The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-11-11
THE STATE AT LARGE.

Fairmont by good majority.
Joseph Schmidt, of Platte county
IA years of age, while out hunting,
lost his eye by the explosion of a
shell.
The high school building at Geneva
caught fire, but the flame was extin-
guished before much headway had
been gained.
Seward women want the city eoun-
Gil to pass an anti-spitting ordinance.
Corn husking is now in order all
along the line.
Joe Olsen and Harry Wilson are
in Jail at Hooper charged with theft,
they having stolen a quantity of oats
from a farmer.
The small boy was unusually active
on Halloween, and many cases are
recorded where his antics were of a
serious character.
Work upon the new Catholic school
| at Humphrey has been commenced.
| The building will be a three-story
| structure, costing $4,000.
Now is the time for the farmer to
look over his stock. Mark the animal
that is not money producer. A long,
cold winter will reduce its value if
it is not working for you.
Lieutenant Arthur Kavanaugh, who
was on the bridge with Admiral
Dewey at the battle of Manila, was
the guest of J. H. Ager at Lincoln
last week going hence to Annapolis,
where he has been ordered by the
government.
: The Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice
company has thirty-fve car loads of
ties on the way to Lincoln and steel
will be there for the terminals in
short time. Adjustments relating to
the right-of-way into the city have
been settled
A barn belonging to C. L. Lewis,
president Of the Citizens bank of
Fairfield, was burned as a result of
two little girls playing with matches.
The barn was valued at about 5000
and insured. Two carriages and some
other property were saved.
Farmers have no reason to COM
plain about the prices that are being
offered for their new crop of corn.
They are being offered at the various
stations in Otoe county about from
AZ to 43 cents per bushel At this time
last year the price was 27 cents.
All of the four packing houses in |
South Omaha are running at nearly |
their full capacity. Packers are buy
ing all live stock that comes to that |
market that is fit for immediate |
slaughter. The statement is made that |
more cattle, hogs and sheep could be |
used if shipped in. AS it is the killing
gangs are kept on the jump.
A number of York business men |
went to Ericsson, where an effort is
being made to establish a summer
resort. Several purchased lots on the
shores Of Lake Ericsson. Several thou
sand dollars has been expended in
improvements. William Boyer and J.
Asher Parks of York accompanied the
excursion and selected lots for them
selves and others.
More litigation may ensue in re-
gard to the revenue law. The Nemaha
tax case was decided several weeks
ago and Chief Justice Holcomb was
delegated to write the opinion. This
he has filed. In it he declares that
there is no relief for over valuation
until the taxes legally assessed are
due. In other words, he declares an
may lie at that time.
A st. Louis dispatch says: AS a re-
suit of complaints by Anderson Bar
rett of Lushton, Neb, and William
Smith Of Muskogee. Captain Brolaski,
of the excursion boat Spencer. was ar
rested and locked up. Barrett alleged
he ventured s51 at a spindle wheel. |
Then. being told he would be paid his
winnings if he produced $50 he Dor
rowed from a companion, George
Schwartz, $50, which was promptly
snatchet by the gamblers.
At Firth, while w. o. Clark, son of
J. T. Clark, was loading baled hay,
he hay hook slipped in some manner
md flew up in his face, cutting a s
very painful hole in his cheek and
lnocking tooth loose.
Miss Estelle Reel, general suDerin- ]
endent of government Indian school. t
vas in Omaha last week on her way '
o the Indian school at Genoa to in =
'pect the school at that place. Miss s
Reel was the first woman superin- i
endent of public instruction in the |
United States, having held that posi- f
ion in Wyoming several years ago /
or one term. For seven years she
las been superintendent of the Indian
schools of the United States
William A. Luke filed on a home /
tead near Valentine and the follow a
ng night was found staggering a
round by Night Marshal Simpson. g
to be drunk. 1t has now been C
scertained that his skull was frac- k
ured. Robert McGreer found Luke F
wing at the bottom of his cellar stems
Leaving behind him his own wife
nd children, Boyd Smith of Winnie y
on, has elOped with his sister-in-law. :