Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-13
RAILROAD RACKET,
To be Lighted With Electricity
Al Night.


IMPROVEMENT HEA1LY FIHIsHED.
The New Sona Hooss. CoscA Yards ssA
Exseessoa - Psess - tAs sssusA Brsd<,
-Bsilassg New Ensisss-Chsaees h the
Rsana Hssss. 40 Othsr Improvement.
- he Rect lslsaa.
Along with the other lines of inn.
provcmcnt done the past year by
the C., h. I. Z r., comes . new and
commendablc one IN the lighting Of
the round house, depot platform,
etc, with electricity. The contract
has about been let for the placing of
two 2.O0O-candle power. arc lights At
the platform at the c.. r. I. 4 p.
depot. two Of the same power on the
turn table At the round house, and
ono near the coal chute, the lights to
burn all night. Figuring has also
been done on the lighting Of the new
tunnel and the round house with in
cadcsccnt lights, and it 10 only a
question Of time when the lights will
Ike placed in these places.
The sand house, which has been
in the course Of construction for the
past month or more, is all but COM
plctctl. and is one Of the finest in the
state. All that remains to be done
now. is the placing Of cranes in the
boxes.
The extension Of piers on the
slough bridge is now almost COM
pietcd. rs the mild weather has per.
mitted the men 10 work all winter.
In the spring We will have railroad
bridge Of which VIC may he proud.
No more blocking of trains in the
yards and on the bridge, but clear
tracks all the time.
BY the moving OF the sand house
to the coal chute. it leaves three or
more empty stalls in the round
house. and these the c., NJ. Il st. r.
engines will hereafter occupy.
The new coach yards are being
started, steam and water pipes put
in. and appearances indicate that
soon we will have \ citificd looking
coach yard.
Flying Switches.
Supt. w. &. Beslcr, of the c., b.
4 O., and wife are Mt the Harper.
Jack Dailey's smiling countc.
nance again adorns the cab of the
S2s.
+. X. Kelly. travelling passenger
agent Of the SO" was a caller in the
city this week.
John Horn. of the Rock Island, re
ported for work. after having 3 tussl,
with the grippe.
II. A. Cherrier. travelling agent OF
the NJ. X. 4 T., was a caller in Ro eli
Island the past week.
The r., I. 4 =. pay car started ou
from Peoria this morning, with r
Grccnawlta rs paymaster.
Herman Banker. fireman of tn,
. 3ii. on the c., K. I. & T., is bacl
again after siege Of sickness.
The sos. Mike Gerney's engine, OF
the Rock Island. is out OF the Chicag,
shops having undergone repairs.
Charles Lippincott has SO far re
covered from his recent illness as I,
resume his duties on the Peoria mex
Monday.
Mart Cavanaugh's engine, the 49,
Of the Rock Island, is out Of the Chi
, cago shops, and is rs bright rs
new dollar.
The 3ii, johnny" Horns engin
on the C., X. l. l. r., is out of tin
Rock Island shops, having undergon
extensive repairs.
Engineer r. l.. Bliss. Of the Mil
waukec. left for BaraboO this morn
ing. accompanied by his wife an
daughtcr, for visit.
Miss Clara McClay. formerly q
the K, !. & r. Offices in Rock Island
has accepted position in Pcori;
with Martin kingman & Co., the lar
gcst implement firm in that city.
The state board of agriculture ha
been out the past week inspecting 10
cations for the fair, and among othc
places they visited Keller, Just out
side of Peoria. the r.. I. & r. run
ming q special train from Peoria Z
Keller for the bOard's accommOds
tion.
$. &. Henderson. the G.. X. I. 4 7
operator. who has been lying crit
callv III. for some time past. in Roc
Island. has SD far recovered rs tn b
removed To his home in Monticello
Ind. leaving for that place las
evening. accompanied by his mothe
and wife.
A Fulton lady advertised "a net
line Of switches" and brakeman o
the c., NJ. & St. r., who called to In
vcstigaic what he supposed WAS
new railroad device, kicked himse
b three LlOcks when the lady took
half dozen long punches Of hair froI
q narrow box.
The wreck on the c., X. I. & r. .
Grinnell did not result rs luckily q
at first anticipated. Quite . numbs
: Of people were hurt, among theI