Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-07-06
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F. L. Corwin went to St. Paul last
Wednesday,.
j. B. Mack spent several DAYS in St.
Paul last week.
Switchman Ed. Garner has gone to
minneapolis for a few days.
w. Boyles has been running the
Sioux Falls passenger lately.
Chas. F. Hardy attended the Fourth
OF July celebration ut Wavcrly.
"A. E. Harris, who sprained his ankle
some six weeks ago, has gone to work
again.
Charley Hardy, night express clerk,
ls laying off and Ed. Edlund is work.
fling in his place. =
Jack Sullivan, W. Fl. Downs, Jim
Colahan, Tom Strike and +. P. John
son had their fun at Waverly.
sunt. Bowron went to Breckenridge
Monday returning Tuesday, in COM
pany with Asst. Genl. Supt. Gruber.
T Guy Porter was here Yesterday paint
ing the switch targets, and went up the
tine this morning. -Breckenridge Tele-
gram.
A. M. Smith has been appointed
trainmaster of the St. Cloud & Ferrous
Falls division, vice W. T. Tyler, pro-
noted.
Agent Walter DeLaHunt left for
st. Paul on the early train Tuesday,
where he will meet his wife, who is re-
turning from a visit to friends at Mil
waukee,
The Northern Pacific has discarded
i its pay car and the cash for the en-
plOyes now comes in the shape of
checks direct to the agent at each
station.
Jack Colahan and Frank O'Hara
thought Willmar good enough for
them, and stayed right at home, in
spite of a good many invitations to
come to Benson.
Quite a number of Great Northern
employees attended the celebration at
Benson, last Saturday. August ALL
atra1a and Ed. Hakke acted the part
OF chaperons, and it is only just to
say that all came back in good shape.
Supt. r. H. Bowron took charge
last Thursday. The TRIBUNE, on be-
half of the citizens of Willmar,> ex-
tends a cordial welcome to Mr.. Bow
ron and hopes his stay among US may
he both pleasant and profitable.
A new circular is out. requiring all
firemen and brakemen to get standard
watches by August Is, and to have the
same inspected on the first day of each
month"; The G. NJ. & St. P. has issued
a similar circular, only that they will
require watches to be inspected each
week.
Engineer Geo. Atkins and Fireman
Herman Mechler brought engine Al
down from Breckenridge Friday. Be-
ing strangers and unused to a large
city, the boys got lost and only for
the timely arrival of the writer got
back to the roundhouse in time for
duty.
Charles Hornheok received a letter,
last Wednesday, from A. D. Meddi-
colt, dated at Roanoke, Va, stating
that he arrived there in fine shape and
had secured position as car account
ant in the general shops of the N. &
w. railway at that point. He desired
to be remembered to his friends and
associates in Willmar:
The Willmar division is abolished.
The lines between the west limits of
the Minneapolis yards and Willmar,
including the Spring Park & Hutchin-
son branch, will hereafter be operated
as part of the Breckenridge division
The St. Paul and Minneapolis termi-
mails will be operated as the Terminals
division, in charge of w. T. Tyler,
superintendent.
Assistant Roadmaster Clarity has
five crews now at work surfacing the
Hinckley branch of the Great North
ern between St. Cloud and Sandstone.
About $50 men are employed, and a
steam shovel is being used at Mora.
There are three crews employed rails
ing Says, one pit crew, and one in un-
loading from a train. The work has
been in progress since June 4, and ex-
cellent progress is being made,
The following was posted in the
superintendent's Office last Thursday
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July l, 1897.
Circular No. 49.-Effective this date.
Mr.. w. T. Tylor is appointed super.
intendent Of the Willmar Division
:, vice Mr.. j. Russell, transferred. Mr..
r. H.. Bowron is appointed superin'
ltendent of the Breckenridge Division
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