| Show operations of baggage check swindlers lers the game Is a new one most 0 the railroads have discarded the old thao brass checks and now use a card on which is written the destination route and other particulars these cards are easy to imitate and when tho sharper notes the wording and number of a check upon a piece of baggage that has just arrived it Is the work of but a few moments to prepare a duplicate and present it to the in many cases the baggage has been delivered several hours before the real owner called tor it thus giving ample time to make away with the plunder word has been received at local i headquarters that a passenger who loft on southern pacific train no 6 yesterday noon was relieved of while on the platform at the union depot awaiting the departure of hla train tor the west the matter has been reported to tho police that there was a pickpocket at the depot I 1 during the noon hour when many trains were in tho yards Is borne out by the fact that mr who at the time was shipping laborers to california was relieved of his diamond scarf ilni at about the same time that the passenger was parted from his cash H S twining district superintendent of the pullman company i in og den on an inspection trip leaving ogden he will go north on the same mission the fourth train of haggin borses arrived in ogden at 9 this morning and wore held here until 3 this afternoon owing to a b truss rod on one of the cars which was repaired at tho cur shops while the horses were in ogden thomaa keogh purchased one of tho animals and had it token to his stable the committee in charge of the arrangements range ments for the machinists annual ball which will be given next wednesday evening at boilers toilers Toi lers academy are exerting every effort to make it one of the beat yet given and if possible the beat southern pacific engineers L L shanks lee nelson J H taylor and D knowles have been transferred to the wyoming division of the union where they will work during the present heavy business the eleam derrick stationed at og deu together with the wrecking crew was ordered to salt lake to pick up the wreck in tho oregon short line yards which occurred last evening A special train on the lake shore road carrying mr and mrs marshal field sr from new york to chicago today covered the malca between cleveland and toledo in lob minutes the barlow brothers newa agency which recently moved from salt lake to ogden are unpacking a large stock of fruits confectionery and everything in their line they are contemplating increasing the stock in order to be ablo to furnish the people of ogden as well as the transients with goods of their line tho move to ogden means about 50 a day for this city for according to manager redfield that is about the amount per day that la expended in this city at the present almb 25 men are engaged in this work and all ot them make their homes in this city where they get from 24 to 36 hours lay over E 0 battla of the utah construction company left tor orovilla yesterday where he will resume charge ot the work on he western end of th western pacific work daniel bryden who is at the lice um theater this week with his trained iloda formerly a well known rall road man having worked oa thi southern pacific as a brakeman ano conductor several years ago he a ono time had charge of the railroad yards at wells nevada lut to purchase and conduct a dog hennei about ten miles out of seattle where ho has trained and dobai for tho blebel and gentry brothers shows ho la shaking hands with his old time railroad friends in this seo kioa |
