The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-10-20

George Connor is little under the
weather.
Engineer Harris was quite painfully
scalded, Wednesday.
Passenger trains are unusually heavy
and more or less late.
Agent w. G. Hills of Brush, Colorado,
was at headquarters, Monday.
John R. Roxby came from McCook
last Saturday.-Arapahoe Mirror.
Engineer Pronger arrived home from
the east on No. S, Monday night.
Mrs. c. w. Bronson arrived home,
first of the week, from her trip east.
Bert Hall is back again prospecting for
a job at western division headquarters.
The pool on engines is not very popu-
lar among enginemen Itreduces wages.
Mrs. Samuel Rogers arrived home on
6, Wednesday evening, from her visit in
Colorado.
The Union Pacific under the receivers
regime is setting down on the Iowa gar
nishee sharks.
Auditor E. o. Brandt has been in from
Omaha, part of the week, on business of
that department.
Conductor V. H. Solliday went down
to Red Cloud, Wednesday morning, word
being received that his sister-in-law is
worse.
L. l. Meserve came in from Akron,
Sunday night, and will run out Of Nc
Cook again, Slaby having returned to
work at Akron.
Samuel Rogers and Lawrence McEntee
who have been up in the mountains
working on their claims, arrived home
Wednesday night on a.
Last Friday was Trainmen's day at the
Fair, and reports intimate that they were
held up with an ease and grace hitherto
unknown in railroad circles.
Will Archibald dropped into our sane
tum, Thursday morning, with the saluta-
ton, "we've fine ten pound boy up at
our house" Mother and boy are doing
well.
Burt McCarl accompanied the remains
of Del. Poore to New Hampshire, as
representative of c. W. Bronson lodge B.
of R. T., Of which the deceased was
member.
The railroad men all deeply sympath-
ize with Engineer Snyder, (who was pull
ling the freight train which accidentally
caused Dell Poore's sad DEATH who is
terribly broken up over the affair.
Mr.. Monter, north of town, had mar
row escape from being run down by the
flyer yesterday, while crossing the track.
His team ''bucked' and would not cross
the track and in backing off was barely
missed by the engine.-Arapahoe Mirror
A prairie fire west Of Ho1brook last
Friday burned 20 tons Of hay, and it was
only by hard work on the part Of the
farmers Of that vicinity that great deal
more escaped destruction. A passing
train set out the fire.-Arapahoe Mirror :.
Last Sunday afternoon Rev. Adams
preached the funeral sermon of the three
children of Alex Mcdonald, of McCook,
and one of Mr.. VOLTS, in the Quigley
school house The children died few
weeks ago with diphtheria. a.-Indianola
Courier.
1t is held by President Roberts of the
Pennsylvania railway that railroad fares
would be reduced in this country if it
were not for the extravaganza of the rich
people in demanding luxurious trains
and extra fast time whenever they take a
journey. It has become the practice
among railroad men to cater to this class
of patronage, and the result is that the
business costs all that it is worth, and
the profits in the trains must come from
the ordinary traveller in the day coach
who pays for first class passage and
gets less than the man in the Pullman,
who is charged but small advance for
his roomy and expensive berth. Mr.
Roberts believes that the time is coming
when the really first class accommoda-
tons will be advanced in price, and when
that time comes he thinks it will be
possible to reduce the fares of the peo-
pie who travel on the common cars
The success of the low rate excursions to
Chicago has stimulated considerable
thought among railroad managers, and
the possibility Of increasing the revenues
by lowering the fares for the masses will
be discussed in the next few years.
We learn from the Wurtsburo cores
pondent of the Middletown, n. ", Daily
Press of the marriage on Thursday of