Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-07

tNhu'nt OF the eastern diatrict OF the
southern railway has resigned
r. NJ Ramsdell master car builder
Tor the Santa Fe, was in the city yes.
terday looking over the local shops.
Jerry Fitzpatrick. foreman OF the
Ration blacksmith shop for the past
hVe or six years, resigned and left for
Colorado City, where he has accepted
better position.
Frank Summers. OF Ration. has been
appointed assistant trainmastor with
headquarters at La Junta. Mr.. Sum.
mcrs well deserves this recognition of
his long and faithful service.
Robert e. Hodges, son OF w. Il. Hold.
gos general purchasing agent for the
Santa Fe. arrived in Las Vegas Wed.
nesday from Riverside. H.. to accept a
position with Richard Dunn.
In heading in on the side track at
Delhi, n small station near La Junta.
the other night, the leading engine on
a freight train ran of a deral switch
turned over and killed the engineer.
c. d. Beeth, an old time operator
on the Santa Zee, 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
scme improvements in the Lcvdsburg
yards. 1t has 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 Brota.
oThood Of Carmen Of America. organic
ed lodge Of that order at Las Vegas.
The new lodge will be known az the
Meadow City. ard begins It's career
with seventeen charter members.
Ellerys Royal Italian hand. which
played az Colombo hall last night. left
for as Vegas this morning on a spe-
cial train. 4 dead head engine went
TO the Meadow City end that was how
the excellent band happened 70 go on
special
c. II. 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
ri
Paso.
w. L. Grey has been obliged to re.
sign his position rs chief dispatcher at
Ration on account of nervous trouble
and a threatened general breakdown,
and seek relief in cnange of altitude
for a time. The family will remain az
Ration. He is succeeded by l.. II. 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 1t be upon a horses
back or upon a hurricane deck of a
box car, has reported for duty after be-
ing of several days taking music les.
sons and practicing terpsIchorean
steps. sending Brakeman Il. Rowe
away back 10 sit doyn. Whoa. Bin"
The American Ballast company is
making ballast on the O'Grady farm
near Colomon. Kansas. for the Rock
Island railroad, The first contract OF
the company is for 600 yards OF bal
last. which will first be used on the
line between Solomon and Harrington.
The company expect to be In full oper-
alton soon and will then burn about
10000 cubic yards per mouth. II will
require neerly two years TO MI their
contract at this rate
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 through Pull
man service from Albuquerque at pres
emit
Engineer Cherry of the I'll Paso q
Southwestern, who was hurt In the
wreck at Forest Siding n few days
ago, died in the company's hospital
mt Bisbee, At arst 1t was only thought
that Mr.. Cherry had his legs broken.
hut later internal injuries developed
which cauGed his death. Fireman
Clark. who was also seriously injured
in the wreck. Is stlll In a dangerous
condition.
Engineer William Rain, brother
of former Tralnmaster Rain. of Las
Vegas, took No. out OF Topeka on
Saturday evening for the first time
since he sprained his ankle about
twelve days ago. Bill Rain, as he ia
commonly called. is one OF the best