Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-05-22
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AS. COOK, tho springs D~aggageman, Is
taking alay.o off for a few days fishing.
Conductor George Buck, of Ration, who
has been quite sick, is able to be about
again.
Conductor G. W. Scott, late Of the north
end, is at present running south out Of Las
Vegas.
Engineer VIM. Simms has been trans
ferred temporarily from RatoD to the San
Marcial division.
G. A. Van Dyke, commercial agent of the
Chicago & West Michigan railroad, visited
at the hot springs yesterday. ..
George Kretzinger, attorney for the
L. N. & c. railroad, was a passenger in a
special car for California last evening. M.
Clint Llewellyn has come up from Las
Cruces to accept a position of switch
man In the railroad yards atthis place.
The A., T. & 8. F. Announces one fare
for the round trip for those attending the
Territorial democratic convention at Las
Vegas, June 10th.
John r. DeMier, of Las Cruces, is agent
at Anthony for the Atchison, during the
absence OF Royal Jackman, who will prob.
ably be away all summer.
1t is reported that Judge C. N. Sterry of
Albuquerque, general attorney OF the At
lantic & Pacific, will soon remove to Los
Angeles, to take the place of w. j. Hun
saker, who resigned as solicitor of the
| Southern California railroad.
1t is intimated that the A. I. g. g.. F. is
already figuring on a new time card, says
the New Mericdn. The trains at present
are unable to handle the passenger traffic.
1t is said a double daylight train service
will be put on between Ell Paso and La
Junta, there to connect with the Chicago.
Denver fast train service at present in
vogue.
Rock Island Engineer McAllister, of
Harrington, Kansas, who was elected mayor
Of that town scme time ago, and immedi
ately afterward released from the ser vice
of the road, has returned to his bone from
Chicago, where he went to confer with the
officials of the mechanical department. 1t
is said that he was re instated on the con-
dition that he resign his position as mayor,
and, as he has resumed his run, his resigna-
ton will probably be presented in a few
days.
First Vice-President D.. B. Robinson,
General Manager j. j. Frey, General
Superintendent H. U. Nudge, Superip-
tendent Of Machinery John Player ana
| Gcnaral Snliaitnr n n Kaar. Atol;.1n
officials, left Topeka, Wednesday morning,
10 a special train, on an inspection trip
over the southern division. The party
stopped at Emporia and Newton that
afternoon. Thursday morning they pro-
ceeded to Purcell, Indian Territory, where
they inspected the new iron bridge, re-
Gently completed across the Canadian
river at that point. The party will prob
ably return to Topeka to-day.
A circular has been issued by General
Superintendent Nudge, of the Atchison,
appointing H. s. Montgomery, of Topeka,
general watch and clock Inspector for all
lines operated by the company, effective
June 1st, and laying down rules and reg
u~lations to be observed in the government
of tim service after that date. The ap.
pointment of a general inspector and the
adoption Of a new set of rules is made with
the view of giving the best possible re-
suits in the disposition of train service.
Time signals will be sent from Topeka
over the lines daily at IL o'clock. All
standard watches will be required to run
within a variation of thirty seconds per
week.
PUT AWAY FOR THE SUMMER.