Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-01-29
TRACK N TRAIN.

w. L. Grey, aving resigned as
chief train dispatcher At Ration. has
gone to Chicago. where it is under
stood he has accepted q similar posi-
ton on another road.
C. D. Beeth, an old-time operator
on the Santa Fee who quit the road to
purchase and manage the Winfield
Tribune, has returned to the railway
service as dispatcher at Dodge City,
Kansas. !.
Jerry Fitzpatrick, for the past eight
years foreman Of the Santa Fe black
smith shop in Ration, has resigned
his position and accepted a similar
one with the Colorado Midland rail-
road at Colorado City. Colo.
o. E. McMulley, stenUgrapher In
General Freight and Passenger Agent
| Browns Office of the Ell Paso-North
eastern, Ell Paso. has resigned his po-
| sition and will leave in a few days
for Mexico City. Frank H. Hailam,
OF the Rock Island city Offices, relieves
Mr.. McMulley as stenographer in the
general office.
Engineer Cherry of the Ell Paso &
Southwestern, who was hurt n the
wreck at Forest Siding a few days
ago, died in the company's hospital
at Bisbee. At first it was only thought
that MI. Cherry had his legs broken
but later internal injuries developed
which caused his death. Fireman
Clark, who was also ser iously
injured in the wreck, is still
in a dangerous condition.
The people of Elmdale, Kansas, are
making a determined effort to secure
the reinstatement of their agent, S
A. Pearsall, who was recently dis
charged for permitting the Windows
and office to become dirty" Mr. Pear
sail is very efficient, accommodating
and deserving and Elmdale peopl
will visit Topeka oficials this weel
with a long petition begging his re
~tention by the company as thei
agent.
:, The threatened danger OF a serious
, conflict between the Santa Fe and tn
Rock Island railroads has been avert
led, a y the Kansas City Journal. Al
the result of last weeks conference
! between the presidents and executive
oficers Of both systems In New Yorl
an understanding has been reache'
: by which the rights Of each compan,
will be s~afeguarded and there will b
no rate-cutting and no unnecessar,
traffic rivalry.
Espelio Sepera. who has been q
the ladies' hospital at Silver City, N
In. for several weeks, had his foo
amputated Friday. He was injure'
: in Lordsburg in December when be
ing put OF the q by q conductor
while the train was in motion. Tn
man was stealing = ride and was dis
: missed on this account. When he fel
he believes the wheel to have gon
I over his foot and crushed 1t. The jr
! Jury was so severe that 1t was foun
I i~ncurable. :
+ Engineer william Rain, q brothe
3 of former Trainmaster Rain OF La
I Vegas. took Nc. s out of Topeka Sa
urday evening for n mrs
time since he sprained al
: ankle about twelve days ago. Bi
Rain, as he is commonly called, !
I one of the best and most popular Ell
v gineers on the road. He started IL
ing out of Topeka on the Santa F
thirty-one years ago next August an
has been running out of there eve
q since. The other day General MAJ
lager H. U. Nudge presented him wit
an annual pass as a token OF his al
. lpreciation OF Mr.. Rains long and faiti
full service. It Is hoped that II WI
be many a day before Bill Rain fna
|, ~ ceases to come to the roundhous
for his engine.