The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-07-09

the bridge company on the railroad at
Oakland, was drowned in Logan creek near
that place. His body was recovered some
two hours later. There were several of the
party in bathing and it is supposed Dohl
was taken with cramps and sank before
help could reach him.
IT is becoming generally kSown about
town, says the Omaha Herald, that GEN
eral Manager Holdrege, of the Burlington
and Missouri railway, acting for a powerful
local syndicate in which he is heavily inter-
ested, has purchased $4,000 acres of land
in Lincoln county from the Union Pacific
railway. This is said by railway men to
mean the immediate extension until now
in doubt) to a junction with the Union Pa
cific at Ogallala of the B. & NJ. branch now
being built from Holdrege, Phelps county,
to Elwood.
THOMAS P. MCPHERSON has been appoint
ed postmaster at Arapahoe, vice Wood
ward, resigned.
TAJo, the thief who robbed his roommate
at the Palace hotel, Hastings, was captured
at Fairchild. He admits his guilt.
CONGRESSMAN LAIRD has returned from a
trip to New Mexico.
THE Hall county Agricultural society has
engaged the services of the ladies' silver
cornet band of Ord to play fer them dur
ing the fair this fall.
THE tenth annual fair of the Jefferson
County Agricultural society will be held
September 1 to 4 inclusive.
A s-cHooL-HoUsE in Gage county was
struck by lightning and burned.
THE little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Milisen, OF Grand Island, died a few
days ago from supposed poisoning. Some
~fy-poison paper had been left on the floor,
and it is supposed that the child partook
OF it.
DIPHTHERIA has OF late prevailed quite
extensively among children in the vicinity
of Kenesaw, but no fatal cases are re-
ported.
The census gives Ashland a population
Of thirteen hundred.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand people are said
to nave witnessed the sangerfest parade at
Lincoln.
THE Omaha rowing association is out in
a circular saying that active operations vi
the club will begin July 1.
FRED NYE, of the Omaha Republican, has
brought suit against James Creighton, OF
that city, claiming S1O,O 900 damages.
GAGE COUNTY is to have two fairs this
year. The county fair will be held at Be-
atrice and the district fair will be held be-
tween Blue Springs and Wymore.
THE militia company at Beatrice now
number forty-fve members, and are drill
ing to become proficient in the use OF arms.
They have sent for new uniforms that are
expected to arrive at an early day.
The first car load of wool ever shipped
from Atkinson went out a few days ago.
1t weighed 5000 pounds.
In the recent adjustment Of the salaries
OF Nebraska postoffices that at Neigh was
increased one hundred dollars.
A NEW law went into effect on the LIST,
providing that county tr%easurers b not
be allowed more than $4,000 per annum
for services for assistants.
NELSON has a poultry association, with
some of the most prominent business men
at its head. They have pure bred chickens
of most all kinds.
THERE is an opening at Hastings for a
good hotel man, the new hotel being about
completed and waiting for a tenant.
THE census returns Of Hastings is ex-
pected to show a population of about
1000.
A CORRESPONDENT writes the Lincoln
Journal concerning bee and other stings as
SIN a recent issue you make men,
ton ola person who suffered severely from
a bee sting. Similar cases are quite COM
at this season OF the year. If all per-
sons who are liable to be stung would pro-
vide themselves with a small bottle OF tine
ture of iodine and Immediately on being
stung would apply a few drops on and
around the %puncture, first removing the
sting if it remained in the skin, they would
procure instantaneous relief from the
effects of the poison"
Mrs. j. V. BowLIN, the colored woman OF
Beatrice, says the Express of that place,
is at present in Lincoln, where she is re-
as a living curiosity. Three emf
nent physicians OF Lincoln and Judge o. P.
Mason made an examination of this curl
GUS case, and state that she is turning
white, fairer than the usual Caucasian.
When the matter was given notice several
ago, some were 10th to believe it,
now the statement is backed by high
and judicial authority.
THE Omaha Oil company is preparing to
it's interest in the Wyoming oil
THE Valentine postoffice has been made
q presidential office OF the third class with
a salary of $1,000 per annum.
AT the recent sale OF town lots in Gordon
the business locations were rapidly taken
at their appraised values, from SITS to
1925 cash.
Mrs. NJ. B. STONE, living near Edgar, a