Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-15

| mans word is taken by the company
| in preference TO that of the spotter.
After all, suppose honesty is the
be st policy-at least I have found 1t
so. l have no fears of the spotter.
He can ride with me the year around
and he will not have anything to turn
in against me. And l believe conduc-
tors generally follow the same rule. "
Track Talk.
II. MCGEE, fireman on the Roc< ISL
and, is sick.
Fireman G. Taylor, of the Rock
Island. is sick.
Fireman w. B. Noon, of the Rock
Island, is laying of.
E.. NJ. Liscom, conductor on the
Rock Island, is sick.
J. NJ. Callacomb is now firing on
the Denrock freight on the q.
j. a. Stafford. conductor on the c.,
r. l. & P, has gone west on q vaca-
ton.
Conductor Ed McMullin, of the
Rock Island, is taking a 2-weeks' va
cation.
Perry Clinkerbeard is tagging on
the southwest passenger on the Rock
Island.
Flagman Charles Leas. of the Rock
Island, is spending a vacation in
Omaha.
Brakeman f. j. Lund, of the c., r.
l & P, has reported, after visit in
Freeport.
Walter Sutcliffe has resigned his
position as train boy on the Peoria
passenger.
Conductor Hubbard, of the Rock ISL
and, is spending a months vacation
in Minnesota.
Brakeman John Mulligau, of the
Rock Island, has reported, after visit
at Victor, Iowa.
Brakeman Z. j. Anderson. of the
c., b. & q is spending short vaca-
ton in BeardstoW n.
Conductor G.. f. Sexton. of the
Rock I-land, is suffering from an at
tack of hay fever.
Engineer John Norris. of the Q. has
been called to Shabbona, ILL.,, by the
illness of his child.
George Weyrauch, engineer on the
c., r. 1. & p, has a new son, of 13
pounds, avoirdupois.
II. A. Lindsey. brakeman on the c,
K. II p, is spending a vacation with
his folks in Iowa City.
Ed Nelson has been appointed
train boy on the Peoria to succeed
Walter Sutcliffe, resigned.
Harry Porter is acting as check
clerk at the Burlington depot in the
absence of w. H. Bowker.
Engineer Phil Barnhart, of the c.,
r. /. Il P, reports new 'ailroader at
his house of the genus homo.
w. w. johnson, engineer on tie
Burlington, has gone to Sterling ~
relieve l.. V. Adams for week.
II. d. Mack, division passenger
agent of the Burlington, went out
over the road Wednesday and Thurs
dav.
Engineers Dave and Al Hotchkiss,
of the Rock Island, have returned to
duty after beiog off On account of
illness.
Fireman Joe McQuaid, of the Rock
Island, has returned from 2-months'
trip to the Rocky Mountains, much
improved in health.
Conductor Lew Davenport, of the
Rock Island, was indisposed during a
portion of the past week and Il. F.
Hartman had his run.
The engine attached to the St Louis
freight on the Burlington broke down
this morning at Alexis and the train
was delayed several hours
L. Slattery, the Rock Island en-
gineer. is disabled with a badly cut
foot, which injury he sustained while
swimming in Sylvan water.
Baggsgeman Needbam. of the south
west division of the Rock Island, is in
a hospital at Keokuk suffering with
typhoid fever and is reported very
low.
Hugh Fitzsimmons has resigned his
position as yardmaster for the D., r.
|. & N. w. and been appointed watch
man on the Crescent bridge. t. S.
Roberts has succeeded him in the