El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-16

they just kept unavoidedly losing
time. The G. II. east bound waited
for the S. p. and did not get out until
II o'clock.
| The wife and two children of H. E.
Miles have come from their former
home in Marshall to join the husband
and father in their new home in this
| city. Mr.. Miles has accepted a posi-
| ton as coppersmith in the G.. Fl. shops
and has been here some time.
Col. Beaumont. live stock agent of
the G. H., is able to be out again today
after a weeks sickness at the nome
of his daughter. Mrs. Henry Pfais. in
this city. He was tkaen down with
chill a week ago and the result was
a several day tussle with the grip.
Oats one coon out of a job" said
a shine-'em-up boy this morning. but
femme tell yo' he staid with 'em to
the last minute. When that hotel was
a burnin that niger was up at the
depot a hollerin' Hotel Pierson!' and
dar was a bus full O. folks gwine over
fer a hot supper. he-yah, he-yah,'
Engineer Wolf, of the G. H.. is lay
ing off on account of an accident with
which he met at Sanderson a few days
ago. His fireman turned blow-off
cock loose on him and his leg was Sc
verely scalded. He came in and had
the scalded place attended to ana is
taking few days rest while it heals
up
The Rock Island and Ell Paso North
eastern companies are going to cut
shrine the Texas & Pacific in paint |
The city office is to be headquarters !
r-,ft nj
is to have its name in gilt on the win |
;lows. The painting is now in pro-
sress and when it is finished the signs |
will do good service as window shades
Sam Greene. the engineer at the |
mines of the New Mexican Lead COM
pany in the San Andreas mountains,
New Mexico. has sufficiently recovered
rom his recent attack of rheumatism
20 be able to return to his post and
will leave tonight for that place. He
will be missed at the S. p. depot lunch
where he has been assisting
Mr. Burkholder while incapacitated
rom his other work.
everal of the G. H. boys on St. Val
ntine'S day. Besides Morton's there
vas at least two others that circum-
tanceS cause the boys to believe came
rom him. Tom Turley got one and Z
must be like the proverbial shoe;
pinches. and Tom will bear il. but
ntirely alone; he will not allow even
is friends to see it. Fireman Hines n
lso received one with San Francis
D post mark and he isn't showing it
luch either.
Arthur Sutherland has come from
ucson. out of which place he has been
ring on the S. p. for five years, and
,cepted the position of fireman on
lie helper which runs out of this place
est. The place was made vacant sew
al days ago by Fred Wales, who was
olding it, going to. Tucson where he u
as been promoted to a job of holding I;
lie throttle of an engine out of that u
ace. Extra firemen have been Illing
e place since Wales left. Engineer ie
ugent of the helper is a pleasant man
it'll whom to work. Wales was with n
m two years and he says so.
r. S. Hair. a Chicago excursion
,ent, who runs over the Rock Island
Id comes into Ell PaSo on the I. &
came in last night and went out on
e S. P. this morning. He has thirty n
x through passengers. which enables
m to say, Il told you So for he said z
his last trip that he would nave
od load next time. on account of the &c
cap rate which would be instituted
all western roads by the time he vi
arted again. He says it was cold in
licago when he left. being ten de-
ees below zero and lots of snow all III
e way until after tey passed south
n Kansas.