The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-24

Railroad Briefs

cific land department., vas in the city
Saturday, disposing of company land.
The Northern Pacific is greatly in
oreasing its rolling stock in this state.
New engines Of the ''hog'' and Klon-
dixie style have been placed on the
Montana division. These engines
are capable Of drawing about 40 tons
more than the ones which have hereto
fore been in use.
Engineer H. H. Dupuis was laid up
at his home in Livingston last week
with a sprained ankle, caused by slip
ping OH the ice in the yards in this city.
Conductor George OFT, who succeeded
Conductor George Gordon on the Rocky
Fork run, has moved his family to this
city from Livingston.
President Mellen Of the Northern
Pacific denies the report that the dis
pute between the O. R. & N. and his
road over the Idaho extension has
been settled.
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General Manager J. W.. Kendrick
and General Traffic Manager julie M.
Hannaford, of the Northern Pacific
railway, will not be known by their
present titles after Jan. 81. They will
then become, respectively, second and
third vice president of the company,
though their duties will remain as at
present.
The Northern Pacific is making ar
engagements for more extensive track
improvements on the Montana division
the coming season than during last
year. The force will include a small
army Of laborers, four steam shovels,
fifteen work trains and work will be
begun by March 1st or as soon there
after as the weather will permit of the
successful handling of steam shovels.
Engineer W. D. Brouse has been
but as the recipient of the prize for
making the best oil record on the Mon
tana division Of the Northern Pacific.
The prize consists of a fine silver oil
can for his locomotive, bearing his
name, which was presented by the
Galena (Illinois) Oil company. The
prize on the Yellowstone division was
captured by Engineer Ed O'Neill, and
on the Rocky Mountain division by
Engineer Jack Gander.
Superintendent H. j. Horn of the
Montana division and Superintendent
Kline Of the Yellowstone division were
i'll st. Paul last week attending a
meeting of the superintendent Of the
Northern Pacific system.
W. L. Collins, formerly joint ticket
agent in this city, expects to leave
shortly for the east to reside perma-
nently.
Miss N. H. Donovan, operator at
Huntley. was a visitor in the city Sat
urday.
Engineer McLees, who has lately
taken a run on the Bridger branch, is
known as the poet engineer of Mon
tana. He has removed his family to
Billings and they are now residents of
our city for a time at least.
The $4,000 policy Of life insurance,
which the late James j. Dempsey car
ried in the Ancient Order Of United
Workmen, has been liquidated. Oliver
Dempsey of Portage, Wis, father Of the
deceased, was the beneficiary. Demp-
sey will be remembered as the veteran
engineer who was killed in the yards
in this city on Saturday night, Dec. 81,
last, by being run down by an engine.
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other employees Of the Northern Pacific
Railway company has been submitted
to the state legislature by Senator
Campbell of Park county. The petition
urges the legislature to pass a law i'm
posing a penalty for stealing rides on
trains, and giving trainmen authority
to prosecute such offenders. The petit.
ton has been referred to the committee
on corporations other than municipal,
and, subsequently, Senator Campbell
has given notice of intention to intro
duce a bill designed to give the relief
sought for by the petitioners.
All the railroad companies of much
Importance in the state of Vermont are
now compelled to sell 1,O00-ml!e books
at the rate of 2 cents a mile, and these
tickets are to be good for the bearer,
and not merely for the purchaser.
When car fare becomes as cheap in the
west IS it is in the east everybody will
travel.
The annual report Of the Northern
Pacific railway for the past year was
fled with the state auditor last week
in accordance with the code provision