The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-10-09
RAILROAD NEWS OF THE
WEEK

Conductor f. A. Logan spent Satur-
day in Kalispell.
The side-track at the new stock yards
has been completed
A telephone has been installed at the
, depot and one at the roundhouse.
Engineer J. w. Davis has returned to
work after being sick for two weeks.
The Sunday train service between Kali
ispell and Somers is to be discontinued
The steam heating apparatus at the
Office building is being repaired this
week.
Engineer w. A. Lamberson and Fire
man Olson have been Oh a hunting trip
this week.
Geo. Goodell is working as night ware
house man during the absence of G..
Lindland.
VIM. Fox of Prosser, Wash. has taken
position at the roundhouse as black
smiths helper.
Machinist Cal Bonner was called to
Spokane this week on account of the ILL
ness OF his sister.
The first regular passenger train from
Butte to Chicago over the St. Paul road
was run on Monday.
Express Messenger Nelson is taking
Del Tate's run, Mr.. Tate being laid up
with a broken finger.
Fireman A. J. Schradi has been acting
as night roundhouse foreman during the
illness of l.. p. Batv.
Engineer A. d. Pauline returned this
week from trip to st. Paul and is work
ing OH the switch engine again.
Switchman Clarence Devall has return
ed from ain extended trip to Michigan
and is working on the day shift in the
yards.
The designer of the big Mallett COM
pound engines, whose name is Voulclane,
was in town Sunday with a number of
officials,
Foreman Riach has installed an air
hoist and lift at the roundhouse for
changing tender wheels on the large
engines.
Agent J. D. Hartley of Troy and his
wife returned to Whitetish Saturday and
will again make this place their perma-
nent home.
A number OF the officials who were in
\ town Sunday made run to Summit on
engine 1854, with Engineer II. S. Eberly,
to test the working qualities of the big
machine.
According to f. A. Logan, who was in
town Saturday, there will be a special at
traction at the fair this week He has
challenged Conductor Steve Bywater to
box ten rounds with him in front of the
grand stand, either before or after the
Sullivan kilrain exhibition, and Bywater
has accepted the challenge.-Daily Inter
Lake.
Engineer II. T. Mayfeld, who is run
ming helper engine on the Essex hill,
while helping No. 2 over the hump one
night this week, had to slow down to
avoid running into what he solemnly
declares was herd of elk. Conductor
'Buckshot" Robertson, who was OH the
train, states, however, that the supposed
elk were only few mules belonging to
nearby rancher
Great progress, it is reported, is being
made by the st. Paul road in laying its
rails through the state of Washington
AT Ellensburg the company is employing
an army of men and using big track
laying machine, capable of placing two
and half miles Of rails day. Much
bridge and treste work still remains to
be executed, and this of necessity il
much slower work than track laying. A
2,OOO-foot tunnel through Johnson creek
summit is in progress but will not be
completed until about the first of next
year.
Operator G.. f. Byery will probably
interview the business men and others in
| Whitefsh in few days regarding the
installation of a telegraph instrument in
town to receive election returns on the
night of election and the following day.
The service costs $50, but in addition to
that sum the expense OF. installing an in
] strunent and the operators salary would
have to be paid by the citizens. Fifty
dollars would probably cover the cost.
) Two years ago the amount necessary was
Z easily raised, and it is probable that the
; same will be done fhis year. as Everybody
5 is interested in getting the election news
3 as early as possible.