The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-01-13

Mrs. George Goodwin left for Omaha, Sat
urday morning.
The Rock Island telegraphers' strike is
numbered among the many failures.
The pay checks were handed out by the
genial Count, Tuesday morning
Miss Florence SolIiday left for Indiana
on Saturday morning on prOtracted absence.
Brakeman A. o. Moore is down from Hol-
yoke receiving treatment for an injured
hand.
Jay Tubbs of Holdrege made a business
visit to the western division headquarters.
Tuesday.
! Tom Wilkinson dropped in to Omaha,
Tuesday night, to see the sights of the me-
tropolis briefly.
A number of cars were damaged in an ac-
cident at the Wauneta gravel pit, Wednes-
day. but no one hurt.
Conrad Lebsack, coal HEAVIER, was struck
by an engine Saturday night, and jammed
up against coal chute with injurious re
| suits to his back.
Brakeman HI. Hagenberger sprained his
back severely, by falling through small
bridge at Red Cloud, in jumping off freight
train, first of the week.
During the Worlds fair the %" will run
limited trains east and west, perhaps two
trains daily each way. Upon these limited
trains editorial mileage and passes will not
90.
| The conductors are arranging for ball
| and banquet on the evening of February
14th. The banquet will be served at the
Commercial. A hummer with severalisets of
horns is promised.
Charley Gardner, who has been freight
agent at this place for some time past, has
been removed to Holdrege. A young gentle
man by the name of E. E. Kimmel takes his
position here.-Benkelman Pioneer.
A freight train broke in two sections be-
| tween Wray and Robb, Saturday, and in the
resultant collision a number of cars were
smashed so that some car thinks from here
had to 60 up and chain them together to get
them over the road.
James Kendlen, brother Of Frank, came
up from New Mexico, first of the week. and
is making brief visit here. He was former
ly in the Burlington's employ about three
years. He goes from here to Arapahoe, to
spend month or so with his parents There
was many a warm welcome for him here
We note by circular just out that the jur-
isdicti0n of trainmaster F. ID. Roulette is ex-
tended to include Lincoln yards from Janu-
ary first, this year, vice 1. j. Belnap assigned
to other duties. 1t is rumored that Mr. Bel
nap has been offered train. The same cir
cular appoints c. l.. Eaton, chief dispatcher
of the Northern Observation-Disclosures Grip.
The Burlington has new agent and oper-
ator atthis place and it is the general impress
sion that the old agent Mr.. Makepeace was
discharged because he was member of the
Order of Railroad Telegraghers. The oper-
ator, who is also member. has been replaced.
The new agents name is F. o. Gray and NJ.
N. Scott is the new STANDARDIZATION Reg
ister.
Among those participating in the ball and
banquet given at Edgemont, New Year eve,
by Supts. j. r. Phelan and H. e. Mutt, were
Supt.. and Mrs. J. r. Phelan, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. s. Harris and Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. Caller
neau of Alliance, MI. and Mrs b. s. Marvin
of Deadwood, and Mr.. and Mrs. R. R.
Woods Of Sheridan, all of whom were form
erly on the western division. and are well
known in our city.
During the high wind, Tuesday night, two
box cars got away at Imperial, and took
their flight down the Frenchman valley
with the speed of bird on the wing. One
j.of the cars was switched of at Culberts0n in
its wild career, but the other car came down
the man line to within mile of McCOok.
Passenger No. was held here about
an hour on account of the windy incident.
The car which stopped near here, evidently
got onto the main line after No. 5 left
Culbertson, and of cuorse before No. 5 left
here.
The B. & NJ. has the shipment pass bust
ness down fine. Anyone receiving pass to
60 in with car has a description of himself
color Of hair, eyes, height, etc. on the pass.
Recently an occasional shipper went down
to Omaha from this section of ti;a country on
| such pass While in the city he las shaved,
had his hair trimmed, and other. fixed
up,'' so that he didn't appear like the man
| described on the pass. He managed to
identify himself by his handwriting, which
luckily for him he happened to have with
him.-Hastings Nebraskan.
| 1t seems now to be almost definitely settled
that the Burlington will run directly west
from Sheridan into the Big Horn mountains
and thence to the southern end of the Ma
tiOnal Park. The Enterprise says in its last
issue: THE people of Big Horn and uppel
Little Goose are very sanguine that the b.
& NJ. will commence work next spring on d
| line to the National Park, crossing the noun
| tains by way of the Little Goose canyon. A
party of surveyors have been at work or
this proposed route for some time, and we
are reliably informed that grade OF two
| per cent has been secured to the top of the
range. This is the best grade yet found