The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-11-25
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS
THE NEWS IN NEBRASKA.

The electric lights have been turn-
ed on in the village of Lynch.
The Jacob Golden commission
house at Geneva was closed by credit
ors.
Prof. Hornberger, well known
throughout the state, in an education
al way, died recently at Lincoln.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. w. Swan or
Plattsmouth, celebrated their fifteenth
wedding anniversary few days ago.
The school truant officer PROPOSE
tion was lost in Dodge county, the
vote against it being about two-thirds.
The Johnson ranch, situated In
Liberty precinct, Pawnee county, con-
sisting of 1929 acres. was sold to
A. ]. Weaver and ]. H. Moorehead for
| $55. 600 cash.
Thieves entered the hardware store
of D. H. Stout at Julian and took a
large number of knives, razors and
revolvers. They broke open the money
| drawer, but found nothing therein.
J. C. Williams, deliveryman for
| Zuckweiler e LutZ, Plattsmouth, had
a close call from being kicked to-
death by horse. Several of his ribs
were fractured and he was otherwise
| injured.
VIM. Balfour and Iver Johnson, two
Omaha hunters, were drowned iD
Goose lake, twenty-five miles from
O'Neill, while in search of game
Their bodies, after much search, were
recovered.
Sheriff Mcbride returned to Platts-
mouth from Des Moines, bringing
with him two buggies, one horse and
harness, which was stolen from H. P.
Sturn and L. w. Ingwerser, who re-
side near Nehawka, in Cass county.
The property was stolen last spring
A letter has been received by Gov
ernOr Mickey from Mrs. Lille Belle
Meyer of st. Louis, asking for infOr-
nation in regard to the whereabouts
of her father, E. J. Hammock, whom
she has not seen for twenty years. She
says that Mr.. Hanock is somewhere in
Nebraska.
The "Sit Still society is the latest
of the many organizations in Lincoln
The members are all masculine and
its object is to obtain larger cars and
better street car service in general
for the city. The society hopes to at,
tain its object by sitting still-that is,
each member will keep his seat in
the car instead of surrendering it to a
a woman.
The authorities of Battle Creek
place are looking for a man who gave
his name as James McClan and pro-
fessed to be a hunter from Omaha,
and who is known to have driven
away with a load of guns and boxes
stolen from Morse's hardware store
in that place, and who told the driver
he was going to steal James Giles
pies daughter from her home fifteen
miles south
John B. Boese, who shot and killed
his son during a family quarrel some
time ago and who has been in Jail
since, was arraigned in the county
court at Nebraska City and pleaded
not guilty to the charge of murder in
the second degree. He waived pre-
liminary hearing and was bound over
to the district court in the sum of
$4,000. Not being able to furnish bond
he was returned to jail
Former State Treasurer Hill offer.
ed State Treasurer Mortensen a GER
titled check for S3,812.4O in payment
of all that was due on account of
money deposited by Joseph S. Bart
ley, state treasurer, in a defunct Lin
coin savings bank. Mr.. Mortensen re-
fused to take the money for the rea-
son that the receipt Captain Hill Of
fered for him to sign was for all
money due the state from the defunct
receiver.
A large amount of new corn Is be-
ing contracted for in Sarpy county az
35 cents per bushel.
The supreme court must decide the
of the state law pro-
hibitfng the use of the national flag
for advertising purposes. N. V. Hal
ter and H. V. Hayward, salooHkeepers
of Omaha, handled a brand of beer
known as the STARS and Stripes
bore the national flag on the label
The men were convicted of violation
of the law by the district court of
Douglas county. They have appealed
to the supreme court, claiming that
the state law is class legislation, and
so unconstitutional.
The governor of Illinois has issued
a requistion on the governor of Ne
braska for the return to the Southern
Illinois penitentiary at Chester, of
Raymond Slater, now under arrest in
Omaha. Slater was sent to the prison
on an indeterminate sentence for for
gerry and escaped while on parole.
Under the indeterminate sentence law
he was subject to release by the state
board of pardons when he had demon
strated his reformation. but the viola
ton of the parole under the law now