The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1891-05-01
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Conductor Frank Kendlen visited his par
ents at A%rapahoe. Sunday.
Emil Swanson, section foreman here, has
been transferred to Minden.
The fare for a round trip over the Pixies
Peak Railroad has been fixed at SIS.
Supt. Campbell left, Sunday morning, fol
Chicago on important railroad business.
n-Buy a house from s. II. Colvin on the
monthly installment plan and save money.
Conductor Jack Curran had charge of the
special-McCOOk to Denver, Tuesday after.
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Engine 219 is out of the shops, this week,
and will go directly to the Lyons Branch
for use.
Engineer Sol. Brace and family of Oxford
are visiting at their former home in Elwood,
this week.
Engineer S. Munson severed his con.
nectiOn with the Great and only Burlington
Route, April 30th.
Tom Wilkinson is in the city, this week,
assisting on the pay roll work in the Super
intendent's Office.
Engineer b. H. Douglass is pulling pass
enger between Red Cloud and Oxford, for a
few days, with engine 229.
Engineer Finch. at Denver, is resting ff-
teen days, by special request, for breaking
up some cars at Irondale.
No. 4, Tuesday, had a tourist sleeper with
tWenty-One passengers destined for Chicago
from Pacific Coast points.
Engineer j. V. O'Connell has been laid up
for several days with the prevailing disease,
la grippe, but is out again.
w. II. Craig, fireman, went to Hastings,
this week, in search of an ice cream suit to
wear when he goes calling.
The special train of Jay Gould's, made the
run from Council Bluffs to Chicago, 1925
miles, in exactly ten hours.
Engine rs went out Oh construction, this
week, and will help in laying Is miles of new
steel on Mascot Hill and vicinity.
Engine 200 broke a side rod pin, this week,
md the way the steel side rod was twisted
Up was a caution. No one hurt.
Word reaches us from Alliance that MI.
md Mrs. Fred. Harris are the fond parents
If a bouncing underground girl.
w. Pennington, representing the Galena
Dill Co., of Franklin, Pa, was a visitor at
McCook headquarters, this week.
w. j. Keenan,, of the g., B. & N. traffic de-
,artment, spent Wednesday night in the
lily visiting his sister, Mrs. C. M. Noble.
Engineer c. A. Dixon brought his engine !
% McCook. for repairs, and made a short
7isit to Portsmouth while the engine was
aid in.
Engineer John Mullen attended a meeting
If the Burlington Voluntary Relief Depart
nent Advisory Committee held in Chicago,
his week.
Alfred Mayors a c., B. & Q. ~baggageman,
las been arrested and plead guilty of rifling
packages committed to his charge which
contained money and jewelry.
A lively rate wal is expected daily between
he s. F. and d. & r. q. on Colorado South
Park and Denver business, and of long dur
.tion such as spoken Of in Denver.
Chief Dispatcher on the D., o. & P. visited
dcCook, forepart of past week, and was
realty astonished at the general appearance
f the only town between the River and the
NJ. j. Mann and wife of Woodville, N. H.,
re the guests of Engineer and Mrs. San
orn. MI. Mann is a passenger conductor
nd a brother of Hon. E. F. Mann, superin-
,ndent Concord & Montreal railroad.
No. Is being late, Tuesday, the Kansas
ity and st. Louis cars were taken through
pecial. The train consisted of 8 cars and
ngineer Burnett with 212 pulled the train
,om Oxford to Denver in the fast time of
hours, the distance being 500 miles.
Els. Wetzel, auditor and route agt.for Wells
Express Company, has been transfer
ID to Lincoln from McCook, where he will
ave charge of all messengers on the main
ne from Hastings east. Mr.. Wetzel will
> succeeded by Mr.. Dawson from the !
roken Bow line. Il