San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-24
IN RAILWAY ROLES
Items Picked Up at the Depots, Of
fees and Along the Lines.

mere ana nOdkuIn anu 10
now running a freight out OF Yoa-
KUN.
The San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass has taken an engine off at
Yoakum in order TO allow the pres
ent force to put in more time.
Chief Dispatcher H. F. Anderson,
of the Houston division OF the
Southern Pacific, went to Houston
on the excursion train yesterday,
and returned last night.
Engineer Frank Griffin took No.
| 66l to Houston yesterday, where
she will do service on the louisa
ma division of the Southern Pacific.
He will deadhead back and take
another machine here.
Z. Hugh Herrington's engine
No. 75l of the Southern Pacific,
east end, has been placed on the
west end, between San Antonio
and Sanderson.
E. B. Cushing, resident engineer
Of the Southern Pacific, came in
from the west yesterday and left
for the east last night.
Thus far this week 1921 bales OF
cotton were shipped from Flores
vile over the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass.
W. M. Carpenter, chief clerk for
Superintendent McQueeney, of the
| Southern Pacific is ill.
|. 1t is reported that Sidney X.
Buchanan, the popular dispatcher
on the San Antonio division of the
Southern Pacific, will accept a po-
sitiOn as trainmaster on the San
| Antonio and Gulf Shore some
time between December lst and
18th.
Superintendent Hank Small, of
the building and bridge depart
ment of the Southern Pacific, Is in
Houston attending the races and
will not come back until he makes
up for what he lost on the races in
San Antonio.
Conductor Jack Howell, OF the
| Southern Pacific. returned from a
| visit to Houston yesterday and will
resume his run today.
A neat pamphlet has been issued
by the Southern Pacific, descrip-
tive of the recently inaugurated
Sunset Limited. The only Objec.
tion is that San Antonio is not
mentioned in n instance in the
entire book, although mention is
made Of other places, even Del Rio.
Dame Rumor says that a popu-
lar young clerk in the office of Su-
perintendent Butcher, of the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass, is soon
to be welded to a charming young
belle Of the Alamo City.
Captain James Beaumont, stock
claim agent of the Southern Paci-
fic, headquarters at Victoria, is in
the city.
A. Flack, formerly Of the South
ern Pacific, has returned from a
three-years' visit to Lincolnshire,
Eng, and other places in Europe.
Superintendent Geo. w. Butcher,
| Of the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass, went to YOakum yesterday.
Mrs. E. w. Coulter and grand
daughter, Miss Helen Billow, left
for West Point today on a weeks
visit to w. r. Langford, agent for
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
at that place.
B. f. Blunt, the popular Inter-
| national md lArnnf Nnrfhnrn nnn-
ductor, came in this morning. He
says that the sleeper between Chi
cago and Laredo on his road is
proving Of great benefit to the Ala
mo City.
Charles O'BrieD, the genial and
popular chief clerk in the motive
pc wer and machinery department
of the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass, was married to Miss Mary
Guerra yesterday afternoon.
:, A new Pullman palace buffet and
, sleeping a service will teinaugu
= rated tomorrow between San Anto
, Mo and the City of Merico via thu
=, Southern Pacific to Eagle Pass, the
Mexican International to Torreon
and the Mexican Central to thu
ity of Mexico.
The International and Great
Northern city ticket office is re
ceiving a new coat Of paint and /
being generally improved. Tickle
Agent Rigsby says he has ordered
!, a number Of palm and banan;
+ trees to DO placed in the office 70
ornamental purposes, and pro
4 poses to make it the finest fitted nj
ticket office in the south, barring
!, mona.