Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-30
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS. :

of bad cold.
Hollace G. Mcdonald is doing the
hostler's act on the rotary.
Ole Ahlstrom is down with a severe
attack OF the typhoid fever.
Leslie Mcdonald is firing the rotary
on the WATERFOWL division.
Frank A. Nelson, of Minneapolis, is
firing on the Sioux Falls line.
Superintendent James Russell, of
Minneapolis, was in town Friday.
T. r. Simpson, the company's in
surance man, was in the city one day
last week.
Brakeman G. P. Johnson is on the
sick list, Tom Parham going out in
his place.
City Ticket Agent Alstrom is kept
quite busy selling tickets and counting
coppers this week.
Brakeman J. w. Lamb had his hand
crushed while coupling cars at Crook
ston a few days ago.
Master Mechanic G. N. Bailey, of
st. Paul, was inspecting the round
house here last week.
Frank Rich, formerly brakeman on
the Dakota division, is now braking
on the Sioux Falls division.
Assistant General Superintendent J.
M. Gruber, of St. Paul, passed through
town on his way to Yankton, S. D.
Frank Donaldson, recently switch
man in the Great Northern yards ut
Breckenridge, is now braking on the
west end.
h. T. Dodd, OF this city, leaves this
week for St. Paul, where he has &C.
cepted a position as conductor on the
St. P. & D.
The engine on the west bound pas
senger last night broke down at Pen
mock, and delayed the train there
several hours.
Engineer Ole Anderson, of Brecken-
ridge, who has been on the rotary the
last six weeks, left for a few days.
visit with his family.
Brakeman VIM. Mckay was Joined
by his wife last week. Mrs. Mckay
came up from Granite Falls. They
are now stopping at the Porter House.
Fireman Brinstad has returned from
his home in Minneapolis, where he
went to visit his family, and is back
on his old run, 63 and 64, on the Sioux
Falls line.
Engine 80 passed through town last
Thursday on her way to St. Paul,
having in tow two "dead" engines
and several tenders, all to be taken
down for repairs.
NJ J. rubidy, formerly fireman on
the Great Northern, left Monday for
West Superior, Wis. Mike, during
his stay here, has made many friends,
all of whom regret his leaving.
While setting out some cars at Davis
station, on the Yankton line, Brake
man Tom Carney fell off q box car
and sprained his ankle. He has been
brought to Willmar for medica treat
ment.
Bridge Carpenter Rennix and his
crew OF men returned Thursday from
down the Sioux Falls line, where they
have been working night and day re-
pairing several bridges that were bad.
ly damaged by the recent washouts.
A fine "kit" of burglars tools was
found, the other day, under pile of
bridge timbers in the yards here, by
crew of bridge carpenters. It con-
sisted of drills, extension bit, several
pieces of fuse, etc., all tied up in
silk handkerchief, and had evidently
been placed there some time ago.
Engineer Matt Fuller had very
narrow escape on Tuesday morning,
at Lockhart station. The side rods
OF the engine broke, and he thought
the engine would land in the ditch.
He reversed the engine and prepared
to Jump, but slipped on the step and
fell down close to the rails and dislo-
Gated his right shoulder. No one else
was hurt.-BarnesvilleR Review.
The lost has been found, this time in
the person Of Engineer Ed Huffman,
who came in Saturday from q months
stay on the snow plow. Ed was doing
what he could to open the Glendale
line, but his efforts SO far have proved
futile, as no trains are running yet
and little prospects of any until the
sun starts out in earnest. Ed is not
looking very we'll. Hotels and gro-
Gerry stores have all sold out and
about the only thing they existed on
was eggs, potatoes, bread and water.
An organization OF Great Northern