Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-12-13
RAILROAD NOTES.

Fireman Charles Fitch. of the Rio
Crande division, just recently released
from the Las Vegas hospital. Is in the
city
Fuel Inspector J. w. Closson. Of the
Santa Fe, arrived from Topeka satur.
day night and spent yesterday in the
city.
Dispatcher John Cohan relinquished
his trick at San Marcial and became
patient In the Santa Fe hospital at
Las Vegas.
II Is reported that a. l.. Nielsen, for.
merly employed In the mechanical de.
partment OF the local shops. died liz
Chicago last week.
Judge Henry l.. Waldo, solicitor for
the Santa Fe railway In New Mexico.
spent last week in New York City on
legal business for the road.
! Mrs. S. Long, wife OF brakeman,
left Las Vegas for Chicago. When she
returns she will bring her household
goods and go to housekeeping in that
town.
j. NJ. Leseney, the passenger conduc-
tor. has sold his residence in Las We.
gas to Frank c. Baker. of Kansas. pos
session OF the premises being given
at once.
Superintendent J. S. Hubbard, of the
Winslow division, arrived from the
west this morning in private car at
tached to relayed passenger No. s, run
ming as first No. 2.
Percy f. Knight has been rendered
and accepted the responsible position
OF superintendent of telegraph of the
Santa Fe Central railway. with head
quarters at Santa Fe. II. A. Dodge.
who has been superintendent of tele-
graph. has resigned and will leave
with his family for his former home at
Denver.
w. S. Hopewell, general manager of
the Santa Fee Central railway. left for
Durango. Colo, where he will meet the
corps of surveyors that has been run
ming line from Albuquerque to Du-
range. The work Is almost completed
and the line will be in Durango by the
last of the month, unless there Is seri.
Gus interfe. ence from snow.
John G. Sterling, railway mail
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pleas at Kansas City against the San
to Fe road for $4,000 damages for in
Juries. He alleges that he was work
ing In mail car at Newton. Kas., when
a switch engine collided with il. the
force OF the collision throwing him
against a partition. causing serious in
juries.
The Southern Pacific reports that
i .l64 passengers came over their line
via the Ogden gateway while the low
settlers or colonist rates were In effect
during September and October The
number via FL Paso during the same
time was 6.6S6. AS the rates we're only
effective west bound 1t Is a fair infer.
ence that large majority OF these
passengers remained in California.
The Pacific Coast limited, on the
Denver e. Rio Grande line ran into a
rock slide near Westwater, Utah. the
other day and Fireman Charles Beedle.
formerly Of San Marcial. was instantly
killed. Mr.. Beedle was a brother to
Mrs. s. G. Hanna and Mrs. +. p. vii.
son. of FL Paso. and was married at
San Marcial about three years ago to
Miss Allie Anderson. Mrs. Wilson
was passenger for Helper. Utah. on
Wednesday morning. where the de-
ceased had his residence.
II II Is the intention OF the railway
company to install an electric plant,
when the San Marcial depot is finish
ed, to illuminate the various Offices,
shops, company dwellings. Harvey
house, etc, provided the citizens OF
that town are in favor of encouraging
the scheme to the extent Of paying a
moderate price for given number OF
J lights, DR.. c. g. CruickshanK has in
} terested himself in the subject, and the
. prospect OF San Marcial becoming
modernized along this line will un.
J doubedly soon be reality.
The Optic says: F. Meredith Jones,
chief engineer OF the Santa Fe cutoff,
came up from Belen. N. NJ. on visit
tn his family here. He stated that
John Becker not only granted the
right Of way through his lands. but
also said he would foot the bills incur.
, red by the company In building that
way This Is broad assertion and
must be taken with some degree of al
J lowance However. there is no gain.
saying the fact that the construction
OF the line means much for Belen in
general and Mr.. Becker in particular.
The contracts will be let on the 10th
! inst.
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