The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-01-07
NEBRASKA.

we're weather finely. Feed is plentiful.
North Plates gambling houses
have been closed by order of tie
mayor.
The commissioners of Hayes county
have employed an expert to check up
the public records of that county.
One Beatrice firm has made over
twenty-five pairs of sled runners from
gas pipe since the recent snow fell.
The night telegraph service at Her
shey and Big Spring mas been discon-
tinued on account Of slack business
Donald Mclean writes to several
O'Neill people that he will be there
in the spring to build the Pacific
Short Line to the Pacific coast.
A Shelton company has secured the
contract to furnish the Union Pacific
railroad with several hundred cars Of
ice to be shipped to North Platte.
Wayne's water works system pays
the running expenses. The investment
OF $4,000 was well spent, although
some difficulties were experienced IN
the beginning.
Warren Darrence, of Fairmont, ac
cidentally jabbed a pitchfork into the
face OF his brother Walter. One tine
passed through the cheek and pune
tured the roof of the mouth.
Upon application of Receiver Sry'ier
Of the Holt County bank, Judge West
ovre made an order authorizing hin
to pay final dividei'C OF per cen.
to the creditors of tha- institution
Burglars entered the postoffice at
EXter and made an attempt TO ge-
into the safe, but were uncusseccsi:f
This is the third similar visit within
a year which the Office has received.
There were over 400 chattel mort
cages released from record at Ord in
one day las tweeeh, aggregating over
$4,000. This makes over 100000 re-
leased for the month up to the oath.
Blanche Hldebrand, the Harrington
girl who disappeared just before an
important criminal case in which she
was the principal witness was called
for trial, has been located and brought
back by the officers.
Miss Phena Hardinger, who was
sent to the reform school two or three
years ago for stealing goods from the
residence of A. A. Jasmer. was last
week bound over to appear at the Feb
ruary term of the district court Of
Jefferson county for raising q check.
: Henry hammers, the insane farmer
who escaped from the AleXian Broth
erS' hospital in st. Louis some two
months ago and who walked the en-
tire distance from that place to his
home in Cunning county, has 50 far
recovered his mental balance that the
ioard has discharged him from GUS
tody.
Mr.. Herout, living about one mile
from Verdigre, came home intoxicated
and taking the butcher knife, went
for lis wife, cutting her arms and face
badly and chasing her out Of the
house over to a neighbor. She went to
Verdis~e and swore out a warrant fo'
his arrest, but the latter repented and
would not appear against him.
The financial condition of Buffalo
county is better than it has been for
years. The floating Indebtedness is ali
paid and all warrants now issued are
paid in cash and large cash balance
is in the county treasury. Lyman
Cary will succeed himself for the COM
ing treasurer and will give personal
bond, instead of the trust bond that
he gave the last term.
The States Dairymen's association,
at its final meeting listened to a num-
ber of papers and elected officers.
These officers for the year are: Pres
fdent, George e. Haskell, Beatrice;
vice president, c. A. Clark, Ravenna;
secretary, F. H. Vaughan, Fremont
The following board was elected:
Charles Harding, Norfolk; B. S. Stauf-
fer, Bellevue; S. G. Bassett, q. \.
Sierrill, Mindel, and w. A. Poynter,
of Albion.
The state board OF public lands and
buildings ordered that a demand be
made of DR.. c. P. Fall, late superin-
tendent of the institute for feeble
minded children at Beatrice, for the
sum of $3.50, which the board claims
Fall should turn oSer to his successor.
The order Of the board was that If the
settlement was not made on demand
that proceedings be commenced by the
attorney general to collect the
amount from Fall and his bondsmen.
The state board OF health, at re-
cent meeting appointed Dr. o. Gro
than, Of st. Paul, secretary Of the
board to succeed DR.. F. D. Halderman,
of Ord, and H. B. Cummings, of Sc
ward, as member of the board of Sec
retaries, to succeed DR.. F. C. Stewart.
of Auburn. The last appointment is
understood to have been made at the
request Of the State Eclectic associa-
tion, so as to give the eclectics repre-
sentation On the board of secretaries.
Acker X. Nelson, of Polk county,
late of Company G.. Second CEnnsyl-
vania artillery, has been trying to get
pension for years. A few months ago
he called on Judge Saunders to assis-
him. The judge took the case and put
in his best efforts with the assistance
of Congressman Hainer and lately
Congressman Stark. who did his best
to bring it about. The Judge had the
satisfaction last week of getting {, .eI-
1egram from Congressman Stark say
ing the claim had been allowed to date
from August, 1890, at sS per month.
Over thirty-five carloads Of building