The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31
PERSONALS

Mayor McEntee is laid up with a threatened
attack OF fever.
C. d. Cramer was among the county-seat WIS.,
itors in the chief city. Monday.
F. s. Wilcox has been spending the past
week In Chase county on business.
Rev. Lewis. late of the Walton charge. spent
Tuesday aud Wednesday in the city.
Bankers Dolsn and Quick OF the county.seat
were business visitors in the city, Monday.
Miss NJ. e. McKee has been spending the
past week or SO down In Kansas. on a visit.
II. L. Merriman. Esq, OF Stockville, had land
business before the local officials, yesterday.
FL. McCracken went up to Denver. Tuesday
afternoon, on u short business pleasure trip.
o. T.. Braason. cashier of the Citizens Bank of
Brakeman, Kas.. was in the city. Wednesday.
on business.
A. NJ. woodford of the Holyoke offices is at
work in division headquarters here for Il few
days, on pay rolls.
J. z. Berger came In from Denver. yesterday.
Joe, we understand. is thinking of returning
to Red Willow county.
G.. A. Noren is spending a week ortwo at Or
leans, near which place he has n fine farm
which is engrossing his attention.
Mrs. Samuel Rogers. who WAS called to Al
mena, Kas.. last week, by illness of a brother,
returned home on Monday evening.
C. w. Beck, BARLEY, secretary county agri-
cultural socity, had businessi in the metropolis,
yesterday. He reports prospects for fair prom
Using.
Mrs. R.. c. Fisher, formerly n resident of our
city, passed through on the flyer, Wednesday.
bound for Denver, where her husband has To-
Gated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dietrich are lavishing
a wealth of parental love on an heirapparent
who made his residence with them Monday
morning.
Mrs. E. A. HOLSTER and Miss Ida ]. Hollister
returned. last Friday evening. from a few
weeks visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd HOLSTER at
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Thos. Golfer. e. C. Ballew, C. b. wanlquist
delegates. and E.. c.. O'Donnell, OF this place.
attended the democratic state convention at
Lincoln, Wednesday.
e. d. Ercanbrack was up from Hastings,
Wednesday. packing and loading his household
effects for shipment to Hastings, where he has
located in the saloon business.
E. C. Ballew came home from the bourbon
convention all loaded down with democratic
hOnors. He is the state central committee
man from this. the eleventh judicial district.
Miss Nellie Fisher. who has been the guest
of the Misses Hunt for the past few weeks. re-
turned to her home at WaunetaF Falls, Tuesday
morning. Little Jessie Johnson accompanied
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh w. Cole and babies re-
turned home. last night, from a prolonged visit
in Geneseo, Ill. Miss Eva Crooks accompanied
them and will remain here on a visit of u few
months.
Mrs. Berry, mother of Misses Rachel and
Lou and Messrs. Henry and George, arrived
in the city, this morning, from Virginia. ILL.,.
and will make her children a visit of a number
of weeks.
Miss Anna Mcnamara of the corps of teach
ers city schools returned. the first of the week,
from her vacation in Illinois. much refreshed
and invigorated for the work of the fall and
winter term of school.
Albert Noren returned home, yesterday,
from his visit to Orleans, where he has been
spending a couple of weeks looking after his
fine farm located near there. He disposed of
q number of steers while absent.
John Healy, late baker at the Bon Ton, de-
parted for st. Louis, Saturday morning, a fact
his many friends in the city will regret. He
was an enthusiastic member of the local base
ball club and he will he missed from the ranks
of the Famous"
Jacob Thomas, Il former resident of McCook
but more recently of Hayes county, departed
for Denver, thism morning, where he will make
his home. He will build himself q dwelling,
when his family will follow. He reports work
plentiful and wages good, at his trade.
Charles and Henry Hartshorn of Buckley.
ILL.,, came in on the flyer. Tuesday, remaining
creek until the following afternoon, when
they continued their journey to Denver on the
flyer. The young mel are about to locate i'll
NcUTuSkd III DuSIIitSs,-D cTudpS at heuTIcy.
On Tuesday, MIR. John Hannah was in the
city advertising the Omaha Fair and EXPOSE
ton Associations fourth annual fair, which
occurs on September 81, 4th. 9TH, 9th, It'll, Sth.
The "Siege OF Sebastop0l' is one of the leading
features being advertised by Mr.. Hannah.
This alone covers five acres and 800 people are
required to make the exhibition, which per-
haps has never been exceeded in America.
Lou Armacost, of beatrice, a large stock
owner on the Frenchman. was q Commercial
guest. Monday. Mr.. ArinacOst wH treasurer
of Chase county, at an early date in its organ
~ization, when the cowboy held forth in all his
pristine glory in Southwestern Nebraska. But
times have changed. The cowboy has become
a reininiscence and the granger has come i'll
and possessed the fair lands along the White
mans Fork.
Mrs. Joseph Wenger and two children, of
Cairo, ILL.,. Mrs. Lou Rogers, of New Mexico,
and Miss Josie Danforth of Washington, ILL.,,
arrived in the city, Tuesday afternoon, on the
flyer. They remained here over night, guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. 4. Wilcox, the entire party
augmented 10y Mrs. J. a. Wilcox and daugh-
ter Mabel-the following morning, going to
Trenton. where the visiting friends will spend
Il week or more with relatives. Mrs. Wilcox
and daughter returned home on the evening
passenger.
Mrs. J. E. Cochran killed a large and vicious
rattlesnake, yesterday. OF the walk, in their
front yard. 1t had eight rattleS and fought
wickedly while being dispatched with the gar
den hoe. The children were playing on the
walk Mt the time when his snakeship made his
appearance from Il hole i'll the wooden walk.
One of til" children had just passed over the
hole nnd another wis apprOach.ng when The