The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07

DlSpatcher Robinson sports handsome new
phaeton and horse.
General Supt. Calvert was around with hi.
little snickersnee, yesterday.
l.. b. Stiles moved into the A. d. Gibbs res
| idence on north Main street, this week.
fine promising boy baby was born to Mr..
and Mrs Charles E. Magner, early this morn
ing.
Havelock seems to be the only Burlington
point that's in it to any gratifying extent just
now.
Dispatcher Mills went in to Lincoln, Mon.
day morning, to celebrate with capital city
friends.
w. A. Austin, agent at Indianola, was at
western division headquarters, Monday, on
business.
From all along the line come reports of re-
duction of number of employees in the various
departments.
The Burlington is now figuring on some ex-
cursions from the east to this part of the state
of homeseekers.
The boys are all on the look out for that third
accident which is commonly supposed to fol-
low, as matter of course.
Messrs. Bess and Hall of the machine shops
celebrated at Denver and Idaho Springs. re-
turning Thursday evening
Monday of last week Taylor Ward of our
city and Nora b. Schaeffer of Hayes county
were united in marriage by County Judge
Dunshee.
The Wauneta gravel pit has been temporarily
shut down. An order was received here, this
week, to cut down the force of employees in the
shop at McCook one-third.
MIR. and Mrs. Ben Marvin returned here on
6, Wednesday afternoon, from there visit to
Denver, and left for their home in Deadwood,
S. D., on the following morning.
MIR. and Mrs. Julian Hulaniski arrived home
Sunday noon, from their visit in Illinois.
Benjamin Plummer, Mrs. Hulaniski's father
of Hinsdale, accompanied them.
In Great Britain during 1891 the railroads
carried S4o million passengers. Of that enor-
nous number only FIVE lost their lives, but sdo
people employed by the railways were killed
and 3,I6I injured
The heavy rain east of here, last Wednes
day evening, caused a wash-out on the B. &
NJ. four miles east of Moorefeld. The dam
age was not sufficient, however, to delay
trains.-Curtis Courier.
Tom Gait of the car tinkers' force was quite
painfully hurt. yesterday afternoon, while up
at Roggen with the wrecking crew, by the
breaking of a guy-rope. He was brought home
on 3. His injuries are not regarded as being
serious, though he is experiencing much pain
in his side and back, and is bruised consider
ably about the body.
The local excursion rates which the rail-
roads made to Chicago on the Fourth of July
attracted an unusually large number of people
to the worlds fair. The attendance was an
object lesson which ought to convince the
railroads throughout the country that it would
prove source of profit to them and an accom-
mediation to the public to offer one fare to
Chicago for the round trip during the Colum-
bian exposition.
While the freight train was switching at
this station, last Tuesday, two cars were
thrown from the side track and very badly
wrecked... VIM. Reynolds has resigned his
position as B. & M. night operator at this
place and left for his home in the mountains,
MIR. Barriclow, formerly of McCook. will
succeed him for short time. "A gang OF
men who are laying steel rails are in town
and will make their headquarters at this sta
ton tor some time.-Benkelman News.
Tuesday night, four or five cars of freigh,
train No 70 were derailed at Trenton by some
hogs running under the train. No one hurt
and the damage to rolling stock was not yer,
great. The wrecking outfit was attached te
the train, bound for the scene of the late
trouble at Roggen. STUDY with 27S was pull
| ing the train. Passenger train No. d was de
layed by the accident and did not reach here
until about three o'clock Wednesday morning
| July Ist the Western Union made sweep
ing reduction in their Colorado rates of 20 pel
cent The reason given for the reduction il
the increase of business in that district thi:
year. Rates that heretofore have been II
cents per ten words in the future will only BE-
IS cents,or the same as charged by the compa
ny in the different states east of the Mississ
| ippl river. The same reduction has also beer
made between Colorado and Southeastern
Wyoming, also reduction between Colorado
towns and Western Nebraska and Utah.
Mrs. John Hill of Gunnison, Colorado. tn,
unfortunate woman whose mind was unsettled
by the accident to No. at Roggen, Tuesda,
noon, became violently insane and was taker
from the train with her infant at Lincoln. ane
her husband was telegraphed for. He passes
through here, Thursday morning on 2. TIL,
woman ismastered by the idea that her bab,