Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-25

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Southwestern, from Anthony to Cald-
well, Kansas.
Fred B. Strong, the Santa FEE agent
at French station, has accepted a posi-
ton with the Floersheim Mercantile
company at Roy.
The large bridge OF the Santa Fe to
be placed across the Cimarron at the
point where the new line goes, is on
the siding at Springer.
Engineer HawkswOrth has reported
for duty and went to Watrous on No.
s to get his engine, S14, which Is doing
ballast work at that place
Machinist Griffith. the Cofliss engine
expert, has been quite busy remodel.
ing the pile driver. He was still
working at 2:30 o'clock this morning.
Brakemen La Rue and Trott have
been assigned to the Ration division
as there are a large number of ex-
ira brakemen mere and not enough at
Ration.
Last night was a very heavy night
in the yards. For the past two weeks
the Santa Fe has been putting out
about eighteen trains a day at this
place.
Car Inspector Williams, for the
Santa Fe, at San Bernardino, lost his
wife by pneumonia, she being but
thirty years of age. Three little boys
are thus left motheriess.
Mrs. J.. H. Barton, who has been
visiting for two months with her par
ents at Boston, left yesterday for her
home in this city. Her husband is a
hostler in the local shops.
Only seventeen of the twenty 16OO's
have arrived at the local shops as yet
end three Of the big engines are yet
due. When these engines are in SER
vice the list of names on the extra
board will be reduced considerably.
Sam Moore. conductor on the Cold
en- State Limited. was married in Ala
mogordo Sunday 10 Miss Kittie
Gladde of that city. The ceremony
was performed at the home of En-
gineer Frank Simmons in Alamogordo.
Engine 912, which was brought back
from Albuquerque yesterday, where it
had been in the shops for repairs. has
been taken to Ration by Engineer
Quigley. 912 was the engine which
had the smash-uE with No. 4 at Tip.
ton last winter.
William Nicholson, general coloni.
cation agent of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fee, with headquarters at Chi
cago, has resigned to engage in the
land and immigration business In Kan
sas. Ills successor is Charles L. Sea.
graves, travelling passenger agent.
j. w. White having resigned as
auditor Of disbursements of the Atch.
ison, Topeka & Santa Fee, with head.
quarters at Topeka. Kan, A. L. Con.
rad, traffic manager of the Pecos Val.
ley lines Of the Atchison, has been
chosen to succeed him.
J. /. Conway, who has been identi.
fled with the live stock department,
Of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa FL
for the past twenty years, has been
appointed general live stock agent,
succeeding the late Ell Titus, with
headquarters at Kansas City, Mo.
r. D. Gibbons, division foreman, an.
%nounces that engine S12, which was
brought up yesterday from the Albu
querque shops. where It has been in
the hole. has been assigned to the
ballast run. II is vacant for fireman
and engineer and the oldest men a,
] point Of seniority applying for this
run within five days will be assigned
to 1t.
Upon the suggestion of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. ocul
lists will be placed on some Of the en-
gines pulling fast passenger trains Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pau
road. for the purpose Of making eye
tests and studying at close range the
conditions under which train signals