Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Jureo Empioye.
Creston, May -(Special) lit is
learned on good authority that is prob
ably reliable that Brakeman Jesse
Wallick, who lost an arm in the wreck
near Cromwell about six months ago.
has effected settlement with the rail-
road company accepting as full COM
pensation for the injuries received
$4,000.
Ask for Help.
Roadmaster Criswell, of Charlton,
has found it necessary to get the west
division to help him strengthen the
main line road bed between Creston
and Alton and for few days past bal
last has been nauled from the Noda
way pit for that purpose. The recent
heavy and frequent rains have soften
ed the track considerably in spots be-
tween Creston and Alton and the en-
CINE pulling No. left the rails sever.
al days ago on account of the rails Civ.
ing way. If wet weather continues
the company expects more or less trou-
bic with its new road bed on the mid
die division.
New Depot at oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa Herald: Not the smallest
item in the proposed improvements of
the burlington & Western division of
the c.. B. & @. is new brick and
stone passenger depot for Oskaloosa
situated on South Market street. The
company already owns sufficient land
there. and as soon as the structure is
completed and the new line to Tracy
is built, the present depot will be used
for freight purposes only. The sur
veys for the new road locate the main
line south of the Rock Island tracks.
1t will maintain this position until
Beacon is reached, where it will cross
the Rock Island and go directly west.
The passenger trains will then make a
straight shoot through town and thus
| save the time and expense of getting
| in and out from the old depot AS con.
templated the new line will follow the
4 right of way on which the switch to
Long'se coal mine was located. This
will probably necessitate overhead
bridges for the Iowa Central tracks
and for South G street, as at present
over the Rock Island, but this Difficult.
| ty does not seem to dampen the ardor
of the Q people. If trackage facilities
are secured from the Rock Island to
Harvey, the arrangement will be only
temporary. The right of way to Tracy
| is being secured, and already one for
ty acres on the Wharton place has
been condemned. 1t is estimated that
the right of way alone for the new line
will cost from $35, 900 to $4,000. The
grade stakes have all been set and
| from present indications dirt will be.
gin to move this week.
Widening the Narrow Gauge.
Burlington Journal: The officials OIL
| the B. & N w. railroad are absolutely
| non-committal regarding the reported
| widening of the narrow guage railway
| between Burlington, Washington and
Oskaloosa, and as this project has
been talked of for some years without
| apparent reason the people of Burling
ton have not been prompt in accept.
| ing recent rumorS. But Journal re
porter who went over the line tc
| Washington Saturday found the people
all along the line very enthusiastic
over immediate prospects and positive
7. that the road will be widened within
the next thirty days. 1t is statet
i positiyely by those who claim to have
1 seen the order that every station agen
on the line has received orders thai
all narrow guage rolling stock must BIZ
empty on May 80. 1902, and as there
i is no other reason for such an orde
it is taken that the road will be wild
ened on that date.
Has Leg Broken.
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