The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-30


Neb., Tuesday. where he will engage in
private business.
W. A Bottorff and family returned
Saturday from their visit at Quincy,
Ill. Billy reports very enjoyable time
spent at their old home but glad to get
back on his engine.
J. B. Reed, an old timer on the Rock
Island, is now engaged in the plumbing
business at Dalhart and is doing a very
lucrative business.
A. S. Clendenning, one of the oldest
and most able clerks ever in the employ
Of the Rock Island at Dalhart, has ten
dered his resignation and will engage in
the real estate business at this point.
Miss Ethel MCGEE. the very popular
chief clerk at the poStoH1ce, has tender
ed her resignation and will return to
her old home at Lubbock, Texas. Miss
MCGEE has made many friends during
her short stay at Dalhart who regret
her departure.
DR.. J. A. Hedriclx, the local surgeon
for the Rock Island and the FIT Worth
& Denver City roads at Dalhart, has
had an unusual successful career since
these two roads have built in to Dali
hart. The doctor has recently found it
necessary to fully equip suite of rooms
over the new drug store Of Guy Nc
Gees.
Coney c. Slaughter, the very efficient
cashier of the First National bank of
Dalhart, has the finest automobile of
the So horse power type west of the
Missouri river.
Mrs. w. ". Millner, wife of Locomo-
tive Engineer Millner, formerly of Sa-
lima, Kan, where the lady has a host
of warm personal friends, will rejoice
to hear the good news of her selection
as worthy natron of the order of East
ern Star at their recent election of Of
fcers for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Ross, route agent for the United
States Express company, is in the city
this week arranging for an up town city
Office. This is a very proper move and
will result in increased revenue for that
company.
D. c. Diltz. formerly the popular Rock
Island agent at DaIhart is now the gen
eral agent for the G. & A. road at JOLT
ct, Ill.
Mr.. J. H. Farmer, our new master
mechanic, is most popular with all his
men and good word goes out from
each of his employees with increased
business over any former period. This
speaks we'll and his many friends are
pleased to note the situation.
Dug Williams, formerly in the master.
mechanics Office at Dalhart, is now at
Poca tello, Idaho. with the Oregon Short
Line where he has very lucrative po-
4 sition-
George Altman, railway postal clerk
on the Golden State Limited, running
I between Ell PasO and Dalhart, has
bought four sections of very valuable
land near Dalhart, Texas, and will i'm
Mrs. Rosa Quisenberry, formerly of
Frisco, Collin county, Texas. is the new
chief clerk in the postomee at DELI
hart. The lady comes very highly rec
commended and we believe will be as
popular as former clerks under Mr..
Clarke's selection.
J. A. Sleeper, formerly of the Santa
Fe shops of Topeka, now builder and
contractor at Dalhart, Texas, as is one
of the many men who tied to our little
town in the early days of shoot EN-
down." and has grown Independently
rich in his line.
F. S. Cramer. formerly postal clerk on
the Golden State between Ell Paso and
Dalhart, has been. transferred to run
between Tucuncat and Pratt, Kan, on
trains 20 ard 80.
! H. Hastings, postal clerk on Golden
State run between Kansas City and Dali
hart, has resigned and is now on run
in Oklahoma.
w. E. Hughes is a new postal clerk
on Kansas City-Dalhart Golden State
limited run
G. A Graham, postal clerk on the
Golden State limited, FL Paso-Dalhart
ing friends In Michigan. Mr.. Graham
will return with his bride about the
18th of September, and will take in the
carnival at Dalhart on his return visit
Labor day at Dalhart will be a great
event and celebrated with all possible
pomp and splendor. Matt COnnors, the
invincible silver tongued orator, has the
programme we'll in hand and will make
the affair a profound success as he has
in all former occasions of this charac-
te..
Miss Lille Wheeler. of the car fore
mans department, who has been on a
Worth and other Texas points, returned
to her desk Monday and reports a most
enjoyable time.
John Staley. of the Kansas City. Mo-
Dalhart postal run. has been transferred
to similar run between Dalhart and
Ell Paso, and is succeeded by Chas. T.
Harrison.
Miss Josephine Frankenburger of FL
Paso, Tex. little daughter of Postal
Clerk F'raakenburger. spent week on
Postmaster Clerks ranch recently Wis
itins Miss Fay and Ardinelle Clark
Five new brick buildings are under
construction at Dalhart and others are
in contemplation. Surely this looks
good and speaks most favorable for our
little town.
Dalhart. Tex. is quite a postal center;
II postal clerks are on regular duty
here on runs terminating at this point.
Four years ago the postoffice here
handled their business in a Sx10 room.
two mails a day and handled by one
man. Today the Office is located in q
solid brick block with 20xS0 foot
space handled eleven mails daily,
crowds four clerks to handle the vol
ume Of local and transient mails and is
increasing in Importance and magni-
tude daily
Two years ago one could not dispose
of raw land here at 50 per acre. Today
you cannot buy anything within five
miles OF Dalhart at less than $40 to $40.
Poor men have grown independently
rich here by the score, and most of the
railroad boys who had level head and
niTnble nickel at that time are in the
majority of cases the well-ixed ones of
today.
Louis Harvey. who some time ago lost
a leg in the train service at Omaha. |
Neb., and engaged in the restaurant
business at this place, has sold his in
terest in the business to J. A. Walters
and viii go to Montana soon to look up
a new location.