Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-04-26

Passenger traffic from the west was
unusually heavy this morning.
The Flagstaff q Grand Canyon rail
road will soon be on the railroad fold
ers.
Engines 1852 and 1858. new prairie
types from Chicago. have arrived for
service out west
Thomas Haddow is around on crut.
ches. He was injured ut the local
shops few days ago
Engineer John Gallagher has report
ed for duty at San Marcial, after a few
weeks visit with his family In En-
poria.
Ground has been broken at Ardmore.
I. T.. for the erection of a joint Santa
Pc and Choctaw. Oklahoma & Gulf
depot.
Charles Wheeler an old time Ration
tie. Is doing construction work on the
Dawson City branch OF the Rock Island
railroad.
The Roswell cut.oR will shorten the
Santa Fc TO such an extent that 1t Will
be by 200 miles the shortest line to the
Pacific coast.
Up. Connolly has accepted n clerical
position with the Santa Fc Central,
and went up to Galistco this morning
to begin work.
Engine Sll got tangled on the ~ at
Maxwell City Thursday and was derail.
ed with it's tender. and Is bit the
worse for the experience.
Four new fremcn have begun work
for the Santa Pc al Las Vegas the de
mand for labor having recently been
greater here than the supply.
A.
line repaircr. nj Rincon, has gone To
the railroad hospital for few weeks
to be treated for stomach 'rouble.
John +. Wenborne, in the employ of
the Santa Fe Central at Torrance, Is
here on business. He viii probably
return To his duties tomorrow night.
" Vizetti informs The Citizen that
efforts are being made To get the new
Rncon eating house In order for bust
ness about the middle OF next month.
James Elder. who ran an engine out
of Ration eight years ago. has returned
TO that town and Will probably again
enter the service OF the Santa Fe rail-
road.
W. 8. Hopowell. vice president of the
Albuquerque Eastern and Santa Fe
Central railways, after days stay in
the metropolis. returned to Santa Fe
last night
Walter Shipman formerly a clerk
in the Office Of General Foreman D. W
Hitchcock. at San Marcial. died in To
pcka from lung trouble couple OF
weeks ago.
The fireman position on the third
mountain helper No. 1i6. VIII be adver-
tised in few days and the Oldest ire
man applying viii be given the pre-
ferred run.
Mrs. George Shade will leave tomor.
row night for Kansas city. where she
will visit relatives and friends. she
Is the wife Of a well known Santa Fe
Pacific engineer.
Patrick T. Murphy. n popular ON.
ploye of the local shops. viii take his
vacation early. leaving tomorrow night
fo~ southern California. Mrs. Murphy
Will accompany him
In recent issue of the Railroad Ga
zette is given a complete description
of the convertible Rodger ballast and
gondola car--six OF which have been
ordered by the Santa Fe.
Mrs. A. n. Turner and daughter are
new residents OF san Marcial. Mr..
Turner is connected with Superintend-
ent McNally's office and is at present
relief agent at Las Cruces.
Engineer TAFT is said to be quite a
sick man and unable to continue his
run on the Silver City branch. His
friends are advising him to try the
baths at Mineral Wells, Texas.
William Mopchan, of Las Vegas. Is
cast down. His faithful burro got into
conflict with a Santa Fe train. and
there was one less burro to lift up It's
voice ana greet the opening day.
Engine AT. which had been at the
shops in this city for four days, re
turned to Las Vegas. but will make an
other freight trip before going into the
passenger service where II belongs.
The Rock Island road is making
great inroads in the Santa fe business
in and out OF Mexico and the officials
of the latter road are trying 10 ma
some way To combat the competition
The Santa Fe Central has neatly ar
ranged Offices at Santa Fe'> W. A.
Hopewell is in charge of busy force
of competent clerks. Miss Grace Ken
nedy Is the accomplished stenographei
of the force.
The Rincon Harvey house carpenters
gre putting up the frame of the second
StOIFs iHfl VIII put III ~ lhiNh ''NhN
cr as soon as possible. To finish III,
building II will take from six to eight
weeks longer.
Dr. Geo. c. Bryan, of Alamogordo
chief surgeon Of the El rasoRock Is
lald. was called To- Orange. Cal, 10y
Telegram announcing the death OF his
father. He also attended the mcdica
society meeting at Albuquerque.
The Optic says; Engineer Del Stead
man and bride arrived from Santa Fe
Their trunk was curiosity 10 behold
helms literally covered with old shoes
bass OF rice, bottles OF milk. nursing
bottles. toy babies and the iIne.
G.I.. Bugbeee. who for some time
was Southern Pacific agent at Lords
burg, and was transferred To Benson
has been appointed auditor Of the
Sonora road, with headquarters al