The Winslow mail., 1921-10-14

NEWS IN OUR LOCAL
RAILROAD CIRCLES


Maurice Anderson of Fresno, Cali
fornia, is here visiting his mother
this week. Mr.. Anderson who is now
connected with the superintendent
Office of the Santa Fe at the above
point was formerly Addition and
Betterment Clerk here for number
of years.
Mrs. John Grafton, wife of Main
tenance Clerk Grafton, has returned
from Albuquerque, where SHE had
been called on account of the sudden
death of a relative at that point.
Stenographer w. J. Micklewaith
of the Maintenance Department, has
left for Portsmouth, Ohio, where he
will visit relatives for the next few
weeks.
1t is expected that the new turn
table at the local roundhouse will
be installed by this week. The new
table, a massive structure, being 100
feet in length and will be a large
assistance to the Mechanical forces
in the handling of the large power
The present table was only rs feet
in length. The steel work is being
performed by William Buell's Gang
of Topeka.
Miss GLADYS Gibson has bid in the
temporary position of Personal Re
cord Clerk in the Superintendent S
Office, recently made vacant by Miss
Vitz being called to Indianapolis on
account of the serious illness of her
father Miss Ella Dadey has taken
the position of file clerk made va
cant by Miss Gibson.
Master Mechanic George Searles
and wife of Needles were in the city
the first part of the week visiting
friends.
AS per schedule announced in this
column last week, DR.. Morrison was
in the city the first part of the week
calling on the local physicians and
also handling special cases for en-
ployees. He isi making the trip in
Private car Number Ala. He left
here for Gallup Tuesday.
Painting Inspector ]. p. Marsh of
the Chief Engineers Office was in
the city Wednesday of the week,
while enroute from Los Angeles to
Dalies, where he will look after some
painting work for the Albuquerque
Division.
Travelling Accountant Elmer E.
Peckham of the Chicago offices was
in the city the later part of last
week and the first of this, checking
some Federal accounting. Mr.. Peck
ham was located here with the San
ia Fe for number of years and was
Maintenance Clerk when transferred
to Los Angeles. He left here Mon
day for Las Vegas, N. M.
f,,;A of Ecfl
Vitz will regret to hear that her
father is very i'll at his home at In
dianapolis.
Mrs. Irene McQuillan has accept
ed a temporary position as steno-
grapher in the Superintendent Of
flee here.
Mrs. Violet Garner Comptometer
Operator in the Superintendent's Of
flee returned to this city Monday,
after a few days visit with her
daughter at Skull Valley, Arizona.
Transportation Inspector Erwin B.
Hebert was business visitor at
Gallup this week.
Fireman F. NJ Bard has been cal
led to Prescott for jury duty at that
point He left Tuesday of this week.
Edgar Connell and family are in
the city while enroute from the coast
1u InnpOria, Kansas, where M. Con
nell is employed as a Timekeeper in
the Superintendent's office. Mr.. Con-
nell has been here assisting during
the rush work and was only recently
released to return to Emporia.
Vice-President V. Runnels of the
Pullman Company was in the city
Wednesday of this week while en-
route from the coast to his head
quarters at Chicago. He was max
inc the trip in Private car National
and was accompanied by his family
They also made a side trip to the
Grand Canyon while on this Division.
Mrs. Geo. Irwin, wife of Engineer
Irwin has left for Hewins, Kansas,
on account of the serious illness OF a
relative at that point. She left Mon
day of this week.
The Air Brake Instruction Car is
again at Winslow and all train and
enginemen have been notified by bull
Ietin to report to same for the usual
instructions.
Mrs. M. A. Murphy, mother of En-
gineer Murphy, has left for Engle,
N. NJ. thence overland to Hot Springs
for a few days,
Head Timekeeper Gilbert H. Graves
has returned from Los Angeles where
he has been in the hospital for the
last few weeks. Mrs. Graves who
has been in Needles visiting relatives
has also returned to the city.
1t is reported that Librarian Frank
Wisdom and wife who have been in
the hospital at Los Angeles for the
past several weeks are improving
rapidly and expect to return to this
city shortly
FOR RENT