The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-28
NEWS ITEMS.

Walter Leach is up from Lincoln on a
visit, this week.
Engine 7O6, K4, is receiving a new
steam jacket, this week.
Conductor Eph Benjamin is away on
grievance Committee work.
Inspection car No. Ala went up the
Imperial line, Wednesday.
Knud M. Stangland is now located in
Havelock and working in the Burling-
ton shops.
Conductor L. A. Hurlburt is now in
charge of the 14197 vice Conductor
Bump, absent.
The 1854 has received her new tires
from Havelock, and is ready to go out
into service again.
Agent and Mrs. Tom McCarl were up
from Red Cloud over Sunday, visiting
relatives and friends.
Conductor H. G. Brown has bought
the S. D. McClain farm northwest of
the city. Consideration s3,4OO.
Engine No. 800 is having a set of new
fues, and Colonel Budig is fitting her
with an electric headlight meanwhile.
On account of slackness in business
on the west end, Conductor J. II. Ross
and crew at Denver have been taken out
of the service.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Ely are settling
themselves in Mrs. Woods south cottage,
this week. Mrs. Ely came up from Red
Cloud, Monday.
Engineer M. r. Gates has been ailing
and off duty for two or three weeks, but
is improving now and expects soon to be
able to return to work.
Conductor F. A. Starks is off duty on
account of sickness in his family. Con-
ductor Will Turley went down to Or
| ans, Wednesday night, to relieve him.
Conrad and Jacob Brening returned
from HaVelock, Wednesday. They were
unable to make living wages at piece
work there, and contemplate going west
for work.
Agent and Mrs. Frank Wallace were
up from Holbrook, briefly close of last
week, guests of Roadmaster's Clerk and
Mrs. W. NJ. Stoner. They returned
home Saturday on No. 2.
The company hauled two special trains
of Russians from Lincoln to Denver,
Tuesday. On Wednesday two more
trainloads vent over the line, one of
Russians and another of baggage and
effects. The Russians will work in the
sugar beet fields at Loveland and other
points, this summer, returning to Lin
coin in the fall.
An officers special has been going
v the McCook division, this week,
starting at Hastings on Monday. Among
the officials are General Sup't Byram,
Sup't of Bridges and Buildings Rivett,
Sup't English, a number of men from
the freight department and several
members of the advisory committee,
besides a number of division officers of
this division. The special will cover the
entire division and branc hes.
All the electric light wires in the depot
building are being removed from the
garnet and placed in wooden cases on
the walls and ceilings. In addition the
entire building is being rewired with
much heavier insulated wire. The re-
suit will not be in the interest of arts
tic effect, but the item of safety will no
doubt be subserved-and this is the re-
suit desired and thus progresses even the
physical campaign of change.
Engines 319O and 3197-Baldwin DIS
are being prepared for shipment east
of the river, and American DIS will be
exchanged for them. As fast as possible
all the Baldwin D4s will be exchanged
for Americans, and will be used exclu-
sively east of the river. Before the ex-
is effected all the Baldwins are
to be equipped with 5000 and 7,OOO-gal-
Ion tanks, the S,0O0-gallon tanks being
kept here for hill service.
The old time friends on the McCook
division of J.R.Phelan and JIG. Birdsell
will be pleased to learn of their recent
promotions in the company's service.
May 1st Sup't Phelan of the Alliance
division will become general superin-
tendent of theWyoming lines of the Bur
succeeding G.. w. Rhodes, re-
On the same date, Asst Sup't
Birdsell of the Deadwood branch will
succeed Sup't Phelan, promoted, at
Alliance. Both gentlemen will be locat-
I'D at Alliance. Both are formerly on
the McCook division in the early days,
Mr.. Phelan as a roadmaster and Mr..
Birdsell as a conductor. The are both
to be congratulated upon their latest
in the service.