Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-26
TRACK AND TRAIN.

Trainmaster T.G. Mulhern left this after
noon for Trinidad.
Mike Coyle is now employed In the Atch-
ison's paint shop, up at Ration.
A. j. Friel, a conductor off the Burling-
ton, passed through for California, last
evening.
G. G.. johnson has been appointed agent
for the Atchison at Elk Falls, Kan, vice e.
E. Meek, transferred.
Engine 70S will leave the shops this even
ing, after having been in the drop pit for
some time receiving a general overha uling
Engine 391 will leave the shops, to-day,
where she has been laid up, FOR three days,
with a broken spring hanger and a cracked
strap.
Chas. Davis, who has been holding a po-
s1tion 10 the Harvey eating house at DEM
ing, is expected at his Ration home within
a few days.
Boilermaker John Henshaw has resigned
his position at Ration, for health reasons.
and will leave that place for San Diego,
CAL, where he will locate.
Rev. James Milne, a Presbyterian pas
tor OF Nevada, Iowa,on his way home from
RedIands, CAL, died near Navajo Springs,
Ariz , about noon, Tuesday.
L. W. Lewis, the contractor, who furn-
ished the crushed ballast for the Atchison,
came up from Ortiz quarries, aud contin-
ued on to his interests at Morley, Colo.
The latest news from Joe Hodgson. the
time engineer, who sin the hospital
at Fort Madison, Iowa, is that he has TAX
en- a turn for the better and is improving.
F. McCue, the foreman Of the Atlantic
g. Pacific round house, in Albuquerque,
who recently had the misfortune to mash
his left foot, is up and around, wounds
healing nicely.
Ernest Carter, formerly an employe in
the auditor and freight receipts office Of
the Atchison, in Topeka, has secured a
position in the auditors office OF the
Midland Terminal railway at Denver.
". J. Pirtle, stenographer in the gem
eral freight office OF the Rock Island, at
Topeka, has secured a similar position in
the war department at Washington, d. G.
K. G. Segur has been appointed to succeed
him.
The fireman who s'drove off,. and left
his engineer behind, and didn't know he
had lost him until he was ten miles behind,
think to look for him next time, espe-
cially as he now has thirty days In which
to study it over.
Willis Reed. an ex.engineer between
Las Vegas and Ration, and now engaged In
the real estate business at La Junta, was
recently welded to Miss Laura Stevens, at
Ration, the happy couple visiting Denver on
their bridal trip.
Two special cars were attached to No. IL
evening, No. 80, of the A. g. p, con-
q. w. Smith, the new receiver OF
hat road, and special car No. 8, Of the
Pacific, containing AS. Van Horn,
he general auditor Of that road, who Is on
for California.
Pan Handle lodge No. 1913, OF the broth
'rhood Of railway trainmen, at Trinidad.
viii give their sixth annual ball on the
of April Path, in the Jaffa opera
rouse, up there. They have secured the
OF Brannan's orchestra to furnish
nusic for the happy affair.
The Pullman palace car company has
lied its annual report with the Territorial
'uditor, as required by law, says the Ney
fericdn. The report shows that during
he year ended March 1st, 1896, the com
any operated in the several counties OF
Mexico, 1857 standard s~leepers and
1888 tourist sieepers, and that It's gross
in the Territory for the year
$7,492.25. Upon this amount it pays
tax Of 2h per cent, OF the muniiceut
ct 1857. 80. which is divided pro rata
several counties through which the
IRIS passed, 4
The new sprin9 stock M road~