Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13

more powerful and superior to the
OIL lamps now in use, and the officials
nave decided on the improvement
which will be made on all engines as
soon as prac ticable.
The locomotives of the Bismarck,
Washburn and Great Falls railway
nave been visiting Mandan lately for
water, owing to the inability OF the
blSlnarck water company to furnish
the locomotives with necessary drink
There is a belief in railroad circles
that the passenger business on the
Northern Pacific will be SO great dur
ing the coming spring and summer
season, that three trains a day will be
needed to accommodate the business,
Master Mechanic Bean of Lrainard,
has Just declined an offer of the pos
ltlon OF superintendent of the Topeka
railroad shops on the Santa Fe. The
position offered him would be more re-
munerative, but he desires to stay in
Brainerd.
The n. p. railway company under
directions Of Road Foreman c. r.
Larson. is making some extensive tests
OF the value of Ignite coal for pro-
ducing steam in their stationary boil
ers in the Mandan shops. Heretofore
the fuel used has been the western
coal such as is used on the locomo-
tiveS.
The 500 will put on another passen-
ger train about the middle of March
from Portal to Minneapolis.
There has been considerable talk
concerning the new townsite Of Clark
being left out in the cold and one half
mile away selected The Harvey
Herald says: Otto Grethen, owner of
the Clark Townsite, has just returned
from trip to jamestown, where he
interviewed Division Superintendent
CO.. Wilson, who gave Mr.. Grethen
the most positive assurance that, 50
far as he knew, the railroad company
had no intention Of moving the sta
tion. Mr.. Grethen also has a like as
surance from the General Manager
OF the railroad company, all of which
makes it quite certain that the sta
tion will remain where the side track
now stands.
W. 5. Giddings, freight brakeman
employed on the Breckenridge divis-
ion of the Great Northern, was dis
chared and his pay amounting to $50,
was held up pending an investigation.
Giddings sued. the company in the
municipal court at Breckenridge and
was given verdict for the full
amount. His pay was not forthcom-
ing at once on the conclusion of the
suit, and Giddings secured a writ Of
attachment and had the sheriff serve
it on an engine which stood ready to
pull freight train out Of the yard.
He provided the sheriff with chair
which was fastened through one Of
the drivers OF the engine and then to
a switchstand. Assistant Superinten-
dent Won Schlegel appeared on the
scene forthwith, but the sheriff, who
was also enjoying the joke, refused to
allow the engine to be moved until
GiddenS had received his money.
The wires were kept hot with strenu-
GUS messages from the division Off
cials to the pay master of the general
offices. the engine crew drew over
time. and every railroad man in
Breckenridge laughed at the situation.
After several hours of this sort of
thing, Giddens received his money,
and the sheriff released the engine.
DR.. William Courtney of Brainerd,
the we'll known uperintendent OF the
Northern Pacific hospital there, is re-
ported recovering from serious at
tack OF blood poisoning.
The latest Wall street rumor has it
that the 500 road may join with the
merger roads. The rumor is doubtful,
and the 500 will probably continue to
be the free lance of railroading.
A freight engine crashed into Ca
boose on the Great Northern between
Devils Lake and Grand HarbOr and
Robert Wilson had his leg broken.