Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-09-07

ic $ enterprising reporter in and around the Cotton Belt shops. l J. J.. kress, superintendent of the car service of this road with. head quarters at Tyler, Tex, Is in this city onimportant business. c. l.. Maxwell, who has been in the hospital for the past month on ac- count of a mashed hand, has re- sumed his duties as passenger brake man on the south end J. W. Meeks, a carpenter at the shops, is quite i'll at his home on east Sixth avenue. Mir. James Cook has assumed charge of the blacksmith shops du- ring the absence of it's regular fore man, who will be gone for several weeks.
 Mall and Express car No 96 was turned out of the paint shops yester dap looking lovely.
 NIT. r. M. Kilroy after a lengthy visit to St. Charles, Mo-, has re turned and resumed his duties as foreman of the rip track. A large gravel blow is now in the boiler shop for repairs.
 Engineer Bob Rhue has been on the sick list but is aguin ready for business.
 Engine l26 which pulled the req pin out of the driver on the right side, has been repailed and is ready for duty again. Quite q number of freight trains have double headed out Of here the latter part of last week on account Of heavy business.
 c. w. Pettigrew, the efficient cl erk III the Master Mechanics office, has returned from Il pleasant visit to Fayettville,
 Mir. W. D. Savage, the foreman of the blacksmith department Is taking a short vacation and will visit
 elatives in Montana.
 $. W. Mathews, formerly foreman Of the tin shops at this place: is now connected with the l.. x. N. shops at Evansville, Ind.
 Henry Colburn, q machlnist en- ployed at the shops, is quite III at his home on wef 3rd avenue.
 Mir. Chas Anderson. will resume his duties at the shops after a few weeks visit to the company hos pital.
 Our amiab.e friend T. G. Farrahy the efficient stenographer at the de- pot, Is wearing q broad smile. Cam it be true that cupid is influencing him.
 l Conductor Eugeue Grah am has re- turned from an extended trip to St. Louis Mo, and can again be seen on his daily passenger run. l Wm. McKiernan, who is we'll known here as Smooth, a machinist that Is employed in the Iron Noun 1 toih shops at Little Rock, is now in the Mo. Pacific hospital at St. Louis l Mo.
 l Mir. George Davidson, of the afr pump department has returned from briet trip to Little Rock. 1 Mir. w. W. Ware, dispatcher at the shops, has resumed his duties after a lengthy visit north. Mir. Ed Jordon. young man em- ployed in the paint department, at the shops, has quit here in order to accept a similar position in St. Louis.
 Two fiat cars loaded with sixty foot stills. arrived last week and the carpenters will start at once to building coaches.
 Engine 192 has received a new coat of paint and also new tank frame which now beautifies it's appear ance.
 Johuie Mahar, fireman, is again on duty after a spell of sickness. l post office has been opened up at Magnesia Springs and now mail trains stop there.
 Fireman J, c. McDermott. is now firing between Camden and Lewis vile, on the local. Walter Jones, tinker at the shops, Is quite ill ut his home on west 3rd avenue. A big crowd will participate in the excursion from Brinkley to this place and then to Shreveport on next Saturday night.