Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-22
THE TICKET PUNCHERS.

| Organization of Division of the Order OF
| Railway Conductors and List of III.
Officers Elected.
The GLOBE yesterday morning contained al
| &c usive announcement of the meeting of thu
| 'tiIwsy conductors of The Northwest to IT,
| leld in this city yesterday for the purpose o.
| nstituting a division Of lhe Order OF Railwa,
Conductors OF fiie United States and C.uadu
| The order is a secret one somewhat after the
style of The Masonic, Odd Fellows, Druids,
ETC, and consequently it is impossible to give
anything like a full report of the proceedings
which took place yesterday. The object of
| she order is one of mutual benefit to its mem
| bers in varions ways laid down in the consti-
| tuition and bylaws of the order. It's members
are limited TO conductors in good and regular
| standing.
The charter members present yesterday
| were as follows:
MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL.
| G. S. Caldwell. D. Lyke,
]. Fl. Anderson. John Bryant,
Chas. j. NJ. Torrent, ]. c. Howard.
ST PAUL & DULUTH.
J. A. Mitchell, c. B. Kenyon.
E. D. Humphrey,
NORTHERN PACIFIC.
A. E. Law, G. C. Dow,
NJ. Brnkerhoff, j. McManus,
J. II. O'Nlell, A. c. Wescottt,
/. F. Hall, H. Flint,
W. Fl. Doyle, w NJ Davis,
W. P Spluldlng, John Dorsey,
Il. Spaulding, H Sperbeck,
]. E. Goldsmith, j. Fl. Costello,
H. Brintnell, L. b. Dodge,
VIM. Aldrich.
ST. PAUL MANITOBA ROAD.
Geo. E. Pennock, G. H. jerks,
W. F. Moody, W. Fl. Shears,
VIM. Dyson, ID. b. BarstOne,
H. Malloy, John Bryant,
Fl. Gruble.
ST. PAUL & OMAHA ROAD.
W. s Kemp, j. I. Frederick,
n. Bouce, A. w. LOunsbery,
A. l. Cox. D. r. Dixon,
r. Fl. Graham.
The members met at Druid hall, on the cor
ner of Seventh and Jackson streets at 10 a. m
yesterday, with District Deputy L. R. Carver,
of Keokuk, conductor on the Chicago, Rock
Islund & Pacific road; in the chair. Very lit
tie business Was transacted during the morn
ing session, as many of those expected had not
arrived. The 1:30 p. m. train from Mime
spolis brought down the following named
conductors, viz: E. o. Soule, W. P Dan
iels, j. P. Forrest, A. D Maxon, L. M. Peck,
Vim. Cation and o. E. Copen, of the Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern road; W. A.
Ackley, of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific road; E. D. Sill, of the Rock Island, Mis-
sissippi & Texas road; H. G. Greenfield, of the
Milwaukee & st. Paul road, and o. T. John
son, of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
road. They were met at the Merchants hotel
by Col. Allen, who took them in charge, and
after clearing their Threats and washing their
faces, he took them up into the dining room
and gave them Sunday dinner.
At p. m. the members met again at Druid
hall, and perfected the organization of the
division by the election Of the following
officers, viz:
Chief Conductor-J. A. Mitchell, of the St.
Paul s. Duluth road.
Assistant Chief Conductor-M. Brinkerhoff.
of the Northern Pacific road
Secretary and Treasurer-W. H. Doyle, of |
the Northern Pacific road.
Senior Conductor of Ceremonies-C. 81.
jerks, of the st. Paul & Manitoba road
Junier Conductor of Ceremonies Nicholas
Bouce, of the st. Paul & Omaha road.
Inside Sentinel-H. Malloy, of the st. Paul |
& Manitoba road.
Outside Sentinel-D. r. Dixon, of the ST.
Paul & Omaha road.
The above is about all the business trans
acted which can be made public. The officers
Df the division were duly installed by District
Deputy L. Carver. after which the division
adjourned to meet three weeks from yesterday.
Most of the visiting brothers left for their
respective posts of duty by the evening trains.
The name of this division is st. Paul and
Division No. 40, and it starts out
With membership of forty-iour, twenty
light of whom were initiated yesterday.
The following named members of the grand
livision of The order were present Yesterday:
:. 4. Carver of Des Moines, Iowa; c. A.
'tansfield of Burlington; w. P. Daniels of
>edar Rapids; A. L. Vanaman of Milwaukee,:
nd j. n. Robinson of Milwaukee A number
# other members of the order were present
rom abroad whose names the GLOBE report
r could not obtain In addition TO being
members of. the Brotherhood they all belong
o the order of Good Fellows, and all hold high
ank in that organization.