The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-05-26

Rev. E. G. Marks went down to McCooll on
No. 4, Thursday. He will leave on Monday
afternoon, accompanied by his family, for the
Columbian Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Mrs E. J. McElherron, from Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, arrived in town last Friday
night, and is now visiting at the home of her
son, c. S. McElherron, the popular B. & M.
second day agent at this place-Benkleman
Bee.
Baptist Anniversaries, Denver, Colorado,
May % to goth. A grand excursion of Pull
man sleepers will leave Chicago, May 22d, 8
o'clock pm, and McCook, May 23d, 600 p. m.
Full reclining chair cars. Particulars in re-
gard to rates given later.
This week. the section hands from River
ton, Amboy, Cowels and both sections of Red
Cloud have been engaged in extending and
putting in new switches and tracks in the
& M. Yards. The B. & M. folks are fixing up
the yards in nice shape, and we look for them
to put their shops in this city one of these
days.-Red Cloud Chief
If the railroad managers will give I'D the
arduous task of watching their competitors
long enough to mingle with the people for
few days they will discover that the tide of
travel will not set in strongly toward Chicago
until the cost of tickets is made about one
fare for the round trip. When the rate is
published every passenger coach in the Mis-
sissippi valley must be pressed into the pleas
ant work of earning dividends for the COM
pany to which, belongs.
$40 EXCURSION TO SHERIDAN, wYo.
| Round trip tickets to Sheridan, Wyoming
will be on sale Tuesday, May goth, at the low
rate of ten dollars at all Burlington Route
stations from Nebraska City to Lincoln and
from Lincoln to Oxford. as well as all points
north thereof Equally reduced rates will ap-
ply from stations south and east of the line
designated. Special train leaves Lincoln at
at 1920 noon, May goth. For further informa-
ton see large bills or inquire of the local
agent.
| A great delegate convention will be held in
Lincoln on June 2S, the purpose of which is to
show the feasibility and practicabil1ty of a
north and south railroad from the Dakotas
to the gulf, to be owned and operated by the
states through which it will pass. There will
be delegates from North and South Dakota,
Minnesota, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Oklahoma and Texas. Among the list
of distinguished statesmen who will be pres
ent, appears the name of Hon. Jerry Simpson,
of Kansas, otherwise known to fame as "Sock-
less Jerry"
Brakeman E. w. Casey is on the list of
cripples with painfully confused right foot,
received at Otis, Colorado, Sunday evening.
The accident happened while the freight train
was backing down from the water tank to
the depot, where Casey had gone to get or
ders. In the rain and darkness he did not
notice that the train was backing up, and in
crossing the track was struck and knocked
down. By some tall scrambling he managed
to get out from under the car, but the wheel
caught part of his foot and bruised it up
badly. 1t was narrow escape. He will be
about in a few weeks.
wreck occurred on the Burlington Monday
afternoon about o'clock, about half mile
west of Corona, which completely destroyed
| five or six cars. The track was blocked about
five hours, delaying the west bound flyer at
this place two hours. The track was torn up
for about thirty yards The cars being loaded
with stone and coal there was no great loss
in freight. Fortunately no one was hurt and
the track was cleared at 1890 p. m. and trains
started moving. This is the second wreck
that has occurred at this place in the last two
days, and both occurred by journals breaking.
The wrecking trains arrived in both cases and
saved them from great amount of delay.
| Railroad men have long suspected that the
invention Of the telephone caused tendency
to less travel among busy people. When the
new line was completed between Chicago and
| New York their attention was called to the
fact that Theodore Thomas examined New
York pianist by telephone, completing the en-
| tire transaction without causing the appli-
cant to spend dollar for railroad fare. They
have quietly investigated the matter since,
and it is now stated that the telephone has
caused a perceptible decrease in travel be-
tween the two cities among certain class of
business men to whom time is precious. 1t
is now possible for a director in a railroad
company. for instance, to attend meeting OF
the board in Chicago without leaving his
Office in New York. The business can be
done by telephone, and at least one court has
decided that such meeting is legal. The
railroad men are preparing to meet this curl
Gus and unexpected competition by increas-
! ing the speed of their trains.