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LINCOLN , DENVER ,
OMAHA , HELENA ,
CHICAGO. BUTTE ,
ST. JOSEPH , PORTLAND ,
KANSAS CITY , SALT LAKE CITY ,
ST. LOUIS and ALL SAN FRANCISCO ,
POINTS EAST AND AND ALL TOINTS
SOUTH. WEST.
TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS :
CENTRAL TIME.
No. 2. Vestibuled Express daily ,
Lincoln , Omaha , St Joe ,
J Kansas City , St. Louis.Chi-
I ca o , and all points south
ana east. 5:55 : A. M.
No. 4. Local Express , daily , Lin
coln , Omaha , Chicago , and
all points east 9:00 r. m.
N0.148. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday ,
Hastings and intermediate
stations 5:0 ° AM -
No. 76. Freight , daily , Oxford , Hol-
drege , Hastings. . . . 6:45A.M.
No. So. Freight , daily , Hastings and
intermediate stations 7:00 a. m.
MOUNTAIN TIME.
No. 5. Local Express , daily , Den
ver and intermediate sta
tions 8:15 r. M.
No. 3. Vestibuled Express , daily ,
Denver and all points in
Colo.Utah and California , 11:40 P.M.
N0.149. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday ,
Akron and intermediatesta-
tions 6:00 A. M.
No. 77. Freight , daiIyStraltonBen
kelman , Haigler , Wray and
Akron 3:20 P. M.
No. 63. Freight , daiIyStratton,15en-
kelman , HaiglerVray and
Akron 5:00 P.M.
N0.175. Accommodation , Mondajs ,
Wednesdays and Fridays ,
Imperial and intermediate
stations 8:00 a.m.
Sleeping , dining and reclining chair cars
( seats free ) on through trains. Tickets sold
and baggage checked to any point in the
United States or Canada.
For information , time tables , maps and
tickets , call on or write C. E. Magner , Agent ,
MeCook , Nebraska , or J. Francis , General
Passenger Agent , Omaha , Nebraska.
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS.
Auditor . P. Foreman checked the
boys up here , Tuesday.
Dispatcher J. E. Robison is not feeling
well again , and is laying off.
V erne Davis of Ayr was at headquart
ers , Tuesday , to take examination.
The Burlington commenced work on
its Omaha depot , Monday morning.
Brakeman Everett Dwyer has been
transferred from Hastings to ZVIcCook.
New styles stiff and soft hats now
ready. See them at The Famous.
Frank Harris , chief clerk , arrived home :
from his sad mission to Galva , Illinois ,
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Saturday-night.
Brakeman Elsie Hobbs is back from
his visit east and went out with Conduc
tor Callen , yesterday.
Roy Dixon returned from the St.
Francis run , Monday night , and is now
firing on the main line.
Assist Supt. D. F. McFarland of the
Che3renne line was down from Holyoke ,
Friday evening last , on business.
RoZint of tbe oil house is resting
with a smashed finger that contested the ,
right of way with a barrel of oil.
John Weintz , a fireman at Sheridan ,
Wyoming , has taken amonth's vacation ,
which he will spend visiting his folks
and friends in St. Louis.
Our new line oi samples for spring ' 97 ,
for clothing to order , are now ready.
See us before placing any order. A good
fit and lowest prices guaranteed.
The Famous.
Dispatcher J. E. Robison sold his resi
dence on Melvin street to W. F. Everist ,
giving posession first of this week. Mr.
and Mrs. Robison are boarding with En
gineer and Mrs. David Magner on north
Manchester street.
Erakeman O. R. Amick moved his
household effects to Hastings , Wednes
day. The family is staying with Brakeman -
man Gilchrist a few days while O. R. is
putting their new home in readiness.
He will be on the Oberlin-Hastings run.
Sam Wilde , formerly a machinist here ,
was in the city , close of last week. He
was on his way to England with his wife
and family. Mrs. Wilde is in poor health
and desires to return to her native land ,
but Sam says he thinks too much of Am
erica to remain in England permanently.
Mar and Paul Anton entertained their
brother from Topeka , Kansas , over Sun
day and Monday. The brother lived in
our city about a year , some eight or ten
years since , and was a while in the com
pany's employ. He is now connected
with the Topeka Tent and Awning Co. ,
aud took a few orders while here , leav
ing for the east , Mondaj' evening.
The engineers and firemen on the Bur
lington special which recently made such
a flying trip from Chicago to Denver
have been remembered by tbe officials of
the road with handsome badges com
memorating the event. They are also
reported to have received some remun
eration for their extra efforts from Mr.
Mayham who chartered the special.
Lincoln Journal.
The Burlington system is now moving
the greatest quantity of grain , principal
ly corn , out of the B. & M. territory in
Nebraska in its history. There were 6051 I
cars on the track between Kansas City
and St. Joseph one day last week. On
another day there were 602 cars in tran
sit ; on another day there were 675 cars ,
and on another there -were 498 cars. The
Memphis road receives alone on an aver
age * 75 cars a day from the Burlington.
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"Corn is King" and his temples are
legion.
Verne Davis of Aj-r went to M < Cook on
Monday to take examination.
Charlie Draper , agent at Blue Hill
went to Silver Creek on Monday to visit
his brother.
L W. Wright went to MeCook ( .11 No.
3 , Monday night , returning on No 4 ,
Wednesday a. m.
Conductor Lyman had to brake a trip
in order to he at the wedding of Agent
Bardon aud Miss Dodd
W. W. Green has secured the agenc } '
for Wanamaker's clothing and is furnish
ing the boys with good suits cheap.
On Sunday , February sSth , M.W. Bar
don , agent at Republican City and Miss
Melvina Dodd of the same place united
their destinies with the assistance of Fa
ther Harrington and launched their
barks on the sea of matrimony The
ceremony took place at Naponee at 11
o'clock , a.m.
For several years past the Burlington
has been running weekly excursions be
tween Chicago and California , parties
traveling in Pullman cars , but they have
had no outlet east of Chicago for their
business General Passenger Agent Eus-
tis has finally arranged an outlet over
the Vanderbilt lines , and commencing
Tuesday , March 9 , and ever } ' Tuesday
ihereafter , the Burlington tourist excur-
sious from Boston will leave that city at
5 p. m. on the Boston & Albany road.
The route to Chicago will be over the
New York Central and Michigan Central ,
arriving at Chicago on Wednesday and
connecting there with excursions which
have been running for two 3-ears past by
way of Deuver aud Salt Lake to San
Francisco and Los Angeles. The first
eastbound excursion will leave Los An
geles on Wednesday , March 10 , and
ever } * Wednesday thereafter , passing
through Chicago , Mondaj * , aud b } ' the
same route as above to Boston , arriving
there Tuesday evening. The Burlington
excursion conductors will run through in
charge of these parties between Boston
and Los Angeles. The excursions will
pass through MeCook. The parties that
leave Boston on Tuesday afternoon will
arrive here on Thursday night , and those
that are eastbound will go through here
on Sundays
Of the 1,357 accidents occuring on var
ious roads in the United States , of which
anv record has been made , 792 were de
railments , 51 collisions and 51 were of
a miscellaneous nature. Of the derail
ments , 7S resulted from defects of road ,
iSS from defective equipment , 66 from
negligence in operation , 146 from unfor-
seen obstructions and 314 from unex
plained causes. Those resulting from
defects of road were caused in 26 in
stances b\ ' broken rails , in 16 cases by
loose or spread rails and in 19 others "by
broken bridges or trestles. Broken axles
caused 74 accidents ascribed to defective
equipment. Derailments due to negli
gence in operation resulted from mis
placed switches in 28 cases. Unforseen
obstructions were accidental in 26 in
stances , malicious in 2S , caused by animals - .
mals in 24 , by washouts in 23 and by
snow or ice in 9 Of the collisions , 22S
were from the rear. Other accidents
were due to the following causes : Ex
plosions , 15 ; broken parallel or connect
ing rod , 6 ; cars burned while in motion ,
4 ; various breakings of rolling stock , 12 ;
other causes , 14. The record of train
accidents in January includes 51 colli
sions , 68 derailuunts and other accidents ,
a total of 126 accidents , in which 33 persons - ;
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sons were killed and 100 injured. j
BILIOUS COLIC.
Persons who are subject to attacks of bilious
colic will be pleased to know that prompt re
lief may be had by taking Chamberlain's Colic ,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy , and if taken
as soon as the first indication of the disease
appears , it will prevent the attack. For sale by
L. W. McConnell & Co. , Druggists.
Torturing , itching , scaly skm eruptions ,
burns and scalds are soothed at once and
promptly healed by DeWitt's Witch Harel
Salve , the best known cure for piles. A. Mc-
Millen.
Chamberlain's Eye and Shin Ointment
Is unequalled for Eczema , Tetter , Salt-
Rheum , Scald Head , Sore Nipples , Chapped
Hands , Itching Tiles , Burns , Frost JJites ,
Chronic Sore Eyes and Granulated Eye lids.
For sale by druggists at 25 cents per box.
TO HOBSE OWNEBS.
For putting a horse in a fine healthy con
dition try Dr. Cadys Condition Powders
They tone up the system , aid digestion , cureless
loss of appetite , relieve constipation , correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms , giving
new life to an old or over-worked horse. 25
cents per package. For sale by druggists. '
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