Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-01-05
FAST TRAIN.
Said Company Will Improve Ser
vice on Completion Of
Track Work.
CUT OF So MINUTES IN TIME
Local Interest in Great Northern-
Milwaukee Deal - Rail-
road Rattle.

1t is said the Rock Island & Peoria
road, upon the completion of the
track Improvement now in progress
at Peoria and Bishop Hill, will bet
ter it's fast service between this
city and Peoria, putting on a train
that will cut the time to two hours
This will be 55 minutes faster than
the best time made at present, and
necessitate a run of 46 miles an hour
including stops.
The track improvement at Peoria
includes the strengthening of three
heavy curves and the work is now
progressing on the last opN-wi.h ger
haps month required sor completion
The steam shovel operating at Bishop
Hill yesterday began on the last hill
in the changed route.
Lease of Milwaukee.
Much interest is manifested in Rock
Island over the reported effort of the
Great Northern to secure control Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road. Dispatches from New York
state that before another week a for
NAL lease will have been consum-
mated.
Johnnie Kinkaid, of Briar Bluff, has
long wanted to learn telegraphy on
the Burlington railroad f-but the COM
pany would not listen ito his appeal
Last Saturday he discovered that a
bridge near the village was on fire and
he ran home from skating, told his
father and warning was telephoned
both ways and all the trains were
stopped. Now the company is max
ing inquiries as to what kind of boy
Johnnie is, and he stands good
chance to have his ambition realized
Rock Island RoadIets.
Engineer W. Williams is laid up
with the grippe.
Fireman q DeBpursey is laying off.
Engineer Z Heffernan is visiting
at Newton, Ia.
Engineer II. Morgan has the grippe.
Fireman w. B. Noon is sick.
Engine S11 is out of the shops after
a general overhauling
Fireman George Arnold has been
transferred here from Burr Oak, ILL.,,
and is firing on switch engine Col.
Fireman Harry Seeley is i'll.
Fireman A Is Nelson has reported
after a months sickness.
Conductor 3. w. Block is laying
off.
Engineer William Arnold is taking
q short vacation.
Fireman w. Leonard is i'll.
Engineer James Powers is laid up
with bad cold
Fireman . Conyers has gone to
Kansas on visit.
Engineer Sam Trevillyan is unable
to attend to duty.
Engineer Frank Hodgdon is sick.
Eogineer Arthur Rough is i'll
Engineer w. Johnston is nursing
the grippe.
Friends of Engineer AL Hibbard will
be very sorry TO learn that a slight
accident, previously referred in these
columns, bids fair to cause him the
loss of his eyesight. About a month
ago, while repairing his engine in the
roundhouse, minute piece of steel,
Clipped off by his hammer, lodged in
his left eye. Little was thought of it
at the time, but the member became
infiamed and finally the right eye be-
came affected. The Inflammation grew
worse, and in spite of the fact that
different specialists have been con-
suited, complete loss of sight has re-
suited. There yet remains some hope,
however, and expert treatment is
being employed.
Burlington Briefs.
Fireman N. j. Challacomb be has re-
ported after a 2-weeks' illness.
Engineer j. H. Norris is back from
a visit at Shabbona, Ill.
Fireman w. r. Mason is nursing
the grippe.
Engineer Howard Dempsey has re-
turned to Barstow after temporarily
doing duty here.
Switchman A. Kost is spending q
vacation at Astoria, Ill.