Willmar tribune., 1899-02-22
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RAILROAD NOTES.

Al dlm 1uCouuS SOluS Ou NUS.
Is and i6 on the main line.
The new we'll just put in at
Tintah proves quite success.
Fireman Deichen stopped off
at Willmar on business last Fri
day.
Engineer Hollis M cDonald
came in from Breckenridge on
engine 303 last Wednesday.
Ed Baldwin will go back to
work the Oath, after a fifteen
days lay-off.
Engine 364 came up from the
shops last week, where it was in
for repairs.
Engineer. G.. Rasmussen left
Friday for Yankton, where he
will take Engineer Kelly's run.
Engineer Swanson passed the
cigars around lart week on the
new boy.
Conductor J. P. Rodenbur has
been on the sick list the past
week.
Conductor N. A. German was
in from Huron Friday night, and
| went back Saturday morning.
Engineer LaClair is laying off
for a few trips, Engineer H. G.
Mcdonald taking his place.
Engineer Ed Huffman is back
on his old eugine No. 364, and
went west on her Monday.
Engineer Tom Marshall is lay
ing off, being sent to St. Paul on
Brotherhood business.
Engineer George Burnett is
running the switch engine
while Tom Marshall is laying off.
Fireman Pease is laying off for
a few trips, Fireman Charlie
Palm taking his place.
Fireman Ike Emerson is firing
the Banana Belt run between
Sioux Falls and Yankton.
Engineer Geo. Tyler is laying
off, Engineer G. L. Mclaughlin
taking his place.
Engineer Peter Dalen is on the
sick list. He is reported to have
lung fever. DR.. Mclaughlin is
attending him. s@s@s.s'Se--
Engineer A. Watson came up
| from Litchfeld last Friday,
where he has been visiting rela-
tives the past few weeks.
Engines No. 143 and 10 came
down from Breckenridge Mon
day. They are on their way to
the St. Paul shops.
Fireman Frank Harris, who
has been away visiting the past
few weeks, is back again ready
for work.
Owing to the change in the
Watertown trains, Andrew Guam
goes back to Benson to resume
his duties there as car inspector.
Fireman Osmund Holt obtain
ed 80 days leave Of absence, and
! left for his home in the southern
part of the state Tuesday morn
ing.
The company is putting in a
new we'll and water-tank at Nor
ris, which will be a great help
in getting heavy freight trains
over the road.
Owing to the change of time
card, train No. 5 on the st. Cloud
line leaves Willmar at 9 a. m. and
No. 6 arrives at Willmar at 1:25
p. m.
Conductor John Struble, for
merly of this place, is wearing
the brass buttons on trains No.
1873 and 1874 between Brecken-
ridge and Larimore.
Engineer Jim Kelly, who has
been running between Sioux
Falls and Yankton. intends to
take a passenger run on the Fer
gus division in the near future.
Superintendent Tyler and
Chief Dispatcher Wesduard, OF
the Breckenridge division, pass.
ed through here on their way
home from st. Paul last Thurs
day.
| Passenger brakeman Harry L.
| Nelson, who was taken out of ser
vice the 26th, ult., for eye sight
examination, went back to work
on trains No. 1873 and 134 between
Breckenridge and Larimore last
Monday.
According to time table No. SO
taking effect Sunday, Feb. 10
trains No. 81 and 81 on the Wa
tertown line run between Beuso1
and Watertown, leaving Benson
at 7:45 a. M, and arriving at Wa
tertown at 1:50 p. m., makiug ,
long run three times a week.