The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-10-21
THE STATE AT LARGE.

CHIC near Plckrel, went violently III
sane.
Rev. f. P. Blakemore. pastor of the
Methodist church at Tecrmseh for the
past two years, has moved his famir5
to Weeping Water, his new charge.
r. NJ. Hodgman of Lincoln, state in
spector of schools, was a visitor at
the Table Rock schools and expressed
himself as being well satisfied with
their condition.
Frank j. Morgan. grand receiver OF
the Ancient Order of United Workmen,
died at his home in Plattsmouth. He
was AZ years of age. The direct cause
of death was cancer
David Martin. a man about 40 years
old, who has been working for Mix
Duffey, seven miles southeast Of Beav-
er Crossing, cut his throat, severing
the %windpipe. He will die.
The report that Fitzpatrick Bros. e
Collins, railroad contractors, had been
awarded the contract for building the
Marysville-Topeka cutoff of the Union
Pacific has been confirmed.
Admiral J.. II. Gillis and wife of
Melbourne Beach, Fla. are in Beat
rice visiting Mrs. ellis son, d. C.
Garfield. The admiral is 20 years of
age and is on the retired LIST.
A young man named Bodine, living
a few miles from Osceola, met with all
accident. He was putting a loaded
gun On the wagon and it went off and
the charge went into the right Shout
der.
The republicans of Dakota, Thurs
ton and Cunning counties met in con-
vention at Ponder and placed in nomi-
nation o. R. Thompson of Wisner as
a candidate for representative from
the Sixteenth district.
Dell Tabor, the young man who was
arrested last week Oh the charge OF
selling liquor at Murray without a
license, pleaded guilty in county court
at Plattsmouth and was fined 500 and
costs.
Rev. c. w. Crofts has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the COngrega-
tional church of Beatrice after serv-
ing continuously for about twelve
years. Poor health, which a recent
trip to Colorado failed to improve, -
the reason given.
Halle Brady, 4-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brady of Madison,
fell into a cesspool and would have
lost her life but for the prompt action
of William Test, who jumped in and
kept her from sinking to the bottom.
The cesspool was nearly full n MIR.
Test had difficulty in keeping himself
and the child above water until ropes
were procured. The citizens promptly
raised a sum to get Mr.. Test new
clothes, as those he had on were
ruined.
Fire of unknown origin broke out
in the clothing department, situated
in the new wing Of the asylum for the
chronic insane at Hastings and 0e-
stroyed about $500 worth of property.
The first lasted about one-half hour
before the institutions fire depart
ment could quench the flames. While
removing the inmates from the dan
gerous quarters three availed them
selves of the confusion and escaped.
but were shortly afterward captured
and returned.
An e~astbound freight train on the
Northwestern line ran owe an old nan
by the name of Taylor Ewing in the
yards at Bassett, cut one Of his legs
off below the knee and crushed the
other above the knee. Mr.. Ewing was
walking up town from his home in
the northeastern rart of the village
and mad Dassed the train which struck
him. On arrival of the physicians Z
was found necessary to amputate both
legs above the knees. Mr.. Ewing dieG
during the operation.
A notable family reunion Of the
Dobbs family was held at the old
homestead, ten miles southeast of Be
atrice. F. H. Dobbs and his wife
came to Gage county in 1859. Ten
children were born to them and all
are alive and married and were pres
ent.
Judge William Hayward of Ne
braska City intends to leave for st.
Louis in his gasoline launch via the
Missouri river. He will be accompa-
MED by Ed Gregg of this city and a
number of young men from Lincoln.
They expect to make the trip in less
than a week.
A stranger with a new graft is
working among the farmers in Cass
county. He approaches a farmer and
offers to sell him a water tank which
he guarantees will prevent water from
freezing in zero weather. Failing to
make a sale he induces the farmer to
act as salesman and has him sign a
contract for one to be used as a sam
pie. as the stranger appears to be
very anXions to place one tank in each
precinct. Two accomplices later ap-
pear with the contract transformed
- $500 o-J lo-,orI rorp,nnt