The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-12
CENTRAL BRANCH NOTES.

The Union sPacifc is rebuilding it's
bridge across the Republican river be-
tween Clyde and Concordfa-
The Santa Fe is remOdeling its depot
at COncOrdia- The waiting room has
been enlarged and a brick platform, 1876
feet long, has been put down.
Passenger Conductor J. J. Kelly, of
the Central branch, had over $4,000 on
deposit in the AtchisOn National bank
when it collapsed.
The town of Warwick, on the Prosser
branch of the Missouri Pacific road is
named in honor of Charles Warwick
Gulick, one of the representative citi-
zens of Republic county and a pros
porous business man of Scandal
For the magnanimous fare of $3.50
the people living between COncordia
and Downs, on the line or the Missouri
Pacific, can visit the Atchison Corn
Carnival September 21 1t takes two
full nights and one day to make the
trip and a days pleasure while there.
In the month of July there was ship
ped out of Oberlin the b & NJ. road
SO carloads, most hogs and cattle For
the year ending June 80 last, there was
shipped out of Decatur county in car
loads 2,303 These carload shipments
went over the 3. & NJ. and Rock Island
roads.
R. H. Anderson, a brakeman on the
Jewell branch of the Central branch
road, was married a few days since to
Miss DOllie Rath, of Burr Oak. While
his train was doing a little extra work
in the MankatO yards he slipped up to
the court house and procured the
license, unbeknOwn to either of the
train crew. and the nuptial knot was
tied before any of his crew knew it
Central branch car repairers J. D.
High of COncOrdia, James George of
Downs, H. H. Underwood, of James
town, and Owen Cook, of Greenleaf, are
in St Louis attending school of in
structiOn under Division Master Me-
chanic l. Bartlett, of the Missouri Pa
cific, with view of securing more uni
fOrmity in the reports of their business
The Rock Island round house at
Bel1eville IS receiving new roof, iron
turn table, taking the place of the
wooden One,and a new improved pump
ing outfit for the washing of engine
boilers.
The Central branch railroad boys re-
siding in Downs presented their late
round house foreman, A. L. Durham
an elegant gold watch and chain before
his departure for Atchison where he
takes a position in the Missouri Pacific
machine shops.
J. D. Beachtel. of Clyde, an old B. &.
NJ conductor, IS so positive that the
Missouri Pacific viii some day make
Clyde division terminus that he is
building four residences at a cost each
of about 1,O0e. Besides he proposes to
erect brick block, so X 12O feet. two
story, with store rooms and hall for
the odd Fellows and other lodges
Engineer J. d. Cuthbertson and Fire
man c. M. Crawford, of the Rock Is
land. who were injured in the late
are getting along finely and will be able
to resume their run in few days.
Henry Meadows, the fireman on the
Inflated Rock Island engine No. 555
which blew up near Horton a few davs
ago, died shortly after the explosion
from being scalded, and before his wife
could reach him. His home is in Belle
vile, where ne leaves a wife and child
His run was on the regular local freight
between Belleville and Mcfarland. The
engine had been to the SIorton shops
for repairs.
A good story is told on G. NJ Vener-
able, who was handling the baggage on
the Rock Island train which was
wrecked at Keats a short time ago. The
Rock Island boys in BelleVille say he
was asleep at the moment of the accf-
dent, and knew nothing about it until
| awakened by what he supposed was
! some one pounding on the door of the
! baggage car. He yelled out, GO to
| HI, there is no baggage for Keats -
| What awakened him was his car pIung-