Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-13
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The child Of Brakeman Wilkinson, north
Railroad avenue, is reported very. sick.
Chas. Crane, W. r. Scott and I. Cosroe
travelling engineers, ARE In the city, to-day
Passenger Conductor J. A. Murray is OF
his first trip, to-day, since he was caugh
between the cars and injured, a few week.
ago.
The fare from Las Vegas to Ration OF
the occasion of the G. A. r. encampment
April 24th and 25th, is $4,45 for the round
trip.
J. H. Fair, a locomotive fireman, has re-
turned to San Marcial with a new wife
formerly Miss Bernie WestmoreIand o
Augusta, Ark.
The wife Of Engineer A. D. Tyler is ex-
pected home, from an extended visit {,
California, soon.
Fireman l.. l.. Trout left Ration for Sal
Euis Potosi, Mexico, where be has accept
ed a position under W. e. Symons, on til,
Mexican Central railway.
Conductor Melvin Williams has returned
from Old Mexico and Conductor A. Il.
Wight writes from that country that b,
will return to New Mexico as soon as pos
sible.
Engineer Carl Mac, of the southern di.
vision Of the Atchison, running out Of Ar
kansas City, has originated a device for tn
prevention OF delays on account Of no
boxes or engines, and has fitted his engin,
according to his plan.
Harvey Middleton, formerly. superin
tendent of machinery CT the Atchison
who for the past several years has held th,
position Of general manager of the Pull
man palace car works, has been appointe,
general superintendent of motive power o
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, with head
quarters at Baltimore, Md.
e. M. Bullard, formerly a clerk in tn,
auditor Of freight receipts Office In Topeka
who sometime ago was transferred t,
Blossburg, New Mexico, as chief clerk O
the Atchison coal company's accounts a
that point, was recently promoted to tn
position of chief clerk of the Cherokee 4
Pittsburg Coal and Mining company, Will
headquarters at P~ittsburg, Kansas.
J.. Fred Scott, assistant to Treasure
Edward Wilder, of the Atchison, is pre-
pairing Manual No. l of the re- o~rganizet
Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa Fe railway
containing a correct roster of the oficial
and directors of the new company, as wei
as all auxiliary companies of the Atchison
These manuals are prepared each year ant
| copies forwarded to all the officials of th,
road. Manual No. l will probably be com,
pleted by April 18th. KY
An iron truss bridge across the Galistet
river, near Albuquerque, has been com
pleted and the force of workmen have re,
moved TO Fowler, Colo, where an ircr
span bridge is to be constructed across the
Apishapa rives. Across the Purgatoire
river, near Las Animas, Colo, a one spar
IRON truss bridge is about finished, and
work will shortly be commenced on an EN-
tirely new three span iron bridge will
solid masonry sub structure across the Ar
kansas river at Nepesta, Colo.
Engineer Nate Hollister, one of the old
est engineers in point Of service on the To
peka division of the Atchison, who fol
several years has been in charge Of a pas
senger run out of Topeka, west, has been
released from the service Of the company
on account of a breach Of discipline. Al
the time Of his release, Engineer Hollister
was not in active service, as his engine,
the 800, is in the Topeka shops undergoing
repairs. 1t is possible that after E =-.s,
tigation he may be re-instated.
Tho Union pac;ac ra;,ror rsoora.o.
ressal ;ndemen+ a. asoo .ss;as. 49,
..I-an $500 :.