The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-19

Mrs. J. E. Forbes was a Lincoln visi-
tor, Friday last.
Mrs. Edward Ellis has been quite dis
abled by an attack of rheumatism.
Mrs. G. E. Leming of Gillette, Wyon-
ing. is visiting relatives in Red Cloud.
Mrs. E. Hanson accompanied her sister
on her way to Denver, Wednesday night.
a I2-pound baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Gold, of our city, Tuesday
night.
Miss Washburn arrived in the city,
Monday night, and is the guest of her
brother Fred.
Mrs. J. E. Morrissey and Miss Anna
Miller are visiting friends at McCook,
this week-Holbrook Herald.
F. A. Thompson and family have
moved into the Henderson residence va
Gated by L. B. Stiles and family.
Engineer and Mrs. Barney Lewis ex-
pect soon to move to Denver, we regret
to learn. They are now visiting in east
ern Nebraska.
Mrs. W. S. Tonllinson, Guy and Nina
departed on Wednesday for GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, where they viii spend the GUNNER
at her old home.
Fireman Houchin's three children had
a runaway, Tuesday afternoon, with a
pony and cart, down to Mcfarland street.
No one hurt. Damage nit.
The company's windmills and tele-
graph poles suffered in the storm OF
Wednesday night on the high line, and
about Republican City and Oxford.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Stiles and family
departed on Saturday evening for Salt
Lake City, Utah, where Mrs. Stiles and
the children will spend the summer with
her mother for the benefit of her i'm
paired health.
Fireman R. J.. Harris and wife are
down from the Wyoming division, visit
ing friends here and at Holdrege. He
is well on the way to complete recovery
from his recent scalding, and is just out
of the hospital at Grand Island.
Col. A. Campbell of McCook was in
the city, Saturday, to see how things are
going the world over in politics. His
mines have not commenced to paw
enough yet for him to make the race for
congress, this fall.-Hastings Democrat.
The report is received here, this week,
that our old citizen, T. A. Wilbur, late
~roadmaster of the Holdrege-Cheyenne
division, has been transferred to the Red
Cloud division, succeeding Mr.. McFar-
land. The latter becomes superintend-
ent of the Cheyenne branch, vice Har-
man resigned. The Office of roadmaster
on the above line, it is understood, has
been abolished.-Oxford Standard.
Mrs. Jack Cooks little nephew of Nc
Cook is visiting with her this week.
Walt Cox of McCook has Fred Wilson'S
place with Conductor Lyman's crew on
the St. Francis branch, while Fred is
away on his wedding trip. We under
stand that the railroads have ~abrogated
the payment of freight on stock by
weight, and that they will return to the
old method of paying by car load lots
Conductor Green and Engineer Sprague
have peer indefinitely laid off for an al
legged violation of a company rule. 1t is
the opinion among the boys that the lay
off will not exceed thirty days.
Through the resignation ofthe assistant
superintendent of the B. & NJ. at Hol-
yoke, Colo, D. F. Mcfarland, roadmas-
ter of this division for the past seven
years has been promoted to fill the va
cancy at Holyoke. He has also been
given the additional duties of roadnas-
ter. This makes Nc an assistant super
i%ntendent with all the perquisites and
emoluments that the term implies. We
are pleased to hear of this good fortune,
although under all the circumstance it
would seem to US that Nc would have
preferred remaining on this division,
where his property interests are quite
extensive. We learn that a man by the
name of Thos. Wilburn has been ap-
pointed to this division 20 succeed Nc
Farland as r~oadu1aster. Andreport says
he js a very fine man tor -Repub1i