, 1902-04-04
Railroad Notes.

The night telegraph Office at Dale
Creek has been reopened.
II. w. Forman, the new chief dis:
patcher here. is at his desk this after
noon.
]. B. Wilson, a railroad man from
Green River, was in the city this morn
ing. a guest at the T%hoynburgh.
Charles Negus of this city has re-
sumed his run as An express guard on
the Wyoming division of the Union Pa
cifc.
]. F. Murphy, a tramp, was slightly
injured in a wreck of some coal cars
west of Rawlins Wednesday after
noon.
C. A. Black of the Union Pacific land
department took a party of gentlemen
to the country this morning on a land
inspection tour.
r. NJ. Scrogin, formerly a foreman
in the Union Pacific shops at Chey-
enne, died at Tyler, Texas, Of heart
trouble, aged 46 years.
H. w. Shreve of Omaha, connected
with the auditing department of the
Union Pacific, vas in the city this
morning, on company business.
Robert George was in the ticket Of
fee upon the arrival of train No. 3 this
morning. Mr.. Breisch having gone to
the country for an hour on company
business.
Train No. 2, due here at 1886 a.. M,
will arrive about 6 p. m. The delay
was caused by trouble on the Southern
Pacific. in California or Nevada. Nos.
102 and 6 are reported on time.
]. D.. Kinder, an engineer running
west out of Cheyenne, has been rein
stated into the service. He was dis
charged about four weeks ago on &C
count of the Brown merit system.
R. D. Stewart, the new engineer for
the Laramie, Hahns Peak and Pacific,
is expected in the city Sunday. He will
not bring his family for the present.
until he can get a house suitable to
move into.
Manager Did" Smith of the West
ern Union has had a bright new linol-
cum laid on his office floor, and now de-
clares that he has the best office, the
best furniture and the best instruments
west Of Omaha.
H. w. Mendenhall, formerly travel
ing air brake inspector on the Wyo-
ming division. now representing the
Galena Oil company, is in the city to-
day. calling upon old friends and Incl
dentally looking up business.
Chief Dispatcher H. W. Forman ar
rived last night from Green River and
assumed his position in the local ONCE
this morning. He is stopping at the
T~hornburgh for the present, but will
go to housekeeping when he finds a
suitable house.
Timothy ~Cavanaugh has started suit
against the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany to recover $3.50 for damages al
legged to have been sustained to his
foot when in unloading n Of the COM
pany's cars the fastenings gave way
and precipitated heavy rocks onto the
member.-Omaha Bee.
Assistant Superintendent Whitney,
Agent Breisch and Land Agent Black
drove out to the old brewery this morn
ing to take a look over the situation.
Mr.. Black declared there was no spe-
cial significance in the visit, except
that the Laramie gentlemen wanted to
be shown" and he showed them.
Ae heavy wind prevailed on the dis
trict between here and Rawlins yester-
day, railroad men saying 1t has seldom
been equaled. A great cloud Of dust
several miles long. blew from Cooper
lake. where the water has receded.
The dust was filed with alkali and 70
da and was not q pleasant phenomenon
to get caught in.
The sales Of railroad lands by the
Union Pacific during the month were
unusually heavy, asgregatins during
the thirty days 1.005, 900 acres. Among
the big purchasers. were Cossrin Bros,
of Fort Steele. and Richard savage oil