McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-13

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painful wound in his left hand. Doctor
probed for the ball, but were not successful
finding 1t.
Quite serious accident happened to Henri
Nelson Of jefferson county. He was attemp
ing to'shoot a beef when the gun burst Bot
man and beef feel when the gun exploded
Later investigation revealed the fact that tn
man was the worst injured of the two.
The State Baptist convention selected trul
tees for the year as follows: For one year
Sanford Williams, Exeter; A. G. Hasting
Lincoln; for two years.. A. Dempster, G.
neva; Austin Nelson; for three years-T.
Lovejoy. Central City; j. H. Stewart, Blair.
The capital of the South Omaha stockyard
is put at $4,000; $50 hands are employed
900 was paid them during the year; stool
| passing through is valued at So, coo, 900, ant
products are $420 600. The buildings and lant
and tracks, exclusive of packing house, cos
about 100000.
The creamery company at Grand Island ii
having large demand for their butter, boil
in the New York and western markets, from
parties to whom shipments were made hereto
fore. One firm alone, in the west, sent an or
der for more butter than they will be able t.
make in three months.
Mrs. Comfy, of Fort Robinson, whose eigh
year old boy was lost about year ago while
| his mother was camped at Water Hole stage
station, has offered reward of $500 for re
| covery of the body. The boy rode off on {
pony, and is supposed to have been lost in
the canons contiguous to the camping
ground.
Harrington was thrown into fever of e4
| element few days ago by the appearance OF
mad dog on the streets. He was first seer
on Franklin street and attracted attention by
! biting everything it came in contact with
and was finally shot, after having bitten sew
eral valuable dogs, one COW and number OF
hogs. Some of the animals bitten have been
killed.
The Hastings Journal learns that the hog
Adams county, and is thus reminded that L.
b. Garfield living at May Port office, in Kear.
ney county, says he can cure the disease and
that he will undertake to cure all cases for a
reasonable consideration and pay the market
price for every hog that dies after he takes
them in hand.
The Hastings Journal learns that Jennie E.
Burton has received disappointment as clerk
in the patent Office at Washington. NIB
ton has for the last three or four years been
employed in the county clerks Office of
Adams county and has filled the position not
only with satisfaction to the clerk but to that
of all those who have had occasion to transact
business in the Office.
Miss Armada and William Patterson con-
tested in a hundred mile race at the Omaha
skating rink. Patterson was given the race,
much to the disgust of his lady competitor,
whose bicycle, in the f1ftieth mile, broke down,
hrowing her to the floor and hurting her
knee SO badly that she could not or would not
proceed, Notwithstanding the use of another
bicycle was rendered.
AS John Postlewait, of Gage county, was
passing through his field, he was attacked by
a vicious heifer, which succeeded in knock
ing him down and striking him several times
with its horns. The animal cut severe cash
in Mr.. P.'s head aud bruised him considerably
about the body. A wire fence was near by
and he succeeded in rolling over and over
until he. passed under it and thus undoubt-
edly saved his life.
Superintendent Smith, of the Union Pacific,
in speaking of the changes made or to be made
IN the clerical force, said very emphatically:
81. w. Grlfiths, who was Mr.. Smiths chief
clerk while the latter was at the head of the
Kansas division, is retained in the same
capacity and will become resident of Omaha.
There will be no changes in the operating
force for the sake of change. They will be
made only when considered necessary, and
conducive of good results"
Herbert Brayton, who works for Mr.. d. NJ.
Fullmer, of Dawson county, while blowing,
lost his watch which was quite valuable
one. There were two of them blowing with
sulky plows. The bouts were about one hun
dred rods long and they had plowed twice
around the land before the watch was missed.
Mr.. Fulmer told the boys to take each a hoe
and if the watch could not be foundin one
days search to take two. Before noon they
returned to the house with the watch unin-
jured.
A man was drowned in the creek near
Adams station on Sunday last. He had
taken Off all his clothes but his shirt, dived
down and held to some roots under the water.
He was about % years old, six feet high,
weight about 16O pounds. Heleft on the bank
SLOUGH hat, pair of coarse boots, a paddock,
mouth organ, rule and several rubber finger
stalls. He has high cheek bones and light
complexion. At the inquest nothing was
discovered to identify the deceased. YER
lict of suicide was rendered.
An Arapahoe special says: As Edward Az
yuish wife, fourteen-your-old daughter and
wo-year-old son were returning home about
o'clock this morning from a party in the
one of the ponies fell on the pole,
breaking it and causing the buggy to run
against their heels. They took fright and
an away, throwing all three to the ground
The little boy was instantly killed. Mrs. An
yuish had one bone of the forearm broken, as
llso some of the bones of the face, besides
severe shock. The daughter escaped almost |
lnhurt.
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
The Same Forwarded to the Bishop Elect |
of Nebraska.