Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-27
Railroad News.

services on the breckenridge division.
B. Croswell, who has been working
nights lately, has gone back to day
work again.
Engine 500 has been assigned to the
Kalispell division, and left for that
point Saturday.
Pump Repairer Thornton has been
repairing pipes about the round house
and pump this week.
Asst Genl Supt. j. M. Gruber
passed through on special Friday
night, bound for Huron.
The day hostler, one machinist and
one boilermaker in the shops at Breck-
ridge were laid off last week.
j. A. Redmond, who has been visit
ing his father at Madison, Wis, the
past two weeks, returned Saturday.
Jack D. mot John L. Sullivan, one
OF Breckenridge's tip-top switchmen,
was seen in Willmar last Wednesday.
Storekeeper Lindenberg has not re.
ceived the supply of ''crooked pins"
ordered by him some time ago, but ex-
poets them at any time.
Engine 33l is in the round house on
the drop pit having driving brasses
frightened up and undergoing other
general repairs. Engineer Palm has
3l5 while 331 is laid up.
Among the 800 Great Northern en-
ployes at Grand Forks, an organiza-
ton of the Great Northern Railway
Employees association has been formed
The membership is made up of officials
and employees.
"A good many of the engine men have
purchased Il book called "a Thous-
and Points, 1t is a good work and
contains useful Information Pertaining
to the construction of locomotives, the
repair of same, etc.
Fireman G.. H. Lundsted was one of
the callers at THE TRIBUNE Office Mon
day. While here he said lots Of good
things about The TRIBUNE and at
the same time paid his subscription up
TO '98. We wish some more of the
boys would follow his example.
Firemen on the Breckenridge divis-
ion are to be complimented upon the
care they are taking of their engines.
They are keeping them neat and clean,
and the boys are certainly deserving
great praise; each one striving to see
who can keep the cleanest engine.
Great Northern officials and local
live stock representatives have just
completed an inspection of the hides
of cattle killed on the railroad during
the past winter between Great Falls
and Glasgow, Mont. There was
heavy winter slaughter, the tally rep
presenting total of about ], $50 head.
The report was circulated Monday
that the night passenger trains were
to be laid off soon. This we learn is
not the fact, but beginning next Sum
day the day trains run through to Far
go, instead of to Morris as at present,
which makes better accommodation
instead of poorer.-Kerkhovc Ban
ner.
Breckenridge telegram: ''Most of
the boys are holding down jobs on the
extra list and are not getting fat out
of it, either. But wait till crops be-
gin to move in the fall and watch their
smoke. - Yes, the same thing struck
US here. But we believe things. will
open up a little, as several work trains
are to he put on shortly-so we are
informed. : ?. III.
Time table No. 40, which took effect
at 0 O'Clock Sunday, April Is, will
make considerable change in the pass
enger service. Trains Nos. II and II,
which only run to Morris, will now go
through to Fargo, n. D. 1t is unde-
cided yet how the crews will be run,
but presumably the south end crews
will run to Breckenridge and a short
crew from there to Fargo. .s.. Co.
Breckenridge Telegram. !" Y ard
master Russell is attempting to mas
ter bicycle, butt IS q question SO
far as to which OF the two has the bet
ter of the business. = The railroad
editor OF the TRIBUNE is personally
acquainted with Mr.. RUSSELL having
had the pleasure Of being in his COM
=pany on 1 two week 9 fishing expedi tion
last year. If Dad can exert the
power over 9 wheel that he can over 3