The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-09-11


| overturned and the little ones badly
shaken up but escaped serious injury.
Last weeks feeder shipment to the
country from South Omaha, were the
the largest of the season, footing up
324 cars, s,397 head, besides nearly
1000 head driven out Iowa led with
| 199 cars, Nebraska followed with 81
| cars.
| Roy, the 2-year-old son of George A.
| Wilde of st. Paul, got hold of some
matches and set fire to his clothes. His
screames brought his mother to his as
sistance, but not until the boy was
badly burned. He is in critical con-
dition.
johnson county will make exhibits
at the Yorkville and Camargo, Illinois,
county fairs. A large collection of
vegetables, grains. etc. has leen pro-
vided and C. II. Halstead will make the
exhibit at Yorkvillc and L. Ii. Grist at
Samargo.
Jacob Westner of Nebraska City re-
ceived news of the death of his son.
lieorge H., at Fitzgerald, Ga, from I.
fever. George, in company with his
| two brothers, left for the soldiers col
| ony LIST May, expecting to iuaie that
| their home.
The board of supervisors OF Knox
county were in session last week 10
take action in the letting OF contracts
for twelve new bridges and pass upon
the bonds recently voted in two town
ships af that county in aid OF the Nor
folk * ianllton railway.
| The body of an unknown man was
| found near the Union Pacific track at
| BENTON. The body was horri'.iy man
gled IRON the waist up No ule MS u.
identification We're found, eycent IA CIR
cular of the Order or United Amer can
| Mechanics. Boston. 1876.
Henry W. Irow bridge, an old resi-
dent OF Antelope county, WIS thrown
| from load of hay and instantly killed.
his neck being broken. he WAS 10
| years of age and IL member OF Nei"n
post. Il. A II. He was generai,N re-
spectcd by comrades and the co!iiiiiG-
| nifty.
Charles Ernest and Henry SIl d -.
soiis of a Dakota county farmer. Went
swimming in the Missouri Erncsi wl>
! taken with cramps and endeavnr.ijE iu
help hin, Henry was also dra". e'!
| down and drowned. Charles had al>n
| Il narrow escape. The bodies of the
! other two have not been recovered ut
this writing.
Richard Balling, young man OF
Nemaha county, became suddenly ia
sane the other day. AT Auburn lie
jumped from the wagon and tore
through the town, making it lively tuc
every one he met, until taken in IL nd
and conveyed to his home in I'D i'm,
proved condition. At Stella he ran
into a church. where preaching was in
progress, and virtually cleaned out the
the congregation before he could b.
re-arrested, the tempt resulting in Il
terrible fight and badly bruised mar
shall.
The committee which was appointed
held in Fremont last March, to loos;
after the interests of the sugar beet
and the chicory industries in that "
cinity, had meeting last Week. TIE
situation and prospects were thor
oughly discussed and smaller COM
NJ ttee, was appointed to perfect fur
ther details OF the proposed plans 10y
! which it is hoped to have great acre
| age of beets raised next year anu VIZ
orous steps taken to secure Il factory
for Fremont
A distressing accident occurred at
York by which Melvin Rhinehart was
instantly killed. He was a young man
about "a years old, and was employed
at the stock yards. While walking on
| the top of the cars he fell between
| them and was instantly killed. lie
was not run over by the wheels but
was caught in such way as to crush
his skull, break three ribs and also to
break one arm in three places. He was
| an excellent young man and had many
| friends He leaves a father, three
brothers and two sisters.
Dick Bolan, residing near Howe.
| showed signs of insanity and WAS
brought to Stella and turned over to
the village marshal for safe keeping.
Bolan is an eX-convict from the defer.
son City, Mo-, penitentiary.
Berry Yowell, young man liviar
one mile west of Hermon. while curry
ing his team was kicked by one of the
horses in the region of the heart. Ned
ical aid was immediately summoned
but he died before it arrived.
Marcus Cham berlain, living five miles
west of Talmage, has flowing well
16O feet deep. 1t forces the water
through a one and one -halfinch pipe
fourteen feet above the ground. The
water is OF the very best quality.
c. V. Hay, who has been engaged in
the grocery business in Weeping Water
| made an assignment of his stock and
fixtures to Bradley, DETROIT Il Co, i,
McCord, Brady & Co, and Allen Bros
Assets about So, 900, liabilities S2,CO1
The state prohibition convention was
| held in Lincoln on the Goth and the
following ticket nominated: Governor
John Dale of Douglas: lieutenant gov
| ernor, l.. O. Jones, Lancaster; secre-
tary of state Albert Fitch, Merrick.
auditor, c. c. Crowell, Washington;
treasurer. S T. Davies, Otoe: attorney
general, ID. NJ. Strong, Dodge; state
superintendent, w. Z. A. Whitman.
Madison; land commissioner, John Z.
Hopper. Clay; judges supreme court.
Ada NJ. Bittenbender, George Z. Whit
man; regent, Charles R. Lawson, Knox:
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