The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-10-12
MANY CHANGES IN
INLAY EMPLOYEES

INLAY, Oct 11.-Dorondo Downs.
the day foreman of the roundhouse,
is to take position in the Sparks
shops and ]. Knott of Sparks is COM
ing up this week to take his position
here. Mr.. and Mrs Downs are moving
back to Sparks this week.
Some trouble was experienced last
week on the railroad with engines
breaking down. Side rods and main
rods. etc, gave way on four big To-
comotives and they had to be towed
in. This was most unfortunate at this
busy season.
Edward Cinnabar and Johnny
Thacker accidentally discovered a
nest of rattlesnakes on the hills back
of the Thacker ranch last week. They
killed five and two got away from
them Some find! But they wish 1t
understood they were not hunting for
rattlesnakes, either.
According to Labor" the Western
Pacific is asking the United States
government for $361,755.00 for creep
ing rails" caused by using its tracks
between Wells and Winnemucca in
one way only, the Southern Pacific
line having been used for traffic in
the other direction, during the war.
The average person might ask: Don't
they run trains one way only on all
double-track roads," Then the rail-
road men will tell you that double
track roads are built differently
They install "anti-creepers" to pre-
vent such trouble.
B. A. Kibbce, third-trick yardmas-
ter, is leaving this week Reports
at present are that a Mr.. Spear from
he Portland division is to fill his
position. other changes in officials
are rumored
Mrs W. H. Corbiere and small son
departed for Sparks and Reno Mon
day for a visit to relatives there.
Mrs. Frances Barkley of Sparks, a
ormer resident OF Inlay. spent the
weekend with friends here.
Resident Engineer Otis Weeks of
Ogden was an arrival in town Thurs
lay night.
Mrs. c. p Devine visited Winnie
nucca Thursday.
Roadmaster John Reddy of the
Sparks fnafay division was in town
Thursday.
Mrs. d. p. Downs of Sparks spent
he weekend at the home of her son,
Dorondo Downs.
H. w. Wistner, assistant superin-
tendent of the Salt Lake division,
was noted in town during the week.
Charles Henry Pearsons and wife
and sons, John and Thomas, were in
town Friday night, en- route to Santa
Barbara. They have spent the sum-
ner in Missouri.
Dave Hickey, master mechanic at
Ogden. was seen in town last week.
Mrs. L. G. Jackson was shopper
in Winnemucca Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Swords returned
from Sparks where they purchased a
home. They are packing up, prepara-
tory to moving down there next week.
William Connors of Tungsten was
in town Friday after supplies.
f. l.. King, superintendent of the
Salt Lake division, arrived in his pri-
vate car. "The Salt Lake" Thursday
night on the supply train.
G. G. Gallo and daughter. Miss
Domencia. of Unionville were seen in
town Wednesday.
Thomas Hislop. who has mining in
terests in the Humboldt Canyon, was
in town after supplies Wednesday,
Joseph Greiler. roadmaster of the
Imlay-Carlin subdivision, was in town
on business Thursday.
Mrs. A. G.. Boulding returned from
Sparks Monday, where she had been
visiting relatives.
Elton Moyle of Mill City was in
town several times last week.
r. E. TIMBER of Humboldt was seen
in town Tuesday.
III. p. Buchener. assistant store
keeper at Sparks. was transacting
business in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Friedman
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
Gallagher and Misses Frances and
Louise Graham of Princeton, Iowa.
formed an auto party which was go
ing to California for the winter. They
were in town Tuesday.
Clyde Z. Douglass, mining man of
Ely, was noted in town Monday.
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