Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-30

HtA VI tht N1ttdEu ittfll I<ctdlt bOdi IL,
enjoys n big business and Is prosper
ing. When the writer was foreman of
the Shenfield Hook and Ladder COM
pany of Albuquerque Leonard was
the fat member. His present
weight is over 225 pounds and he is
still growing.
Garfield Hughes, son of Mrs. Thorn
as Hughes, whose deceased husband
was one of the pioneer politicians,
publishers and editors of New Mexico,
is in the employ of Uncle Sam here,
acting as mail carrier from the
Grand crossing sub-station. Garfield
II has q jovial disposition, accepts life
without worry, and he and family are
popular in the neighborhood where
they reside. lie is baseball fan and
quite frequently attends the White
Sox games on the south side during
the playing season.
Tom w. Carroll was one of the
Postal Telegraph company's operators
in Albuuuerque years ago, when that
corporation had an office on Gold
avenue almost directly opposite the Of
flee of the old Albuquerque Daily
Citizen. and he became quite familiar
with the writer when the latter was
one of the owners and business man
ager of that paper. Mr.. Carroll left
albuquerque ON promotion and since
then his rise has been very rapid.
About year ago he was made gen
cral superintendent of the Postal at
Chicago at large salary. lie was
satisfied until the Western Union
threw out an inducement, so Mr.. Car
roll accepted and he is now assistant
to the president of the Western Union
at an increase in salary and located
in New York city.
Walking east on VanBurcn street
the other day | ran across l.. w. Rob-
erts. who will be remembered for
years as passenger conductor on the
Santa Fe Pacific. He is now a pass
enger conductor on the Chicago &
Alton, between Kansas City and Chi |
cago. and says he likes his run here |
much better than the one he had out |
west. Since leaving New Mexico Mr.. |
Roberts has acquired a fine farm in |
Missouri and expects, sooner or later. |
to give up railroad life for farming. |
He enjoys good health, the fleeting i
years have left no marks on his face, |
and he asked kindly about some |
friends he left in Albuquerque.
The Shannon boys--Robert. Dot |
and John--are surely remembered by
many Albuquerque citizens. For years
Bob was clerk at the Santa Fe
freight depot and for term or two
secretary Of the old Albuquerque vol
untecr fire department. Dot was mas
cot for the old Albuquerque Browns
baseball club at q time when Sullivan
and LippincOtt were moving down op-
posing batters with their invinciblc |
twisters and the heavy slugging of the
Browns We're knocking the cover off
the ball and the ficlders nipplng flies
from off the high blue skies TO the
plaudits of ball fans. John was an
apprentice at Hudson's paint shop \
Since leaving Albuquerque all the
boys have prospered. Robert was
stationed here in the interstate COM
nerce commission office up to last
May when he was transferred to
at an increase in salary.
Dot and John hold responsible posi-
lions in the railroad service here. (
They are married and don't believe \
N race suicide
LAWYERS and other frequenters of
he Bernalillo county court house in !
he old town of Albuquerque will re-
sall the name of G. B. Crosby who | ,
was deputy clerk under Harry Owens, .
Turing the regime of the late Judge !
J. w. Crumpacker. When Mr. Cros-
)y returned to Chicago he took a a
position as travelling claim adjuster Z
IN the Monon railroad. of which his y
Judge f.. c. Fields is '
general counsellor. on leaving the v
'ailroad he entered the service of the / (
Edison Electric com c
'any, occupying one Of the claims +
lesks. where his clerical knowledge
proved valuable. About two years | c
Igo the Western Electric company. h
recognizing his ability. offered him a n
position, and Mr. Crosby is now head d
II one OF the important departments Q
II that company. lie is always anx-
Gus to hear good reports about his ?
ormer Albuquerque friends.
Many In Albuquerque viii remom- y
'er Win Ments, who was a reporter a
or several years on the old Evening .
'itizcn. and on leaving the newspaper .
york took up life Insurance, acting as
gent for several big companies i'm
'ew Mexico. with headquarters in
'lbuquerque. His newspaper work
elped him along and at once he be-
anne a successful insurance agent.
gency Supervisor Day wanted such
man as Mr. Ments I'm the Minnesota
eld. and now the latter Is located at
{ Paul for the Mutual Life Insurance =
ompanv of New York. having charge l,'
the agencies of the company in that III
ate lie has proved a big success TIN
nd IS prosperous. llII
Bob Fctters (everyhodN I'm the Til
luthern section of Albuquerque and III
around the railroad yards III
nd shops knows the genial. good m
atured RoberD. has been here the ii
asst ten years. and holds a good po- Ill
ton at the South Chicago shops of II
ne Of the big railroads entering this iii
~. Bob lives I'm a cottage he calls
IS own" and being married has sur
'unded himself with several inter-
ting children. He is a hard work.
;. earns every cent coming to him,
IA ilnds time to occasionally attend III
me OF the National games of base-
bl. Ills mother. Mrs. Butler. now ili
sides in Albuquerque.
ESTER LOSES THE