Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-17

Fireman Scudder has been bed fast since
last Monday.
Engineer Donnelly has invested In a life
insurance policy.
Brakeman Dryer has again returned tc
his duties on the road.
E. G. Langston has resigned his position
as brakeman, on the Atchison.
s. S. Jones and C. l.. Emerson are on
their way to Chicago, on a vacation.
j. r. Sweeney leaves for his annual visit
to his home in Cincinnati, tomorrow.
Chas. NJ. Taylor, division master me-
chanic, came down from his Ration head
quarters, last evening.
L. H. Lozier and family, he connected
with the Mexican Central, were south
bound passengers, last evening.
D. w. Bethel, night operator at Las ve-
gas for the past month or SO, is now hand
ling the night trick, down at Rincon.
Joseph Fletcher, chief mine inspector foI
the Atchison company, went south, last
evening, with Madrid as his destination.
Engineer }. H. Heating has been OF the
sick list for some days, up at Ration. He
has been suffering from stomach trouble.
Fireman George Seelover, off the Glorieta
mountain run, is now firing the 436, Fire
nah Rohrer going on one Of the "hogs,r
914. ss
Haauu roinc ara rapnrfad nm tho A q -
causing washouts and making east bound
trains late also, interfering with traffic
on that line.
j. A. Naugle, assistant general manager
of the Sonora line; who has been in Denver
several days past, leaves that city for Chi
cago, this evening.
Fireman Parker, who was hurt at Wat
rous, has had his left foot amputated, just
above the ankle. A neat job was done at
the Las Vegas hospital.
Brakeman e. Robinson will relieve Con-
H. w. Long at Cerrillos, who, In
turn, will relieve Conductor j. s. Langs.
ton, who has a thirty days leave Of abb
sence.
Charles Schrader and Ed Order, express
messengers, now go from Silver City to Ell
Paso, and do not lay over in Rinc ,n, as of
yore. The change is made on account of
the fruit season being at hand.-Rincon
Weekly.
w. D.. Beymer, assistant chief clerk in
the auditor of freight receipts office of the
Atchison, at Topeka, passed through this
city, for Los Angeles, CAL, in response to
telegram announcing the serious illness
Of his father.
Passenger Conductors Drury, Hays,
Stevenson and Boucher now run the first
OF trains l and 2, between Albu-
querque and La Junta, first in first out,
and Conductors Stimmel, Richley, Oder
and Murray, the second sections between
the above named points, also "chain gang"
Clyde Grubbs, son Of DR.. Grnbbs, Of To-
peka, who was formerly employed 10 the
of freight receipts office Of the
Atchison, has been promoted to the posi-
zion of chief clerk in the ~paymaster's Of.
fee Of the Mexican Central railway, at the
City of Mexico. He was formerly in the
oaice Of the superintendent Of terminals at
rampico, down in our sister republic.
While thirteen is considered an m.
lucky number, 1t happened not long q
seventeen cut quite q figure in the
role Of an unlucky denomination on a
PIttsburg line. A certain conductor had
Of the third section of train seven.
teen with engine seventeen hauling it, and
IAN into the second section Of seventeen
1t lock seventeen, and smashed seventeen
cars and delayed traffic seventeen hours,
and it is said that the superintendent con-
,luded that the proper punishment was to
ay the crew of third section of
'or days.
A TIMELY
superintendent Avery Turner, OF the
middle division Of the Atchison, years ago
| passenger conductor out of Las Vegas.
las issued the following circular to COM
oany employees, in reference to children
Jumping on and off engines or cars, while
n motion:
Several suits have been brought for
damages, ffoT injuries received by children
while stealing rides on switch engines and
rains in yards. Agents, vardmasters and
'ngine foremen aud engineers have been
7ery lax in enforcing previous instructions
10 prevent this practice.
'sHereafter, | wish all employees would
when children or minors are caught steal.
ng rides on engines or trains, have some
'mploye take them 10 the agent, and the
to turn them over to the proper Of
icers and file complaint against them, and
ny to require municipal authorities to do
duty. This is not only to protect the
company, but IL an act OF humanity and
I ell employees will take up the matter, L
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