Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-08

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(Easasqf He Chicago. Milwaukee
lEA kEr & ST. Paul Rail say COM
|Sa E4y pany will hold forth in
l83 E& its present quarters on
I5sl1g)l T~entieth street for
the coming ten years.
There WAS . prospect Of the road
sharing the depot which the Burling-
ton proposes erecting at the corner
Of Second avenue and Twentieth
street, but 1t seems the arrangement
has fallen fiat. The @" will occupy
the new depot by its lonesome. The
depot which the Milwaukee occupies
is owned by the Rock Island road,
which also owns the track which the
former company travels between
here and Port Byron junction, from
sesses its own roadway. There was
talk some time ago Of the Milwaukee
extending its track into Rock Island,
but 1t all turns out to have been .
fairy tale. Tho Milwaukee contract
with the Rock Island road expires
the l1th inst, but q new agreement
has been executed dating from that
time ten years hence.
George b. Harris. second vice pres
ident, and and w. c. Brown. general
manager Of the Chicago, Burlington
Il Quincy road. will be here next
week to determine the question. now
hanging fire, as to when building OPP
erations will begin on the proposed
Twentieth street depot.
General Railway News.
Tom Dunn's engine 10 in the Rock
Islands roundhousc for repairs.
Engineer Frank Mooney, OF the
Rock Island, is now guiding the con-
struction train.
The Sixth Division Railway Postal
Clerks convention was held at PEG.
ria yesterday and today.
The $50, Horace Broadbent's en-
CINE, il being overhauled at the
Rock Islands shop at Chicago.
Hugh Fitzsimmons, yardmaster
for the Burlington At Moline, is TAX
ing Today vacation. John Kim
ney Is substituting for him.
James Shchan's engine 476, which
pulls the Rock Island fast mail be-
tween here and Des .Moines. 10 in the
shop CT Davenport for repairs.
X. Stockhouse, general freight
and passenger agent Of the Rock ISL
and & Peoria. made trip over the
Mercer county branch yesterday.
Conductor Joseph Stephens. who
runs n train on the Peoria's Mercer
county branch, attended the grand
lodge Of the A. o. u. w. ut Stfeator.
John Murphy's engine 942. which
hauls a passenger train on the Hi.
nois division, has been sent to the
Rock Island shop at Chicago for re-
pairs.
Conductor f. B. Morrill,, Of Blu,
Island, is in charge Of Conductor
James Costello's run on the Rocl
Island during the latter's absence IL
the west.
The decrease in the earnings o
the st. Louis division Of the Bur
lington since the first Of the year haI
been $75. 900 per month as compared
with 1896.
Tom Connelly's engine 40. whicl
pulls the Rock Island fast mail be
tween hero and Chicago, is in tn
Windy City shop for repairs. Tor
is running the 526 in the meantime
The engineers and trainmen Of tn
Rock Island are playing some warn
games OF ball at the old park thee
days. Al Rough and Frank David
son are the battery for one side an,
Sam Condor and Eber Wexford th
other.
A new time card goes into effet
on the Burlington tomorrow. III
only change on the division SO II
known is the attaching OF throug
sleeper on the St. Paul train whiC
will leave at 1850 instead OF 81
p. m.
Charles E. Cross and wife. Of Ma
lon, Iowa, were In the city toda,
Mr.. Cross IL one Of the oldest passel
ger conductors ON tho q. NJ. b S
r. tits IL years since he ran In
Rock Island on the Racine & Sout
western division. His present n
Is between Marion and Kansas Cit,
A party OF members Of the Ord
OF Railway Conductors left yeste
day on the Santa Fc for . trip
California. The train cou,ists
nine Pullman sleepers. The tick
punchers have been given q speci
rate by the railway companies ov
whose lines they will travel, and q
prepared TO zee the country in roy
style. Conductors w. &. Swim
James Costello. Ed Dee, FraI
Babcoek. T.. J. Drew, Jim Hills
Royal "Uncle sam" johnson, and
ID. Cruley. OF The Illinois divisi'
OF the Rock Island, are members
the party.
One Of the Rock Islands west e.
b-akemen came home with sto
done up in little box with . tsg
tsched which said that the price "
Se5. He Was tsken to task BY
family for squanderipg such
amount on . shirt stud. He wore
to the ball given by the ladies' ~
Hilary Of the Order Of Railway &C