Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-19

wiper, Is now an assistant 10 the pipe
men who treat him kindly and see 10
II that he gets his meals regularly,
Engineer McQuiddy who is register
ed as being sick is said TO have buck
ed the SIS, Familiarity known AS the
J bull Of the woods, too lively AT n
single stretch.
Engineer Seeloyer has reported for
duty, he having ~regained his eauili'
! hrium after having set on a grand
jury where justice was dispensed with
an even hand.
Engineer Jack Lowe and Fireman
Sam Hartley of the 1892 were off a
trip Saturday to regain their equipoise
and buy something for Santa Claus
pack. Christmas eve,
Owing to n lack OF motive power,
the Las Vegas yards are crowded al
most to the capacity Of the tracks
with freight cars loaded principally
with the commodities of life,
The ballast train which ties up at
Wagon Mound on sunday is about the
only one that observes the Lords day
In these parts. all the other trains ar
irving and departing as on secular
days.
Conductor Charley Stevenson came
in On his passenger run yesterday
afternoon with a notably handsome
Christmas wreath. concerning the
presentation of which no questions
We're pr%opounded,
The railroad embankment in proN.
unity 10 the Las Vegas roller mills,
swept away in the floods, Is being
built up again with cinders whose
staying qualities haye>never been call
cd in question.
No. Z passenger train was laid out
here sixteen minutes Saturday even.
ing for the want of a fireman to re
spond TO duty's call. Fireman John
Nelson took the run ont in that carlc.
ity, though Fireman T"iberghon had.
been anxiously awaiting a call for SER
vice all day long.
Agent # s, Lutz Of the Santa Fe
railway system has recovered from
his recent illness and will be out in
two or three days to resume the ac-
tive duties OF his position. Mr.. and
! Mrs. Lutz's children, who have been
III, have also recovered and all Is
well again at the Lutz home at Santa
Fe
Engineer Hugh Quisley had a pro
yoking little time with the goat
Saturday night, it running off the de-
rail track and having things its own
quiet, throbless way for some time.
Quigley was at the lever in place OF
Engineer Ginter who had some other
matters pressing IN his attention Sat.
urday night.
1t is Appropriated that three
fourths of the railroad men in Las We
gas have telephones in their resi-
dences or rooms. The instruments af-
ford them about fifteen minutes more
time in which to make their toilets
after they are called to go out on the
road and they also save some shoe
leather for the call boys,
Ten general passenger agents, rep
resenting western and southern roads,
met in Washington a few days ago to
discuss with Commissioner General
| Of immigration Sargent plans for d.
verting as far as possible the tide OF
immigration from the big cities into
the agricultural sections Of the west
and south
II is reported that the Chicago 4
Northwestern railway will run a
/ pure seed special" lecture train,
which will traverse company lines
in South Dakota Minnesota, and
other states this winter. The train
will carry a party of agricultural col
lege professors, and will stop at vii
lagos and way stations. The grain
/ experts will give brief lectures 10
farmers who call at the train. with
reference to the care and use of the
seed grain.
Neglect colds make fat grave
CARDS" DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup helps men and women to a hap
Ply, viporius old age.