The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-05-05

DR.. G. w. Curfman of Denver was regis
tered guest of the Commercial, Saturday.
| Conductor S. A. Muench of the Orleans
branch was a Sunday visitor at headquarters.
Dell Trout of McCook was visiting friends
and relatives here the first of the week.-Red
Cloud Belt
The new time card will bring number One
into McCook about two hours earlier than at
present. it is said.
Mr.. Sanborn and lady of McCook attended
the Odd Fellows anniversary, last Wednes-
day.-Haigler News.
| Conductor Frank Quigley is in town this
week---doing ten day penance for hot
box.-Red Cloud Argus.
Express Messenger Marty is again afflicted.
with game arm and is off duty for couple
OF weeks or so.-Oxford Standard.
E. W. Laldley, who is succeedy by Toney
Stark as night switchman here, has been
transferred to McCook. Standard
Mrs Harry Conover of McCook came down
last Saturday to spend few days visiting
with relatives and friends-Red Cloud Belt.
Mr.. Burnett, the genial boarding train mag
nate, has purchased the Hatfield dwelling
house, and will move here from Hastings at
once.
DON'T RENT-When you can secure a home
OF your own for about the same expense by
purchasing it from S. H. Colvin on the install
ment plan.
Jake Burnett is cleaning np his new bought
premises here in fine shape. 1t is one of Nc
Cooks handsomest homes and Jake will keep
it up in good form.
George Foster has added a neat kitchen to
the rear and neat porch to the front of his
dwelling, which is improved in appearance
and convenience thereby.
Since May Ist No. carries postal clerks
and gives regular mail facilities between here
and Denver; and No. also carries a postal
car between the two points.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Bradley are the fond
parents of boy born on Monday morning.
The little fellow started out with two fairly
well developed teeth-an unusual occurrence
The Wells-Fargo Express company will
make unique exhibit at the worlds fair in the
way OF old stages, strong boxes, fire arms and
other things suggestive of life as it was expert
enced during the gold excitement on the Pa
cihc coast
Mrs. Andrew Cummins, and Mrs Baxter
Goodrich secured this week, S73Ioo each,
from the Loyal Mystic Legion. =. Conduct
or Qulgley OF McCook was in the city this
| week. VIM. Brown, conductor from Nc
Cook, Sundayed in Red Cloud.-Red Cloud
Chief.
1t you want to know where you can secure
board or lodging in Chicago during the
worlds fair, or how to avoid the danger or in
conveniences which will attend upon the
same, or If you want any information about
the fair, call on Agent Hulaniski, who has
book containing almost any information you
may desire.
new time card at the B. & M. is expected
on Sunday, May 9TH, which it is supposed will
contain some important changes Additional
trains for some portions of the system is quite
probable. 1t is also rumored that the changes
to be made will station some of the train
crews here which are now running to Oxford.
Red Cloud Argus.
The friends of Engineer and Mrs Newton
Newkirk will most sincerely mourn with them
the death of their little our-year-old son, Sun
day, from brain complications following an
attack of measles. The funeral took place on
Tuesday morning at ten O'Clock from the resi-
dence in west McCook, burial being made in
Longview cemetery.
The switch engine caught drayman James
Carl, Tuesday evening, at the crossing at the
west end of the yard land serious accident was
narrowly averted. Mr.. Carl was thrown from
the dray wagon onto his head and ;breast, but
not severly injured, while the horses escaped
entirely The wagon was, however, consider
ably the worse for the fracas.
F. c. Rice, superintendent of the Illinois
lines of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
authorizes denial of widely circulated re-
port that head officials of the Burlington had
ordered a IS per cent reduction on the system.
On the other hand he says it has been the
policy to raise the wages during the past year.
This is notably true in case of the train men,
whose pay few days ago was made standard.
Mr.. Rice knows no reason why there should
be any reduction of wages. In some Of the
poorer paid departments wages will be raised
slightly in the coming month. The falling off
in business during March Mr. Rice attributes
to poor country roads, he is confident by June
Ist the movement of grain will begin.
Deputy County Clerk Barnes is in the city
today.
w. o. Russell visited Hayes county rela-