Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-11
NEWS OF THE
RAILROAD
5000 Gallon Oil Tank at Morris
Catches Fire from Engine
Local Items.

a Standard Oil car containing 5000
gallons of kerosene caught fire.
The switch train under Conductor
Kavanaugh and Engineer Behon
were switching. The oil car was
switched onto the passenger track
and when making another switch the
engine cornered the oil car, making
a large hole in the tank. The oil
in less than minute was in full
blaze and the engine, before it
could be backed up, caught fire,
burning the entire frame. The fire
brigade was called out and put the
fire out before noon.
Fireman John H. Clarity, who
had his shoulder broken, will be
able to go back to work about Jan.
l.
Dan Leary, who for over a year
was night ticket agent at the depot,
is now o. S. D. clerk in the yard
office.
Gentleman Brakeman O'Connor,
who has had the reputation of be-
ing the best dressed brakeman in
Willmar, suddenly disappeared.
Travelling Car Clerk Frank L.
Hall has been laid off on account of
light business. Hall expects to
work in the yard Office after Christ
mas.
A Japanese laborer, while work.
ing on an engine in the roundhouse,
received such injuries from burst
ing boiler that he lost the use Of his
. left eye.
Brakeman C. T. Hubert has taken
three months leave of absence, as
he is going down south on the Santa
Fe for the winter. H. Erickson is
on Hubert's run.
Conductor F. E. Sivalia left
Wednesday for Minot, where he is
going to work. Sivalia seems very
pleased with the transfer, as he has
many friends in Minot.
Fred W. Powell is acting as chief
clerk in the general Office while
, Chief Clerk Frogner is making an
inspection of the division with
Supt. Stewart and will be gone
about week.
Chas. Pottle, who for the past
two years has been clerk in the Su-
perintendent' office, resigned his
position with the company until
next spring, when he expects to re-
turn to his former position.
Elmer Hedman, who has been
cashier at Willmar, resigned this
week to go to Spokane, where he
is going to work under former
Supt. L. W. Bowen. Henry Slet-
ten succeeds Elmer as cashier.
: Switchman Chas. S. Gilpin is con-
fined to his bed this week from the
: results of injuries received Monday
night. While walking down the
!: tracks he stumbled over some OBJ
stacle and fell, causing severe in
: juries.
: Trainmaster R. E. Lands re-
signs his position with the Willmar
: Division on the 18th and will go
: on the Fergus Falls Division as con-
: ductor. Mr.. Landis has been a
: good trainmaster, but the men al
: ways had their badges shining
: brightly when he appeared.
: Engineer Geo. Dansereau, who
;: on account of i'll health has of late
!: been connected with the Continental
): Insurance Co, is in such condition
: that the doctors at Rochester have
: given up his case. 1t is not ex.
: pected that George will ever agair
!: be able to work as engineer.
: Fireman Gus Glese, while firing
:: on his regular run last Saturday
i: received very severe injuries to hi:
!. back and is now confined to his bed
!: Gus was putting in heavy fir
!: when he slipped and fell backwards
!: The injuries will result in his lay
: ing off for about two weeks.
: The Willmar Division has los
= several of the good engineers thi
!: week. Engineers O'Neil, Ball
): Franklin, Moore, Lovestead, With
!: row, Kerr and Howe have all bee
!: sent west to Whitefish. The young
g. er men now will have good chanc
): to make good salaries this winter
!: The Mems Club Supper.
J: The supper given by the Men
!: Club of St. Luke's church las
!: Thursday evening in honor of Bish
:: op Edsall, who came up specially t
;: be the guest of the club for th
/: evening, was a very enjoyable al
J: fair. About sixty guests partoo
/: of delicious supper served by th
): Ladies Guild, the St. Agnes Gull
!: serving as walters. President Ru:
;: sell Spicer acted as POSTMASTER an
!: in felicitous club speech welcome
:: the guest of honor. Speeches wel
I: made by Rev. Gates and Bishop El
:: sail, and Judge Nordin gave con
:: prehensive review of the history {
3: St. Luke's church. Excellent VOC
g selections were given by Miss
3: Marion Minton and Karen Hans<