TWELFTH YEAR. McCOOK, RED WILLOW COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY EVENING. JULY 7, 1893. NUMBER 7 W. M. ANDERSON’S ■**§^s»NE W GROCERY • • • STORE. It is not the only Exclusive Grocery in in the city, but my prices are as low as the lowest. My Goods are All New and Fresh. A full line of SPICES, strictly pure and un adulterated. Also a complete line of good CROCKERY which will be sold at remark ably low prices. When in the city give me a call. Respectfully, W. M. ANDERSON. <• MORLAN BUILDING. -4%4i CASH . iargain ’ Mse. Prepare for Hot Weather. i We have Everything in the Wearing Apparel line TO KEEP YOU COOL. Straw Hats and Ladies’ and Misses Slippers. Ask to See Our Summer Silk at 39c per yard; It is a Bargain. Silk Umbrella for only $1.50. Our Grocery .Stock Complete And fresh at all times. LARGEST STOCK AND LOWEST PRICES. C. L. DeGROFF & CO. I AAAAAAAAAAAAAAnA A A A AAAAAAAAA/\/>/%/%a/v TTfcviEE TABLE. DOING EAST—CENTRAL TIME—LEAVES. No. 2. through passenger.6:30 A. M. No. 4. local passenger.8:43 P. M No. 6, through passenger.4:10 P.M. No. 78, freight.9:00 A. M. No. 144, freight, made up here.9:30 A. M. No. 148, freight, made up here.5:00 A. M. GOING WEST—MOUNTAIN TIME—LEAVES. No. 1, through passenger.11:30 A. M No. 3. through passenger.11:35 P.M. No. .5. local passsenger.10:00 P.M No. 73, freight. 5:30 P. M. No. 141), freight, made up here. 6:00 A. M. No. 175, aecom., made up here. 8:00 A. M. ^^“Note:—No. 73 carri :s passengers for Stratton, llenkelinan and Haigler only. No. 175 is for the Imperial branch. No. 4 has a sleeper from McCook. Supt. Campbell’s estimable wife has been quite ill, this week. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Marvin and Mrs. J. I). McAlpine left on I, Saturday for Denver. 1 he company has laid off two freight trains out of Denver on account of lack of business. Conductor Bronson will occupy Secretary of State Allen’s house just vacated by C. L. DeGroff on Monmouth street. Roadmaster Web Josselyn of Orleans had business of his office at western division head quarters, Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Will L. Vetter of Hastings were the guests of Mrs. Vetter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burnett, over the Fourth. Conductor J. H. Burns has been off duty, this week, nursing with fortitude an adult and aggressive carbuncle, located on the back of his neck. The new time card which goes into effect Sunday morning moves the division at Pacfic Junction to Lincoln, into which city all trains will hereafter run. Miss May Moore left on I, Sunday noon, for the sunny clime of California, where she expects to make her future home. Many friends accompanied her to the train and wished a safe journey and much happiness in her new home. The celebration at Max was somewhat of a failure, so far as the display of fireworks is concerned at least, as their consignment was held here from Tuesday night until Wednes day morning. Their telegram to express the works on passenger train No. 5 did not leach here in time to make the transfer. Tom O’Rourke was in from Rawlins, Wyo ming, early part of the week, looking after his farm property out in Perry precinct. Tom and the family are on their way east on an extended visit, embracing a short stay at Tom’s old home in Ohio, the World’s fair, and a protracted stay among Gilman, Illinois, relatives and oldtime friends. About a mile of track was washed into the Prairie Dog creek, last week, between Long Island and Almena, by the unusually high water caused by the heavy rains. Telegraph poles and wires were badly damaged along the branch. That particular section is subject to wash-outs every year, but the last is much the worst they have ever experienced. From McCook comes the intelligence of thejbirth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Har man. Frank has so far recovered from the event as to be able to resume his regular ex press run this week_Nearly every train that leaves the Oxford yards now has from one to half a dozen tramps on board. This is also said to be the case at many other towns along the road. Quite a crowd boarded No. 16 at Republican City the other day and the conductor and assistants found it necessary to stop the train and engage in a genuine tussle before the cars could be cleared of them. The same thing was repeated the next evening at Orleans, where Conductor Smiley encountered such a 'tough outfit that he was forced to draw a gun for self-protec tion.—Oxford Standard. The carelessness of the section foreman at Roggen, Colorado, in leaving a swith open, caused passenger train No. 6 to go into the ditch, Tuesday noon, causing a bad wreck, although no lives were lost and no one was seriously hurt. A car of cinders stood on the side-track. The engine knocked it into the ditch, following it there, together with the baggage, mail, combination and one chair car. The locomotive (No. 316 with Engineer Bonestead at the throttle) was sadly demor alized, the cab being almost stripped from it, and the four cars were considerably damaged. Cars were taken up from here on No. I and the unfortunate train was brought here at 8 o’clock, about four hours late. Among the slightly injured was a colored couple from Denver—cousins—who were bound for Ben kelman to get married. They got off at Ben kelman, and are doubtless happily wedded by this time. A lady bound for Chicago, hav ing a baby about 15 months old, was some what shaken up and was badly unsettled in mind. No one accompanied her. An un successful attempt was made to have her re main here a while and rest, but she insisted upon going on through to Chicago. Her de ranged mental state was noticed shortly after the departure from Denver, and the accident intensified matters. The section foreman no ticed that the switch was open as the train approached, but was unable to close it in time to avert the accident. He and his gang at once boarded their hand car and pulled out for Denver. That no one was killed is almost miraculous, as the train was moving at a high speed. Conductor Bonnot was in charge of the train. Engineer A. Snyder is home from his visit east. Conductor Chapin’s car is now presided over by M. Carmony. Dispatcher Robinson sports a handsome new phaeton and horse. General Supt. Calvert was around with his little snickersnee, yesterday. E. B. Stiles moved into the A. D. Gibbs res idence on north Main street, this week. A fine promising boy baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Magner, early this morn ing. Havelock seems to be the only Burlington point that’s in it to any gratifying extent just now. Dispatcher Mills went in to Lincoln, Mon day morning, to celebrate with capital city friends. W. A. Austin, agent at Indianola, was at western division headquarters, Monday, on business. Lrom all along the line come reports of re duction of number of employes in the various departments. I he Burlington is now figuring on some ex cursions from the east to this part of the state of homeseekers. The boys are all on the look out for that third accident which is commonly supposed to fol low, as a matter of course. Messrs. Bess and Hall of the machine shops celebrated at Denver and Idaho Springs, re turning Thursday evening. Monday of last week Taylor Ward of our cityand Nora B. Schaeffer of Hayes county were united in marriage by County Judge Dunshee. The VVauneta gravel pit has been temporarily shut down. An order was received here, this week, to cut down the force of employes in the shop at McCook one-third. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Marvin returned here on 6, Wednesday afternoon, from there visit to Denver, and left for their home in Dead wood, S. D., on the following morning. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Hulaniski arrived home Sunday noon, from their visit in Illinois. Benjamin Plummer, Mrs. Hulaniski’s father of Hinsdale, accompanied them. In Great Britain during 1891 the railroads carried 849 million passengers. Of that enor mous number only five lost their lives, but 549 people employed by the railways were killed and 3,161 injured. The heavy rain east of here, last Wednes day evening, caused a wash-out on the B. & M. four miles east of Moorefield. The dam age was not sufficient, however, to delay trains.—Curtis Courier. Tom Catt of the car tinkers’ force was quite painfully hurt, yesterday afternoon, while up at Roggen with the wrecking crew, by the breaking of a guy-rope. He was brought home on 6. His injuries are not regarded as being serious, ’though he is experiencing much pain in his side and back, and is bruised consider ably about the body. The local excursion rates which the rail roads made to Chicago on the Fourth of July attracted an unusually large number of people to the world’s fair. The attendance was an object lesson which ought to convince the railroads throughout the country that it would prove a source of profit to them and an accom modation to the public to offer one fare to Chicago for the round trip during the Colum bian exposition. While the freight train was switching at this station, last Tuesday, two cars were thrown from the side track and very badly wrecked....Wm. Reynolds has resigned his position as B. & M. night operator at this place and left for his home in the mountains. Mr. Barriclow, formerly of McCook, will succeed him for a short time_A gang of men who are laying steel rails are in town and will make their headquarters at this sta tion for some time.—Benkelman News. Tuesday night, four or five cars of freight train No. 73 were derailed at Trenton by some hogs running under the train. No one hurt and the damage to rolling stock was not very great. The wrecking outfit was attached to the train, bound for the scene of the late trouble at Roggen. Stuby with 278 was pull ing the train. Passenger train No. 4 was de layed by the accident and did not reach here until about three o’clock Wednesday morning. July ist the Western Union made a sweep ing reduction in their Colorado rates of 30 per cent. The reason given for the reduction is the increase of business in that district this year. Rates that heretofore have been 40 cents per ten words in the future will only be 25 cents,or the same as charged by the compa ny in the different states east of the Mississ ippi river. The same reduction has also been made between Colorado and Southeastern Wyoming, also a reduction between Colorado towns and Western Nebraska and Utah. Mrs. John Hill of Gunnison, Colorado, the unfortunate woman whose mind was unsettled by the accident to No. 6 at Roggen, Tuesday noon, became violently insane and was taken from the train with her infant at Lincoln, and her husband was telegraphed for. He passed through here, Thursday morning on 2. The woman is-mastered by the idea that her baby was killed in the wreck, and in her paroxysms seeks desperately to go back and recover the little body. She was on her way to Quincy, Wisconsin, on a visit to her parents. It is a very sad case indeed. We Say What We Mean ....AND.... MEAN WHAT TiWE SAY* Bar Semi-Annal Diane Sale o-O K-o All Summer Goods NOW IN PROGRESS. White Goods, Lawns, Challies, Satteens, Laces, Embroideries, Underwear, Etc. Everything at unheard-of low prices. Also our entire stock of Fashionable Millinery at less than cost. The Dressmaking Department is always prepared to do your work. L. Lowman & Son. DRY GOODS, CARPETS, MILEINERY. I I 1 FOE YOU! A good slice of the earth. Now you get all the profit. In fact you are in on the ground floor. Think of these pri ces and don’t neglect to snap a few of these Great Bargains. Here are a few which we offer this week just for a starter: No 1 A lieavy Screen Door, well painted and fur nished complete with spring, hinges, hook $ i