Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08

IN Chicago and hope is doing we'll. The
most unique figure next to 'Bif'' Cook on
the force was Edgar y. Beecher. who was
man Of varied ability and experience.
He could turn his hand to anything and his
accomplishments came in very handy in his
later life. Mr.. Beecher Is now a prosper
Gus business man in Los Angeles, Cal.
Court NJ Cunningham went TO New
York many years ago and Is still
there with the Western Union Tele-
graph company. Nicholas Burke has
been a prominent figure In teiegraphic
and newspaper circles IN various parts OF
the country. Timothy Collins is a big
policeman" now and does duty in Buffalo.
Clifford Wayne became a millionaire, went
to California and was lost in the crowd
OF other milionaires on the Pacific coast.
Frank b. Williams has long been with the
Associated Press in Louisville, Ky. Judd
s. Thompson is in washington with the
Western Union Telegraph company. Homer
Gray is considerable Of tourist. He was
a brainy young fellow and should have
made his mark.
Growing Gray I'm the Service.
George Mcmahon has grown gray in the
service of the Western Union Telegraph
company and is now stationed at Portland,
Ore, where he fills the position OF chief
operator with much credit. John L, Morris
is still in telegraphic harness, being To-
Gated with the wetsern Union Telegraph
company at San Francisco. p. ]. Tierney
is also with the Wetsern Union Telegraph
company In New York and holds a respon-
sible position in the Central Cable office
at 16 Broad street, that city. George w.
GardanIer rose TO be assistant electrical
engineer Of the Western Union Telegraph
company, but firing of life, owing TO con-
tinued ill-health, he committed suicide on
october &c, 1900. Levi s. Wild is now man
ager Of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany at Butte Mont. Edward Rosewater
entered journalism, a profession in which
he rapidly rose and is now the proprietor
and editor Of The Omaha Bee. Crosby ].
Ryan is the manager of branch office
of the Western Union Telegraph company
at Detroit. Mich.
Big Five Drift Apart.
OF the Atlantic & Pacific force Mr..
Rheem is now a PROSPEROUS doctor Of Min
J. W. Ellsworth, who was the
youngest brother of George Ellsworth. the
celebrated operator, whose handiwork in
tapping wires was of great help to the con-
General Morgan, in his invasion
Of the north during the civil war; went
west and is now ranching somewhere in
New Mexico Miss Fannie NJ. Wheeler was
one of the finest women operators
and electricians Of her day. She married
a Mr.. Merryheld, and later returning to the
service, is now in Colorado.
Aaron B. TInliker was one of the greatest
characters ever known to the profession.
He was born actor, minstrel singer
good newspaper man and flrst-class tele-
graph operator I don't know his where
abouts, but hope that prosperity is at
tending him. La H. Korty was ever kind
lffable gentleman and a thorough tele-
graph man. He is now and has for many
years been superintendent of telegraph of
he Union Pacific railway, with headquar-
.ers at Omaha.
There was not much to amuse the young
nan coming from the larger centers in
omaha and after years sojourn In the
hen frontier town on the Missouri most
" the operators whose names I have men
toned took up their line of march toward |
he golden west, some locating at Chey- |
,pne, some at Salt Lake City and a few
.oing to Virginia city and San Francisco,
It which I will speak of them at another
inc
About this time we had at Cheyenne,
vyo., the following force: N. M. Snyder. |
ranger, now deceased;'v DuComb Green, |
George w. Jones, bearing the sobriquet |
Il ''Nip," given him because of his pro- |
livity to nip or clip off his words in key |
and w. A. williams oper- |
Ors Comb" Green holds responsible |
POSITION with the Bell Telephone company |
n Toledo. NIP" Jones is a business man |