The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-22
THE SITE AT LARGE.

QlSlOcatlng his LETT arm at the eIDo".
York contractors claim that more
new residences for the coming months
are being contemplated than at any
previous time in the history of the
city.
The Omaha Paraphernalia house has
filed articles of Incorporation. The
firm will manufacture and sell badges,
flags and decorations. The capital
stock is $4,000
Roberts Bros. of South Omaha have
filed articles of incorporation with
the secretary of state The firm has
capital stock of $4,000 and will do
live stock commission business.
Oscar Smith, suspected of being i1l-
sane, was brought to Lincoln from his
home in Firth and placed in the city
hospital. During the day he escaped,
and no trace Of him can be found.
William Henderson was arraigned
in county court at Chappelle on
cashier of the Commercial bank,
charging him with selling mortgaged
property. He waived preliminary ex-
animation and was bound over to the
district court under $500 bonds.
The contest instituted by Joseph
Spickler against William McCray for
the Office of supervisor of the second
trict was tried before Judge Wilhite in
inho or1c 1P hn
votes gave McCray four majority, the
same as originally returned. Spickler
thereupon dismissed his contest
At regular meeting of the Cass
county commissioners the salary OF c.
S. Workman, county superintendent of
education, was raised from $1,000 to
$1,000 per year. The appointment of
assistant assessors for the county
was also made, giving one for each
precinct and village and three for
Plattsmouth.
The city council of Plattsmouth has
instructed Attorney Travis to take an
appeal to the supreme court in the
case of Hugh Murray against the city
of Plattsmouth This is a suit in
which the plaintiff secured judgment in
the district court for $500, which he
claimed was due him for paving work
done for the city
Mike Mostek, who escaped from the
Platte county Jail last August, was re-
captured by Sheriff Carrig and is again
in Jail. He was found at his home
at Tarnoy, small Polish village
about twenty miles north of Colum-
bus. Since his escape he has not
been far away, but has been working
on farms in Boone and Antelope coun-
ties.
Frank Dickson. a prominent busi-
ness man of Weeping Water, died very
suddenly at his home at that place.
He got up in the morning and did his
chores and at his breakfast, but as
he was not feeling very well, sent
for a physician. While talking with
the doctor he drew a short breath and
said, 4 feel faint" and fell back in
his chair dead. His brother died on
the same day at ElmwOou.
The Nebraska Mutual Life Insur-
ance company, which has headquarters
in Stromsburg, held it's annual policy
holders meeting last week. J. B.
Steward, H. C. Graves and ]. A.
Frawley were elected to succeed them
selves as directors of the company.
A number OF amendments designed to
benefit the policy holders were passed.
The company has made rapid ad
vance during the past year, and now
has close to $1,000,000 of insurance in
force.
The board Of county commissioners
of Dakota county accepted the prop
osition of T. C. Cannon, an expert ac
countant of Sioux City, to make an
examination of the clerks and treas
urer's Offices of this county for the
past eight years, which covers the
period of George C. Bile as county
clerk and j. F. Leamer and John Bole:
as treasurers.
An accident which will probably re-
suit in death, occurred near Clay Cen
ter A man by the name of SecoTa,
living near Deweese. was driving out
of town on his way home with a
spirited team. Another team coming
up behind and attempting to pass at
a short turn in the road caused run
away, throwing Mr.. Secora out and
striking lis aat-, against a post.
From Omaha comes the news that
Miss Ollie Holbrook, the young lady
who had her scalp torn from her head
in Nebraska City on Christmas by
fast revolving shaft, against which
she put her head while trying to reach
a loaf of bread, is getting along nice
ly and the physicians have been able
to graft skin over greater portion of
the head. The skin being used in the
grating is taken from the young
lady's back and shoulders.
The county commissioners of Ian
caster refused to allow County Treas
urer Knight to have seven assistants.
Mart Howe was recently hired to look