Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-15
HEARD ALONG THE RAIL.
General News and Gossip Gathered at the
Depots of the Town.


General News and Gossip Gathered at the
Depots of the Town.
The lower Peoria yards are being
graded.
e. NJ Church, baggageman on the
X. /. Il p, has moved his family to
Peoria.
Firemen Smith. CharviIle and Sla-
gle are off duty on the Rock Island
owing to illness.
j. /. Frey, of Monticello. Ind, has
taken position rs night car inspector
for the Rock Island.
Brakeman Al Briggs has been trans
ferred from Valley junction To this
city on the Rock Island.
John Collins, engineer on the
Beardstown passenger of the Bur
lington, is in the city visiting.
Brakeman John Ports mann. of the
Rock Island, was called to Muscatine
Yesterday by the death of his sister.
NJ. j. Young is serving as division
agent for the Burlington during the
absence from the city of Ill. ID. Mack.
Frank Kennedy is performing the
duties of night sealer at the Rock
Island, during the illness of Harry
Baker.
j. w. Walker, roundhouse foreman
ut Eldon, Iowa, came to the city
Thursday overseeing the trip of the
c., K. /. IL P's. 702.
Engineer Charles Goodali is guild
ing the SIC on the Rock Island in the
absence of her regular master, Engi-
n Ger Ben Hickey, who is sick
The SIC, Engineer Billy Williams
steed of the c., r. l. & P, is being
painted. Engineer Ed Moneys en-
CINE, the $40, is out of the paint
shop.
Bill Winters, blacksmith helper in
the machine shop at the Rock Island.
is sick. Fred Krambe of Carbon
Cliff, is welding the sledge in his alb
sence.
Andrew Greaser has been appointed
assistant to John Sorenson. local agent
for the Railway Officials and En-
ployees' Accident association, of In
dianapolis.
Trainmaster I. C. Scott and Con-
ductor John Shuey, of the Rock ISL
and, with their wives, are enjoying an
outing of two weeks among the lakes
of Minnesota.
Il. b. Easily, brakeman on the Bur
lington's Savanna passenger, has
been transferred to the Beardstown
division. +. II. Stafford, of Boards
town, succeeds him.
w. l.. Devers has resigned his posi-
ton as assistant express agent ut the
Rock Island depot, and has returned
to his home at Fort Scott Kas. Rob
ert Harper, of GeneseO, takes his
place.
A special car bound for the great
international Epworth league conven
ton, to be held in indianapolis July
20 to IS. will leave this city with the
district delegates July 10 at 8 o'clock
via the r. l. & p. A good attendance
is expected from the tri-cities. The
fare will be for the round trip 1875.
Those expecting to attend should no
tify Rev. j. +. Robinson, of Moline, !
at once.
Fireman Postlewaite succeeds Fire |
man Walmsey on the Burlington's |
Barstow run. The latter will run from |
that point south. Fireman William
Dunavin takes Postlewaite's place, |
while Fireman Meyers will fill the |
vacancy on the Moline switch engine, |
and Fireman George Steelman receives |
4 steady berth on the Rock Island yard |
engine.
Red Dunn and Jack Greedy have |
been changing up'' at Brooklyn, Iowa,
for fortnight. IT is said they have
been seen strolling through the streets
of that village with bulldog headed
canes, humming We're Living Easy |
Now" and incidentally telling tales
of fond affections, vowing never more
to part. They are booked to return
home today.
President Ii. G.. Burt, of the Union
Pacific system, whose recent incognito
ride in a baggage car was noted in the
papers, frequently uses this method
of travel. He believes in getting
down among the men," and not long
ago appointed himself member of n
wrecking crew, doing good work in
several minor smash-ups.