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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-02-22

button of his vest. The four motions
were these:
This is what they MEANT
1. l have a string of cars for the
Burlington yards.
2. l want in ON track 10.
8. l want to cut off cars on 10.
4. l have also ars for II.
NJ. A. Shelley, the signal board op'
orator, went to the telephone, called
up another tower, got a favorable re
ply and swung the arm of a signel
The switch engine "wheezed" it's way
forward.
After the cars had been switched the
pilot again faced the signal operator
He crossed and recrossed his fore.
arms.
In a moment the semaphOre swung
for him and his train backed out on a
main track. His crossed arms meant
NJ wanted to cross state line with cars
for the Union Pacific yards. The
swinging semaphore gave him the
track. When the string of cars stood
pdlSly III JHS OnlOu dClllC ydIuo Iuc
pilot held up two thumbs to another
tower operator. This signal meant,
I'm on the spot"
A switch train stood on a siding in
the West bottoms freight yard for half
an hour a few days ago. The con-
ductor stepped from the ~caboose,
glanced along the line of box cars to
where the brakeman stood summing
himself. He raised his left elbow and
struck it several times with his right
hand. The brakeman nodded and the
two walked away.
A sidetrack in one freight yard
leads to a brewery. When a string of
cars is to be stored in on this track
the conductor extends his left elbow
and strikes it with his right hand.
When these same train crews are
thirsty they don't ask Have a drink?'
They give the elbow signal, which
means ito the brewery"
A sWitchman made several futile at
tempts to couple a fiat car onto the
end of a freight train in the Santa Fe
yards last evening. Time and again
the train rammed back against the
car, but the couplers would not clasp.
The switchman stepped out where the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-02-22

ton to win a better country for them
Home and patriotism are linked to-
gether. The children will help to
make the nation. But the nation will
help to make those children.
That little dimpled cheek will not
allow you to take Off your uniform for
a single day.
You must build his home. You
must fight for his inheritance. You
must put your life into the moving and
marching forces of righteousness that
are trying to win victories for him.
The next generation will live in the
country which this generation is max
ing for it. And each one of us is help
ing to make it. All of us are nation
builders. Every time we cast a bal.
lot for an unclean ofice-seeker we are
committing an outrage upon the fu-
ture.
Patriotism can never be selfish. It
a never be bound up and roped
round in it's own pleasures and com.
forts.
It can eve stand still, looking
backwards.
1t can never content itself with
making a noise.
In Washington's farewell address
we see the prayers of a great soul
embracing a nations posterity. The
pen that wrote the emancipation
proclamation was tracing on the paper
a hearts desire for a long procession
of centuries.
And out Of this love of country and
this guardianship of our children will
come the patriotism of service.
The Roman soldier cried out at is
beautiful to die for ones country"
Our country does not want anybody to
die for it now, but it does want all the
multitudes Of its people to live for it
to do their big best or their little best
to serve its highest and noblest in
tents, and pass it along to the future
~cleansed, purified, sweet to the heart
and sound to the core.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-02-22

A measure important to all the peo-
ple of the state was introduced in the
house by Wilson of Custer county.
This bill provides the state board Of
assessment shall use the unit system
in assessing railroad property and the
assessment hall be distributed accord.
ing to mileage without regard to main
lines or branch lines. Should the bill
be signed by the governor after the
terminal taxation bill is signed, it is
thought by some the measure would
nullify that measure.
The railroads had their innings be-
fore the house committee on railroads
on the 18th on the proposed 2-cent pas
senger rate bill, and of the four cor
porations represented, each argued
that the rate would not be compensa-
tory and each said not only would
such a rate. be detrimental to the rev.
enues OF the roads, but harmful to the
state in general, while P. S. Eustis,
passenger traffic manager of the Bur-
lington, told the committee the first
step his road would take should the
bin become a law would be a test in
the courts.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-02-22

engineer could see and slapped his
stomach with his hand. The engineer
understood. They left the car.
The signal meant TO the rip track"
rip track" is the repair track.
The signs in all yards are not the
same" Mr.. Shelley said. Necessity
caused them to be invented A pilot
may ride up to my tower and without
uttering a word tell how many cars
he has; where he got them and what
he wants to do with them. Perhaps
they go to two or three different lines.
1t would take some time in talking to
tell me what he wants to do. The
signs may look odd but they do the
work
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-02-22

anu the DSSG HAL WIN
lives in it is separated by a long dis
lance from the angels of heaven. The
writings and orations that would put
us beyond criticism explode against
some very hard facts and let out upon
the air a great deal of Stiffness. Our
politics are not so absolutely pure that
a seraph's wing could Craze them
without contamination. Our ideals of
greatness and glory are closer to the
ground than they ought to be.
Our reverence for the s~acredness Of
law that should be as firmly fixed, in
our national conscience as Pixies Peak
is firmly fixed in the soil of Colorado,
is not beyond the cavil and complaint
of those who study the foundations of
our institutions.
But of one thing we are persuaded,
and that is that the virtues of our
country oyer-balance it's faults.
There are more angels than devils
among us.
The devils are making the most
noise, but the angels are doing the
most work. The mar who believes
that righteousness is losing it's grip
upon this nation is a woefully mis-
taken man. I heard a speaker the
other day who proclaimed that we are
falling from bad to worse and from
worse to worst,
We do not believe him.
We believe that we are rising from
good to better, and from better to best.
One of the chief roots Of our patriot
ism is gratitude, the realization of an
immense debt to those who battled
about the cradle of our national eX-
istence and won our freedom and in
dependence at the points Of their
swords.
Here we are because the men of '76
put US here.
Here we stay because the spirit of
'76 has kept us here.
Stormy Atlantic, mild Pacific, Sleep
Ing lakes, waving forests, tree-crowd-
ed mountains, gold mine and silver
mine, storms out of whose tempest
driven hearts have luttered the white
feathered birds of peace, fiery bap-
tisms through whose flames have
crept forth the evangels, gave ever
lasting covenant. When we think Of
these things, when we stand upon the
mount of vision, and the splendor of
our country breaks upon our eyes,
when the song of the reapers comes
up to US, when We hear the hum
of industry thrilling along the ground,
when we see the cleaning rivers
curving and winding like silver
threads through vast gardens, what
account Of ourselves shall we give to
ourselves if we take not the cup Of
praise and thanksgiving in our hands
and pour it out to the heroes whose
patience, faith and courage ushered
IN the dawn of our splendid prosper
ity?
They were fighting for the future,
for the country that was coming. So
are we fighting for the future-for the
country that is coming. AS we look
into the faces of our little children we
cannot feel that for us the battle is
ended. We have won a country for
But we must win a country
for them.
And love of country a1i love of
children run together with the ambi-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-02-22
WILL BE RAILROAD WONDER.
Air Line Planned to Run Underground
a Good Many Miles.

bO 6Nt bA0 DA66SoN HACJ@SN ~
David II. Moffat, the Colorado railroad
man, is an air line from Denver to
Salt Lake City over the continental
divide, midway between the Union
Pacific on the north and the Rio
Grande on the south, says the Rail-
road Mans Magazine.
David Moffat has dug down into his
own pocket and built several railroads
which nobody else had the courage to
tackle. He made money every time.
But the present proposition Is the
%stiffest one he has encouraged yet.
AS soon as the scheme was preached
IL met with opposition from the roads
that would be effected by 1t. When
it vas suggested that Moffat was at
last up against a job too big for him
and that he could not get a route one
who knew him well remarked con-
fidently:
"a right of way block David Mofat?
| guess not. If there's no other chance
he'll cuss a right of way through"
He didn't have to go to such an ex-
IRENE, but he did have to furnish the
money for the building. New York
capitalists whom he visited refused to
advance any money for the building,
so he said.
Never mind. I'll build it myself.
We have a little money out in Col
orado, l and my friends. We can all
chip in and I guess among us we car
make up a fair sized pot. The road is
one of the plums of Colorado, but it'll
take a little shaking to bring 1t down"
1t took more than a fair sized pot,
as the preliminary work for the sur
veys cost a quarter of a million dol
lars. The Burlington had tried to get
over the mountains and had become
frightened when a million dollars had
been put into the work and brought
no visible results and Moffat bought
the rights the Burlington had ac-
CURED.
The first fifty miles of road out of
Denver cost 100000 a mile, and the So
miles up the foothills to the Main
Range tunnel cost 800, 900 a mile, all
this for grading before a single tie
was laid.
In II miles there are 20 tunnels
through solid granite, and the road
has every conceivable sort of curve,
from a horseshoe to a tennis racket.
Bridges and fills cost a million dollars.
Steam Shovel cut, through rock, Is g.
200 feet long and averages 40 feet
deep.
The Main Range tunnel, nearly
three miles in length, is under James
Peak, at an elevation of $500 feet,
and cost ~three-quarters of a million
dollars. William Cook, whose firm
had the contract for building one of
the worst sections of the road, took
down 10000 cubic yards Of granite
with M blast, using 1000 kegs of
black powder and Is boxes of dyna-
mite to do it.
way through the mountains, has been
conquered, and what remains to be
done is comparatively easy. Through
out, the road is of standard gauge, g.
900 heavy Texas pine ties to the mile,
instead of the usual $500, and 80,
pound rails, and all equipment fitted
for heavy through traffic. 1t was a
magnificent conception in railroad
building, and it took a magnificent
courage to risk millions of dollars in
a venture that had swallowed millions
and given no return.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-02-22

Senator Kings free high school bill
was recommended for passage by the
senate. It allows any child living in al
district which does not provide a full
high school course to take the missing
grades at some high school in the
state. The tuition, which is fixed at
rs cents a week, is raised by taxation.
in his district.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-02-22
WENT AT PRETTY FAST CLIP.
1t Jared Loose the Range in the Din.
ing Car.

Eyes, that vas a pretty fast run we
made on the Hummer" said Conductor
Cad Smith at the Union depot recent.
ly, but the I'll we made on the Cali
fornia special last Thursday night was
a winner. We left Bloomington 40
minutes late, and when 1 got to the
register book at LaSalle street we had
made it up and had three minutes to
our credit. That's going someI As I
passed the diner on my way to the
head end the cook beckoned to me
and said:
Look a-heah, boss. This yeah
range is jahed bout eight inches outer
place count dat dab engineer man
goin' round dem curves in too big a
rush
"The range was III of place, all
right" continued Smith, "and when
1 reached the engine 1 said to the
driver:
1.-The darkey back there is going to
hold an executive session with you
because you Jared his cook stove
loose.
How much?' asked the engineer.
"He says you knocEed it eight
inches out of place said |.
""You tell that African for me- said
the engineer, that if he will wait till
we go back tonight I'll promise TO
give him a ride that will put the stove
back in place and scramble his supply
of eggs in the bargain kansas City
Star.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-02-22
DONE BY SIGNALS
HOW RAILROAD SWlTcHMEN
TALK TOGETHER.
Language Consists Of Motions of the
Hands and Arms-Easiiy Under
stood and Mistakes Are of
Rare Occurrence.

They speak a various language.
these switchmen do. And much of 1t
is spoken with the hands and arms,
says the Kansas City Star. Down in
the Union depot yards they have signs
which look odd, yet which tell things
as plainly as words, and more quickly.
A Frisco transfer approached a sig
nal tower a few days ago from the
east. The pilot riding the front of the
engine held up two hands, his fingers
spread apart; then he stuck both
thumbs to his ears; he gripped his left
thumb with his right hand and jerked
it away. then pointed to the lower
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-02-22

Y our near approach to the
anniversary CT Washing
toms birthday it behooves
us all to be very grateful
to God and the revolution
airy fathers for the nation
which they gave to US.
Away with the man who
does not love his country.
1t has its faults.
It is no better than the
best man who lives in it,
. H. L~-4 ~,n~ who
The Dickinson press., 1907-09-21
"A Message From Mars

As the curtain rises upon the first act
of Mr.. Ganthony's comedy. "A Message
from Mars" which will be seen here at
the opera house Wednesday evening,
September IS, one sees the luxuriously
furnished apartment in London house.
The first sensation is that of complete
mysti6cation. "What message can
possibly be sent from the far off planet
Mars to dwellers in this conventional
English homer" This is the question
that the average auditor asks himself.
From the very starting point Of this
comedy the interest in the beautiful de-
yelopment of the play is so intense that
it rivets the attention of those who see it
from the rise of the first to the fall of
the final curtain. The play has been
seen here once before and its beauties
are we'll known to our theatregoers.
There is delightful love story running
through the play from beginning to end
and one of the most important features
of the play is where the young girl, the
fancee of the hero of the play, breaks
her marriage engagement because the
gentleman is afflicted with the sin of
selfishness to such degree she be-
lieves, that he is incapable of loving
her. In the presentation of this play on
the occasion of the forthcoming en-
.gagement local theatregoers are
promised a cast and scenic appoint.
ments of the same high standard as
characterized its original production in
this city.
The Dickinson press., 1907-09-21
GRAND BARBECUE.
v. e. Fountaine Will
Superintend Roast OF
12OO-pound Steer and
Several lambs. 400
Pounds Of Pork and
Beans for Side Dish.

Great preparation is being made for
the grand barbecue to be given by the
Dickinson Horse Sales Co. during the
coming horse sale to be held September
70 and "a.
v. E. Fontaine, an expert in the
barbecue art and a man who most
thoroughly understands the handling
and roasting of a 12oo-pound steer, has
been engaged to prepare the great feast.
The steer has been selected from one
of the finest herds to be found in this
part Of the country and is a fine speci-
men. The lambs Ior side dishes) will
be the pick of 1900 band.
The time required to successfully
roast large steer for barbecue is
from IS to 18 hours and the men in this
country who have mastered the art are
very few.
The regular side dish to be served at
the barbecue will consit of 400 pounds
of pork and beans, cooked in one i'm.
mense kettle. Bread will be served in
generous slices but the barbecue doesn't
include potatoes of any style. The
slices of bread will be used as plates.
You are cordially invited to come to
this grand barbecue and the manage
ment hope to see you on hand for the
handout. They also state that the plate!
may be retained as souvenirs of the firsI
grand barbecue given by the Dickin
son Horse Sales Co.
The Dickinson press., 1907-09-21
lCklNSON.
.offe rs a complet.
Work
course in

!; ;li,;s Our Commercial
Department will be
made to conform with the
up-tO- date business institu-
lions. We have introduced
into this department t b e
The Dickinson press., 1907-09-21
Railroad Notes.

Arthur Rogers has passed the exam
nations and is acknowledged As COM
petent road engineer.
No. 3 will not stop at Taylor and Glad
stone, as scheduled by the last time card,
but No. 4 will make regular stops at
these towns.
Ed. Peake is the only man in this city
who 10 taking vacation because OF
the boilermakers' strike. James Birch
and Pete Blade, old standbys, are tax.
ing care of the work in good shape. The
strike followed a refusal OF the railway
managers to grant the boilermakers
wage scale Of IS cents an hour east Of the
Missouri river and 47H cents west Of
the river. At present the wages are SO
and 40 cents and the roads offered to
increase to AK and 43H cents an hour.
The N. P. officials at this station have
received bulletin from Supt. Rapelje
giving the description of the parties who
Mont, on the Great Northern. The
Great Northern offers reward Of 5000
for the arrest and conviction of the per
sons engaged in the holdup and robbery
of the train at Rexford, on the morning
VI oCptCluUcI IZs Lie tWO IICh dIC uS-
scribed as follows: Not over 30 years
old and of light complexion, one about
five feet, eleven inches, the other short,
and both slight build, wearing black
sack coats. Both wore slouch hats, the
taller had black trousers and the shorter
wore kakai trousers. The holdup took
| place directly north of Thompson Falls,
on the N. P. line, and the N. P. officials
are very anxious that the robbers be
captured.
When No. 4 reached here Wednesday
morning Sheriff T. N. Hartung, Deputy
Sheriff Reynolds and Chief Of Police
| Corbett were at the station and, follow
ing the advice of one of the passengers,
]. B. Gieske. of Portland, Ore, who lost
$500 in the sleeping car between this city
and Glendive,' made a search for the
missing wad of greenbacks. A thorough
search through the car was made in a
few minutes but nothing like money was
found. One passenger was suspicioned
by the loser, but he readily allowed the
officers to search his person and bag
gage and nothing unusual was found.
Deputy Sheriff Reynolds went on as far
as Richardton in order to make a more
thorough search. He searched the
porter from top to toe and even removed
the lining from part of the colored
gentleman's clothing, but nothing like
$500 could be found. The second search
through the car revealed nothing and
the man, who was foolish enough to
carry this amount of currency on his per-
son, is still minus his roll.
The Dickinson press., 1907-09-21
District Court

The September term of the district
court closed Monday morning after a
rather short session. The only case that
was tried and settled was the civil case
If Fred Pathmann and Henry Pathmann
vs.. Ambrose Dienst, in which verdict
was rendered in favor of the defendant.
The criminal case of State VS.. Thomas
Dotterman (bastardy) resulted in dis.
agreement, after many hours Of delib'
Grafton.
The two cases of State vs., Andrew
Schoenlein will be tried later in the
Morton county court at Mandan.
In many instances the cases were put
over the term by consent Of parties. and
most of the court cases will be held ir
chambers before referees.
Out Of II applications, 81 applicant:
were granted their citizenship papers
The other applicants failed to have theil
witnesses at this session of the court.
Judge Winchester left Monday fo
his home in Bismarck.
The Dickinson press., 1907-09-21
Land office Ruling

4 The land office officials at Dickinson
have not received notice that claimants
may leave their claims after ID months
continuous residence, pending the maxi
ing of proof. Such ruling may have
been promulgated at Washington, but
until the local officials get instructions to
the contrary, they will hold that resi-
dence must be kept up until after the
commutation proof is completed.
The Dickinson press., 1907-09-21
Not Long to Wait

A large consignment Of our popular
locator's maps is expected any day and
we shall then be able to complete all
orders. The new map will be corrected
to date, showing new postofices and
in the order they are received.
The Dickinson press., 1907-09-21
Bliss System
OF F.BoOKKEE!,PE'I,[NiG

which requires the most
elaborate ONCE equipments
OF any system on the market,
Seven On1ceS. Actual 0uA-
ness from the start. .
The Dickinson press., 1907-09-21

For 90 miles after leaving the reser-
vation, the Milwaukee runs close to the
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
POST-SEASON
GAME PLAYED
ON SATURDAY
Football Team From
Fort Monroe to Meet
All-NaYy.

Football enthusiasts who don't object
TO braving December weather to see
an exhibition of their favOrite game
will be given a chance Saturday TO
witness a contest between the strong
eleven from Fort Monroe and a picked
team from the Navy.
The lineup Of the All-Navy team win
be about the same as that which de-
feated the All-Army squad at Ameri-
can League Park Thanksgiving Day.
The team from Fort Monroe is an ex-
ceptionally strong aggregation, being
largely composed Of athletes who are
in good condition. owing to the fact
that they train the year round The
All-Navy should prove a tough PROPOSE
tion for the visitors in spite of this, II
it shows the form which it displayed AT
National Park against the Army repre-
sentatives- While IL employed the newer
football but little. it was strong on the
defense. and was able 10 fend off the
attempts OF the other team TO gain by
employing 1907 tactics
On the Offense the Navy team is a
puzzier for n team Of about its own
weight. as is the eleven from Fort
Monroe. Its line plunging ability nets
consistent, If not sensational. gains, and
il takes pretty crafty work TO hold
the sailors for downs.