Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-25
TO moline
About All Single Men on Rock
Island Freight Runs Have
Changed Residence.
THOSE WITH HOMES PUT IN PHONES
Employees Still Being Called in
This City--Notes of the
Railroads.

Practically all the single men en-
ployed in the freight department on
the Rock Island road who have made
this city their home have now Sc
cured rooms in Moline. Those hav-
ing families who have taken up their
residence in Moline are Engineers
Tom Dunn, John Kane, Frank Dun
can and c. c. Woodward. Conductor
A. T. Rohwedder and Firemen G.
Breed, +. Rain and III. Z. Ribble, of
this city, and E. p. Hart, Of Daven-
port.
Among those who live in this city
and have telephones, which, with
night street car service, will obviate
the necessity of their removal, are
Engineers John Connolly. William
Hawthorne, w Gilmore, c H. Hitch
cock and Dan Maroney and Fireman
A. b. Nelson. Probably dozen others
will install phones and a considerable
number will remove to Moline as soon
as acceptable houses can be had at a
reasonable rental. The majority of
the conductors and brakemen are
still being called in this city. but all
realize that other arrangements must
soon be made.
Notes Of the Rock Island.
The new yardmaster's office at
Hawthorn was occupied this week.
Some of the switchmen have raised
a tent at the west end of the Haw-
thorn yard and are camping out in
earnest.
Those laying off are Engineers w.
Mousley. j. A. Clapper and w. Will
liams; Firemen Conyers, Ed Smith
and A. r. Nelson; Conductor j. r
Dizotell and John Shuey and Brake
man Yonkin.
Brakeman w. A. johnson and fam
lily have moved to Valley Junction.
Conductor L. NJ. Studyvin has re-
moved with his family to Blue Island.
Firemen D. E. Suderstrom, John
Cunningham and p. Minert have re-
ported after layoff.
Brakeman William Ferguson has
taken up his residence at Valley juno
ton.
Conductor H. Wingsmuth will re-
move his family to Valley junction
next week.
Carpenters today tore out the par
tition separating the offices of Train
master f. NJ. Jones and Yardmaster
G. NJ. Stonebraker, at the Rock Island
depot. The enlarged office viii be
nsed by the trainmaster and Mr..
Stonebraker will make his headquar-
ters at Hawthorn. +. A. Jones is all
of the Rock Island freight terminus
that is left to this city.
The new Rocky Mountain limited
trains that will be put on the Rock
Island road June 10 will be supplied
with all modern equipments. They
will be daily each way, leaving Chi
cago westbound at p. m. and arriv-
ing in Rock Island at 5:l5. The east
bound train will leave Rock Island at
2:45 p. m. and arrive in Chicago at z.
Burlington Bits.
Engineer H L. Sheppard was in
Beardstown this week on business
and Wesley Mason ran his switch
engine.
w. c. Raisch, of the roundhouse
force. is visiting in St. Louis.
Brakeman w. A. r. Wood, who has
been off for week with an injured
hand, has reported.
Switchman Lamphere. who has
been off three weeks, has reported.
Conductor Robert Fraser has been
given leave of absence. His place
will be taken by Conductor Canaan,
of the Clinton local.
Rumor has it that the G. B. & Q. is
now seriously considering putting on
an afternoon train from the tri-cities
to Chicago to return in the morning.
The present Chicago service accom-
modates daily travel and the new
train would be more especially ar
ranged for through traffic. Some go
so far as to say an observation car
will be made part OF its equipment.
Peoria Plckings.
A new switch track has been laid
from the west along the south side of
the Rock Island pillow works on Sec
ond avenue.
Engine 81 is out of the shops at
Peoria looking like new.
Conductor John Nelson is back on
his run after trip north.