San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-30
News d The R0l|O0dS

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Jake Merle has resumed duties as
foreman in the Southern Pacific shops
in this city.
Superintendent Thomas Hume Of the
International, made an inspection trip
to Laredo yesterday.
Auditor Richardson, of the Gulf
Shore, went down to Stockdale and
checked up the agents books yester-
day.
Colonel C. p. Fegan. travelling pas
senger agent of the Baltimore and
Ohio, is in the city from Dallas, accom-
panied by his son.
Mr. III. j. Young, an /. & G. n. rail-
way engineer, member of one of the
local knights Of Pythias lodges, is re-
ported quite i'll at his home in the Third
ward.
Engineer doc" Greene, of the In
ternational, received Seth Thomas en-
CINE clock for Christmas from his wife.
and Foreman Slack put it in Docs en-
CINE, No. 101, yesterday.
Station Agent Hopkins, of the Gulf
Shore at Stockdale, was summoned up
here yesterday as a witness for the
Arkansas Pass in case and Yardmaster
Robert Heustis went down to relieve
him temporarily.
Receiver s. s. H. Clark, of the Union
Pacific, who has been in the city sever
al days for the benefit of his health,
left over the International yesterday in
his private car for Millett to spend a
few days on ranch.
Conductor Jack Haley, of the Inter
national, who was shot through the
right wrist in the Mcneil train robbery,
left for Marlin, Texas, yesterday to use
the wells in the hope of benefitting the
wound. He will not be able to resume
his run for a month yet.
Canuto Campo, of the lnternationa
roundhouse, will be married Saturday
evening at o'clock in the San Fernan
do cathedral, and cards are out for thu
event. The bride will be Miss Marie
Rubio and a reception will follow a
her home on Matamoras street.
Engineer Pat Moynahan, Of the In
ternational, has remembered Dicl
Henry, the popular clerk of the round
house, for Christmas with big fash!
red necktie. which will, which will al
most cover his shirt front, and Dicl
is wondering what the boys will say
when he wears it.
The Gulf Shore will change time OF
the FIRST, leaving here at $50 a. IN. ant
returning at p. m, thus arriving OF
the return two hours earlier than a
present and giving its patrons from
the lower country ample time to dc
their trading in the afternoon and re
turn on the next mornings train.
The general passenger department OF
the International and Great Northern
railroad has issued Christmas and New
Year cards with compliments of Gener
al Passenger and Ticket Agent d. J.
Price, Chief Clerk r. Il. Lee. Rate
Clerk A. II. Cotton, Stock Clerk M. L.
Morris. Mailing Clerk Ernest Anderson
and Stenographer ]. G. Exum and Mrs,
e. A. Williams.
The first vestibule sleeper and din
ing car to be known as the Sunset
Limited Annex, to connect with the
limited ct FL Paso, viii leave New
Orleans for the west and San Fran
cisco for the east on January 4. next
Tuesday. The first Annex will pass
through San Antonio on Southern Pa
cific No. 20 on January and on No. 10
from San Francisco en- January z.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Charles NJ. Knight, of the Georgia and
Alabama railroad, headquarters at Sa-
vannah, arrived in the city yesterday
Mr.. Knight was formerly ticket agent
of the Southern Pacific in this city,
under Harry G. Archer, now SOUTH
western passenger agent of the Balti.
more and Ohio ut Dallas. and is de.
lighted with his visit to the Alamo
City :
e. III. Bereiras, of the Western Rail-
way Equipment company, Of st Louis.
who was formerly paymaster on the
International has Observation-Disclosures
w. d. Young, Of the International, for
Christmas. Bill used to pull the ex-
paymaster over the road. The Christ
mas token consists of latest devised
pneumatic track sander, with bill
Young" engraved on 1t, and 1t is now
on his engine, No. 80.
The new standard colors for figures
and letters on engines Of the Interna-
tional will be aluminium, instead Of
gold. The name Of the road will be
put on the cab and the number of the
engine in large figures on each side Of
the tank. The first engine in the local
yards to be touched up with the new
colors in this manner is No. 81, just
back from the Taylor shops, and she
loomes up like a new dollar.
NEW SUITS FILED.
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