The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-03-18
NEBRASKA.

to have the town lighted by electricity
Litchfeld and Loup City are going
to be connected by telephone before
very long
The slot machine and gambling de-
vices of Edgar were ordered ITO cease
operations.
A smooth set of travelling agents is
going about the state selling groceries
to the farmers.
A proposition for the establishment
OF Gaming factory is now agitatins
the population of Blaine county
Capt. Sigsbee of the Maine has a
cousin in Nebraska. His name is An.
son Giles and his home is at Genoa.
Thomas Kinter, of Dubois, was chop
ping wood when a stick flew up and
struck him in the eye, destroying its
sight.
The Fairmont Creamery company Is
making arrangements to put in sep
arators at Bower, Steele City and Alex
andra
The pure food congress now in ses-
sion at Washington has decided tc
hold a meeting in Omaha the coming
summer.
The resignation of Major Willoughby
B. Smith, assistant adjutant general OF
the First brigade at Fairbury, has
been accepted.
The new bridge spanning the Ne
maha south OF Humboldt has been COM
pleted, all but the approaches, and
they will be finished before long.
York wants a new opera house and
q movement has been set on foot
whereby the citizens of that city ex-
pect to have one in the near future.
Several hundred lots in Randolph.
Cedar county, were recently sold on
foreclosure made by the Pacific Town
site company against H. S. Fisher and
others of Randolph.
A successful operation was psr.
formed at Bancroft upon the person
OF Z. u. Peterson for APPENDICITIS, and
aitnough the patient is quite weak. it
is thought he stands a good prospect
OF recovery
The Clarks Cooperative Creamery
company, with a capital of $1,000 has
mence work upon its creamery plant
whlch 1t expects to have in operation
On OF before May 1 Of this year.
The S-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Erwin Of Tecumseh had the
misfortune to have one of his eyes put
out He was at play with younger
brother when the eye was in some way
knocked out with stick.
The last statements published nv
Fremont national and savings hanks
SHOW that they all have more cash OH |
hand than at any time before. The to- |
tai deposits in the six banks is a trife |
less than a million dollars, $97G, ,22516 !
The large barn of Frank Els. Be-
hemlan farmer living five miles south |
OF humboldt, was destroyed by fire. |
and lot OF hay and grain burned, |
The loss is $1,000, partly covered by |
insurance. The origin Of the fire is |
unknown
A 13-year-old son Of Samuel Cham
beTs, prominent farmer living six
miles south OF West Point. was out
hunting with neighbor boy of about
his own age, when by some means his
gun was discharged, inflicting wounds
which caused his death.
Hans Christensen, who is supposed
to have been demented, was run over
and killed by a Missouri Pacific freight
train near Walton in Lancaster coun-
ty. The man was On the track. and
according to the story, made no al.
tempt to get out of the way
While driving to the school she was
teaching near Quick. Frontier county
Miss Wilson. Of Frontier county. was
thrown from the cart in which sae
was riding with small boy and wes
dragged for mile or more. sustaining
Injuries that resulted in her death.
Eli Johnson, a farmer living a few
miles west Of Fairbury, had a prelin1-
mary trial on the charge of bastari>
preferred by Miss Ada FIagle. He was
bound over to the next term of dis
trict court in the sum of s7OO, which
he gav1e. Johnson is a married man
Hayes Center dispatch: in. Gil.
The expert accountant, filed his
annual report. He found Y. F.
Hudson, county treasurer, S291.-
30 more short, making him short S513.-
20, besides the amount that the sta
found him short. which was
S96, making the total shortage of Hud.
son sG09.70. The amount that Mr..
Gilchrist found short in the county
records was: Treasurer, S1.939.41;
clerk, $4SIS2; total, S2,419.33 Mr.. Gil
christ's salary amounted to about $500
Phillip Sinner. son of Phillip Sin
ner, Sr., residing west of Harvard two
miles, was killed by freight train No
30, on the Burlington & Missouri rail-
road, at Harvard The train haG
stopped at the water tank. and the
young man. with his brother, was
on the track. AS they came
up to the train it started, and they
stepped aside. 1t is supposed the boy
stepped on top of pie of cinders
and fell under the train. He had onf
hand cut off and both legs broken. H,
lied in a short time.
Miss Gertie O'Sullivan. daughter o.
he veteran editor of the West Poin
Progress. has been appointed stenog
'apher and bookkeeper at the NorfC-E
lospital for the insane
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