The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-03-17

Engineer Sharkey is the proud papa of
IA pound boy.
A slight accident to the gravel train, first of
the week, but no one hurt.
D. F. Mcfarland had business at head
quarters, yesterday afternoon.
We understand that engineer Frank S.
Reid, expects soon to remove to Chicago
Frank Harris arrived home, yesterday,
from visit to his old Illinois home, Galva.
]. r. Roller, the Adams express auditor,
was here, Wednesday, checking up the local
office.
DR.. Odell closed the deal for the Hollister
house, Saturday, and will occupy the same
shortly.
Chief Dispatcher Forbes INDUCED in
short trip down the road on E, Saturday
evening.
E. M. Reid of the general freight office,
Omaha, has been out this week on a visit to
his son Frank.
| Why is an engine always spoken of in the
| feminine gender? Because it wears petty
coat and an apron.
Conductor Phil Church6eld has purchased
| Fred Bosworth's residence on north Man
chester street, this week.
Engineer B. H. Douglass has ordered
about two hundred dollars worth of trees for
the Douglass Gardens
George Laverty returns from the Arkansas
Hot Springs considerably improved in health,
his friends are pleased to note.
Some time in April is announced as the
| time for the Burlington to put on her limited
| trains between Denver and Chicago.
| DON'T RENT-When you can secure
home of your own for about the same expense
by purchasing it Of S. H. Colvin on the in
stallment plan.
o. B. Woods, switchman, came up from
Holdrege, Wednesday, to receive treatment
for an injured thumb, received in making an
unruly coupling.
Roadmasters Josselyn of Orleans and Nc
Farland of Red Cloud were at western
division headquarters, Saturday, on business
of their respective stations.
The doctor had to take six stitches in C. M.
Van Fleets lower lip and chin, Wednesday
morning, to correct the painful impression
made by the section laborer falling on steel
rail-
! The B. & M. engineer who was recently
killed in the wreck near Friend, was to have
been married the 22d of this month to Miss
Jennie Curtis of Grafton, Nebraska.-Lincoln
Journal.
The industrious and steady habits of Jack
O'Connor, B. & M. pump man at this place,
has won him promotion. He will soon 90
on the road as repairer at an increased salary.
|-Benkelman Pioneer.
The B. & M. railroad company has long
string of passenger coaches lying in the Lin
coin yards waiting for the Worlds Fair to
open. A crew of hands are at work putting
on some finishing touches with paint, varnish
and brush.-Hastings Democrat.
1t is settled fact that no eating house will
be erected at the B. & M. station where one
burned down about year ago. 1t is the de-
sire of the company to rid their right of way
of eating houses and save a great amount of
annoyance that these institutions continually
bring.-Hastings Democrat.
The new immigration department of the
B. & M. for the great Frenchman valley will
be under the management of general land
agent E. H. Andrus, so we'll known in Lin
coin, and of late located at Holdrege. c. B.
Andrus will be assistant land agent, and the
headquarters will be Holyoke, Colorado.
During the year ending March I, 1885, Mr..
Andrus has located over 700 families in
Nebraska. c. H. Bottum of this city has
been appointed secretary of the immigration
department of the B. & NJ. at Holdrege MIR.
Bottum has been for many years with the
flax and oil houses of John B. Wright & Co.
and is straightforward young man.-Ln-
coin Journal.
1t is understood that the Baltimore & Ohio
is preparing to run during the Worlds Fair
a through train between Baltimore and Chi
cago that will be paralyzer. The train will
be painted bright crimson from the nose of
the cowcatcher clear way back to the last
buffers of the rear coach. Then red-headed
fireman will shovel coal for a red-headed
engineer, who is to receive orders from red
headed conductor, the brakemen are to be
red-headed, and were it possible the coal
itself would be painted red. But perhaps the
most curious feature will be red-headed
Pullman porter. and even the Irish baggage
man is to be red-headed, and special privi-
leges are to be extended to red-headed pas
sengers. Its stated that white horse will
be placed in the baggage car in order not to
disappoint drummers should red.headed
woman get aboard.