Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-25
JUNCTION DEPOT
OCCUPIED TODAY
RECENT IMPROVE h.ENTs BY THE
MILWAUKEE nAlLRoAD COM
PLETED
Structure One Of the Best Railroad Of
flee Building in the city-Has Been
Raised Story and Reconstructed
Other Railroad News.


Raised Story and Reconstructed
Other Railroad News.
From Mondays Daily.
tensive repair, the improvements
which have been, made at the Milwau-
kee Junction depot have been COM
pleted and the building is ready for
use. The offices are being occupied
today.
With the raising Of the depot to a
two-story structure and remodeling IL
throughout, 1T is at present one of the
best and most complete office build
ings of its kind on the line.
In the neighborhood Of $4,000 mas
been expended by the Milwaukee COM
pany in remodeling the depot. which IS
now a credit to the system. In hte re-
cent improvements, no effort has been
spared to make the building suitable
for the work for which 1t Is intended.
Plenty of windows admitting light
convenient arrangement OF otnce
rooms are the features Of the struc-
ture.
| The ground floor offices will be oc-
cupied by J. H. Little. general foreman
of the locomotive department and q.
A. Keller. chief carpenter. In adol-
| ton to these Offices, there Is a large
waiting room, ticket Office and COM
modious record room.
| The second floor offices compose the
offices of Superintendent j. A. Mac
donald, the train dispatchers, train
master, j. F. Richards, and record
room. The latter is thoroughly ups to-.
date in every respect in equipment.
| The building will have hot water
plant for heating and will be lighted
| by electricity. For a number OF years
the depot at the Junction has been m
adequate and officials have felt the
need Of more room. With the extern
sive improvements which have been
added during the course of the sum-
mer at the Milwaukee yards, 1t be-,
came absolutely necessary to remodel
and enlarge the depot.
Arriaon to Leave.
Ralph Arrison, who has been en-
ployed for the past two years at the
Union depot, has accepted a position
as assistant time keeper In the once
Of e. P. Bracken, superintendent OF tne
Sheridan division, with headquarters
at Sheridan. Wyoming. Mr.. Arrison
will leave Tomorrow to assume his
new duties.
!. other Railroad News.
at the Milwaukee junction depot, LEFT
Saturday for Minneapolis. where ne
will spend his vacation. w. r. Moore
will take his place.
i John Keltner, night waiter at the
Union depot lunch counter, has resign
ed his position and accepted position
with the Adams. Express company.
Dave valley, night man for tn
! Adams Express company at the Uniol
depot, has accepted position as driV
err on the wagon for the same ompany
l., Conner, driver for the Adams ex
:. press company, has resigned his po
) sition.
! w. H. Givin. superintendent for thu
Rock Island on the Des Moines vale!
division. was in the city Saturday OF
business.
, Henry Shafer, engineer on the Bur
. lington, is off duty enjoying MS Vaca
ton.
Joe Bunch, fireman on the Burling
ton, returned to duty this morning, at
ter short vacation.
Peter McGovern and j. E. McCarty
engineers on the Burlington, reporte'
for duty this morning, after a shor
vacation.
!. George Hadden, engineer on tn
Burlington, reported loi ooNy 80
morning, after enjoying his vacation
, Swan Anderson. foreman of tn
Burlington round house, Is off duty o.
his vacation. Roy Anderson, nlachin
:. list, is filling his place.
Word has been received In this cit
. to the effect thta Fred Rosenberg, fire
man on the Burlington, residing i
: Galesburg, H., met with an acciden
J. Saturday evening, which resulted 4
+. tn loss of his right leg. The acciden
: occurred while he was engaged /
switching.
John H. Hanrath, brakeman an tn
Burlington, who resides in Galesburs
/ Ill, was injured Thursday evening I
0 bad wreck in Chicago, caused by
collision Of two trains. Mr.. Hanrat
. being caught between the seats in tn
way car when the crash came.
: M. E. Crane, conductor on the Bur
lington. is off duty on account Of i'll
e ness.
Tony Swanson. night round hous
t machinist reported for work las
evening, after a short vacation.
e Hugh Wallace, employed at the Bur
!. lington round house, Is on duty again
after a vacation
j. f. Gillaspie, operator at the Bur
> lington yard office, spent Sunday q
n Tyrone visiting relatives.
c. Mensing, brakeman on the Bur
: lington, left this morning for Cresto,
where he will take the place of Harr
: Booth, who was injured this mornin
: in the Creston yards.
D. F. Bothman, fireman on the Blu,
I lington, has been transferred to Gales
burg, where he will fill position a
n brakeman.
Cass Township.
The republicans of Cass TOWNSHIP
will meet at the town hall in Chill
Gothic Saturday hight Oct. s, at
M for the purpoSa Of placing in nom