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Springfield. Missouri. September 5 and dren druve over to Hu.~,Oklahornll. Miss Xora Collins, daughter of i,hlet 6. Mr. Stone was called there to 31- and reported a wonderful tlme. Hugo clerlc to Superintendent J. J. Colllns. te~rd the funeral of hie Cousin Ulsr has some fine roads and streets apd accompanied hy her mother visited Louise Davis of Fordland, Missouri. we enjoy visiting our neighbor elf>-. relatives at Parts, Texas, recentl). J. F. Bradley returned to work Sep- Orin "Jigger" McGlasson llaa a I~RH' tember 1, after being away on leave of Chevrolet coach. Kmoch Mallonee sa)'r; absence Cur several week*. LOCAL NO. 5-ST. LOUIS, MO. he br~ught it to drive to Webster County in. Henry JlcCaiTrey, niachinirt npl~ren- SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE R0BIa:RT W. REED. Reporter tlce, Was paaslr~gout clgars recenrlv WEST SHOPS, SPRINGFIELD, MO. all because of the arrlral ot an <- I.rwnl So. 5 has had two good me.et- oound bov. Xo we haven't heard the ings since last report and from pres- new a~p&ntice'sname yet. RUSSELL TODD. Reporter ent' indications will continue. not only Elmer Courdln, blacksmlt% Lliird to have' good meetings, but lo improve Class. Is the proud possessor of a new This writer had the pleasure of visit- on each, at every opportunlly. Ford coach. ing frlends In Houston, Texas, a few Brother Allie Jones, bollerniaker Sherman Ellls, electrician, haw be'en days the last of August and had a welder. spent eighteen days In the'lt. off some time with a bruken hand wonderful tlme. Louis hospital, and had his appen,d,ir whlch he received In a fall. We hoiw J. P. Hurley, chlef engineer power removed, aud iu at this writing visit- Cor his speedy recovery. plant, left September 6th for \Vinpe- ing with his niother, at .imory, MISS. The special equipment, motor cur peg, Canada, to attend th'e annual Fire Mrs. Virgil Light and daughter are and tln shops had a temporary shut Flghters Convention. spending a month in Springfield, vlqit- down the latter part of August but are N. A. Herzoa. chief chemist, and wife ing with the home folks. working full time now. Wort of the enjoyed vacatibning in parts of Canada Brother E. H. (Dock) Bumgarner men enjoyed thelr tlme by fishing and report having a wonderful time' spent a couple of days in Greene while some just stayed rt home. L. E. Richardson was annointed aen- county, and brought back with him his Dlvision Chairmall. I. L Pence had era1 boiler foreman ~e'litember let, old bus. Guess transportation in St. the misfortune of having 11, take his vice Mr. J. T. Walsh, who was pen- Louis was too slow for Doc. wife to Kansag City lor treatment, as sioned . Mr. Richardson was Brother Leaford (Dock) Johnson is she had been ill ror some time. We succeeded'.by- I.. E. ~rddiclias ImiLer spending rhree weeks on a tour Of the hol~ethat she impro\-ed rapidly. He foreman. Geo. 11'. M'illinms was pro- west, stopping in Portland, Ore., aud has the sympathy of the north shops moted to assistant boiler foreman and xeveral other places in California. and Local No. 1. C. H. Bergstrom who was transferred Mr. J. W. Snarr and Nrs. Snarr an- W. W. Lewis, machinist. was retired from the Korth Shop to this shop is nounce the marriage of thelr daughter. September 1 on account of having holler gang foreman. Ruby Fern, to Mr. Conway Brown reached the age limit. His countless A. L. Coons. assistant chemist. en- Hriscoe, on Saturday, the twenty-third friends at the north shops regret' to Joyed a trip to the last of of August. 1930. We extend congratu- see him go as he was a good man. August. .lations.- nnd best wishes. Come and nee us Mr. Lewis. The "Blemphians" \Vext Shop ho\vli~~g roth her ~has.Bogga, lathe 0i)eratOr Fred Shanks was called to Topeka team, captained by W. T. X'c-Farlatld, at Lindenwood, recently had a very to attend the Luneral of his father, started the season in a large way by narrow escape from Perious InJuiy . wi~lnlngtheir first three games. The while nttemptlng to smooth with a Roy Ramey, an old north side pipe- team is composed this year of Ed. fi!e the newly made threads on the fitter, \vho for the past several years Grundburg. .-\. L. Coons, C. H. Berg- piece lie was machining, got hls left has been employed by the Frlsco at strom, Bert Conlon. W. W. Shackel- jumper sleeve wound up and being; Birmingham. waa seen shaking hands ford and Captaln McFarland. made of good material almost wound with friends in the north tin slioi). Mr. J. T, Walsli, wlio was penhionetl U~JCharley before he managed to tear .iugust 18. .\ugust atst was presented with a pipe his jumper off. Brother Charles leaves Mllte Smith, rip track supplyman. and jar of tobacco, also a box of candy thla advice to machine operabor's: wear had quite a loss when his farm build- for Mrs. Wnlsh, by the boilermakers a? clnre fitting mleeves or cut them off ings were destroyed bv fire. The farm this shop. well above the elbow. . is located near ~artvifle,Wright Coun- Bernard E. Hasler, machinist ap- Brother Marion -4. Brayfield, boiler- ty, Mo. prentlce, wan married April 2-lth to maker, is telling all about the good T. J. Roberts lost a son bliss Neoml Tuter at Ozark, Mo. \Ire features or that certaln brand, of all- with typhoid. extend best wlshes to the ~iewlyw$ds. electrlc radio, he Is not selling them. K. Smith drove to Indianapolis. In&, Ora E. Bltterlck is the new stock He just bought a brand-new one. where he is visiting his son and clerk in the store department succeed- Brother Louis 3'. Wudx, sheet metal daughter. ing Umfrey Johllson, assigned to other worker roinmltteenlan, reports tile Geo. Whitlock, machinist. and wife duties. ~oodnews, after boarding all these visited a sister in Wichita. Kan., re- vears, has set himself and wife Uu in cently. PARIS, TEXAS housckee~)ing. .J. F. Van Hook has a nephew. Joe Thc writer visited the old home town S. Van Hook, visiting him. He has during the first half of September and been a teacher in the American school while there visited the north shop% in Shanghi, Clilna, for the past three Wesr shops, and the reclamation plant. years but has resigned his position to Mr. and Mrs. F. 62. Hudson of \Vynne- nncl general office buildiiig. It cer- take a position on the faculty of Stnte w~~od,Oklahoma, and Mr. Carl Hud~~ntalnly was a treat to riwit these plac,es I-nlversity at Boulder City, Colo. of Little Rock, Arkansas, are visiting' after over three yeary ahsence, and to Bill Weish, a sheet' metill worker JTr. and Mrs. 15. B. McGaha: their see the faces of the many friends still who served Ills ~gprentireullip in the daughter and son-in-law and brother working at that point. hut t'he real north shop and later worked in the ;rnrl brother-in-law. trent was to get back into the over- \vest sho~s,has left the IQ'isro al~d Mr. Dave Pusley nnd fanlily hnv? alls al~dgo to work again after the gone into business for himself. He moved to their new residence on vacation was over. hought a filling station. Graham Street. We hope yon like Fred Estes. foreman of the wheel J. C. Cox. our ~enialforelnan of. the your new home, Dave. shop at the nortli uhop at Springfield. rip track, her announced the marrlagc Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Crawford and and former memher of Local KO.6, was of his daughter, Icie Mac, to Mr. .John Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Derrick and tam- n welcome visitor at St. Louis and C. Pope. The \'~)ms were exchanged ilies drove over to Bonham in Mr. Linclen\vnod shop on Labor Day. Fred . but the wedding was Itept C'rawford's new car Rnd we $Ire sure is Just one of the old hoyh. xecret until now. The ceremony was that they all enjoyed their visit. read hy the Rev, Mr. H. A. Wood in S. Nr. and Mrs. B. Palmertree npcl the parsonage I,€ the Canipbell Street two children spent several days visit- SPRINGFIELD NORTH SHOPS Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. pope ing in Red Oak, Oklahoma. \vilI reside in Hal-tville. Paris has been a busy town on ac- .-\J.ES \\-.iTT ant1 GORDOS \-C)$VI.XdI.. - count of entertaining visitors to La- Reporters mar County Fnir whlch was heltl ,at SOUTH TRAIN YARDS L'ttrl~ from September 9th to 13th. In- uluslve. There was several Cine clls- 011 Friday. .\ugust 29, a chicken dill- SPRINGFIELD, MO. plays In farm producta and stock and ner was riven at Dolinz Park IJV \re are rtlll of t'he opinion that we ~,o&nlSo. 1 for members -'and the& Ilavr llie heat farmers aild stock men fnmllles. .4u~roximately 100 memhers ii T,nmar County. were present,- including generirl chair- C'. E. Clark, rheck clerk, iu~df~rnilg Mr. J. D. Fry and wife have just re- man, IJranlc Junkins, his wife and silent Labor lhy visiting with rela- turned from a- vlsit to their old IiomP daughters. and secretary to general tives in hiemi~his. Term. They report town En Illlnol~,where they also had chalrlnan. Howard Pickcns. The com- a fine time. x reunion of Mr. Fry's [xrnily. We mittee in charge of urrang+rnrnts were We are glad Lo report that \Valter know they both enjoyed their vihlt, Jewel1 Divan, chairman. Earl Mc- Pittman ir Imck on tile job after be- and we hope that they can go back Croskey and George Gippert. .4 pleax- in@ oll 76 dam due to an operailon. again next year. ant time was enjoyed by all. ~G~nlcsto our' good doctorn. Xr. and Nrs. T. R. Jackson :~nrl Mrs. SPTve11 Divan. wife of 1\Iachinlst Sam Hayes, ('HI. irlspecldr. h-iCC nnd daughter Glorln Lloys and Nrs. G. \I,. Jewell Divau. spent a few days re- [laughter bpent a fen. &~yrvisiting Allen, Nrs. Jackson's mother and rentiy visiting relatives nt Henrietta. old friends and relatives in 1C:cnsas Jlrs. Buford Huckalwe nnd twn chll- ('it y and St. Joseph. October.. 1930 Page 31

W. H. Pittman, veteran employe of Fred Smith was bumped off helpers' , whom they have named the Frisco railroad, who was retired position at Hardy by T. M. Russell. Connie Van. on a pension the last day of July, is Earl Payne, at Hardy, is worklng Local No. 8 enjoyed a weiner roast visiting with his sister at Hancock, clerks' position extra, while position at Yoemen Park OII September 9. A nw is on hulletin. large crowd was present and all ra- J. L Brandon, car carpenter, reports P. C. Williams, roundhouse foreman, ported a good time. that Mrs. Brandon. who Is ill, is fm- and wife, are now on a 30-day leave provlng. of absence en route to Navosoto, Tex'as, Mrs. A. P. Wells, wife of Check Clerk to see their daughter, and to P-alo JOPLIN, MO. A. P. -Wells, left lor Houston. San Alto, Cal.. and Orchards. Wash., to see Antonio and Calveaton, Texas. where Mrs. Williams' slstar. she will vislt a few days wlth friends Zack Roberts, engineer. who was in R. C. FLETCHER. Reporter and rela tives. While there she will Europe on hin vacation, has again re- also vlsl Cinrk W. Kerr, former storekeeper t Mr. Wells' brother, E. R. ported for duty, and reports a very at Joplin, now storekeeper at Amyry, Wells, and Mrs. Chas. Dugger of Edna, enjoyable time. Miss., was a visitor here on the 7th Texas. John Woody. warehouseman of West of August: He and Mrs. Kerr were Barclay, car Inspector, was Plains, is taking a leave of ahsence visiting fnends and relailves in Ihis away B;Lnree - days on a blg flshlng trlp for 60 days, being relieved by Russ&ll near his farm on one of the Ozark's C. Hestleton, who is vlslting hls wife's district. noted rivers. nfade a big catch and folks here. Geo. L. Seanor, general roundhouse divldc?d with friends. James Rich, helper, relieved C. $1. foreman, took hls vacation the lqst Fre,d Cu'nnlnrrham. check clerk. wife Rowles. of August. He and family spent pgrt and claughter visited friends and rela- Business around West Plains is of the time in a cottage in the Ozarks. tives at Pawnee. Okla., Labor Day and rather rushing, caused by rush of hay near Pineville, enjoying. boat'ins and repor ts having had a nice time. and feed account drouth conditions. fishing. Stock business plcking up well owing H. R. Jones. boilermaker, was acting to new high-class market train Frisco foreman in the absence of Mr. Seanor. recently put on; during the month- of Ed Sharp, night macbinlst, is on a MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT August 209 cars loaded freight re- 30-day leave of absence, spendlnp his ceived. and 74 cars billed out, also 21 vacation on all auto trip through THAYER, MO. cars poultry shlpped out. Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. 0. A. Rae. machinist, IS filling F. N. PEEBLES, Reporter Sharp's job. and Hugh McKenzie' is filling Lackey's job. This change Blra. Andy Schwarzenback, wife of LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA. gives the extra man, James Bryant, a retired engineer, was called to Atc.hi- joh as hostler helper. son. Kan., account sickness of her U. G. Boyd, supplyman, way off sick sister. H. H. FULLER. Reporter for a few days. His job was filled by The Frlsco garden surrounding ,the Earnest Rule. depot Is one of the most beautiful Tom Foster, air man and asslrta.nt spots on the Southern division, and Mrs. C. M. Atchinson and sons, wife foreman at Rot'h pards car depart- Sam Woolrldge and wife are to be and sons of C. M. AVchinson, terminal ment, spent his vacation touring the congratulated in the manner in which water service man, have returned fr.onl north central states and part of thev have taken care of this garden. their vacation, spent in Scott City, and Canada. He Is home again and back .And the wrlter is of the opinion that othev points in Kansas. on the job. Sam will secure the first prize. Asa Vion, engine inspector, and son, Miss Gladys Xelson, daughter of Mr. .I. A. Beck, retired yardmaster. is George, spent a very pleasant vaca- A. D. Nelson. inspector at roundhouse, now a patient In St. Johns' hospital tion visiting with friends and rela- has returned to Hastlngs. Seb., where at Springfield. tives in Galesburg and Canton, Ill. she is instructor in the Hastings Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Xevada, No., Mr. T. E. Gidden, former machine School of Musical Arts. visited C. E. Maxwell, fuel foreman. shop foreman, whose position was \'. M. Black, formerly of the store Rubln Holmes, third class machinist, abolished account reduction in forces, department here, now of Wichlta, and is now In the Springfield hospital. has moved his family back to Sher- his wife were visitors here the first Paul Bechter, engineer, is on a visit .to man. Texas, where Tom has exercised week of September. Oklahoma. hls senlorit? and taken a job in back The brldge gang of Henry "Hank" P. 0, Freeman, t'he preacher-en i shop. Sorry to lose this fine fa~nilv Classen are rebuilding the roundhouse. neer, has now reported for duty afK but wish them every happiness in the& Old age had given the old building a a very successful revival held at Yale, new home. decided list to the starboard stle. Tenn. Earl I\'. Miller. who has held jobs in "Hank" and his gang are straighten- 0. Johnson, laborer, is now in the the shops here and for the last year ing her up, giving her new supports, Snri~irfield. hosoitnl.-. hns been blacksmith's helner, has re- a new roof and new doors. I1aul I'oynol', telegraph operator, is signed and with his family has gone Mr. Rogers. government inspector. olY for a few days atccount sickness of to Lamar. Colo., where he will be was here on the 12th. giving the me- his father. Rip IBhillips is relieving associated with his father-in-law in chanical department a clean sheet on him...... running a large ranch. Good luck to all locomotives inspected. E. Banks, yardmaster, and wife are ? ou Earl. now on a visit to Tulsa and Wuskogee. Our power plant has been in qulte n John Fry, brother of Riley Fry, d1.ed torn up condition for the past several KANSAS CITY MECHANICAL August 21 after a lingering illness. weeks while our boilers and furnaces Burial was made in the local cemetery were undergoing repairs. It waa DEPARTMENT August' 23. necessary to reline the furnac6s. LOCAL No. 4 1\Irs. W. N. Andrews, wlfe of pumper, Jlessrn. TCnnis and Wooiey. from ttle is now in the hospital at West Plains. west shops, Springfield, are doing the A. J. Miller and wife are the proud brick work under the supervision of parents of a new boy who weighs 8 chief engineer Hurley. Glad to have We all wish to extend our best pounds. the boys with 11% wishes to Mr. Clarence Enht and wife. H. W. Wright, brakeman. and wife The members of Local So. 8. with who were married rccetltly. Jlr. Enhi nrp viniting at Poplar BluW, Mo. their families, enjoyed u watermelon IS employed as ah man in the me- P. A. F. Ingle, agent, made a visit feed at Springs Park, one evening re- chanical department. to St. Louis. Mo. L. F. Conley relieved cel~tly,and everyone had ;I most eo- William X'anslll, machhilst helper, him. joyable time. More than a thousand has returned to St. Louls to enter Cllc S. Sltaggs, roundhouse clerk, made pounds of melons were consumed. hospital and undergo treiltmcnt for n trip to Springfield to attend the ball Arthur Hnlclr~man, water service bronchial trouble. game. A. H. Jones, Areman, relieved man, is on his vacation. "Shorty" Wllber Davis, apprentice machinist. .him...... Dodsworth is relieving him. had the honor of belonging to the Mrs. Ed Gamble and two daughters T H. Elam, hoiler foreman, and drlll team of %I. W. A., which took of Kanxas Clty are now visiting .\lrs. fanlily spent their vacation the Intter first prize at the JIissourl State Pair. (1. E. Maxwell. part of hi~gi~stin "cool" Colornrlo. Frank Bertina, wlfe and darl~htertr. W. F. Fickle. conductor. and wife Word has been received in Tenid of Iqa and Dixie Lee, with yours truly and made a trip to St. Joe, Ark. the serious Illness ol J. If. Walker of wife, spent n very enjoyable vacation . hIm. David Thomas and daughter. Menrphls, former di\~lainl~storelreeper ill Galveston, Texns. wite and daughter of conductor, are here. HIS many friends here are James Day. niachinfrt helllcr, wnn ntT now on a visit to h'ingara Falls and hoplng for hls sl~ecdyrecover\'. a few days last month with a crippled Canada. After their return thev are Our baseball team Is still going back. going to make their future home in strong. We recently played a game Local So. 4. on Thursday, October 3. Springfield, Mo. with the Yoemen team of thix city, for gave an old-faahloned square dance at Thayer Ingle, pumper at Altmere, the bellefit or the mllk and ice fund. their hall, evewone hav1n.e a fine time Ala.. visited home folks recently. and a neat nun1 was realized. dancIn~and lintenlug to- Che happy On August 24, at 4:OO 1,. m.. Miss Vera, the wnnll daughter of AIr. and hollow rang from radio stntlon Mildred Halstead, daughter of En~i- JIrs. Winnie Sewton. has heen ouite a' KLTRC. neer J. A. Halstead. and E. Hall were with m~llariafever hut nt this writing Lucien Anderson, supplyman. Is haclc united in marriaae at Salem. .irk. is some better. 011 the job having returned from St. L. I,. Burows is now thcl new ~)l.at- 1\11., and Mrs. Jake Carroll are the 1,uuis hospital. form man. proud 1r;wents of ii 6-pout~dson, born Jessie JIcCrendy. machillist. wrr..: ofi' a few days with a slight attac!r of Mr. John Perrizo, boilormaker, and WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT appendicitis. family spent two weclts' vacation in Miss Marlha Davis, dau~htc'r of Sew Slesico. SPRINGFIELD, MO. Carlos Ihvis, pipeman, spent a slyrt \V. J. Holcomb and wife are the vacation at home before returning to parents of ;I little son, IVillfoi-d. ('ld.\L~l~l~;Hk~RI

NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS Mr. and Mrs. Chester Po\\-ell ha\-e account of the death c~f his brotiier- been entertaining Xrs. Powell's par- in-law. C. E. Ray. engineer. ents of Oklahoma City. E. C. JIurl)hy, clerk, formerly of this Harold "Blakie" Mays, machinist, place, is now working at Clinton as George Gibson, sheet metd \\wrlier. wlth Mrs. Maps visited relatives in car clerk. has been retired on account of total Hnlltown September 7. Pred Henrlrix, night clerlc at tlie disability. Thls Is another example of Claude Wills, laid off at this point on freight house, has bid in the extra the flne value of our group insur;i~!ce, account of reduction in force, has been -arts timelreel~er's position at Tower since Mr. Gibson wlll now draw it out ansigned a regular job as boilernia!ier Grove. in the form of a 1)en~ion. at Hayti. No. Aries Romayue Swift, clau~htey of C. S. Kleser, night roundhouse fore- 111.. .James Walsh, former general 1,:ngineer J. J. Stvift, who was 1nju1'etl man, has resumed hia dutles following holler foreman, who wax retired on Au~ust31, is able to br out again fol- a two weeks' vacatlon whlch he bpent on account of having. reached low~n~confinement to her bed for the in having a good time and renting the age limit. was glven a farewell [bast few weeks. supervisors ~\II.s. J. Colhum and daughter. UP. bnnquet by Itis hmtlier at Mack Edward \Villlam.*. llre huildrr. suf- HcIIC-Hi11 'Pea House, Sel)tembcr 4. .Jrttnnle, haw returned from :I t'wo fered the grievous loss of his wlfe. Paul Hasler. formerly bolt gang weeks' vlrlt with relative8 and friends \vhrtse death occurred during thc past loreman at west shop, is now \vorkir~g in I'ittr11ur.t: :~nd Inr1el)endenve. K~LII. month. Sylnpathv of the rounilhouyc ~t Aniors, Miss. employes is extended ttr) hlni and liis We wish tu estend thc syrn1,:rttiy of ch~ldren. the west sho~)to W. 1.:. Haynies, coa~h \irm. AIelton also has the ssmoitthv-. Iminter, nnd family in the recent de>itti of the roundhou~eenlployes in th; of his wife. death of his wife. whlcii occurrwl Selr- Guy Barnes, niachilrist, and f;~~nijy ternber -5. Mr. Xlelton Is an engine visited in H~i~dy,Ark., tlie latter part watcher at the passenger ntation. of- .~\nrust- -, -.. . - , Jarnes Loser, hollermaker. has re- C. A. "[.urley" Jones, welder, an- turlled from two weeks' vinlt with his nounces the birth of a baby girl, mother-who lives at Wenifield, 111. Thelma Renn. . ('harles Atkinson, machinist, is George Kent, niachinist. visited in yrieving the loss of I~isfire weeks' Mohile, .-\la., the latter part of Xug.~~vt. old haby, wi~odied Se!)teml)er 1. Sym- Herbert Chrinil)ieus, macliii~ist. was 1)athy of the roundl)i)~rseen111loyes 1s ol)elSated on for ap1)endicitis September extended to him ant1 Mrs. Atkinson. S. He Is get'ting along nicely. Sitas Snider is celebrating the nr- We wish to estend the rympathy of rival of a 10-pound boy at. his hoinc, the wSt shop to Frank AIcPeuk ancl who has been named Loyd Hubert. Mr. t'tlmily in the rec!ent illness and depth Snlrlcr is a machinist on the day shift. of their daughter. iCIrs. Floyd Peters and two children Earle White, maol~lnist,is the ~>ro!~d recently spent a very enjoyable three father of an 8%-pound boy, Donaltl weeks at Rovalle. Mont., where they Earle, born September 5. visi tell Airs. Peters' sister. 31'1'. Peters A. H. Eng.lelting, blaclismith, with is a ni~cliiniston stoker work. Mrs. TSngleking visited Sedalia and the Cecil Groves, cellar packer, is the Ba~n;ill dam site the latter part of Aueust. proud dilddy of ;I G!&-pound hos, which One hundred ancl sixty-five ~)ounrl\of arril'crl at Iiis home during tlic past George Walker. boilermalce~.. is Ash are pictured above. The proud fi41- month. The vounr man has heen mighty proud of his Ilew title of errnen whn made the catch are from tlic named Benjam'in ~;.anklin. Grandpa, acquired on thc arrival of Springflelcl. .\lo.. west shop (with one ex- Richard "L)ick" Runch. machinist on Hilly George Walker'. September 8. ception) and are. reading from. left to duty at the ~msse'ner station. is \ire wish .to extend the symuathy of right: Doak Ihvis. "Cub Davis. Shelby sportlng a new xasli coach which he the west shot) to George Davidso~i in Ely. Roy C:albralth and .\I. 0. Zittle purchased during the past month. the death of his son, September 11. Lhvis was formerly employed at the West .ilva Bunch, supplyman, showed that R. J. "Chub" Cowell. machinist. Sliopn. The flsh were cauqht on Rig Sac he was not to be outdone by his hopes Lo beat his previous record of River in Cedar County. No. brother, so he turned in his old Flint over seven years using the rnmc bench on a new Plymouth coach. brush with the new- one 1)urchai;ed Se1)tember 2. Carl I3ergstrom. for many years WEST SHOP LOCOMOTIVE DEPT. boilermaker foreman. has been trans- All Frisco employes should put forth ferred to the west shops, where he has their best efforts to get 2111 trirffic tips SPRINGFIELD, MO. heen assigned to the position of fore- 1)ossihle and should stay behind the merchants that patronize the Frisco. man or the boiler shop. We are sorry A. 1,:. GODFItlCY. Rel)orLe~. to lose Mr. Bergstrom, but wish him as they are the men who hell) to piy success in his new duties. our salaries. ;\I Bishop, machinist, \vith Mrs. Mr. and hlrs. 1,ester 1~:llin~swortIi J. \V. "Buck" Reddick has been a])- are tlie proud parents of a !~+!!-pot~ntl pointed to succeed Carl Bergstrom as Rishol) and daughter, Solma Je,an, visited with t.elntives ill West Plains baby boy, horn Se1)tember 6. boilermaker foreman. Mr. Reddick SI. IS. Tong made a flying tril) tu wan formerly foreman of the boiler the latter part of August. At a recent supervisors dance Bill Ava September 7. c1er)artment of the back shop here. R. E. S~+vageand family spent n few T.ocal No. 1 had a very enjoyable T.a\vson, strippiug gang foreman, wax having great sport playing football rl~yxat Conway during the recent lay nutirig and picnic at the Doling Park IIR... the evening of Angust 29. The chicli- with u straw hat, but was chagrined when he learned that the h:?t belonged Geo. Demore ancl wife and P.rdfo-d cn feed and basket lunch was enjoyecl H;tgley and wife nljent the last week by everyone. to Hunh Seaman, general foremr~n at the west shol), and Bill comprornisetl of August at Hermitage, Mo., fi~hi11.e. Mr. and hIrs. 6. L. Kemmlin~,f:itlie?- John Ellis and wife m;~dea trip to ill-lam and mother-in-law of Blaine IF I>uyinx XI.. Seaman ?I ne\v hat. Sevatla week of August 30. T,aw, boilermaker, are hack from a trip Mrs. Roy Tuter 1s very ill at hev to California. They are loud in their home. \\re hope for her a speedy rc- praise of the Frisco's service, li:ir.i]ic covcry. 1n;lde the trip by train, as they say Mr. and JIrx. C. A. Jones are tlie that is tlie only way they travel-they 1)roud parents of ;L baby glri, born sny all the service \\.as fine on other. August LO. roi~ds,but that on the Frisco it just Louis Hnzen, switchman. attended We are very sorry to learn at the se~rnrdna?ur.al. the funeral of Fireman E. T. \.Vhite, time of writing of SIrs. Fred Sewtn~)'~ in St. Louis on Sept'emher I. severe lllneotr. We hope to lenrn soon Albert Breshears, clerk to assist:Lnt of her recowpry. WEST SHOP MECHANICAL NEWS su~>erintendeiitof this lace, hns re- Mr. and Mrs. 1Cdw. Burch spent the SPRINGFIELD, MO. signed his position that he ma?. enter recent layoft' mith folks on the farm. - college. Arthur Stewart, of Spripg- 41 -Jacobs 2inA Family spent :r few A H. HISHOP and B. W.B.\LI~RIUGIL field, is holding down the position d.rp at Topeka, lian., mith home Reporters whlle it is under bulletin. Colkx. h?r. and Mrs. Wm. Gowcrs. car man The boys of the west side shoDs Hornce Arlcrrman. machinist al)l)ren- :mcl wife, left Se~)tember16 for :L two were hwrv 10 henr of the deatl% of tlce, h:~a at last admitted that he is weeks' visit at Hoocl River. Ore. i'nrl ~iedi-lck. who (lied in 1)etroit. rnnrried. Horace has been mxrricd for Luther Riddle, caller. has bid in the Micll.. AUPUP~25. Mr. Diedrick i* the about nlne months. liell,ers' position at Aurora and left brother of Fred Diedrick, boilermaker. IVade RaldridSe, machinist al>])ren- for that place September 16. of the west rrho1rx. He served on the tlce. with Mrs. Baldridge visited relg- E. T. Burton. operator of Springfield. fire depnrtmo~tt in 1)etroit for thirty tlvcs in Hallto\vn the flrst of Sel)tem- is working as agent at Newburg while years. her. the vacancy is under bulletin. $1. A. Cooper, with family, spent a Russell Todd, mail hoy, visited in Ernest Coursen worked a few days few days at Stockton, Mo., with home Dallas and Galveston. Texas. the latter as helper at Richland this month. folks. J. A. Iind some fish story whcn part of <\ugust and the first of Sep- H. C. Waggoner, brakcman. Rolla he returned, tember. Suh, was off n fern days this month on The Iwys are ~)lannir~gon getting