Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27
RAILROAD RuMsLlNcs.


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| .Firsmsn A. A. shubert and Clement L
Schoek went trout fishing, yesterday after
noon. q
EngInssr e. E. Perry Is talking politics
iEngInser Geo. Mtiroy has bis place on en-
gius' 800.
!" Engine 2o4, from the Waldo coal run, 4
ON tho drop pit for . new driving box am
other repairs.
Las vsgas has a railroad engineer wht
hAs invented q flying machine. The OPrit
nays, the scheme will 60, and the machine
lIkewise.-Eddy Argus.
Eagine 71s is temporarily on Gloriot,
mountain, In charge OF Engineer Clari
! and Fire man Lee Wright.
Engineer Levi g. Phillips was silk snd
unabls 20 be on his engine, the last trip
Engineer 9sd. selover was his substitute
ani started and ,,topp-d engine 6S5, in bis
ab5ence. sr
Engine '709 has been in the local shops,
| for Some days, for new brasses and wedge
work; meanwhile, her crew, Engineer NC
| CoIgan and Fireman Geo. W. Still, enjoy a
much DESERVED rsts.
/ Engine No. 4s7 is CT the drop pit and
making q trial trip IN freight, prior to re-
turning to the passenger service. She lie
In charge OF her regular crew, Engineer
John II. Lowe aud Fireman VIM. Walz.
Most OF the Atchison employees 10 Las
Vegas aye pleased to know that the Brown
saytem will soon be in force on the road
While suspensions are not numerous at this
point, nevertheless they were au annoy.
Ancs. It IL mt probable that any OF tho
extra mon at this pace will be laid eff on
account of its adoption.
Richmond, engine No 915, will be taken
to Ration by Engineer C. ]. Boyd and Fire
man Clarence Roberts, for a back shop
overhauIing. They will bring back their
own Engine, NJ. 9l3, which has just been
givsn a~thorough o~verhauling. Engineer
Sears and Fireman arnell will run engine
No. 800, whi:o their engine, 9l5, is in the
shops. n
Engine 2427, known as the "Richmond
Compound has left this division and has
been turned over to the Santa Fe-Picifc at
Albuquerque, where it will be given a
thorough trial. On the New Mexico diyis-
ion this engine was a success. especially in
the passenger service, and it Is possible
that Q few may be purchased wheD the
company needs any new power.
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Atch.son stations In Kansas are just now
suffering II ON the depredations OF tramps.
Hardly a night goes by that a dept at
some point Ia that state is not broken into
ana damaged to some extent by one or
more OF the Weary WiIIies." In some
Instances, small amounts OF money have
been secured from the money drawers.
Orders have bsen issued to station agents
by The division supsrintendents to leave
nothing capable Of being stolen by the
tramps In the depots at night.
The United Verde & Pacific railway,
running from Jerome Junction to Jerome.
Arizona; defines to accept through tickets
70 points on their line, hence in licketing
passengers destined to such, Atchison
agsnts should sell only to Jerome J unc' on,
Fork and the Santa Fe. Prescott &
Phoenix railway, and advise passengers to
make their " arrangements from that
point TO- jerome or Intermediates. Rates
from Jerome junction to U. v. & P. points
are given as follows: Quarry, 15c. ; Horse
shoe, &c.,; Summit, &c.; Davis, $l.10; JIG.
roms. $l.6o.
Attorneys A. B. Renehan and Fernando
Of Santa Fs, have filed two DAMAGE
suits agaidst the Atchison Topeka & Santa
70 rosd' fn tho district court for Mora
t6is Territ DRY. One for Raefaela
Vigil de Aragons for the killing OF her
iusband, damages claimcd In the sum OF
B5s0o0;o for Pedro Jose Trujillo and wife,
lor the killing OF their son, damages in the
ysms mount. On June 2Sth, Aragon and
louus Trujillo were walking over a bridge
Ceimer, and were Killed by a passing
rain. Tho suits were brought on the
negligence on the part OF the
Ailrosd acompsny. /
htEoLoRs OF THE RAINBOW.
Recently ". r. white, passenger traffic
nanagesf1f& ho Atchison, had occasion to
oWxI. Black. general passenger
gent, ssking b m to make certain inquir-
concsrning a ticket. The inquiries
vere made and the correspondence REL
10 Mr.. White. In looking 1t over,
II. White discovered that he had an tart
~ color sbox'' In the group of letters.
|ommehcing With his letter, the sigma
lrss F.= IS 0;iows w. r. White. W. J.
lack, w. N. A. Green, George Grey, 0. II. 4
rown. Henry Blue and T. r. Purple.
H. of the men bearing the "color"
ames are connected with the Atchison