The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-27
ON THE CENTRAL BRANCH.
Items of Interest to the Mo. Pacific
Railroad Men.

Downs April 27-Uncle Nate Maher,
conductor on the mixed passenger train
between Downs and AtchisOn. is enjoy
ing q much needed 80 days layOff, and
Freight Conductor Frank Logan has
Ed. staIey. formerly day manager for
the Western Union Telegraph company
the Downs creamery. He is succeeded
by H. NJ. Deckard. of Hastings. Neb-
John Bragg, extra engineer here. had
the misfortune to cut off the tips of two
of his right-hand fingers, which came in
Two extra stock trains from Logan
and Kirwin. with II cars of stock each,
Tom Kelley former road master in
Downs, IS clerl1ing in one of the stores
w W. Duden. the oldest engineer in
continuous service running into Downs,
pay check of not less than $40. which IS
the largest check paid to any railroad
employee here.
Hanson's switch. four miles east of
Marvin. is already doing business. Two
cars of sheep and three cars of corn
have been shipped from this siding
Since the first of April the Missouri
- cars of cattle, cars of hogs, two of
wheat, four of eggs and nine of corn.
besides doing large amount of local
Mrs Wilson. wife of Station Agent Geo.
NJ. Wilson, visited friends in Stockton
The Missouri Pacific pay car is making
its monthly tour OF the Central Branch
division. accompanied by Master Mechan-
ic G. w Weller of Atchison. Division
Super1Dt 6ndenC 1. II. Luke OF COnCOTdIa.
and Travelling Auditor s G.. Spr2gue of
AtchiSOn. PaymaSter J. w. King has ac-
conpanled \ ever since TINS Hoad mas
been under the management of the Mis-
Since Engineer D. Fairchnd took unto
31Insef a LIE partner and went TO house
mixed train home on time
daughter of Station Agent Geo. NJ VII
son of Downs. is not only an expert
horse rider but she drives the friskiest
animal of the kind there is in Downs.
Her horse is always cutting up so that
everybody Is afraid to drive him. but the
young lady has him 50 effectuaIIy under
her control tibet a gentle word from Miss
wilson viii bring him to standstiII at
Engineers c. Tunniclif and VIM. Klein
zle, who run around the horn from
Downs. Stockton and Lenora, are also
doing yard and road work Is days each
Extra Engineer Cha-s. VeaIe is filing
the place of VIM. Chopper on the PrOSSer
branch, who has a layoff. This branch
extends from ConcOrdia to Prosser. Neb.
John BrouSe. who is better known all
over the Central branch as Jack Brass
was promoted to conductor of the pay
car on its last trip over the Central
Dell Ames. express and extra conduc-
tor cn the line around the norm VIII
of Railway Trainmen, of Greenleaf. at
Canada in May. He will be accompanied
BY ThOs Scott brakeman on his run.
All of the resident railroad boys living
in Downs and owning their houses are
making improvements in the way of
belutifying them. by planting trees and
shrubbery. The houses of Ed Renig and
c. Tunnicliff. engineers on the north and
south Solomon branches and others are
deserving of special mention.
The Missouri Pacific people with a small
outlay of money could make their park in
Downs. one of the most attractive and
inviting places on their entire Central
Branch system. BY laying water pipes to
the park. the employees would help them
out by seeing that it was Sprinkled often
as necessary.
Yardmaster Dick UT is one of the most
faithful and careful employees on the
Central Brs2nch division. He makes up
six trains inside of two hours, and assists
in transferring from two to six tons of
freight daily. W. J. Kenyon his assistant
is a rustIer. ever willing to assist and al
ways good-natured. The Downs yard is
clean Is can be found on any railroad in
the country.
ROundhOuse Foreman A. L. Durham of
Downs in connection with his railroad
business. finds time to act as member of
the school board and city council. Mr..
Durham has also filled the office OF may
or of Downs in a pleasing manner.