Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24
RAILROAD RATTLE.
A New Time Gard on the c.,
3. & Q.
GOES INTO EFFECT TOMORROW.

Not Much of Change In the rraius-A he.
lated Passenger's Kick on No. l-BIss Of
Information Gathered by the Tie Walker
-Around the Yards.
A new time card was received on
the c.. b. 4 Q. this morning. and
will be enforced beginning with to-
morrow. The st. Louis express.
which leaves At $40 a. m. will ar
rive at 7:3o, instead of 7:S5 d. m.
The ST. Louis night express will leave
at 7:40, instead of 1885 y. m.
The leaving time of the Ster-
ling, Dubuque 4 st. Paul has
been changed from Gas to GAO %.
m, arriving at 7:55 a. m. as usual.
Leaving at 7:55 a. m. as heretofore.
the Sterling. Dubuque e. St. Paul
night express will arrive at $50, in
stead of S:I5 p. IN.
A new time card on the Rock Isl
and is expected about the first OF
next month, and some decided
changes are anticipated.
Kick on NoI
"A Belatcd Traveller" writes TIE
ARGUS. complaining OF the delay
here of train No. !. arriving at ago
and departing at $500 p. m. He
heads his communication. .aDmaha
Express. Stopped at Rock Island Nov
%, "a" and writes it on behalf of
himself and fellow passengers. BE.
lated Passenger" thinks No. ! should
be listed as n local train-instead Of
an express.
Echoes from the Bumper~.
Assistant Supt. Conlin. of the Rock
Island. was in the city this week.
Freight Agent S. Il. Stoddard. OF
the c., X. l. & F., is in Chicago.
Master Mechanic W. II. Stocks. OF
the Rock Island, went up to Chicago
last night.
Twenty car loads of Omaha cattle
passed over the X. l. e. p. this morn
ing to Peoria.
The C., b. & Q. will complete the
lowering of its tracks to grade at
Moline today.
Travelling Auditor Marshall was in
the city yesterday in the interests of
the Rock Island road.
Conductor Hayes, of the c., B. &
O.. has returned with his family from
visit to Washington.
b. A. Branch. travelling passenger
agent for the Chicago & Erie. was a
caller in the city Thursday.
Brakeman ID. J. Lamkin, of the C..
b. a. O.. is laying off sick. and j. NJ.
Dougherty is taking his run.
Iardmaster +. W. Mckee. of the
c., X. /. n p. and wife and son lef;
this morning for Knoxville. Iowa.
Agent F. II. Plummer. of the Rock
Island. accompanied by his Son. How
ard, went to Chicago this morning.
Master Mechanic c. W. Eckerson.
of Beardstown. was here in the inter
est of the e., B. Il Q. road yesterday.
Mrs. G. +. helms. wife Of Night
Operator helms. of the 90. is
spending few days with her folks
at Rio.
Yardmaster Albrecht. who has
charge OF the c., Ii. 4 q. yards at
Moline. is back at work again. after
a 10-days' vacation.
1t is reported that the c.. NJ. & St.
P's. division headquarters will he re-
moved from Dubuque to Savanna.
and that three divisions will be con-
folidated into two by way of reduc
ing expenses.
Conductor +. 3. Crawford, of the
C.. b. 4 @. who has been laid up
for the past three months with ty-
phoid fever. has recovered sufiic emit
ly-as his many friends will he glad
to know-to return to work Monday.
The president of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad has pretty and tempt
ing scheme. He thinks railroad en-
ploves should own stock Of the roads
on which they are employed. There
can be but one possible objection 10
this, and that is on the part of the
employees. The stock is all out of
their sight. and the holders of stock
do not show disposition to divide.
A unique and catchy lot Of rail-
road adj, ertisiDg was that Introduced
by NJ. S. Giles. travelling passenger
agent for the Lake Shore road. when
in the city the other day. 1t con-
sists OF notice gotten up in the
form of prescription. all the medi-
cal terms being used. but which APP
plies to the travelling accommoda-
tions of the road. the closing form
ula being. Can be taken without
shaking" Mr.. Giles also had a neat
pamphlet. showing that his road is