The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-24
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Fireman Stalker has quit the road.
The Reading railroad has passed into the
hands of three receivers.
A number of firemen will be elevated
within the next few months.
Jay Tubbs was at headquarters. yesterday,
going down to Holdreg. oI6.
Brakeman DittOn, whose arm was recently
amputated, is getting along nicely.
Eng neer F. g. Westland has been visiting
friends in Lincoln for the past week.
Engineer j. F. Reynolds has been up from
Republican City a few days of this week.
promising young brakeman will shortly
assume tine dignity and joy of married life.
There are indications that the b. & NJ. will
build west from Sheridan, Wyoming. in the
spring.
Conductor w. G. Reddin indulged IN
brief whff of capital city life, Sunday, com.
ing i'm on 8.
James Chambers is down from La Junta,
Colorado, on visit of few days to his
family and dear friends.
The electric lighting service i'm the round
house has been materially increased to the
satisfaction of all the night force.
Mrs. Fred BOsworth has been down from
Cheyenne, Wyoming, a few days on a visit
to McCOOk relatives and friends.
Engineer Oyster Will not 20 to Mexico for
the present on mining business, but will
make an extended visit there later on.
Brakeman John O'Neil broke the index
finger of his left hand, last Thursday even
ing, while making coupling at Yuma. Colo
RADIO.
oNo was delayed couple of hours, on
Monday, by a serious wreck at Havel0ck, in
which three stock specials were involved,
few mer. hurt, many cattle killed and much
damage occasioned
1t was worth the full price of admission to
see Engineer Westland approach Prince
David of the Hawaiian islands ON 6, last
| Wednesday night, and insist upon ''slake"
lie
| SHOOK
| One hundred boiler makers and helpers of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway
| struck at Galesburg, Monday morning, for
an increase of wages from $1.4O to Sl.SO per
day. The company offered them S1.5O per
day which was refused.
A. G. Machesney, machinist, had the mis-
fortune to smash toe quite badly, last Fri
day afternoon. He is new arrival from
PlattsTouth, and had only been at work
few hours, when he accidentally let some
thing heavy fall on his foot.
The Famous Clothing Co. and Joseph
ReiZenstein both served garnishment papers
on the company, Tuesday afternoon. on the
wages due w. G. Cole. The question of
priority has not been settled. One set of pa
pers was issued by Squire Kelley and the
other by Squire Berry.
Mr.. Nelson the B. & NJ. agent at this place
did not tarry long with us, he now hold the
Farnam platform down, while we have the
Farnam man with us. Very much to the
| satisfaction of all concerned at this place and
everybody seems to be satisfied with the
| the change.-MOrefeld cor. Stockville Faber.
There has been litt lie said about it yet but
| it is fact that in a short time the b. & NJ
| will put on some of the finest fast trains in
the world. These trains will be new espe-
cially for the Worlds Fair through business
and will be solid vestibule Pulmans and run
from San Francisco to Chicago. The coaches
| for these trains are now nearly completed
and are said to be the finest cars ever turned
out of a car shop in the world.
| 1t is understood that the Chicago switch
men have made up their minds that they can
not afford to strike this spring. They realize
| that they would stand little or no chance of
| winning, since all the roads, without single
exception, have announced unequivocally
that they will accede to no demands for high.
er wages. Chicago switchmen are better
paid than those at any other point. A pecu-
liar feature of the situation is that the move
| for higher wages was started by non-union
switchmen, and the union men came to their
support.
1t has been announced in authoritative
manner that the Burlington road will expend
| considerable amount of money this season in
the enlargement of the shops at Havelock.
The gentlemen owning land out there are
making no noise about it, but their confident
movements show that they know that no
booming is needed to keep the price of real
estate moving. Among the buildings to be
erected Immediately will be boiler shop,
9Ox3O0 feet in size, and five stall round
house. The two will cost in the neighbor-
hood of 500, ,00O.-LincOln journal.
o. P. Smith will remove his goods to Iowa
in few days.
William Carter has moved onto and will
improve the g. w. Colvin place, just east of
the city.
Mrs. A. 81. Burdick is entertaining her
brother E. A. Robb. Of st. Johns, Michigan,
who contemplates remaining here perma-