The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-10

| The twenty-months-old baby OF
II. Schnack Of Scribner got hold Of a
bottle of ammonia the other day at
Ernst Stegelman's and drank some OF
the liquid. The little ones throat and
mouth was horribly burned.
While James Smith of Tobias was
leading a horse along a road adrunken
man drove his team against the ami
NAL with such force that the pole of
the wagon was driven into the side of
Smiths horse, killing it instantly.
"A number of young men were dis
covered preparing to go into the coun-
terfeiting business at Beatrice and
were placed under arrest. They had
not manufactured any of the queer"
however, and SO they were discharged.
A report of the condition of Doug
las county finances show the bonded
Indebtedness of the county to be $780,
900, with a surplus of 1871, 925 in the
treasury. The tax collections for 1889
we're 1887. SOB and the disbursements
sos, 577.
The finances of Fremont are in
very bad shape, there being no funds
for the running of the city and pay
ment of current expenses. A decision
by the supreme court IN the occupation
tax as levied is anxiously awaited, to
see whether money can be raised in
that way or not.
While hunting quail this afternoon,
says an Orleans dispatch, Senator
George w. Burton received the con
tents of a shotgun at close range, from
careless shooting by a friend. From
his face. arm and side. about seventy
five shot have been taken. The acct
dent will not result seriously.
Nancy A. Patterson of Lincoln
last week was divorced from her hus-
band after living with him 20 years
and rearing him eight children. The
old man had frequently threatened to
cut her throat and about a year ago
fractured her skull. and she lay at
deaths door for d long time.
L. w Coleman, the fellow who
robbed a box car in the st. Paul yards
at Omaha about a year ago, and who
was brought from Blue Point by De-
tective Ellis the other day, was up be-
fore the police court the other day,
and the evidence vas SO strong against
him that he was bound over. He has
a sure thing for a term in the pen.
S. NJ. Laughlin. a painter, has dis
appeared under mysterious circum-
stances. He came to Nebraska City
four weeks ago and boarded at the
Cincinnati house. Last week he vent
to work at the Grand Pacific hotel,
since which time all trace of him is
lost. His board was paid some time
ahead and he left without drawing his
wages.
The Franklin county fair closed
last week its sixteenth exhibition.
The attendance was good and the man.
agement will do better financially than
last year. The exhibits in departments
were better except some farm products.
than ever before. The display OF
stock was grand. Some of the stock
that won premiums at Omaha and Lin
coin this year was also exhibited.
W. J. McVicker of North Bend
left last week to take charge of a large
stamp mill in the gold fields of South
Africa, at Johannesburg, on the Lang
laate estate. This is the second time
Mr.. McVicker has had charge of this
mill. He is an experienced man and
an excellent manager, as would be in
ferred from a company paying his ex-
penses both ways for a trip of II, 900
miles.
A collision of two sections of a
special stock train occurred nine miles
west of Cody. The front section was
stopped by a hot box ON a locomotive
truck. The second section was SO
closely following that a collision oc-
Cured, wrecking the way car, an emp
ty box car and one loaded Street stock
car of the front section and the loco
motive and a Street cattle car Of the
second section. Charles Share Of
Rapid City was crushed in the debris
of the way ear.
Frank E. Romandorf was arrested
in Fremont charged with stealing the
cattle belonging to Phillip Scott from
the island in the Platte. Eighteen cat
tie were taken and Mr.. Scott located
twelve of them in a pasture near VAL
ley. Romandorf sold the twelve to
Mrs. McClegnan, receiving $50 in cash
ovid tho ho1opoa ~ ora6ijod ON q pCta
What was done with the remaining six
is not known. Romandorf will have
a hard time to make IN explanation.
good enough to keep him out of the
p~enitentiary.
Presidential VetOeS