Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-03
Railroad RumbllngS.

Engineers Huntington and Store are
taking short lay off.
Harvey Lurd IS reported on the sick
list, as also is O. Clark. Y
Conductor Kirkwood has returned
from visit to friends in Ohio.
O. P. Bird is steadily improving and
is now we'll on the way towards recovery.
Messrs. Donovan and Cowan are
marked on the board as on the sick list.
Fireman VIM. Moher is of duty, TAX
lug care OF his sick brother-in-law, Jas
Gleason.
G. A Lund has been laid off for the
last thirty days Oh account Of sickness,
but expects soon to be able to resume
his duties.
A new roof has been placed on the oil
house, located at the shops, and other
general repairs and improvements made
preparatory for winter.
Quite q aumber of vacancies will soon
occur on the firemens' runs. most of
which are on the main line, and Master
Mechanic Bean has notified all firemen
desiring the runs to apply for them soon,
when they will be filled according to the
''age" OF the applicants.
The Valley train, one Of the longest
taken down the line, consisting OF nearly
sixty cars, did not get out Of the yards
this morning until II As on account, it is
reported, of the engine getting Oft the
track at the coal sheds by the spreading
of the rails. Considerable difficulty was
encountered in replacing it upon the
rails. The first attempt to leave the
yards here was failure, but the second
trial proved successful. Business on the
line is booming.
The Northern Pacific is putting in its
yearly supply of kindling wood at the
round house and it is no small item in
the economy of the road either. Already
the pile extends the full length Of nine
ordinary box cars and is as high as the
top of them and the pile is only about
one half of the usual quantity required.
Every time an engine is fired up it takes
as much wood-to be used only as
kindling-as would run an ordinary
kitchen stove for half week.
The Northern Pacific freight depart
ment has issued circular announcing
that it will carry free all returning goods
exhibited at the Chicago exhibition from
Minnesota, North Dakota, Manitoba and
Montana east of and including Garrison
and points on the Montana Union rail-
way that have paid full tariff rates to
Chicago on the same. In order to obtain
the benefit of this free transportation,
however, it will be necessary for the
shipper to present at the time of ship
ment receipted bill showing that the
charges to the exposition were paid, that
the goods were actually exhibited and
that they have not changed hands.
A wreck occurred near Tower City
Wednesday morning, caused by the
breaking in two OF freight train. The
report is that all the cars were not
equipped with air breaks AMI when the
forward section had come to stop,
Immediately after the break, the rear
portion ran into it with crash, smash
ing several cars and distributing things
generally. Yesterday the depot here
contained barrels and boxes Of merchan.
disc which wore saved for salvage and
which will be returned to point OF chip
ping. Other merchandise was being put
in condition for the return shipment by
being Grated or placed in bundles. No
one was injured beyond beng shaken up
considerably.