The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-31
NEWS ON THE RAIL.
What the Reporter Caught Around the
City Dep0ts this Morning.

The c., r. l. s. P. base ball club are
anxious to cross bats with any base ball
club in the city.
The proprietor of the eating stand at
the union depot reports his business
good.
Ben Ely and lady, who have been resid'
ing in Peoria, have taken up their resi-
dence in this city.
Agent Cook and Conductor B, McNanny
are noted for their vividness relating new
and fresh stories We don't mean ''fbs, "
but side splitting jokes.
DR.. J. W. Cowden, of this city, has
been appointed surgeon of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul road at this point.
The selection is wise one.
In the round houses this morning:
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, % en-
gines; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 8
engines: Rock Island & Peoria, z engines.
Agent Cook, of the c., r. |, & P, is
contemplating taking two weeks vaca-
ton. He deserves vacation, as he is one
of the salt of earth.
A number of new switch tops were re-
ceived by the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific road this morning. All the
switches in the Pacific yard are to be
adorned with one of these new tops.
Pat McCune, the train dispatcher on the
O." is one of the most faithful employees
on the line Pat hasn't had a day off for
the past two years. He deserves months
vacation. and We hope he will get it.
Just as soon as the union depot is built
by the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
folks, Tom Haggerty will be made train
dispatcher at this station. No more eff
cent a gentleman could be appointed
Passenger Agent Morton reports pas
senger travel on his road picking up. It's
a mighty frigid day when the Peoria road
don't have full coach load of passengers
out of this city.
The earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee
i St. Paul railroad company's system for
the third week in July were 100000,
against $414, 600 for the same week last
year, an increase of $3.50
The general freight agents of the rail-
roads interested in the business of Iowa,
Minnesota, Dakota and Montana, have
agreed on uniform rates for the transpor-
tatiOn of grain and other products to and
from those states and territories.
The Union depot was livelier this
morning than it has been for any day dur.
ing the month of July. 1t appeared
as though everybody had turned out
and was going somewhere. Baggage
Master Graves had five full truck loads OF
baggage.
The Rock Island & Peoria boys are
hopping mad because We forgot to state
in our last list of manageable young
men. that there were any candidates fol
matrimony in the Peoria offices. W.
hereby beg their forgiveness. and at tn.
same time state that both Press and Hugh
can be had, girls, for the asking.
Some of the passenger conductors Oh
the indianapolis & St. Louis road stat
that sixteen male and three female spot
tiers have been working the road for TIVE
weeks past The Indianapolis JoaTnd
says 1T might be well for conductor.
who contemplate resigning to Investigate
the rumor and see if it did not original,
with the baggagemen who think them
selves to be in the line of promotion
Such game was played with an eastern
road recently with marked success"
r Sabula Gazette: The Chicago, Milwau
4 kee & St. Paul has had little surprise il
store for some of its conductors durin
t the past week Spoilers" have been a
work on several freight and passenge
trains and as result number of cor
ductors have been laid off Among III
e number on this division are Del Whedo1
l Sullivan, Kane, Pete Grady, Tom Flann
: gan and Reese, all freight cons" 1t
said that some of the passenger conduc
tors have also been spotted" by th
spoilers The movement is going a
e along the line.
An irate female sailed into the baggag
room of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul road this morning with blood in he
= eye, and told Dennis McCarty that sh
u wanted her trunk. Said She Il cam
from Dubuque. and my trunk has got
rope around it," There being no trun
- corresponding with her description, Ma
told her he knew nothing of it as he la
not seen it. She went out, and went owe
to the Peoria depot, and not finding
- there, she came back to the Milwaukee
depot and told Mac that her trunk had tw
ropes around it. He looked for it agail
but found it not, and told her So Sh
again sailed out, giving Mac the partin
shot that if her trunk wasn't forthcomin
by night she would have his scalp dang
> ling at her belt
n The Postoffice.
This evening Major ]. M. Beardsie