The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-12-30
NEBRASKA.

Methodists of Fremont are planning
for a new church.
Fairmont reports over one hundred
cases OF measels.
Wymore has had to enlarge its
school facilities.
Fairmont Presbyterians have dedi-
Gated a new church.
The county commissioners of York
county have bought a poor farm.
Wymore authorities have reduced
the number of wards from three to
two.
Arthur Connors, living near North
Platte, lost sixty head Of hogs within
a week from cholera.
e. A. Cary has been appointed court
reporter for the Thirteenth judicial
district to succeed C. F. Scharmann.
August Kissinger OF Chenille had a
horse and buggy stolen from his barn.
An employe disappeared at the same
time.
The daily receipts of the Hemingford
creamery averaged 12,207 pounds,
which gives the local stockholders -
per cent dividend.
The insanity commission Of Dodge
county found Mrs. John Mintkin, of the
Maple Creek neighborhood, a fit sub
ject fer the asylum.
Victoria Lynch of Sidney, an incor-
rigible maiden Of sixteen summers, was
taken to the Geneva Reform school by
Sheriff King last week.
Both the Table Rock brick yards
have suspended making for the season.
During this season 5000, 600 brisk have
been made and shipped from Table
Rock.
The board Of trustees of Syracuse
one who would find a case Of smallpox
in town, or show that there had been
one this year.
John Krause, who killed n. L. Syl-
yester during q quarrel over some hay
land, was acquitted by the jury at
Rushville. The defendant made q plea
Of self defense.
George Bassett, the 14-year-old sou
Of Thomas Bassett of Fairmont was
thrown in a wrestling match with a
schoolmate and had his right shoulder
broken in the socket joint.
The department of agriculture has
notified the p%ostoffice at Fairmont that
1t has been placed on the list Of eaer-
gency stations and will hereafter re-
ceive Geographic warning Of all sud-
den changes in the weather.
Joe Turecek, a Bohemian farmer liv-
ing northwest Of Butte, was THROWN
from his wagon in a runaway and in
stantly killed. He was On his way
home from Butte, where he had been
attending a meeting Of his lodge.
john Founder, a prominent farmer
Of the vicinity of Wood River, while
unloading a load Of oats at the sheep
ranch of Edward Oswald, was stricken
with apoplexy and died in a few min
utes. He was about 20 years of age
and an old resident Of the county.
Several cases of blackleg have ap-
peared among the cattle on one Of the
ranches in Cherry county. Prompt
measures have been taken to prevent
the spread Of the disease, and it is not
thought any cattle will be afflicted out
eide Of the herd where it originated.
For some time W. Fl. Austin of
Franklin county has been missing
stock from his feed yard and has been
unable to locate it until last week,
when he found fresh tracks leading to
and from his yards. AS it. showed the
night before and several of Austin's
hogs were taken after the snow had
fallen. the thief was easily tracked
about fifteen miles north of Franklin
where the hogs were found at the
Laux farm. Papers were issued for
e. H. Laux and a constable went to
make the arrest.
Osceola dispatch: The board of VIII
lage trustees has just passed an ordi-
nance for Osceola taxing every insur-
ance company represented in the town
the sum of SIS, ard it is surmised that
1t will drive every old line company
out Of the town, or else they will have
to have a rerating of the village so as
to contrive some way to get the money
back If they have to pay the tax. For
a long time Osceola property has not
been as cheap as now and it is thought
the reason was that so many mutual
insurance companies have started up,
but there arc some companies that
have paid more on losses than they
have rel taken out of the village as
premiums.
Beatrice friends and relatives Of
the boys at Manila are considerably
worried and still more angered over
the fact that some Of the mail from
there has been tempered with on ship
board. In the last mail from there
only thirteen letters were received, al
though considerable time has elapsed
since the receipt Of mail previous.
Four of the thirteen letters came late
and were tied in a separate bundle, at
tached to which was a note from the
postmaster at San Francisco address
sed to the postmaster here, requesting
him to secure and return to him the
four envelopes, as they bore evidences
OF having been tempered with. One
addressed to Erastus Cookies parents
showed that 1t had been opened and
re-sealed. 1t contained no money, but
enclosed was a silk handkerchief.
which, to the touch, appeared like
n This disclosure has caused
some little uneasiness, as many who
did not receive any mail fear their
letters have been riled and tossed
overheard.
The private effects Of ice Grothe,
who was killed at Santiago. were