The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-03-30
P. Judd's boy is down with an attack

4. JuoO 5 DOy Is uOWn with an attack
Of fever.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. I.
Barger, last Friday.
Mrs. Sam. Rogers is home from her
visit to Longmont, Colorado.
Miss Clara Bonnot came up from Hol-
drege, and spent Easter Sunday at home.
Charlie Coleman's family left, first of
the week, on visit to Michigan rela-
tives and friends.
The loss of stock along the Burling-
toms Wyoming line was appalling dur
ing the recent storm.
The new born babe at John Humph-
! reys' died, last week. The mother and
another child are down with the meas
les.
A. I. Risher has recently filed on
claim near McCook and expects to move
thereon sometime during the summer.
Oxford Standard.
DR.. Thomas has surrendered his late
home to Roadmaster Haley, and this
| week moved into Mrs. Anna Golfers
dwelling on Marshall street.
Frank Rank of the yard crew, has
been transferred to McCook, and put in
! the train service Mrs. Crawford who
has been spending few weeks in Red
Cloud, returned to her home in McCook
on Wednesday, Red Cloud Argus.
The family of the late Sanford Stapp
moved over to Mcdonald. Kansas, this
week. Their effects were forwarded
there Monday, Miss Allie Morgan and
o. D. Keith assisting in breaking up
housekeeping and preparing for the
change to their new home.
! The suit taken to the supreme court by
George Woolley against the Burlington
for damages for the accidental killing of
his son in the McCook yards a few years
since, while the young man was bum
ming his way, was won by the company,
the court holding that the deceased was
not passenger.
] Mrs. v. H. Solliday and her two sisters
the Misses Slaby. of McCook, arrived
Wednesday morning to attend the fune-
raj of the little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony Clark Herb Stone has re-
signed his position with Sherwood &
Albright and will go to Mccook and
take night position at the B. & NJ. de-
pot.-Red Cloud Belt.
| It seems we are having imposed upon
US something in the nature Of saloon
which is owned and operated just across
the line in Red Willow county. The
party who is running it probably thinks
the fact that he is in another county will
prevent the people of the town from do
ing anything to interfere with his bust
ness. But the supreme court has recent
ly decided that question in the negative.
He is just as much exposed there as if in
Furnas county.-Cambridge Kaleido-
scope.
It is not often you find railroadagent
able to perform the duties of minister
of the gospel, but Mr.. E. L. Brown, who
has filled that position so acceptably to
the B. & M. railroad for several years, is
an exception. He preached at the ME
church on last Sunday evening, and al
though it was his first sermon in about
five years, yet he delivered very able
discourse, which was listened to BY
large and appreciative audience Mr..
Brown is Dunkard and may at no dis
tant day quit railroading and enter the
ministry. He will occupy the pulpit at
the NJ E. church again on next Sunday
evening.-Cambridge Kaleidoscope.
The annual report of the Chicago,
Burlington Sc Quincy railroad company,
shows surplus on the main system over
the S per cent dividends paid of S15 5.o44,
as compared with a surplus the previous
year of $SoI,78I The financial exhibit
as compared with last year is as follows:
Gross earnings, $31,o42,969; decrease, ,$1,-
595,334 net earnings, $9,818, ,466, decrease
$7I4,9I6; miscellaneous income, $I,77I,-
oo2; increase, $489,a75, total net, ST.
5S9,55S, decrease, $22s,642; charges, st.
6I4, 261; decrease, $40, ,764; surplus, S.
935, ,2e7; decrease, $646, ,4o6; dividends, S
per cent, $3.50. 252; increase, $40, $50:
surplus. SIS ,o44; decrease, $786,737.
The railway interest is the largest int
crest, from business point Of view, in
the world One-tenth of the labor en-
ployed in America is on the pay rolls of
the railway companies and another tenth
on the pay rolls of the manufacturers
and producers Of articles used only or
chiefly by railways. So that one-ffth of
the population of the American couti-