Death Of CoL McComas

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der the charge of an officer charged with robbing a man of two $20 gold pieces. She had so adoitly concealed the money on her person that it was some time before the officer found it. Miss Minnie will remain at hotel de Lockhart for some time. ( 3 ) Death Of CoL McComas Col. R. F. McComas, of Nebraska, brother of Judge McComas, of this place, who was killed by the Indians near Malone some years ago, was accidentally killed at Silver Creek, in the Mo- gollons, on Wednesday last. Mr. McComas slipped upon the ice near the mine, and being a man of more than common proportions, the force of the fall was sufficient to burst a blood vessel. He died before medical aid could be summoned. It is a sad blow to his family, and a loss both to the community where he lived and to this community, as he had become iden- tified with some of our best mining interests, and in the management of the Last Chance company has shown himself a thorough busi- ness man and socially a perfect gentleman. FIRE AT GEORGETOWN The store of John A. Deemer at George- town together with the entire stock of merchan- dise was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. Loss $15,000. Insured for $10,000. Mr. Deemer has the sympathy of many friends in this severe business reverse.