Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-27
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TRACK AND TRAIN.

Div. Supt. Hurley mingled among th
Territorial legislators at Santa Fs, ysstsr-
lday.
The frst Golden Gate excursion will ar
rive at Las Vegas hot springs, on nsxt
Sunday.
J. p. Mason, Of the W. U. telegraph, Z
linsman, came down from La Junta, Colo.
last evening.
Tho morning train from the south, due
to arrive at o'clock, did not reach Las
Vegas till 9:10.
Conductor Charley Oder is due to arrive
from 1.-THE states", whore he attended the
funeral OF his mother.
The Atchison company has called In all
Of the commercial agents of its system to a
conference meeting In Chicago.
J. A. Sampson, superintendent of con-
struction for the Western Union line, came
in from up the road, last evening.
]. L. Bell is en- route home, to Ell Paso,
Texas, having made all arrangements for
the building Of the White Oaks road.
f. H. Russell, former yardmaster 10
the Albuquerque yard, at present train
master In Kansas City, passed through for
d Paso, Texas, last evening.
/. Travelling Engineer John A. Ross has
put in considerable time, of late, with the
engines pulling trains and Q, trying to
get them straightened out so Is to mako
the schedule time.
Z.Z Dodds, former employs of the
Atchison at that point, arrived In La Jun
ia, Colo, from Purcell, l. T., and he Is now
filing the position of stenographer In the
Office of Agent Skinner there.
The Atlantic g. Pacific passenger train
No. S02, from the west, ran over tho left
leg of an Indian squaw, Monday night, and
it is possible that tho leg, between the
knee and ankle. will have to be amputated
The Atchison road and the Denver g. Rio
Grande are going to run prospectors' and
miners' excursions to New Mexico. for the
purpose Of giving men an opportunity to
visit that Territory and ascertain soms-
thing about its mineral resources.
Several cars heavily loaded with bridge
irons arrived in Albuquerque from the
Wrought Iron Bridge Co., Canton. Ohio,
over the Atchison, and were transferred to
the Atlantic & Pacific. The irons are for
a bridge over tho Santa Fe, Prescott a
Phoenix railway, at or near jerome juno
tion.
Council bill No. 30, introduced by w. Z.
Martin, of Socorro county, il entitled ian
act for the greater safety and protection
Of the employees and travelling public upon
the railroads operated within tbs Terri
tory of New Mexico, and to prevent the
and malicious interference with
the engine and cars of any such railroad
and for other purposes"
Judge N. G. Collier, Of Albuquerque
has amended the order made by him ON
December 1lth, 1896, relative to service Of
garnishments upon the receiver Of the At
lantic & Pacific railroad company BY
ordering the receiver to disregard garnish.
ment issued in attachment proceedings, sx-
cept whore suit Is begun against resident
in the jurisdiction.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has in
structed the conductors to honor the 1000
mile tickets il presented by any person,
regard less Of the name the book bears.
This rule 10 meeting with universal ap-
proval, as ladies can use their husbands
or any other person of family or
firm. The Baltimore & Ohio folks seem to
realize that the sooner the mileage books
are used, the sooner they viii sell others.
1t is expected that other roads win soon
follow the example.