Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-16
TRACK AND TRAIN


Engineer Sells is marked up for duty
again on the board.
Fireman Heydt Is marked up for one
trip off on the easy board.
Fireman Peter is laying off while
the doctor feels his pulse.
Engineer Parnell has acquired an
ailment and is marked up on the lay
on list.
Dick Morrison, clerk in the general
foreman's Office, was laying of on the
sick list eoday.
Fireman Brown is another member
of the scoop fraternity who is marked
up on the doctors list.
Engineer Hartley. one Of the old
timers here, has his name grazing the
board with the lay off plug after it.
Engineer Stewart, who does duty on
the mountain generally, is again in the
city and is marked UP on the layoff
list.
Engineer Tuggle was one Of those
who were laying off today trying to
find out what engine he was going to
be assigned to.
Engineer Lee Wright who has been
lingering on the lay off list, has report
ed for duty and again assumed COM
mand of the hog.
The work of raising the stack on
the stationery engine at the round
house was in progress today and soon
there will be a brand new engine
house in full operation.
Shorty Brown, the pipe man, but
who never has had pipe dreams, sees
the hand writing on the wall, SO has
Joined the Y. M. C. AS and will hence.
forth avoid all Sunday ball games.
Machinist Crook has tired of labor
ing for a living here so has handed
in his resignation and will most likely
leave soon for Rawlins, Wyoming,
where he is always sure of a job.
Jack Petit, who assists the pipe
man in the house Of too much trouble,
has tired of laboring SO hard, 80 is
rusticating for a day or SO, In order
to regain some of his old-time vitality.
The engines at this point have been
taken out of the pool again and reg
ular crews have been assigned to
them. Some Of the enginemen are hap
py as the result. but there are others
who are not.
Owing to the slack up In business
the extra list at this point has assum
ed proportions of an extraordinary
length and it is very likely that there
will be a general exodus Of brakemeT
this pay day.
The Decapods win endeavOr to gair
a victory over the base ball team
known as the "All-Stars" next Sunday
The game promises to be the best O
the season as those two teams com
prise the best ball talent of the city.
The new 50, 500, 900 passenger station
of the Rock Island and Lake ShOr'
railroads was thrown open to the pub
lie at midnight Monday night, whel
the doors were unlocked and neve
again to have a key turned in them
L. A. FAIRIES, for some time Pullman
conductor between Ell Paso and Albu
querque, has left the Pullman servic
to accept 4 position with Leo Loewen
stein. general merchant at San Maj
.cial.
Ford Willoughby, who held the pos
ton Of round house clerk here 70
many months. but who has been rel
iding at Minturn. Colorado. for som
time past, will sun hos old positio
here on the morrow.
F. w. Franz, one OF the round hous
force here, will leave tonight for Sar
ia Fe, where he has accepted the tr,
ing position Of watching the branc
engine at night in order that 1t ma
not be placed out Of business by &c
ting burned.
Billy McCaddon, former roun
house clerk. but who has lately bee
working in the house assisting machil
lists, was back at his old job agai
today helping to straighten out tn
board. He will return to his Job