The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07

it in Chicago. Mr.. Mason has again re-
sumed his run.
The amount of business the Rock Is
land is doing out of Be1Ieville is enor-
nous. The local west bound is running
in two sections almost daily, and No.
80. east bound, usually goes out in four
and five sections.
Engineer James Gleason and wife are
visiting friends in Kansas City.
Simon Gregg, helper in the freight
house, has resigned and gone to Okla
homa to engage in other business. He
is succeeded by G. A. Day, Of Kensing-
ton.
Conductor w. A. Pike has resumed
his work on the Clay Center local after
a go days visit in the east.
Lineman Carl Hanson has purchased
the lunch counter opposite the depot.
Mrs. J. A McQuaid, wife of Engineer
McQuaid. is visiting friends in Daven-
port, Ia.
V. A. Myers has been assigned to pas
senger engine No. 80 between Belleville
and Mcfarland. The promotion is
deserved one.
Edwin Harding, of Topeka, travelling
freight and live stock agent, has been
transferred to BelleviIle, and has moved
his family here. This is a stroke of en-
terpriSe on the part of the Rock Island,
and here after the stock shipments on
this line will be carefully watched by
Mr.. Harding.
T. L. Uter, heretofore running be-
tween BelleVille and Mcfarland, has
been assigned to a passenger run be-
tween Belleville, Mcfarland and Phil
lipsburg.
Engines 3O1 and 30 have taken the
place of Nos. 184 and 210, on passenger
runs between BeIleville and Mcfarland.
This change is made on account of the
growing business of the Rock Island, as
the former can pull heavier loads.
The substantial improvements being
made in and around the Belleville round
house lead many to believe that the
Rock Island has many more good things
in store for this place. The work now
being done here is a gravel roof on the
roundhOuse, a boiler and pump for
washing boilers and an iron turntable.
Fireman NJ. B. Weaver, of passenger
service between BeIleviIle, Mcfarland
and Phillipsburg, is laying off for few
weeks visit.
Day Operator w H. Schissler has re-
sumed his station after a layof of a
few weeks.
Roadmaster Sweeney has just COM
pleted new passing track at Keats.
1850 feet long. This track will be kept
clear, and only used by passing trains.
I. J. Ketchun, general car inspector
of the Rock Island, paid his BelleVilIe
friends a visit this week
Roadmaster Sweeney's division COW
ers 1853 miles. OF this mileage 95 miles
has already been ballasted with stone
taken from the Montrose, Jewell county
Quarries. The farmers are Offering more
wages to hands than the railroad COM
pany, hence the Rock Island is short of
men in this work.
Mrs. MolIie Nelson, wife of DIR. c. E.
Nelson, of Phillipsburg, and daughter
of Roadmaster Sweeney, of the Rock
Island, is visiting her parents in Belle
vile.
The Rock Island is hauling thousands
of head of cattle to the corn counties
through which the road runs, to take
advantage of the magnificent crops
raised this year. Train after train load
passes through here almost daily to be
fed this winter in the great corn coun-
ties of the north and northwest Their
business is enormous for this time of
year. The Rock Island is to north and
northwest Kansas what the Santa F'e
has long been for southwest Kansas
Towns have more than doubled in popu-
latiOn since the building of this great
road through this section of Kansas.