Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-28


SUNDAY trains on the Milwaukee. an
accommodation that will doubtless be
appreciated
A new time card goes into effect on
the Rock Island tomorrow. Train
No. Il, from Omaha. will arrive in
Rock Island at 6:35 instead of $50
p m; train No. % win run on
through 10 Lincoln and Fairbury. in
stead of making Omaha its destina-
ton. The changes are more numer-
Gus on the trains west of the Missouri
river. while on the Illinois division two
additional suburban trains are to be
put on between Chicago and Joliet.
Notes About the Track.
j. d. Padden is again braking on
the Rock Island.
Island. is in Chicago.
w. G. Drake is running as brake
man on the Rock Island.
Fireman w. Slagle, of the Rock ISL
and, was off sick this week.
Fireman F.. A. Huot is working on
the Rock Island after lavotf.
Brakeman A. 7. Hughes, of the
Rock Island. is in Victor, Iowa.
Charles Willis is again braking on
the Iowa division of the Rock Island
George Pickard. fireman on the
Rock Island, is in Chicago on bust
ness.
c c. Ferguson, brakeman on the
c., r. l. & p, is visiting in Oxford,
Iowa.
Fireman Louis Mattison has report
ed for work at the Rock Island after a
layofT
James Williams, of the Book Island,
has moved his family from Des Moines
to this city.
George Drew is back again on train
No. 2 on the Rock Island after an ex-
tended absence.
A Young man connected with the
engine service of the Peoria will short
ly claim bride.
George Cochran. an engineer on the
C., R. /. 4 p, has been laying off for
a couple of weeks.
Brakeman George Fost. who has
been among the sick, is again running
on the c., X. 1. & P.
A d., r. /. & N. W. switch engine
jumped the track at Clinton and near
" fell into the river.
William Fairchild. coach cleaner
at the Burlington. fell off ladder and
sprained his right arm.
Brakeman John Gsttenbauer is
working on q work train on the Rock
Island at Ladora, Iowa.
Joseph Supple is running the local
Burlington yards while Yardmaster
Hardy Hetter takes a rest
Fireman Guy Taylor, who has been
off on few weeks vacation, is again
at his post on the Rock Island.
Engineer Ed Heffernan. who has
been running a train at Valley june
ton on the Rock Island, is back in the
city.
J. II. Mcdonald, boiler maker at the
Burlington, is taking 4 vacation. He
has Just returned from visit to Den
yer.
Fireman Alec Engle is spending the
time fishing while his engine, the
11O7, is being painted on the Rock ISL
and.
Freight House Foreman w. H. Bow
ker, of the c., B. IL O., has returned
from a visit at his home at Crystal
Lake, Iowa.
Fireman William Fitzsimmons, of
the @, is sick and his run on the
Moonlight is being fired by William
Brakeman w. E. Owen fell of of the
top of a freight car while switching in
the Wilton yards, on the Rock Island,
and was slightly hurt.
Conductor Thomas Kane has charge
of train No. 2 between Omaha and
this city on the Rock Island during
the absence of Conductor Thomas
Donahue.
Babcock are to have charge of the
two additional suburban trains which
GO on tomorrow between Joliet and
on the Rock Island.
Engineer William Williams did not |
take his run last Tuesday on the Rock |
Island, as that day was his birthday |
and his presence was required at
home where there was an appropriate |
celebration of the event.
Thomas Small, who has been agent |
for the United States Express COM
pany at the Rock Island depot, has |
gone to Chicago. out of which city he |
will run as messenger for the same |
He is succeeded here by |
II. W. Chambers, of Des Moines.
Thomas Adelmau, OF the company's
freight Office in Davenport, has been |
appointed to the position of cashier in
the Peoria's general offices here. Harry |
Hill. bill clerk and operator. goes to
Davenport in Mr.. Adelman's place.
Harley Schafer will act as bill clerk |
and John WITCH will be car clerk.
Wood & Peek. the attorneys for the
Interested parties, have filed an in
junction to prevent the D.. r. 1. G. n.
W. road from constructing the pro-
posed road upon the river front. or
more properly the south bank of Syl-
7an water. in Moline. The action
was brought at the instigation of the
estate of Thomas Dunn and Bedar
Wood. both possessing riparian rights
g.