Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-08-01

will mean the employment of quite
force of men in that town for several
weeks, as there will have to be bull
several miles of new track, all the
yard tracks, a depot and freight
house, besides a large bride over the
Cimarron river.
The Pennington branch of the Den.
yer & Rio Grande railroad Is moving
towards Aztec at the rate of about a
mile a day, and 1t is expected that
thirty days more will see the rails
laid in that town. The people of the
San Juan county town have decided to
hold a big celebration when the steel
finally makes its appearance there.
The celebration will extend over three
or four days and there will be a mum.
Der of interesting events, cash prizes
being offered in all.
E. r. Wells, for the past two years
depot master at this point for the
Santa Fe, has resigned and is succeed
ed by G.. H. Gray. Wells will leave to-
morrow for Topeka, where he will en-
ter the secret service of the Rock ISL
and under Chief A. f. Carver. Gray,
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been a special officer for the Santa Fe
here for some months and will no
doubt make a irst-class depot mas
ter.
Train No. 1, due from the east at
1880 O'Clock last night, but which was
delayed almost twelve hours by a
wreck at Lamont, H., on Saturday
night, arrived in Albuquerque at 10: As
this morning. Passengers on the de-
layed train report that the wreck was
caused by an axle on the smoker of
No. 1, breaking, thus causing the
trucks to jump the track. The wreck
caused one death and the serious in
jury of several passengers.
Mrs. B. F. Barras of Oil City. Pa.
is at Las Vegas on a visit to her son.,
who is i'll at the Santa Fe hospital.
The young man was an operator at
Lamy and contracted appendicitis.
When taken to the hospital 1t was con-
sidered that the disease had advanced
so far that operation would be ex-
tremely dangerous. However, Mr.. Bar
ras has passed the crisis of the disease
and is getting on first rate.
General Superintendent I. L. Hib-
bard, Of the Santa Fe coast lines, after
spending yesterday in the city on his
regular inspection trip, left last night
in his private car No. 10, attached to
geles. Mr.. Hubbard expressed himself
as well satisfied with the condition
of things at the local shops.
Curt Goebel, who has been assistant
Santa Fe agent at Belen since the
rush of business at that point caused
by the commencing of construction
work OF the cutoff, has been transfer
red to Los Lunas, where he will be-
come agent in place of H. j. Fouts,
who was recently transferred to Ell
Paso.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed by ]. S. Massey, a contractor
with the FL Paso & Southwestern rail-
road, with headquarters in Douglas,
Arizona. The amount named in the
papers is $1.100. The money is for the
most part due to creditors at Santa
Cruz, California.
The Optic says: Guy Gatchell and
family leave for Albuquerque on No. 7
tonight. The young man goes there to
become cashier for the Wells-Fargo
Office at that point. In fraternal cir
Giles and In the band he will be missed.
Albuquerque gets a good family.
Joe Walker, who has been temporar.
lily filling the position of clerk at the
Alvarado in this city, left this morning
for an extended visit to his home at
Kansas City. He will probably return
to his old position as clerk of the
Cardenas at Trinidad, in a few weeks.
Samuel Bowen, Santa Fe conductor
between this city and Las Vegas, left
last night for Omaha, Neb., where he
will be married the latter part of the
week to Miss Ethel Seamer, a popular
young lady Of the packing house city.
Mrs. Frank ]. Tebeau, wife of a well
known Santa Fe trainman out of this
city, left last evening for an extended
visit to relatives in Chicago.
Santa Fe Conductor f.. Pinney, &C
.companied by his wife, returned last
night from a few weeks outing at the
Canyon.
The Pennington extension of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad reach
ed Cedar Hill Sunday morning with