Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-16
ECHOES FROM THE RAIL.
About the Local Railroad Interests
Personal Mention

Both freight and passenger business
is good on all the roads.
J. A. Stewart travelling passenger
agent of the Rock Island spent a day or
two in and about the city this week.
Charles Daley. car sealer at the c.. r.
I. & p. has returned from a very pleas
ant visit to friends in the Worlds Fair
city.
Division Superintendent Ewing and
Roadmaster Baker were here on Thurs
day looking after the compsny's inter-
ests.
Harvey Brubsker, formerly on Capt.
Tom Fulier's train on the G. NJ. & st.
P, was in the city Yesterday shaking
hands with old friends.
The family of Engineer Gilmore of the
c.. R. L. s. p, expect to leave the early
part of next week tor Kearney, Neb,, on
an extended visit to friends.
George s. Chambers, travelling pas
senger agent of the Santa Fe, was in
Rock Island yesterday on business con-
nected with his company.
Engineer George of the c., r. l. & P.
is back on the road again after several
| months illness. His many friends will be
| pleased to see him on duty again.
A new place for the storage of hard
| coal is being made in the basement of the
c.. r. I. s. p passenger depot where
| it will be more convenient for use in the
| coaches
F. d. Barger, for some time past
| night operator at the c., r. /. d p,
| has been made statation agent at Mo-
| kena, H.. and has been succeeded here
| by F. X. Ormiston, late of Toronto.
| Canada.
| TIE c., r. l. & P. painters car which
has been here while the painters have
been at work decorating he company pro-
| perty here has been sent to Spring Val
ley to paint the new depot just erected
there.
AL Owens who was formerly fireman
| on the southwest division of the Rock
Island, but who has been sick for several
| months past has recovered sufficiently 10
travel, aud has gone to Denver where he
hopes to regain his health.
| A large new ice house from which to
| fill refrigerator cars and couple of new
| trucks for repairing passenger coaches
| are among the late improvements that
| are constantly being put in by the c.,
r. I & T. in its yards here.
Hereafter Brskemen John Mortell and
John Burns, OF the east end of the
| Po,k LELAND uiIl apna.r in cnrductor
| caps. they having been elevated to that
position Both are faithful and compe-
tent men and deserve their promotion.
John Baker, the old time and WELL
known conductor on the c., NJ. & st. P.
has moved his family to Beloi, where he
will be more convenient to his run. They
have many fr.er DIS here no will sincerely
| regret theiE departure.
An unsuccessful attempt to wreck the
St. Louis passenger over the c., B. & Q.
| on its way north was made near Nom
mouth last night. large pie of heavy
ties wereplaced upon the track but luckily
| they were brushed from the track with
out an accident. The trainmen state that
the shock was felt through the entire
| train. the motive is supposed to have
| been to effect train robbery.
Several freight cars of the r. I. & p.
were deraled at Galya yesterday after
| noon by the operator in the semaphore
tower, at the G., B. & Q crossing getting
mixed up so that he derailed the cars to
prevent what he thought would be a col
| lioion Traios Uere DELAYED Seversl hoDrs
! in consequence.
| General Manager Robenson, of the
| Rock Island Car Journal Lubricator, now
has car fully equipped running be-
tween Chicago and Washington. Ia
on the c., r. 1. s. p. in charge of
admirably. as anyone may see who
| chances to be about the Rock Island
| depot when the train arrives. A car is
also running between Chicago and Min
neapolis on the fast mail which is also
similarly provided and which is running
under the direction of E. H. Bowman,
Jr. 1t likewise is giving general satis-
| faction.
new order is in effect this month on
the @" and its branches. The road has
| discontinued the practice of allowing
stop overs on tickets. All tickets of its
own issue are good for one continuous pas
| sage within one day of date of sale. un>
less still more closely limited by their
conditions. Tickets issued by other rail.
roads, and reading over the c., B. s. Q.