The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-06-30

Extra Agent H. Bardon is filling the counts
boots during the agents absence in Illinois.
Engineer and Mrs. w. w. Archibald left
on Saturday evening, on a visit to the worlds
fair
Economy Is the watchword in all depart
ments, and the force of men is being cut down
to the lowest notch possible.
Conductor A. H. Chaplin and family left on
E, Tuesday evening, for Ashtabula, Ohio, on
an extended visit to their old home
Mrs. J. d. McAlpine has been down from
Denver since first of the week guest Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Knights.
A Special stock train of thirteen cars came
down from Culbertson, Tuesday afternoon.
Heber pulled them. The stock were shipped
by Vastine and Terwilleger.
George ]. Frederick, train director at the
Oxford station, spent few hours in the city,
Saturday afternoon, seeing oldtime friends
and on some matters of business.
Engines 24I and 235 started back to Nc
Cook Thursday morning. The McCook boys
were glad to 60 home and the Alliance boys
were glad to have them.-Alliance Times.
Charley Price, Burlington engineer out of
McCook before the strike, greeted his friends
here, Saturday, on his way through. He is
now running out of Grand Junction, Colorado.
Orders have been given for a very material
reduction to the carpenters force here. The
present force numbers between thirty and
forty, and will be cut down to about half the
men.
E.H.Andrus, the Burlington's wind bag i'm
migration agent, will make his headquarters
in Sheridan, Wyoming, in the future, and will
work to secure the settlement of the country
along the company's Wyoming lines
Harry Guyton of the B. & M. force has
been promoted and is now firing EXTRA. ......
Charley Ball has gone east on visit and
Sam Gilcrest is working in his place in the
B. & M. yards here.-Akron Republican.
Engineer Conner and Fireman Henderson
with 235, and Engineer Tom Haley and Fire
man Beal with 24I, who have been up on the
Alliance line for few weeks during the cattle
shipment season, arrived home Saturday last,
The north and south railroad convention is
now in session in Lincoln. The opening at
tendance was somewhat surprise and dis
couragement to many, but the number of dele
gates are expected to swell as the conven-
ton continues.
The show outfit Monday night made an un-
provoked assault with clubs on Attorney L.
Q. Stevens, and bruised him up badly. They
are simply an organized body of thugs and
thieves, and should have never been allowed
to get out of town. McCook heard of their
actions here, and about three hundred railroad
boys laid off to be ready for them-Akron Re-
publican.
A passenger created much amusement at
the depot, Monday evening, in unsuccessfully
attempting to board No. E in motion. He was
quite sprinter for heavy, dignifed man,
but as one of the boys remarked, "He couldn't
cut her," Just as he was about to grasp the
step railing of the last receding Pullman he
gave up and commenced to frantically signal
for the train to stop. But she stopped not.
The B. & M. is cutting down on their num-
Der Of employees along their different lines on
account of the falling off of freight traffic.
And through this we lose Mr.. Mckinney
who has been an assistant at this point. He
was changed to Indianola, leaving last Mon
day. He was bright, industrious young en-
ploye and we, as well as many more, are sorry
to lose him from our fraternity. Indianola
gains our loss. Success to him.-Imperial
Enterprise.
The latest railroad news is to the effect that
President T. F. Oaks, of the Northern Pacific,
is to become president of the Burlington sys-
tenn. ]. NJ. Forbes has resigned as president
of the board of directors and President Per-
kins will succeed him, thus creating the va
cancy that President Oakes will fill Mr.
Oakes is one of the ablest railroad men in the
west, and if he goes to the Burlington it will
be winning move for that road.-Lincoln
Call.
The remains of H. w. Miller, the notice Of
whose death on the train at Akron, Colorado,
we published two weeks ago, were brought to
Palisade several days since, and the funeral
had yesterday from the Methodist church. The
services were conducted by Rev. Madely ac-
cording to the ritual of the Episcopal church.
of which deceased was member. The cir
cumstances surrounding the death of Mr..
Miller makes the case one of peculiar sadness.
Deceased leaves wife and one child to mourn
his loss-Palisade Times.
Speaking of the abandonment of trains on
branch lines of the B. & M. Auditor Taylor
said Wednesday: Il have ascertained that it
costs the B. & NJ. sI.o2H per mile to run its
passenger and freight trains. This includes
everything except fixed charges. While out
on one of our branch roads some time ago l
rode IS4 miles and only four persons occupied
the train in that time. Now it is reasonable
to suppose that railroad cannot operate a
train on that amount of business. On another
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