Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-23

II. j. Ryan. the tie Inspector, did
some Wholesale loading OF ties in the
local yard today,
Switchman Pierce Murphy is enjoy
ing n short respite from toll, his place
being supplied by Charley Wilson.
Switchman ]. b. King has been
bumped by Jimmy Fredericks and
now goes back to the extra board.
Brakeman Hereford and Mrs. Kitty
Hanna were married at Z o'clock last
evening by Rev, A. c. Geyer at the
NJ. Il. parsonage,
The Nudge special went east from
Albuquerque at 1880 Saturday night,
Conductor +. II. Shaffer going through
to La Junta with Il.
Firemen VIII Trainer and George
Bryan are toasting their feet at home
firesides for the reason that their
pulses are beating too rapidly,
James Fredericks, n switchman In
the Las Vegas yard, returned from a
neighboring state last evening with
a blushing bride on his arm.
Charley Bates. a former fireman
here, also a boilermakers' helper, has
returned from Salida. Colo, and gone
to work as a machinists' helper.
A. p. Wood, OF Omaha. Neb., who
has a big contract with the Santa Fe
in Shoemaker canyon, arrived in Las
Vegas last evening on No. Z passenger
train.
w. c. Walsh drove into Chaffin &
Duncan's stable from Ration last even
ing, having made the trip overland.
He has a contract for widening the
Santa Fe's road bed between Glorieta
and Rowe.
Two trains of ice went east from
Las Vegas yesterday, in charge Of
Conductors Payton and Lynch, and
consisting Of thirty cars each. The
CONCEALED luxury was billed to La Jun
Ia and Dodge City.
Night Chief Dispatcher F. NJ.
Drake at Dodge City has taken a six
ty day lay off and will visit In the
east. During his absence Dick Beeth,
third trick dispatcher on the east
end. will fill the place.
Old Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe
coach No. 1866 which had been in SER
vice for temporary depot purposes at
Trinidad, Colo, was brought down to
Las Vegas by Conductor Charley
Stevenson on No. Z last evening.
Alex Council, the call boy, at the
round house. who hunts down engi-
neers and firemen with the skill of an
experienced detective. laid off yester-
day afternoon to catch up on sleep,
being relieved on his rounds by Cliff
Trainer Of the back shops.
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Assistant United States Attorney ..
Engelking of I'll Paso, Texas, is In re-
ceipt of an important circular from At.
torney General Moody concerning the
automatic car coupler act" As a re.
suit Of the circular, all roads must be
properly equipped, otherwise p~rosecu-
tons will follow In the federal courts.
M r. Williams. superintendent of
the bridges and buildings department,
Is at home from his California trip,
accompanied by his wife. While alb
sent they visited San Francisco and
Los Angeles and stopped a few days
with their son. Frank Williams, who
is division storekeeper for the Santa
Fe Pacific at Needles, Cal.
Geo. Il. Sullivan, agent for the San
ia Fe at Flagstaff, Arizona, has re-
signed his position and will embark In
the lumber business near the City Of
Mexico. He will be succeeded in the
station agency at Flagstaff by A. +.
Hunt. agent at Williams, who in
turn will be likely succeeded by c. Fl.
Brown. cashier at Gallup. N. NJ.
The Ration Range office, up the
country. has. just turned out a very at
tractive piece Of printing In the shape
Of a directory Of the B. of l.. f., dfyis-
ion No, 251. 1t is gotten up in pam
phlet form. printed in colors and
beautifully bound. and Is presented to
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