The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-03-31

A son was born to Engineer and Mrs. l.. S.
Vierson, Saturday.
Mrs. N. L. Cronkhite went east, Wednes-
day evening on g.
The company is putting in some additional
yard trackage at Holdrege.
Brakeman F. w. Murphy is laid up with
inflammatory rheumatism.
One of Joe Sircoloumb's little girls is down
with an attack of diphtheria.
Roadmasters Josselyn and Mcfarland were
at headquarters on Monday.
]. H. Moore went in to Omaha, Wednesday
evening, on some matters of business.
Section Boss Hindman of Hendley is ''at-
tracted" to Danbury quite frequently on Sun
days.
Elmer Rowell is now holding down Bert
Thompson's old job in the store house with
success.
Pintsch gas is being adopted widely for il
Eliminating purposes by the leading railroad
companies.
Supt Campbell and Master Mechanic Ar
chibald had business up on the high line, close
of last week.
The Chicago and Northwestern system has
inaugurated war on the order of Railway
Telegraghers.
Station Agent Knapp of Wilsonville has
| haor haIfoct for a fo1v Il -
tack of neuralgia.
1910 miles of railroads were built during the
year of 1892, and 2,458 miles more were sur
veyed and will be completed this year.
w. S. Perry, bridge boss, has purchased
Judge Cochran's residence ON north Madison
street, and will have one of the cosiest homes
in the city.
H. L. Davidson, machinist, was passenger
on 6, Wednesday evening, for Chicago. He
will probably visit Galesburg and other east
ern points before his return.
c. 5. Haight, one of the operators at Hast
ings, left first of the week, tor Taxarkana,
Texas, where he has accepted similar posi-
ton on the Cotton Belt railway.
Conductor Hugo Browns little daughter
Mabel is very i'll at Orleans; her life was dis
pared of for several weeks. Hugo will re-
turn the last of the month-Alliance Grip.
A new gravel pit has been opened up on
the Imperial line. 1t is located about one
half mile above the old one at Wauneta. The
boarding train, machinery, etc, was moved
latter part of last week.
The wife and children Of Express Messen-
ger J. D. Martin arrived from Pacific Junction
last Friday. The family have since secured
temporary residence quarters in rooms on the
second floor of the brick front building.-Ox-
ford Standard.
Edwin Hardy, the Omaha travelling man
who was so terribly injured in the wreck at
Falrmont in November, 1891, settled his dam
age suit against the Burlington for $4,000,
the largest amount ever paid in damage suit
brought in this state.
The Santa Fe will have an unique attrac-
ton at the Worlds fair in the shape of train
of five cars, each about four feet long, perfect
) in appearance and appointm The train
will circle the dome of the Kansas building
and be run by electricity.
Work has been commenced on new lunch
room to be operated by Landlord Trammell,
Of the B. & NJ. Hotel. The site is situated
between the eating house and the depot, and
the building, which will be put up in attrac-
tive style, will be 2ox3o feet in dimensions.
To the prospective increase Of travel during
the Worlds fair is largely due the inception
of the enterprise, though we assured that
| it will be of permanent character-Oxford
Standard.
An accident happened to No. E, Sunday af-
ternoon, just as the passenger approached the
stock yards at Culbertson, which was marvel
ously fortunate in its results. The two centre
wheels of the rear trucks of the combination
car had become over-heated, and one of them
broke almost in two pieces the other wheel
was badly cracked but hung together. No
one was in that end of the car and perhaps
the accident was not Immediately observed.
The baggage man in the front end of the car,
however, soon noticed that something was
wrong and set the brakes, and the train was
quickly stopped, though running at a high rate
of speed at the time. Nothing left the track
but the rear trucks of the mail and baggage
car, and the fact that there were three sets of
wheels under them doubtless averted serious
accident. AS it was the track was badly torn
up and required the attention of the wrecking
crew for number of hours. The baggage
l md nail IL -s
an hour or two the train proceeded eastward.
Doubtless the western division never expert.
; enced more fortunate escape from terrible
pile-up Engineer Holiday with z84 was pull
ling the train, John Fay, conductor.