The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-15
THE STATE IN A NUTSHELL.

district court of Otoe county by l.. S.
Burgess against Fred Zook and wife
and Mary Zook for $4,000 for alieg-
ed defamation of character.
Burglars broke into Kirk & Berber.
.cll's saloon at Spalding and obtained
about 81. They also burglarized Sen
ator Webers store and took goods
valued at $50, but got no money.
At Osmond in a friendly scuffle in
the main hotel Office between the pro-
prietor, Louie Johnson, and Peter
Becker, a clerk in Marek's hardware
store, Mr.. Becker sustained a broken
leg.
Attorneys for Prof. Ansley, former
ly of the State university, are soon to
bring mandamus proceedings against
the auditor to compel him to audit a
bill which the professor has against
the university for S325
The other morning Charles Cox,
resident of Fairmont, on opening his
door discovered a box on the steps Of
his house. He telephoned the mar
shall, who found the box to contain a
baby, which was. nearly frozen.
The city of Auburn has passed it's
twentieth milestone and during all this
time it is had steady growth. The
last year has been no exception. Sew
eral substantial business buildings
have been constructed during the past
year.
The records of the Lincoln fire de-
partment show that there have been
100 fires within the last year, which
aggregate d total loss of S125.751.62.
The value of the property involved is
, figured at $2,173, 1883, and the insur-
ance amounted to $1,10S, 1921.
A number OF people gathered at In
dianola to witness the opening and
starting of machinery in the farmers
cooperative elevator which has just
been completed there. It's capacity is
twelve thousand bushels and its cost
about $4,000, and it is modern in all
its equipment.
A shipment of 10000 live chickens,
ducks and geese, destined to New
York, was made out of Fremont by
Cheney & Bennett. firm operating
there. and at Lincoln. The fowls
were bought up from all over eastern
Nebraska 1t took four large poui-
try cars to carry them on the jour
ney.
The State Teachers association in
session in Lincoln elected these Off
GERS: E. y. BodwcII of Omaha, presi
dent; Eta Brown CT Cherry county,
vice president; A. o. Thomas of Kear
ney, secretary: A. L. Caviness Of Lia-
coin, treasurer; w. H. Gardiner OF
Auburn, member of executive COM
mittee; NJ. R. Snodgrass of Wayne,
member of reading circle.
The county and police officials OF
Hall county captured hog thief nam
ed Saunders and he has been bound
over to the district court for trial.
It is alleged that in company with
Grand Island celebrity by the name OF
Jack Vanney he drove a number of
Mr.. Tiiley's hogs out of his field, load
ed them half mile away and took
them to Central City, where they were
sold.
A peculiar incident is reported from
the home of M. M. Sterns, farmer
and stockman living few miles
north of Humboldt. Recently a col
ony of sparrows took refuge in the
farmers hen house. which had been
accidentally LETT open, and when
morning came, with the assistance ot
his hired man, Mr. Sterns dispatched
ninety-seven of the intruders, which
have become quite pest in some sec
tions of the state.
The annual meeting of the Clay
County Agricultural society was held
at the court house in Clay Center.
The officers reported the organization
in good financial condition and elect
ed officers for the ensuing year:
Sutton has made fine growth this
year, with a number of new and ele-
SdUI anu
houses. A large number Of homes
have been rebuilt aud enlarged. add
ing much to the tasty appearance of
the city. An acetylene gas light plant
has been completed and several burn
ers have been taken by business men
to light their stores. A home tele-
phone company has been organized,
with nearly 100 subscribers.
An effort is going to be put forth by
the citizens OF Dakota City to secure
an appropriation by congress for the
protection Of the town site from fur
ther ravages of the Missouri river. A
plat Of the original town site has
been made and marked to show how
much of the town has been washed
away by the Missouri river. The plat
shows that about one-third Of the or
iginal town site has been washed in
the river and that the stream is get
ting dangerously near the business
portion of the town.
Members Of the Nebraska State