Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-05

The boiler of the stationary engine a
the Ration shops Is having a new set {
iuss placed therein.
Brakeman Lon Cochran, who went {
Missouri, several weeks ago, returned t
Ration, with his bride.
Engineer W. r. Fishers family are no,
residents Of San Marcial, moving Their
from Albuquerque.
Cal Pointer, Of California, who formerl
resided at Ration, has returned to thu
place; and will accept . position In tn
railway shops.
A. B. Simons, formerly Atchison rail,
road agent, In Dsming, Is making a nam
for himself by his work for the Buffal,
cycle company, Of Buffalo, N. Y.
Bob Gresham, a former Ratonfts, bur
now roadmaster on 3 railroad out Of Mex.
leo, has been in Ration, having a good time
with old friends and acquaintances.
The reading rooms of the Atlantic &
Pacific. at Winslow, Arizona, under the
superintendence of J. A. Hamilton, have
been renovated and greatly improved.
Ed. #. Slough, ex night yardmaster at
the local yards in Albuquerque, left for
RI Paso, Texas. J. +. Eason is the night
yardmaster at the local yards in his place.
Tom Wallace, Of Topeka, 10 In San Mar
cial to assume tho position of painter In
the railway shops, down there. Mr.. Doyle
Will be given a better situation elsewhere.
Last evenings No. 1 passenger train did
not reach Las Vegas till 10:45, this morn
ing, and this evenings No. 1, two sections,
will be about three hours behind schedule
time. sla.
Jesse w. Robbins, ex-trainmaster at
Albuquerque, for the A. & r., thence going
to. Gen. Supt. Mudge's' ONCE at Topeka,
has been made trainmaster at Marceline,
Mo.
G. M. Foulks, general claim agent of the
Atchison, has returned to his home from
the hospital. and is now almost entirely
recovered from the effects of the stroke Of
paralysis.
Frank T. Dolan, trainmaster for the
Atchison at Marceline, No., has been APP
pointed superintendent for the Mexican
Central, at Juarez, relieving R. e. Com
fort in that position, at that place.
John A. Ross, travelling engineer, and
NJ. R. Williams, the building and bridge
builder, went up the road on the early
morning train, which was two hours be-
hind schedule time in arriving.
Mrs.. G. NJ. Dodge, wife of the gsneraI
manager of the Rio Grande Western rail-
road, died at Denver, Colo, of cancer of
the stomach. She was an old resident and
leader in many charitable movements.
The year just closed has been one Of dis
and losses in all lines OF busf-
ness, and as the railroads can not prosper
when other interests suffer, they have
painfully reflected the general depre ssion.
David B. Lanter, the Atchison air brake
ester, who disappeared for . week. and
say he was slugged and drugeed, has
,een taken to his home, 225 Klein street,
Topeka. whore be is recovering from his
Illness.
A number OF changes and promotions
;ook place In the Atlantic & Pacific Office !
the first Of the year az Albuquerque.
A. e. Walker, who has held down q desk |
n the freight department, resigned to sc-
'ept the position Of book-keeper for J. c.
3aldridge, and also to give attention to bis
'wn insurance business. A. II. Stone, who
las had charge Of the ticket auditing desk
q the passenger department, was promot-
I to ths vacancy treated BY Mr.. Walkers
stirefnsnt, and W.. s. Springer was pro-
,otsd to the ticket desk. w. 3. Patterson
ncceeds to the position vacated BY Spring.
+ and Ben Jones becomes ONCE boy in
Atterson's stesd.