Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-15
DECIDES ON TWO POINTS.
AID Trial Of the Union Depot Case Looks
Like the Next Move.


AID Trial Of the Union Depot Case Looks
Like the Next Move.
1t appears now that the union de-
pot case in which the Chicago, Rock
island & Pacific Railway company is
defendant and the people Of Illinois.
through NJ. E. Sweeney as relator. are
the plaintiffs would come up for trial
in the United States court when it
convenes presently at Peoria.
Judge Grosscup recently Overruled
the motion to remand the proceed
ings to the circuit court and when
Attorneys Haas and Gest were before
Judge Grosscup with reference to the
matter the middle of last month .
motion was made by them requiring
the defendant to answer the petition.
Col. Henry Curtis, representing the
railway company. also moved to
amend all papers in the case So as to
make the relator the petitioner in
stead of the people. and to require
him to give security for costs.
Messrs. Haas, Gcst and Curtis to-
day received n communication from
Judge Grosscup saying that both Of
these motions had been overruled.
and an order requiring the railroad
company to plead. answer or demur
to the petition entered. Judge
Grosscup does not stipu!ate when
the answer is required to be made,
but from present indications it would
seem that the case might come up
for trial in the United States court
at its forthcoming term, undless the
defendant demurs.
Railway Notes.
J. w. Kretsinger, general solicitor
for the Monon route, was in Rock
Island today.
George Dawson's engine. the 500.
is out Of the Rock Islands Chicago
repair shops.
1t is rumored in local railroad cir
cles that one of the Rock Islands
veteran engineers has resigned.
Fred Shannon is breaking in
Thomas Greehy's Rock Island engine
Cos, which is just out OF the Davcn-
port repair shops.
The 665. George Scott's engine, is
around again, after lay up in the
the c., r. 1. P's. Davenport repair
shops.
The c., b. & q. has commenced
shipping about 1900 carloads of ice,
which has been ordered from Water
town by St. Louis parties.
The oil is in the ring at the Rock
Islands roundhouse having it's
crown sheet reconstructed. Engi-
neer Connie O'Brien and Fireman
Simon McMahon, Jr., are accord
ingly taking vacations.
Brakeman j. II. Hartnady, of the
Burlington, is absent from duty.
having accompanied his wife to Chi
cago, where she is being treated for
an ailment with which she has been
suffering for several months.
The Milwaukee has notified its en-
ployes that the following physicians
will represent the company in their
respective cities in cases were en-
ployes are injured: Scion Marks,
William Mackie, &. ID. Ladd, II.
Brown. II. w. Bartlett. Milwaukee;
f. Il. Garlock, Racine; l.. S. Hicks,
Burlington; Samuel Bell. Beliot; II.
Richings, Rockford; Caldwell 4
Stealev, Freeport; H. w. Waters.
Lanark; q. j. johnson. Savanna;
H. S. Metcalf, Mt. Carroll.
Division Superintendent w. &.
Bcsler. Travelling Engineer w. S.
Chaplin and Superintendent of Con-
struction j. U. Thorn, of the
Burlington, spent yesterday at
WATERFOWL looking over the ice
cutting operations there and also
gathering an idea as to Low the
asylum will be located with reference
to the q. track. 1t is supposed one
track will be constructed up to the
hospital entrance and be used by the
three roads passing at that point.