The Globe-republican., 1899-06-29
RAILROAD NEWS.

Henry Heustis is on duty again.
Brakeman Wolf is on duty again.
Brakeman Cowley 10 on duty again.
Brakeman Strawlman 10 on duty
again.
CLARK Is out with Guthrie in Tray
ner's place.
Conductor Dalton IL laying OF;
Trayner in his place.
Way car 23y has received . coat Of
red paint at La Junta.
Brakeman Hamilton 10 laying off
fIinkley out in his place.
Conductor J. E. Dick is laying of;
Weber ont in bis place.
j. J. Frey passed through on No. 8
Wednesday for Topeka.
FIG Morrow is off on q business
trip, F. Z. Clark in his place.
j. W. Dean. trainmaster Of Newton
division was in the city Friday.
Conductor Junkins was in charge OF
general managers special Thursday.
General Manager Nudge, Supt. Par
ker and Supt. Dwyer were in the city
Thursday.
All chain gang crews have equipped
themselves with uniforms which can be
used in passenger service.
Mr.. A. A. Snideman is making ar
rangements to organize fire company
for the Rock Island.
Both the Santa Fe and Rock Island
fire companies will take part in the
Fourth of July street parade.
Monday evening Santa Fe No. | had
six extra coaches with school teachers
bound for Los Angeles.
Condensed water can be had at the
ronnd houee by calling on the engineer.
The water is dry steam condensed.
No. 8 has been annulled the last few
days aud No. 2 from to 10 hours late,
on account of washouts on New Mexico
division.
The first carload of Oklahoma No. 2
red wheat for this season was sold on the
board Of trade in Kansas City, Monday.
The Car brought % cents, trifle over
the regular market price.
-Firemen William Heirgood, p. NJ.
Iavelle, John Murphy, Harry H. Kuhn
aud s. M. Sheppard successfully paced
au examination last week for promotion
to the right side of the cab.-La J"nta
Tribune.
The Dodge City railroad boys have
organized fire department with the fol-
lowing officers: T.. E. FOOte, fire mar
shall; Frank Hobble, president; E. Mace,
vice-president; Harry Taylor, secretary;
WIN Kiindence, treasurer. The railroad
company has furnished them fine hose
cart.
Tho Santa Fe railway company will
put in new side tracks north of the main
tracks, near the junction OF the two
yards, to accommodate the increased
traffic. Four new bridges have been
~ AhA oknIsl. Vors0n nd
two west.
e. E. Cutter, railway mail clerk In
the postal service between La Junta and
Albuquerque. was slightly injured in .
collision at Las Vegas last Sunday morn
ing. Passenger train No. II while pull.
ing out past switch Krszed the engine
Of freight which was moving out too
soon. The freight engine bumped the
mail and baggage cars of the track -
they passed.
There were three washouts on the
Santa Fe on three successive days. One
south of Las Vegas last Satur- |
day. which delayed the excursionists on
their way to the Rough Riders reunion. |
but the long wait was enliveLed by the |
music of three bands. Another occurred |
Sunday, fifty miles north Of Las Vegas, |
which delayed No. for eight hours. Still
another occurred in la Junta on Monday. |
The Santa Fe paint train gang had
'wash out' on the rip track Monday
"A -year-old colored boy Of Las
Animas placed an obstruction on the |
santa Fe track one day last week, and
bad wreck was narrowly averted. The
say ''the engine attached to |
No. 8 jumped two feet upwards'' but did !
aot leave the track. The boy was arrested |
md plead guilty, making the excuse that |
he was ''just Playing" The boy received
'even years in the industrial school for