Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-08

at the throttle Of which lie presides.
He has been guiding an engine for
the company for four years and
Buck" mas always proven himself a
faithful employe and one who under
stands the mechanism of an enrine
TO perfection.
MIR. Pearson's railroad career dates
back about seventeen years, when he
began firing freight engine for the
Rock Island road between this city
aud Brooklyn on the Iowa division
Several times Mr.. Pearson abandoned
railroading with the intention Of fol-
lowing some other vocation. But he
always drifted back to the business
which it seemed his lot to pursue
Charles II. Pearson is q native of
Chicago, where he was horn in 1859
Iwenty-seven years ago he removed
with his parents to Rock Island,
which has since been his place OF
residence. Charles in his younger
DAYS learned the stone cutters trade.
He followed it for II wears, when he
turned his thoughts To the business
which at present occupies his time
and attention. He fired al engine
on both the Iowa and Illinois divis-
ions before ing rendered the posi-
ton OF engineer, which he still re-
tains. Mr.. Pearson is married man
and IS comfortably domiciled at 27l 5
Fifth avenue.
On to His job.
The recent determination of the
Western Passenger association to
muzzle the ticket scalping business
by instructing conductors on all
lines within its jurisdiction to take
up all mileage books when not pre-
scntod by one who could prove him
self the original purchase, has occa-
stoned no little amount of unpleas-
autries between ticket punchers and
travellers. A conductor on the Rock
Island 4 Peoria road cornered the
son Of Martin Kingman, tho big pillow
manufacturer, in pretty cute man
ner the other day while the train
was waiting at the depot. The young
man Iulled out mileage book bear
ing the signature Of Mr.. Hammond,
"A prominent citizen of Peoria.
Are you Mr. Hammond" asked
the conductor.
Eyes SIR" replied the young man.
Then the traveller was asked il he
had anything by which to prove his
identity. lie answered negatively.
The conductor was still coniide II I
that he was being hoodwinked; he
wanted to satisfy himself one way or
the other. a man well acquainted
in Peoria passed throug the car.
The conductor knew him.
You are OF course acquainted
with Mr.. Hammond" spoke up the
conductor.
why, certainly" came the reply;
lis he on the train?'
Then the conductor smil. ID a smile
OF satisfaction. Young MIR. King
man admitted the truth and paid his
fare:
RurnblinSs of the Rail-.
Engineer John Horne, of the Rock
Island. was taken i'll yesterday.
Allen Hamilton's Rock island en-
CINE s9S, is ont Of the repair shops
at Chicago.
The addition to the Rock Island 4
Peoria railway company's headIuar-
| tiers on Twentieth street is about
completed. The improvement will add
greatly to the convenience and APP
pearance of the depot.
| 1t is seldom that railroad be.
comes so badly tied up as the RocS
Island was for about 81 hours and ur
till about 10 o'clock last night when
communication to the west wac
again resumed. The wreck 1T NAL
colin Thursday night in which about
twenty ears laden with grain were
demolished made the tracks on the
main line impossible; SO the. No.
passenger train went via the X. d.
division and arrived in Rock Island
at 1 20 q. m about two hours late
Then n wreck occurred near Marcn.
go, killing five tramps and blocking
travel from the southwes But
everything was Strengthened around
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