McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-24

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the coming morn.
We assure our readers who complain of not
getting their papers that every package OF
our mail is carefully put up about midnight
Thursday nights and all are in the post Office
early in the morning ready for the mails go
ing in the various directions. We believe Mr.
Callahan takes great pains to see that they
are all off on time, but there is certainly
crookedness some where and the peculiar
thing of it is, that the complaints all come
from one observation-disclosures County Faber
From the above article it doth appear
that Bro. Powers of the Frontier Coun-
ty Faber is afflicted in about the same
manner THE TRIBUNE is and has been
for sometime, namely in his subscribers
not receiving their papers regularly and
as soon as they ought. The TRIBUNE,
("I repeat it, sir,') is always in the
postofice at this place every Thursday
evening-and never has failed in the
past nine months. Now our subscribers
up the Willow complain that they do
not receive the paper until Tuesday
evening, and why this is so, we are anx-
ious to know. The train carrying the
mail leaves McCook at 6.15 and arrives
at Indianola at 6:34, A. NJ, and as we
are authoritatively Informed the mail
carrier OUGHT to start not earlier than
Z, A. NJ, there are 26 minutes elapsing
between the time the mail reaches In
dianola from McCook, sufficient time
for the same to be sent up the creek in
the mail which goes up that morning.
The same is practically true of the
Beaver subscribers. Sometimes they
get their papers Friday and most Of the
time, Tuesday Of the following week,
when the news has become old. This
state Of affairs is gross injustice to
our subscribers as well as ourselves, and
ought not to be, and we think will be
sooner or later, rectifed. This business
ought to be pinned where it belongs.
This community was panied and
shocked at the announcement of the
death of John Lee, one of the first and
most favorably known citizens Of our
town, which occurred at the residence
of the deceased, Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Lee had been unwell ever since
shortly after the fourth, having taken
cold during trip into the country, and
was confined to his bed two or three
days, when he got up and was around
again, although unable to do any work.
On Sunday he became much worse, and
a doctor was called, but the patient
became rapidly worse, the disease
spreading from the larger to the small
er bronchial tubes, assuming the form
of acute capillary bronchitis, and other
physicians were called in consultation,
and although every medical attention
was given, they were powerless to stay
the fell destroyer, whose deadly fingers
were laid with such powerful grasp
upon his victim, and about 10 o'clock
on the morning Of Wednesday, the
spirit of the sufferer parted company
with it's earthly tenement. Death, even
underits most mitigating circumstances
is full of terror and sadness to the hui
man family, and when person is cut
down in the bloom of manhood, it is
doubly so. The bereaved wife and
fatherless children have the deepest
sympathy of our people.
The funeral took place from the
residence of the deceased, Thursday
afternoon, Rev. DUNCAN of the Congre-.
gational church conducting the services.
After services at the house, the re-
mains were followed to their lasting
resting place by the Band, Of which he
was member, and a large concourse
of people.
A BARGAIN.