The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-15

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And Monday was pay day.
Garnishees were numerous this month.
George Rules baby is very low with
pneumonia.
The train dispatchers of the land are
in convention in Chicago, this week.
Mrs. Jack Cook has returned to Re-
publican City after a visit to McCook
friends.
c. H. Hartman was down from Hol-
yoke, Tuesday, on business at head
quarters.
Mrs. Malen was taken quite seriously
i'll, last Friday, with a hemorrhage of
the stomach.
J. r. Sircoloumb is on the Wyoming
division of the Burlington now, and his
family will likely join him there soon.
Mrs. J. E. Sanborn and Miss Grace
departed, yesterday, for Warren, New
Hampshire, to make a prolonged visit.
Little Helen Burns is now down with
an attack of pneumonia. Master Robbie
is improving. Miss Whitley of gilbert
son is nursing.
Henry Smith, the machinist, has
moved into S. H. Colvin's house. Alex.
Weaver now occupies quarters over Nc
Millen's store.
Harry Clark of Denver, while down to
Culbertson On a visit to his wife, rode
down to the city, last Friday afternoon
on his bicycle.
Mrs. N. E. Mills of Flint, Michigan,
arrived in the city last Friday night,
and made her son w. B. Mills of the
dispatcher's force a short visit.
Engineer George R. Johnson went to
Grand Island, Wednesday morning, to
attend the district meeting of Mystic
Shriners held there this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield, who have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry for a
few weeks. departed for their home in
Harvard, Nebraska, Tuesday.
Mrs. c. A. Dixon went down to Platts-
mouth, Wednesday, to spend a few days.
She will likely return tomorrow night,
and be accompanied by Edna Dixon
and Edith Oyster, who have been visit
ing there a week or two.
The ditch companies and the Burling-
ton are ~endeavoring to turn the St. Vrain
river at Lyons, Colo, back into the old
channel to avoid building a new railroad
bridge and replacing headgates, des-
troyed in the food of a week or two
since.
Three engines and their crews left on
Sunday last for the Wyoming division:
Vierson and %Sircoloumb with engine 179,
Burton and Martz with 1856, Goodwin
and Couture with 185. There is anoth-
er hog here ready for service, and it may
be manned and sent to the front.
Deputy Sheriff Babcock was in Ok
ford, Monday night, in quest of E. W.
Laidley, a young man whose unannounc-
ed departure from the city is mourned
by several creditors to the extent of
about $50. A man by the name of Pat
tie was with him. The deputy returned
without his man.
It is rumored that the B. & NJ. folks
are contemplating closing all stations
between Curtis and Holyoke, possibly
excepting Grant and Wallace, which
stations may be permitted to do business
providing their %exchequer shows up a
proper balance at the end of each
month. So sayeth the Wallace Argus.
W. T. Vail, Omaha city ticket agent
for the Burlington, died Sunday after
noon at 5:45 O'Clock at the Clarkson
Memorial hospital, Omaha, as the result
of an operation to remove a lancer.
Mr.. Vail had been in the service of the
Burlington for fifteen year, starting as
a messenger in the Office at Beatrice and
learning telegraphy. He was rapidly
promoted. Later he had charge Of the
stations at Paramount. Hubbe11 and
Windsor, coming from the latter place
to Omaha, where he succeeded Harry
Hall as local ticket agent. He was
thirty-three years Of age and leaves a
wife and daughter three years of age.
He leaves two sisters, Miss Eta D. Vail
of Omaha and Mrs. F. c. Lasalle
and an aged mother at Beatrice. He was
well known throughout the state.
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