Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-01-11

MT. IL. C. W OH lS up dSdlH dttef a severe spell of sickness.
 Mir. J. E Boyce has resumed his duties after a week x illness.
 Fireman George Frizzell has re- ported for duty after a months ill- ness.
 Conductor Bob Rice was among his many friends in the city yester- day.
 John Saunders, machinist in the round house, is sick at home with la grippe.
 Mr. Fred smith, foreman of the round house. has been i'll for the past two days.
 Fireman J. W. Martin and wife have returned from short trip to Hot Springs.
 The large axle furnace in the black smith department Is receiving a gen eral OVerhauling.
 A small engine No. 2, with name Dewey" on it, is now in the back shops for repairs.
 The brass foundry at these shops are now working ten hours per day and five days a week.
 
 Fireman John Roma has been tak- en off the south end and placed or the north end for awhile.
 Several of the colored helpers in the lumber gang have been laid off on account of not having work.
 A large number Of new headlight castings have been turned out of the tin department the past week.
 Capt. Sam Hilzheim, travelling freight agent for thiscompany, spent the holidays here with relatives.
 Mir. G. L. Maxwell, a passenger brakesman OH this road, has severed his connection with the company.
 Mir. Jack Hayden, formerly em- ployed here as a machinist, has re- turned and will again be seen at the bench.
 MT. James Brener, machinst in the machine shops, has resigned his position to accept q similar one in Mexico.
 Tie mill was in running order all week as the stationary engine receiv- ed general repair during the shut down,
 c. A. Jackson, a sign writer and painter at the shops, has returned from an enjoyable trip throughout Louisiana.
 Mr. F. l.. Morris, one of our most popular operators, has returned from his Christmas vacation at FOrt Worth, Texas.
 Mir. E. s. Maupin, who has been  visiting throughout Missouri, will return tomorrow and resume his du. ties at the shops.
 MT. John Hope has returned to San Antonio, Texas, to resume ms duties after spending the holidays here with relatives.
 
 MT. Tony Brinar, mechanic who operates the large pIaner in the mill, has returned from q short trip to Fort Madison, Iowa.
 s. w. Kenward. formerly superin- tendent of the south end, has taken his old position as conductor on pas senger trains 1 and ,.
 Mr. Jim Wilson, of Jonesboro, will arrive today and remain for a few days the guest of Mr. R. A. Bird, of the Cotton Belt Hotel.
 Mr. George Shepherd, of ths boiler department, has disposed of his handsome mustache, and now won. ders why the girls laugh at him.
 MT. A. $. Wilson, who has been employed in the telegraph office here for the past six weeks, is now telling them 'how it happened" at Jones boro.
 MT. Andrew LeBaume has accepted a position at his home in DeSoto Mo, and has severed his connection with the tin department at thes, shops.
 Messrs Frank and Henry Webske' will return home tomorrow iron Fort Madison, Iowa, where they went to attend the funeral of theii mother.
 Mir. w. A. Brown. chief clerk an( time-keeper for Trainmaster Raw Illus, arrived here Friday from Jones boro and speaks in high terms of hi new quarters.