The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-01-10


Arthur Wood is the regular night man
now.
McConnell's Balsam cures coughs.
Price Is cents.
Try McConnell's Balsam for that
cough. Price rs cents.
George Burnett and family arrived
home, Sunday night, from their visit.
Auditor W. P. Foreman was down
from Denver on business Of his office,
Monday.
Sam Wilde leaves for the west, this
week, to seek employment, we are in
formed.
Conductor and Mrs. v. H. Solliday
arrived home, Saturday night, from their
visit to Terre Haute. Indiana.
Mrs. c. A. Dixon and Miss Edna, who
have been visiting in Indiana and Hi
nois during the holiday vacation. ar
rived home on Saturday night.
Mrs. c. E. Pope and the children ar
rived home, Saturday night, from Lin
coin, where they have been spending
the holidays and having a family reun-
ion.
The water pipes in Travelling Engineer
Dixon's residence bursted, during the
absence of the family over the holidays,
causing them great annoyance and con-
siderable damage.
Conductor Tim Foley went down 70
take a special containing General Man
ager Holdrege, General Superintendent
Calvert and Superintendent Campbell
over the ST. Francis branch, Wednesday,.
An extra force of men has been EN-
ployed to unload the railroad ties that
are being shipped in here by the COM
pany. This is the distributing point
from which neighboring towns are sup
piled, and about 20 o ties will be piled
up here. Miss Mamie T%omlinson, &C
companied by Miss Mabel Wade, spent
a short time at McCook, the first of the
week. guests of the family Of W. S.
Tomlinson.-Oxford Standard.
Fireman Peter Biever had his foot
burned at Sheridan, last Friday. He
dumped the ash pan of engine 252 and
when he threw a pail Of water on the
hot ashes, it exploded, with the result
stated above. Fireman ]. A. Tubbs of
Sheridan is laid NJ with a sprained
back, received in stepping off of his en-
gine, last Sunday. Mrs. M. Gilchrist,
wife of the agent at Pringle, has been
visiting at Hot Springs, the past week.
Alliance Grip.
A small tea party was given by Mrs.
c. J. Roman at her residence, 1896 E
steet, Thursday afternoon, in honor of
sister. Mrs. F. 6. Westland, of Nc
Cook. The ladies present were: Mes
danes Q. w. Palm, Ed. So~derberg.
Frank Anderson. c. P. Olson, w. Beck
mark, c. A. Altman, A. Anderson, Pear
son, P. o. Hedlund, c. J. Olson, =. G..
Westland of McCook and Mrs. II. STREET
ton OF CALEDONIA, Miss Eilma Gustefson,
Carolina Palm, Ellen Nelson and Edith
Youpgstet'of Wahoo.-Lincoln Journal.
Passengers and trainmen on No. 4,
night about two weeks since, were
considerably exercised over the conduct
of a young couple that boarded the train
and travelled OF to Lincoln. That some-
thing was wrong was quite evident TO
the oulookers, for at the outset the
young woman was il tears and the
young maj persuasive. They finally
took a berth and northing further was
seen of them that night. However, the |
couple came west on Nc. ; OF the
following night, getting of the train at
point. There is nothing remarka-
bic or unusual about this, but the action |
Of the young couple after getting OF The
train here was peculiar TO put it mildly, |
and the signatures on the hotel register
did not by four i've rows OF apple trees
with the names on the trans
portatiou carried by them. From here
took No. 2 on the following morn
ing, she going to Beaver City, he to Lin
Gay, but not very smooth.