Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1906-04-13
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HIUEx{V head.
thE2HU When he began pas
senger braking the train
master put him on with Pat Francis.
The very first trip he made n man in
the smoking car asked him where the
drinking water was. Bullhead. though
sufficiently gaudy in his new uniform.
was not prepared for any question that
might he thrown Mt him. lie pulled
out his book OF rules, which he had been
told to consult In case of doubt, and
after some study referred his inquirer
to the fire bucket hanging at the front
end of the car. The passenger happen
ed TO be a foreigner and very thirsty.
He climbed up on the Baker heater, ac-
cording to directions, and did at some
risk get hold of the bucket-but 1t was
empty.
"Iss no water HER" cried the second
class man. Bullhead sat half way back
in the car. still studying the rules. He
looked up surprised, but, turning
around, pointed with confidence to the
fire pail Mt the hind end OF the smoker.
TRY the other bucket, Johnnie" he
said calmly. At that every man in the
car began to choke, and the German,
thinking the new brakeman was max
ing funny of him, wanted to fght.
Nov, Bullhead would rather light thSp
So to Sunday school any day, and with.
out parley he engaged the ipsulted
hQmesteader. Pat Francis parted them
after some hard words on his part, and
Kenyon, the trainmaster. gave Bullhead
three months to study up where the wa
ter cooler was located in standard, A
pattern, smoking cars. Bullheads own
mother, who did Callahan's washing.
refused to believe her son was 10 stupid
as not to know, but Bullhead, who now
tells the story himself, claims he did
not know.
When he got back to work he tried
the freight trains. They put him on
the No. 20, local, and one day they
were drifting into the yard at Goose
.-ni~er Junction when there came from
the cab n sharp call for brakes. In
stead OF climbing out and grabbing q
brakewhecl for dear life Bulihead
the excitement was. BY the time be
had decided what rule covered the
emergency his train had driven a stray
nut halfway through the eating house
east of the depot. Kenyon, after hear
ing Bullhcad's own candid statement
of fact, coughed apologeticaiiy and
said three years, whereupon Bullhead
,-oal,ood ,arpo. vanity from, The trair
service and applied for a Job In the
roundhouse.
But the roundhouse-for n boy like
& Bullhead. 1t would hardly do. HI
was put Mt helping Pete Beexer, the
boiler washer. One night Pete wal
snatching his customary nap In thu
pit when the hose got away frou
Bulihead and struck his boss. In TIT
confusion Peter, who WINS nearl!
crowned. lost a set Of teeth. That wa
suficient In that department OF tn
motive power: Bullhead moved on
suddenly. Neighbor thought he Nigh
10 for a wiper. After the boy hat
learned something about wiping h
X tried one day to back nm engine on
on the turntablc just to see whether
was easy. 1t was. dead easy, but III
turntabie happened 10 be arrange
wrong for the experiment, and Neigh
4 Dor, before calling In tho wreckin
gang, took occasion to kick Bullhea
but OF the roundhouse bodily.
EM Nevertheless Bullhead, like ever
Medicine Bend boy. wanted 10 raj
road. Some fellows can't be shut OF
he was offered the presidency OF
Cincinnati bank by a private detectiv
agency which had just sent up the a.
tve head Of the institution for te
years, but as Builhead could not n
range transportation east OF the rive
10 was obliged TO let the opportunit
pass.
When the widow Lyons asked Cali
han to put jamie at telegraphinE d
assistant superintendent nearly fell q
his chair. Mrs. Lyons. however. vi
In earnest. a. the red haired man so
found by the way his shirts we
starched. Her son meantime had 9
hold Of a sounder md was studyii
telegraphy. corresponding 1t the san
time with the Cincinnati detecti
agency for the town and county risf
70 all hidden and undiscovered Grim
on the mountain division. rights offer
at the very reasonable price OF $40
registered mail bank draft or EXPIRE
money order: currency nj sender's ri
TAe only obligations imposed By II
anal were sscrecy and a German siiv
star. and Bulihead, sftsr holding
trusting mother up for the ten. beeal
regularly installed detective "
proprietary rights to local mlsdec
Days he Dlied his sounder and niEi