Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-06

ciated in many affairs. His long
connection with the Peoria Railway
company has made him popular not
only in this particular locality, but
in many sections of the state.
Mr.. Stockhouse began his railroad
ing career as freight auditor for the
Great Western railroad of Illinois at
Springfield in 1868. Afterward he
was chief clerk of General Freight
Agent E. c. Smith, and then left the
service Of the company to assume the
duties of assistant secretary of state
under Hon. Sharon Tyndale. In 1870
he was appointed agent for the Rock
ford. Rock Island & st. Louis at
Beardstown, and when the Ohio &
Mississippi railroad was finished
from Shawneetown to Beardstown he
was also appointed agent of that
company at the latter place, being in
charge Of the freight and passenger
business Of both companies. In 1874
he was appointed representative of
the Rockford, Rock Island & St.
Louis in this city, and two years
later became contracting agent for
the Rock Island & Peoria at Daven-
port. Two years afterward found
MIN serving the same COM
paDy as agent at Peoria, while in
1880 he was promoted to the general
agency Of the Rock Island & Peoria
and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
companies at Peoria. Two years in
this capicaty and Mr.. Stockhouse
was transferred to this city to be-
come treasurer and paymaster of the
company with which he is identified
today. having beentgiven the general
freight and passenger agency in
1884.
Many improvements in the traffic
facilities Of the road are tho result OF
MIR. Stockhouse's energy and enter
prise. He has been with the road
twenty years.
Railway Gossip.
AL Kough's 513 engine is out Of
the Rock Island shops at Chicago.
Merwin Wynes has been promoted
from the shops to extra fireman on
the Rock Island.
John Mccormick is breaking in the
Rock Islands 1879 engine after visit
to the repair shops.
James fuckers engine, 9S7, is
around again after trip to the Rock
Islands shops in the windy city.
Foreman W. H. Stocks. of tn e
Rock Island. has been called to Chi
cago by the serious illness Of his
father.
AL Lund, who runs the Rock Il-
and's new monster locomotive, is
laid up at his home in Chicago with
illness. His position is being filled
by Fred Brewer. The 11O1 makes
regular trips to the city now.
Agent l.. H. Greer, Of the Milwau-
kee. is nursing sore finger which he
sustained while explaining to some
friends the other evening how his
little son, Horace, had the top of one
Of his fingers lacerated by having ii
caught in the sprocket wheel Of q
bike. Mr.. Greer's finger got caught
the same way.
Attaches Of the Rock Island round
house are having considerable fun
over one Of the hostler's misfortune
in being left at Clinton Decoration
day in company with two lady
friends, with whom he was enjoying
skiff ride when the good ship sailed
away. They managed to get home
on Burlington train that night.
however.
Three of the Rock Islands l7-inch
cylinder Towmbly engines. for
merly used on the, eastern Iowa di-
vision have been purchased by the
Rock Island & Peoria railway and
have been reprinted and overhauled
and will be put on that company'a
passenger runs. The engines nov
on these runs win be put into the
freight business, and three locomo-
tiyes which have bean ON the ragued