The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12

Conductor Tom Mandy is now able to
go out on his run.
Mrs. S. w. Gildner arrived home, first
of the week, from the visit to Beloit,
Kansas.
Conductor w. G. Reddin is still in a
serious condition with an attack of pneu-
monia.
The ~Burlington's earnings for Febru-
airy show a reduction of over three hun
dred thousand dollars.
John Carter, a railroed man from Nc
Cook, bought a farm north of here, Mon
day.-Holbrook Herald.
J. 4. Roxby went down to the farm
near Arapahoe, last Friday night, to
spend Sunday. Mrs. Roxby is expected
up tonight.
1t just took a certain railroad man a
few brief hours, Tuesday afternoon, in a
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pay check, the labor, hard labor perhaps.
of a whole month. Does it pay?
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Wilkinson have
gone to housekeeping in the George
Leming residence on north Marshall
street. Mrs. Wilkinson arrived in the
city, Tuesday night, from her extended
visit home.
Cards are out for the wedding of Will
D. Beyrer and Miss Cora M. Thompson,
Wednesday, April 18th. They are among
McCook's most highly esteemed young
people, and THE TRIBUNE wishes them
an advance a running-over measure Of
%connubial bliss.
Don't forget the first annual ball of the
Railroad Employees Club in A. O.U w.
hall, next Monday evening, April 18th
Tickets are only so cents. The Pythian
orchestra will provide the music. 1t will
be one of the tersichorean events of the
season Dig up two quarters and go, if
you enjoy a good dance.
A young man named Ed. O'Conner,
who has been in the company's employ,
left the city, Monday night, forgetting
to make it square with Charley Leach
for a watch which he took with him.
The marshal at Oxford took the young
man i'll hook pursuant to a telegram
from this place. O'Conner gave up the
ticker and he was allowed to continue
on his way.
The Burlington Route will, until April
18th, haul seed grain free of charge from
all points on their lines east of the Mis-
souri, river to points in Gosper. Furnas
Frontier, Red Willow. Hayes, Hitchcock,
Chase and Dundy counties, in cases only
where the grain is to be given to the
farmers without charge; in cases where
grain is TO be placed on shares, Or where
it is to be paid for by the farmers in cash
or otherwise, the emergency rates in
effect will be collected.
C.. E. WAGNER, Agent.
Some time ago Mr.. Charles S. Fee, the
general passenger agent of the Northern
Pacific, advertised for competitive styles
of railroad advertising in the first. class
magazines of the country. These speci-
men ads. were to be either full page or
half page. In response to his liberal Of
fers of prizes several thousand railroad
e and other enterprising competitors
sent in their ideas of the best form OF
railroad advertising in the magazines.
The Journal takes pleasure in announc-
ing that a well-known Lincoln man, A.
c. Zeimer, ticket agent of the Burling-
ton, drew the first prize in the great
competition Lincoln Journal.
Hon. c. F. Henderson, general solic-
itor of the B. & M. railroad in Nebraska,
will, as soon as some changes are made,
take up his headquarters III the general
Offices of the Burlington company at
Tenth and Farnam streets. It is pro.
posed to give Mr.. Henderson two rooms
on the east of the building, en- suite,
with the off ces of the general manager,
moving the telegraph and claim account
Offices farther to the north. Until these
changes are made Mr.. Henderson will
continue to occupy his former Office ovel
the Omaha Savings bank. Under the
terms of his contract with the Burling.
ton MI. Henderson will de cote his whole
time to the law business of the Burling.
ton, and will be assisted whenever nee
essary, by c. J. Greene, who has beer
connected with the B. & NJ. for some
years in a legal capacity.-Bee.