The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-02-16
The pay checks arrived, Saturday.

Last Friday night, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Utter received an addition to their family.
A lusty ten pound boy nut in an appearance
at Conductor ]. H. Burns home on Sunday
morning early.
L. E. Gilchrist's little children were taken
quite violently sick, Friday night, from eating
cheese, but are now better.
Charlie Arnolds two months old baby was
buried in Longview, last Saturday, from the
home in West McCook
The telegraph service of the eastern portion
of this division was pretty badly demorali zed
for short while, by the snow storm Of the
close of last week
E. p. Bolton of the B. & M. eating house
was in Omaha, this week, conferring with Off
cials of the road to see if he could not induce
them to stop trains here for meals Cloud
Belt
Lineman Brown has been busy, this week,
fixing up the telegraph lines between here and
Cambridge. A number of poles were broken
by the weight of the snow, which also broke
the wires in various places besides damaging
the glasses and otherwise knocking the service
out of keller. He has been assisted by L M.
Douglas of this place and the division line
man from Akron.
James Durham, formerly of this city, was
renewing old acquaintances in town, last Sat
urday. Jim is now making his headquarters
at McCook, where he is in the employ of the
Burlington. The Burlington has made the
rate just one-haf the regular price on ship
ments Of corn from any part of Nebraska to
all stations from Benkelman to Akron inclus-
i've. This is done in order to help the farmer
procure feed for his horses during the spring
work. The cut rate is for the month of Feb
ruary only.-Benkelman News.
Every railroad of the west is beset by freight
car thieves whose pilfering costs the roads
many thousands of dollars. For years railroad
managers have sought to stop such robberies,
with Indifferent success. Their attention has
been directed to providing means of locating
the road or division upon which theft may
have been committed. A road receiving a
through car that has been tampered with must
stand the loss in case it cannot be shown that
the seal was broken prior to the receipt of the
car The perplexing problem is to get seal
that cannot be broken and replaced by the
thieves in manner that will defy detection
An Omaha inventor has, in the opinion of
experts, produced a seal that will battle the
most ingenius thief. Its adoption will save
the road using it many thousands of dollars
annually.
The best engineman has been a fireman;
the best conductors made of brakemen;
the best officials are promoted from the ranks
John NJ. Toucey, general manager Of the New
York Central, was once trainman. Presi-
dent Newell of the Lake Shore, used to carry
chain in an engineering corps on the Illinois
Central. President Clark Of the Mobile &
Ohio, was section man; afterward a fireman.
Another man who drove grade stakes is Pres
ident Blockstand Of the Alton. Allen Marvel
the late president of ''the largest road on
earth" was a storehouse clerk. President
Van Horn Of the Canadian Pacific, kept time
on the Illinois Central A man named Town,
who used to twist brake wheels on the Bur
lington, is now Vice President Town of the
Southern Pacific. President Smith of the
Louisville & Nashville, was telegraph oper-
ator. Marvin Hewitt of the Chicago & North
western, began as telegraph messenger boy
President Clark of the Union Pacific, used to
check freight and push truck on the Omaha
platform. The Illinois Central, believe, has
turned out more great men than any other
road. President Jeffrey of the Denver & Rio
Grande, began in the Central shops at IS cents
a day.-McClure's Magazine