Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-17
TRACK AND TRAIN.

Newslets from Many Sources Con-
EcerninE the ID inere RailrOads-The
Men who Operate Them.
Hugh johnson. of the R. I. & P, was
in Peoria yesterday on business.
The c.. B. & O. pay car, in charge of
PaYmaster Johnson, stopped last night
in the city.
Conductor Rider of the Iowa division
of the Rock Island is on the sick list and
is laying off.
Frank Kane is on duty at the ticket
Office at the Peoria during the absence
of the agent in the east.
Engineer Bender and Conductor
Hickey of the main line west of the Rock
Island. are off on vacation.
The c., r. 1 s. P. pay car Gsz-lle
passed through own this week on its
regular monthly tour of the road.
James 81. Jagoe travelling passenger
agent of the West Shore road. was in
Rock Island few hours yesterday.
IL is said authortatively that November
will see one of the best known and most
popular passenger conductors of the ST.
Louis division of the C,B. & O., becnm-
ing benedict.
Trainmsster j. @. Stanton OF the G..
B. & Q. was in the city yesterday. hav-
ing recently returned from a trip to the
coast.
Paymaster Lippincott. of the r I &
P, made his first trip over the road to-
day, distributing pay to the men along
the line.
The Rock Island round house, which
has been undergoing thorough repairs. is
| now being set off with a metallic coping
all around the top.
j. a. Schneider, who has been doing
relief work as bill clerk at the c., NJ. &
St. P, was taken sick and has gone to
his home in Hampton.
Baggageman Clark of the R. l. s. P.
is taking lsy-off for few days and
Steve Murphy. formerly of the c., B. s.
O., is running in his place.
Firemen Sprague and Weber of the
Rock Island have passed the engineers
examination and will be given extra runs
on the starbesrd size of the cab.
Night Yardm aster Boston Shank OF
the c., R. 1. s. P. is in Chicago on a
visit and Frank Weigand has charge of
the yards at night during his absence.
A brand new engine, No. 10. just out
of the shops, has made its appearance on
the r. 1. s. P. 1t is a model Of beauty in
the way of locomotive and is in charge
of Engineer Robinson.
Ticket Agent Allen of the G R I. s.
P. in Davenport. is off with his family on
q vacation in the west. Nigh, Agent An
derson being on duty days. and John
Gaffey of this city, taking the latter's
place at night.
The c., R 1. s. P. is following up it's
system of improving its property here in
the city by paving the court just west of
the passenger depot 30 that it will con-
form to the grade of Moline avenue.
which makes decidedly better appear
ance.
There was head end collision be-
tween passenger train No. 4 and west
bound freight on the main line west of
the c., r. 1. & P. near Iowa City last
night. No one was seriously injured,
both en"ines being somewhat damaged.
j. o. Logan. of the c.. r. 1. & P, left
last night as delegate from Rock ISL
end Lodge No. 2 of the Switchmen's Mu-
tual Aid association to the national con-
vention, which meets at Dallas, Tex, on
Monday. Mr.. Logan will visit his brother
at Cherryville. Kas., on his way home.
General Passenger Agent Haefford of
the St. Paul is engineering plan for
taking care of visitors to the Worlds
fair. HIS plan involves contracts with
all persons who have rooms to rent and
all persons who wish to hire them 1t
is the only bureau of the kind recognized
by the railroads, and was organized to
furnish them a reliable means of dispos-
ing of all inquiries for rooms or room .rs
Ticket Agent Piummer of the Rock
Island, has q quaint and curious relic Of
the bygone days of dueling orns>
menting the wall in his office. 1t is a
short dueling sword that was picked up
in the old depot ON Twentieth street