The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
NEBRASKA.

The Pla1nvleW Normal Scnool Is
giving a ten weeks instruction 10
teachers.
It is claimed that Osceola has
more secret societies than any other
town Of its size in the state.
Fourteen students of the Nebraska
Normal college have enlisted in the
new company at Wakefield.
There is but one saloon in Dakota
City, and ven that, many people be-
lieve, could easily be dispensed with.
A chunk of coal weighing 10, 500
pounds was recently shipped to the
Omaha exposition from Rock
Springs, Wyo.
The Lyons Mirror says n OF its
townsmen put fifteen eggs unoer a
setting hen and when they Matched
there were sixteen chickens.
The little son of w. C. Collins of
Curtis was chewing a pine stick when
a splinter lodged in his windpipe. The
doctors fear the result will prove IA
tai.
Burglars entered the home of F. Y.
Robertson at Kearney and took sew
eral articles, valued at owe $3.50, from
the bedroom in which Mr.. Robertson
was sleeping. No clue.
The Harding Creamery company's
Swimming station at Osmond has just
closed the first full months business,
and Manager Danish says that he re-
ceived oven 10000 pounds of milk dur
ing the month. This he considers a
very satisfactory months business.
The record of Polk county for the
month of May shows that there were
four farm mortgages filed amounting
to $3.50; released, fifteen, amounting
to $22, 700. City mortgages filed, two,
amounting to $40; released, eleven,
amounting to $6,7S7.46. Chattel mort
cages filed, 102, amounting to s25,-
257.12; released, ~fortyeight, amount
ing to S3S, 564.55; SO that the decreased
Indebtedness amounts to $36, 094.89.
The case of the state against the Buff
falo County National bank and it's
five bondsmen was tried last week
and judgment rendered in favor of the
state for $500. The bank was a state
depository at the time it failed in 1895
and had something like $4,000 on de-
post. George Corcoran of the attor-
ney generals Office. appeared for the
state and F. G. Hamer represented the
bondsmen.
The Christian Endeavor convention
Of the third district of Nebraska was
held in Tekamah with nineteen dele
gates present, representing thirteen
societies. The third district COM
prises the counties of Burt. Washing
ton, Sarpy, Cunning, Stanton, Dodge,
Colfax and Douglas, outside of the
city of Omaha. and contains twenty
seven societies.
The Omaha World-Herald thinks
that If the state seal of Nebraska is
ever changed more prominence should
be given thereon to the sod house.
The sod house made Nebraska of to-
day possible. Beneath q sod roof and
inside the sod wafis the men and wo-
men who have made Nebraska bloom
and blossom as the rose lived out the
early days of their lives as pioneers.
A dispatch says the appointment of
Gen. L. w. Colby to a brigadier-gen-
eralship vas not much of a surprise
to Beatrice people, despite the many
protests, which were said to have been
filed against the appointment. 1t is
true, also, that Mr.. Colby's military
genius, ability and courage are per-
haps nowhere better understood and
appreciated that at home, and his ap-
pointment gives general satisfaction.
The mortgage Indebtedness of York
county was decreased to the extent OF
SIC, G22.15 during the month Of May.
Fourteen farm mortgages were filed
and forty released, the aggregate
amounts being $10,710.73 and $685.
$685. 81, respectively. Of town and city
mortgages, four were filed, aggregat-
ing S4,497. 80, and seventeen satisfied,
amounting to $12,S37.90. Chattel
mortgages released exceed the amount
Of those filed by s~14,404.27.
Mrs. Mary Wesley, who has been
living with her son on a homestead
a few miles southeast of Benkelman,
ended her own life by suicide. She
has been suffering from hysteria for
some time which developed into in
sanity. She repeatedly tried to COM
NIT suicide, but by the constant and
careful watching of friends her at
tempts were futile. Her son came to
town to summon aid. She being left
alone seized the opportunity to ter
inmate her existence and when he
returned she was hanging in the well
dead.
The counsel for the sureties in the
Eugene Moore bond case have filed
their brief with the clerk of the SUI
preme court. After reciting the word
ing OF the bond, the brief says: "1t
is clear from the language quoted that
the sureties upon the bond bound
themselves only to make good the loss
of money received by their principal
by virtue Of his Office and by author
tty of law. They did not guarantee
the honesty of his conduct. nor IN
dertake to indemnify persons dealing
with him outside his official capacity,
for the consequences of his acts. They
did not extend or limit his authority
as auditor. They bound themselves
solely to make good the loss of money
received officially"
The civil service commission am
nounces that an examination will be
held at South Omaha on July 9 for the
nositions of clerk and carrier In the
nostofice at that city.
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