The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-14
Coleman Precinct.


Corn is about laid by.
Baxter Davis was cutting wheat, Thurs
day.
Mr.. Aulricht was cutting fall wheat,
Tuesday.
William Nichlas cut rye for NJ. H. Cole
last Saturday.
Corn is looking fine, but small for this
season of the year.
Frank Caruthers was chasing a wolf
one day recently.
J. Betz rides the cultivator in driving
cows out Of his corn.
Fruit trees Of all kinds have made a
splendid growth this season.
John and Dallas Divine have gone to
Illinois to be absent some time.
VIM. Nichlas is hauling out lumber for
his new house. 1t is 24x26 feet in size
IN iOul lOoL POolo.
There was a Smith reunion recently
at the residence of Mr.. J. w. Smith,
where a grand jolly good time was had.
The Sabbath school at the Coleman
school house joined in with the M. E.
Sabbath school of McCook in the picnic,
Thursday.
VIM. Coleman is out almost every day
showing the country to land seekers.
Those having land to sell should see
him at once.
The new church in the western part Of
this precinct will be dedicated to the
worship of God on next Sabbath. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
A.W. Otis and L. Smith ofPerry, Iowa.
were in McCook, Saturday. They re-
ported to Eye scribe" that the corr from
Omaha to Crete was not quite so good as
in Iowa, but from Crete west the corn
was better than in Iowa.
Mr.. Traphagan purchased a fine quar-
ter section, all smooth, erected a house
on the same and broke out eighty acres,
and planted it to crop. Thus the buffalo
grass is being turned over and brought
under cultivation and there is little doubt
but drouth will have but little effect on
crops when the buffalo grass is gone; and
if each farmer will do as Mr.. Traphagar
the buffalo grass will be a thing Of the
past in a very short time.
While we are suffering with dry hot
weather our friends in Iowa are suffering
a deeper affection. Let those who. are
inclined to complain at the weather read
the following:
"IOWA'S DEATH ROLL"
The dead number sixty-three with if
teen fatally injured.
"FoRT DODGE, Iowa, July 1oth;-The
death roll Of the fearful tornado ofThurs-
day evening in this section of northwest
ern Iowa has been made up. The dead
dulADS1 SlAly-ll1CC anu l1iS IDJuISu many
scores, of whom at least fifteen and posi-
bly, twenty will almost certainly die. The
property loss is estimated at $500 D
The scene ofthe worst DISSOLUTION is Pom
eroy, where the dead numbered forty
four and the injured Io8. In the city
hall the worst Of the injured lie and the
sights are terrible. Every dwelling in
the place now standing has from two to
eight injured constantly under care.
Physicians and nurses are needed badly.
Ten physicians are all that are here today
and calls cannot be promptly answered.
The neighboring cities and towns are pro
viding nurses literally, but more are
needed. Seventeen ofthe dead were buried
yesterday and today twenty more were
laid away. The deviatation in Pomeroy
was frightful, yesterday, horses, cattle
and other animals lay dead in the streets
and at places human blood was seen.
Not a bush on the other side of the rail
road was left standing. When the storm
appeared people became panic stricken,
ran out of their houses and fed up the
streets crying and shouting till struck by
timbers or whirling trees. The destruc-
ton is so complete that hundreds ofwhat
were happy families are now broken up
and are homeless and destitute" What
a fearfully, awful sight that must have
been. Friends and neighbors with their
families, house and home with all the
home ties and tender and endearing
memories of home swept away in a mo-
ment. Father comes home from town to
find his dear wife and sweet children
cold in death, his house buildings and