Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-22

ated sufficiently to go back to tho
railroad, he secured employment in
| the machine shops of the Rock Island
at Joliet, and inside of a yearhe was
made fireman of a yard engine, and later
| transferred to Il run on the Illinois
division. Two years later he was
promoted to the foremanship of the
| roundhouse at Joliet. He was ubse-
quently transferred to Peoria to act
in similar capacity for the Rock
Island road. In 1898 he was rendered
and accepted the foremanship of the
roundhouse of the Peoria railroad in
this city, succeeding John Williams.
Mr. Cooke is Il practical and thorough
railroader.
Rays From the Headlight.
Conductor Alex Frazier, of the Bur-
lington, is sick.
The Peoria is rebuilding tracks in
its lower yards.
Engineer Joe Clapper, of the Rock
Island, is off duty.
Brakeman +. X. Grub, of the Rock
Island, has resigned.
Engineer Tom Foster has returned
to duty on the Rock Island.
Charles Hinckley. night hostler at
the Rock Island, has resigned.
Jacob Clark, of the Rock Island
roundhouse force, is visiting in Cable.
Charles Pratt's Rock Island engine,
the HOG, is in the shops to be re-
painted.
Brakeman +. Edwards, of the Rock
Island, is contemplating a trip to
England.
Fireman Frank Goeckle, of the Rock
Island, is off duty suffering with a
lame back.
Henry Potts, car repairer at the
Burlington, and wife are visiting in
Des Moines.
Andrew A. Mccormack, the new
master mechanic of the Peoria, was in
the city Thursday.
George Marquette, of the Rock ISL
and vardmaster's office, has been trans
ferred to yard duty.
p. j. o Brien, superintendent of
water service for the Rock Island, was
in the city Thursday.
w. l.. Ayers, head machinist at the |
Burlington, has returned to work |
after n severe illness.
w. +. Scott, of the Rock Island train |
Cffice, will spend Sunday |
at Waterloo. Iowa.
Superintendent w. j. Lawrence, of |
the southwest division of the Rock ISL |
and, was in the city yesterday.
Conductor William Dunsmore, of |
the Rock Island, has returned To duty, |
after an illness of three weeks.
Conductor Il. j. Joyce, of the Mil |
waukee, has returned to duty. much |
improved in health, after 4 sojourn at |
Hot Springs, Ark.
Bill Warmer, eX-foreman of the /
Rock Islands stone masons' crew, is |
engaged in the saloon business at |
Geneseo.
Engineer Mart Cavanaugh, of the
Rock Island, is taking a layOff. John
Condor is handling the throttle of the
547 in the meantime.
The work of completing the fill for
the Terminal company's track road
between Eleventh and Fifteenth
streets was begun today.
/. j. Ketchum, successor to G.. l..
3undy as chief of the car repair
department of the Rock Island. made
lis first trip on the line Tuesday.
Emil Frey tag, abstract clerk at the
'eoria office, has resigned and re-
urned to his home at Reynolds.
'homas Adelman, of Peoria, takes his
lace.
The first engine with train to cross
he Crescent bridge made the trip
rom Davenport yesterday afternoon,
ringing six cars of stone to be used
IT ripraPping on this side of the
iver- The engine was No. 1918, of
ne Milwaukee.
new time table goes into effect on
ne X. L. S Z. tomorrow. The change
fleets only the trains on the Cable
nd Sherrard branches as follows:
he train which formerly left Rock
land n a. m. for Gable and Sher-
'rd now leaves at a IN aud runs
lly to Sherrard. On the return trip
lie train formerly arrived at Rock
land at $3.50 p In. from both Gable
ld Sherrard- 1t now arrives at $50
m from Ste-rard with no Gable con-
sctioa.
Educate Your Bowels WIN cascarets.