The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-01
Sparks From the Smokestack.

lIaNCi was llSht on all lTdlnS leaving
the Union depo. this morning.
MI Robert Stockhouse assumed the
duties OF general freight agent of the r.
l. & p road this morning. Mr.. Ralph
Slaymaker takes Mr.. Stockhouse's place
as paymaster and cashier
Mr.. A. n. Morton, late general freight
agent of the r. l. & P, went to Chicago
this morning 1t is Surmised that he will
decide which of the two positions he is
offered, to accept before returning.
The Wild Irisbman on the r. l. 4 P
road made its last trip yesterday and
came in last night one hour late. This
train was put on last February and has
made some money, but it was found i'm
possible for it to make connections with
the trains leaving Peoria and the c. r. |.
& P. trains leaving here, hence It's with>
drawal
\ new time card goes into effect on the
C. NJ. & St P. road tomorrow morning.
The only change here will be in the Fly
ing Dutchman, which will leave here at
6:32 a m, instead of 5:45 as heretofore
MT. Lund, the young man recently
arrested in Frccport for seduction, has
furnished bail in the sum of $500 and is
now on his regular run on the c., NJ. Il
st. ?. road between here and Freeport.
He is conductor on a freight train and
well liked among the railroad boys.
Conductor DeGroot, of the C. B. & Q .,
takes one of the new trans between CHS
cago and St Louis tomorrow His brakes
man, Ray Sullivan, will accompany him
on the new run, but his former baggagc>
master will remain where is on the run
between here and St Louis.
Conductor James Campbell, VIM Roe.
Superintendent Dave Bush, and Judd
Mincrd, train dispatcher al Milwaukee,
all connected with the c., NJ & st. p
road, have returned from their duck hunt
ing expedition in the north. They had
car Of their own and went wherever they
pleased, stopping off at various stations
They had huge time of it. Mr. Minerl
is credited with having got one goose
during the trip. 1t was sick That was
the extent Of Minerd's game bagging.
A new time card goes into effect on
the c. B. & Q. road at noon tomorrow.
The following changes will be made in
the arrival and departure of trains in this
city The st. Louis train will leave at
$40 q. m.-fve minutes earlier than here
tofore. The Sterling passenger will leave
at a. m.-ffteen minutes earlier. The
BeardstOwn passenger will leave at $50
p. m, the same as heretofore. The St.
Louis train will leave at $50 p. m, the
same as at present. The st. Louis ex>
press will arrive at $40 a. m.-thirtyfive
minutes later The Beardstown passen
ger will arrive at 1915 a. m. as hereto>
fore, and the Sterling passenger will ar
rive at 6:55 p. m.-fifteen minutes later
Commencing tomorrow at noon the C.
B. & O. will run fast daily trains be
tween Chicago and St. Louis These
trains will be elegantly equipped with
Pullman seepers, reclining chair cars
tseats frer) and first class coaches, and
will run through without change, as fol-
lows: Going south, leave Chicago $50 p.
m, Aurora $40 p. m. Mendoza 1856 p.
m, Galesburg $50 a. M, Bushnell 220
a. NJ, Vermont 257 a. m, Beardstown
5, 50 Il m, arriving St. Louis 745 a. m.
Going north, leave St Louis 500 p. m,
East st. Louis SIS p. m, Beardstown
II. so p. m, Vermont 1890 a. m. Bush
nell 1.1j a. m, Galesburg 10 a. m,
MENDOZA 80 a. m. Aurora 6.O5 a. IN,
arriving Chicago 730 a. m.