Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-03
ANOTHER EXTENSION.
The Rock Island still Reaching O1t-RaiI-
road Rumblings


road Rumblngs.
The Rock Island is about to add 81
miles of line in northern Iowa to its
system. Some time ago the people
of jackson, Mimi, went down to Des
Moines in body and besought the
Rock Island to build from Ruthven,
Ia, to their town. The Milwaukee
then was the only road they had, and
they complained that it was not Civ
ing them a square deal. They
wanted the Rock Island there to hold
the Milwaukee down. The result of
the conference was that the road and
the people interested in its extension
hNed upon mutual agreement
whereby the latter bear considera-
BILE part of the expense of construc-
ton, and the road take the line and
operate it. The territory is good
and the shippers in this section
ought to find it worth cultivating.
\ Switchman Injured.
Thomas Burke, switchman in
the c., h. l. Il p. yards, got caught
while making a coupling, about 3
this morning, with the result that
his left forearm was mashed almost
to pulp. DR.. Plummer was sent
for, and upon arrival, found that the
injuries were such that it would be
necessary to amputate a portion of
| the member. The man was removed
to St Anthony's hospital. where Drs.
Plummer and Hollow bush ampu-
| tated the arm about one-third the
| distance from the elbow up. Burke
had only been at work a few DAYS.
| having came here from Chicago a
short time ago.
Pick Ups
c. H. Lippincott. of the Rock Isl
and II Peoria, has been spending 8
few days in Chicago.
William Smith, the old time Mil
waukee conductor, was in the city
yesterday visiting with friends.
Art Gray. formerly operator at tn,
c., r. |. & p, is now at work in the
office of Deere II Co., in Moline.
Assistant Superintendent Conlan
of the Rock Island, was in the city 3
few hours yesterday on business.
Ticket Agent F. II. Plummer. OF
the Rock Island, is visiting tho
Worlds Fair city for a day or two.
Henry c. Andrews, of Kansas CITY
formerly connected with the ROcl
Island here, is visiting friends in the
city.
Another of Kingman & Co.'S deco
rated trains loaded with implement:
| passed west on its daylight tour thi,
morning over the c.. II. l. Il p.
Capt. Tom Fuller, of the MiIwau
| kee, who has been enjoying a Sojourr
ut the Worlds Fair. is expected bach
on his run the first of the week.
Conductor Craig, of the Rock Isl
and, now running out of Kansas City
has been in town couple of day.
shaking hands with old friends.
All the sewer pipes and water
mains in the Rock Island yards arc
being relaid on account of the new
arrangement of tracks. Three new
tracks viii also be laid in the com
| pany's lower yards opposite the Mil
waukee depot
Assistant General Manager Allen,
of the Rock Island. has issued a new
order regulating the carrying of sig
mails by day and night and also as to
the custom of engineers calling at
tention to their signals by whistles
just before passing other engines.
The stockholders of the Des Moines
Il Fort Dodge railway company met
Thursday and reelected the three
old directors whose terms had en-
pired. They were: George w. Gable,
Davenport; Robert Mather and j. T..
Phillips, Chicago. The board of di-
rectors will meet next Wednesday
and elect officers. The company is
in a prosperous condition.