Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
COTTON BELT NOTES.

Engineer Tucker IS still confined | to his room with fever.
 Firemen Touch and Crawley are toth reported on the sick list.
 Business along this road has been on the boom for the past week.
 Superintendent Bowren has re- turned from trip north.
 Master Guy Chestnut has been placed in the tin department as an | apprentice.
 A spur has been placed at M. r 400 on the Red River bottom for the pile driver.
 Mir. Alex Frutell, an efficient coach builder, is now the champion check CT player.
 Conductor C. K tAligatorl Thom- as is minellng among friends at the Arlington.
 General Master Mechanic kebt. il Johnson returLed yesterday from 6 week business trip south.
 L.B. Speed, formerly roadmastef, leaves Wednesday for New Mexico, N here he gees to reside ln the futu 2.
 s. C. Warner. general passenger agent, has returned to heaaqaar- ters in St. Louis. after a short trip south
 Mir. Will Lamb bert, ot jouesboro has accepted position as machf { ist in the round bonse.
 Maehinist Will HollaHd has seF- cred his connection here and can DOW be found at=the Moan tain shops at Barring Cross.
 PafIor ear 341 and coach 183 are now finished in tie paint depart ment and WilI soon be ready fer the roa6
 We are glad to state that Fireman John Schattel has returned from the company hospital and has en- tirely recovered.
 Mir, Willie Deck, formerly maehin- ist Ut hese shops, has severed his connection 10 accept the same with the DiAes Foundry.
 Mir. Charley Cbestnutt, formerly car repairer, has accepted the posi- ton as check clerk at he Iron Mountein depot at this place.. i
 Tue shops will commence V orki1g nine hours Monday, starting at the asualtime. 7.t3 an. and quitting at P. m until further notice. Mr. John Bog6, formerly day hos tier in the yard here, is now firing on engine l48 with the heavy #troter Engineer kirchsrabber.
 Mir. c. ". Basshardt foreman of the coach department of the Monn- tain shops at Barring Cross. was viewing in these shops yesterday.
 Mir. Agnes Blush, formerly a ma cbnist at these shops. but now con- neeted with the Mountain shops at Little Rock, is visiting in the city.
 Lost. Stroyed Or stolen, griv- finder will please hang it up in en- zine 146. Contents, a pair=of socks and doll that could say mama aad papa.
 Fireman Al Simpson desires the ladies to know that he is now on the left hand side of battleship 2G7 So be careful when you throw your boqaet.
 Applic atfons will be received until | February 9th for one conductor on the local between Maiden and | Jonesboro with Sunday loyoYer al JOnesboro.
 Several candidates were among our boys at the shops yesterday. telling them how they love to shake hanas with working man.
 A large force of men are again working on the rip ttack, and upon interviewing Foreman Grace he said they had heavy lot of work before them.
 Mir. Eoglsh. formerly assistant readmaster with headquarters at Jonesboro. and who is the newly appointed roadmaster, has moved | his headquarters to this place
 Our esteemed friend and lightning flasher. Mir. Andrew Carson, We are sorry to state, has been confined to room for the past week. We hope he will soon be able to be about.
 Engineer Grant, who was recently killed in wreca on this road. car ried policy in the A, O. F ". Lodge at Jonesboro for two thou sand dollars for his wife and chH- dren.