The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-02

What is Going on Among the
Rock Island Employees
In Chickasha.

HI NulCkhbuds
Several of the railroad boys
made a pleasure trip to FL Reno
Thursday.
H. +. Walker, fireman on the
Lawton passenger, is laying off
for a few days.
NJ. l.. Miller. fireman on engine
No. III, Of the Oklahoma division,
Is enjoying a brief lay off.
Fireman Walter, ,Gruette, of the
Caldwell division. has been on the
sick list the past few days, but is
now recovering and will soon be
at bis post again.
Mrs. Jack Murray, of Horton,
Kas, has been the guest Of en-
gineer Mike Murray aud wife in
this city the past few days, re-
turning home yesterday.
VIM. Vaughn, fireman on engine
No. 729, is taking "a brief lay Off
10 order to join the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Fireman. He will
report for duty in a few days.
Travelling Passenger Agent +.
NJ. Duncan, OF Oklahoma City,
was in town few hours this
morning on business, leaving for
Mangum on the 0 O'clock train.
A new ice box has recently been
completed for tho sock island sta
tiod. 1t is much larger than the
old one, and will contain several
thousand pounds more ice.
Engineer w. j. McCarty re-
turned this morning from an ex-
tended business and pleasure trip
through the state Of Kansas. He
Gas been absent several weeks.
Jack Marshall, who has been
handling freight at the Rock
Island freight Office here, has re-
signed to take better job in the
turning department Of the machine
shops.
Mike Crowley, engineer on the
local run rom here to Lawton, is
laying Of to move. For the past
few days be has been industriOusly
lacking down carpets, juggling
furniture, and doing other neces-
sary clores.
Fireman Chas. Dawson, who has
been off duty for the past SIX
moths, is back atworkagain, and
wiz have a passenger run between
AJadarko and Waurlka. He Is on
eigine No. 122.
Fireman Frank COnley, who has
been on the Waurika branch for
for several weeks past, has again
been assigned for duty between
Chickasha and Caldwell. Frank
will have charge OF engine 713,
and reported for his new run yes
terday morning.
Conductor Rutter, while fishing
at Pauls Valley yesterday, fell IN
the Lake, and after getting thor
oughly dampened crawled out
again and resumed his piscatOrial
occupation. Beyond the dlscom-
fort he vas unhurt.
A brother Of round house Fore
man Rice, who has been a member
Of the truck gang at the round
house for several months past,
leaves tomorrow for Birmingham,
Ala, where be has secured a posi-
ton. He has the best wishes Of
all the shopmen.
Engine No. 7OS is in the shops
tor repairs, and has been Tor sew
eral days past. Until she is over
bsuled and placed in first class con
diti0n again. J. 5. Bainum, en-
gineer, aud T. O. Thompson, fre-
man, are taking an enforced lay-off, |
much to their enjoyment, as the
fish are biting fne.
Since the completion Of tie
Pauls Valley branch that line has1
become a most popular route for
sight seeing and excursion par lies
Yesterday morning Engineer Hiilie
Scarborough nhaperoned 2 party
of several persons down the line on
q fishing and hunting excursion
lasting one day. Their success has
not been reported.
Engine No. 577 backed into oE-
gine 40. 942 while switching ID
the freight yards near the coal chute
Thursday night. The pilot was
knocked of Of 9l2 and the eng're