Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-09

Charles Springer OF Coltax county.
a special attorney for tho Santa Fc
In those parts. has lost his railroad
pass, but he travels without money
and without price, all the same.
Engineers Quiddy and Uhrig have
been relieved from duty on the north
end out of Las Vegas, where they
were doing temporary service, and
have been returned 10 the third dis.
trict.
No, | passenger train from the east
came in In two sections yesterday
afternoon, the fifteen coaches being
densely crowded, IL being the occasion
of the regular ho~me.seekers' cycur'
sion,
No SUCCESSOR has yet been named
to Geo. +. ST, Clair, foreman OF tho
Las Vegas round house. who will re
turn east soon after the 18th, the
date on which his resignation be-
comes effective.
n. NJ. Phillips, formerly of the Daw-
son railrbad, with headquarters at
Tucumcari, has accepted the position
In the office of the Santa Fe Central
made vacant by the resignation OF A.
+. Leslie, at Santa Fe.
Conductor Newton ii. Cramer and
his freight crew were in charge Of the
first section Of No. 1 out Of Las We.
gas yesterday afternoon and brought
up the first section OF No. 2 from AL.
buquerque this afternoon.
Reginald Garyin. cashier at the
Santa Fe freight depot in La Junta,
is at his home in Lamar, Colorado,
having returned from the railroad
hospital at Topeka. where he recently
underwent a successful operation for
chronic appendicitis.
Fast freight record: Rock Island
car l50331 left Kansas City on the
night Of November 30th with merchan.
disc for Santa Fe, arrived at Torrance
December 3rd, arrived at Satna Fe
December 3rd, arrived at Santa Fe
and one-half days, Kansas City to
Torrance, four and one-half days to
Santa Fe.
II. M. Dice, a former conductor out
of Las Vegas, now railroading at
Cochiti, Mexico, has been presented
with a boy babe by his wife, formerly
Miss Ellen Wood of this city. A
telegram announcing the advent of
this incipient piece of humanity into
the world was received by J. O. Wood
yesterday.
l.. T.. Cartwright. formerly city mar
shall of Las Vegas, who has been act
ing as the night depot master at the
Albuquerque station, has gone up to
La Junta where he will act as assist
ant to Special Secret Service Agent
Ben Williams. Joe Hudson, recently
of the FL Paso force, will succeed
Cartwright at the Albuquerque sta
tion.
General Passenger Agent w. j.
Black. was at his office in Topeka
part OF Tuesday for the first time
since he IA injured in the Missouri
Pacific wreck nearly a month ago
Pacific wreck a month or more ago.
The bandages have been taken from
his arm and shoulder but he will a
ry his arm in a sling for several
weeks yet. He will not assume his
full duties for awhile.
Says the Topeka Herald of We'd
nesday: w. Y. Black, maintenance
clerk In the geenral superintendent
has made arrangements to
change places with J.. II. Jones, chief
clerk In the division superintendent
at Las Vegas. New Mexico.
They will make the shift about the
first of the year. Mr.. Black was
Obliged to do this on account OF the
health of his daughter.
r. ID. Gibbons, who Is Familiarity re- |
TO at the Las Vegas shops as
the old man." lost his pocket-book
the other day containing $25 or $50
and his railroad passes, Harvey per-
mits, etc. The pocket-book and Its
contents, excepting the %"needful."
were sealed up in an envelope and
addressed to Doc X. d. Goodall who
turned tbpm pypr ~ The righffut own. |