Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-31

VI VI III tootShh EthhN 49,
Southern railway, has resigned.
T. NJ. R%amsdell, master car builder
for the Santa Fe, was in the city yes
terday looking over the local shops.
Superintendent C. II. Young and
Manager r. A. Wells, of Wells, Fargo
& Co, passed through the city the 9th
er night for Ell Paso.
Jerry Fitzpatrick, foreman of the
Ration blacksmith shop for the past
five or six years, resigned and left for
Colorado City, where he has accepted
a better position.
Frank Summers, of Ration. has been
appointed assistant trainmaster with
headquarters at La Junta. Mr.. Sum-
mers well deserves this recognition of
his long and faithful service.
Robert E. Hodges, son of w. E. Hod-
ges, general purchasing agent for the
Santa Fe, arrived in Las Vegas We'd
nesday from Riverside, ILL.,, to accept a
position with Richard Dunn.
In heading in IN the side track at
Delhi, a small station near La Junta,
the other night, the leading engine on
a freight train ran off a derail switch,
turned over and killed the engineer.
c. d. Beeth, an old time operator
on the Santa Fe, who quit the road to
purchase and manage the Winfield
Tribune, has returned to the railway
service as dispatcher at Dodge City,
Kansas.
The Southern Pacific is making
some improvements in the Lordsburg
yards. 1t has a gang of men at work
raising the house track. and putting in
a coating of it's famous sidewalk con-
crete wherever needed.
w. c. Denius, organizer of the Broth
erhood of Carmen of America, organic
ed a lodge of that order at Las Vegas.
The new lodge will be known as the
Meadow City, and begins its career
with seventeen charter members.
Ellery's Royal Italian band, which
played at Colombo hall last night, left
for Las Vegas this morning on a spe-
cial train. A lead head engine went
to the Meadow City and that was how
the excellent BAND happened to go on a
special.
The Santa Fe will again resume the
sale of 5000 mile tickets at the rate of
SIS; these books will be good on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe proper,
C.Jo,ol1 Nf;J1o-I Daaao Na1iav 1ipac
and the st. Louis and San Francisco
system.
G. H, Young, superintendent of the
Wells-Fargo Express company, was in
the city between trains this morning
while en- route from the south to his
home and headquarters at Denver,
Colo. Mr.. Young was in Albuquerque
a few days ago while en- route to FL
Paso.
w. l.. Grey has been obliged to re.
sign his position as chief dispatcher at
Ration on account of nervous trouble
and a threatened general breakdown,
and seek relief in a change of altitude
for a time. The family will remain at
Ration. He is succeeded by L. H. Ball
first trick dispatcher.
The Mark Twain of the Las Vegas
Record says: BILLY Burks, the box
car jockey who always rides for first
money, whether it be upon a horses
back or upon a hurricane deck of a
box car, has reported for duty after be
ing off several days taking music les
SON and practicing terpsichorean
steps, sending Brakeman E. Rowe
away back to sit doyn. Whoa. Bill"
The Silver City Enterprise says:
Division Superintendent McNally, of
the Rio Grande division of the Santa
Fe, spent the first of the week in the
city on official business. Mr.. McNally
said that while he regretted the fact
very much, the Santa Fe could not see
their way clear to put a through Pull
man service from Albuquerque at pres
emit.
Engineer Cherry Of the Ell Paso &
Southwestern. who was hurt in the
wreck at Forest Siding a few days
age died in the company's hospital
at Bisbee. At first it was only thought
that Mr.. Cherry had his legs broken,
but later internal injuries developed
which caused his death. Fireman
Clark, who was also seriously injured
in the wreck, is still in a dangerous
condition.
Engineer William Rain, a brother
of former Trainmaster Rain, of Las
Vegas, took No. 6 out of Topeka on
Saturday evening for the first time
since he sprained his ankle about
twelve days ago. Bill Rain, as he is
commonly called, is one of the best
and most ~DOpular engineers IN tha