The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-05-07
NEWS

Engineer J. D. Perdue left the hospital
Sunday.
The examination car came in the first
of the week
Painters have been at work in the
yards this week
Conductor G.. 7. Van was in town Sun
day from kalispell.
Master Carpenter James Lindsay went
to Coram yesterday.
Engineer Sol Pickett was in town Sat
urday from Kalispell.
Car Foreman Ed Hayes has rented the
Senay house at Lakeside.
A. X. NanOrnum is now on the Spo-
kane. division, taking inventory.
Conductor John Gormley and wife
came in Monday from Warland.
Engineer r. J, Ayott returned last
week from st. Paul and is again at work.
Brakeman Fred Emard came down
from the Fernie branch the first of the
week
Dave Phelan went to Troy Sunday,
where he will take the roundhouse fore
manship.
Passenger train No. was annulled
Tuesday on account of trouble on the
Cascade division.
NJ. Gossweiler came in Sunday from
Troy to enter upon his duties as round
house foreman here
J. p Rogers, formerly superintendent
of the Kallspell division, is now super
intendent of the S. p. & S.
Station Agent and Yardmaster Hills
was taken sick Wednesday night and
had to lay off from his work.
H. w. Peasley returned Sunday from
the North Fork country, where he is
working on the railway survey.
Thos. Dawson is furnishing quite a
large number of pack horses to the sur
veying outfits in the North Fork country.
Assistant Superintendent VIM. Cars
well filled the office of station agent and
yardmaster during j f. Hill's absence.
Engine No. 1858 and the switch engine
came together in the local yards Tuesday
night, both engines being somewhat dam
aged.
Engineer James Shoaf left Wednesday
for Sioux City, Ia, where his brother,
who was injured in wreck recently, is
very low.
! Conductor Chas Williams is taking
Conductor B. p. Cadwell's S run while the
latter is attending the O. h. c.. conven-
| ton in Boston.
Conductor Buckshot Robertson has
taken Conductor Bywater's run on the
west end. Conductor Bywater has taken
a passenger run on the s. p. & S.
Conductor w. w. Walcott has regu
lar run on the east end, on account OF
the vacancy made by the removal of Con
ductor Bywater to the S. p. & S. road
The railroad men speak highly of the
efficiency of the examining board, ant
the sentiment seems to be that great
deal of good will result from their visit
here.
Conductor Teddy Logan is in town this
week shaking hands with the boys anC
giving fatherly advice to those who are
younger in the service and who apply
for it.
Engineer p. l.. Forcum returned Sun
dav from his trip around the country
and expresses himself as being glad tt
get back to Whitetish, although he had {
pleasant trip. Mrs. Forcum remained
with relatives at Sheldon, Ia, where she
will visit for some time.
AS result of the Burlington trains
which start coming over the Great North
ern on May %, the following conductor
will be promoted to regular passenge
runs: A. II. Brltton, w. II. Bernard
j. d. Hartley and j. w. Donaldson. b
NJ. Gray being the next in line, vii
probably devote his entire time to extra
passenger work.
Conductor w. II. Bernard returned
Friday night from visit to Oklahoma
. and the southeast. Mrs. Bernard, wh(
has been in St. Paul for the past tw,
, months, accompanied him home. Ill
| says the season was no further advanced
in Oklahoma than here, grass was no
, growing nor trees budding. He enjoyed
, his trip but was not ready to go to worl
{ when they nabbed him Sunday and sen
him, ont with a train * alisppll Rec