TWELFTH YEAR. McCOOK, RED WILLOW COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1893. NUMBER 8.
W. M. ANDERSON’S
►NEW*
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.
CASH
iargain ’ Mse.
Prepare for Hot Weather.
We have Everything in the Wearing Apparel line
TO KEEP YOU COOL.
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.
TX3!vCE TiLBLE.
GOING BAST—CENTRAL TIME—LEAVES.
No. 2. through passenger.6:30 A. M.
No. 4, local passenger.8:45 p. m
No. 6, through passenger.4:10 P. M.
No. 78, freight.9:00 A.M.
No. 144, freight, made up here.»: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
S°- TC. freight. 5:30 P.M.
No. 149. freight, made up here. 6:00 A. M
No. 175, accoin.. made up here. 8:00 A. M.
tS”NOTE:—No. 73 carries passengers for
Stratton, Uenkelman and Haigler only.
No. 175 is for the Imperial branch.
No. 4 has a sleeper from .McCook.
The dagos let us Wednesday.
Clerk Harris resumed his desk, Tuesday.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Elliot, Sunday night.
Dagos have been thicker than flies about
the depot, this week.
Mrs. B. V. Haley has been entertaining
Mrs. II. G. Petty of Denver.
Mrs. C. H. Harman of Holyoke, Colorado,
is visiting friends in McCook, this week.
The wreck of the Roggen accident was
taken to Havelock, first of the week, for re
pairs.
Engineer Frank S. Reid made a flying visit
to headquaiters from Oxford, Monday after
noon.
Roadmaster Web Josselyn of Orleans was
at division headquarters, Wednesday after
noon, on official business.
Mrs. C. W. Bronson arrived home first of
the week, from a protracted visit in Iowa and
at the Columbian exposition.
Engineer G. A. Noren arrived home, first of
the week, from his visit to the fair. The fam
ily will remain away some time longer.
Master Mechanic Archibald’s new house is
well under way and will be pushed along to
completion. Neighbor will have a very cosy
and comfortable home.
Frank Harris was threatened with an at
tack of typhoid fever, early in the week, but
happily has pulled through without having to
stand a run of that disease.
Engineer J. E. Sanborn left on 6, Tuesday
afternoon, for his old home in New Hampshire
in response to a telegram informing him of
serious illness of his aged mother.
Miss Nellie Brown was a passenger on 6,
Friday evening, for Holdrege, where Miss
Lena Coy joined her and together they have
been visiting in Cheyenne,Wyoming, the past
week.
As a consequence of the retrenchment of
the Burlington, Operator Ready of McCook
has been transferred to this office as night
operator and “Bill Nye” goes back to his old
job of checking cars.—Akron Republican.
We hear it stated that the pay roll of the
western division will be reduced to the extent
of 600 men by the time the order for retrench
ment has been fully carried into effect. We
look for this condition to be only temporary*
however.
If the railroads intend to do anything to
ward getting the people to the World’s Fair,
they should do the big thing. They should
not presume that one excursion train a week
will fill the bill, nor cover their tickets with
petty conditions, nor be afraid of the scalpers.
Each road should make its point on the num
ber of passengers it can land safely and speed
ily in Chicago and take away again during
the continuance of the world’s fair.
Every class of laborers have a way of using
slang expressions in connection with their
duties that to an outsider is unintelligible, says
the Alliance Grip, but this letter from a brake
man to his best girl puzzled her: “My dear,
I pushed the car's face yesterday while the
headscrew fogged—the eagle eye, and they
told the sup., who put us on the carpet and
put the can on us. I will have to lay over on
the ly-by to clear muzzled for ten days, and
will be down to see you soon.”
Tuesday afternoon as No. 6 was approach
ing \ uma, Colorado, the rear Pullman car
left the track, broke away from the rest of
the train, and run out onto the prairie a car
length or two, not even turning over, and not
in the least injuring any one of the four occu
pants of the car. The track was disturbed
somewhat and the car was considerably dam
aged, the train being under full speed at the
time. The train was only delayed a few
minutes. The first report received here was
to the effect that the entire train, save the en
gine, was in the ditch, and great excitement
prevailed, and much activity was exercised in
preparations to go to the scene of the sup
posed disaster with the wrecker, physicians,
etc. This false impression was soon dissipa
ted, however. The wrecker left for Yuma,
later in the afternoon to get the Pullman back
onto the track and ready to forward the car
to the Pullman works for repairs. It was an
other fortunate escape for fated No. 6. Con
ductor I. H. Bums was in charge of the train,
and Engineer B. H. Douglass was at the
throttle. The cause of the accident is not
definitely known, but is probably the result of
spreading of the rails, it beiug in the locality
where new and heavier steel has recently
been laid.
Conductor Chapin same home, Wednesday
night from his trip.to Chicago.
lorn Wilkinson is enjoying a rest of ten
days. Ditto Brakeman Hobbs.
Conductor Reddin is in Denver attending the
funeral of his deceased brother-in-law.
Cook aud Cox of the Republication branch
have both been at headquarters, this week.
Conductor Hi Thrailkill left on 6, today to
see the fair. Mrs. Thrailkill will join him in
Iowa.
The pay checks arrived on Tuesday and re
lieved the temporary depression quite notice
ably.
Up to Saturday night 45 men were dropped
from the shop pay-roll in the interest of re
trenchment.
Well, we have had that third accident. It
didn’t come exactly on schedule time but she
had to come.
Some engine men have been brought down
heie from Denver, the past week, which adds
sorrow unto grief.
Shop men are now only working eight hours
a day. The new arrangement went into effect
Monday morning.
Mrs. H. G. Terrill and daughter have been
the guests of McCook friends since the latter
part of the past week.
Mrs. J. D. McAlpine has been down from
Denver, this week, guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Knights.
Engineer Jim Reynolds is up from Republican
City today. Also C. E. McPherson, a resident
of McCook in the early days.
The Burlington announces a half fare of
$21.10 from McCook to Chicago, July 17,24,31,
and August 7th, with eleven day limit to leave
for home. You can return on the fourth day
also.
H. G. Terrili and family left on No. one,
this noon, for Los Angeles, Cala. He has sold
his house here, his effects on the farm north
of Cambridge, and expects to make his home
on the Pacific slope,
C. E. Bess and Randolf Hall departed for
Iowa, Thursday morning, and will visit with
relatives and friends for a few weeks. They
expect to return to McCook as soon as busi
ness resumes its normal activity in the shops.
Half fare excursions will be run to Chicago
over the Burlington on July 17. 24, 31, and
August 7th, good to return in four days, with
eleven day limit. The accommodations will
be first-class but no Pullmans. The fair from
McCook is $21.10.
Travis W. Benjamin and Miss Lillian E.
Green were married at Republican City on
June 14th, and are now at home in that village
to their many friends. Mr. Benjamin is one
of fhe B. & M. freight conductors on the
Oberlin branch.
F. E. Kidder has decided that it does not
pay to rent, and has purchased too dwellings
from S. H. Colvin on the installment plan.
He says that he will have deeds to his houses
after while when those who continue paying
rent will only hold receipts. /
Last Monday week the citizens of McCook
imposed upon Supt. Campbell’s good nature,
requesting him to procure from Lincoln two
cannons and several hundred pounds of pow
der to bombard the heavens to obtain rain
therefrom. Owing to Mr. Campbell’s fatherly
kindness, he complied, and from this fact the
following woeful tale evolved. The cannons
and powder arriving, the bombardment took
place, the rain fell, and, ye gods! a washout
occured at Almena that night, and another the
next night. After A. C. arrived at the wash
out and saw the effects of the first rain, and
then the next night was nearly drowned by a
second which took out all the cribbing just
built, he wired McCook: “For God’s sake
send that artillery back to Lincoln on the
first train.”—Alliance Grip.
A letter from Chicago states that Mrs. J. R.
Phelan attended the Old Settler’s reunion on
June 24th, and was among the few ladies pre
sent that received a badge for being the oldest
children of that city present. Mrs. Phelan
having been bom and raised in Chicago.
Mrs. P. F. Rofinot, aunt of Mrs. Phelan, and
grand mother of Mrs. F. S. Harris,was award
ed the gold medal as the oldest living resident,
having resided in Chicago sixty consecutive
years. The weather there is splendid, not as
warm as it was when Mrs. Phelan left Alliance,
while the fair is in perfect running order, and
colossal both as to size of crowds in attend
ance and displays. Miss Edith, who previous
to her departure east was sick, has so far im
proved that to repeat what the letter says,
“she is eating six meals a day and is then
hungry.”—Alliance Grip.
The grand secretary of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen has issued a circular to
all the 536 lodges, calling their attention to
the order of the last national convention, that
at the biennial convention in Boston next
October bids for a permanent location for the
grand lodge headquarters will be received.
The lodges are asked to present the subject
to the municipal officers of their respective
cities and to ascertain what inducements will
be offered for the headquarters. The members
propose to erect a building worth $76,000 to
$100,000. The present headquarters is in
Galesburg. Illinois, and among other things
there is maintained there the printing estab
lishment doing a business of $60,000. Fifty
persons are given employment in the head
quarters. A strong fight will be made at
Galesburg to retain the headquarters. Sev
eral other cities are already bidding.
We Say What We Mean
....AND...,
MEAN WHAT
WE SAY
hr Sei-Amial Clearance Sale
0-O F-0
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, MIJLL.INERY.
FOR
Y0U!i
FOR
A good slice of the earth. Now you get all the profit. lu fact
you are in on the ground floor. Think of these prices 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 heavy Screen Door, well painted and fur
nished complete with spring, hinges, hook e i A
and knob, only. $ I ,4U
No. 2 A First-class Lawn Mower, fourteen-inch r r.o
No 3 A very fine Quality of Rubber Hose, three- - .-m
’ ply, an immense bargain, per foot only.... .!
Nn 4 California Lawn Sprinklers, always were
sold at from $2.50 to $3.00, now ohly.
We are sole agents for the following lines and offer
great inducements in them:
Jewel
Gasoline
Stoves.
The Finest on
earth.
Leonard
Cleanable
Refrigera tors,
Beautifully carved—great
variety—low prices.
Banquet
Stoves
and Ranges.
All fire-backed—war
ranted f.**j yearn
Genuine Glidden Barbed Wire, Best in the World.
Our Stock is one Grert Assortment of Bargains. Call
and look us over.
THE PIONEER HARDWARE,
W. c. LaTourette, Propr.