The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-07
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS.

j. A. Clark is off duty on account OF
sickness in the family.
Trainmaster Kenyon has been in Lyons
and Denver most of the week.
Conductor Turley and family have
moved into the Smell dwelling.
Felix Kennedy, the boiler inspector,
is here ON business of his office.
Fireman and Mrs. r. G. Cole are re-
joicing in the birth of a daughter.
Foreman D. A. Lucas of the boiler
department was up from Havelock, Sun
day.
WILDER Fisk is tagging and W. S.
Alderman has gone into the freight SER
vice.
R. A. Prigga drew ten days for a car
getting out of Holbrook yard not long
since.
! Conductor Willetts and family went
up to Denver on Ii, yesterday, to visit
briefly.
P. E. Potter is breaking for Conduc-
tor Curran vice Nose Jennings, called
to Wisconsin.
F. G. Robertson is with Conductor
Kendlen instead of J.. R. VanHorn, away
on short visit.
Engineer II. E. Culbertson and H. A.
FREY were in Lincoln, Saturday last, or
matters of business.
Conductor T. F. Enright has a short
leave of absence and R. M. Douglass is
in charge of the 1882.
Brakeman G. F. Kinghorn has resign
ed from the train service. We hear he
contemplates going west.
Conductor J. F. Utter is in charge of
the pile driver over in the st. Francis
neighborhood, this week.
This weeks designations are: William
Spencer of the blacksmith force; q. Il.
Gale, night truck packer.
Jacob Schlect, who has been on the
relief for some time with sore eyes, re-
turned to work on Monday.
Asst Sup't of Motive Power Fit and
Chief Car Inspector Barstow were at
headquarters yesterday and today.
James Toohey and family moved to
Sterling. Colorado, this week, where he
!. will be located in the company's employ
The sick-list, this week contained the
J names of: Engineer M. R. Gates, Engi-
neer R. G. Cole, Fireman Jacob Matz.
Conductor FIN. Washburn and Brake.
. man J. r. VanHorn went up to a Chase
county ranch, Wednesday, on a short
/ visit.
Conductor Eph Benjamin was absent
; early in the week on grievance commit
tee business, returning to his run, yester
) day morning.
I Engineer Leonard Meserve is dowr
J from Sheridan, Wyo., on a short visit tt
: relatives and friends here and other Ne
: braska points.
q Rex Stanton, on his way home t.
, Trinidad, Colo, from visiting in Hast
ings, this state, spent part of the weel
: in McCook with friends.
M. S. Jennings left on 6, Wednesday
for S~heboygan, Wisconsin, to the bed
side of J. S. McBraver, who is in a hos
pital there suffering with typhoid fever
A car on 149, Wednesday morning
jumped the track at a frog at Perry, an
the blocking car had to be sent up to ge
it back onto the track again.
Acting Sup'tE English and Trainmaste
Wilburn have been going over the vale
lines, this week, winding up at Re
Cloud, this morning, and going in I
4 Lincoln on 6 on company business.
New employees, this week, in differer
departments: L. L. Crawford, new fr;
man j. P. Murphy, boilermaker; {
4 W. Snider, helper, in Egan's ganl
Fred Perkins, boilermaker; B. Ran
brose, wiper.
The Burlington has handled ninetee
orange specials within the asst ten day
These with a number of sheep specla
q have made business over this divIslc
quite lively. And more, second section
of No. 8 are becoming quite regular.
A. P. Ely has retired from the ira
service and entered the office of the divi
q ion sup't at McCook. He and his wi
came up from Red Cloud. close of la
week. He succeeds to the position
assistant timekeeper vacated by Jot
Rice. Mrs. Ely returned to Red Clou
8 Wednesday morning, to arrange
moving their household effects to M
Cook.