Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-26
Railroad Topics

Travelling Auditor Pfundstein. of
Trinidad, was here yesterday.
A hospital is being built on the south
side of the railroad at Winslow.
J. A. Watson is again employed in
the machine shops as stationary engin-
geer
A large addition is being bu.., on
to the office of DR.. o. S. Brown, the
railroad surgeon at Winslow.
The first rails on the Dawson extern
sion of the Rock Island railroad were
laid from Tucumcari, Tuesday of this
week.
Ed. Clark, Santa Fe section foreman
at Gallup, has been promoted to the po-
sition of yardmaster at Winslow, to
take effect April 1.
Engineer Watkins, of the Rio Grande
division, was called to Montana last
night by a telegram notifying him of
the extreme illness of his wife.
A bouncing baby boy made his ad-
rent into the Kluge family the first
of the week. l.. H.. Kluge is one of the
railroad company's operators at Win
slow.
Mrs. j. Sullivan. mother of George
e. Sullivan, the efficient railroad agent
at Flagstaff, left for Los Angeles, Cal,
where she will visit for the next two
months.
j. H.. Conlen is the new superintend-
ent of the western division of the Rock
Island railway, from Harrington. Kan,
to Santa Rosa, with headquarters at
Dalhart, Texas.
The Winslow Mail says: A number
of u firemen left here on Tuesday;
some going west to see the Pacific
ocean and others in easterly direction
-homeward bound.
Engine 331 of the Santa Fe will be
transferred to the Santa Fe Pacific and
eventually will be sent to San Bernar-
dino to be converted into al oil burner
and used on the Valley line.
w. H. Phillips, who has been here
for four years in the time keepers Of
fee, left last night for Bakersfield,
California. The time keepers Office
is now in charge of w. B. Booth.
Freedom J. Hopkins. a locomotive
engineer, died at Ell Paso, Texas, last
Sunday. He was a son of Mrs. Cynthia
A. Hopkins, of Deming, N. NJ, and was
about 80 years of age. Funeral took
place this morning at the residence of
l. Brown, Deming.
The Williams News says: Leslie
Wattles, formerly conductor on the
Grand Canyon railroad, came in Thurs
day evening from Phoenix on a short
business trip. Mrs. Wattles is visiting
with her sister, who is a teacher at the
Phoenix indian school.
The Holbrook Argus says: Bert
Woods anne from Albuquerque, where
he has been receiving treatment in the
Santa Fe hospital for injuries received
while in the employ of the company.
He is looking much better and will
probably get back to work in a few
days.
Fred Kiolner, aged 60 years, for
some time employed by Lantry Bros,
railroad contractors, near Winslow,
was taken to Williams OF March IL.
suffering from an acute attack of
double pneumonia. He was placed in
the hospital. and after lingering for
several days, was called to his reward
last Sunday. Nothing is known as to
his history or where he is from.
G. D. Cash, the superintendent of the
La Csnaneas railroad, in Sonora, was
at Williams last Thursday. Mr.. Cash
was for a number of years chief clerk
in the office of II. T.. Burns. the resi-
dent engineer of the Santa Fe Pacific
when his headquarters were at Will
liams. A few years ago Mr.. Cash was
offered a responsible position with the
Cobre Grande company, and he rose
step by step to his present position.
Mrs. William Ergmann, of Williams,
A. T., received a letter from her hus-
band, who is now located at Naco, hav-
ing a position as foreman of the paint
ing outfit for the railroad company at a
salary of $10.50 per day Mexican
money!. He is very favorably i'm
pressed with that section, n though
unfortunate enough to contract a Sc
we're cold. which necessitated his en-
tering the hospital for a few days. is
again at work and will remain there.