McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-27

last week. The day and evening previous he
seemed in good health, and his wife noticed
nothing unusual during the night, and was
Mortified in the morning to find him dead.
Joseph Claraway. driving the mail route be-
tween Schuyler and Leigh, started out with a
barrel Of salt and other goods in his wagon
On the grade west of town he collided with
| another wagon, was upset, and the barrel of
salt fell on his leg breaking one bone in it.
The police of Omaha pulled" the houses of
Ill fame few days ago. AS a result twenty.
six women contributed to the school fund
The proprietors Of the houses were each fined
$40 and costs, amounting to $24.7O, and the in.
mates each $40 and costs, amounting to Sl4.7O
Left his home at Beatrice, Gage county,
Nebraska, October s, 1884, Robert Hildebrand.
Nothing having been heard of or from him
ince that date, any information as to his
whereabouts will be thankfully received by
his wife and child, at Breatrice, Gage county,
Neb.
Mr.. Harrington, of Waterloo, has recently
been receiving the seed product at that place.
He has paid out over $1,000, which will go
where it will do the most good among the
farmers. The estimate value of the entire
crop in the vicinity of Waterloo is about
5000.
Park Disbrow, a brother of Ed. Disbrow,
says the Arrapahoe Pioneer, has arrived from
Colorado and will endeavor TO carry out an
idea he has had for years. Believing there is
coal in that vicinity he intends prospecting,
and will at once proceed to work boring a
prospect hole.
Last Tuesday evening, says the Reynolds
Times, rs the section men were coming in on
the hand car at rapid rate, Scott Willoughby,
while helping work the car. fell off, striking
his head on the rail and both wheels of the
car passing over his right leg, cutting it in a
bad manner.
Chief of Police Beach, of Lincoln, received
letter from the sheriff of Knox county,
Illinois, inquiring after man named Gilbert
McKie, who left that county in the last days
of September and arrived at Lincoln October
l. He wrote home October 2, but has not been
heard of since.
Mr.. Mon Broderick, says the Fairfield Her.
aid, has had the misfortune to lose eight head
of cattle, supposed to have died from eating
corn smut. Upon examination the small
stomach in several of the dead animals was
found closely packed with dense dry mass
of corn, husks and smut.
Senator and Mrs. Henderson have gone to
Washington. The senator will occupy the
same apartments in the Portland this win
ter that heidi last year, having engaged them
until next summer, with a view to spending
the spring months at the capital, whether
there should be an extra session of congress
or not.
A little child of Mr.. Draper, of Lincoln, got
hold of box of I've and partook of some of
the fatal stuff. The little fellows mouth was
terribly burned, but by the liberal use of oil
it's sufferings were alleviated after time.
The little ones life would have probably paid
the penalty had it swallowed any of the I've
before it was discovered.
The recent Sunday school convention at
Fairfield was well attended. Several able
speakers from abroad were in attendance,
and the subjects as they were taken up
elected such interest that it was difficult to
proceed with the programme. Rev. South
worth, of Harvard, and Rev. Terry, of Edgar,
we're present, and ably assisted in a number
Of discussions.
Pawnee county contributes for the New
Orleans exposition 20 barrels of apples, Is
bushels of potatoes, assorted, ID bushels of
wheat, IS bushels of corn three specimens of
building stone, 500 extra three-year-old apple
trees, half bushel buckwheat, half bushel
Golden Dutch oats, one box beets, two boxes
textile fabrics, making in all about three
'ourths of car load.
Toynson IF lincoln mvsteriouslv loft |
home few days ago, and his wife is prostra |
ed over fears for his fate. Tomson had been
IL for several days, and was threatened with |
Uphold fever. 1t is feared that he has be-
come delerious and driven off while in that |
condition, having been seen fourteen miles |
rom the city with horse and buggy.
The skating rink and opera house building |
It Oakland was destroyed by fire. ]. W. Pat
ershalls jewelry store and Halberg's black |
NTH shop were also burned. The upper |
tory of one of the buildings was occupied by
he family of Mr.. Halberg. The family es
aped but saved none of their household
'oods. The jewelry stock was saved. The
oss will be 5000. There was no insurance
kept $500 on Halberg's building.
Henry I. Webb, who claimed to be trav-
ling man for some Chicago house, made I'M
uccessful efforts at both the banks in Blair
o get cashed $50 draft on Chicago. Subse-
uently he prevailed on Mr.. Hall of the Com
1ercial hotel of that place, to cash the draft.
nd went on his way rejoicing. Mr.. Hall be-
anne alarmed and telegraphed to Chicago,
nd learned that the draft was worthless. He
took the track of the sharper,
nd overhauled him at Tekama, where he ha
uccessfully accomplished a similar feat.
The Kearney Era says: A. j. Snow, form
rly of this city, but now claim holder in
helps county, was in the city last week with
load of potatoes. They are of the Nonpareil
ariety, and late potato. The seed was pur-
lased in Marblehead, Mass, in 1882, the po-
ito having six eyes. From this ffty-eight
otatoes were raised. Two were cooked in
1885, ffty-six were planted, yielding eleven
ushels. Five bushels of the eleven were
anted last spring, and yielded $50 bushels.
hey are of dark color, grow very large and
eld abundantly.