Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-12-07

department last week.
 Don't fail to see Creston Clarke next Wednesday night.
 A large Fairbank scale has been placed in the new store room.
 Mir. Edward Heeley, of the brass foundry, is still confined to his room.
 Why can't we celebrate the new store room and office with big ball?
 MT. George Ladner has accepted a position as moulder in the brass foundry.
 Engineers Kenward and Bishop are both reported quite i'll at their homes in this city.
 A 1900 candle power Kitson arc light has been placed oyer the turn table at the shops.
 A large crowd of railroad boys greeted the Emma Warren Co. dur ing the past week.
 Mir. Chas. Brunson, after few days rest, has resumed his duties in the machine shops.
 Mir. Garland Bird, of the Cotton Belt restaurant, is reported very i'll at Commerce, Texas.
 MT. Elmer Richards, train master of the south end. has returned from a business trip down the road. Conductor Chas. Harris who has been quite sick the past week at Mall den, Mo, is reported much better.
 Fifteen new flat ears have just been completed on the rip track and are now being supplied with air brakes.
 Mir. John Thompson left Friday for Shreveport to relieve Conductor Decker from his run, as he is very sick.
 Mir. NJ. Adami, travelling passenger agent of this road with headquar thers at Cairo, is in the city on busi- ness.
 MT. Alvin Rike, who for the past year has been on night duty in the round house, has been placed on day duty.
 Engine 148, which is now undergo ing repairs in the machine shops, will present a beautiful appearance when finished.
 J. A. stomper has on exhibition at the shops a Poland China pig. This pig is inst three years old and weighs 600 pounds.
 Mir. J. P Woodall, who has been laying off for ome time on account of mashed finger, has resumed his duties at the shops.
 Mir Phillip Bloom, an employe on the rip track, had the misfortune to have one of his fingers cut off Satur- day by a band saw.
 A. s. Wilson, of Birds Point has relieved MT. Andrew Carson for few days. until he returns from his bridal trip to Dallas, Texas. A certain machinist can be seen wearing large button with the fol- lowing words omit: "Girl wanted" We wish him success.
 The rip track has for the past week been doing crushing repair business, and have large number of cars for repairs for the coming week.
 Mir. Chas. Tempest, a night ma- chinist in the round house, has re- sumed his duties after a lengthy visit throughout thesouthern part of this State.
 Mir. Chas. Parker, who was badly burned Friday with sulphuric acid, is reported to be resting easy. He will he sent to the company hospital In q lew days.
 Both the Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain stock yards have been well filed with cattle as both roads have been doing a fiourlshing stock busi- ness the past week.
 H. P. Sanford. an efficient machin- ist at the shops and also il fine musi- clan, has resigned hs position here to accept one with the Mountain shops at Little Rock,
 Mr Bart Hailman, formerly gener- al foreman at this place but now manager of an oil min at Brinkley, was shaking hands last week with his old aequaiptances i'll this city.
 In San Antonio. Tex, q home for all disabled employees will be erected anJ l.w fba aid nf tho railraad nao.