The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-04-14

Mrs. Clayton Keim is visiting Lincoln rela-
tives and friends.
Annie Kobbel, niece Of Engineer Brown,
is new case of scarlet fever and quite i'll.
Mrs. Joe Lee is visiting relative and friends
in Omaha and Lincoln.
Frank Starks' little boy is recovering from
an attack of scarlet fever.
Auditor Foreman was down from Denver on
business of his Office, Tuesday.
If you are not already you ought to be a
subscriber to The TRIBUNE at once.
The switch engine has been dispensed with
at Oxford and transferred to this yard.
Switchman J. II. Patterson is entertaining
his father -in-law A. b. Davis of Albany, Mo.
Mrs. ]. e. Birdsell went down to Hastings,
last evening, on visit of few days with
friends.
Mrs. George Connor will leave tomorrow
morning for Kansas City to be absent week
or two on visit
DR.. E. ii. Waters is having a dwelling
built on north Main avenue. His brother-in-
law from Hastings is doing the work.
DON'T RENT-When you can secure home
of you own for about the same expense by
purchasing it from S. H. Colvin on the INSTALL
ment plan.
Mrs. Z. T. Mowbray, mother of Mrs. c. E.
Pope and Mrs. J. r. Sircoloumb, left on last
Sunday evening for her Lincoln home, after a
visit of week or ten days with her daughters.
1t is rumored that Elmer Rowell of the store
house will take unto himself another rib, some
time next week, or at least in the very near
future. Elmer is sterling young man and
his prospective bride a most amiable young
lady.
Here is a problem that our exchanges are
propounding to their readers: A freight train
one mile in length stopped with the ca
boose just opposite the depot. The conductor
got orders to move his train to the next station,
which was just five miles distant He gave
the engineer orders to move, which the latter
did, while the conductor walked over ahead
on top of the cars and got off. The question
is how far did he walk, or, as he was walking
the entire five miles, did he ride at all?
There will be fifty locomotives in the Trans
portation building by the first of May and two
outside. The two outside, one which has ar
rived, will be wonders. Pedestals are now
being put up for them, one at the north and
and one at the south end of the building The
Brooks engine is to be on the north side. 1t
weighs ninety tons and is designed for freight.
1t has twelve wheels, each g inches in diane
ter, with all the latest improvements. The
pedestal on which it stands will be four feet
high and a shed will be erected over it. AT
the south end Of the building will be Bald
win engine. This engine, which has arrived
weighs 100 tons and is the largest ever turned
out by any works. 1t is twelve wheel, COM
pound engine of the Van Claim type, with a
20 by 6-inch cylinder. The wheels are g inch
es in diameter and the boiler 72 inches in di-
ameter This engine was built for the Central
railroad of New Jersey and will run on that
road after the exposition.
N.
No. I64 on Sunday a. m. is getting to be al
most stock train.
Ed Caffrey of the Sunfower Line has been
taking a lay off for a few days.
Ed and Walt Cox have bought the stock of
furniture formerly owned by Vallicot L. Co.
and will continue the business under the
style Of Cox Bros.
Glen Baily, who held key at Norton for 50
long, but late Of Indianola, was a passenger on
No. If last Sunday a. m. for Cowles where he
will assume charge of the station.
Jack Curran was trying "hsherman's luck"
last Sunday. When last seen he was sitting
astride log and defed all the efforts of the
boys to draw his attention from the sport.
Brakeman Wright had rather a varied ex-
perience, when he reported for duty last week.
Few men have turned i'll their switch key and
called for their time and have been reinstated
within twenty-four hours.
Conductor Benjamin is resting for ten days
at the request of the head of the train depart
ment. Conductor LeHew in the mean time
sees that the chalk marks on the rails are
preserved, SO that cars may be set without any
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