The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-03-02

Miss Clara Bonnot went down to Holdrepe,
Saturday morning.
Mrs. Tom Wilkinson is visiting Mrs. c. H.
Harman at Holyoke.
Roadmasters Josselyn and Mcfarland were
at headquarters, Sunday.
Railroad business is looking up little, in
the freight department particularly.
Tom Mundy has recovered his handsome
Templar ring he lost Sunday a week ago.
Will Brown found it.
Mrs. Dell Trout, of McCook, was here this
week visiting with her brother Melvin and
family.-Red Cloud Belt
Emigrant movables have commenced to
come in. They have two or three carloads
over the division every day now.
Six years ago, at O'Clock in the morning of
February 27th, the great Burlington strike
commenced. And its effects are felt yet.
Sam Rogers steps higher than Haley's
blooded calf, since filling his ice house with
the crystal article, shipped from the pond
made in mountains, where Sam pulled out
nugget last fall.
"Them alligatorsn conductor McKenna now
crushes tramps with, were made from the tail
of that unfortunate animal which was brought
from San Salvador, and exhibited in the pond
rear Of the Nebraska building, at the Chicago
exposition.
The B. & M. bridge gang were here at work
at the culvert near Mr.. Keiser's last week
While away at work their car in which they
slept caught fire and narrowly escaped des-
struction. Mr.. Palmer saw the fire and gave
the alarm. The heavy snow drifts along the
track luckily supplied the material for putting
out the fre.-Stamford News.
The depot at this place was broken into by
burglars last Friday night. Some tickets and
money was stolen and two mail sacks, which
were left in the depot for safe keeping, were
cut open, and contents rifled. George Wirts'
elevator was broken into the same night, but
the thieves secured nothing of any value. At
present there is no clew-Holbrook Herald.
The machinery of the federal courts has re-
volved again, and the programme is all ar
ranged for conference between the Union
Pacific receivers and representatives of en-
ployes, whose wages it is proposed to reduce.
The circuit court has made President Clark
the arbiter of the contention. The contem-
plated reduction has been postponed, but
there is nothing in evidence to indicate that it
can be averted.
March will bring about several changes
in the passenger department of the Burling-
ton. By reason of the resignation of L. Blake
slee, travelling passenger agent of the Burl-
ington, with headquarters at Denver, who will
take position with the Florence & Cripple
Greek railway, Mr.. F. c. Mathews, travelling
passenger agent in Omaha, and acting cash
ier of the passenger department, will be trans
ferred to Denver with larger powers. Mr.
Mathews will be succeeded by w. G. David
son, brother of the chief clerk of the pass
enger department, as cashier.
Another new time card is likely to go into
effect on the Burlington within the next ten
days 1t is not believed that any material
changes will be made in the present arran-
cement other than train IS from Kansas City
and St. Joe will stop here for supper About
May Ist, however, some important changes in
the train service are likely to take place; just
what they will be is not known. But daily
passenger train to Hastings and Oberlin will
probably be resumed. The loud and continu-
ous remonstance against the present arrange
ment, has probably reached headquarters.
Red Cloud Argus.