Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-12-29

Brakeman H. C. Chapman has gone
to Kansas for a short rest.
A. E. Walker, night clerk at the
Alvarado, has gone to California for a
months vacation.
Harry Snyder, of the mechanical de-
partment of the local shops, has re-
turned from a short trip to Topeka.
Engineer ]. w. Lyons, of San Mar
cial. has been relieved of his severe
attack of rheumatism by systematic
treatment at the institute of DIR. Nc
Crory.
w. ID. Hitchcock returned to San
Marcial from Ration to assume the du
ties of general foreman at the shops,
pending the complete c~onvalescence of
his father.
Allie Lowe, hostler at the Santa Fe
shops in Ell Paso, while working
around a buzz saw the other day, got
in too close contact with the instru-
ment and came away minus one of his
fingers.
Wells-Fargo Express company have
notified their clerk at Las Vegas, Guy
that NhtN nov 49,
salary IS per month as a Christmas
present, in lieu of the usual turkey and
oysters.
Charles Wincheck, division master
mechanic on the Mexican Central, with
headquarters at the City of Mexico.
who has been spending Christmas with
his family on Slower avenue, left last
night for Mexico.
Mike Deveraux. who will be remem-
bered as a fireman out of Las Vegas
some sixty days ago, was killed in he
head-end collision on the Colorado
Southern road, neal Trinidad, We'd
nesday evening last.
Machinist James Tierney left last
night for San Bernardino to resume
work in the Santa Fe Pacific shops at
that place. He has been spending
Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Tierney.
w. H. Matson, Jr., and wife, who
spent Christmas with his parents on
the Highlands, have gone to their
home at Fresno, Cal. Mr.. Matson is
travelling passenger agent for the
Santa Fe coast lines.
Cole Lydon, for many years superin-
tendent of the fifth division of the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad and well
known in New Mexico, is very i'll in a
Denver hospital and there seems to be
no hope for his recovery.
Orders were last Friday sent to Tor
rance to track laying on the
Canto To CnntraI ut thof nnipt nc cnnn
as the weather and condition of the
ground will permit. 1t has been un.
decided as to whether the work would
be lone from this or the lower end OF
the road.
Mrs. M. r. Williams, wife of the SUI
perintendent of railroad bridges and
buildings, has returned to Las Vegas
with her son, Frank, who was an in
mate of the hospital at Albuquerque
suffering from typhoid fever. His con
dition now is very favorable, and
speedy recovery is expected.
w. E.. Younker, formerly in the
trainmaster's office at Las Vegas. anC
who has been away on a visit to Mar
celine. Mo-, for the past three weeks
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ticket agent at the Las Vegas depot
Harry Haskell, VINO had held the posi-
ton previously, takes a desk in the
freight Office there.
John A. Edison, the new manager o.
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad sys
TEN, will assume Office on January l
1903. He is a railroad man Of lonl
and varied experience. He was borI
February IA. 1854, al S~ylvania, Ohio
He entered railway service in 1867 a
an operator on the Lake Shore & Mich
igan Southern railroad. From 1872 t.
1886 he was chief dispatcher and trail
dispatcher on the Union raciic. Late
he was employed by the Chicago, Nil