The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-01-16
NEBRASKA IN GENERAL
BRIEF NOTES.

Gage county for the year 1902 was
1927, the consideration stated therein
being $2,241,5O5
The fourth annual banquet of the
Dempster Mill Manufacturing company
was held in Nichols hall, Beatrice
Saturday evening.
The Ord Independent Telephone
company has 140 phones now in op,
Grafton, as against eighteen of the Ne,
braska Telephone company.
Robert J. Shankland, a prominent
and wealthy farmer of Superior, is
dead of appendicitis. The body has
been taken to Red Oak, Ia, for in
terment
The Nebraska Park and Forestry as
sociation will meet in Lincoln January
13 at 1880 p. m. The meeting will be
held in the room of Prof Bessey at the
State university.
The Nebraska City branch of the
U. N. Association of Postoffice Clerks
has elected the following officers:
Clyde e. Mccormack, president; H.
Clifford Leigh, secretary; Melvin
| Thompson, treasurer.
Fremont ice dealers have over half
OF the crop put up and if the weather
| continues as it is will have all they
want. The second crop of ice is now
six inches thick and perfectly clear.
F. M. Feigler, druggist at Denver,
who is in Beatrice on visit, sustained
an ugly scalp wound and other injur-
les by falling on the slippery sidewalk.
He is under the care of a physician.
The school house at Wolbach has
been destroyed by fire. The fire was
of unknown origin. The insurance pol
icy of $3.50 expired about thirty days
ago, and consequently the building is
a total loss to the district.
The only coal in Sidney is a few
cars in the Union Pacific yards. There
Is not an ounce in the yards of any
of the dealers. The situation is be-
coming desperate, and the coal in the
railroad yards will be seized unless
there is speedy relief from some 9th
er source.
Mr.. Baggee, Swede farmer Go years
old, living thirteen miles northwest
of COZad, has been killed by vicious
bull. He went to the field to drive
up the cattle when the animal at
tackled him. He walked to the house,
about a quarter of a mile, and died
soon after.
The damages from the heavy wind
at Fremont are much greater than at
first reported A great many wind
mills were put out of use, and prob
ably as many more blown down or
broken. In Saunders county, south of
the Platte, twenty-six mills were de-
molished
A list of improvements made in
Ashland and vicinity during 1902 has
just been compiled. 1t shows over
$4,000 expended by Ashland citizens |
for new houses, barns, additions to |
residences and buildings of similar de- |
sign. The largest item is Railsback |
Bros elevator, costing $4,000.
Beatrice volunteer hose company
has elected officers for the coming year
as follows: Ed Maxwell, president;
Ira Lock, vice president; w. D. Moore,
secretary; Patrick Quinn, steward;
John Plebuch, foreman E. A. Gordan.
first assistant; G. Kuhn, second as
sistant; A. P. Sage, treasurer.
The cattle stealing case against
"Four-Spot" Hurlburt was dismissed
after the evidence disclosed the fact
that the brand of the complaining
witness was not recorded with the
state brand commission. Mrs. Haynes,
a we'll known ranchwoman southwest
of Alliance, was the complaining wit
ness.
At meeting of sugar beet grow
ers in Hershey, Mr.. Leavitt of the
Standard Beet Sugar company of Ames
stated he would erect at that place a
modern factory if 5000 acres of beets
could be raised, and that he would
erect and maintain a testing and
weighing station this year for 500
acres. The prospects for a factory
there in 1904 are good.
Several bad cases Of cattle being poi
soned by eating hay which contained
ergot have come to light at Fremont. .
One herd of cattle northwest of Ere
mont is in an especially bad condi-
ton, nearly all of the $50 head show i
ing some symptoms of it, and a nun.
ber were ordered shot by the veter-
mary. The disease affects the hind |
feet, which swell up and in some cases
actually rot and fall off before the c
animal dies.
The following dates have been given