The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
THE

The pay car arrived in the city, Sunday, and
dispensed the usual allowance to the railroad
boys here.
The denial of the report that H. B. Stone is
to resign from the management of the Bur-
lington is now made officially.
Purchasing Agent Weed of the B.. s. NJ. at
PlattsmOuth was at these division headquar-
tiers, Wednesday, on rail-roadrbusiness.
Among the passengers on the B.. & NJ. flyer
east, Friday, was Prince Barnard of Sake
Wei;ner, duke Of Saxony, accompanied by his
friend Baron r. F. NordhOff and servants.
The running of the pay car to all stations on
the Chicago. Burlington s. Quincy has been
discontinued. The paymaster makes the divi-
sions and sends checks from there both ways
by express.
The place that knew Fireman LETTERS knows
him now no more. Or in other words LETTERS,
a few days since, skipped by the light of the
MOON" leaving several small unsatisied
claims behind him.
Our genial passenger conductor, Harry Ry-
an. has been promoted to a through run, St.
Joseph to McCOOk. Mr.. Bronson takes his
place and will give satisfaction as he is vouch-
ed for as a gentleman in every respect,-Ober-
lin Eye
The Burlington system is working hard to
inaugurate a series of harvest excursions to
the west. To these harvest excursions, in a
great measure, is due the settlement of the
western part of the state, and every action
tending to continue such good work is certain
ly to be commended.
HAMlLTON-MOORE-At the residence of
Judge Reyes, this city, July1T, 1888, MIR. VIM.
P. Hamilton and Miss Matte Moore, both of
McCOOk.
The groom is a fireman on the b. & NJ, and
the bride one of the successful teachers of
Frontier county. The happy couple willreside
in McCook.-Courier.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road is
building some newly patented stock cars
which will be called the Burlington Palace
Stock car. The company had some of these
cars in Omaha a few days ago. The company
has challenged the Street patent stock car for
a trial trip, to test the advantages of their car
over the BurlingtOn's, which they claimed eX-
listed. The challenge was acce pied and four
cars, two of each kind, were shipped. The
tests showed, when the cars arrived at the
union stock yards in Chicago, that the cattle
in the Burlington cars gained forty pounds
more per head than the cattle hauled in the
Street patent car.
1t was the especial pleasure of the writer to
meet while on the road Mr.. Phelan, Superin-
tendent of the B. Il NJ. division between Hol-
drege and Cheyenne. This gentleman is a
railroad man from the ground up. He began
the business in his youth, and has learned the
trade or profession of railroading thoroughly.
He is perfectly familiar with all details from
laying a road bed to the operation of a line.
He took his first lessons in Wisconsin and by
the force of real merit and ability has passed
successfully through all the grades by promo
ton to be superintendent of this division. He
has given railrOading his entire time and at.
tention for twenty years, and has never lost
but thirty days in the line of duty, which oc.
Cured when making a transfer from the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul to the B. &. n
The scribe is greatly indebted to HIM for his
true courtesy and much information and facts
about the country.-Hastings Gazette.Journsl