The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-12-01

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Auditor Brandt was at headquarters,
Monday.
Orville Burnett has been confined to
bed, most Of the week.
A change of time table went into effect
on the high line, Sunday.
Will Beyrer arrived home from his visit
in the east. close Of last week.
]. w. Holiday is entertaining his ia
ther who arrived in the city, Monday.
Considerable local interest is being
manifested among our railroad popula-
ton in the Lehigh valley strike.
Fireman R. L. Harris, who has been
sick up in Ravenna for some time, with
typhoid fever, is now here with his bro
ther convalescing
Roadmasters Josselyn of Orleans and
Mcfarland of Red Cloud sojourned at
western division headquarters, Monday,
on business of their positions.
Messrs. Brown, Pomerincke, Conway,
Bunger and Eaton left for Chicago, Mon
day night. They may enter the engine
service of the Lehigh valley road.
Engineer Oysters baby has been very
seriously i'll for week or more, but it is
now convalescing, thanks to the unceas-
ing care of Drs. Kay and Waters.
A special carrying an excursion of the
members of the railway conductors aid
and benefit association for California
pulled through here about noon, Monday.
James McCalliff, the champion middle
weight bruiser of the world, passed
through McCook, Monday night, on his
way to California, where true to his in
stincts he will engage in the saloon bust
ness, retiring from the pugilistic arena.
The ten-wheel freight engine 6o4 of the
Lehigh valley road exploded at North
Rector, New York, Saturday morning,
killing the conductor, fireman and fatally
injuring the engineer He let the water
run low in his boiler, and then started
his injector to working.
VIM. York, the fellow who was thrown
OF fell from moving train at this station
and badly injured, last week, was able to
be up and around, Tuesday, when, with
some money sent him by his mother, he
boarded the passenger train for his home
in South Sioux City, Nebr.-Benkelman
News.
A number of the Q engineers who left
Galesburg to take positions on the Le-
high valley have returned to their runs.
They expected to get passenger runs, or
at least to improve their condition, but
found they were expected to sign con-
tract that did not specify the nature Of
the service. This seemed too risky, and
so they turned back.
Another change in the running Of the
passenger trains go into effect, Sunday.
Train going west will arrive here about
10 a. m, going east about same time as
before, 3 p. m. This change is made back
to former running for the benefit of the
local traffic along the line, giving them
the day to travel in. By this change pas.
sengers for Lincoln, Omaha and the east
will be compelled to lay over in Holdrege
until next morning, also coming west the
same lay-over is made for the Cheyenne
ine-Curtis Enterprise.
The grim destroyer entered the home
Of MIR. and Mrs. Max Anton OH Monday
evening and robbed them of one of theil
infant twin daughters. The remains Of
the little one were laid away in peaceful
Longview on Tuesday afternoon. Rev
Coffman conducted services at the house
The parents are deeply sympathized with
in their sorrow. LATER-Wednesday
night the remaining twin followed hel
little sister to the spirit land, and thus a
double burden Of sorrow is lain upon the
broken hearted parents. Rev. Coffin an
conducted services at 3 O clock Thursday
afternoon, at the residence, and the little
remains were reunited in Longview.
Notwithstanding the close times sew.
eral railway extension projects which
have been under contemplation are being
revived, owing to the cheapness of steel
rails and other railway construction ma
terial. In the past few days the price OF
steel rails has dropped IS per ton, and
quite a war is now on between the man.
ufacturers. 1t is intimated that owing
to the unsettled condition of its Union
Pacific connections the Northwestern
company is considering an extension of