The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-02-02
Employees Of C. & N. W. Road
Enjoyed a Feast Yesterday.
T0ASTS FROM THE OFFICIALS
Former Superintendent W. P. COsgava
Was Among The Guests Of Honor;
Pleasant Reunion Held.
From Mondays Daily.

FROM MOndayS Dally.
The reunion of the members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and
the Order of Railway Conductors of the
Minnesota division of the Chicago &
Northwestern road was held at the
Saulpaugh yesterday afternoon, and
was well attended and very enjoyable
\ banquet was held in the ladies' or.
binary at 2:30 o'clock, and it was a
fine spread. The tables were handsomely
decorated with candleabra, smiax and
carnations, and a carnation was placed
ut each plate. The room was darkened
and lighted with candles. Forty-one
covers were laid, and several guests ar
rived later, bringing the total attend
ance up to about fifty.
After the banquet had been conclud
ed Il program of toasts was carried out.
T.. l. Brown of Winona, general attor
ney for the road, was the principal
speaker, and Assistant Trainmaster CORN
ley of this city and others also spoke.
Former Superintendent w. p. Cos
grave was present and was shown a
great deal of courtesy because of his
age and connection with the road for
n quarter of century. Former Super
intendent w. ID. Beck was extended
Godspeed in his new field of labors, and
n welcome was extended to his success
sor, f. G. Schevenell.
The committee which had the arrange
ments for the affair in charge, and to
which much credit is due, consisted of
Fred Morgan +. c. Manley, f. w.
Clark, d. C. Bond and T. c. Clark. E.
S. Gum of Waseca acted as toastmas-
ter.
1t was the sense of the gathering
that meetings be held occasionally, for
the purpose of promoting social inter
course and to get better acquainted.
The following is list of the guests:
W. p Cosgrave, ex-superintendent
Minnesota division. Winona: a. c.
join son, general agent Minnesota, Da-
kota division, Winona; w. ID. Beck, sup
erintendent Madison Dakota, Baraboo,
Winona; E. G.. Shevenell superintend-
ent Minnesota. Dakota division, Vino
ma; F. O'Brien, assistant superintend-
ent Minnesota, Dakota, Winona; f. b.
Thompson, master mechanic, Minnesota
and Dakota division, Winona; l.. L.
Brown, attorney, Winona; a. L. Crabbs,
chief train dispatcher Minnesota divis-
ion, Winona; NJ. j. Gormley, trainmas-
ter. Minnesota division, Mankato; III. j.
Wagon, travelling agent, Minnesota di-
vision, Mankato: Col. Dick Woods, capt.
talist, Sioux Falls, S. ID. The following
employees of the Minnesota division
were present: Fred Morgan, Winona;
j. 7. Zickrick, Winona; +. c. Manley,
Rochester; p. f. Fetherston, Redwing;
L. Rice, Tracy; l.. Billiard, Waseca; H..
Muedking. Mankato;; Tom Price, l.. j.
Fuller, VIM. Melor Il. Martin, E. Max
in. III. II. Shortell. f. A. Vonzien, j..
eastman, ". F. Maloney, T. Sheldon,
T. A. Hutchinson, Waseca; E. w.
Clark, I. C. Clark, c. Brooks, w. Camp
bell, VIM Stewart, I. Lahey, w. Van
Home. Winona; d. C.. Bond. Ed. Eng
lish. r. H. Eldred, Z. r. Hughes Jr.,
Mankato; III. Waskie, Chatfield; r. A.
Miller, Mankato.