Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-08
NEWS

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Fireman John Woodbridge Of Ration
has been assigned the Hossburg coal
run
c, NJ. Taylor is filling Master Mech.
anic s, w Mulinix's place, who is GA
the sick list.
Engineer I'D, Hawksworth Of Ration
has been assigned one Of the prefer.
cd local runs.
Mont Clark has taken charge at
nights Of the yards OF the Santa Fe
AZ Ration, after lying Off for over a
year.
Extra conductors and brakemen
have been notified to procure the reg
uiation blue uniform for extra pas
senger work.
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William Worthington has been APP
pointed as assistant yardmaster at
Santa Fee, his appointment becoming
effective yesterday.
u. J. Gibson. superintendent Of the
Winslow division OF the Santa Fe, left
las. night for Los Angeles, where he
win assist with u new time card for
the coast lines.
The st. Louis. Rocky Mountain &
Pacific are REMEMBERING and paip3ing
their wi initials on the coal cars
and coaches. formerly owned by the
Ration Coal and Coke Co.
The 81. Louis. Rocky Mountain &
Pacific company received a car load
OF mules Tuesday from Kansas City.
which will be used at the mines at
Van Houton and Gardiner.
Fireman Robert Hines Of Ration
had his arm quite badly injured. from
the result of a box q that failed to
clear the cab Of the engine. while In
La Junta last Monday morning.
The Santa Fee Is expecting a rush
o tourists and excursiOnists I'M Is
making extensive preparations to &C.
commodate all those wishing to visit
the land Of flowers and sunshine.
Twenty.three new freight and pas.
senger engines for the Hartman line
il Oregon representing an expendi'
tire OF more than $4O0. 900, are ex.
pected to- reach Portland within the
next two weeks from the shops In the
east.
The Santa Fe's oil production for
it's two FIELDS, at Olinda and Bakers.
field, continues to show an increase
The reports to Manager Of Oil Prop
critics F. T. Perris for the month oil
January show a total production 81
ll7,2S5 barrels.
Mr.. Williams. formerly the gate
keeper in Ration, Is still confined te
his bed at the La Junta hospital. The
doctors at that place intend letting
him have the use Of a roller chair
next week as one Of his limbs seems
to be perfectly useless.
Ben Manager, acting superintendent
of the Harvey system In the absence
OF the regular superintendent who Il
in the east on a vacation, has left TO
Ell Paso where he goes to look afte1
the installing of the fixtures and tn
interior decorations Of the new unloI
depot concession granted the Harve!
people.
j. E. Gatchell, residing at SO6 Soutl
Edith street. Albuquerque. n
machinist at the Santa Fe shops, 7
in the company's hospital there Sui
fering from a severe attack OF pneu
monia. complicated with malignan
typhoid fever. It is said that his COZ
dition is very serious.
Brady Howard, the Southern Pa'
ific bridge foreman, who was shot y
the chest at Bowie. Ariz., Is steadil
improving at st. Mary's hospital
Tucson, and it is expected that n
viii recover entirely. This inform'
ton will be cheering news to tn
large number Of friends OF the raj
road man.
]. p. Maher. who has been IN IN
employ OF the Santa Fe as a machii
list for the past two years, was al
charged from the Albuquerque no
pital Sunday. after being q patief
there for six weeks suffering fro'
blood poison. Some time ago Mans
stusk a nail in the lower part o. n
right leg. from which blood poiso
resulted. He will be able to resun
his duties in a few days.
A p~ecuIiar accident occurred IN