The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-03-16

RAILROAD.

VIM. McKinnon resigned his posi-,
ton as freight conductor Monday.
Roy Micheal resigned his position
as brakeman and has returned to his
home in Jacksonville, I'll.
Engines 1872 and 1873 are ding switch
work in the yards while the "goat" is
in the hospital for repairs.
Chas. Barrett returned Sunday
morning from several days work with
the work trains at Zurich.
Lon Bowers engineer on the switch
engine resumed work Monday morn
ing after two week lay-off.
Allon Means, a helper in the shops,
returned from Glasgow Saturday af-
ter short visit with his mother.
Don McDonough left for Minot last
Friday to take a position in the office
of Assistant General Superintendent
Davis.
Two new switch engines have been
ordered for use in the local yards and
will arrive and 90 into commission a.
bout April LIST.
Walter Fryberg, chief clerk to Supt.
c. 0. jerks, has taken a vacation and
has gone east to enjoy it. His place
is being filled by Mr.. Morris.
Master Mechanic Geo. E. Heron
has moved from the Gus Decelles res
idence on End Ave. S. to his own re-
Gently purchased home in East Havre.
Crews TAG, 749 and 769 on work
trains doing ballasting from the Tol e.
do pit between Havre and Harlem,
have all been called in owing to the
snow storm which ragged this week.
John Aldridge, who recently resign
ed his position on the Great Northern
railway, has gone on visit to his old
home in Baltimore, Md, and expects
to return to Havre about April LIST.
Great Northern traffic officials at
St. Paul are figuring out a schedu le
for another transcontinental train
from the Twin Cities to the sound
country, the new service to be put
into operation some time next sum-
mer, thus giving the Great Northern
three trains daily each way.
1t is understood that the trip just
by Benjamin Camp bell,
fourth vice president Of the system,
with other officials from both ends of
the line, was with a view of ascertain
ing the needs Of greater facilities for
the rapidly increasing traffic
to the northwest, and it is said, Or
ders were given to figure out a sche d.
Optic. ...
3 The approach Of mild weather has
resulted in the usual spring talk OF
time card changing on the Great Nor
them. SAYS a recent issue of the Minot
Optic. but contrary to the usual GUS
tom, there is but one change yet dis
cussed, and that is train No. ), which
now leaves St. Paul at 3 p. m. each
afternoon, running by the way Of the
Mayville line to the coast. The
change that is proposed is to send that
train out of St. Paul at 10 o'clock at
night. and running it as an overland
flyer, making not more than half
dozen stops between ST. Paul and Mi
not. This change, it is claimed, will
put the Great Northern in better
shape to handle it's mail contracts,
and will put the road in shape TO
compete for coast business with the
Northern Pacific, which has a train
leaving St. Paul half an hour later.
The date for the proposed change has
not been announced.
GussenhOven makes all kinds OF
artificial stone building mate rial; IL
is better and more artistic than the
real stone, can be made in any shape
desired, just the article for chimney,
foundation, or any other kind of work
that requires stone or brick.
Need OF Good Roads.
The awakening of the country to the
need Of good roads has just begun, says
the Boston Herald. The next few years