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Show Railroad News VIA WIRELESS Trainmen's Board Line Up Friday March 1, 1918 West End Conductor Gleeson, Brakemen Rinehart and Cullenen. Conductor Dan Isaacs, Brakemen O'Rourke and Wood. Conductor L. E. Evans, Brakemen J. W. Card and Barnett. East End Conductor P. J. Evans, Brakemen Williams and Flynn. Conductor Ernst, Brakemen Blunt and Stoyell. Conductor Berkhlmer, Brakemen W. M. Card and Calhoun, last Local Conductor Markuheffel, Brakemen O'Hara and Snyder. Work Train Service Conductor Manning, Brakemen Thompson and Bryans. Day Yard Yardmaster Tullis, Switchmen Y eager and McCafferty. Night Yard Yardmaster Thomas, Switchmen Luedtke and RusBell. Extra Board Bodine, Canutson. Laying Off Smith, Monroe, Clinton, Clin-ton, Shields, Sexton, Martin, Jordan, Holmes. Conductor Martin is on the sick list. Went to Salt Lake for treatment treat-ment at company hospital. Dick Shaffer and family returned from their visit with relatives East , and report having had a splendid time. Dick is back onq the job as section foreman. Fireman E. L. Webb sent to Cali-ente Cali-ente to work out of there account of the scarcity of firemen. Frank Strong, civil engineer of the Salt Lake Route, with offices in Salt Lake, has been made a first lieutenant in the American Railway service in France. Congratulations and the best wishes for your safe return. Chas. Wagner, machinist at the local shops, has resigned and will go to Salt Lake, accompanied by his wife. eGo. W. Smith, round house foreman, fore-man, recently appointed to that position, po-sition, has resigned the service and will return to his home in Sacramento. Sacra-mento. We do not like to see such men as Mr. Smith leave us, but 111- t ness of his wife deamnded that he should do so. A. McCall, machinist at the local shops, is a new comer from Sacramento Sacra-mento and will make his home in Milford. Engines 3665, 3607 and the 3411 are in the hospital for heavy repairs. J. D. Bushnell is again acting as round house foreman until such time that another man may be appointed to this important position. J. D., you better put in a bid for it. The Eastern slogan is "Swat the Spy." Come, wake up, we are at war. Be a good listener, keep your eyes open, report to the authorities anything which you believe might be of interest to them, even though It might develop to be an innocent party. par-ty. 'Tis better that he be discommoded discom-moded than let a spy be within your immediate territory and get away because you were in doubts. "This war is real; treat it as such." The Northern Pacific now runs its trains in and out of Vancouvre, B. C. The M. K. & T. has purchased 2 5 locomotives of the American Locomotive Loco-motive Co. The locomotives will be of the Mikado type (don't confuse this name with that of McAdoo). They will be superheated and weigh 314,000 pounds. "Our Chief" P. J. Adams accompanied accom-panied General Manager Comstock and Supt. VanHousen on their inspection in-spection tour Thursday morning. For the present, Brakeman Clinton Clin-ton is doing the heavy as night yard clerk. Cowboy Lichty is performing on the day shift, boots with high heels and all. He will come out with a pair of chaps on next week. Wadd thinks that he is going to have an easy thing of it taking the third in the Nut Club. We are supplied sup-plied with rollers to move big weighty things, Eh, Jim? The 3605 is dressed up like a real goat while the 24 is in the hospital. Really, the 3605 looks real cute with foot boards and a higli power search light setting on top of her tank. J. Smith came in on No. 7 Thursday Thurs-day night from Salt Lake. Been some time since he drove an engine into Milford from the Lake. The new system of checking time at the round house will be put in service ser-vice March 1. Boys, be sure . to be Johnny on the sp'ot and get your time check slip hook not later than seven bells, otherwise you will not get it until eight bells and you will have then lost one-half hour's time on the day. Fireman Haworth and wife returned re-turned from Rochester, Minn., where Mrs. Haworth was under treatment at the Mayo Brothers hospital. Boys, it might be well to read record rec-ord bulletin No. 174. Perhaps it might wise you up. Safety first, you know. Circular No. 6 Office of President. New York, Feb. 20, 1918. H. C. Nutt having accepted commission com-mission as deputy director general of American railroads for service in France, W. HComstock is this date appointed acting general manager during Mr. Nutt's absence. W. A. Clark, President. . Bulletin No. 370 Vacancy for a second brakeman on trains 109. 110. Ill, 112. Train No. 10 ft will leave Salt Lake as an extra at 0:3 5 a. m. Train 112 will arrive Salt Lake as an extra at 5:40 P. M. I!ids will close March 3. 1918. Bulletin No. 1473 Inspectors will at terminals make an inspection of all cabooses for excess ex-cess material, especially wrecking frogs, cook coolers, etc. You will render your assistance toward making mak-ing this inspection complete, and turn over all urplus material to inspectors in-spectors , which you may have on hand. Supt." VanHousen with his business busi-ness car went south Tuesday morning morn-ing on No. 1 to Caliente, where h.; inspected the Pioche branch Wednesday, Wednes-day, and returned to Caliente anil accompanied General Manager Com-stock Com-stock to Milford on No. 2. Asst Supt. Smith and many other gfneial; accompanied Mr. VanHousen. Mr. Prescott, tariff inspector, is expected in Milford within the next few days. W. C. Brown, formerly president of the New York Central and foi many years in various official positions posi-tions on the Burlington Route, has purchased a fine home in Pasadena Cal., where he resides at this time The News reporter was placed in a position by Mr. Brown some thirty-six thirty-six years ago on the St. Louis division divi-sion of the Burlington. Later when Mr. Brown was general manager ol the Hannibal & St. Joe, located at St. Joseph, Mo., he appointed th News reporter as manager of the Burlington uptown city office. Many old rails remember W. C. Brown and each and every one of them today will swear by him. Why? Because he was a man among men. He knew every section man by name, was not afraitf to shake him by the hand and make inquiry regarding the health of his family. Whenever there was a derailment which made it necessary for the wrecker to go out to clean up the muss, Mr. Brown's first thought was of his men. He never failed to see that abundance of good -hot cot-fee cot-fee and sandwiches were supplied to them. Second Trick Operator Murray of the Union station force is laying off for a few days. He will be relieved by Fred Rothman of Lynndyl. Murray Mur-ray bought some cattle. They being rather thin and weak, he is going to whittle out a pair of crutches for them in order to get them out to the ranch. That editor over at Beaver City better not start something now by running those bright red headlines. The Nut committee has had him in mind for some time and they will now probably seek his admission into in-to the Nut club. Con-e on, boys, be a live wire. Give the News reporter .your subscription to the Beaver County News. It's well worth the money and your sub- scription will stimulate the News reporter. re-porter. Oh, yes, our depot was scrubbed, too; windows cleaned and everything made as presentable as Agent Hurley Hur-ley could possibly make it last Wednesday. It is pretty hard to make the old shell known as our Union station look very good, but the goods were delivered just the same. Brakeman Fleming has accepted a position in passenger train service out of Salt Lake. Pretty soft for some people. Don't worry. You're not going to get away with it. Might as well get the license for your dog now as later. A few are not going to pay these licenses li-censes and let others slip out of it. There are no excep'tions either. A wireless was received stating that Machinist Maxwell was enroute to Milford in an airoplane. He's liable lia-ble to be doing most anything. Still he claims that he is no boomer. Mrs. Alma McCafferty, wife of Switchman Thomas McCafferty, underwent un-derwent a very serious operation in Pueblo, Colo., this week. Wire advices ad-vices state that she Is doing as nicely as could be expected. That feller Jim, the barber, denies that he assisted in throwing a Nut out of the window from the second floor at the last meeting of the Nut Club. As the assistant chief Nut was not present the matter is held under advisement as to just what method of punishment will be meted out to him. The club don't care a rap how many Nuts are thrown out of the window, but it does object to having them thrown through the sash, causing caus-ing the Nut Club the expense of replacing re-placing the new window glass. Engineer Joe Arney is expected back from Los Angeles most any ! day. The goat has been in distress I ever since Joe left. I It is understood that a real jass band will furnish the music for the roof garden which is to be located on the new telephone building. Quiry I have a bad toe. It is causing me lo's of trouble and wakes me up at all hours of the night, jj ; What can I do to stop it? Old Hick-i Hick-i ; ory Nut. i Old Hickory Nut Have it arrested, arrest-ed, you nut. News Reporter It's no use. When they are loaded with quicksilver you just can't win. no matter how you roll them. Some people in town could sell the lead in their shoes and make a for-' for-' tune. Watch them move around if j you don't believe it. The readers of this column would like very much to know what method meth-od is used at this time to kill stray-dogs, stray-dogs, also who performs the work, officials or young boys? Fay Bradfield has been appointed as night blue steam caller vs. Miles White assigned to the day job of like capacity. |