Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-26

Si"ooi W run codl turning loconO-
tive in this section. At that time
all locomotives were burning hard
wood as fuel, he being sent here to
introduce the coal burning locomo-
tives. After his 81 years of active
service for the Rock Island road, Mr.
Morrill, will retire next Friday to en-
JOY his remaining days in recreation
and rest.
The new duties which the change
bring to Mr.. Stocks simply give
Rock Island the advantage of having
another important branch of the
Rock Island train service brought to
the city.
Rumblings on the Rail.
Minor Custer, of the Q. Office
force, is visiting at Neponset.
The work train on the Q. was
pulled off today to further reduce the
force.
Receiving Clerk W. V. Stafford, of
the O., went to Chicago with the
Rodman Rifles.
Passenger train No. II coming
west on the c., Il. |. e p. road last
evening, ran down a man at La
Sale.
Mrs. W. G. Besler. wife of Supt.
Besler of the G., is in Davenport,
where her son is receiving medical
attention.
Miss Agnes Bixby has resumed
her position as stenographer at the
C.,'B. & c., after some time spent
at the fair
Switchman j. 0. Logan and Fore
man j. Fender, it is said, will don
their Prince Albertsn and silk hats
next month and take in the fair
Supt. Conlin and Assistant Supt.
Nichols. of the c., r. |. d p, were
in the city the most of last week on
business connected with the road.
Brakeman Charles Muse. of the
Rock Island. is home after nine days
of good hard work at the fair, and
they say he is completely worn out.
1t is estimated that exclusive of
the militia the railroads carried $50
people from Rock Island and vicini-
ty to the Worlds fair on the occasion
of the Illinois day ceremonies.
| Conductor Curtis and Brakeman
Hanson. of the Rock Island, contem-
plate taking a trip to the fair in the
near future, their caboose having
gone to Davenport for repairs.
Night Yardmaster VAIL. who re-
signed last evening, was replaced by
W. :. Duncan. who Immediately pre-
coded Mr.. VAIL here, but who was
transferred to the day yards at Peo-
ria.
The La Crosse train on the Bur
lington, leaving here at $50 in the
morning and arriving at sos in the
afternoon, has been withdrawn. No
disposition has yet been made of the
train crew.
The Q. has reduced the telegraph
force at Beardstown one man. BY
making this change, Fred Work,
of Beardstown. relieves g. +. helms,
the day operator here, and Mr.
helms in turn relieves Night Opera
: tor Warren and Mr.. Warren will be
transferred from here TO Port Byron
Juction or Rio.
Division Agent Mack, of the c.. b.
& O.. has returned from n trip down
the Rock Island x st. Louis division.
where he met and travelled over some
of the line with Vice President Har-
ris, who is out on tour of inspection
and who reports all business looking
/ up, the crop prospects bright and
commerce improving every day.
The Rock Island road has been Sc
| lected by Kansas as the railway to
carry its official party to Chicago,
during that states week at the
Worlds fair. A special train will
convey the populist delegation, and
the retinue will be resplendent in
gold braid and other gaudv para
2hernalia of office. As the train
will pass through Rock Island, it will
no doubt attract much attention.
Although there is no indication that
the party will be feted en- route, still
people will be anxious to catch
glimpse of the bewhiskered Kansans
who have held the public eye to such
large extent.
iHc sthSd'loIdl CHdI yes against
Grand Chief ID. G. Ramsay, of the
Brotherhood of Railway Telegraph
ers. which were preferred by the
lodge at Omaha, have been given a
black eye by the directors of the
brotherhood. A dispatch from Terre
Haute, Ind, says that NJ. I. Pierson.
of that city, director and one of the
grand officers of the organization,
declares that no action had been
taken or would be taken on the
charges. for the reason that the same
allegations against Grand Chief Ram
sey were thoroughly investigated by
a special committee of seven at the
recent convention at Toronto and
found without foundation, conse-
quently the charges will he dropped.
Labor Day Proclamation