposes.
A prairie fire in Howard county i
considerable damage south of the Loup
river. The full extent of the damage
has not yet been received, but great
quantities of hay have been burned,
besides at beast w or three bans.
A man giving his name as John
Franklin was run over by freight train
No. 40 at Beaver Crossing cutting OH
his left foot at the ankle and his left
hand at the wrist. He was stealing a
ride when he met with the accident.
Sheriff Losey of Madison county has
secured the pair of Siberian blood
hounds for which he has been nego-
tiating. One is an old animal that has
been we'll trained and is said to be
one of the best and highest priced dogs
of his kid in the state. The other is
a pup.
Johnson county VIII send a carload
of -four TO the starving Cubans. Or
sanization has been perfected anG the
county is now being solicited by pre-
cincts. Grain and cash contributions
are being made in generous Cuanti-
lies and the same will be exchanged
for the flour.
Max Vollertz, a ~16-year-old lad liv-
ing near Humphrey, was brought to
Columbus and placed in jail. The boy
placed Instructions on the railroad
track-wedged an iron coupling pin
into the frog of a swl-cn. He admits
that he did it and says that he a
to go to the reform school.
Word was received at Grothenburg
that a reward of $3.50 is offered for
the arrest of any Of the persons VINO
have Deer burning the barns of prom
jnant farmers on the south side OF
the Platte. Three large barns nave
been burned within four weeks and
the community is greatly worked up.
Citizens of Hildreth have followed
the example set by people of Shubert
and other towns by asking the board
of transportation to require the rail-
road company to give better passen-
ger service. The complaint from
Hildreth is signed by Postmaster Rot
a,-t A Glen and other cILlZ6nS. |
A good many cattle will be ship
ped into Keith county this spring.
Thirty-fve carloads. about 1,500 head,
have already been received and SOLO
to small stockmen in punches o. 2O
to 100 head. prices ranging about $40
for yearlings and $50 to $32 for COWS.
Principally Colorado cattle are COM
ing.
Agents of the Fremont, Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley Railroad company
are circulating among their patrons
petitions to congress doing away with
ticket brokers and scalDers and re-
ouesting signatures. Many business
men are refusing to sign, although
quite a number of signatures were
obtained.
Afr. and Mrs. Silas Burley, living
near Shirley, started home with ar
infant child in their arms apparently
well and hearty. 1t cried occasionally
and the mother finally succeeded in
soothing it. Thinking the child asleep,
they paid but little attention to it for
some time. When next noticed it was
dead. The cause of it's death IS i
mystery.
Charles Davis of Wissert commit
ted suicide at Broken Bow by shoot
ing himself with a rife. me ball en-
tered the mouth and came out at the
back part of the head. He was at home
AFT the time and took the gun from
the house and went out, placing the
muzzle of the gun in his mouth. He
YVES an old soldier and the father Of
fifteen children.
The preliminary hearing at Full
erton of James Debord, charged with
shooting with intent 10 kill and u
der Don Choptaw, resulted in the
being bound over to the dis
trict court. His bond was fixed at
s7Oo.
lanes Deboard, a young man who
has been for some time past working
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