The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-04-16
RAILROAD NEWS

Engineer G. p. Young has been on thu
sick list this week.
Engineer John Gregory was in town
yesterday from Essex.
Bridge Foreman E. D. Reinking has
resigned his position.
Brakeman H. F. Ennis is working OH
the Ferpie line this week.
Bridge Foreman Ed Somers has re-
signed and will leave for Seattle.
Sam Brock has taken his former posi-
ton with the engineering department.
The new turntable which is to be in
stalled at Troy went through here We'd
nesdav.
w. L. Theirwechter, the veteran engi-
neer, was in town Wednesday from Kali
ispell.
G. w. Turner has been appointed as
assistant superintendent of the Havre to
Butte line.
The east-bound freight traffic has been
booming this week, which keeps every.
body busy.
Conductor Thos. Miller has abandoned
his work in the yards and is again OH
the main line.
Ellie Tway, operator at Columbia
Falls, has resigned and will 60 into the
chicken business at Hunts Spur.
Two representatives of the Oregon
Short Line were in town this week look
ing over the Mallet compound engines.
Ed Ruble Is working as night yard
foreman in place of 0. w. Plymate, who
has taken the day shift tor the present.
Ronald Stewart, superintendent of the
Great Northern Express company, went
through on No. Wednesday night.
Conductor w. w. Walcott is setting
out shade trees and making other i'm.
provements to his Lakeside property.
Operator Ed Cononant will take pos
ition at the Kalispell station. He
will be succeeded here by Operator
Hardin of Libby.
Engineer l.. B. Saunders and B. E.
Gibson went to the upper end of White
fish lake yesterday, where they expect to
hunt and trap for large game.
Two new compound passenger engines
of the Atlantic type were in the yards for
couple of days this week. They were
on their way to the S. P. & s. road.
General Superintendent Brown and AS
sistant General Manager Kennedy were
in Whitefish Saturday. They are max
ing trip of inspection over the entire
system.
A large crowd enjoyed the dance given
Monday night by the Grand Information
al Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. A very pleasant even
ing was spent.
The Whitefish Nonpartisan Railway
Employees club will give a smoker in
Masonic hall at O'Clock Sunday after
noon, to which all the members of the
order are invited.
Conductor c. N. German went to Rex
ford last Friday to see about renting
residence. MIR. German expects to move
there in the near future and will take a
run on the Fernie branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Phillips of Spo-
kane, WASH, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Perdue Tuesday and We'd
nesday this week. Mr.. Phillips was
formerly dispatcher at this place.
L. w. Larson, a carpenter in the
bridge and building department, was
brought to the Whitefish hospital Sun
day from Warland with fractured an
kle, received by falling from water tank
upon which he was working.
An Italian section hand was brought
in from Warland Sunday suffering from
the effects of gunshot wound in his
wrist. Through the accidental discharge
of shotgun he was quite severely in.
jured.
Passenger Brakeman Logee celebrated
his birthday Sunday evening by inviting
a number of friends to his rooms, where
luncheon was served and good time
spent. He was the recipient of a num-
Der of presents.
According to all reports there is still a
lively struggle on in the North Fork
country between Milwaukee and Great
Northern surveyors. An extra crew of
Great Northern men was sent there the
first of the week from the reservation.
Engineer H. T. Mayfield and wife left
Wednesday for an extended visit in Ne
braska, Kansas and other states. They
expect to be gone about month, after
which they will return to Whitetish,
when Mr.. Mayfeld will take regular
passenger run here and will not 60 back
! to Essex.