The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-06-02
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES

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in Spokane over Sunday.
The Great Northern has COM
menced laying the steel for its
double track at Java.
J. Belfry has been appointed
agent at Fernie while H. L. Black
stone is taking vacation.
Conductor G. F. Ellsworth has
just returned from visit to his
former home at Woodstock, ILL.,,
accompanied by his wife.
E. E. Benner of Lincoln, Neb.
is a new engineer who arrived re-
Gently, and expects to make his
future home in Whitefsh. He is
off the Burlington, and at one time
ran on the opposite run to
H. T. May6eld, when he was work.
ing on that road some years ago.
w. r. Smith, the capable super
intendent of the Kalispell division,
and J. T. McGaughy, passenger
traffic agent for Montana, were in
Kalispell yesterday with the Min
neapolis jobbers' special, and mate
rally assisted that bunch OF boost
ers to meet the Kalispell people.
Kalispell Bee.
Geo. Blackwell of the forest re-
serve is making trip down the line
on speeder from Libby to Leonia,
examining the Great Northern right
of way, with a vivew of having it
widened to 60 feet from 40, as at
present. The railroad company is
cooperating with the forest reserve
in the matter, as to have the work
done will be of mutual benefit
Troy Herald.
Harry Lands, one of the veter-
an engineers on this division, was a
caller this week to renew his ac-
quaintance with the editor, and
talk over old times. Sixteen years
have made great change in the
force that used to make Troy a
terminal point. At that time Bro
kaw, Conway, "Jock" Smith,
Munson, Hart, Buckley, Lovelace,
Owen Jones, Warren Jones, Larter
and Lands used to take their rest
ing spell here and of the "old
guard, "but four are now left-Love-
lace, Warren Jones, Lands and Lar
ter. Some have been called upon
their last trip while still in the har-
ness: some have drifted to other
points. The whirligig of things
brings about some great changes
and in no calling more so than
among the railway men at the front
end. The roll call of the list truly
calls up some sad "reminiscences
which cast a mellow infuenc upon
the recollections of the feeting past.
Troy Herald.
A short time ago Engineer J. D..
Perdue struck small deer with his
engine as he was going east through
the mountains, and the animal was
thrown on the pilot where it lodged,
badly injured, so Perdue cut it's
throat and left the body on the pilot
till he got to the terminal. At Cut
Bank a portion was given to his
friends there, and the rest was
taken thru to Havre. At Shelby,
Barrett, the Continental Insurance
man, spied the meat as the train
stopped, and was curious to know
what it was, and Perdue informed
him that it was an antelope that had
been killed by the engine. Ante
lope is a rare dish now days, as
they are not allowed to be hunted
in any season, so Barrett managed
to induce Perdue to give him large
steak which was taken to a restau-
rant and then he and several of
his intimate friends had "the big
feed" He told the tale to several
of the newspaper men who made
quite story out Of the antelope
dinner, and no doubt Mr.. Barrett
II felt uuito nnffo1 nm oho,,t II Wop-