The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-05-12
TIME TABIE.

Miss Lena Coy returned to Holdrege, Tues
day evening, on 6.
The pay wagon distributed the monthly
stipend, yesterday.
The B. & NJ. bridge gang make Haiglel
their headquarters this week.
Miss Carroll was passenger Monday even
ing on for her home at Holdrege
E. Q. Robie in charge of the gravel train al
Atlanta. spent Sunday here with his wife.
Frank S. Reid commenced Sunday running
I3 and Ia, and IS and I6, between Red Cloud
and Oxford.
Engine 46 came in from the high line, on
Tuesday, for repairs. Jud Willard had the
mill in charge.
Jay Tubbs came up from Holdrege, Tues
day night, and will make this city his head
quarters for the future.
Among Oxford's visitors Saturday was ex
Section Foreman R. A. Hagberg, now of Nc
Cook.-Oxford Standard.
Conductor Odel, M. D., on the first, dis
posed of his livery business in the firm o.
Wayson & Odell to John Penny.
Engineer James Ford and Fireman Aver,
brought 100 up from the Republican Cit,
branch, Sunday, for needed repairs.
Brakeman Kendall was up from Orleans
Monday. He lacks finger as result of hi
recent injury while making coupling.
I. E. Bennett carries his think-pot wei
bandaged just now. He failed to "get in til,
clear" from falling engine jacket, Monday
Over Sc miles an hour is very respectabl,
: rate of speed for train to make. The New
York Central people claim that as record O
locomotive No. ooo on last Friday
Station Agent Knapp went to McCook
yesterday, to be examined by the company
n physician, and if the physician thinks him un
able to take charge of his duties, he will b.
granted lay-of of thirty -Wisonvil
Review.
The company has had all the trees damaged
by the burning of the eating house removed
and in the space formerly occupied by tina
ill-fated building and in the surroundin,
grounds will plant about fifty new trees, an,
will otherwise beautify and improve the plat
Mr.. Stafford, who has been night operator a
the depot, has been changed and now ha
} charge of the B. & NJ. station at Irondale
about seven miles east of Denver. Mr.. Ed
?. Walters who has been in the Akron offic
for several years as an assistant, has been pro
noted to night operator, and Mr.. Forney O
Wray succeeding him.-Akron Press.
Hungry travellers now have an opportunit
of regaling the inner man at the new luncl
room of ]. w. Trammel. Painters added tn
J. finishing touches to the building this week an,
the same was at once fitted up and occupied
The establishment will be capably manage,
J. by our erstwhile fellow citizen H. L. Pitzel
one of Mr.. Trammells employees who had beef
: serving him at Akron. 1t gives US pleasure t
> note Harry's return to our midst.-Oxfort
Standard.
The wide awake business men of Denve
are discussing a proposition Of sending com
mlttee to Chicago during the fair to distribute
Colorado literature and direct the attention 0
visitors to the Centennial state. They hav,
raised fund of $4,000 and are negotiatin!
with the Burlington to run excursions fo
them. A rate of one dollar for the round tril
is to be made to the people selected by th
committee as wishing to visit Colorado for til,
purpose of making investments or to settle il
the state. This is one of the best scheme
that has lately come to our notice.-Akro1
Press.
The new Columbian engine No. ooo, of tn,
b New York central, drew the Empire State ex
!. press from Syracuse to Buffalo, Sunday Eas
of Syracuse the train had lost twenty-five min
left Syracuse twenty-three minutes late, leav
ing Rochester at AIS, or twenty-eight minute
late. Engineer Hogan set out to make III
part of this time between Rochester and Buff
falo, and while it had not been intended t.
make any effort at special speed he broke al
known records in covering that section of tn,
road. The slxty-nine miles were traversed il
sixty-eight minutes, making an allowance 70
the stop at Batavia. Between Loonervill
and Gainesville there is level stretch 0
track for five miles, and over this distance th
train sped in three and one-half minutes, o
at the rate of a mile in forty-two seconds
Between Gainesville and the Forks on
mile was covered in thIrty-fiye seconds or a
the rate of 100 miles an hour. News of th
OIL trip reached Buffalo before the train, and
: big crowd gathered to see it come in.