The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-12
Ann Arbor Ry. and Shops.

Ann Arbor Ry. and Shops.
Engineer Sutlif, of Durand, was her
Wednesday.
Engine No. Q. after undergoing genera
everhauling, was put into service again
Thursday.
Robert Tawse returned home from Frank
fort Wednesday, after enjoying short out
ing.
The P. & o. Ry. Co.'S drive wheels which
have been receiving repairs here for thu
past ten days are now finished and will
soon be returned to their road. Some very
neat work has been done upon them.
Miles Crawford left Wednesday for {
short outing at Frankfort.
Louis Deal spent Sunday at Island Lake
visiting friends.
Agt. B. s. Stratton is at Crystal Lake
this week, enjoying the good fishing which
abounds there.
Chas. Carpenter. of Howell, was calling
on old friends at the shops Tuesday.
CabOose No. Is in the shop receiving
repairs for injuries received Monday at
Cadillac by being tipped over on its side
while being "staked IN" at that place.
Wrecking Master Sawyer with his crew,
who were called to pick it up, brought the
wreck to these yards Tuesday. The car
was badly broken.
Two of the four work trains that have
been drawing gravel all summer, have been
taken off for the season. The aprons of
seventy-6ve gravel cars were taken off at
the Owosso shops the first of the week and
the cars have since been doing commercial
work.
John Mackey went home from the shops
Wednesday afternoon, sick and unable to
attend to his duties.
The tin shop department is again run
ming on ten hours time.
Chas. Duffy will leave Monday for
weeks visit at Jackson, Niles and Chicago.
A pump from the water tank at Hamburg
Junction is being repaired here this week
by Milo Bot.
Engine No. 81 is receiving repairs at the
hands of machinists this week.
Geo. Martin, car repairer, was called to
Bannister Wednesday to do work on the
cOmpany's cars stored at that place.
The Dirty Faced Tigers base ball team
has been reorganized, with David Fillmore
manager, and John Tawse, captain. The
boys will do some good practicing within
the next few days, and expect to keep up
their old time reputation as ball players.
The schedule of games has not yet been ar
ranged, but the first of a series will be
played soon. The indoor ball suits owned
by the A. A. indoor ball team will be used
by the tigers.
Jas. Dallas, road carpenter, was called to
Frankfort Wednesday for one month.
Jas. Purdy, boiler maker, is in Ann Ar
Dor this week doing repair work on one of
the company's engines.
VIM. Barnes, air brake instructor, is
still conducting the examination at Du-
rand. The examinations are thorough in
every respect, necessitating longer period
In which to conduct them than was at first
expected.
Foreman G. j. Matthews has given the
new steam crane thorough test and found
It to be perfect in every way.
VIM. Hurst and family are visiting in
Ann Arbor.
Fireman Griffin, of Durand, spent We'd
nesday In Ow0esO.
VIM Torrance is spending few days in
Toledo.
Chas. Bradley made flying trip to Fort
Wayne, Ind, the first of the week.
Engine No. Q seems to be fond of being
n the round house. She was recently
turned from the shops after undergoing a |
thorough renovating and is again IN for
repairs.
Engine No. 81 will soon be turned out, |
almost new engine.