McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-23
PERSONAL POINTERS.

A. A. Prehm of Danbury was in town on bus
mess, Wednesday.
j. NJ. Ferguson went up to his claim near
Trenton, Tuesday
S. H. Colvin and wife returned from Platts-
mouth, Tuesday night.
v. Franklin took run down to the county
seat, Wednesday evening.
Judge j. II. Stockton of Fremont county,
Iowa, was in town, Tuesday.
JIG. Birdsall came up from Oxford, Sunday,
to see some of the boys, you know.
Judge Ashmore was up from the county
seat, Wednesday, on land business.
Col T. j. Pickett of the Bloomington Guard
was in town, between trains, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. w. Pike went down to Indi-
anola, Wednesday evening, on short visit.
w. H. Hayden made flying trip to town, on
Sunday. Coming up on 80 and returning on 40.
Mrs. j. j. Dunbar went down to Dewitt,
Thursday She will make quite an extended
visit.
Senator Dolan, DR.. j. s. Shaw and NJ. Y. Star
buck were county-seat visitors in town,
Monday.
Wm Fischer of Carrico was down from the
Willow, the first of the week, after supplies
for the ranch.
Mr. Jones of the Dispatcher's Office return
o1f a CIT tn Of plottsmnnth
Tuesday noon.
ID. NJ. Tomblin, cashier of the First National
Bank, Arapahoe, made short visit in town,
last Thursday.
C. H. Rogers returned from Chicago, where
he has been purchasing his spring stock, the
first of the week.
Mrs. Wiley Cornutt of Culbertson was in
town, few days. last week, the guest of Mrs.
w. C. LaTourette.
Tom O'Rourke went down to Oxford, Friday
evening, to take Charlie SuitOr's run on the
cutoff for 10 days.
J. III. Perkins of Flushing, L. l., who has been
in town, the last two or three weeks, started
to New York state, Wednesday morning.
BENZ. Bird and Geo. Benkelman, were west
bound passengers, Sunday, on theirway home
from visit to the eastern part of the state.
Geo. w. Bangs, of Odell, Neb., was in town,
the first of the week, on the lookout for To-
cation. He will probably remain with us and
engage in speculation.
IMpRovED-Mrs. I. II. Helm, who has been
very near deaths door for number of days,
is now improving slowly, and hopes for her III
innate recovery are entertained.
Mrs Cooper of Emporia, Kansas, mother OF
Mrs. Il. H. Helm, arrived in town, Sunday, and
is now watching at the bedside of her daughter,
who at this writing is much improved.
Rev. Stewart of Hastings, State Agent of the
Congregational Sunday School and Publishing
Association, spoke in the Congregational
Church, Sunday evening, on the subject Of the
Bible.
R. E. Hawley, roadmasters clerk, D. o. Bri'
en-, and e. D. Mamell of the News, of Nebras-
ka City, were in town Thursday and Friday of
the past week. All were out skirmish1ng
after land.
Editor Woodruff of the Democrat and Mr..
Knott, a merchant of York, this state, were in
town. Tuesday. They were on land seeking
excursion. and went out to Stratton ON 49,
Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. DUNCAN were absent Wednes-
day and Thursday attending a meeting OF the
Republican Valley Association of the Congre-
oh convened at IDQlanOlQ
on the above-named days.
Mr.. Swan returned Tuesday night, from
business trip to Chicago, Cincinnati, Burning
ton and other points, after furniture, etc., for
the Oxford Eating House, which will be open
ed to the public early in May.
Frank Hudson went over to Atwood, Kan
sas, Monday, in charge of some goods for w.
H. Hayden's new store at that point. Frank
also took along some household goods, and
the family altar will be set up at once.
John Sanders of Kearney, Neb., formerly of
the B. g. NJ Eating House, at this place, was in
town, Thursday and Friday of last week on
business. John has engaged in the hotel bust
ness again, at the above named place.
rather Dresser, Well-kHOWu W uldny VI
the people of our town. preached an interest
ing sermon in the Congregational Church,
Sunday morning. Rev. Dresser also spoke
words for the church school at Franklin, in
which he is deeply interested.
Conductor Coy, who has been quite i'll at
Hastings for the past three weeks with erysip-
elias. came up to McCook, on 80, Saturday. He
has had a serious time, and his health will not
permit Of active duty for some weeks yet.
He returned to Hastings, Sunday on 40.
Ed Wilson, manager of the Circle ranch, was
in town, Thursday last, on a short business
trip He reports settlers making rapid inroads
on his range, but thinks all can live together
in harmony and with profit to all parties. He
also made flying visit, Friday.
H Barnes, 3. s. N. right-of-way man and
one of lobe Castor's right hand men, came up
to town, Saturday night on No. l, and went
east again the following morning. Tom has
his eve on the receivership of the Q. S. land
Office at this place. and if Castor has influence
enough he will most surely get the appoint
ment.
Sometime between the 10Th and 10th
of May, Stuart Rogers, the renowned
impersonator, will give one of his enter
toinments combining wit. humOr. SEN