The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
RAILROAD LOCALS.

The following young men have been
promoted from fremen to the rank of
gngineeT; Johnnie Rueb' g Charley
Frank ScOttie.-AlbuquerQu Democrat
The sixth annual bill given by
Glorieta lodge, No. Y, Brotherhood of
Railway TTainmen, of this city, at the
Casino of the Montezuma hotel, at the
Las Vegas Hot Springs, Thanksgiving
eve, was a social event that Will long
be emembered.-Las Vegas Optic.
Billie Porter now of Florence. has
taken the day operators job at Hutch
inson, made vacant by the removal of
Mckee to Sylvia. Billie was for sew
eral years operator at kinSley, and is
well and favOrably known to the boys
on the west end of the Middle DIVISION
Newton Kansan.
w. H Long, who has long been the
efficient foreman of the air gang in
the round house, is now especially con-
SpicuOuS in his usual hauntS by his
absence. He has accepted a position
in Uncle Sans mail service. At pres
ent he remains stationed in this city
Albuquerque Democrat.
a Mexican Central trainman says
that Ambassador Clayton in the City
of Mexico, received a cOmmunicat ton
from the foreign office to the effect that
the trial of G.. B. Clark, the American
engineer who has been imprisoned at
Orizaba for some months on the charge
of criminal negligence, is progressing at
that place.-EI PasO Herald.
There are rumOrs aflOat about the
in the near future. There is plenty of
good material at hand and it is to be
hoped that the boys will receive every
encOurd cement possible toward making
a good live OrganiZatiOn--AlbuQ
Democrat.
Engineer W. T. Bray is the inventor
of an ingenious spring-Ieg for lOcOmO-
tive drop seats, taking away the engine
motion from the engineers and fire
mans seats. It is the jar that racks
the nervous system of enginemen- The
spring-leg is quickly attached to the
seat and is adjustable to carry any
Weight.-IIl Dorado Times.
Paul Noble, who has been in the Fris-
co freight office less than a month, has
peen promoted to CHIEF clerk to take the
place of Mr.. Switzerland, who returns
to the Kansas City Office. Mr.. Mobiles
place will be taken by Mr.. Craicow-
Mr.. NOble's rise has been rapid as he
has exhibited considerable executive
ability. Mr.. Switzerland came here
from Kansas City and now returns to
accept better position.-Wichita
T. B. S. Brasted, who for the past
two years has been general agent for
the Rock Island in Pueblo leaves this
week for Denver where he has accepted
the position of contracting freight
agent for the same road. The passen-
ger department here viii be looked af-
ter by 9. H. Shell. Z. F. Strain. now
commercial agent for the Rock Island
al Colorado Springs, will move 20
Pueblo as freight agent for the road.
The changes date from December l.
Pueblo Chieftain.
c. I. Kerr. the local agent of the San
ia F'e has arrived and is now in charge
OF the local station and yard. His duties
viii be similar to those of Mr.. Mon
tague of the Texas and Pacil4c and Mr..
Mccarthy of the G. H. The appoint
ment is the result of the constantly
increasing business of the Santa E'e at
this point, and the necessity of adding
to the Office force. Mr.. Kerr was lately
chief clerk at Albuquerque, and was
formerly agent at N1agdalena, and re-
lief agent on the Santa FEEL Paso
Herald.