Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-12-28
A BATCH OF NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED IN AND
 AROUND THE SHOPS
A WEEKS HAPPENINGS
Both PersOneI and General .sAS Seen By Our Hustling Rep
 resentatiVe.

We wish you all a Merry Christ mas.
 Engineers Dolan and Case are on the sick list.
 Fireman John Roma is taking a few days rest.
 Supt. $. w. Kenward is South on important busfaess.
 The new time card No. 16goes into effect Sunday Dec. 9.
 MT. Oliver Galbraith has taken few trips south on engine POI.
 A safety switch has been placed in at Hodgson, a small station on this line.
 MT. E. W. Workman will spend the holidays with his best girl Ut Little Rock.
 The platform at Kingsland, Cot ton Belt station. has been lengthen- ed 30 feet
 MT. Oscar Geeler is again on the rip track after being away for sever al months.
 Jim Clark, formerly fireman on the south end, is now switchman in the yards here
 Gkas. l5town, of theblaeksmith de- partment, is now running the large steam hamme
 Firemnns Lee Martin and family left last Friday for Galveston, Texas, to spend Christmas.
 The rip strack is now receiving a general clean up, las work is very scarce in that vicinity.
 MT. Chas. Dudley, machinist at these shops, has resumed his duties after several days illness.
 The pay roll for last month was very large .and about the heaviest one during the entire year.
 Mr Ed Malley, a copper smith, has had to lay off the past few days on accDun To an injured elbow.
 Irving Buck, young painter at the shops. has been quite sick at his home on West Fifth avenue.
 MT. r. NJ. H arper, an efficient Uper- ator of Lewisvile, Ark, is working in the office here for few days,
 Mir. Tom Green, passenger conduC- tor on the south end, left yesterday for Sun Francisco for his health,
 E. J. Bedding. a machinist in the machine shops, left yesterday for Brinklny,to be absent a few days. The entire shops are now working eight hours per day, which are from 7a. m. to ll:45 and from D. m. to 4;l5.
 Will Babcock, of the paint depart ment, severely burned his fingers while working in lime one day last week.
 Coaches of every description have been seen passing over this road to fulfill the demand of the travelling public
 MT. Garland Bird. the efficient ca terer at the Cotton Belt Restaurant, has returned from his trip to Con- merce, Texas.
 Engine 10l, while pulling fourteen coaches South last Wednesday, broke downat the crossing and engine l4S had to relieve her.
 Firemnn J. W. Martin and wife left last Thursday for Hot Springs, at which place they will spend few weeks with friends.
 Phillip Bloom has resumed his po- stion on the rip track after being off for several weeks on account Oi losing finger on the band saw.
 Lee Curling, an employe in the blacksmith department, has resigned to accept position with alarge eiron and steel works at Pittsburg, Pa.
 All along the saw mills thiscompa ny has placed whistle and ring post' for the benef1t of the people, as they carrot hear the approaching o trains on account of the noise of tht mill. This is certainly a wise mo ve- ment.
 o. A Jackson, painter and sigT writer at these snops, left yesterday for his home in Alabama. " here h' will remain until after the holidays.
 The officials are expected to arriv from St. Louis about the middle o next week. They are making thor