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

j G. Schobel is entertaining his two
sisters.
Engine 6l2 is getting a set of new
flues, this week.
F. j. Schamel is a new helper in the
blacksmith shop.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Trammell, Monday.
Roundhouse is short on heipers-four
men quit, Wednesday.
Engines 657 and 134, recently overhaul
ed, have gone to service.
No. IA is getting the finishing touches
in the roundhouse, this week.
A car of freight was burned in the
yard at Akron, Colo, last Sunday.
Three new SIS have recently been re-
ceived at McCook, Nos. 1926, 1927, 1928.
G. M. Hollinger has beer transferred
from the blacksmith shop to firing the
heater.
Chief Clerk M. Lawritson entertain
ed his brother, G.. Lawritson, early in
the week.
The shopmen--or at least all of them
that can be spared-are enjoying a holt
day today.
a fire alarm about 1890, Thursday
morning, seems to have been without
warrant in fact.
Engine 27O4 was put out of commiss-
ion at Akron, Thursday morning, in an
accident at Akron.
Engineer L. P. Nelson drew thirty
days for that Hastings yard accident
with No. l, recently.
Engine 1868 died ur the road, the
other day, and engine 2Sl1 wen up and
brought her and train in.
Harry Ellison and crew brought No.
rs on thru to McCook, Tuesday, on &C
count of shortage of crews.
Conductor Neal Beeler has Teen trans
ferred to Oxford and Conductor J:iC.
Davis comes to brake out of McCook.
Engine 656, recently out of the shops
here, has been sent east of the river,
and is to receive attention in the Aurora
shop.
Conductor John Morris returned to
his run, last Saturday, and Conductor
A. H. Bagley resumed his regular run
on the Holdrege local.
Engine 314 an A class mill was
brought 10 from down the road, We'd
nesday. in a freight train, and has been
placed in the backshop for an overhaul
ing.
An engine and several cars were badly
wrecked at Roggen, Colo, yesterday
morning. Charlie Emerson went up,
last night, to direct the picking up OF
the wreckage.
Saturday night at Kenesaw, a 40-foot
car of machinery was destroyed by ire.
A car of merchandise was also damaged.
The cars were part of train ". Con-
ductet NJ. S. Parks was in charge.
A car of coal went into the turntable,
first of the week, damaging the gasoline
engine badly. The man in charge of
the engine had just left his little coop,
or he to would have been part of the
debris.
The Lincoln State Journal announces
theSfaCC that Mrs. Eaton mas commenced
proceedings in divorce against her hus-
band, the late Sup't Cornelius L. Eaton
of the McCook division. Cruelty is the
stated grounds.
An emigrant car was burned between
here and Akron, close of last week.
The emigrant had a close call for his
life. Four head of horses and all his
effects were burned. Conductor f. W.
Rank was in charge of the train.
While shunting some cars in the yard,
first of the week, three freight cars took
the turntable track. Net results are a
demolished car containing coal, a badly
scrapped gasoline engine and cab. The
turntable is being operated by hand
power while the engine undergoes
repairs.
Since Daniel Wizards visit last week,
an order has been promulgated making
the limit of speed at which 81 engines
can be run at so miles an hour. The
famous gray hounds P3s must not exceed
81 miles an hour. This means that lost
time, is lost forever, and that schedule
time must be steadily maintained to
bring the passenger trains into port on
time.