Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-30
HEADLIGHT FLASHES
bits or News From Many Sources
About the Local Railroad Interests
Personal Mention

About the Local Railroad Interests
Personal Mention.
Roadmsster Tracy, of the Milwaukee.
spent yesterday in the city on business.
The c., r. l. & P. pay car Gszelle
passed east on her return to Chicago yes
terday.
The c., B. & Q. is relaying its tracks
along the river where the late floods
played havoc.
Freight and passenger traffic on the
different roads is just fair. nothing rush
ing in either.
W. D. Bellman. of the Southern Pa
cific. was in the city yesterday on BUSH
ness few hours.
Supt. Wright. of the c., NJ. & St. P,
was in town yesterday on business con-
nected with his company.
BaggaGeman Hall. of the c., NJ. s. St.
p. is back on his run again after vaca-
ton spent in Wisconsin.
John Collins, of the c.. R. l. s. P.
freight Office, is recovering from his pros
tration during the recent heated term.
blue flag by day and blue lantern
by night now Indicates the marks on the
| oria
Stock business from the southwest Of
the Rock Island is enormous. More cat
tie are being brought through now than
| for some time.
Conductor Terry of the G, B s. Q St.
e l..
vacation and Conductor L. NJ. Study win
| is on the formers run.
W. NJ. Summerfield. of the c., NJ. Il
st. P. has returned from a short visit 10
| Austin, Mimi Mrs Summerfield will
visit there few days longer.
Brakeman Mckinley. of the Iowa divi-
sion of the Rock Island. and William
Straley, of The east end, are now " caring
conductors caps. the results of we'll de-
served promotions.
Plumber O'Brien with the assistance of
his jovial Jim Kidney and others, is
haunting the c., r. 1. s. P. depot again.
Water pipes are being put in along the
tracks there for convenience in watering
coaches. etc.
W. NJ. Ssnderson for some time past
car clerk at the c., B. s Q goes to Mo-
| line the first of the week as check clerk
in the compsny's Office there and will be
succeeded here by Kinsley Mack, son of
Division Agent Mack.
| Trainmaster J G. Stanton and wife of
the c., B. & Q. LETT yesterday for the
Pacific coast on an extended visit. Mr. >.
Stanton's business is being handled
through the office of Superintendent w.
B. Throop at Beardstown.
The Twin City Ice company that ships
in its ice from WATERFOWL over the c..
NJ. g. st. P, is building an ice house
near the company's depot on Twentieth
street, which will be filled with ice and
kept to use by the ice company for it's
customers here in case of an emergency.
| Will Street, brakeman on one of the
west end locals Of the c.. r. 1. s. P. had
the first finger of his right hand badly
smashed while unloading some freight at
| West Liberty yesterday. The finger may
have to be smputsted in consequence
He has gone to his home in Ottumwa,
Iowa.
The c.. R. l. s. P. is making extensive
arrangements to handle the enormous
crowds that will visit the Tri-Cities DUR
the carnival season. Several heavy
mogul engines will be pressed into serv-
ice and about so coaches will be used in
bringing the people to and from the
grounds of the Mile Track club.
There was a meeting of the Illinois &
Iowa Terminal company this afternoon.
Chief Engineer Baker submitted a report
of the survey from Davenport to Clinton
The distance from the proposed terminus
opposite M oline and the union tracks at
Clinton is % miles, and the cost of the
road with iron bridges and stone piers
would be $3.50. 900. With combination
bridges and piling. the cost would be
1887 600. This would include grading
and putting ties and iron on but nothing
more. The secretary was instructed to
take immediate steps to secure right-of-
way to Clinton and a tax levy in Pleas
ant VALLEY. Lee sire and Pri pccton
towns hips Moline Dispatch