Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-16

Lee sprauen of the Burlington has re-
turned from Chicago.
DR.. n. c. Christensen went to Lincoln
last night, TO be gone three days.
r. Haney, station master at the Union
station, has returned from 81. Louis.
T. J. Bartonek. clerk in the Office Of Gen
eral Superintendent Parks, has been pre-
NOTED TO position in the dining car de-
partment Of the Union Pacific.
General Manager and Mrs. Holdrege ar
rived in Omaha Monday morning after be-
ing laid out for over twenty-eight hours
beyond Ravenna because Of wasnout near
Cairo.
For the F,raternal carnival, which is TO he
held in Omaha. June ! and ?, the railroads
have announced a rate of a fare and a
third. for all points within l5O miles Of
Daniel and Mrs. Hildeorand will leave
| Tuesday for trip through the south 10
Washington and other eastern points. Mr..
Hildebrand is assistant depot ticket agent
of the Burlington.
New one-horse Herdics were put in ser
vice at the stations, Monday morning by
the Omaha Transfer company. They are a
sort Of diminutive omnibuses, with rubber
tires and are built 10 carry four people
The Union Pacific sent 1880 sacks west,
Monday morning, 10 be filed with sand and
held for emergencies at Valley and COlum-
bus, 10 be used in case Of another flood OF
water similar 70 that Of SATURDAY morning.
Rates have been announced By th9
Burlington for the meeting Of the Nebraska
EpwOFth leag association at Lincoln,
August TO 10. 4 rate OF one fare plus q
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the state.
Burlington uniciais have received word
that the South Dakota Doctors association
viii JOIN with the Missouri alley Doctors
association in the trip through the Yellow
stone and 10 the Portland exposition, which
leaves Omaha, June -.
Elmer Z Wood general freight agent Of
the Union Pacific, vas al ms uesk. Monday
morning, alter several months absence be-
cause Of sickness. FOr the last month
Mr.. Wood mas been on the Pacluu coast
recupera ung ana returns greatly improved
in health.
Monday was the last day Of the one way
cheap rates TO the coast and all Of tie
transccntlnental trains went out as ooube
headers. There were four extra tourist cars
On the RuruDgt0n tram 70 t,allIornIs ano
several extra cars 10 accommodate the
business TO the northwest
In making tweuty-sIE changes in the
trarhc depait tment OF Tne Erie railroad II
was noticed mat all prOmOupns were from
within the ranks Of Erle employees Not
one Of the new employees came from the
OUTSIDE or from any other railroad. Thus
created COnsidera Die OF comment and good
feeling among the 5000 employees Of tie
road.
New time tables are out announcing the
changes IN time on the Northwestern and
! Rock Island railroads In addition 10 the
/ new trains ana changes IN time announced
heretofore on the Rock Island the North
| western has put in service Two new trains
| 10 Sioux City. which will run as locals
Omaha al 80 p. N. and arrives IN this city
| at s.35 a. m
Eano4lAaSttI J. M mn ana tWentN-elElt III
| bandsmen Of the Royal Canadian band ar
/ rived over the Union Pacific Sunday even
| ing. They were delayed twelve hours be-
| hind the washout beyond kearney. The
Royal Canadian band will open a four
| weeks engagement al Krug park with the
| opening of the park Saturday. They come
| from Victoria, b. c, and arrived early 10
/ rest after their long trip.
| The Joint committee Of the Transcon-
| tinental Passenger association, the Western
| Passenger association and the Southwest
Passenger association viii mtet in Chicago
| Tuesday, 70 consider clergy rates for ne II
| year. Gerrit Fort, assistant general pas
| senger agent of the Union Pacifc, who
has In the past been especially active IN
behalf OF the clergy viii represent the
4 Union Paoihc IT the meeting.