The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-11-21
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.

Cnlcken JnleVeS are SAID TO De &C
tive in and around Fremont.
Governor Savage has abandoned the
proposed trip of himself and staff tc
Mexico.
York's new Y. M. C. A. building will
be 45x120, three stories. Plans are
being prepared.
To cut down expenses sixteen men
On the police force of Omaha have
been discharged.
Miss Mollie Reisbrick of York
county has been taken to the asylum.
Religion is said to have unbalanced
her mind
Mrs. S. White of Martinsburg was
arrested in Sioux City for shoplifting.
She was found with $50 worth of sto-
| len goods.
Robert Watke the frebug suspect,
was arrested and brought to Loup
City and jailed, charged with the
crime of burning the JaQues & Bar
| low elevator at Ashton.
While threshing at the home of Jeff
| Sprinkle, living near Cowles, both ends
of the boiler blew out, seriously in
juring three men and slightly wound
ing several others. No fatalities have
yet resulted.
The real estate men Of the central
Mol cIy ~,
Grand Island, at which Willis Caldwell
of Broken Bow was selected president
and a vice president was selected for
each of the eight central counties,
this committee to formulate a consti-
tuition and select such other officers
as may be necessary.
Two of the robbers who tried to
crack the safe of the Clatonia bank,
but who were scared away by the cit
liens of that village, were captured
near that place. In their hasty flight
the robbers had hid their arms and
ammunition and returned in search of
the same, when they were captured
by a posse of citizens.
D. w. Smith, who served in the
First Nebraska infantry during the
civil war, has sent a piece of the old
regimental flag to Governor Savage,
together with an account of the trav-
els of the banner taken from daily
journal which he kept in the service.
Mr.. Smith is now a practicing attor-
ney at Payette, Idaho.
A passenger on the B. G NJ. had
narrow escape while trying to mount
the train at Grand Island. He slipped
and fell between the depot platform
and the railroad ties. Three cars
passed by him so closely that the
wheels cut off his coat tail. Besides
a severe fright the man was not in
jured, having but a few bruises.
Hon. Peter Mortensen, state treas
urer-elect, will take Otis Paist, assist
ant cashier of the First National bank
Of Ord, of which Mr.. Mortensen is
president, to Lincoln with him. Mr..
Paist will have an important position
in the state treasurer's Office. He
is a young man Of exemplary habits
and has worked his way up to a Iu-
crative position.
A revised fire insurance tariff has
just been made effective in Fremont |
by the companies doing business there. |
About six week ago the city was re-
rated and rates advanced from 80 to |
100 per cent, which provoked a storm
of protest from the insuring public |
The agitation resulted in revision of
the tariff The new schedule ad- |
vances rates on an average 10 to % |
per cent.
Walls of the new union brick build |
ing at Exeter collapsed and three per-
sons were quite seriously injured.
a local branch of the Journeymen
BARRIERS International union of Amer
lea has just been organized at Ere
mont
The dead body Of Mrs. Ira Williams
was found in the mill pond at Litchs
field. The water is not very deep and
the body was found near the bridge
1t is thought she committed suicide.
Catholics of Silver Greek are erect
ing a costly church.
During the month of October the
coach shop in Plattsmouth
out more work than ever be-
lore in that length of time. Twenty.
seven coaches were repainted and
0verhauled, making a record not here
tofore established.
John L. Stephens. a convict from
Madison county. serving four years
for an attempted criminal assault, was
examined by board and declared a
ft subject for transfer to the insane
asylum. He will be taken to Hast
ings.