The McCook tribune., 1898-02-04
NEBRASKA.

An early closing movement has been
inaugurated at Stromsburg.
Nebraska towns are going right
along with building all winter.
The only store in Oconee was
burned down last week. Loss abou,
$4,000.
The Dempster mill manufacturing
company of Beatrice reports pros
porous year in 1897.
Quite number of farmers have lost
cattle that were allowed to forage in
the fields of cornstalks.
The Norfolk school board has been
compelled to rent building to ac-
commodate the school children.
The Elkhorn Valley Poultry and Pet
Stock association will hold it's first
show at Norfolk, January 26, "a and
2S,
Footpads are not all confined to
Omaha. Grand Island has had con-
siderable experience with them of
late.
A couple of harness thieves in Polk
county have at last been nabbed
after long prosecuting their nefarious
business.
Lem Parish and E. P. Burdick Of
Elmwood got into a friendly scuffle.
which resulted in the breaking of Bur-
dicks right leg.
w A. Gilliland of Bedford precinct,
Nemaha county, sold his 362-acre
farm to Kansas parties for the com
Portable sum of S15,500-
The annual meeting of the Inter
state Swine Breeders association at
Red Cloud has been postponed from
January II to February 1 and 2.
The village board of Gibbon has
ordered a fifteen-horse power gaso-
line engine, which will be placed in
the fire house for use in time of fire.
North Platte will hold its western
Nebraska irrigation fair again this
year and the organization is already
planning for special features and at
fractions.
Farmers of Buffalo county were ar
ranging for spring plowing prior to
the last snow storm, all the frost be-
ing out of the ground in that section
of the state.
The business men of Lawrence,
town council to pass an ordinance to
compel all business places to remain
closed on Sunday.
York county is arranging for one of
the best of the many good farmers
Institutes being held in Nebraska this
winter. Prominent speakers upon ag-
ricultural topics win be present.
The stockmen held meeting last
Saturday at Pine Bluff to discuss the
wolf nuisance. The bounty was raised
to S12, which it is thought will en-
courage the hunters to kill off some
of the pests.
The business of the Beaver City sta
tton of the B. & M. showed an increase
in 1897 over the previous year of rs
per cent. The number of carloads dis
patched was Ais and the number Of
carloads received 247.
Clinton Grant, 9-year-old boy of
Hayes Center, was seriously injured
by horse falling on him. When
found he was unconscious and is sup
posed TO have been ying in that condi-
tion for several hours.
Burglars made a great haul ON Clem
Ziegler's store at st. James. They
swiped the entire line of ladies' and
gents fine clothes, every bolt of fine
dress goods, and completely gutted
two large showcases which were filled
with notions, trinkets and jewelry.
The c., B. & @. railroad company,
through attorneys, has secured
temporary restraining order on pc
tition for an Injunction against Off
nio o1cs IN in to 1,a
lieved from paying the taxes on their
bridge at Nebraska City for the year
1897, claiming that the taxes are il
legal.
James Linville, who on the night of
August %, shot and killed Henry Car
penter. in drunken row at Goodwin,
and who was captured at Conde. S. D.,
in November and brought to Dakota
City for trial, was last week declared
a free man by jury Of his country
men, they sustaining his plea of self
defense.
Harrington cispach: At chara-
vari last night at Glen. 14-year old
boy was shot and killed, it is sur-
posed by the groom, Irwin GilmcCr.
Particulars further than Gilmour shot
into the crowd with the above result
are not known. The coroner and the
sheriff have gone to the place OF tie
killing. Gilmour has skipped
Fulton's hounds, says correspond
ent, did another fine piece of work at
Oketo, Kas., one day this week. A
500 shotgun and robe had been stolen
from a cutter. When the dogs were
taken eff the cars at Oketo q fellow
on the platform said: eff
those dogs ever come to my house
I'll kill them" AS he was not sus-
pected of the theft nothing was
thought of the remark, but the dogs
went directly to his place when given
the scent When the fellow opened
the door he had an axe in his hand.
which he brandished in a threatening
manner, but was finally induced to |
quiet down. A search of the house re- |
veaIed the missing articles.
A separator creamery plant is being !
mt in at Sterling and Ii will be
owned by joint stock company. The |
promotcrs are meeting with success in
their canvass for patrons. I
John F. Stull, who recently died
near Plattsmouth, established the first
shop in that place in 1855. !,
shortly after he took a claim two
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