The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-07-16
RAILROAD NEWS

Engineer Swanson went to Spokane
Tuesday.
Conductor Ben Ramay is on the sick
list this week
A new drop pit is being constructed on
the repair track.
District Engineer j. j. Johns spent
Sunday in Kalispell.
Conductor b. NJ, Gray was in Kalispell
the first of the week
Car Repairer f. W. Collins went to
Cut Bank last Friday.
f. Herbcrg of Wilmar, Mimi, is the
new cashier at the depot.
General Superintendent Brown came
in from Spokane yesterday.
Engineer Fl. T. Maytield went to Kali
ispell yesterday to register.
Engineer Fred Kaiding left yesterday
for Essex, where he will work.
General Manager Gruber stopped over
Wednesday, travelling eastward
Operator ]. A. Yates has been off on
account of sickness this week.
Express Messenger L. j. Sissel is enjoy
81 Roy McCammond, formerly agent st
Havre, was in town the first of the week.
Conductor "Buckshot" Robertson was
in town Sunday from the Fernie branch.
A number of extra men have been EN-
| ployed on the repair track the past week.
Conductor Harry Davis is working in
J. Il. Armstrong; place on the Ftrn:e
line.
The passenger trains yesterday WIRE
loaded with people bound for kalispell
to register.
Express Messenger Camille DesJarelins
returned last Friday from Helena and is
on his run again.
A special train of II cars left last Fri
day for the st. Paul shops with the re-
mains OF the Ural wreck.
Ed Kelley. formerly car clerk at this
place, is here from Seattle, intending to
register at the land opening.
Conductor w. w. McFadzen was in
town Sunday from the west end, where
he is in charge OF work train.
Floyd Reinking came in Friday from
Spokane and has taken position as
timekeeper with an extra gang.
An average of about 25O cars per day
are being handled over the mountains,
which sets a new record in this line.
Conductor j. R. Armstrong, who has
been on the Fernie branch, is here on
sick leave, arriving Wednesday night
Several freight cars were deraled We'd
nesday night at Bolton, the assistance of
the wrecker being required to straighten
matters out.
Mr.. Towle, superintendent of the Shay
err News Co., with headquarters at Chi
cago, and w. L. Neuman of Havre,
were visitors here yesterday.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men will hereafter meet in Matthews
hall, on the second and fourth Saturday
afternoons of each month.
An Italian section hand was brought
in Tuesday from Cut Bank suffering from
injuries received through falling from a
handcar. He was taken to the hospital,
Buckshot" Robertson is laying off
this week to file his homestead right at
kalispell. Conductor Fred McClench is
on Mr.. Robertson's run on the Fernie
line.
Brakeman J. D. Hardy received tele-
gram Wednesday morning stating that
his father was seriously i'll at Houston,
Tex. Mr.. Hardy left in the evening for
his fathers bedside.
| J. w. Lowery of Diagonal, Iowa. a
nephew of the Ross brothers, has ac-
cepted position as third-trick operator
at the Great Northern depot in Libby,
and began work on Tuesday Western
News.
Engineer R., S. Eberly, Fireman Archie
Schradi, Conductor B. M. Gray and
Brakeman Smith had charge OF the fun
eral train that bore the remains of Ben
jamin Hundley to kalispell Wednesday
They donated their services for the oc-
casion.