The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-09-16

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$44 per head to a feeder near Gothen-
burg, Neb.
William Hindmal Of Ashland, who
was thrown from his horse against i
telephone pole, died from his injuries.
He WIS goin to a fire when the
accident occurred.
An effort is being made to cut Knox
county in half and name the extirpat-
ed portion Dewey, with Bloomfield as
the county seat. The scheme meets
with considerable opposition.
A Spanish machete is now on exhi-
bition in West Point which was cap
tured from the enemy by Corporal
John Jacobs of Company c., Twelfth
United States infantry, q former West
Point hoy.
Miss Emma Steinhaus, a young wo-
man who has been employed in the
Hastings Tribune Office setting type,
dropped dead while on her way home
from work. Death was caused from
heart failure.
Platte county has made another
good showing in the mortgage indebt-
edness record for the month of August,
1898, the releases on the farm real es-
tate exceeding the amount Of the i'll
ings by over $4,000.
Prof. Robert E. MoritZ, who has for
five years been at the head OF the de-
partment of mathematics of the col
lege in Hastings, left for Lincoln. His
place will be filled for the year by Mr..
Hoffman, a student of the University
of Chicago. Prof. MoritZ goes to fill
a position in the department of math-
opnoticc in tho Stnta university
A man giving his name as William
McVay was picked up on the Missouri
track near Union, with both legs cut
off near his body and a long knife
cash in his side. He died without
giving any details of the n by
which his injuries were received. A
large jackknife with a blade open,
covered with blood, was found in his
pocket.
Mrs. George w. Hawley, wife of Rev.
George w. Hawley, living about two
miles north of Humboldt, died sudden
ly from the effects of a dose OF strych-
nine taken by mistake for headache
powder. Promptly summoned physi-
clans used antid0tes without result
and she died in commissions within an
hour after taking the fatal dose. She
leaves four children.
Charles G. Stevens of Sheridan coun-
ty, who was sentenced to a term in
the p~enitentiary for the crime Of steal
ing four steers, has filed an appeal
with the clerk of the supreme court
in which the claim is set up that the
verdict was not sustained by sufficient
evidence, that the verdict was contrary
to law and that the trial court erred
in a number of particulars.
The wal department, through the
solicitation of Rawlins Post No. 50,
Grand Army of the Republic Of Beat
rice, assisted by General Colby, has
finally granted or donated to the post
a big S-inch seige gun used at Fortress
Monroe during the civil war, also a
number of S-inch shells. The gun
weighs nearly 5000 pounds, and is
awaiting shipment to Beatrice.
Official notice of the death Of Joseph
Grotte of Cunning has been received by
his parents from the war department.
He was in the terrible charge of the
Twelfth infantry at Ell Caney and was
shot through the body. ne fingered
for sixteen days after being shot. His
remains now rest on Cuban soil, but
will eventually be removed to Cunning
county if his parents so desire.
During the performance of Buffalo
Bills Wild West show at Grand Is
land, as the cavalry company was
rounding a curve and just going into
action, rough ground caused a spill,
and the heavy artillery wagon and
horses and men fell in one heap. Her
man Kanstein, Jerry Fields, Bob Ha-
german and Wagnes. members Of the
company, were badly stunned and
bruised.
An unknown man was killed by an
Elkhorn train just south of the bridge
across the Platte river, five miles west
of Fremont. He was found by some
boys lying in some weeds alongside Of
the track horribly mangled. He lived
about twenty minutes, refused to tell
his name and was unable to tell how
he was hurt. He was evidently a
tramp, and it was thought he may
have fallen from the trucks.
Harry Getchell pleaded guilty in a
special session of district court at.
York to the charge of stealing a team
of horses from J. w. Miller of hat
city last January. Upon promises to
lead an honest life if he ever gets the
SLduCc JuuSS Ddtco gave Hill d STILL
tence of eighteen months at hard labor
in the penitentiary. Rose Hessler, the
female accomplice, who has %voluntar-
lily made a confession of guilt, was
given one year.
Some of the strongest arguments in
favor of irrigation are hanging up in
the Office of the Nebraska Central r.
rigation company in Columbus. Side
by side are samples of corn from the
same farm tagged Il was irrigated"
and 81 vas not" The lesson is a very
strong one and does more for irriga-
ton in ten minutes than agitation
would in that many years. 1t has
done much in the way of diversified
farming, as a trip through the irri-
gated bitches will show.
Governor Holcomb wired Congress-
man Stark calling attention to the
increase of sickness in the Third reg
iment and asking him to confer with
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