The McCook tribune., 1891-06-26
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Brakeman Utter7s wife returned from a
short visit to Denver, Tuesday.
| Mrs George Hunt went out to LongmOnt,
this week, for visit with friends.
Supt Campbell went up 20 Denver, Tues
| day OH the flyer, on railroad matters.
Charles Erway, formerly employed at Cur
| tbs round house, is now working here.
Clerk Thomas of Manager Holdrege's Of
| flee was city visitor, early in the week.
| Mrs. II. G. Smith with her son, Roy, went
| to HOlyoke. Thursday. to visit for few days.
Buy house from S. III. Colvin on the
monthly installment plan and save money.
Word from Paducah, KY, announces the
birth, June 11th, of daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Hills.
| A wash-out of track between Wray and
Laird, Thursday morning, delayed No. 2
about four hours.
Conductor Kendlen will take rest of 80
days, owing to the extremely warm weather
as predicted by Foster.
| Resident Engineer Blair and Supt. Camp
bell came east, this morning, after tour of
| inspection in the west.
| r. B. Simmonds of the Dispatchers' office
visited the capital city, Sunday, returning
home, Monday morning.
$350.00 will buy two lots in block Is, origi-
nal town of McCook. only three blocks from
business center. Apply to c. F. BABCOCK.
Ex-Conductor Award had all his clothes
stolen and many papers of value from his
way car on the Rock Island, few days ago.
Farmer Irwin and son Charlie went out to
their timber claim in Hitchcock county, this
week, to extract few weeds and stir up the
soil.
Sam Dulaney left, last evening, for York
to attend the funeral of his brother George
who was killed in railroad accident at that
place.
Some engine drivers are very poor mule
drivers as witnessed by the fact of Jim
O'Connelrs team getting away from him
out in the country, few days ago.
Supt. Perry has been kept quite busy driv-
ing, the past week, owing to the heavy rains. |
Why don't Mr.. Perry try some blind piles
and see how they stay with you when high |
water comes?
The father of sleeping car con. Webster, |
well-known here and conspicuous as the B.
& NJ. heavyweight, was buried in Chicago, !
the past week. He has the sympathy of all
acquaintances.
Sells brothers circus outfit, consisting of 81
large cars and coaches, will go over the high
line from Holdrege to Cheyenne on Sunday
next. Arrangements are being made to ham
die them in tirst-class shape
A car of ore en- route from New Castle to
Denver passed through the city, few days
ago. and was inspected by several railroad
men, one of whom was heard to remark,
"Guess Supt. Phelan is away from home and
they let car of it get away without paint |
ing it."
An Atchison special to the Globe-Demo-
crat states that the B. & NJ. K. r. company |
propose to invest s1OO, 900 in Cheyenne coun-
ty, Kansas, in an irrigation enterprise. |
Cheyenne is the northwest county of that
state, and the water is to be taken from |
stream known as the North Fork-prObably |
a branch of the Republican-at point some
twenty miles east of the Colorado line. An
army Of men and teams are at work and it is
hoped to have the enterprise completed in
time to irrigate OO,OOO acres of fall wheat.
Amended by laws of various B. & M.
branch roads in Nebraska were filed Monday |
with the secretary of state locating the prin
cipal place of business at Omaha. Branch
offices for these lines are hereby established
as follows: Nebraska Railway, Lincoln;
Grand Island & Wyoming Central, Grand
Island; Crete, Milford & Western, Crete;
Republican Valley & Wyoming, Culbertson;
Oxford & Kansas, Oxford; Chicago, Nebraska
& Kansas, Odell, Republican Valley, Kan
sas & Southwestern, Republican City; Lin
coin & Black Hills, Central City. The an
nual meeting of stockholders for election of
directors shall be held the first Monday in
June.