Going to the
World’s Fair?
Then You Must Have a
New Bress,
One of those 84-inch Serges, in
Blue, Gray or Tan is just what you
need to travel in.
You also need a
Pretty and Stylish....
New Hat,
and we can give you the correct
thing. We can supply you with an
entire new outfit, and also furnish
you with a TRUNK or VALISE to
carry it in.
J. ALBERT WELLS.'
McCook, Neb.
-4f»j CASH
. iargain ’ ouse.
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To Start
The Sale on
Summer Dress Goods
We will offer.....
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1,000 yds Challie at 5 cents.
1,000 “ Gingham “ 5 cents.
o-Look at our-o
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
The Best $2.50 Shoe in the city.
CLOSE f *PRICES X
Our Grocery Stock is Complete
At All Times.
23FSTRAW HATS NOW OPEN.
C. L. DeGROFF & CO.
TTkCE T-A-BEE.
GOING EAST—CENTRAL TIME—LEAVES.
No. 2. through passenger. ..5:50 A. M.
No. 4. local passenger.3:40 p. M.
No. 6, through passenger. 4:30 P. M.
GOING WE8T—MOUNTAIN TIME—LEAVES.
No. 1. through passenger.10.50 A. M.
No. 3, through passenger.11:35 P. M.
No. 5, local passsenger.11:00 P. M.
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F. S. Reid expcets to go on the road again
soon.
The strike of shop men on the Santa Fe has
been declared off.
Jim Chambers is here from Lajunta, Colo
rado, on a visit to his parents.
J. T. Bradley, brakeman, hurt his left foot,
Saturday, at Palisade, quite badly.
Engineer Jim Reynolds was up from Re
publican City, early days of the week.
Claim Agent Tomlinson is on duty again
after a ten days vacation with sore eyes.
Mrs. Shepherd presented Thad with a
promisingten pound boy.VVednesdaymorning.
Engineer Meserve left on 6, Monday even
ing, for Creston, Iowa, on a visit of a few days.
Colorado roads are already in the midst of
a fierce rate war for the prolific Columbian
traffic.
No. 13 from Kansas City run on through to
Denver, Wednesday, being over three hours
late at Oxford.
Roadmaster and Mrs. B. V. Haley were
passengers on 6, Tuesday evening, for Hold
rege, on a visit.
Mrs. Cal. LeHew went down to Oxford,
Saturday evening, on a visit to her old home
folks and friends.
George Brennan, machinist, was a victim of
an accident, Saturday, in which his right foot
was painfully injured.
Engineer A. J. Chambers commenced ex
tensive improvements upon and additions to
his cosy little on north Marshall street, Mon
day.
Roadmasters McFarland of Red Cloud and
Josselyn of Orleans were at headquarters
on business of their offices, yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. George Conner of McCook is in the
city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Roy, and other relatives and friends.—Falls
City Journal.
Dispatcher and Mrs. T. B. Campbell went
down to Cambridge, Wednesday evening, to
witness the marriage of their friend Miss Ada
Medlyn and a gentleman by the name of
Enders.
Mrs. J. C. Birdsell, who has been enjoying
quite a long visit among her old friends in
McCook and other western division points,
departed this morning for her home in Alli
ance.
i The Brooks Locomotive works of Dunkirk,
N. Y., have turned out a twelve-wheeled en
gine which weighs 240,000 pounds. The en
gine will be sent to the World’s fair, where it
will be mounted on the pedestal in front of
the railway terminal.
Conductor Tim Foley, who has been on
the Oberlin run now for the past three or
four years has taken a thirty days lay-off to
visit friends in Wisconsin, South Dakota, and
to take in the World’s fair. We are informed
that Tim may, and probably will not return to
this run, although he will remain in the em
ploy of the B. & M. He wants to get near
home or to his South Dakota interests, where
he is half owner of a large ranch. Our people
regret to see Tim leave this run but wish him
success and happiness wherever he goes. His
successor, a Mr. King of McCook, is a very
pleasing, affable gentleman.-Oberlin Opinion.
! It now seems impossible for the western
railroads to come to any agreement about
world’s fair rates. They will make an effort
to maintain them at a reasonable figure, but
the withdrawal of the Santa Fe from the asso
ciation and the friction which has attended
the long drawn out meeting of the passenger
agents at Chicago indicate that widespread
demoralization will overtake the schedules be
fore the fair is a month old. The only way to
prevent a general scramble is to make rates
so reasonable that everybody will want to
travel. If this is done all the railroads will
have all’the passengers they can accommodate
for the entire period of six months, and there
will be no incentive for underbinding com
petitors for business.
Last Friday the incoming passenger tram
on this branch lun over a team and wagon.at
a crossing five miles west of Norcatur. The
team belenged to Peter Brunk, of Altory town
ship. His son Henry was driving the team at
the time of the accident. How the driver
came to venture on the track is to us a mystery
for a train at this point coming from the east
is visible for a long distance. Whether the
engineer whistled or not it seems that an ap
proaching train could not be overlooked com
ing from that direction. The engine struck
the rig just between the horse and the wagon;
threw the driver into the air and away from
danger, but dragged the horses and wagon
about 200 yards before it could be stopped.
Both horses were terribly mangled and were
killed at once, and the wagon was a complete
and total wreck. The driver escaped without
injury. The loss was considerable to Mr.
Brunk, as the team was a good one and the
harness and wagon almost new.—Oberlin
Opinion.
Fireman Bailes is at work again, after a
sickness of four or five weeks.
Albert O’Niel and bride arrived home from
a wedding trip to Denver, Saturday afternoon
op 6.
Today a one way- rate of $18.85 went into
effect in Chicago. The fare to St. Louis is
$17.65.
Engineer James Ford was up from Orleans,
Sunday, to have some needed repairs made
on his mill.
M. J. Sullivan and family have moved up
to Stratton, where Mr. Sullivan will run the
section house.
Fireman Will Henderson was slightly un
der the weather, fore part of the week, and laid
off a few runs.
Mrs. Ed McKay leaves for the Arkansas
hot springs soon for her health. Her sister
will accompany her.
Ed DeLong came over from the Sunflower
line, Sunday; and will run on the main line
hereafter as brakeman.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kane left this morning on
2 for Wisconsin. Ed has the profoundest
sympathy of this community in his affliction.
Conductor Jack Curran, one of the cleverist
operators of the punch on the western division,
greeted his host of friends in headquarters,
Sunday.
Mrs. J. H. Burns and family accompanied
Mrs. Cronkhite to Hastings, Monday evening,
on a brief visit among old friends and asso
ciations.
Don’t Rent—When you can secure a home
of your own for about the same expense by
purchasing it from S. H. Colvin on the install
ment plan.
World's Fair rate to Chicago has been made
$33.80 for the round trip. April 25th to Octo
ber 31st. Limit for return Nov. 15. Round
trip to St. Louis same dates $29.80.
E. E. Kimmel, late of this division, has
taken charge of the S. & G. ranch station on
Supt. Phelan’s division, as agent, during the
absence of the regular agent G. H. Still.
A. L. Dulaney, agent at Adelia, has gone to
Indianola and will visit Kansas City before
returning. It is rumored he will bring Mrs.
E. back with him to alleviate the lonesome
ness of his surroundings at Adelia.—Alliance
Grip.
Tuesday of this week, J. W. Chambers, eld
est son of Engineer A. J. Chambers, and Miss
Emma Catt were united in marriage, County
Judge Beck performed the ceremony in the
Leland hotel, Indianola. Jim and his worthy
bride left on Wednesday for Lajunta, Colora
do, where he is in the employ of the Santa Fe
as a machinist. Here’s prosperity and happi
ness to them.
By the fourth annual report of the Relief
department, which is out for the year ending
Dec. 31, 1892, we note that the average num
ber of cases of sickness on hand for the year
was 266, equals 23 per thousand members, and
out of a total of 6,289 cases of sickness 58 ter
minated fatally. The average number of cases
of accidents were 234, equals 27 per thousand
members, and out of the 4,326 cases 75 termi
nated fatally. The average number of total
cases on hand was 500, equals 48 per thousand
members. The average number of days of
sickness was 21 while the same for accident
was 17. Total amount paid for sickness was
$117,182.50 and for accident $168,350.70, while
the average payment on cases of sickness was
$26.06, and for accident $21.22 for the year.
The amount paid out by the department was
in excess of receipts $20,979.93 which the C.f
B. & Q. Co. made good.
REPUBLICAN.
L. W. Wright now holds down the rear
end with Jack Curran.
No. 74’s engine broke down on Tuesday
and engine 81 had to take the train in.
There was another train from I.ong Island,
last Saturday, Conductor Green manipulator.
Brakeman Kendall has a great tooth for
chicken, and if his pocket holds out he may
be able to gratify it.
Wilsonville and Beaver City furnished a
special to Cambridge on Wednesday the 26th,
occasion of an I. O. O. F. blow out.
Agent Knapp of Wilsonville is able to get
out and imbibe the fresh air once more, but
he wouldn’t make much of a sprinter yet.
Agent Pickens of Woodruff is laying off for
a few days visiting with relatives in Atwood;
an operator from Grant fills his place during
the vacation.
Katz.’ engine 146 and Terry McAloon’s en
gine 53 have changed runs for a while. Terry
weighs as much again since he began pulling
the varnished cars.
Brakeman Shaffer, who has been with Con
ductor Cromwell for so long, is now on the ac
commodation, between here and St. Francis
with Conductor Curran.
Bostwick is shipping a train of 19 cars of
cattle from Alma to the seaboard, where they
will be loaded on shipboard and consigned to
to Liverpool, England.
The extra from Republican to St. Francis
on Monday is getting to be a local train, do
ing local work besides setting the cars for
the stock express on Tuesday a. m.
Conductor AI. Green is enjoying (?) the
sensation of being a widower. However, it
is not permanent. Mrs. Green is rusticating
on the homestead near Ludell, Kas.
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And Dress Making.
I’m a Plain, Blunt Man,
But I Know That
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UP HILL WORK
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with an immense new stock ot
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