Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-24
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wHAI rHE EMPLOYEES AaE DOING.
GENERAL TOPICS,

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A l.. Conrad, the travelling auditor OF
the SANTA re, ID ut the Highland from
Trinidad.
The CITIZEN learns that W. j. Ken.
nedy. travelling agent and assistant watch
inspector for IA. N Fox. on the Santa Fe
Pacific. Is quite III at Needles
A party composed OF Messrs. Aver,
Hutchinson IA RJerson, and their
wives. all from Chicago. went down 10
old Mexico last night on a special car.
Chas. Chase and wife, OF Las Cruces,
came In from the south last night, and
continued west 10 California. lie Is the
railroad operator at Las Cruces, and Is
taking a vacation.
A special car OF the Chicago, Burling.
ton " Quincy road passed through the
city sunday night for Mexico. Vice
President taylor and several friends
we're the occupants OF the coach.
". q. Meehan. formerly chief clerk OF
the master mechanic department of the
Santa he Pacific, this city. nov stationed
at Needles, Is here on II visit to friends,
and has a room at the Commercial club
|. A. II. West and NJ. X. lily are two rail
readers who recently arrived here from
La Junts and secured positions ~ brake
men,. Last sunday night they were
joined by their wives ana children, and
for the time being have taken rooms at
the Grand Central.
George Nicely, a Missouri, Kansas n
Texas engineer. who has had a passenger
run out Of Sedalis, Mo, Oh the Katy"
for the past fifteen years, dropped dead
in fhn aah Of htu anntnA th. ngAar aS.p
ing. just ~ the train reached Kansas
three children.
william Mcintosh, the Chilli sheep
raiser, who was at Santa Ne watching
the proceedings OF the legislature. came
In last night, and Is around among
friends to-day, all Of whom are inquiring
OF him when that "happy event" will
take place. Mr.. Mcintosh will 20 up TO
Lamy junction this evening 10 superin-
tend the shipment OF some sheep.
One Of the next big improvements that
the Santa Fe road expects TO make IN
extensive works at III Paso. They will
erect "a new depot, a round house and
machine shops. The increased traffic
over the line makes thu work almost
necessary, Ind IL IL understood from
high authority that the work will begin
at All early date. And then will follow
needed improvements at the Albuquerque
station.
q. ". kretziDger, the counsel for
the Chicago, Indianapolis Il Louisville
railroad, who, with his family. and DR..
f0lman, OF the Vanderbilt university,
Nashville, and Professor Smith, OF the
Chicago university, has been making a
tour of Mexico In "A private car, arrived
from the south last night and continued
west to Phoenix. Clerk OF Court II, Z.
Owen and his deputy, q. V. Crosby, old
friends OF Mr.. kretzinger In Chicago,
met the party at the depot.
Assistant General superintendent Az
cry Turner OF the Santa Fe at Topeka
has received a report Of the dismissal Of
conductors on the western aud New
Mexico divisions OF the road stating that
Conductors Judd. Helton, Ammon and
Helm on the western division. and Con-
iuctors Richley. Stevenson, Murray and
Drury on the New Mexico division had
been discharged from service. The men
are expected to come TO Topeka aud
present their eases TO the general ofic-
ials. Mr.. Turner stated thst he did not
think he would reverse the decision of
Superitendents Dyer and Hurley In any
OF the cases. Several other conductors
are still suspended pending inyestiga-
ton.
Brakeman Jim Heson fell from q box
car In the yards In Goodland, Kan,
Wednesday morning and the fall rem
tered him insensible for two hours. He
Is but little better. Together with his
crew they were doing some switching
preparatory TO taking an extra west
when the accident happened. The car
from which he fell was standing per-
tecily still. and II Is supposed while In a
state OF absent mindedness he walked of
from n end. falling TO the ground.