Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-16
A N TRAIN.

They've come-the pay checks.
Tim O'Brien, the Casualty advocate, Is
In the city, to-day.
Fl. J.. Franklin, Of the AtchIson's claim
department, again visits these parts.
H. n. Wilson, q locomotive engineer, ar,
rived at Ration from Kansas City, yesser-
day.
w. A. Kinnear, the Atchison civil en-
gineer, pulled up at Ration, yesterday,
from Denver.
N. J. Hurley, section foreman at Max.
veil City, is under treatment for the grip
at the Las Vegas hospital.
James lawson, railroad machinist at
San Marcial. has asked for transportation
for HIS wife from San B~ernardino, Cal, 10
San Marcial.
Il. X. Nones, Of the Travellers accident
company of Hartford, Conn.,, who has
large dealings with railroad men, went
down the road, to Albuquerque, last night.
@. r. Uptegrove, night ticket clerk at
the Las Vegas depot, has resigned, and
| will leave In a few days for Old Mexico.
n. FL. Bartel has succeeded him and be, Ia
turn, by a brother Of Ticket Agent Foots.
Conductor in .Irby the successor Of +. E.
Pond, down at San Marcial, has leased the
Cruickshank residence at the foothills,
which has been neatly furnished, awaiting
the arrival of Mrs. IrbY and their two
babies from Denver.
G. w. Kennedy, Of Albuquerque, cor
reefs the newspaper statement that be has
been awarded a grading contract. down at
Juarez, Mexico, though be has been prom
ised one, IL the road at present building IL
constructed beyond Corralitos.
The contemplated improvements along
the line Of the A. e. p, from Albuquerque
to Bsrstow, Cal, will involve the sxpendi-
ture OF about $500, 900 this year, namely:
Nearly 200 miles Of steel rail will be laid,
$50 miles of track, In low places, viii be
thoroughly baIIasted with volcano cinders,
and a new brick depot will be constructed
at Winslow, Arizona.
The salary Of Fred G. Gay. Of Topeka,
Kansas, general freight agent OF the
Atchison railroad, was garnisheed in Kan
sas City by Sheriff Stone, Of jackson
county. The suit under which the gar
nishment was made was brought 10 the
circuit court by Lucy s. Bovard, widow Of
James A. Bovard. She says Mr. Gay bor-
rowed 5000 from her in 1894 and 1t 10 long
past due.
NOW A MANAGER.
J. I. Mott, formerly superintendent Of
the Harvey system Of eating houses, Is new
manager Of the Colorado Midland railroad
houses, with offices at Cascade,
Colo. Mr.. Mott writes as follows, to Chi
.sPlease resume sending me the Hotel
World; am now located so rs to get IL reg
ulariy, and not as formerly, scooting over
1000 miles Of the Atchison, Topeka, &
Santa Fe.u
The court Of civil appeals OF Galveston, |
Tex, has affirmed the decision Of the lower
court in the case Of Thomas w. Cain, a
minister, against the Pullman palace
company. Cain purchased a 1rst-class
ticket from st. Louis TO Galveston. but be
was compelled to ride in q negro car. The
appellate court held that where a ticket il
sold for q separate coach like a Pullman.
that q negro 10 entitled to passage In that
kind Of a car, or the company is liable for
damages.
THE RETIRED TRAIEMAsTER.
Complimentary mention in the Herald,
partly published at Newton, Kansas, Who'll.
v devoted to tho loan and savings bust.
1ess:
Tbos. G. Mulhern. who for six years has
leld the position Of treinmaster at La
2 gas, sent in bis resignation. TO take ef-
'ect tho nrst OF March. Mr.. Mulhern has
made 4 record Of which he may feel proud
md his resignation should be considered 4
topping stone rather than ether wise. He
'ujoys the respect and confidence OF ali
yho know him, which, with his demon
ability, outs him within reach Of l.
ny position to which be may aspire, after
10 has taken = few months' needed rest.
The round house Is to have steam heat
r. IL place Of the oldA chilly coal stoves
Iow IL use.