Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-15
RAILROAD NOTES

Fireman H~annaford Of the o20 has
been off a trip, catching NJ on sleep
, and steadylng his nerves.
Engineer Nelson piled his avocation
\ on a switch engine In the local yards
yesterday.
Mrs, McCanns. wife Of the locomo
Tive engineer. has been called BACK
least by the alarming illness OF her
father.
Mrs. Frank Waldroth. of Belen, has
gone TO willard to join her husband,
| who has charge Of some work on the
Santa Fe cutoff at that point,
Engineer Art Lowe Is keeping rom.
pany with the 724, with Fireman
L.outzenhelser keeping her hot for
him.
Another of the big new engines, the
1903. arrived from the east last even
ing and will be given TO Engineer
Fred Hammer to play with.
Edward Spencer of Santa Fe has
gone to Mor!arty where he has ac-
|cepted the position Of b0okkeeper for
the Santa Fe Central railway.
Engineer n. p. Smith Is up from
|Lamy with the 755 for light repairs at
shops. Fireman Wandersee came
along to keep him company, also to
keep the fire glowing.
Samuel Suffer, car inspector mere,
leaves shortly for Pittsburg, Pa, on a
visit to the paternal roof for the first
time in four years.
Mrs. J. l.. Shepherd, wife OF the
| south.end conductor, left for st. Louis
and other Missous. points yesterday
afternoon, accompanied by her
daughter.
Engineer Jack Lowe went out on
No. z passenger train last evening, the
first pulling he and his tea kettle have
| done in each others company since
his return from his vacation trip.
John Young, the local car inspector
who Is said to have been cutting a
pretty wide swath in Chicago
got back to duty yesterday from
the windy city. in company with his
sister.
Engines 912 and 919, which had
been assigned to the third district,
will be kept in service between this
city and Albuquerque, the transfer OF
1.-The rolling stock not being made.
Official announcement Is made for
the first time that the Denver & Rio
| Grande and the Rio Grande Western.
the Rio Grande system, own the new
| Western Pacific railway.
Engineer Arthur Langston has been
off the rails for a day or two putting
| his household effects In order In an.
| ticipation of the return OF his vile
from Los Angeles. Golf. this after
noon.
O. B. Martin, telegraph operator at
Algodones, came up to Las Vegas yes
terday afternoon, for further instruc-
tions." as the Good Templars used to
say, the office at that station now
being a thing Of the past.
Joe Brown, the depot and office
iIorter with a record of duty perform
ed and Of length Of service on which
he ia willing to stand or fall, returned
yesterday, with his wife, from Louis
vile. KY, and intermediate points.
Two stock trains passed through
this city yesterday afternoon Tor
Colorado points. The first section
was in charge OF Conductor Murray.
with the 93S, Engineer jeff Ruby: the
second section in charge Of Conduc-
tor Dudley, with the sS4, Engineer
Benfer.
According to advices from Houston
Col. T. J. Anderson Of the Southern
Pacific. will shortly be In FL Paso for
the express purpose Of taking up
again the fight against the brokers Of
that city. He Is recently said to have
declared that the railroads win
in Ell Paso as they have won In
Houston and other cities. Z
Conductor Coleman. with whom
conductor H. D. Maynard traded runs,
came UP from the Rio Grande division
of road Yesterday afternoon, with his
wife. en- route for Ration, to which
city they have removed their house
hold goods from San Marcial, N. M.
| Mr.. Coleman owns property In the
Gate CITY and a probably glad
enough to swap his rights down the
country.