The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-07-06

Backward, turn backward,
Oh, heat in thy fight,
And let us be cool again,
Just for one night"
The board of education failed to meet
on Monday evening on account Of lack
ing quorum.
Brewer is selling meat cheaper than it
has ever been offered at in the history
of McCook.
For RENT-A new 5-room residence
desirably located See P. A. Wells over
the Citizens bank.
Nick Colling of Indianola was one of
our city visitors, Tuesday He was here
on land business.
Harry Frederick has in 125 acres Of
the finest looking corn south of McCook
of which so acres are laid by.
Speaking of fish, if the suckers in the
human family were to be cut off by the
sword Of justice, there wouldn't be many
of us left.
The w. D. Paine dwelling, occupied
by Joe Hegenberger and family, was
struck by lightning, Tuesday morning,
but only slightly damaged
This week, Kallstedt, the tailor NOV
ed from his location on lower Main ave-
nue. to the rear rooms up stairs over the
Farmers and Merchants bank
Judge Dundy of the federal court at
Omaha has refused to grant a new trial
to Teeter, the man recently convicted
from this county of moonshiniug.
Perry Stone has disposed Of his meat
market interests TO his partner, George
Hennings, and will retire from the busi-
ness on the 10th. Perry will devote him
self to raising hogs and alfalfa in the
future
They do say that Charlie Noble was
so broke up over the defeat of the Fats,
last Friday afternoon, that he lost his
store teeth in the swill barrel At any
rate Charlie was pretty sick as result
of his exertions.
AGENTS WANTED by the Singer
Manufacturing Company at McCook,
I12 Dodge street. Needles, oil and parts
for Singer sewing machines. Repair
work speciality. Call and see me.
}. K. GERHARDT, Supervising Agent
Steve Bailey was quite severely in
Jured, Monday evening, by his team
running away. He was thrown out onto
his head and neck and stunned, not re-
covering consciousness for a number of
hours. He is coming around all right.
Sards are out announcing the marriage
to-day, in Rochester, New York, of Rev.
Alpheus M. Spangler to Miss Lena M.
Norton. Rev. Spangler will be remem-
bered by the old settlers of Driftwood
precinct as the pastor at Walton some
eight years ago.
John S. Modrell, who lives few miles
north of the city, lost two horses, Tues
day morning, by lightning. The house
of Patrick O'Connor was also struck and
considerably damaged, the household
having narrow escape. The chimney,
floor and other portions of the house
were damaged. It was an excessively
severe electric storm.
This week the artesian well will be
commenced in earnest, J. Richards run
ming one gang and A. E. D'Allemaud the
other. A. Webb will run his engine.
Stock has been subscribed to carry Oh
the work. Should this well prove a
success there is no doubt that many
others would be bored in this neighbor-
hood.-Arapahoe Pioneer.
A fine rain fell in this section, early
Tuesday morning. Unusually severe
lightning accompanied the rain, and the
thunder was deafening and continuous.
Electric light connections suffered
somewhat in different portions of the
city. The precipitation was quite gen
eral in extent, and was doubtless much
heavier in some places in this section
than it was right here.
Engineer Zimmerman of the Cam
bridge ditch company was brought to
Beaver City, yesterday, and committed
to the county jail for contempt of court,
having failed to pay the SIS fine i'm
posed for violating Judge Welty's re-
straining order. His company will take
the matter to the supreme court, and
expect to have him released in a few
days.-Beaver CITY Tribune.