The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-22

with the lever.
Mrs. George Burns and daughter
Bertha departed on Tuesday night for a
visit in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Mrs. Sanford Stapp has been here
past week or two settling up her deceased
husbands estate matters.
Fred Washburn, wife and child ar
rived home, Tuesday night, from their
visit in Bronfeld, this state.
Mrs. Frank Harris went down to Dav-
export, Wednesday morning, returning
the same night, accompanied by her
daughter Alice.
Mrs. J. w. Holiday left for Lincoln,
Tuesday morning, to make a protracted
visit. Frank Rockwell accompanied
her home.
Engineer James Ford Of Red Cloud
has been let out Of the company's ser
vice on account OF burning out his
engine. Harris is on his run now.
We have it pretty straight that a
prominent mail clerk on the B. & NJ.
and one OF our handsome school mans
will be married ere many more moons
have passed.-Hastings Tribune.
Engineer Ressler fell out Of the cab Of
his engine at this place, Wednesday,
and received injuries that will demand
that his nose be court plastered until it
rains. 49,. Mrs. Anna Stansby and Della
Harrington narrowly escaped being run
down by fast freight No. g, last Sunday
P. m. They endeavored to cross the
track ahead of the train and the horses
baked on the crossing. But for the
cool head of the former lady a horrible
accident would surely resulted. l.. H.
Sheppard has resigned his position with
the B. & NJ. at this place.-Holbrook
Herald.
\ new ballast plow was sent from
McCook to Sheridan, this week, to be
used out on the front. The boys say
that the McCook engineers think it
rather hard to have to go through an
examination on train rules and train or
ders before pulling trains on main line.
The boarding house keepers are kicking
on the boys for burning so much oil
nights, but the boys must read up their
little black-covered books.....A man
whose name is supposed to be John Saller
of Culbertson, Nebraska, was killed,
Sunday morning, the 10th, a mile west
of Ardmore by train As, engine 295,
Conductor Coutant, Engineer Nolan.
The superstition is that he and two other
men stole a hand car and were run into
by the train. He had on his person a
cheap gold-hlled watch and chain, three
door keys, five skeleton keys, one store
door key, n pair hair clippers, nj
jacknife; n grip key, pocket book con
tanning II cents, and two razors. The
remains were turned over to Constable
Anderson of Fall River county, and
buried at the expense Of the county
Alliance Grip.
According to a recent article Ill the
Railroad Gazette, the steam city rail
roads of London earn only $4,000 a
mile per annum. 1t appears the New
York railroads carry a far larger number
of passengers and run quicker and make
more stops than the London roads. In
New York it takes from II to IS seconds
for the people to get into and out of the
cars, but in London it takes about 80
seconds, although the cars in London
have side doors, which are supposed to
afford greater facilities for the ingress
and outgo for passengers. The Gazette
says that the superior speed on the New
York roads is largely a matter Of smarter
working. An underground road ought to
be able to make greater speed, for it can
use heavy engines and so get up to the
maximum speed quicker; but, on the
other hand, it is questionable if what
they gain in this way is not lost in the
greater caution needed in working heavy
trains and working them in tunnels.
These elements necessitate absolute
blocking; but, on the elevated railroads
Of New York, worked in what is almost
always a clear atmosphere and with but
few distinctions to a long sight ahead,
the trains can be run safely at a consid-
cradle speed without block signals One
train can run right up to the tail of an
other and thus take advantage Of every
second.