The McCook tribune., 1896-08-21

udy AiS III duo hSu W thO SAodbss
together with it's contents, consisting
of oats, hay and farming implements.
Loss about $500, partially covered by
! insurance.
! Thomas Wilson, man who has been
held in the county Jail at Blair, since
last March for breaking into cars on
Elkhorn, escaped last Friday night.
He had to go through three doors and
had made three separate keys and un'
locked every door.
Following is the mortgage record OF
Platte county for the month of July,
1896: Fifty real estate mortgages
filed. SAT, ,l22. Sc; thirty-eight real es-
tate mortgages released, S35, 372. 25;
sixty chattle mortgages filed, $13, 800 46;
eight chattle mortgage4 released, $5,.
$50. 60.
Herman Koch, prominent farmer
living near West Point, met with what
may prove fatal accident. He was
returning home with calf in his
wagon. The team became unmanage-
able and threw him out, breaking one
of his legs and otherwise injuring him.
The broken leg was amputated.
A burglar tried to get into Alex
Francis general merchandise store at
Dun bar, but was unsuccessful He
next tried the postotfice, but again
failed, but he was successful in enter
ing +. :. Roos' general merchandise
store Goods to the amount of $50 was
taken. He was overhauled with the
spoils. The thief had just been re-
laa cod from tho napitanfiaru
Reports from country precincts in
Gage county, show that the recent
storm did considerable damage in a
strip of country north of Beatrice,
varying from one to six miles in width
and extending across the country. The
corn is badly blown down, scores of
windmills wrecked and many small
buildings torn to pieces. Orchards
were stripped of their fruit and shade
trees badly broken.
John F. Crawford, well known res
dept of Omaha, was struck by the
northbound Missouri Pacific passenger
train at the railroad crossing at forty
eighth and Leavenworth streets. His
right foot was severed above the ankle.
GHc lace Oduly dull Vic CLSSt
and arms were covered with scars and
gashes from being dragged along the
track. Death was almost instanta-
neous. He was about GO years old.
A serious accident occurred on the
Burlington railroad one mile west OF
Nemaha. Mrs. Nettie Um bling,
farmers wife from near Howe, Neb.,
lady friend and two small children
were in the act of crossing the track
when freight that was backing up
struck the vehicle in which they were
riding, killing both horses outright
and tearing the vehicle to pieces. One
child had it's leg broken in two places
the other it's leg broken in one place.
Both ladies were badly bruised. The
little ones will die.
A peculiar accident happened as the
Union Pacific flyer was pulling out OF
the yards at Sidney. The main driv-
ing wheel on the left side of the loco
motive broke from the axle and leav-
ing the engine ran out on side track
for fifty feet. The train was running
but five miles an hour and was stopped
within a few feet of where the acci-
dent occurred. The accident was
caused by flaw in the journal of the
driver and had the train been going at
full speed the result would doubtless
have been a disaster.
The Lincoln Journal says that nu-
merous complaints have been made
about the breaking open of desks at
the state house. Desks have been ran.
sacked on several occasions and post
age stamps stolen. In some cases the
loss amounts to considerable About
one year ago complaints of this kind
were numerous One office was robbed
of $50 worth of stamps OF a whole
years supply. Some of the robberies
occur at the noon hour. Entrance to
offices is supposed to be effected by
persons who have keys to doors as well
as desks.
j. w. Stocking, who has lived near
Panama for number of years. had the
to step on nail while do
ing his chores. He did not pay much
to it until next day when it
panied him very much. SO he went to
see doctor, but locl1jaw was setting
in and nothing could be done for him.
Three different doctors were called and
held consultation, and all gave him
up and death relieved him of his suffer-
ings. Mr.. Stocking was single man.
He leaves one sister and brother, vino |
live near Panama and one brother in |
California.
President Barnes of the State Agri |
cultural society, declares that from the
and inquiries received up
to the present time the state fair will |
be 80 per cent larger than any of its
Not only will there be
more exhibits, and more of them, but
there will be number of entirely new
ones, some of which will attract
great deal of attention. He is enthu-
siastic over the change in the grounds
since the last fair. The thick carpet
Of grass, where year ago was newly
oloughed and graded ground has, in
fact, made wonderful transformation,
md one which will be appreciated by
Ill visitors
A fatal accident occurred at Glen
Rock. station on the Missouri Pacific
some six miles north of Auburn. Will
am Hawkins, a farmer living in the
village, while getting off of the high
side of a box hay rack, had one of his
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