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and were transferred to the Santa Fee.
They were shipped today to Pueblo,
Colorado. They belong to J. G. Urms-

and were transferred to the Santa Fee
They were shipped today to Pueblo
Colorado. They belong to J. G. Urms
| ton.
T. G. Mulhern, division superintend
ent of the Mexican Central, with head
quarters at Tampico, passed through
here yesterday with his wife who ii
very ill. They are on their way to her
relatives at Onida, Ill.
The oldest railroad engineer in &C.
tive service in the United States pass
ed through Ration Friday. He is Bar
ney Rand of Liverpool, Ohio, and for
the past forty-three years he has pull
ed q throttle on the Cleveland & Pitts
burg division of the Pennsylvania sys-
tem.-Raton Reporter.
There is a hitch somewhere, made
by somebody, in the finishing of the
track connecting with the big ice
house. Several hundred feet of track
we're laid and ties placed on the ground
part of the way, butEno further work
has been done for ten days or more
past.-Las Vegas Optic. .o-
The T. & P. are making a great
many Improvements on this end of the
line. The yards are being thoroughly
CLEANED and the ground IN the vicinity
on the shops is very attractive. Ter
minal superintendent Smith takes
great pleasure in identifying the T. &
P property under his charge.
E. w. Ford. formerly mail agent out
of this point, is now permanently To-
Gated at Los Angeles in the employ of
p. K. Wood, inventor and manufacture
er of Woods deep we'll propeller
pump. Mr.. Ford is known in this city
and has numerous friends who will be
glad to know Of his whereabouts.
J. 81. Emmert, of Kansas City, fami-
liarly known in the railroad world as
Jack" Emmert, is in Prescott, Ariz.,
where he has assumed the duties of
assistant to President F. NJ. Murphy of
the Santa Fee, Prescott & Phoenix rail
road Mr.. Emmert will spend about
half of his time in Prescott and the re-
mainder In Chicago and Detroit.
The Santa Fe shops at this point are
at present only working eight hours
day and five days constitute weeks
work. This arrangement places the
salary of the workmen very low but
they are almost compelled to be satisfi-
ed. The business of the road has not
fallen off to any damaging extent and
the car repairers report plenty Of
work.
w. II. 1TlmD l6 O. W. nave TGC0lV6Q
q contract from the Santa Fe railroad
TO raise a nun Der of miles of track and
widen the grade, short distance north
Of Socorro. w. L. Trimble left this
for Socorro to look over the
work that is to be done. He will re-
urn this evening and go to Bland and
inish up the work that he is doing
here. He expects to commence work
IN the Socorro job in about eight days.
Citizen.
Jesse G Walls, representative, Is
to bring suit for S., 900 dam
'ges against the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad company for injuries |
ustained by his son, Jay. Young |
Walls was riding q few weeks ago |
Vhen his horse took fright at train |
# the boys arms.It will be claimed in
he suit that the engineer "wantonly
lew the whistle of the engine to see
he horse jump.-Albuquerq JourSaI
Democrat. I
So far this month the Santa Fe: has
audled Sc cars of stock shipped in
ere from Mexico. Last month the
anne company sent north from Mexico
81 cars of stock. While number of
ars shown to have been handled last
lonth and so far this month might
seU large they fall far below the num-
er of cars handled during the CORES
onding period of last year. Over 300
hrs of stock were sent north out of
ere over the Santa Fe company dur
g the month of April, 1898. The
reat falling off is said to be due to the
ok of feed in Colorado.
The friends Of Fatty Miller, the
. P. engineer, would like very we'll to
now the exact date of his marriage.
hen interviewed on the subject yes Is
rdsy Mr.. Miller said that owing to {
le disturbance in the Philippine Is
nds at present 1t was impossible for 1
i'm to tell just when he would be mar 6
ed. He said that many trusts we're I
rming and that was another reason
by he could not state the exact date :
bis marriage. "To tell the truth
BOUT the matter" said Mr.. Miller,
being 40 years of age do not think I
q old enough to get married."
Traffic destined southwark has been
heavily in excess of traffic north :
ard, during the past week, that trains
I've been held several hours at divi-
On points on account of q lack of
ews to handle them. Regulars and
tras are busy alike. AS high as five
ID six engines and crews are run F