Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-11
INLAND TRAFFIc,NrERes
Tho Milwaukee Msk-. Important Chaoees
In Freight aud Passenger Service.

Tho Milwaukee Msk-- Important Changes
In Freight aud Passenger Service.
Tomorrow alterations which revo-
lutionize the Milwaukee's freight
service and add considerably to its
passenger accommodations become
effective. BY The new arrangement
fast freight service between Chi
cago and the east and Rock Island is
inaugurated. This train will arrive
here at o'clock in the morning in
stead OF s. leaving Chicago at Z
O'Clock the previous evening; and it
is the determination of the officials TO
get it into Rock Island on time, re-
gardles- of everything else. in order
t. insure merchants an early morn
ing delivery oi merchandise. if they
20 desire. The other freight will
reach Rock Island ut $3.50 a. M In
stead Of III the evening. and return-
ing the trains will depart at Z a. N.
and 6:2O p. M, respectively. the for
mer being local between Rock Isl
and and Savanna and the latter a
fast freight making close connections
with similar trains n savanna for all
points east, west and north.
The change in the passenger ser
vice has been heretofore referred to
and is in the departure of the morn
ing express at 1880 instead of 7:lU
and its arrival at Milwaukee at sos
in the afternoon Instead of 5:l5, d.
ing away with the vexatious lay
over at Savanna and giving improved
service to all prominent points.
Tho Milwaukee makes these
changes in the hope of increasing its
patronage to the end that it will JUS
tify greater mprovements--and it is
not improbable that one of them
would be evening passenger trains.
Along the Track.
The pay car made its monthly trip
along the kock Island L. Peoria YES
terday.
Thomas Greehy's Rock Island en-
CINE 65S is being repaired in the
Davenport shops.
j. Nichols has returned to his
desk in the c., r. 1. & P. yardmas-
ter's office after several days illness
George Suter. for long time con-
nected with the Burlington's freight
handling force in this city, has gone
to Davenport to take the Car clerk
ship for the same company.
The c., 4. l. & P's. 472 is more
| handsome than was the case in its
younger days since receiving that
coat of paint and Engineer Dan Mori-
arity is little swelled up over it,
| too.
Tommy Twombly is again perched
in the cab of his old 40, which has
undergone com plete overhauling at
the c., r. l. g. p. Chicago shops.
Tommy has been guiding the 9l5 at
the head of the fast mail while his
engine was laid up.
The Rock Islands No. l passenger
ran down and instantly killed man
walking along the track near Des
Moines Thursday. The train was in
charge of Conductor Pratt with En-.
gineer Wilkinson when the accident
occurred.
Rock Island engineers who are alb.
sent from duty on account of illness
or otherwise are: George Scott, Fred
Channon, Andrew Soderstrom. w. d.
Maxwell. John Daily. Connie O'Brien,
Frank MOusley. Firemen: Edward
Mooney, William Parker, Herman
Banker.
c. c. Lincoln, for the past two
months bill clerk and operator in the
Milwaukee's Rock Island office. has
been promoted to the chief clerkshit
in the Office of General Agent Hoi
comb in Davenport. Charlie is 8
number one man and well deserve.
this recognition.
| Assistant Baggagemsster John
Rdss. at the Rock Island depot, re.
ceived from Chicago the other day
La handsome and proud-looking
game rooster for which he paid S.
and gave two of his game>ters to boot
Now the railroad boys are beginning
to believe that John is mixed up in
some proposed cock battle-but he
SAYS nav.