The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-06-26
TIE STATE IN BRIEF.

served by the schools at Harvard.
Fire at Norfolk caused loss of
$500 to the Hospe Piano company.
The dam of the Pierce Milling com
pany was carried out by high water.
An extensive system of rural routes
| is to be established in Adams county.
Mrs. Vandevere was hurt on a de-
fective sidewalk in Stella and wants
s2,5OO.
An Omaha dealer says that hard
coal is going to be about as high this
year as last.
Broken Bows summer school open
ed with an enrolment of forty 1t
will continue six weeks.
1t is announced finally that the ma
tional editorial association will GER
tainly meet in Omaha, July 8 to II,
inclusive.
Theo. Olsen, an Omaha switchman,
was caught between the cars and lost
both of his feet. He is an old man
and the accident iG likely to cause his
death.
Charles R. Smith of Table Rock got
his hand caught in the cogs of ma
chinery and had one finger so badly
injured that amputation became nee
essary.
Tom Frye, well known farmer of
Richardson county, while engaged in
painting his barn, fell from a ladder
and sustained a badly crushed and
broken ankle.
The number of non-commissioned
officers in the signal corps of the Ne.
braska National Guard will be reduced
from twenty-five to twelve. An ex-
animation will be held July 15
Twelve banks of Dodge county have
asked to be awarded county funds for
deposit under the new law. All offer
the minimum rate of 2 per cent in
terest, except one which does not
specify what it will pay.
ing liberal responses to his request
for returns from merchants and manu-
facturers. The figures received up to
date show that industry is in a good
condition throughout the state
A large barn belonging to John
O'Hara, eleven miles north of North
Bend, was entirely destroyed by fire
with the contents, including seven
head of horses and farming imple-
ments. The loss is $4,000, with only
S575 insurance. 1t was of incendiary
origin.
The foundation is being put in for
the new union depot at Fremont, and
a large amount of material is on
hand. The Union Pacific is putting in
water filtering station directly north
of the present depot. The Northwest
ern is preparing to enlarge and other
wise improve its yards.
The members of the Grand Army of
the Republic post of York petitioned
the county board for privilege to erect
in the corner of the court house
square a soldiers and sailors monu-
ment. The request was granted and
the old soldiers -Till make arrange
ments to erect monument.
The cornerstone of the new $780,
600 United States federal court build
ing and postot1ice in Norfolk was laid
under the auspices of the Masonic
fraternity. The ceremony was per-
formed by the grand master, Frank
Bullard, in person, and the Grafton, an
impressive discourse, was delivered
by the grand lecturer, Rev. Luther
Kuhns of Omaha.
Farmers report that wheat las been
damaged considerably by rust and in
some instances stock has been turn
ed into the fields to Craze. Corn is
looking well, but is needing rain.
Corn is all in, says a Fremont dis
patch, and while the prospects on the
L IdJLS DOILOulS dIC uOL lUC DESI, tudL
which was planted early ON the up
lands is doing well, but is weedy. On
the bottoms the ground is badly caked
by the rains and some fields will not
be planted at all. Rust is reported
in many wheat fields and the heads
are not filing even.
Princeton (Mass.) dispatch: Major
Church Howe, United States consul
at Sheffield, England, is visiting here
at his birthplace and announces that
at the conclusion Of his consulshiD he |
will probably return to Auburn, Neb., |
and make that place his home for
the remainder OF his days. Major |
Howe was appointed consul at Paler- |
mo, Italy. Later he went to his pres |
ent post at Sheffield, England.
The members Of the Humboldt fire |
are practicing steadily with |
q view to carrying off some of the |
prizes to be hung I'D at the state fire |