The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-01-31

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Miss Gertrude Milliganwa here from
McCook this week.-Red Cloud Argus.
Foreman q. w. Beard of the Red
Cloud yard, is laying of and Brakeman
CLANCY is relieving him.
Conductor Utter was off a couple of
days, close of last week, and transacted
matters Of business in BARLEY.
The movement of emigrants has al
ready begun and every west bound train
has one or more cars OF them now.
All the trait auditors west of the
river, with one exception, have been
pulled off in the interest Of economy.
General Henderson has been succeed
ed as general attorney for the Burling-
ton by his late assistant James f. Kel-
by.
BARLEY has been bulletlred as a regu-
lar stop for No. Ii and 6 during a Lin
coin Land &c. boom of some building
lots.
Brakeman Ed. DeLong vent down to
Holdrege, close OF last week, to relieve
S%witchman Overleese who was off sick a
few days.
Conductor W. A. Cassell returned to
work first of the week, after a few days
lay-off occasioned by injuries received
in the breaking.in-two Of his train.
l.. B. Thomas came down from Me-
Cook Saturday to see bis wife, who is
visiting at the home OF her mother,
Mrs. L. V. Pegg,-Red Cloud Chief.
Brakeman T. j. Clark who has been
laid up with a bad Geld for a week, has
gone to Kansas City and other points
east On a short visit.while recuperating.
The depot at BARLEY has been quar-
antined on account Of small pox and the
company is using a temporary structure
and extra agent there in the meantime.
Dwight Johnson and wife of McCook.
visited at the home of his brother, L. l..
Johnson in this city from Friday night
until Monday neutrality-suspicious. City
Ranger.
William Hewitt, of McCook, a former
resident of Havelock, who has beer
taking treatment at a local hospital, is
able to be out again and was on the
streets of Havelock Tuesday.-Have-
Iook cor lincoln Star }
The Havelock chapter of the p. E.
0. was entertained at the home of Mrs.
j. E. Hursey, of University Place, this
morning at breakfast, in honor Of Mrs.
Hewitt, of McCook, a former member
of the Havelock chapter.-Havelock cor.
Lincoln Star.
Conductor Will Cassell was injured
the first of the week. His train stopp-
ed suddenly and he was thrown violent
ly against his desk in the way-car.
His injuries are not of a serious nature
and he will probably be on duty again
in about a week.-Republican City
Ranger. .:
The Burlington has commenced lay
ing S5-pound "open hearth" steel on
the Omaha-Lincoln line, replacing the
75-pound steel now in use, which will
be placed IN lines where lighter engines
are used than on the Omaha-Lincoln
line, where the heaviest locomotives on
the system are used.
Shortly after the passenger train, No.
Is, left for the west Friday evening, the
fireman, Jno. Campbell, was stricken
with appendicitis. The train returned
to Red Cloud and the fireman placed
under the care of a physician. His
condition was serious, and he may be
compelled to undergo an operation
Red Cloud Argus.
A freight car took fire at the depot
Sunday, and had it not been for the
presence of mind of our particular
friend, John d. Grams, we doubt if
aver the track would have been left to
tell the tale, but John suggested that
the ''goat" get it to the water tank
quickly, which it did, and a stream as
large as a telephone pole was let loose
and the fire was Submerged Red
Cloud CA.
For the benefit of the 1ag-station be-
tween Edison and Holbrook, we will
state that Beaver City has the best
train service of any town in western
Nebraska. All trains stop here. None
of them rush through with a naughty
wave Of the hand from the fagman
on the back platform. o, our train
service is all right, and we have an
awfulIy nice jail.-Beaver City Tribune.
The switch engine and switching |
crew namely: Tony Clark and Claude
Brown. enginemen, and Messrs. Beard
and Goth. have bppn rn-