The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-13
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RUlBLNG ON THE RAILS


o. Railroad at Artesia, viii regret to
learn that illness has prevented him
being at work regularly for the past
month.
Ventilated cars moving water
melons cut Of Florida and Georgia,
passing through the yards on express
freights to the Northern and Eastern
markets was noted the past week. A !
tall brown remarked, "Lawdy mussy,
dare goes water milions-fore Gawd, /
wish something would happen and
they get split close to here"
Mr.. w. r. Nash has been given
yardmen work by Train Master Bull |
loch, of the S. |. M. Railroad. Dur
ing the past week he saw service as
switchman in the local yards.
Engineer r. Y. (Railroad) Moore
has been in road service during the
past week with the S. |. M. Railroad.
The past week he saw work train"
service.
Mr.. w. 0. Hartsell's friends were
glad to note him on the right hand
side engineers side) Of the S. !. M.
Railroad yard engine during the past
week.
Mr.. M. H. Uranium, popular en-
ploye who has run on the Belzonia
branch of the S. |. M. Railroad was
here during the week mingling with
his railroad friends who reside here.
Yard Foreman w. w. Shamburger
for the S. |. M. Railroad at West
Point visited here during the week.
Mr.. A. S. Thompson, an official of
the S. ]. M. r. X. who maintains and
has charge Of the store rooms with a
corps of efficient help is back from st.
Louis where he secured stock for his
department.
Iron Bridge Engineer H. Austell
accompanied by j. N. Johnson of the
Tuscaloosa offices were in Columbus
during the week.
Mr.. Jno. r. Laws, Jr., during sum-
mer vacation, is seen with the South
ern Express Co., as valuable en-
ployec.
Fireman w. f. Lany is on the '22l"
on the M. & o. "owl' running be-
tween Columbus and Artesia.
Conductor E. T. Baisden of the
work train service working out of
this city, was called to Georgia the
past week on account Of the illness of
Mrs. Baisden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Resler Of the Immi-
grafton and Land Development de-
partment of railroading, have had
their headquarters moved from Mer-
irian to st. Louis. Recently Mr..
! Resler has been assigned to princip-
ally industrial development which is
/ taking on numerous long journeys
Hhis happy couple were greeted
here during the week.
Chairman of the order Of trainman
Ainsley Cardinal, Montgomery Dis
trict, has been joined by his wife II
4 st. Louis. Mr.. Cardinal has been In
st. Louis since the strike of the
switchman.
Travelling Tariff Inspector W. D
Couburn, of the M. & 0. and the s. |
M. Railroads, has been a visitor here
during the week looking over the
files in the cabinets of local agents.
Cashier Henry Farrior and Bill
Clerk Gus Hinson were visitors t
Meridian the past Sabbath.
If plans carry, Mr.. w. E. Leeeh anC
his most estimable family, will b.
baking in the sun shine on the coas
for the next ten days. The efficien
agent of the local STATEN is enjoying
his first vacation for period OF ST.
wears and his friends wish for him
self ands family one that is running
over with delight. The local offic'
will be in charge of Chas. E. Hold
skins. as efficient chief clerk.
Mr.. C. L. Nash, an M. & 0. official
} with headquarters in Tuscaloosa, wa
here during the week, where he con
ferred with Mr.. A. S. Thompson OF
the store-keep of the S. !. M. Ran
road.
Miss Christine Woods recently &C
cepted a position in the Division
Store Keepers office which is unde
the management of Mr.. A. s. Thomp
, son. Her friends will be gratified t
learn that she is filling the position
most creditably.
]. NJ. Hearne, special agent and de
tective for the Montgomery District
was in the city the past week.
Mrs. ]. r. Watson is back at hom
} after asfew days delightfully."- spen
with her mother at Humboldt, Tenn
Flagman Latham, of the NJ. 4 9
! Railroad, has been dispatched to Col
umbus by Train Master D. F. Ric
for work train service.
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