El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-08
Sparks From The Engine.

sparks From The Engine.
j. Lingner, an engineer, is in the
city taking in the sights.
The T. P will have a regular switch
engine here in few day. It will be
the No. 40 from Marshall, Tex.
81. E. Brown, G. 81. boilermaker, was
sent to Valentine yesterday to relieve
William Green who was reported sick.
Jack Taylor is the latest subject for
the physical examination forG. 81. fire.
man. He will possibly appear before
His Medicines today.
Mrs. Zinc, wife OF Machinist Zinc,
of the Santa Fe shops, arrived here
yesterday from San Marcial and was
met at the depot by her husband.
Bob Lyons. of the G. H. yard Office
is the proud possessor of q new Rem
ingtOn type writer, the gift of his
brother at San Antonio.
The West Shore and New York,
Chicago and st. Louis have announced
q through second-class passenger rate
of S25 from New York to Seattle,
against previous rate of $69.75.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
shops at Sedalia, Missouri, started up
on full time Tuesday with full force
of men, re-employing q number that
were discharged few months ago.
There were three new Baldwin en-
gines in the Santa Fe yards yesterday
for the chihuahua & Pacific railroad
of Mexico. They make q very fine
appearance and are Nos. 81, 30, and
So.
The fact that the United States ia
cashing checks, that is, putting them
through the banks, for all $500 sub
scriptions, is conclusive proof that all
the $500 and under subscribers will get
their bonds.
Geo. Allen and wife will sail for
Birmingham, Eng on the Majestic,
the 18th of this month. Mr.. Allen
has been with the G. 81. car depart
ment here for some time past and left
here with his wife July 3rd.
G. Escsjeds of the G. H. machine
shop. had mis- right hand badly mashed
late Wednesday evening while in the
act of oiling the cutting machine. He
was taken to the Hotel Dieu where he
is being treated by Dr. Turner.
JIG. Anderson, for six years in
narrow gauge train service. between
| Lordsburg and Clifton, is in the CITY
for the first time and is delighted with
| the surroundings. To q reporter he
said he had no idea Ell Paso was anv.
thing like as large or as beautiful as he
found it.
A. Lingquist, who has been working
| in the car repair department of the G..
H. for ten years past, has taken q three
months leave Of absence and will visit
points of interest throughout the
| northwest. He has been q very fairth-
full and valuable employee and his SER
vices will be greatly missed.
The general passenger department
of the Cotton Belt has issued q neat
pamphlet with illustrations of its Cot
ton Belt exhibit at the Omaha exposi-
ton. This is one of thebest exhibits OF
the kind ever made. In short, there is
nothing foreign to the exhibit, and
nothing that is not representative OF
the four States Representatives.
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
1t is asserted here by parties in a
position to know that the Goulds con.
template an early extension of their
railroad system into Mexico, their pur
pose being to purchase the Monterey
and Mexican Gulf road, which runs
from Tampico to Monterey and to ex-
tend it from Monterey to Laredo to
connect with the International and
Great Northern. A representative oil
theirs has lately made an inspection
of the property in question.
Mrs. Eben B. Smith: wife of the T.
P. superintendent of terminals, and her
daughter Miss Ada Bell Smith, left
where the daughter will complete her
education in music. Miss Smith gra-
duated last June from the conservato.
ry of music in Boston and was q great
favorite among her class mates. Mrs.
Smith and daughter will remain
abroad for q year and then in all pro.
| liability will visit Ell Paso. Mr.. Smith q
household effects will arrive in this
city Monday and the interest of his FL
Paso home will be looked after by his
| sister-in-law Miss Horner.