The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23

RAILROAD HRWS.
B. c. Jones has reported for duty.
Al Warren has q regular night job
switching.
-Switchman Murray has been laying
off few days.
Walt Adams has been running the
$50 on II and IS.
! Engine 500 is in the shops for new
flues.
Brakeman Wiley il laying of few
days.
Fireman Hodgson is at work after a
second sick spell.
IF. A. Hobble and wife visited in
Newton yesterday.
Business has revived on the railroads
since the cold weather.
Brakeman Cowley has been off few
trips on account of rheumatism.
Brakeman Sain has gone to the La
Junta Hospital for 80 or 60 days.
Fireman Campbell was laying of
last week on account of sickness.
Glen Crawford IL on with Reed and
z. A. Judd is doing the extra running.
Conductor Pond was off one trip last
week and Judd was sent out in his place.
Brakeman Maddox has been assign
ed to and 2 with Pope, and Gray to II
and 8.
Engineer o. W. MacCartney is laying
off and visiting at La Junta and Dodge
City.
Engineer George Greenway, of the
626. is lying OF few days and Bragg is
in his place.
Fireman Campbell has moved to
Dodge, and one or two other firemen are
are thinking Of moving here.
The B. of r. T. ball will probably
be tho only big ball here this season.
Make arrangements to be present.
Conductor Heustis and crew took
out the Raymond and Whitcomb excur-
sion train Of seven cars Sunday morning.
Several of the young people among
the railroad boys are at Newton aud La
Junta, to attend the B. of L. F. and B. Of
r. r. Balls.
Mack Barnhart is assigned to the $50
on II and 81 in place of Ready who is on
the 800, Bainbridge's engine. Barney will
likely move back to Dodge City
The freight men are glad to see an
end to the Kloendike weather. as it is
not very pleasant to hear the caller say,
.'extra, 4 a. m.," when the mercury is 25
below zero.
-Four sections of No. IS Sunday
morning; two sections of II and two
extras west, and three sections 81 and
three sections "a were signs Of good
times for the railroad boys.
j. c. Baird, in charge Of the reading
room, says that during the cold weather
the reading room was well patronized.
A better interest has been growing in the
reading room for some time.
Railroad men are looking for immi-
grafton this year and the next year. A
harbinger of immigration is the sale
notices Of farmers stock appearing in
in Missouri and Iowa.
business Oh the western division still
holds up very well and it is supposed that
by the time the quiet season sets in that
the line to San Francisco will be COM
pleted, which will greatly aid this divis-
ion in the way of business.
General Manager Frey of the Santa
Fe has issued circular stating that on
March LIST the Maryland Casualty COM
pany would acquire the right of selling
accident insurance tickets to passengers
on Santa Fe trains.
Inspector Hobson, of the Santa Fe.
made an inspection of lamps and equip
ments and way cars, on Saturday, and
found everything all right at this station.
This is new office. Mr.. Hobson's ap-
pOintment beginning January let.
"A new seniority list of enginemen
has been posted in La Junta, at the
round house, and shows about 20 engi- |
leers aud Is firemen under the jurisdic-
lion of Master Mechahic Clucas; also |
about 10 switch engine crews.
"A carload Of immigrant goods passed |
lere this week for Eastern Colorado,
where the owner will locate land under |
he Amity ditch. The Car contained
Ome aSricultural imnlementa fine cova