McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02

| Renewed interest was caused at Brownvillt
last Saturday by the striking of another veir
of coal at a depth of 800 feet. No correct
statement as to its thickness can be had, a:
the prospectors refuse to say anything, but
feel safe in putting it at from twenty-four tc
twenty-six inches.
| At the opening services of the Seventh Day
Adventists' camp meeting at Omaha, Elder E
w. Farnsworth, of Iowa, preached upon 'The
Fufllment of Prophecy as Shown by His
tory" He handled the subject ably, bringing
the second and seventh chapters of Daniel tc
the support of his argument.
Mrs. Smith, wife of w. A. Smith, of Glen
Rock precinct, Nemaha county, set bucket
of boiling water in the yard to scald some
chickens, when her little four-year-old daugh.
| ter Eva, by some means upset it, and fell into
| 1t, scalding her entire back, from the effects
| of which she died soon after.
AS specimen of the productiveness of Ne.
| braska soil, the Falls City Journal mentions
the fact that's C. McElrov, of Nemaha coun-
ty, has a squash vine that has upon it thirty
nine full grown squashes, the smallest of
which will not weigh less than fifteen pounds,
and as many more partially grown ones.
Mrs. Briggs, the wife of a Woodworking
brick mason of Lincoln, got mashed on an
other fellow, aud the other day "lit out" TAX
ing their baby, the only child, and stripping
the house of furniture. Briggs don't care
about the woman's return, but he wants it
understood that he is going to get the child
and don't you forget it?'
The committee appointed by the board of
managers of the soldiers homes to visit the
various proposed sites for the new home, ar
rived at Lincoln few days ago by special
rain, and spent several hours viewing the
city and surrounding country under the es-
cort of the citizens committee, after which
the entire party left by special train for
Beatrice to make further investigation.
Just as Senator Van Wyck was in the midst
of his address at the Saline county fair last
week there was a terrible crash, and the grand
stand, which was crowded as full as it could
possibly be, gave way and fully two-thirds of
it went to the ground. 1t was expected at
first that there would be great many people
injured, but when the debris was cleared
away not single person was found who was
seriously hurt. Several received slight sprains
and bruises.
One of the most singular incidents that has
ever come under our observation, says the
Loup City Times, was the arrangement which
occurred to our townsman, Simpson Criss.
Mr.. Criss overworked himself in the hay field,
and at night experienced a rafting in the
head, but put in full days work next day.
Friday morning while eating breakfast he felt
something crack in his head, and in a few
moments realized that he was "deaf as a
stone" For several days it was utterly i'm
possible for the sufferer to hear any sound
whatever, but since then his hearing has inn
proved somewhat.
Mrs. Kate Pugh, living near Plainview,
Pierce county, who was suffering from pue-
peral-monia, eluded the watchfulness of at
tendants and wandered over the prairie, COW
cred with high grass. Thorough search day
and night for three days failed to find her. 1t
is supposed that she wandered over the
prairie until exhausted, when she lay down,
and becoming chilled and stupid, did not get
up and expired. The grass is not burned yet
and it is very hopeless task to search for
body, as it could not be seen in most localities
beyond few feet away. The search is still
continued, however, but with very little hope
of SllccaSS