The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-05-01
RUMBLE OF THE RAILS
News Picked up from Depot, Siding
and Pound Hnase. Y

legs badly burned in Abba Tuesday
afternoon, He was switching on what
Is known as track No. s. and as there
was some hot ashes along this track
he ran into them His ankles and legs
were badly burned bnt nothing serious
will result. He was Immediately
cared for and is resting nicely today.
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Brakeman, Ferris while switching at
Hockingl Mine NO. 8, was the victim
OF a serious accident which will result
IN the loss of his left foot. He had
Just thrown switch and was in the
act of getting on the. pilot of engine
30 which was moving towards him.
Ferris slipped and fell under the ap.
preaching engine and his left foot was
SO badly mashed that amputation was
necessary. He was taken to Abba i'm
mediately where the operation was
performed. 5s
Extensive work will be done by the
M. 4 st. l.. all over the line this sum-
mer The steam shovel has arrived
at Oskaloosa and has been repaired a
little before 1t starts on the work to
be done here, About $4,000 yards of
dirt will be filled in on the Quaker
Sag" and in the new yards. Also the
approach to the yards will be straight.
ened up little. Ninety miles of bal
lasting will be done between Albert
Lea and Monmouth and new steel
will be placed over about forty-five
miles. All the curves will be adjust
ed and some of them Strengthened mp.
The ditcher will begin In a few days
IN nj oil hn
loosa and Monmouth. 1t Is hoped that
by fall all the work will be completed
and the M. & st. L. will look like
new road in more than one way.
The c. b. & Q. local freight bust.
ness still holds up and the automo-
biles are still arriving but they look
for a slump before long.
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NC. Robinson, C. r. l & p operator
at Evans, has been assigned to the
position of agent at Selma, Iowa. Mr..
Robinson's friends regret to see him
leave Evans but hope it is for the
betterment of him.
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+. ID. Wheeley, master mechanic for
the c., X. l. & p at Des Moines, was
in the city Monday looking after
company improvements. .' 49,.
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The local freight business at the
C., r. l. & p. is reported to be up to
the. usual standard for this slime of
tho year. ... E''s. ''.- .~ .. T..
lie. Motto is busy painting all the
switch targets in the M. 4 St.L. local
yards also putting on the number of
the track that the switch is lined mp
fol. This will help new men In their
work and is good thing for any rail-
road yard in the country.
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Clifford Wright has resigned his
position as day caller at the M. & St.
Il. round house to go with his mother,
Mrs. f. Wright, to Des Moines, where
they will make their residence. Les
ter Miller has accepted the vacant po-
sition. .'.
Engineer Jerry Lynch and Fireman
c. f.. Shawley have been assigned to
the work train in the local yards for
the summer. -."
Fireman w. F.. Lewis is away from
duty on pleasure trip to Topeka,
Kansas, for few days.
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Fireman K. McGrew has been
granted leave of absence on account
OF slow business and has gone to
work at the Brooke Hotel.
Fireman F. Knox has quit railroad
ing for the time being and has ac-
cepted a job at the brick yard.
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Chas. Lunkley, NJ. & st. l.. machin.
list. is away from duty taking much
needed rest -,
Laborers Wilbur Morgan, Frank
Barnett, Joe Phillips, Geo. Longden,
Leonard Lathrop and Carl Ringland
have been laid off at the round
house on account OF slow business.
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Round House Foreman "Brick"Rey.
nolds went to Fremont Tuesday to
sliperintend the work of repairing en-
CINE 204 that broke down out on the
road.
The NJ. & st. l.. reports a scarcity
OF men for shoveling coal in the local
coal chutes. -.. ..se
Two teams have been engaged and
the old approach to the coal chutes
has been about leveled down with the
rest of the surrounding ground. .
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Geo. Fox has resigned his position
with the local repair department and
has not taken up any other workaas
yet. ".' ''. I'D
The local repair department has
been able to catch up on most of the
b. o. cars. All the reapiring being
done now is light repairing and all
cars that are in bad snaps are being
overhanled in general. ga
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w. A. Pond of the repair department
has returned to work after having TAX
en- a much needed rest ts
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A. B. Cults, traffic manager of the
NJ. & st. L., is now on the eastern di.
vision looking over business matters
and taking an inspection tour. ''"
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The LEGAL freight business at the
NJ. &rSt. L., has picked up little the