Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28

Several names are said to have been
forged to railroad pay checks at Ration
+ and the money drawn and appro-
priatcd by the forgers.
The Santa Fe railway and the cat.
tlemen are having a little controversy
about stock fences along the railway
In the vicinity of Mutt station.
J. l.. Wiser. the newly promoted
conductor. left Las Vegas for Ration.
having been transferred To that point
where he will have a regular car.
J. F. McNally, superintendent of the
Rio Grande division OF the Santa Fe.
arrived from the south this morning
In his private car, No. 1856. attached
to passenger train No. %.
Engineer George Crossen departed
from Las Vegas for Kansas City,
where the wiseacrcs say he will be
fitted with a brand new safet--valve
in the form of blushing bride.
Santa Fe Watch Inspector S. vann
has returned from an official trip down
on the Rio Grande division. He re-
ports that the new depot at San Mar
cial Is in course Of construction. The
foundation has been layed.
George Small, Santa Fe brakeman
who raised such a disturbance at the
Wooster house In Las Vegas while full
of bug juice. was arraigned in court
and fined $50 and costs. Not having
the necessary spondullx, he still lin
gers behind the bars.
Trains from both east and west are
arriving. or have arrived the past
twenty-four hours. about on time.
Trains No. and No. Z of last night
were only few minutes late. The
trains from the west and south have
been on time the past few days.
A Raymond Whltcomb exclusion
train carrying sixty-six Boston and
New York people, passed through the
city this morning en- route to the
coast. The train stopped in the city
joyed visit to the Alyarado curio
rooms.
J. N. Reed. who resigned the posi-
tion Of baggage master at the local
Santa FEE station. TO go back to his
old home in Kansas. has returned to
Albuquerque. He says that few
years In New Mexico has spoiled his
once felt love for Kansas and that
he has come back to stay.
On March : the daily train service
on the New Mexico division OF the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad he
tween Santa Fc and Antonito will be
restored. This Is good news to Santa
Fe and to the citizens OF northen
Santa Fe. Rio Arriba and Taos coun.
ties. and will prove OF benefit to the
road
S. II. Brown superintendent OF the
Harvey system OF eating houses be-
tween Needles. Cal, and La Junta.
Colo. left this morning for Lamy.
Mr. Brown Is kept pretty busy these
days as he is looking after matters
tor John Stein. superintendent OF the
division east OF La Junta. while that
gentleman Is enjoying his honeymoon.
The broad lawns of the Alvarado are
being set with evergreen cedars today.
w j. Hanna, water service man on
the Rio Grande division of the Santa
Fe, is in the city.
Col. X. T.. Twitchell, attorney fc- the
Santa Fe, with headquarters at Las
Vegas spent yesterday in the city and
went to the territorial capital this
morning.
A. Arson, the contractor, who went
out TO the Grand Canyon "A few days
ago TO look over the ground with a
view to bidding on the building of the
building OF the proposed new railroad
hotel at the canyon. has returned.
G. A. HailocS. relief agent for the
Santa Fe, with headquarters at San
Marcial. Is In the city assisting Ticket
Agent w. c. Carpenter. OF the local
station. Mr.. Carpenter has been doing
day and night work for several weeks
and needs little rest. Mr.. HallocK
will stay here until night ticket clerk
can he secured.
The Chicago a. Southeastern. known
In railroad circles as Harry Craw-
ford's road" Is now a part Of the Big
Four system. The property was sold
at receivers sale here today and was
bid In for the Big Four at $i,010.O00.
The big hardware house of Il. ]. Post
a Co. have closed deal whereby the
Pennsylvania Development company
take large consignment of steel rail
road spikes and give In return check
that calls for something like $4,000
This is one OF the largest sales OF hard
ware ever made by any wholesale
house OF the tc--,.cyy.
Mai. Ernest Meyers. senior member
OF the Arm OF Meyess-Abel company,
and an earnest believer OF railroad
building that affects Albuquerque. says
that he is In receipt OF letter from
foreman OF a railroad grading outfit
doing work on the Santa Fe Central.
stating that work had begun on the
grade OF the Albuquerque Eastern.
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