Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-12
TALK OF THE TRACK.
w. W. Kent Elevated to an Important
Position.

The Southwestern Passenger asso-
citation, comprising Is of the princi-
pal railroads of the south and west,
has chosen W. W. Kent, general pas
senger agent of the Jacksonville &
Southeastern, as its chairman. The
captor of this important position is
the gentleman who was actively
identified as president of this sea-
sons Western Base Ball association
in the outrageous proceedings
which deprived Rock Island of men,
bership to make room for Rockford.
Mr.. Kent is an old Peoria boz who
has been connected with railroad af-
fairs for many years in diverse ca
pacities, beginning at the bottom.
From 1887 and until the j. g. S. f.
went into the hands of a receiver he
was its general passenger agent
with headquarters at Jackson
Vile and Springfield, where he
has been mixed up in base ball
matters for few years. After the
reorganization of the company he
was instituted in his old position.
He is considered an affable railroader
which secured him the promotion to
the craftsmanship of the Southwest
ern Passenger association, the duties
of which are responsible. His head
quarters will hereafter be St. Louis.
Fellow wo kmen Fight.
This morning about day break two
forms might have been seen clinched
in pugilistic encounter beneath the
coal chute in the Rock Island yards.
Either would land an occasional blow
and finally the night yardmaster I'M
folded the wings of his opponent
the coal chute tender-and punched
his hits in the vicinity of his counte-
nance, which was slightly irregulated
when the yardmaster had satisfied
his vengeance. These gentlemen
have been wrangling for some time.
Many an evening. they have went
through stormy dialogue during
the still hours of night. making the
tracks SILVER and moon blush. This
morning another argument arose and
n few pleasantries were exchanged.
The coal chute man evidently
thought he had the other fellow
bluffed aud applied an epithet to
him which ran his temperature up to
blood heat. The coal chute man also
intimated that the vardman had no
gamy qualities. This was too
much, and the encounter was on.
1t lasted several minutes, by which
time the coal chute man had differ
ent opinion of his fellow workman S
pugilistic talents.
Depot Echoes.
This is pay day on the X. l. g. p.
Fireman Ed Mooney. of the c.. II.
l. & p, is temporarily absent from
duty resting up.
W. S. Fullmer, chief clerk in the
r. /. & p. superintendent office,
is enjoying vacation in the north.
Engineers Frank Means, John
Hoover and William Scott, of the
Rock Island, are taking brief vaca.
tions.
The interior of the X. l. & p. ticket
office is being frightened up with q
recoat of varnish, and Agent Streepel
says it's the beaut of the three cities.
NJ. A. Patterson, of the Peoria
clerical force, accompanied by his
wife and children, departed las,
evening for 7-days' visit at Topeka
Kas.
The 66s, John Greehy's Rock Isl.
and engine, has returned from the
Trenton, Mo-, shops much improved
in appearance and otherwise as re
suit of repairs.
One of the X. l. & P's. Livingston
county agents wrote for information
Yesterday concerning the rules gov
erning the removal of corpses. The
case in question is the transferring
of the bones of a man disinterret
after 30 years shmber beneath six
feet Of earth.
There are two matrimonial candi
dates in the Peoria offices and theiI
fellow-employes are doing consider
able specializing as to which will as
sumo the responsibilities Of bene
diet first. It's sort of a freeze-oui
game, as it is understood both have
made some preparations.
The estimated gross earnings Of
the system of the Chicago, Rock Isl
and Il Pacific Railway company, botl
east and west of the Missouri river
for the month of September are 81,
531, OS0.15. being an increase as com
pared with estimated earnings o
, September, 1894, of S,59S.S7.
l One of the Milwaukee freight con
ductors used to relate how he fright
: ened and Inundated fellows stealing
rides on his train by taking thei
valuables away and locking them u
in car with the pretense that the,
would be placed under arrest when
- town was reached. He tried hi
game on hobo who reversed tn,
game and all but disfgured him il
the thrashing which he gave him
The conductor is little more sur
of his man before he touches hin
now, and the boys have had lots o
fun over his being tackled by tn
hobo.
There being some doubt as to wha
: form of locomotion President j. n
Finley. of Knox college, preferred
ha Tho onncfion rae& H., oo.,