The Dickinson press., 1917-04-28
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Switchman Pat Daily was laying off
on account of illness early this week.
The fire car was given a new coat
ing of paint this week.
George Dye, lineman, has returned
from a visit to Miles City.
Fred Mccarthy acted as roundhouse
foreman Monday during the absence
of J. ]. Kelly IN Glendive.
E. F. Fox was acting yardmaster
while Yardmaster C. L. Dalton was in
Glendive this week.
Brakeman w. E. Eastman has. re-
turned from a months visit in st.
Paul.
Hugh McKeever, engine herder, has
returned to work after an extended
layoff, due to illness. !.
l. Wellington Clark is the new hotfoot,
taking place of Max Beres, who re-
signed the caller berth to join the
navy.
A new flag, 10x16, has been pur-
chased for the passenger station,
funds being raised by subscription
among employee.
L. P. Paxton, night roundhouse
foreman, is back on the job, after be-
ing confined to the hospital for some
time.
Atwood Eyer, former call boy, is
now timekeeper for an extra gang
working between Glendive and Dick
inson. ?
Engineer William Nickel has re-
turned from st. Paul, where he had
been for some days, acting on the
schedule committee.
B. E. Kennedy has returned from
st. Paul, where he has been on bust
ness connected with the trainmen's
schedule. He was a member Of the
grievance committee which considered
the matter.
James Brewer, brakeman between
Mandani and Dickinson, passed
through Dickinson on No. 8 Wednes-
day afternoon in company with nine
others from Casselton who enlisted in
Company K.
Superintendent T. H. Lantry de-
clares that $50 employees Of the N. P.
have left the service of the road to
join the army or the navy and that
he expects as many more to answer
the call within a few days.
Fireman AL. Stahl was injured re-
Gently at Hickman, when he stepped
in a Signal hole. Escaping steam pre-
vented Stahl from seeing the hole and
he was thrown heavily to the ground,
cords in his side and shoulder being
severely strained.
Nine empties were derailed at
Allard Tuesday, when Extra 1718
west, Conductor Kennedy and Engi-
neer Shaw, was tagged for a work
train, but no n was hurt and little
damage was done to track. The
wrecker from Glendive was called, No.
2 being delayed about III hours.
Switchmen and clerks are getting
the kinks out of lame soup-bones and
aching joints in preparation for the
first spring diamond battle, which
will be pulled off in the near future.
Both clans are supremely confident of
coping the long end Of the fray, and
the prize which will go to the winner,
said prize being kept a dark secret by
those who are Gin the know"
Mr.. McKnapp, in government serv-
ice, vas in Dickinson and vicinity dur
ing the week, instructing local rail
road employees as to storing and
handling explosives and the proper
marking Of cars containing them. He
also spent some time at Zenith,
Lehlgh and Medora, giving lnstruc-
lions to the mine owners on explos-
ives.
Any N. P. engineer who fails to
bring his train to a stop after a Sec
ond command to halt, when the COM
mand is given by a soldier in uniform,
will be fired on according to a circu-
lar from the office of the superintend-
ent. The new order follows the one of
last week, when enginemen were in
structed to stop their trains on being
signaled by a soldier in uniform.