The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-23
for Spokane Wednesday afternoon where
they expect to have a little time"

f0r spokane wednesday AFTERNOON WneIc
they expect to have little time"
R. D. Hawkins, St. Paul, general
superintendent OF motive power OF the
G. N. was here the first of the week
making an inspection over the Spokane
and cascade divisions.
H. Fredricksen, whose face used to
be familiar in Leavenworth, but who for
the past year has been located on the
Coast, at present hostlering at Delta,
came over on a helper engine Tuesday
and spent Wednesday renewing old
acquaintance.
Engineer Jim Thompson and Fire
man Yellman left Wednesday for Oro-
vile where they will take charge Of the
AL Barnes circus train and bring it into
this city. They will have coal burn
ing engine 1181 and Yellman's friends
are wondering how he will get along.
Bob Meath who is working on the
motors at Tye is the most forgetful
man in this part of the country. He
came down off the hill one day this
week specially to get his laundry and
returned on 43 forgetting what he
came after.
Tuesday was the busiest day en-
ployees at the yard Office have had for
long long time. Twelve trains were
handled, six each way, totaling o56
cars. The yards which have capacity
Of about 400 cars were filled three
times. The longest train came in
from the east bringing 176 cars.
In bulletin last Saturday to train
and engine men Of the Spokane and
Marcus divisions Superintendent F. D.
Kelsey reduced the speed limit for pas
senger trains from so to so miles. The
Spokane division has the highest limit
of any division on the G. N. line, and
the new rule will maintain a uniform
speed as we'll as be factor for safety.
John Knicesky, the wrestler who
died in Spokane on Tuesday as the re-
suit Of Strychnine poisoning, believed
to have been murdered by his wife,
was formerly Great Northern fireman
and is quite we'll known by railroad
men here having made several trips
out OF this city. While here he went
under the name Of Sopik. He quit
the road about year and half ago.
Michael E. Ryan, Great Northern
claim agent. well known in this city,
died at his home in Spokane on Mon
day as the result Of an operation for
stomach trouble. Mr.. Ryan was an
old veteran having been in the employ
Of the company for over 25 years. DR..
Hoxsey, G. N. surgeon here whose
acquaintance with Mr.. Ryan began in
1889 attended the funeral services
which were held in Spokane on Tues
day.
The honorary pallbearers, all officials
or representatives OF the Great Northern
were: F. D. Kelsey, C. H. Putnam, C..
S. Albert, Geo. S. Stewart, VIM. Kelly,
and Chas. Mundy. The acting pail
bearers will be A. M. Anderson, B..
Nc Gowan, Geo. Williams, w. G. Hen
dry, Thomas Balmer and Frank Gavin.
Wouldn't it make you sore if you
crawled into boxcar for a quiet little
snooze and when you awoke found the
door locked and your private car speed
ing down the line, you didn't know
where. That was the experience of
one Of the G. N. employees last week
who is striving to become a conductor.
His name reminds US of one ex-prize
fighter. Corbett, it is, for fear you
might not recollect. 1t happened at
Wilson Creek. Corbett says it was a
hot day and being little tired ne lay
down in the car for a rest. He fell
sleep it seems and when he came to
about an hour later the car door was
locked and he was travelling at speed
Of fully a mile a minute. He sent out
several S. o. S. calls before an agent
at Adrian finally picked up the mes
sage and when the train pulled into
Ephrata the prisoner was released.
When he did get out into the open
again he was one irate brakeman. Cor
bett blames AL Weaver for the incident
and says if they wasn't such good