Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-19
Railroad Topics

While ]. A. Peterson is in California
on a two weeks vacation. r. II. Jack
son has charge of the distribution desk
at the shops.
DR.. l. Saylin, who attended the OPEN
ing of the new hospital at Winslow. re-
turned to his duties at the local hos
pital last night.
AL. Chamberlain is looking after the
inspection of lamps at the Topeka
shops, during the absence of Harry
Hobson, who is at Ration, N. NJ, for a
short time.
The Santa Fe railroad has a contract
to ship 600 cars of cattle from Texas
points, in the next few days, and is
taxed to its utmost capacity. They go
via Amarillo.
R. J.Turnbull, the ex-shop official.
was a passenger for Gallup last night.
He will personally superintend work
or the well being bored by the Manu-
elito Oil company.
Yesterday, Conductor E.. Pinney pur-
chased a Chickering piano from Hall &
Learnard, which he presented to his
wife, and there will be music at that
home from now IN.
A. Reinisch, a landscape gardner of
Topeka, has arrived here to arrange
for identifying the grounds around the
Alvarado. He has decorated all the
grounds from Chicago west.
The earnings of the Frisco system
for the first week of June amounted
to $341 900. increase $27,S00; total
from July /, 1901, s19,516, 500, increase
$2,124, ZOO; mileage operated, S3,373.S3.
Judge F. w. Parker passed through
the city last night for Deming, where
the case of the Southern Pacific Rail
way company VS.. The Ell Paso & South
western Railway company comes UP
OF Friday. The dispute is over a right
of way into Ell Paso.
F. w. Thomas, engineer Of tests, has
returned tC Topeka from a business
trip 10 Albuquerque, N. NJ, and Den
yer, Colo. F. r. Frost, electrical en-
gincer, who came west with Mr..
Thomas, continued 10 the coast, being
In San Francisco Monday.
Mrs. Hopper, wife of General Super
~intendent hopper, of the Ell Paso-Rock
Island, met with a painful accident
early IN the week. While riding horse
back near the lumber mills of Alamo
gordo her horse stumbled and fell and
she received several painful cuts and
bruises about the head and face.
The wife of william Hunt, of the
Topeka s~torehouse, has returned to
that city from a visit in Fierro, Silver
City, Deming and Albuquerque, N. NJ,
lasting a month. She was accompanied
west by her niece, Miss Nellie Rose.
daughter of a New Mexico division en-
giIeer who used to have a run out of
Topeka.
After being out five hours the jury
in the case of A. l.. Maiston VS.. the
Galveston, Houston & San Antonio,
tried at FL Paso, rendered it's verdict
in favor of the plaintiff, awarding him
1888 as damages. Maiston while EN-
ployed as a brakeman was knocked of
a car at Marathon, his head coming in
contact with the corner of a building
Gus Mulholland and wife, of Gallup,
are at Ell Paso, from Merino on the Ell
Paso-Rock Island. Mr.. Mulholland is
the w~ell-driller for the Ell Paso-Rock
Island, and is at present putting dow
a well at Devils Hole, just beyond
'Mcrino, which is PA miles t rom Ell
Paso. The Ell Paso-Rock Island will
keen up the search until good water
for engines is found.
Word is received to the effect that
Charles Wincheck, until lately general
foreman at the local shops, but who
is now superintendent on the Mexican
Central, has been arrested by the au-
thorities in Mexico because of the ac-
cidental death of a laborer in the shops
over which he has charge. The report
lacks confirmation here, and Mr.. Win
checks many friends here hope that
the report is a mistake.
The attorney general OF Texas APP
proved an amendment to the charter OF
the Orange & Northwestern Railroad
company, providing for several extern
sions of the road. one from the main
lire at Orange to South Orange, hve
miles; one from the main line to Nal
shall, $50 miles, and n to Corsicana,
1876 miles. also increasing the capital
stock t 100000. For the first time
since his recent accident Judge Reagan
was present and presided at the
ing of the railroad commission.