The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-15
Railroad News


Railroad News
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g. Il. Ravens. a fqydfer passenger
brakeman or the BS/E NJ, has been
transferred from \ Alliance to Sheridan
as receiver in the assistant superinten.
dents Office.
Nothing has been heard Of late re.
garding the double passenger train ser.
vice u the Northern Pacific, the
prophets having apparently wearied Of
their job. There Ia without doubt
heavy enough travel, both EAST aud
west. at the present time to warrant a
double service. but after the National
park season is over there will probably
be a great decrease.
The Great Northern is paying 10 u
day and board to laborers on its grad
ing contracts near Glasgow, Mont. but
it Is impossible to get enough men to
keep the work moving. The railway
has been shipping men a from St.
Paul BY the car load, but the visible
supply did not meet the demand BY a
wide margin. There is any quantity
Of work to be done, but there seems to
be no one willing to do it.
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VIM. Calvin Of Helena, ticket auditor
If the Northern Pacific, was here
Saturday on business pertaining to his
Office.
If you see a smile drilling on the
faces Of the B. & M. railroad employees,
Just remember it is caused by the
appearance Of their monthly pay
checks today. The Northern Pacific
boys will be treated likewise about
next Saturday or Monday.
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o. NJ. Winter Of Helena. general
agent Of the Wisconsin Central, was
making n Of his periodical visits to
this metropolis yesterday.
r. A. Haynes Of Edgemont. the Bur.
lington auditor, made his autograph on
the books Of the local Office yesterday.
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E. B. Rapley, baggage agent at the
depot, returned Saturday from a weeks
business trip to St!LFaul.
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T. E. Burt Of Butte has succeeded G.
=. Black as ticket agent at the North.
ern Pacific depot. Mr.. Bpxtis a jovial,
whole.souled fellof a6d comes to us
we'll recommendedhs an experienced
man. We are glad to extend him 9
welcome to our busy city.
Two Northern Pacific box cars were
discovered to be on fire on the siding ut
Foster station, a few miles west Of
Billings, Sunday night about Z O'Clock,
by persons living in the vicinity.
When discovered the fire had gained
such a Roadway that all efforts to ex.
tinguish 1t proved futile. While the
cars were burning a freight train came
along. The engine was uncoupled and
run onto the siding and some seven OF
eight other cars pulled away from the
burning nes One Of the cars burned
contained ties. while the other was
empty. The fire is supposed to have
caught from flying sparks thrown from
passing engine.
Frank Roberts. the genial baggage.
master on the Rocky Fork run, was on
crutches a couple Of days last week suf.
fering with rheumatism in his foot, or
gout-he doesn't know which. II it is
the latter disease, Frank declares that
he must have contracted 1t through
high living at Joe Parque's restaurant,
which is a good advertisement for the
Delmonico.
Karl Simmons, the rustling agent of
Northern Pacific lands. is in the city
today from Helena.
Superintendent Horn 10 down from
Livingston today.
Joe Steinhauser. q former Northern
Pacific brakeman on the Rocky Fork
branch, but who now has q good posi-.
ton as yardmaster with the Bridger
Coal company at Bridger, is in the city
today shaking hands with friends.
The Northern Pacific has a gang Of
men at work tearing up the old plat.
form which covers its water pipes IN
the yards near the passenger depot. and
will put down a brand new one.
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HE CHARGES FRAUD.