The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
STATE NOTES..

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get a franchise to put in a gas plant
at York.
Rev. J. w. Swan, who has been the
pastor of the Methodist church in
Plattsmouth, preached his farewell
sermon last Sunday.
Fire destroyed the residence Of Hi
ram Pamgborn in Glenover, Gage
county, with all it's contents. Loss,
5 1000, with $500 insurance.
The residence of James Root at
Murray was destroyed by fire. The
fire started in the kitchen. Insurance
5000. The value Of the property was
about $4,000.
Harvey %Sunderlin, aged 10, who
was struck on the head with a ham.
mer thrown by a companion while
practicing field sports in Wymore, is
in a precarious condition.
The report of the county recorder
of Otoe count" for the month of April
shows twenty-six farm mortgages filed
of the value of $45,7S4 and twenty
five released to the value of $35,669.
A recent meeting of the directors
and stockholders of the First bank of
Ames came to the decision to go into
voluntary liquidation and close all &C
counts. 1t is understood hat the fix.
lures will be removed to Wellington
Colo.
An effort is being made to secure
for Plattsmouth the forthcoming rifle
practice encampment of the Nebraska
National Guard. This encampment
will be held solely for the purpose OF
rifle practice for the members of the
militia.
A New York dispatch tells of the
instant death under an automobile OF
Wilson Pardonner, aged u, son of w.
S. P%ardonner, formerly manager OF
the sugar factories in Grand Island
and Norfolk, who is well known in
Omaha.
AS the direct result of the agitation
caused by the complications in regard
to citizenship in the last West Point
election, forty-one persons were ad
mitted to full citizenship at the last
duJOuIuSu ISTm Ol ulSLIlCI COuII VI
Cunning county.
The new Methodist church at Rec
Cloud, probably the most p%retentious
religious edifice in the valley, is be
ing constructed of cement blocks
manufactured, for the most part, I'm
der the direction of the building com
mittee.
Incident to the commencement exer
cises of the Grand Island college, June
Z, an effort will be made to secure
$4,000 in Omaha for new buildings
for the speedily growing Grand Island
college and $4,000 in that city anG
the rest Of the state.
1t has been decided by the county
school superintendent of Cunning an6
Burt counties to hold a joint institute
West Point instead of holding two
separate Institutes. The date has
been fixed for August ii.
The Southwestern Nebraska Log
Rolling association of the Modern
WoOdmen of America have deter
mined to have their second Gas was
their first) annual log rolling held in
McCook. The event will be held
some time in September.
Rogers Bros, of Shelby, who have
the contract for putting down the well
for the water works. had a misfortune.
In drawing the pipe from a 200-foot
hole the pipe came apart, leaving
about sixty feet in the hole. They
cannot get it out, so they are out
their pipe and will have to start an. |
other well.
The United Commercial travelling
Men, in session at Grand Island,
elected officers as follows: Grand
councillor, Otto P. Tappart, Omaha;
vice councillor, M. L. Dolan, Grand
Island; past councillor, E. w. Getten,
Omaha; secretary. C. J. Lyons,
Omaha; page, E. W. Bailey, Lincoln;
sentinel, Frank Shilling, Holdrege;
grand chaplain, Rev. N. McGriffin.
Holdrege.
F. S. Kirchner of Liberty township,
Gage county, brought in eight wolf
scalps and left them at the county
clerks Office to receive the usual
bounty. The catch consisted of the
mother and seven cubs. Charles Pit
finger, living west of town, also de-
posted twelve scalps in the clerks Of
flee. So far this spring ffty-nine wolf
scalps have been left at the clerks Of
flee in Beatrice.
District court was in session at Bur
well for two days trying John Lohr,
charged with statutory assault on the
person of Mary Kramer, a ~16-year-old
girl. The evidence showed that Lohr
was working at the Speltz ranch and
in the absence of Mr.. and Mrs. Speltz
went to the home of the Kramers,
who are German people, and told them
Mrs. Speltz wanted Mary to come "
and he took the girl to the house
alone and there accomplished his pur-
pose. The jury brought in a verdict
Of guilty after being out about three
hours.
John Anderl PROPRIETOR of the Klon-