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The Gallatin Valley Line THE National Park season is ap­ out, the smelters and stamp hills are ,world-wide importance and world­ proaching and with it, the thoughts silent and part of her ancient history, wide fame, beca'use it is the Gateway of Milwaukee BOOSTERS turn tp­ the grain will still be growing and the to the most scenically beautiful and ward The Gallatin Gateway and the GaUatin VaUey will stiH be £roducing interesting route between the railroad Gallatin Valley Line; but long before wheat and oats and peas and potatoes and YeUowstone Park. GALLATIN just as'abundantly as it does today. GATEvVAY; with its luxurious and the new and magnificent route to Yel­ For with proper treatment, and abund­ beautiful INN 'to provide ease and com­ lowstone Park, by way of GALLA­ ant water, there is no "panning out" fort for the weary traveler is one of the TIN GATEWA Y and the canyon of in the wealth of a, fertile soil. outstanding accomplishl~ents in 'the West Gal1atin River was opened to history of the Valley. GALLATIN Park tourists by the Milwaukee Rail­ The Valley, covering 2507 square road, the little branch line 'of this rail­ ,miles, lies beautifuUy and stretches up GATEWAY INN, built at a cos1 of road known as "The G. ,V. Line" was the slopes of the Rocky Mountain foot­ a half million dollars by the Milwaukee hills. It has one hundred and fifty Railroad, is the handsomest and finest in operation and giving a good ac­ hotel in the State of Montana' and count of itself by serving a prosperous thousand acres under cultivation. The Gallatin River flows through far flung here, with the Milwaukee trains' right and great agricultural area in the Gal­ at Its door, Park tourists experience latin VaUey. fields and meadows, while over a11 is the smiling "sunshine that brings the aU the comforts of a first class hotel The G. V. Line, with western term­ from which they may step off from' golden harvest. th~ inus at Three Forks runs southeaster­ TravelerS to Yel1owstone Park, tak­ or on to the luxurious trains of ly through the Val1ey to GALLATIN Milwaukee either as they enter or ing the GALLATIN GATEWAY leave the Park. GATE\iVA Y, and to Bozeman, Mon­ Route experience the pleasure of a tana; with outstretched fingers to the sight of agricultural magnificence un­ A little off the main line of the "G. thriving towns of Belgrade, Menard, rivaled in the West, as ,they glimpse Manhattan and other points that owe V." is Belgrade, where is a large flour­ through the car windows, the roUing ing miU that makes as fine a grade of their right to being, because of the Valley and broad acres of growing ,broad, fertile VaUey which for many flour as is miUed ,anywhere in the coun­ crops that evidence the fecundity of try. Belgrade is a thriving and wide­ years has been famed as one of the the soil; and see the splendid ra'nches world's greatest grain centers-grow­ awake VaUey town with a keen and and great dairy herds that graze over intelligent interest in aU things that ing in fertility and productiveness with the rich pastures. Truly the Gallatin each succeeding year. pertain to the betterment of GaHatin Valley is a bread and milk factory Val1ey and its' prosperity. At the World's Fair, in Chicago, in for the Nation. And what has been said of Belgrade 1893, the State of Montana was fea­ Through this Western Garden of tured as "The Silver State" and ores Eden runs the G. V. Line, furnishing pertains in a like measure to Logan, and 'metals v{ere the outstanding ex­ rail facilities to a large agricultural to Manhattan and aU other market hibits;, but with no minimizing of the and stock raising area. . The towns centers reached by this little branch mineral resources and wealth of Mont­ along its way are market. centers for line of ours. ,Manhattan has flOUT ana, the grains that grow in her sunny the ranchers, and ,distributing .points mills and marketing facilities of the valleys are no mean rivals to the copper for their produce; and one of these most improved character that give it and silver and gold that come out of which but a few short years ago, wa~ promise as one of the VaHey centers. her hills; and when the ore lodes have one of the modest country towns that It has a "live wire" Chamber of Com­ worked out, and her gold has pa'nned catered to the Valley, has become of merce which broadcasts information in

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Lounge R.oom, Gallatin Gateway Inn regard to Gallatin Valley and its own latin Range, the Big Belts, the Madison man is one of the outstanding attrac­ prominence as one of the civic cen­ Mountains and on its far. horizon, are tions of the city. It is one of the units ters. It is a hospitable little town the towering sentinels of the Continen­ of the Greater Montana State Univer­ and ·visitors ·are always made welcome. tal Divide lifting their shining sum­ sity, with thirteen hundred students. It is remembered that when the first mits across the western view. In the The College is magnificently situated contingent of Park tourists via GAL­ city, are broad avenues, modern public high up in the hillside, commanding an LATIN GATEWAY drove through buildings and lovely homes. In its incomparable view of the Valley and Manhattan, the citizens ·one and all, summer dress of green lawns, shade the mountains. In front, almost hover­ were out to give them greeting and trees, and wealth of flowers it is charm­ ing over the campus, are the peaks of hal)d each passenger a bouquet of na­ ing and delightful. the Bridger Range, while swinging a­ tive-grown sweet peas. That little in­ Bozeman is the home of Gallatii1 round, as if in grand panoramic circle, cident probably illustrates the spirit of Valley's noted sweet pea culture, and all the other peaks and summits loom Manhattan more strongly than many­ every hOI11e, every garden is bordered in majestic grandeur. If there is in­ worded encomiums could. and embowered in the gorgeous color­ spiration in the mighty manifestations An attraction somewhat different, on ing of these dainty flowers. The fame of _Nature, the students at Bozeman the G. V. Line is Bozeman Hot of Gallatin Valley's sweet peas car­ may ,Nell be inspired by the picture Springs, a group of warm springs ries far beyond the confines of their they have to look upon during all their whose waters have curative qualities of mountain-girt Paradise. The qualities student days: a superior order. The Bozeman Hot of the soil, the sparkling water supply The curriculum at Bozeman College Springs resort is one of the attractions and the all-pervading sunshine of their is applied generally to education in of the Valley and is visited every growing season bring the blooms to a agriculture, engineering, home econ­ year by a large number of people. high degree of perfection; and once omics, applied art, secretarial studies The city of Bozeman, the eastern every summer, the Valley joins in and applied science. A farm is oper­ terminus of the Gallatin Valley Line a Sweet-Pe.:. Carnival, while Bozeman ated in connection with the College, the is one of the most beautiful little cities has acquired the sobriquet of "The farm and the campus comprising about in Montana, as well as one of the most Sweet Pea City." four hundred and fifty acres. interesting and progressive. It has Industri~dly. Bozeman is a busy The Agricultural Experiment Sta­ a population of nearly ten thousand, town. It has several large flouring tion is associated with the College and and has, in the past two years, experi­ mills, cereal mills, a pea cannery, a has about 320 acreS of irrigated land enced a remarkable increase, gaining modern ice manufacturing plant; and with another farm of about 600 acres in numbers in that time, nearly fifteen it furnishes marketing facilities for the of non-irrigated land about four miles hundred. ranchers of the surrounding country, from town. And right here a word It lies in a picturesque spot in the the stock raisers, etc. A United States about the Experiment Stations of Mon­ heart of the mountain country, and is Fish Hatchery is maintained there as tana, which are wonderful institutions. the seat of Gallatin County. Framing well as an important Agricultural Ex­ Owing to the great diversity of climate the Bozeman picture, are the lofty periment Station. in the State, a study of agricultural peaks of the Bridger Range, the Gal- The Montana State College at Boze­ and live stock problems, with their Page Four Engineering Building, Montana State College

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J\lnin Street in Bozelnall. l\Iontana Girls' Dormitory years to follow, during which the "Land of The Shining Mountains" was explored by fur-trappers, gold-hunters, pioneers of every description and great diversity of morals and character, in­ cluding outlaws, road agents and band­ its; and all of them subject· to the marauding propensities and bloody cruelties of hostile Indians. The Three Forks Plain, as it was named by the early discoverers, not only saw the westward trek of Lewis and Clark, pressing on over the mountains to find the Columbia and to establish an over­ land trail to the Pacific; but it staged for some of the returning explorers, A JUontnna Stock Ranch some thrilling events that take promi­ possibilities and in hibitions gives far­ The College of Engineering includes nent place in the history of the sur­ mers and stock raisers the benefits of very exhaustive study of Irrigation En­ rounding territory. Here came Colter, "the observations and conclusions of gineering, which in the great irrigated of Colter's Hell fame, one of the re­ trained experts, and a better knowl­ Valleys of the State, is of paramount turning Lewis and Clark party, on his edge of the proper treatment of soil, importar(ce. way to join his associates on the Yel­ of crop and of stock to suit the varying Gallatin Valley is historic ground, lowstone. Here he was sighted by climates. Five branch stations of the made so from the days when the Lewis the hostiles, captured, stripped and Montana State College Experiment Sta­ and Clark Government Expedition in made ready for the burning stake; but tion are in operation in Montana at search of the sources of- the Missouri given a promise of his freedom if he the present time: one in the Judith River, found in the river they named could olltrun his enemies. Across the Basin, near Moccasin; in the Yellow­ in honor of the Secretary of the Treas­ ,great Plain he sped and found sanctu­ stone Valley, near Huntley; in Nor'th­ ury, Albert Gallatin, ·one of a trio that ary in the reedy banks of one of the ern Montana, near Havre; at Miles joined at their outlets, in the easterly river islands, to crawl out later and City, and in the' Bitter Root Valley, end of the Three Forks Plain and con­ make his way up the Gallatin Valley near Corvallis, the latter devoted ex­ tinued eastward toward the sea in one and over the mountains into a strange clusively to fruit raising. The results great stream that is The Missouri. The place that reeked and steamed with of these studies and experiments are Three Forks Plain was "the scene of "hell fire" as he told it. The thrilling published and distributed free of cost: epochal events right then and in the stories he told of the weird scenes he saw, caused what was a part of the ever they came upon the outlaws. ing the train slack while stopping for geyser p'henomena of the Park, to be Their exploits, while they operated, convenience when starting, The com­ given its first name of "Colter's Hell." were quick and sure, and they soon bination of the automatic and straight Many tales of pioneer life cling to opened the country to more reputable air became standard equipment for the Valley, John Bozeman, for whom settlement and gave to the Valley, in­ locomotives, and today the modern, Bozeman City was named came through habitants of a less adventurous and Type ET (engine and tender) loco­ the difficult Pass that bears his name, more industrious character. motive brake equipment is its successor. in 1864, He was an intrepid pioneer, Came then the irrigation ditches and A locomotive equipped with the ET but met his death at the !lands the railroads, and the broad acres of brake may be used in any class of of the hostile Crow Indians in 1867. Gallatin Valley soon gave forth their service without charge or special ad­ His-body, later, wa,s recovered and own testimonials to the riches of soil, justment of the brake appa'ratus. This buried in the cemetery at Bozeman. water and climate. is an important feature from the view­ Through Bozeman Pas's, also, caD'le The G. V. Line, from Three Forks point of operation and maintenance, Jim Bridger with his wagon trains; to GALLATIN GATEWAY, in the and in the mountain fastnesses occur­ summer season carries its thousands The important operative features of (1) red many tragic events that were a of sight-seers on tour of the Park, but ,the ET equipment are: The loco­ part of the gold rush to Montana, when in the months intervening it is not motive brakes may be used with, every man "packed" his gun and band­ idle, for it yields to The Milwaukee or independently of, the train brakes. its and r9ad agents infested the moun­ Railroad heavy shipments of -the pro­ (2) They may be applied with any tain passes. Those days passed quick­ duce of the Valley, and serves efficien t­ desired pressure up to the maximum, lyafter the organiz;ltion of a determin­ ly, through the towns and markets and this pressure will be automatically ed Vigilante Committee whose mem­ along its route, a great and prosperous maintained until released by the brake bers went out and "shot to kill" whel'­ community. valve, (3) The brake may be graduat­ ed on or off with either the automatic or independent brake valves. (4) The equipment has all the flexibility and ease of operation of the older combined The Air Brake automatic and straight air equipment, and in addition it is always possible Edmond S. McConnell to release the locomotive brakes 'with ( Cont.:l1ued f rOom May Maga.ine') the independent brake valve, even when automatically applied. THE air brakes on our trans-conti­ small sign beside each valve reads, Before the invention of the auto­ nental trains are known as the "Danger, do not use ex'cept in case of matic air brake, the vacuum brake Schedule LN equipment. Because of extreme emergency," and it is rarely was used to a limited extent by Ameri­ the heavy weight of the cars and to used, for to do so results in a violent can railways, but it is now almost if insure an ample margin of safety, two emergency application of the brakes. not entirely obsolete in America, al­ complete sets of, LN equipment, one In addition'to the functions of the though still qui,te generaHy in use acting on the wheels of each truck are older types of air brake equipment, the in European countries, LN equipment has' the following fea­ used on each car. The LN air brake The vacuum brake is also an auto­ equlpment operates on the same tures: 0) Quick recharge of the aux­ iliary reservoir, by which a rapid re­ matic pneumatic brake, but its principle fundamental principles as the plain of operation is just the opposite of any automatic air brake, and not only charging of the whole system is secured; (2) quick service, by which system llsing compressed air. A steam incorporates the functions of, the jet ejector on the locomotive connected quick' action and high speed brakes, a very rapid serial service action of the brakes throughout the train is to a brake pipe 'which is contin'uous but also several additional features. throughout the train, is ordinarily used The chief item of additional apparatus secured, which is similar to emergency application but less in degree; (3) to exhaust the air from the system. is a supplementary reservoir which is Beneath each car is a brake cylinder, similar, though sJightly larger than graduated release, whereby the engineer may partially or entirely release the located in a vertical position, with a the auxiliarv reservoir used with the piston and piston rod connected with LN equipin'ent. ' brakes on the whole train at will; (4) high emergency c'ylinder pressure, the brake rigging. The ejector main­ The triple valve, known as type L, which greatly increases the available tains a vacuum in the brake pipe and has connections through the brake braking power in emergency application cylinders, so that in release position cylinder head to the brake pipe auxil­ over the maximum available with a the pistons rest by their own weight iary, and supplementary reservoir, and full service application. at the bottom of their res'pective cylin­ the reducing valve of the high speed One of the refinements which has ders, To apply the brakes, air is ad­ brake has been redesigned as a safety been introduced with the superior mitted by means of the engineer's brake valve which is attached directly to the mechanical design of the Schedule LN valve to the brake pipe and to the triple valve. The type L triple valve brake equipment, is the automatic slack space under each piston, and the responds'automatically to any increase adjuster which is' attached to the brake vacuum above the piston permits the or decrease in brake pipe pressure, cylinder head just above the triple atmospheric pressure below the piston so as to (l) charge the auxiliary and, valve. The slack adjuster automati­ to raise it and apply the brakes. The supplementary reservoirs by opening cally takes up any slack in the brake vacuum above the piston is, always a communication to them from the rigging caused by lever and bra'ke maintained and is available for applying brake pipe; (2) apply the brakes in shoe wear.' the brakes at any time. In case the service by allowing the compressed air As was only natural the straight air brake pipe is broken the brakes are stored in the auxiliary reservoir to flow brake superseded the steam brake on applied automatically on all cars as into the brake cylinder; (3) release the the locomotive, .and when the automatic with the automatic air brake, A dis­ brakes by allowing air to escape from brake was introduced, the straight air charge valve in each car may be used the br.ake cylinder to the atmosphere, equipment 'On the locomotive was re­ to admit ail' to the system and so apply meanwhile permitting the supplemen­ tained, for it seemed unexcelled for the brakes in case of emergency, thus tary reservoir to assist in recharging the independent control of the engine. serving the same purpose as the cone the auxiliary reservoir; (4) apply the The dual brake control on the loco­ ductor's brake valve in the automatic brakes in emergency by allowing com­ motive permitted the train brakes to be air brake system, To release the pressed air stored in both auxiliary and released after the brake cylinder pres­ sure had leaked off, the brake pipe brakes, the vacuum' is restored in the supplementary reservoirs to flow into brake pipe and under the piston by the brake cylinders. recharged, and the train brakes re­ applied, while the independent straight means of the ejector. As with the older types of automatic air locomotive brakes held the train * * * * * air brakes the cars are also equipped under control. This feature was par­ In previous chapters the air signal with conductor's valves located just ticularly desirable while descending system has been mentioned, and while inside the end doors of each car. A long mountain grades, or for bunch­ it is not a part of the a'ir brake system, Page Si-x it is in a measure related to it, for than 3600 horsepower be dissipated­ After reading the preceding para­ the air supply is taken from the main more than 60 per cent above the power graphs on what the air brake is, and reservoir, and it also has other points of the locomotive. Is it any wonder what it is able to do, you can perhaps in common with the air brake system. that it is said that the air brake is more appreciate that it is often considered In past years the old fashioned signal powerful than the locomotive? one of the most important contribu-, cord' which was continuously connected You wonder how such tremendous tions to the field of railway trans­ throughout the train to a whistle in braking power is available! A pressure portation. Without the. air brake the the cab was· used, but now the modern of 110 to 130 pounds per square inch thousand ton passenger train or the air signal system has replaced it. is carried in the main reservoir, which hundred car freight train of 4000 tons A signal pipe is continuously con­ ·is supplied by a cross compound air and more, would scarcely be possible, nected throughout the train with flexi­ pump on the locomotive. The pres­ and we should likely be limited to the ble hose couplings, simil' for a considerable portion of tlte in that a reduction of signal pipe pres­ an emergency application 01 the brakes. mate"l'!~al in this cltapter. sure created by opening one' of the But with that amount of braking power ca'r discharge valves, causes the signal per car distributed on 12 wheels by 24 va1ve to open communication from the brake shoes, it is only slightly less On the Banks of the River Slow signal pipe to the whistle. Thus it is startling that a train can be stopped possible for the conductor or any mem­ so quickly. My friend, have you heard of the town ber of the train crew to signal the. of Foo-Chow engineer by means of a standard code You may have been lead to believe On the banks of the River Slow, of prearranged whistle blasts. that if the wheels slide on the rail "Vhere blooms the waitawhile flower the maximum retarding force is being fair, * ** * * attained. This is untrue and is to be \Vhere the sometimeorothcr scents the I t has been said that the air brake avoided for that reason, but also for the air, is more powerful than the locomotive, more practical reason that it causes And the soft goeasies grow? and though that may seem a rather flat spots on the wheel tread. It can broad statement, a moment's considera­ be proven by experiment that the ad­ tion will prove its' truth. The air hesion of a wheel to a rail while rolling It lies in the· Valley of vVhatstheuse, brake can absorb the energy of a is greater than the frictional force at I n the Province of Letherslide, moving train in a few seconds and in that point when the wheel is sliding. And that tired feeling is native there; a mere fraction of the distance, that For this reason the brakes are so It's the home of the reckless Idont­ which has taken the locomotive a proportioned that the brake shoe pres­ care, period of several minutes to build up. sure is nearly but not quite enough to \Vhere the giveitups abide. In other words, the air brake is able cause the wheels to slide. In the case to check the speed of a train in a very of a brake shoe and wheel it can be It stands at the bottom of Lazy Hill small fraction of the time that it has further proved that the frictional force And is easy to reach, I declare; taken the locomotive to attain that between them is less at high speeds You've only. to fold up your hands and speed. Perhaps a few comparative than at lower speeds', and therefore glide figures will make the matter clearer. a higher braking force may be safely Down the slope of Weakwill's slippery A powerful passenger locomotive will applied at high speeds. This is why slide develop in the neighborhood of 2200 the graduated release feature of the To be landed quickly there. cylinder horsepower, maximum, at a Schedule LN brake equipment is so speed of about 25 miles per hour, but valuable, for the braking force is grad­ The town is as old as the human race, it requires a period of several minutes ually reduced as the speed becomes And it grows with the flight of years, and a dista'nce of several thousand feet less, yet the maximum retarding force It is' wrapped in the fog of idlers' to bring a thousand ton train up to is maintained until the train is brought dreams, a running speed of 60 miles per hour, to a standstill. Its streets are paved with discarded though at that speed the cylinder The term regenerative braking is schemes. horsepower will have dropped to about exclusively a function of the electric And sprinkled with useless tears. 1700. Yet that same thousand ton locomotives whereby the function of (W. E. Curtis in the Chicago Record.) train can be brought to a stop in 20 the driving motors is te'mporarily 're­ to 30 seconds in a distance of 1000 versed while descending a mountain to 1500 feet by an emergency appli­ grade. The driving motors then be­ cation of the air brakes, although the come dynamos and are used to pump emergency stop is never used except electricity back on the lille for the use in a case of real necessity. The usual of other Ickomotives which -may 'be s«rvice stop is seldom made in less climbing grades on another part of the than'two .minutes over a distance of a road, and thereby serving to hold the mile or more: speed of the descending locomotive . The moving energy of a thousand in check without recourse to the air ton train at 60 miles per hour is ap­ brakes. Regenerative braking has no proximately ..240 million foot pounds, connection with the air brake system and to stop in a space of 20 seconds and is only mentioned here that you requires that nearly 22,000 horsepower may not be left in wonderment. In -ten times the maximum power of the a later chapter on the electric loco­ locomotive-be dissipated by the brakes motives, the operation of regenerative in the form of heat. A two minute braking will be explained more in de­ Section Foreman W. F. Whalen and Crew, service stop would require that more tail. ,~.,J Perry, Iowa Page Seven Holland veter?ns of bulb culture. The Sumner Garden Club launched the first movement for an annual Daf­ fodil Fete in -the Valley and in the N ol\thwest. On April 6th, 1926, a great Daffodil Tea, attended by over five hundred people, was given on the spacious a'i1d beautiful lawns of "Orton Place" the home of Mrs, Charles \Va-he Orton, founder and President of the Garden Club, This was an unique affair. Mayor Bertha Landes of Se­ attle and Mayor Angelo V. Fawcet of Tacoma-big sister cities of the Valley, towns, were introduced to the group, shaking' hands over a great basket of giant daffodils, representing the good fellowship and interest of those two large cities on either sid'e of this love­ ly valley. General Alexande'r,repre­ sen ted at this affair, Fort Lewis, which alwavs stands at the door of the North­ west in friendship, interest and protec­ tion. Representatives from the fifteen valley towns were there, and helped carry the golden message of ,glad daffo­ c!ils into their own communities. The Club keeps the day annually, but attend­ ance is now limited to garden groups. Sin"ce then many daffodil affairs have been given in the valley and at Tacoma. The Sumner Chamber of Commerce for A Daffodil Field in the Pa)'allup Valley the past two years have given a daffodil banquet. The Ta'coma Pierce ,County Horticultural Association has staged two daffodil shO\vs. The Tacoma Gar­ Daffodils den Club now has its annual exhibit Contributed by Clara C. Carrotte of Daffodils, and in many other places in the County and the Northwest the THE daffodil has always been be­ bulb growers, notable among them the daffodil has become the motive about loved by poets. It belongs to the great firms of Van Zantan Bros" and which is wov<;n many interestingideas. "Amaryllidaceae" botanical family Zonneveld Bros. & Philippo, are Considering the bulb industry from named for Amaryllis, beloved of an­ planting into bulbs large tracts ranging a financial point of view it is likely to cient versifiers. Under its classic name from 60 to 100 acres. These men make bring hundreds of thousands of dol­ of "asphodilus" Horace and the Latin the claim that the soil, climate and lars into this valley. There will, of poets were fond of referring to it. The general conditions of the Puget Sound course,. in this as in all other indus­ Greeks revered it as the "flower of the country is so suitable to bulb culture tries, be some failures and some draw~ underworld." Homer tells of a great that it is destined to become a Little backs, but in the main the growing of meadow of asphod. which was the Holland here in America. narcissus bulbs seems destined to be­ haunt of departed spirits. Persephone The latest compilation of official come one, of the greatest industries of was crowned with a garland of depart­ statistics indicate that we grow here the Pacific Northwest. ed spirits. Persephone was crowned in \Vashington more than a, third of all Speaking of the industry from an with a garland of asphod. It was one the daffodils produced commercially in aesthetic view point it is truly a goldc of antiquity's most famous flo.wers. America. III Pierce County alone in en occupation, and to the man who Shelley in the "Sensitive Plant" sings 1927 the bulb plantings represented sees more than money in the work be­ of it in the following lines: more than 12,000,000 bulbs and in the fore him, it should be an occupation "Narcissi fairest among them all state of \Vashington, in the same year, filled with joy, and the suggestion of Do gaze with their eyes on the the plantings represented more than the better and lovelier things of life. streams recess 23,000,000. Till they die of their own loveli­ The big American growers in Pie~ce ness." County include George Lawler of Roy, A modern writer says of it: Charles \V. Orton and Edward C. "Daffodils, daffodils, filling vale Orton of Sumner, Frank Chervenka and crowning hills- of Sumner. The firm of Van Zonne­ You are prayers that God is veld Bros. & Philippo recently estab­ sending. lished at Orting, is one large Holland Through your gold, His crown firm in this county" the latter firm He's lending having a tract of 9S acres in bulbs. :Make us worthy of your beauty, A t Easter of this year a car load daffodils." of flowers," estimated at approximately • Botanists do not refer to it as daf­ 400,000 blooms, was shipped to Chi­ fodil, instead they use the word narc cago from Sumner. cissus or narcissi, but in common There is a difference of 0pl111On usage the word daffodil is generally among growers in regard to the cutting used. of flowers. Some growers feel that at The raising of daffodil or narcissus least a 10% injury is done to the bulb bulbs is becoming one of the big in­ by cutting the flower and unless the dustries of the U uited States, partic­ flower brings at least 2 cents a piece ularly in the Pacific Northwest where a grower loses money in cutting them, every specie except "Paper Whites" a" the bulb is proportionately smaller seem to thrive better than in any other and Jess virile. American growers are part of the country. Veteran Holland testing, out this idea advanced by the Page Eight

II.....------="'--"---'---~------­ The Honey Creek Bridge So we're wishing you many returns of the day Neal Gregory Just gird up your loins and keep fit for the THE work '6f renewing the Honey fray. Creek trestle bridge No. F-146 lo­ And we're willing to bet in dollars and cents cated one and one-half miles west of That you'll be on the job for many years Monroe, Wis. on Mineral Point lines hence. of the Madison Division has ,just been completed. On account of peculiar-conditions Unlimited Service this has always been considered quite By F. P. Metzger an extraordinary bridge, for the rea­ son that it is approached from the west EVERY place you go today you see on a heavy grade and through a solid the word "SERVICE," but how rock cut and on a curve and as a con­ many really apply the meaning in its sequence the train men have always felt fu lIest sense? There is no better way ROD.lrnastel' E. C. Ca.llahan a little afraid of the bridge. We of finding out if a concern-any con­ thought perhaps it might be of in­ terest to the' emploYees o'ri, the Macli­ Fifty Years' of Service cern-is really giving service than to son Division and bthersto learn sotr'1e~ , ,J. H. j),[itchell have the patrons of that company tell thing of this bridge

Page Nine even the lone traveler, don't forg-et over the passenger end of the com­ THE MILWAUKEE 'him or her, and if .such are hesitant pany's business' here'. His friendly, because of not wanting. to make the yet business-like ways won for him MAGAZINE trip without company, assure them, many friends among' his associates one and all, that our representatives which was most emphatically shown_ Union Station Building will take pleasure in placing $hem by the great numbers who attended Chicago where they will "fall in" with pleasant both the services at his home as well traveling companions and everything 'as the final funeral services ;which Puhlish('

Pag~ Eleven the Claim Prevention meetings but has, cas~ 'fall, entirely demolishing the show The Pioneers Progress some suggestion to offer Or does not case, The yard foreman immediately By E. A. Beamer at Michigan Livestock figured that these men might claim hesitate to ask for information to clear Loss Prevention Association M eetirif;, up some doubt in his mind. the case was broken in transit and he I have attended quite a number of secured the names of the men working Detroit, April 10-11, 1928. these meetings and was particularly in the car and made a full report of WHILE tre movements of live stock impressed with the fact that these the matter when he returned to South from the farm or feed lot to employees discuss their proble_ms more Minneapolis. He was complimcnted the car require only a few hours, the from the view-point of a partner Il1 on his thoughtfulness and for the in­ bad methods of handling during this the business rather than simply as an terest he had takcn, and since that short period are probably responsible ""cmployee who is designated on the time several other yardmen have called for a greater loss of life and injuries payroll with a working number. attention to similar matters in con­ that are preventable than occurs Another large field we have to work nection with which they thought there throughout any other period in the en­ in in the Terminals, is with the yard­ might be claims filed. tire life of the animal. m~n and yard enginemen, and I feel \Ve endeavor particularly to keep I want to briefly portray some of the that considerable progress has been yard crews working at Twin City bad practices of some farmers and ship­ madc in enlisting the hearty co-opera­ Tr.ansfer, Team Tracks and in the in­ pers as they, have come under my tion of these employees. dustrial districts on the alert at all observation. It is four o'clock on a I t is not possible for these men to times to avoid damage to cars, lading hot July morning, and Farmer Jones attend the Claim Prevention meetings has 40 hogs he is marketing this day. but through the courtesy of the Train­ or property of others, and I believe He naturally warits them to weigh as men's Orgailization in TCT they e1e­ the records will show that the efforts heavy as possible,' and as feed and vote part of their regular meetings to have been well worth while. water are generally cheaper than pork, the discussion of Claim Prevention At the Claim Prevention" meetings although there is not much diffe'renee mat(ers. at investigations and in talking with this year, he rises early and gorges Copies of the minutes of terminal individual employees we endeavor to them' as full as possible. If he is meetings, circulars and ARA bulletins bring home to them the thought that selling to the old lille buyer he ex­ are furnished the local chairman and the work of preventing claims and pects to get pork prices for feed and these are read and discussed by the damage is something that everyone on water right at his home town. If he is men at their meetings. the railroad is interested in, regardless shipping them through his shipping as­ By working closely with Chief Car of his occupation, and the best way sociation, he wants to have his hogs Inspector and General Car Foreman to accomplish the desired results is filled as wel!, if not better, than his we get information about damage to for each employee to take an active neighbor so that he may feel sure he is cars in the yards and follow up prompt­ personal interest in doing his particu­ not standing part of his neighbor's ly with the cre,v or individual who is lar job well and that, this interest must big shrink. HowevlOf, they probably responsible, conducting formal investi­ be kept up daily. both use the same recipe for filling gation if necessary to place responsi­ bility. At first, yardmen protested about being called in' for investigation Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company in what they thought were minor 'cases, OI"I"ICE Of' SUPE:RINTr:N.OII!:Nl CLAI'" PR~V£NTlON. BURE ..... U but they were advised that it was ab­

solutely necessary to make report in FAILU~E.To CHE.CK fll.~IGI1T TIl.A1N, ENGINe ANOYA~OM~N 'each case where equipment was dam­ 15 CAu:>~ FOR THIS LQ:>S CAN HELP ~ED1JC~ aged and that pulling a drawbar might THIS ACCOUNT seem like a minor case to them but it represented a loss ,of at least $30,00 for the damage to the drawbar and it was not an easy matter to explain away such losses to the management. After making a few historical entries, discharging a couple of foremen, de­ moting one or two others and rep­ rimanding a number of yard and en­ gine men they began to look at, the matter in a more serious vein, ant! it is not at all unusual now for an en­ gineer to come to the office alone or with the foreman to make a statement in connection with damage to equip­ ment same day it occurs and before they receive any notice to report; and, to their credit, it must be said that they usually make a very frank state- " ment and admit the responsibility to avoid necessity of holding a formal in­ vestigation with the entire crew. Have also noticed other evidence of the men taking personal interest in these matters and a typical example is the following: A yard crew was sent to an industry to deliver some rush cars. vVhen they arrived they found a crew of men unloading cars on the industry track and were not quite through and ready for switch. THE PERSONAL INTEREST OF ALL EMPLOYES WILL The yard foreman went ahead to find o"ut how soon the empties would be RESULT IN CUTTING OUR LOSS AND DAMAGE CLAIMS IN HALF ready to pull aut and noticed a commo• tion in one of the cars where two or three men were working and finally

heard a crash when one of the men MII.Y \, 1925 let a large crate containing a: show Page Twelve them that mori1ing on their farms. Of wagon onto the ground, ~nd whiie cr~ppied, and a1l of them so sore and course, the weather is going to be hot several of them may have strained or stiff that the buyers bought them SOc and it is: necessary to get the hogs sprained their legs or joints, Farmer per cwt. below the regular market to the loading station in the cool of J ones is lucky as no cripples show up price for that same class of cattle that the day, and they, not· being accus­ while they are in his possession. Af­ day. tomed to be.ing fed so early are a little ter they are all out of the wagon, with But today, Farmer Jones has decid­ slow in feeding, in fact, probably would the persuasion of another supply of ed that his selfish motive has cost him not have eaten anything were it not clubs and an encore of the same mu­ dearly and he is giving his live stock for the fact that the hired man had sic he had when he loaded them in a little less than a normal feed on forgotten to feed and water them the the wagon, the hogs are finally forced market days; he handles them quietly evening before and their empty stom­ onto the scales with Jones cussing be­ and gently, and avoids chasing or run­ achs are craving something to satis­ cause the hogshead is on the wrong ning them; he has discarded the clubs fy hunger and thirst. end, when the fact is it is his head and pitchforks and uses in their stead We1l, in about two hours, or about that is misplaced rather than the hog's. a piece of old inner tube, or canvas six o'clock, Jones decides that while Jones chuckles as he looks at them slap-jack made out of a strip of can­ he has several times driven them all and congratulates himself on the big vas; moves them to the station in the up to the trough, filled with a nice fill he has on them, but about this smoothest and quietest manlier pos­ thick slop composed of middlings, time the shipping manager comes out sible, instead of forcing them to jump shorts and ground feed, and while of the scale house and takes a look out of the truck, which has superceded some of them do not look quite fu1l at the hogs and says, "We have got to the wagon; he has found a chute for enough to crack open, or as he had do something to stop these ungodly them to "valk down, easily and quietly, expected, he had better not wait long­ fills which is resulting in excessive thus avoiding any sprains or fractures. er as the sun is getting warm and shrinks and in several instances death After they are weighed, they are he must get them in the wagon and get losses in transit or at the market, and yarded by Mr. Careful Shipper, the started for the loading station at once. you can either take a dock of 3 Ibs. new shipping manager who has taken per cwt. or take your hogs back home. So he backs hig wagon up to the load-' the place of Mr. Careless Shipper, 011 ing chute and he and the hired man Of course, Farmer Jones did not take whose neck the Board of Directors start to move them around the lot to­ them home, but he learned his first "tied a can." They are put in a nice, wards the chute. He has no gates, lesson that day, and now he and his shady yard, with plenty of good w.a­ fences, or partitions so he can drive neighbors in that whole community are tel', separated from other hogs; after the hogs into narrow quarters where­ bringing their hogs to the shipping resting and becoming thoroughly cool by they can be forced into the chute point in the pink of condition. they are driven carefully into a single readily, and they break away and run But we haven't got these Jones hogs deck car, bedded with damp sand, to the farther corner of the lot. After in the car yet. They are now in the which has cakes of ice suspended from breaking up nearly a1l the clubs, and care of Mr. Careless Shipping Manager, the ceiling to cool the atmosphere in te~ting out the points of a1l the pitch­ who takes them from the scales and the car, the door is shut and they are forks on the farm; running the hogs places them in a yard where there is billed out with a notation "water in around the lot and up the chute fifteen very little shade and no water, with transit." They have plenty of room or twenty times until several of them several other bunches of strange hogs and do not crowd or pile up, and in are nearly exhausted with the heat, which are fighting and chasing each this fine condition they are turned and all of them are terribly pricked and other around the yard, with the result over to the railroad in A-I shape, and bruised with the forks and clubs; mid that when the shipper is ready to if they are not watered in transit or a chorus of profanity, accompanied by crowd that 38,000 lbs. of live hogs into mishandled in their movement from the harmonious music of hogs' squeals, that double-deck car, bedded with dry this time until arrival at destination, they finally succeed in getting the last straw a foot deep, and no ice in the who is to blame? There is only one one, which they had to catch and carry, car, the hogs are so sore and stiff answer. into the wagon at exactly seven-thirty. from bruises and pricks and so over­ Farmer Jones and Mr. Careful Ship­ Although Farmer Jones must hustle heated and their vitality so weakened per have done their part, and now both to get them to the station and over that nothing short of an act of Prov­ these men attend every meeting and the scales before they lose any of that idence will forstall a heavy shrink, are the biggest boosters of the Live­ good fdl, and a Iso before any of them several cripples, and possibly a large stock Loss Prevention Association we get sick or die on his hands, as they death loss, either in transit or at the have. are getting pretty warm and the sun point of destination, not considering the additional loss from bruised, cut, is getting fearful hot, he feels it ad­ Voice of Authority Visable to take a minute's time and and infected hams, shoulders, and A little girl was put in an upper berth of sprinkle a little water over them, for backs to the packer who purchases a Pullman sJeeping car for the first time. he has learned from previous experi­ them. She kept crying till her mother told her not ence not to throw too much cold water \iI/hile I believe, by far the greatest to be afraid, because God would watch over on a hog's back when he is hot. After losses come from improper methods of trotting his horses all the way to the handling hogs, there is plenty of op­ her. "Mother, you there?" she cried. "Yes." uFerror. "B" was in error in returning car OTH ER AUTHORITY In this connection, I might say that to Road "C" and latter's· action in re­ we have noticed in the past some em­ Maker fusing and serving notice of per diem NAME EMPLOYE MAKING SILL ployees have been in the habit of reclaim· \\las prop·er. scratching out the original car number and other data on empty car slips and Question No. 45 'What check should be made to de­ INSTRUCTIONS using them over again in billing an­ other car. This should not be done as velop 'whether connecting line is hand-. 1. This slip is for use In moving empty ling our system equipment made empty cul's. Its use for cars containing freight in the first place, the empty car slip of any kind is positively forhidden. should be retained on file at the des­ on their line in accord with Car Ser­ 2. A sppHrate slip must accompany each tination station for a period of one vice Rule 2? empty car through to destination and year so it will be available if called Answer Slip" SllOUill not be used more thUll nu('c. for and in addition to this when the All local employees should take ad­ sc~atched :_~. If (li\"erted en route p·oint where tlin'l'­ bills are up it makes it very vantage of every opportunity when ~inn made nnd authority t.Ilerefol'e difficult for those along the line to in vicinity of connecting line track to ,ilOlllil be noted on slip. read and properly handle and we have observe if our system equipmen t made 4. On aniva! destination slips should be had cases where cars have gone astray empty dn connecting lines is being I

Page Fourteen BUREAU OF SAFETY

Some Safety First Slogans Famous Last Words into consideration similar capital ex­ H. G. Gregerson Sure, you can make it! penditures for installations prior to Safety First-vVise and Otherwise. 1920. The figures so far presented Those who ride fast over railroad TH E railroads, during the past eight take account only of the capital cost crossings often follow it with a very years, have made the greatest of physical installations, and have no slow ride a few days thereafter. progress in increasing safety of rail reference to annual charges for opera­ To avoid that run-down feeling, transp,ortation ever attained by the tion, maintenance, and retirements. An­ cross crossings cautiously.-Judge. carriers of this country, culminating in nual expenditures for the items enu­ the year 1927 in the best safety record merated above, including the operation, C-A-U-:r-I-O-N Up to date maintenance and retirements of safe­ "Yes, children," said mother, "you ever established by them, S. H. Aish­ ton, chairman of the Executive Com­ ty appliances installed prior to 1920 , may go and play on the railroad tracks. as well as those installed since 1920 But be sure to keep off the streets, mittee of the Association of Railway Executives, today told the Interstate are estimated at $89,663,000 for the or the autos will get you." Janus year 1927. Gotch. Commerce Commission ,in asking that body to permit the managements free No Three-times Trying. "The safety organization of the in­ opportunity to exercise their judgment dividual roads have also done most Motorists who contemplate knock­ in determining in what direction ex­ ing a railroad train off the track should notable work in calculating safety penditures can best be made to insl1re mea~let ilIilwaul,ee, Wis. 2766 14.00 "The Association of Railway Execu­ 8. George Godding No. ISS Chicag'o. JII. 2762 13.00 tives unanimously recommends that the 9. Ass·t. Comptrollers Chicago, 111. 2713 12.00 Boiler Dept. i\Jilwalll..~e. ,Vis. 2700 11.00 10. 2(;81 issuance of any additional formal or­ 11. C"OSS Town ·Tires Milwaukee, Wis. 10.00 ders which require the instilJl:'ltion of 12. Shop Accountants No. 1 .Milwaukee, Wis. 2668 10.00 automatic train control, or of other 13. Telegraphers i\lilw:lllkee, Wis. 2663 9.00 14. 1\luskego Yards ~fiIwa ukee. '\·is. 2661 9.oo forms of safety appliances. be with­ 15. Ticket Auditors Chicngo, Ill. 2661 9.00 held at this time, so as to .afford to 16. La Crosse Division No. 2 Portage, VI'is 2658 8.00 the management of the railroads of this 17. Green Bay No. 1 Green Bay, ITis. 2651 8.00 .:\1 LWH. 11 kee, \\·is. 2651 ROO countl'y a free opportunity to deter­ 18. Store Department No. 1 i 19. Varsity Specials :\ladison, Wis. 26H 7.00 mine, from their direct and intimate 20. Comptrollers ClIicago, Ill. 2639 7.00 knowledge of individual operating con­ 21. Schuh Boosters Milwaukee, ITis. 2Po39 6.00 22. Pioneer Ltd. Miuneapolis. ~Iinu. 2fil7 6.00 ditions and with full recognition of 23. Green Bay No. 2 Green Bay, Wis. 2616 5.00 their responsibility in progressive safe­ 24. Millers Specials Beloit, Wis. 2610 5.00 ty work, in what direction expenditures 25. Shop Accountants No'. 2 J\Iilwaukee, WiS. 2385 5.00 can be made that will attain the high­ 2n. General Freight Dept. 1'0. 1 ~hicago, III. 2577 5.oo est degree of safety for employees and Good Fellowship Prizc!:i-5 i\Ien the public and generally increase safe­ Pacific Ltd. i\ladisoll, "'is. ;'.00 ty in train operation." General Freight Dept. No. 2 Chicago, Ill. 5.00 Sioux Limited ,Janessille, V\"is. G.OO La Crosse Division No. 1 llortage, ">"is. 5.00 Store Department Mallison, Wis. 5.00 Distributors )Jilwaukee, \\'is. [i.00 Coach Department Mifwaukep, \\·i~. [i.00 "Cllrrent Train Dispatchers Madison, Wb. 4.00 AFE Boosters No. 1 ChiCllg'O. J II. 4.00 Railroad il'Iix .Mndisoll, \'is. 4.00

High Tealn Gl::llne-5 ~rcn Railroad Pin Splitters l\Iadison, \,"is. 10Mi 10.00 TWO lIlAN PRIZES Na.Jnes City Total Pin. Prize 1. C. Albright-J. J. Dale Cbicago, Ill. 1320 $30.00 2. J. Pluck-M. Makutz Milwaukee, Wi~. 1250 24.00 Topics 3. R. C. BJobm-C. Schultz Chicago. JlI. 1196 20.00 4. A. Peterson-F. J. Stowell Chicago, Ill. 1181 18.00 5. G. Sabey-J. Finn Chic'lgO, JlI. 1179 16.00 Net Operating Income in March 6. H. Hersberger-C. Horsfall Dubuque, In. l1(jQ 14.00 is $90,774,159 7. W. Hettinger-H. Tresl,ett Chicago, Ill. 1168 12.00 8. P. Bakke-R. Elunan Miuneapolis, .?>Jluu. 1166 10.00 Representing an Annual Rate of 9. C..Jones-C. Bebr Minneapolis, Minn. 1157 9.00 Return of 4.66 Per Cent as 10. F. Finger-J. Morrisey ?>lilwaul,ee, Wis. 1150 ROO 11. W. Bucholz-C. Parker :'lilwa ukee. Wis. 1l5~ 7.00 Against 4.97 Per Cent in 12. F. Specbt-IT. Kl'UUlrei Chicago. 111. 1152 t\.OO March, 1927 13. E. \\'rablewski-E. BlanJ.;enbel'g· Milwaukee. Wis. 1H3 4.50 14. E. Kuscb-H. Tobin Chicago, Ill. IH3 HiO CLASS I railroads in l.farch had a 15 E. P. Roecker-lo'. Vau 1:pp Portagp, Wis. 1141 4.00 net railway operating income 1d P. Geisman-J. Nitz Milwaukee, Wis. 1140 3.00 amounting to $90,774,159, which, for 17. W. L. 1<'nus-F. Dale Chicngo, Ill. 1]35 3.00 18. E. Hegarllt--R. Gentz Chicago. 111. 1127 3.00 that month, was at the annual rate of 1!J. R. Currie-Po Crimmins Ma<1ison, Wis. 1122 2.00 return of 4.66 per cent on their prop­ 20. R Hauson-E. A: Rrock ?lilwaukee, Wis. 1116 200 21. W. Hoffman-ECl Johnson Milwaukee, 'Vis. 1116 2.00 erty investment, according to reports 22. E. Umgelter-H. Saulem Milwaukee, Wis. 1110 2.00 just filed by the carriers with the Bu­ 23. F. Schielke-"'m. Blau )ladison, 'Vis. 1114 2.00 reau of Railway Economics. In March, 24. E.~: Gehrlie--E. Leininger Green Bay, \\tis. 11.12 2.00 2a. J. Zarzucki-G. Duncan Milwaukee, 'Vis. 1112 2.00 1927, their 'lIet railway operating in­ 2n. O. J. Lamberg-R. Schell Chicago, Ill. 1110 2.00 come was $94,602,380 or 4.97 per cent 27. A. Lurlwig-J. A. Johnson Minneapolis, ~Jinn. 1108 2.00 28. 'r. Hayes-T. Clusl,ey Beloit, Wis. 110-! 2.00 Oil their property investment. 29. A. Schmitz-Nl. Woertz Milwaukee. Wis. 1103 2.00 Property investment is the value of 30. 'Y'. Klowski-J. Sloma Chicago, Ill. 1102 2.00 31. E. Martwicl,-R. Martwick Chicago, Ill. 1099 2.00 "oad and equipment as shown by the :32. J. i\Iorrisey-A. PaJinow ;\lilwaukep. Wis. 1098 2.00 books of the railways, including ma­ 33. R. Melzer-C. Hutchings Chicago, [II. 1094 2.00 3~. E. J. HoerJ-C. Witt )Iilwaukee, Wis. 10Ul 2.00 terials, sUJ)plies and cash. The net 35. H. Mohr-C. Lang Chicago, Ill. lllUO 2.00 railway operating income is what is left after the payment of operating ex­ Gond FellowfihiV rl'izes-TwD IUen penses, taxes and equipment rentals "'. Johnson-H. SIegler ~rinncapolis, AJinn. 2.00 .J. Hanlcy-R. Carey ?lIilwauke", \Vis. ~.OO but before interest and other fixed l\J. Frederick-'Y'. J. Carey ,\1 ilwau]

Page Sixlee?, n·m. Stpinberg--H. 'l'lmmel's Janesdlle, n'is. 2.00 This compilation as to earnings in R. O. Will-J. J. Schuh Milwa ukee, Wis. 2.00 ,(. lIIeycl'--Eel Spencer ,Madison, ,Vis. 2.00 March is based on reports from 186 G. Alcxnnder-.B. Stowers Portage, ""is. 2.00 Class I railroads representing a total A. J. ];;pp-F. Scheibel ·~IUwaukee. 'Yis. 2.00 mileage of 239,634 miles. G. Both-\\'. Foe~ch ~lilwaukee. \\"is 2.00 Gross '. B. Pickler l\linneapolis, ~linn. 637 15.00 $203,792 or six-tenths of one per cent 4. F. J. Stowell ChicaS'o, Ill. 629 12.00 5. A. J. Epp )Iilwa ukce, "'Vis. 624 10.50 under the same month in 1927. This 6. G. Snvey Chicago, III. 624 10.50 brought the total tax bill of the Class 7. C. Witt ;lIilwaukee, Wis. 623 1).00 I railroads for the first three months 8. G. Alexander' Portag-e, Wis. H21 7.50 a. R. Franzen i\tilwaukee} ,Vis. 621 7.50 in 1928 to $88,863,780, a decrease of 10. C. Lang Chicago, Ill. 620 6.00 $1,469,240 or 1.6 per cent below the 11. C. Albright Chicago, Ill. 618 5.00 correspon ding period in 1927. 12. .T. Dempsey ~Ll(1ison, Wis. 614 5.00 Twenty-nine Class I railroads oper­ 1;3. E. .J. HoerI ~rilwaukee. Wis. 614 5.00 H. F. ~liller Beloit, Wis. 609 5.00 ated at a loss in :i\'1arch of which 15. F. Sch ielke )I:ldison, Wis. 60S 5<00 fifteen were in the Eastern, 3.00 year their net railway operating in­ 30. Elmer Currie Madison, Wis. 595 3.00 com'e amounted to $225,531,353 or 4.69 :31. O. Leitz Milwaukee, "ris. 595 3.00 per cent on their property investment. Dubuque, Ia. 503 2.00 ~~: ~t iJ:i;~;,~~el' ~:filwaukce, "'Vis. 590 2.00 Gross operating revenues for the 34. R. Sikora Chicago, Ill. 589 2.00 first three months in 1928 amounted 3~.. A. M. Dryer Chicago, Ill. 587 2.85 2.00 37. A. Gustafson Chicago, IlL 584 2.00 488,765,314 during the corresponding 38. John Morrisey Milwaukee, Wis. 580 2.00 period in 1927 or a decrease of 4.7 39. F. Shannon ;lIilwaukee, Wis. 579 2.00 per cent. Operating expenses for the 40. R. Finger Milwaukee Wis 577 2.00 41. H. J. Feller Chicag:o, IlL . 577 2.00 first three months of 1928 totaled 42. H. Timmcke Beloit. Wis. 576 1.50 $1,085,200,515 compared with $1,145,­ 43. W. Hettinger Chicago, Ill. 575 l.flO 579,943 during the corresponding peri­ 44. Will. Steinberg Janes\'ille, Wis. G72 1.50 45. J. IP. Conlin "radison, Wis. 572 1.50 od the year before or a decrease of 46. Wm. Hoffman Milwaukee, Wis. ,,71 1.00 5.3 per cent. ,lI. G. Simpsun Chicago, Ill. 571 1.00 48. George Duncan ?\Iilw:1ukee, ,Vis. 570 1.00 40. A. Pollnow ~IiI"':111kee, "·i~. 568 1.00 .W. G. Reichert :l\Iilw;lukec, "'Is. 5G7 1.00 The Money Value of Good Transportation GDod :FelJo\\'ship Pri7.e~-IlIf1id(lllaJs "Time Is Money," Says This Business Cit.J· Total Pins Prize Man. "Cut Down Time and Un. 8. Falkner Mllwa\lkc('. Wis. $1.00 certainty and You Have F. VnnEpp Portag'c, n-is. 1.00 Lowered Cost" L Berman Chicago, Ill. 1.00 P. Zeimet ;l1;1(11son, "7is. 1.00 "GIVE them· their due. If the rail­ ~r. Kurth ;I[ilwa uker, \I'is. 1.00 R. A. Ne"ins Dubuque, Ia. 1.00 roads think they began it, they A. Ludwig :\finneapolis, MinD. 1.00 did. If they believe it was all owing A. ,Jllng :\filwallker. Wis. 1.00 to their enterprise and energy what E. P. R-oecl,('r Portage, ,Yis. 1.00 F. L,Yne . :\ladison, Wi~. 1.00 manufacturer or lumber dealer is going E. Koehn Chicago, Ill. 1.00 to dispu te them?" O. Brantmej'er ;lladison, Wis. 1.00 Thus does Robert M. Hallowell, N. Spli~en ~Iilwa ut:ee, Wis. 1.00 .r. Fox ?\Iilwu ukee. ,Vis. 1.00 President, Industrial Lumber Com­ E. Martwick Chicago, lIL 1.00 pany, Elizabeth, Louisiana, describe the impro\'ement in railway service in re­ IIj~h Singles GalliC of Tournament Out of :iUoue;y cent years. In a message to the friends ?f his company, Mr. Hallowell says, A. Fishneclc Madison, ,Vis. 259 3.00 ll1 part: "The railroads made a mighty ef­ j'\I('(lnl fort to get more work out of their )'alue rolling·- stock. Ti,ey have rnll the 1. C. Albright Chieago, IlL 1930 $30.00 average day's work frol11 a little more 2. K Umg-eltrl' .Milwaukee, ""is. 1901 5.00 ;,. F. Stowell Chicago, III. 1821 4.00 than 25 miles to nearly 30. That is 4. F. Schielke )'Iadisoll, ,VL,;, 1815 3.00 the average for all the' cars they own 5. E. Blankenbel'g- Milwaukee, W1s. 1812 2.00 and have i!,! commission. The car that 6. J. Finn Chicago, IlL 1810 1.00 is loaded and hooked up in a train on its way somewhere will do three times High Single Game of Tonrnulncnt as much. AllY E\'ent "Again they have increased the C. Albright Cbicago, Ill. 2G5 One bowl­ average load of each loaded car. ing ball Y~I\1e $Hj.OO (Confinlled on !Jage 4-8) Ben Winchell pleased all present with his ren­ dition of the troubles of a Dutch butcher r-Th~""Mii;;~k;;""ii'~''''R'~''''w~;;~;'~''''ci~b''''-1 boy in love. Ciaire Capron, 'Villiard Hayes, William Baird and William Jones sang several f.lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUIIIII1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111IIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII.llIlllllllllllll;; solos with much charm. vVilliam Coligan of LaCrosse sang a song Montevideo Chapter of members to donate individually to special of his own entitled "The Little Beanery On cases. This relief work is the primary ob­ The Road" anJ danced a solo dance. Sev­ J1[aude Hamlin, Historian ject of our organization and a report such eral encores were necessary to satisfy the MEETING in Marc~ was .h~ld. on the as Mrs. ·Walters made, makes all the members audience. Mr. Julius Voltz presented Mr. 15th, with Mrs. Sizer presiding: feel that we are really doing something very Co ligan with a bouquet of flowers in appre­ Attendance was very good-about forty much worth while. ciation of his performance. members and six visitors being present. Mr. C. H. Buford, General Manager of The entertainment was followed by After our usual opening, the reports of Lines West is helping us in this work by dainty lunch and after a social hour the the various committees were read. House and becoming a contributing member of this Chap­ members dispersed for their homes hoping purchasing committee report new coat hangers ter. the men will entertain again. for our coat room. Also report that our piano Our monthly card party was its usual is nearly clear of debt, the last payment to success, in fact, each one seems more delight· Perry Chapter be made in April. ful than the last. This month we are go­ Mrs. Helgeson, chairman of the sunshine ing after big money and are giving a Galla­ R11by Eckman, Historian and welfare committee) reported an especi­ tin Gateway card ·party and dance on the night MARCH was a busy month for the Perry ally large number of garments distributed to of April 27th. The personnel of the com­ chapter, with fhe W<>;,s and Means different families. Also reported on the mittee in charge insures its success. Committee putting on a card party which net­ dresses the sewing circle completed, as very At a recent meeting of the Safety Committee, ted a nice sum and the social committee ar­ much appreciated by the ones they were given Superintendent Sorenson provided the lunch ranging for the party at which First Vice to. and members of our Chapter served it. 'Ve President and the Secretary of the General Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Wm. were very glad to show our willingness to Chapter were present, the)' were busy.· Baseman, Mrs. Ray Emery and Mrs. W. L. cooperate. Mrs. Vic Hansen and Mrs. Dan Reel the Dunlap. A delicious lunch was served, and nrst and second vice presidents of the Perry then we turned the meeting over to the enter­ Portage Chapter chapter were in charge of the arrangements tainment chairman, who presented the fol­ with Mrs. Frank Hoes in charge of the THE regular monthly meeting of Portage lowing program­ program and J'vbs. Thos. Birmingham" in charge chapter was held April 14, 1928 at Piano solo Adelaide Gunderson of the serving. Reading, "The Jewish \Vedding," by June the club house with Mrs. P. H. Frick in Mrs. Hansen and Mrs. Reel had the club Nelson the chair. house tastily decorated in green, the party Avis Nordquist The series of Gallatin Gateway teas proved Piano solo having been given so close to St. Patrick's Alden Hanson very popular. A sum of over $50. being Harmonica duet day that the decorations suitable for that day Lydon Lofd.hl cleared. For these teas the club house was were used. Reading, "Physical Culture over the radio" appropriately decorated and score cards were Mrs. H. H. Helgerson made with stickers of the Gallatin Gateway. The club house was taxed to capacity. All who could be, were seated at tables and the Piano solo Mildred Lofdahl The Mutual Benefit chairman reports that balance served by means of trays as they sat The banquet to the Kiwanis Club was served $78. was expended in relief work and several around the sides of the room. There was as per schedule, and was a very successful articles of. clothing given out. The Sunshine an abundance of good food and those who affair. The tables were made by the Bridge Committee has also been busy, reporting fifty sat near, Mrs. Kendall and Miss Lindskog, and Building department, and we are in­ calls during the past month. were kept busy passing the various dishes to deed very glad to have them as they will be Plans for a May Da)' luncheon are being them. We don't say just how much either used a great deal and were needed. Our arranged. Bridge and five hundred will be ate but it was a surprise to all that they could seating capacity was about stretched to the played. make such interesting speeches after the meal. limit, as far as tabltes were concerned) and A meeting for Mothers and daughters will Several men were cafled on for talks and we discovered that we can seat about 125 be held Mother's Day. The request of several all made good ones. people, with the twelve tables we now have. local women that our club do catering for IThe program was excellent, Fred Cooper The Kiwanis dinner will net us about $30.00. parties was discussed. the Round House painter having been on for We plan to put on an entertainment April One minute silent prayer in tribute to Miss a chalk talk and his work surprised a lot of 23, with Mr. Fred Hazel of Aberdeen, and Agnes Matke was observed. The club extends folks who had never seen it before. his daughters, featured in a sleight-of-hand sympathy to her bereaved relatives. performance, and we will also add a musical After the business was disposed of the The talks made by Mrs. Kendall and Miss program and an orchestra wiH give us a meeting was turned over to the contributing Lindskog brought out some facts in con­ little music later on in the evening, and members who presented a clever minstrel nection with the club work which \vere sur­ the time will be spent in dancing. We also written by A. M. Kilian. Mr. Kilian had prising to many who have not been vcry plan on serving a light lunch. Mr. Hazel composed several parodies to popular songs active in the club and a general determina­ has offered his services to us, gratis; and \ve which were sung in chorus to a great deal tion to make the cr'ub an even greater factor wish to take this opportunity to thank him for of applause. The men taking part had very for good was expressed. his generosity which makes this entertain­ appropriate costumes and each one perfarmed Mrs. Hansen and Mrs. Reel and their as­ ment possible. his part perfectly. sistants were commended for the manner in Harold Ambrose and Norman Stowers gave which the affair was handled. Deer Lodge,Chapter a clever imitation of "Two Black Crows." Perry Chapter is going after the nrst prize Gertrude Zur Al1whlen, Historian D. T. (Scotty) MacFarlane gave his inter­ offered for increase in membership. pretation of a poker player returning home at The May meeting of the club was held OUR April meeting showed keen interest 2 A.M. Gene Chapman with an enormous at the "Model Kitchen" which js operated in the Club work and an abundance of and villainous looking razor proceeded to by the Iowa Railway and Light Company, and enthusiasm for carrying it on until tlie sum­ give a close shave to bis neighbor. After which is presided over by Miss Lavina Sin­ mer recess. which Gene gave a discourse on harmony and .clair, daughter of engine~r Charles Sinclair. Thc outstanding Committee report was that performed on the "drag pipe" and played a of the Mutual Beneilt, given by its most banj a solo. Proving that the versatile Gene Miss Sinclair is a Home Economics special­ efficient chairman, Mrs. Frank \Valters. Mrs. knows his shavings. R. C. Dodds as inter­ ist and gave some interesting dcmonstratiol]s Walters has a natural gift for this work locutor and A. M. Kilian at the piano won of the use of electricity in the home. After which few of us possess, and judging from much applause. Clifford McDermott, Rex a short program and the business meeting her report, she has had plenty of opportunity Grey, Otto Bulgruin and Mr. Kleist played refreshments were served. . this winter to use it. The report showed that Hawaiian music ve·ry skillfully. Mr. LeWart At the time the news is sent In we are during February and March, close to one of the Interstate and Mr. Wilcox gave clever busy preparing to entertain the Council Bluffs bundred dollars had been expended in relief monologues and an exhibition of the clog chapter so that will have to be recorded next work, outside of the calls and the soliciting dance in which real skill might be detected. month.

Page Eighteen Wausau Chapter Dubuque Chapter A Jetter from the General Corresponding Secretary, Etta M. Lindskog waS read, inform­ Mrs. A. T. Lathrop, Historian OliL'e Romig, Hist01ian ing the members of the futllCe visit of herself WITH accordian music, played. by a real Dl'IlUQUE Chapter held its regular meet­ and Mrs. Carpenter Kendall, FiTSt Vice Presi­ musician, furnishing the «(urgd' for ing on March 15th, with a large atten­ dent, General. danci'ng, an old time dancing parl)'; was held dance. After the minutes of the previous It was voted to make a special effort to have at the club house on the evening of March mecing wc=re read, the rol! call of officers all members and Railroad employes and fami­ ] 7. Because of the many conflicting events and the duties of each officer and chairman ries to attend thts meeting to meet the ladies. \\'hich seemed to demand the presence of of. committees were explained by them. After the meeting adjourned a pleasant some of the " railroad" family, the crowd We were pleased to learn that the rent of two hours was enjoyed with playing cards was not as 'large as had been expected, but our hall will be paid by the railroad, inasmuch and a social time. Mrs. Mayme Tibbs was those who did attend had an evening of real' as we have not been successful in getting a awarded the first prize. One of the interest­ pleasure. The party was given under the dub house. ing features of this meeting was a reading by auspices of Mrs. J. W. Held, chairman of During the month Dubuque Chapter tripled Mrs. R. G. Griffith, the poem, "I Know the ways and means committee. . its membership, having had ninety p:lid up Something Good About You." members at the beginning of the month and Aoother "ctivity of the ways and means A delicious lunch was served by the social two hundred and seventy at the end of the committee was a successful food sale held \~Ie commiftee. at the Pleier grocery store Saturday, April 7. month. are proud of this, as this is the rargest membership we have had since the Members of the club contributed dclicious Chapter was organized, and we knew when cakes, cookies, doughnuts, rolls, bread, etc.) we wrote for the magazine last month, that Milwaukee Chapter which disapPcJred like a snowball in summer we would have a big increasc to report for when the hUllgry pubi'ic came to buy. As. a Aiorie Callahan, Historian this month, but will have to admit it has result of the fact that the ordinary persall THE regular monthly business meeting -was enjoys eating, the baked goods did not adorn passed all expectations. Every member is working very hard to securc ncw members held in the Club Room, Union Station, on the counters of the Pleier store very long. Monday evening, March 19th. The meeting The committee expects to add about thirty-fiye and Dubuque Chapter is going to make a record this year. New members were in­ was opened by those present reciting the Club dollars to the club treasury. Those in charge Motto and singing the Club Song. were Mrs. J. W. Held, Mrs. B. F. Hoehn, troduced by the Chairman of the Membership Mrs. Louis Lawless and Mrs. Felix Slomski. Committee, and were welcomed into the club Reports were given by all' of the Chairmen. by the entire chapter. The club has purchased six more card tables Mrs. Rochford, Chairman of Mutual Benefit, We are garry to lose one of our charter reported having made several calls, and hav­ and twelve more chairs, to be used at the club members, Mrs. Walter Keck, who is moving to l ing given financial assistance to three very house. It was a case of ((eventual }),) why Chicago, but know that Chicago will be. getting needy families. not now!" and the club needed them. a good member and worker, for Mrs. Keck A very interesting talk was given to uS The club held a pleasant meeting at the has been one of Dubuque Chapter's best by Miss Case, of the Travelers' Aid Society club house Tuesday afternoon March 20, when workers since the Chapter was organized. In regarding work done by that Soeiety. the Tomaha\\'k members were hostesses. A appreciation of the work she has p~rformed brief business session included the reading of for the Chapter, a rising vote of thanks Mrs. Kibbler, one of our members, re­ interesting reports by Mrs. J. W. Held, chair­ was given her. ported having received three donations of man of the ways and means committee, )vlrs. The Sunshine Committee was busy during $5.00, $3.00 and· $2.00, respectively, from John Schulz, chairman of the welfare com­ the month of March, having given assistance three non-members, to be given to the three mittee, and Mrs. Lillian Atkinson, chairman to four families, sent out twelve sympathy members who secure: the most new members of the house committee. Later, the playing cards and eleven ,sick cards and made two between March and December, 1928. Many of five hundred and bridge was enjoyed, the hundred and twenty-four calls. of our members are now working hard to secure one of thrse prizes. lucky ones beiog awarded fine prizes consist­ A bake sale was held during March which ing of pretty apron materials. An unusual1y netted the chapter a nice profit due to the The following members have been appointed good lunch was served by the hostesses. efficient way it was bandied by Mrs. O. Chairmen of the various Committees during During the warm summer days, the club '..veil man. the current year: members will not have to "keep the home The members of the Shiloh Circle, G. A. R., Mutual Benefit, Mrs. John Rochford; Ways .fires burning," at the club house, because the presented the Dubuque Chapte,' with a ,ilk and Means, Mrs. Otto Pokorny; Membership, Wausau Gas Company is presenting the club flag, presentation being made by Mrs. W. G. Mrs. John Prien; Membership (Assistant), with a fine gas stove and the instal lotion. Cronmillcr and Miss Butterfield. A very Mrs. Joe Woederhoff; House & Purchasing, This convenience will most certainly be ap­ interesting talk on "Patriotism" was given Mrs. J. D. Thurber; Hoose & Purchasing, preciated. by Dr. Langworthy, after which we enjoyed (Assistant), Miss Mary Geraghty; Social, short talks by Commander Blades and Me. Mrs. John Schuh; Program, Mrs. Edward Clark of the G. A. R., and Mrs. Nichol's, Deards; Music, (Piano) Mrs. C. J. Schunk; D~s Moines Chapter President of the Shiloh Circle, and Miss Music, (Soloist) Mrs. P. E. Dixon; Sun­ THE regular meeting of the Des Moines Lucille Millar. shine, Mrs. F. W. Telfer; Librarian, Miss Chapter of the Milwaukee \,yomen's Club The exhibi'tion which was put on by the Irma Knoll; Constitution & By-Laws, Miss was held ;n the club rooms on the after­ Oxus Caldron Drill Team, in charge of Leona Schultz;' Auditing, Mrs. Wm. A. Hinsey; noon of March 30th, about eighteen being Mrs. S. Jenni, was enjoyed by all present, Sewin!" Mrs. Frank Zieher. present. After the business meeting l'uncheon and much credit should be given Mrs. Hall, of cake and coffee was served which was Chairman of the Program Committee for very much enjoyed by all. We were very providing such wonderful' entertainment. Mobridge Chapter much pleased to have as our guest it this meeting Mrs. O. M. Case of Adel, Ia. Mildred Richardson, Historian Three Forks Chapter The jello sale is still in progr.ess, there MOBRIDGE Chapter met in regular ses­ being still quite a quantity of it to be dis­ j\!Jrs. Thomas Young, Historian sion on March 26th in the Club Rooms posed of, but it is hoped will be completed THE Three Forks Chapter held their regular with about 50 members present, the meeting ere rang. monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the was conducted by Mrs. Rothman, First Vice 'rhe club rooms have been cleaned and we Milwaukee club rooms and a very pleasant President, in' the absence of Mrs. Gillick. are indebted to our President, Mrs. F. W. time was enjoyed with a good attendance The regular business of the Club was taken Price, who cleaned the curtains herself, thus of the members. care of, committee reports submitted and ap­ saving the club several dollars. Mrs. Coffin, President called the meeting proved, reports of flowers sent and calls made The April Safety First. Meeting was held to order and reports were given by the Chair­ and several letters of appreciation read from in the Women's Club rooms at Des Moines. man of the different committees. va"rious members. After the business was con­ After the meeting a delicious luncheon of Mrs. Kolhase, Secretary of the club read cluded, the Entertainment Committee had all doughnuts and coffee wa,s served by the a number of interesting letters, among which participate in various stunts which furnished Social Committee of the club. All those wag one from Mrs. Byram. Her letter was a great deal of amusement. Refreshments present wished all the Safety Meetings might pleasing to the members and gave them en­ were served by' a committee of five after be held in Des Moines in the future. couragemeot for the future. which everyone mingled informally. Terre Haute Chapter The club room is now nearly furnished. A We also want to thank Mrs. Phelps and her Flossie Waggoner, Historian piano has been secured, also several new purchasing committee for their efforts and suc­ pieces of furniture, lamps, card tables 'nd cess in m played at ten tables the remainder of the tributed. And to a glow, old friendship's lamp we'll evening. rub, Mrs. Mercer gave a short talk regarding In our Milwallkee \Vomen's Club. the Merchant Marine Library work and Bens.enville Chapter stated that, among the seventy-five clubs col­ Chorus Freda Knowles, HisloTwn lecting these libraries, ours was the lirst to Give a hail then, 'fHE regular monthly meeting of Bensen­ fill its quota of one hundred books. Included To Olir women ville Chapter was held in the Club House in her I"f"port was a letter from Commaneler All along the line. Byrd, indicating 'the value of these books to Keep alive a bond of friendship, on May 2. The members were honored by n visit from Mrs. Rummel and Miss Lindskog, the men employed in the Merchant Marine Make uur order fine. service. Help each other, as a brother, who gave very interesting reports of thf"ir visits to other chapters. Two new members Mrs. Kendall, Vice President General', and 'Ve can never know- Miss Etta Lindskog, Secretary General, from How far a friendly word or smile will go. were received making a total membership of 131. Chicago, honor guests at the meeting, gave Marion Chapter The pl'ay "Supressed Desires" given by the inspiriting talks in connection with the work following cast,-Stephen, Mrs. Yates; Hen­ of the Club and the good that is being done Mrs. F. S. Keith, Historian along relief lines. Miss Lindskog made an THE regular meeting of Marion .Chapter rietta, his wife, Mrs. Di Vall; Mable, Mrs. O'Keefe--was very clever and enjoyed by appeal for increased membership. was held on Thursday, April 12th in There was an 'attendance of about one hun­ Memorial Hall, with about forty members all. On Saturday May 5th members of our dred men and women at the meeting and present. Mrs. F. J. Hardenbook, chairman of chapter accepted Mrs. H. H. Field's invitation .horttalks were made by Messrs. Earling, the Membership Committee reported that 162 to the Art's Club to see her two lovely paint­ Buford, Hicks and Bahl in appreciation of membership dues had been paid. Mrs. Le the splendid re,ults that are being accomplished ings and to have tea with h~r in the club Roy, ch:lirman of the Ways and Means re­ by the Cl'ub. ported the club cI'eared $26.60 at the St. room of the Chicago Chapter in the Union Station. At the conclusion of the business meeting Patricks Day'party; and $272.50 at the Easter a 'social hour followed which was thoroughly Ball. Mrs. LeRoy is making plans for a The Social' Committee is giving a series of enjo~'ed by everyone. Rummage Sale, and has requested all mem­ six Five Hundred parties. Three of the series bers to donate artides. She deserves a wodel have already gone by and have heen very of credit aod thanks for the way she has well attended. Prizes are given at e\lch party ] anesville Chapter planned and conducted our social affairs. and a g'fand prize will be given to the two Com DTew, Historian highest scores. In behalf of the Sunshine Committee Mrs. THE Jane.vitre Chapter, has just put- on a The club house grounds arc all in condition Thos. Costello reported that help had been Potluck Family SLIpper, with an attend­ now) waiting for the grass to come up. A extended in several' needy cases. Mrs. D. S. ance of over two hundred. A splendid pro­ cement sidewalk in front and back with a Stewart, chairman of the Flower Committee gram unde,· the direction of Mrs. J. Lovas platform have just been completed. It is reported that members of her Committee had was given, consisting of Harmonica solos expected to have a regular park surrounding sent five cards in February, and in March,' had' with accordion accompanimen1t; Irish Reel the club house this summer. made fifty calls and sent one card. Mrs. given by the men employees j a Minuet by Girl Ralph Seeger, Treasurer, read a fine report SCOllts; violin and vocal solos. of the financial status of the Chapter. Mrs. Channing Chapter There was a wonderful array of food and L. R. Blackledge resigned her position as 111)'@, John Kramer, Historian everyone pronounced the evening a great llistorian and Mrs. F. S. Keith was appointed TUESDAY eve. April 17th, Channing Chap­ Succe;s. Mrs. F. Drew was Chairman of t~ till the vacancy. ter held its regular meeting. The meet· Arrangements.

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Seen in ShoT)T);n~ Tour About The smartest prints now are the polka dots, and they come in every Town size and degree. They may be scattered SOME smart little yard squares of sparsely, or cover the silk like a .. gaily printed c.otJton in block'ed winter snowfall. All colors are shown, checks, red and black, blue and black, but those most preferred are navy yellow' and black, yellow and white, and white, navy and beige, black and etc., and others in a striking Spanish beige and black and white. Nothing pattern in red and white. These, to is better for the "stylish stout" than be hemmed and used for card table these pretty prints, made with pleated covers for the summer bridge, etc. skirt, slightly blollsed bodice effect, Imported paper napkins in colorful pointed neck finished with a graceful plaid designs, ornate borders and polka jabot of self material, edged perhaps dots. Gay additions to the picnic with a contrasting color. Long sleeves, lunch. not too loose, gathered into a ba'nd Some mohair sun-fast f,abrics for that IS finished with a smart little porch furniture coverings. They come Phyllis, Daughter of K C Dlvision bow. in all the bright colors that are guaran­ Englneer, ehn.rIes Ostert . Hats teed to remain bright; and they are The warm ?vfay Days that have come durable and washable. somewhat late, it is true, seem to A folding sewing table that can be forecast a real summer; and so we. gathered up and "toted" all about the begin to hear about straw hats and house, out on the porch and anywhere lace hats in place of the ubiquitous else. They are made of maple, walnut, felt. Bankoks, ballibuntis and horse­ or enameled. The sewing bag that hairs are the favorites and the shapes crushes up in the center is of flowered are large, both in crown and brim, chintz. They were not cheap, however. drooping over the face and the ears, In a department of a large furniture or the place where the ears ought to be. shop was a tempting array of unfinish­ The horsehair braids are peculiarly ed pieces. Poster beds, ladder back good for that droopy effect, and they and Windsor chairs, Winthrop desks, are amenable to color. There are secreta'ries, gateleg tables, day beds, lovely rose colored horsehairs, greens, 'n everything; all to be painted, stained blues, creams, beige and soft grey; or enameled in any color scheme de­ and some of them have for decoration sired. The rage for color makes this 'Yat'ren Jmnes, Grandson of Superior painted nosegays and wreaths in bright class of furniture most desirable right Dh·jsion Engineer, Wm. E. Ba.rtlett. Wa.l"l'cn colors, which in no way detract from now, ·and the furniture is carefully is the youngest contributing' Inember 'of Green Ray Chapter, 'VOluen's Clnb. the effect of the braid, but add a bit milled so that the decorating is not of colorful beauty of their own. To so 'difficult as it proves when one reach the height of their chic, these undertakes to "do over" old stuff. summer hats should follow the color A "Safe-Play" swing for the young­ scheme of the costume. sters - sturdy and strong, as well as portable. I t is mounted on an iroll frame, with two swings and a ring Ottumwa Chapter and trapeze device, A BRIDGE and .five hundred tournament Stunning rugS< for the porch, of fibre, sponsored by Mrs, M. P. Harmon, H. E. in fadeless colors and Oriental patterns. Gibson and Harry Howard was a renl success.' Not expensiv", either. It was the iirst tournament of this kind ever Some wrapping tissues for putting held in Ottumwa and was met with much away silverware without having it come enthusi,.m. The club house was iilled tu out tarnished. This looked too good to capacity, twenty-one tables being in play and be true, but it is said to "really work." much to the regret uf the hostesses many The Summer Mode who had not made reservations were The summer mode does not greatly turned Jway. The committee served home­ Virgini". and eha.des, Children of C &: jU m'ade cookies, sandwiches and coffee during differ from the spring fashions. Sports Division Engineer, S~lln Pl'lce clothes, of course, figure more promi­ the afternoon of each of the three Mondays, nently, for it is the outdoor season, dered with a broad band of navy Cl'epe, April 9th, April 16th and April 23rd. Prizes and your sports outfit is good for any The bodice bloused a little, buttoned were awarded Mrs. Chas, Davis, lirst highest time of day up to six o'clock; and right up the front with small navy in bridge, Mrs. Bert Barnard, second highest even after that, if there is no special buttons, \ind opened at the throat. in bridge and Mrs. Ch,.. Liddle lirst in live function "on." The collar also bordered with navy hundred; Mrs. Chas. Farley drew the door Lovely SPOl'tS outfits consist of white crepe. The belt was navy leather. prize. pleated skirt and broad blazer striped A Sl1mmel' evening wrap may be Plans are being made for a May breakfast coat, with white shoes and hose. The m~de of black gorgette, lined with to be held at Mrs. W. C. Given's home. blazer stripe is strictly the chic. There a bright color. Deep cape sleeves are At the April social meeting with Mrs. John are, however, other coats aplenty. The shirred at the shoulder line and the Evans, chairman, lovely refreshments were all over embroidered shantung makes skirt fulled onto a shaped bodice part. served and cards furnished the afternoon a very acceptable sports coat, with If Madame desires to be very, very entertainment. High score for bridge went the pleated skirt in any pretty color, much chic, she procures a black to Mrs. "Vilford, Mrs. W. C. Givens second. A handsome sports costume was on chantilly evening gown, worn over a Mrs. W. J. Nelson drew the door prize. display, It was of white Canton, the black slip. Round, low neck and Our May meeting will be a co-operative skirt part in wide box pleats, a'nd bor- 5keveless. luncheon and we arc expecting a large crov.,d. Page Twenty-two Good Things to Eat :-16 incb material, together with Yz yard of 5705,. Olrls' nress-Cut in 4 Sizes: 8, 10. cont.rost.ing material. The widt.h of the 12· and 14 .,'ears, A 12 year' size requires Cooldng Vegetablcs. Every kitchen Rhoulrl Dress at lhe lower edge with plaits px, 3~ yal'lls of 40 inch material. Price 12c. bave a slUall scrubbing brush and a couple tended is 3Ya yards. Price 12c. of small, sharp pointed knives for the prep­ 6136_ Ladles' Dress, with Slender Hlps­ aration of frcsh vegetables. Scrub thor­ Cut in 8 Sizes 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 aud Tasty Meat oll"hly in cold water and cook in boiling 52 inches bust measure. A 46 inch size 'Illtcd water until 80ft. If cooked in an requires 3% yards of 39 incb material Co-cd (visiting the mess hall for the tirst uncovered k~ttle, the color is retained. together with % ~'ar. A Sedative The ncw method of cookery advocates 38 inch size requires 2 yards of plain ma· cooking vegetables without watel' 31H1 the terial, and 2% Yllrds of figured or other Doctor: "Your husband must have absollJte v,rious waterless cookers On the market ma teria I 35 inches wide. The width of quiet. Here is a sleeping draught." ')0 prodnce a very excellent article of food. the Dress lit the lower edge is 2Ya ~'al'ds. Carrots, pens, spinach, string beans, po­ Price 12c. Wife: "And when do I give it to himl" tHtoes, tomatoes. cabbage, Cl.HllifloWCI", etc. 5Gfi2. Ladies' A))ron-Cnt in one size­ Doctor: "You don't give it to him~)'ou are exceedingly palatable done in this way. ~'al' yard wide for facing' on the yoke insert. If made of one material en­ tirely anrl with peasant "leeves, it will !'Pljuire 3% yards of 40 inch material. Pricr 12c. 6145. Ladles' Mornin!:" Frock-Cut in 4 Hizes: Small, 34-36: Medium, 38-40; Large, 42-44; Extra LlIrge 46-18 incbes bust meas­ ure. A MediuOl size requires 4'A. yards of

Page Twe"ty:three SPECIAL C~ENDATION

THE following named have received special well as Mr. Schafer, sleeping car conductor; Haute Division routing on a carload of pack­ commendation for meritorious acts per­ and the porter in charge of the combination ing house products to Louisville, Ky. formed while in the conduct of their regular sleeping and observation car. Engineer Claude Willis and Switchman D. duties. It is treatment like that accorded me that D. Harrington, both of Cedar Rapids, pre­ H. L. Conant, Wausau, discovered a pile -will 'make business for your road. vailed upon an automobile dooler at that point of broken -angle bars ncar the street car Yours very truly to divert to us his carload shipments from crossing at Third Street, and immediately (signed) Geral'dine Ahern Michigan territory-the business having for­ notified the section foreman. This indicates Mrs. A. M. Ahern, 1106 E. Thomas Street, merly moved into Cedar Rapids over a com­ watchfulness for the safety of our trains. Seattle, Wash. peting line. Several carloads are now di­

Northern Montana Division conductorJ G. verted to our line. This case plainly indi­ F. Baumgartber; engineer H. T. O'Donnell Those of Us Who Do cates that Ollr fellows around yards can do and fireman, R. B. Gilham while operating G. P. F. a lot with their friends towards increasing Extra East 1533, May 2nd, passing Judith MR. L. J. Angl'e, employed as sealer at the revenues of the Company. ,Ve want Gap, discovered a fire on the roof of a Messrs. ,Villis and Harrington to know that Fo Sioux Falls, secured the sale of three Or car located on the side track. They stopped their activities are much appreciated, and we tickets to Seattle and from the same people and put the fire out, probably saving a large hope that the)' are going to do more of the a shipment of household goods. Superinten­ amount of company property. same kind of work. dent Buechler tells us that Mr. Angle is one Terre Haute Division conductor I. H. Guin­ of his loyal employees. We had an item in the magazine last month up, reported that passing Over a switch at In the month of April Rate Clerk J. P. about E. E. Smith, General Yardmaster at Tallmadge, April 18th, his caboose almost Dickey at Gatewood secured 23 LCL ship­ Council Bluffs, and glad to quote another. jumped the track at the frog. The operator ments and six carloads. Mr. Dickey secured Agent Butler at Council Bruffs writes under' was sent to inspect and found a chain wedged the maximum haul on all of this business. date of April 16th as follows: sa] in the frog. This no doubt prevented an Messrs. r. W. Slattery and W. H. Balousek "Some time ago I wrote you that Night Ihl accident, as another train was following close. at Galewo~d continue active. Each of these Yardmaster E. E. Smith, should be given f C. & M; Division brakeman Albert Krause, gentlemen turned in nice business secured dur­ credit for securing one and one half tickets while in bed about two blocks from the ing the month of April. from Council Blu1!"s, Ia. to Columbus, Ohio CI station at Deerfield, heard a peculiar sound Agent McPherson at Union Street advises via CM &. StP and Penns),lvania Railroad. oi as train No. 74 was passing On April 26th. that his employees secured diversions for the YOli will note these people were to return He figured that the sound meant a broken rail, P~nnsyrvania month of April on the following business: via the and Wabash Railroad aU and slipping into his c\'othing, went over to Mr. R. Norcross - 7 LCL c'ns'gnm'ts via St. Louis, but as they were so pleased ti the track and found nine inches of rail th~" Mr. L. Murphy 2 " with CMStP &. P -service, they expect to is broken out of the ball of a new 13 a lb. rail Mr. R. Detuno 6 " return on 0111' line, so Mr. Smith should be op at the crossover switch Just west of the depot. Mr. J. A. Wagner - 6 " given credit for one and one half return W It was broken within the joint and the sig­ Mr. A. Steffen 5 " tickets." an nals were not affected. He flagged No. 54 Mr. R. Reiner 5 " Yard Clerk Ray McGrath at Milwaukee ra and let them over slowly and then got in It is nice to know that Yard Clerk F. E. comes again j secured long haul on a carload M touch with -the dispatcher, advising him of ,Vallace at Milwaukee keeps working. He of steel work destined to Port Townsend, 14 the condition, in order to protect train move­ seecured the full haul on two cars of packing Washington, also a carload to St. Louis via till ments. house products from Albert Lea and one from the Terre Haute Division. pa Terre lIaute Division section foreman J. St. Paul to Milwaukee. General Passenger Agent Dixon commends of Manwaring discovered a broken arch b~r on Revising Clerk, H. K. Williams at Kansas the following' for their interest and assistance mt: car handled in Extra 8239, south, April 20th City secured the following shipments over our in ,securing business for our rail'road: th, and reported same to the dispatcher, who got line in the month of ApriL Miss Daisy Sweeney, Kansas City, Mo. bit the section foreman at Brock to flag the 4 LCL shipments to Chicago S. Gillson, Conductor, Austin, Minn. train and set the car out. n. 5 carloads to Mr, Horeb, Wis. Wm. Rl;lU, Firem:ln, Madison, \Vis. in Terre Haute Division car repairer J. L. I LCL shipment to Dowagiac, Mich. A. E. Strohmeyer, Galewood, Ill. en Gregory found a broken rail about three rail I LCL shipment to Kenosha, Wis. Mr. Miskimins, Perishable Frt. Insp. Min­ 01 lengths south of first bridge south of Hal­ I carload shipment to Hanlontown, la. ~eapolisl Minn. tia lock, HI. on April 23r<1, and reported same. 2 LCL shipment; to Cudahy, Wis. T. F. Sacket, Passgr. Conductor, Greot Falls, be, Terre Haute Division conductor M. F. I LCL shipment to Bad Axe, Mich. Mont. tel Emhart, while heading in at Dick, on Extra 1 LCL shipment to Beloit, Wis. 'Vm. Florence, Chief Diversion Bureau, sil! 8240, south, May 3rd, discovered four .inches I LCL shipment to Hartley, Ia. Ch icago, Ill. in of rail broken off of east rail on main line, Foreman Ed. J. Foster at Stowell Station Lt. Wolff, Police Department, Chicago, HI. al north end of Dick. He reported same to Milwaukee secured routing via the Terre Haute ,V. H. 'Voodhouse, Locol Raggageman, Ma­ dispatcher and flagged 1st 76. Division on a car going to a point in South son City, Ia. In ApprecIation Carolina. Miss Mary Lawler, Freight Auditor's ho The following letter of appreciation is of We are glad to hear from one of our lJdy Office, Ch icago, Ill. B; especial interest because of the unhappy cir­ employees. Miss NeHie McGraw, Station Ac­ The following from Agent at Davenport cumstance that occasioned the journey. countant at Ka.nsas City) secured routing on a under date of Mol' 10th: The C.M. & St.P. Ry. Company, carload of feed from Kansas City via the ((Tuesday evening of this week, met. m Chicago, Ill. Chicago District. Agent Fesler tells us the the manager of one of our large shippers en Gentlemen: same concern has promised Miss McGraw who, during the course of conversation) tord an ~ish I to take this opportunity to con­ routing on ·al1 thei r future business. 01, he wos routing everything he possibly ne gratulate )'Ou on the personnel of the train Mr. Raymond Spankowski, employed as a could over Our railroad and said that one In crew on The Columbian which l'ef! Seattle on trucker in freight house No.7 at Milwaukee, of his reasons for doing so was Dn account Sri the night of February 12th, this year, for is securing some nice long haul business that of the very good switching servjce he was

Chicago. was formerly routed via boat lines for Mil­ receiving and the vcry courteous and pleCls­ 01' r was on a very sad journey~ as J was waukee consignees. Mr. Spankowski also se­ ant switch foreman' who -has charge of the "I taking my husband's remains to Dwight, III. cured a shipment from Milwaukee to Kansas crew switching at their plant. This foreman wI for burial. I could not have received kinder City. is Carron Richardson." a~ treatment and wish to mention particularly, Yard Clerk Ray Renthien at Milwaukee con­ Mr. Richardson is bound to move ahead in da Mr. A. J. Leader, dining car conductor, as tinues his activities, and in April got us Terre the service of the railroad. to P4ge Twenty-fou, Very sorry to learn of the illness of pipe? He recently left it on the windowsill Mrs. Harold Johnson, wife of Brakeman of one of our trains and was ill at ease until Johnson and hope that she will soon be he learned that it was homeward bound, safe "ell again. and sound. It was deePared by Some that Milton Olson would like to know if there they ".-ere positive that it was an heirloom, due is an adding machine that can add hours to the obnoxious odor. instead of dorlars. Information please. Who is the aristocratic appearing ollicer Mr. 'vV. F. Ingraham, Superintendent, and on the Mason City platform each day? 'vVhy, Mr. W. F. Cody, DF & PA, were appointed that is our baggageman, W. H. Woodhouse, the memhers of a Railroad Committee, to make new uniform cap is toe calise of all the plans for the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of commotion. We think it is quite spiffy Bill. the city of Mason City, Iowa, which will Mr. C. E. Ring, Division Accountant, is be celebrated during the month of June. the proud "Papa" of a baby boy born during FOlir Generations of HRn.ils/' C. L. Hnnt., The inmates of the Cerro Gordo County OlnaNl, Nebr., H. C. Hunt, Sionx Fnlls. the early part of April. Congratulations H ... H. }funt, Olnllhu,; Lyle, Jr. Home for the Poor and Insane, on Sunday, "Pa Ring.') May 6th, had the pleasure of hearing Mrs. Mr. E. F. Palmer of Minneapolis dropped "I & D Items" 'vV. F. Ingraham sing a number of solos in in the Superintendent's ollice at Mason City iVI. E. R. her usual pleasing manner. recently with his permanent smire and glad VERY, very sorry that the May Magazine The month of May, the month of our hand. Altho' he never stays but a very short Mother, Flowers and Spring Beauty, has been did not contain any I & D items, and time, we are always glad to see him because fined with sorrow and grief on the I & D thc Correspondent \.vishes to apologize and he creates such a preasant atmosphere which Division, due to the passing of three of our say that it was due to her tardiness in getting is an incentive to all. loved ones. Mr. G. P. Hodges, Division the notes to the Editor and that j'f you will Mr. C. E. Mlltschler, Chief Clerk, conducted Master Mechanic, who had been ill since forgive, she will never let it happen again. the April Safety First Meeting at Calmar, Thanksgiving time 1927, passed aw.ay at a Our efficient Agent, Mr. A. N. Anderson, Iowa, joint with the I & M Division) account sanitarium in Milwaukee, Tuesday, May Ist. Clear Lake, Iowa, was recently elected Mayor the necessity of Mr. Ingraham being on the of that prosperous Summer Reso,t. Funeral services were held at Mason City on West Division. Friday Mel' 4,th, and the remains were taken Miss Irma Wilhelm, station timekeeper, who Everyone was grieved to learn of the death to Minneapolis for funeral and burial on' attended the National Y. 'vV. C. A. Conven­ of Mr. L. B. Beardsley at SiOllX City on Saturday, May 5th. tion at Sacramento, Calif. reports that she April 17th. Saturday, May 5th, Mr. John Miller Kin­ is enjoying the "Sunny Climc)" expressed her Mrs. Etta Siesseger and daughter Mrs. ney, Veteran Conductor passed away at his opinion of the Olympian as a "'Palace on Victor E. Randall, were called to Wadena, home in Mason City, after an extended ill­ Wheels," and that she has enjoyed the sights ,Minn. on April 8th, dlle to the seriotls illness ness. Mr. Kinney had been in 'the employ around Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Sac­ of a sister and aunt, Mrs. F. 0, Calkins, of the Mil\vaukee Railroad since 1882 and ramento, Los Angeles, Catalina and Tijuana. who passed awa)' on April 10th. Mrs. Siesseger rendered continuous, faithful service) until Miss 'vVilhelm will return to her duties May and daughter returned to Mason City on the the time of his death. 14-th after six weeks vacation. Vic learned 15th. On 'vVedncsday morning, May 9th, John thru the Press that Mis. Wilhelm was ap­ Mr. W. F. Cody, D. F. & P. A., Mason O'Leary, a Milwaukee Engineer for 4-7 years pointed a member of a National 'Committee City, announced the keynote of Spring fashion was found dead in his bcd, Mason City, when of the Y. W. C. A., altho' she failed to when he appeared Easter Sunday attired in his daughter, Miss Florence O'Leary called mention this to 'any of us. We all know a "Stiff Cady." It is very becoming and we him for his run. He had returned home on that she will be very capable of doing her are all in favor of that style of hat. In Tuesday evening in apparmt good health. bit, whatever the work may be. ' fact, Mr. Cody always shows good taste. Mr. O'Leary began working for the Milwau­ Everyone will be sorry to learn of the kee 'Railroad as Fireman in 1875, and was il'lness of Mr. J. C. Pfahler, Veteran I & ,D' Tacoma Dist. Accounting Bureau promoted to Engineer on June 6th; 1880. engineer) who has been active until a few We have lost three faithful servants and K. K. K. months ago when he submitted to an opera­ the)' will be greatly missed not only on the N0w that the baseball season' has opened tion at Rochester, since which time he has I & D Division, but wherever the word "Mill Dick Baughn is missing some of his been unable to be about. We wish to ex­ waukee" is familiar. These were three friends meals. Dick has always been quite a ball fan. tend our best wishes to Mr. Pfah ler and for whom we had the greatest esteem. He can remember when the tirst World Series sincerely trust that he will enjoy better health was played in I Y04-. He also remembers when in the very near future. Walter Johnson was in knee pants playing Mr. 'vV. P. Woodhollse, assistant baggage. OUR ellicient Agent, Mr. A. N. Anderson, ball on sand lots. CoveJliski wasn't even man, Mason City, has been prospering of late Clear Lake, Iowa, was recently elected able to spit when Dick first started going -we learn that he has purchased a new Mayor of that prosper~us Summer Resurt. to ball games let alone th row his famous home at 'Clear Lake, Iowa. Congratulations One of the musical' treats of the Lenten spit ball. Rill, you're stepping right along. Season was a Cantata directed by Mrs. W. F. A short time ago Archie Long mode a dote We were all pleased when Marion ,... as Ingraham, Du Bois' HSeven Last Words" at to meet Harry Hatch at 11th and Market able to return to her duties after several the Methodist Church, Mason City. Mrs. Streets about 7:4-5 a. m. to bring him to work. months sick leaYe. Marion Schultz is the Ingraham's' unusual ability is greatly ap­ Harry waited and waited but no Long, so ellicient Ro,admaster's Crerk at Mason City preciated on 'the I & D Division. Harry grabs a street car. When he got about and says that she is feeling fine, but finds it Joe Carney, formerly einployed at Mason half way to the ollice along comes the Dodge necessary to transport herself back and forth City;Rollndhollse, recently underwent a major car. Lqng's excuse was that he was waiting in her omnibns until she gains a little more operation at the Mercy Hospital, Mason City, at II th and Commerce. That sounds all right strength. and is reported as improving nicely. but so far no one believes it. I don't bel1eve Mr. W. G. Powrie, engineering depart. Mrs. W. F. Ingraham attended a reception Archie would lie but he sure is careless with ment, Mason City, is the proud parent· of a in Chicago on April 12th in honor of her the truth. Long now has a new name) which "Prize Winner" baby. We had all wondered father, Rev. Frederick Ring's eightieth birthday is, "Ali Ry" the famous Turk Politicia", what Mr. Powrie "strutted)) about over' anniversary. Mrs. Ingraham sang a solo as Herb Moody, the good looking Joint Facility and in a recent issue of the Mason City part of the program accompanied by her Examiner from Seattle, is still looking good, daily paper it ;vas learned that he had reason sister, Anna Ring Clausen, at the piano. in fact he sees everything. We like, to 'haye to fe.el "big." Congratulations Powries. What would H. C. Snow do without his Herb with us and he can come ,an'ytiJ)ie:

Paze Twenty-five Frank Opie is pulling hard for the "Snoose caNed a meeting Sunday April 15th. Jim waS unknown. A kerosene hanging l'amp Eaters" from McKinley Hill again this year. Morrey, Business Manager, Al Japs, 'Manager and a stereoscope in the parlor were luxurie~. Frank is also missing some meals but he and Tom Halgren, catcher and captain. The No one was ever operated on for appendicitis says you can ea,t all winter but you can't see Milwaukee boys were the 1927 Aberdeen City or bought glands. Microbes were unheard of; ball games. League Champions. The boys are making plans folks lived to a good ripe old age and walked Extra! Extra 1 "Speed record broken." for the city league campaign which is sched­ miles to wish their friends a M.erry Christmas." Frank Gpie commonly 'known as (CSpeed ," uled to open May 7th. Jim Ryan says, "Today, you know, everyone motored to Olympia a few days ago. Olympia Max Hans~n, derk._ Roadmaster's office rides in automobiles, or flies; plays gol'f, is 32 miles of swell pavement from Tacoma was laid up with the Flu several days. Can't shoots cra~s, plays the piano with the feet; goes anel Frank made it in 4- hours and 33 minutes keep 3 good man down tho' and he is back to the movies nightly, smokes cigarettes, drinks 8 seconds. If Frank would have had anything on the job the same old Max. Buckus Juice, blames the H. C. of L. on the but the big steel car he woul'd have never Sam Toney, our janitor, likes them nice Republicans, never goes to bed the same day made it. As it was, he had to take three meals and "plump." I wonder if Sam is getting he gets up and thinks he is having a won­ with him. I understand he let his wife out ;f serious. When they get to feeding them, derful time. These are the days of suilrJ­ the car to eat, but he never worries about his rook out. getting, profiteering, excess taxes and pro­ meals because he eats all the time; but then hibition.» A well attended Safety First Meeting was Frank is a big man and his huge bulk must held Tuesday, April 17th. Many suggestions have nourishment. were made and a great deal of enthusi·asm Iowa (Middle and West) Maybe Archie Long failed to get a new shown. hat from a couple of young ladies recently, Division A new Gas-Elec. Motor car running be­ but no one could deny that he got probably Ruby Eckman tween Minneapolis and Montevideo made its the heartiest laugh of his life out of the initial" trip April 19th. A HELPER in the Council' Bluffs freight affair. And incidentally, at least one of the house sends in the news that Nancy M. ladies~a Bill Tracy still likes the old car he had last young little brown eyed maiden (yes Searight the interchange clerk is convalesc­ we mean Millie) has decided that there is no summer and sold. He went up to North Dakota and drove it home, but after he got ing as a result of a serious operation. Nancy use trying to get ahead of Archie. He is. one of the top notcber's on the clerk's laughed last! ! I it home he neglected it and left it in the alley so long the police finally took the seniority list and it doesn't seem right to A good time 'was had by all who attended poor old thing over to the police station. have her absent from work. He also tells us the card party held at Od'd Fellow's temple This caused Bin some worry and the outcome that Dan Cupid has been getting in some April 24-th. Mr. Curtis and ''<[ubby'' Gleb is, the car is hack in North ·Dakota. work at Council Bluffs with the result that had' charge of the refreshments, and Rose the bachelors are getting scarce. C. J. Dug­ Account of the illness of his wife, Mr. Lindquist was chairman of the card party. gan the switching clerk got himself a wife H. C. Pearce has taken a six month kave Our ord friend Dick Baughn is making a wh~n Miss Ruth Rogers said yes to his ques­ of absence, starting May 1st. Mrs. Pearce trip to Vancouver, B. C. -today (Sat. Apr. tions. Fred Bucknam of the Council Bluffs has been in poor health for some time and 28th.) He says he has something to 'tend' to force, the chief clerk in fact, wasn't to be they hope she will be impro~ed before they up' there. It must be very important because out done by any junior ckrk, much less an return. Dick will miss a ball game. I understand ((IrisherH so he slipped over to Fremont, Jim Ryan still spends week ends in Minne­ he is going up with his son-in-law and he Nebraska with Miss Doris Rosch of Council apolis. Nothing like having two if you keep doesn't care what time they get there just so it BlufIs and they returned as Mr. and Mrs. them in different towns, Jim. is soon, because his b-b--business is waiting. Bucknam. The office still has one eligible, 'Bill Tracy says he remembers, "When eggs Most of uS aren't that lucky, we have to get in John H. Bryant. John has been working were 3 dozen for 250; butter 10c per pound; there bcfore 11 p. m. Saturday night or our for the company sincee 1900 and our helper milk was 5.: a quart; the butcher gave away trip- is in vain. Djck always was -lucky. says he has been looking for a wife ever since liver and treated the kids with bologna; the Aeril 21st the Milwaukee Women's club he started to work so now that leap year is hired girl received two dollars a week and held a card party at the home of Mrs. Schult' upon us maybe some girl will take pity on did the washing. Women did not powder' and everyone reported a most enj oyable time. him and help him out. . The April luncheon was attended by the and paint (in public), smoke, vote, play poker Assistant Yard Master E. E. Banyard and following girls: Ann, Rose, Helen, Olga and or shake the shimie. Men wore whiskers \vife went up to Minneapolis to VISIt rel:atives Millie. and boots, chewed tobacco, spit on the side­ walk and cussed. Beer was 5c and the lunch a few days the fore part of May. was free. Laborers worked ten hours a day Conductor C. M. Craig went to Chicago West H & D Division Notes and never went on a strike. No tips were the fore part of May to consult the company N. M. R. given to waiters and the hat-check grafter surgeons regarding an injury to his shoulder. MR. Rummel, Mr. Christoffer and Mr. G. T. Richards called on us during the first part of April. E. S. Williams, for years, pump repairer west end of the H '" D Division, has resigned and moved to Minnesota where he will take up farming. Mr. M. J. Kurzejka has succeeded Mr. Williams as pump repairer. 'The very first thing Mr. Kurzejka did was to get married. Congratulations. With regret we report the death of Garnet Payne April 12th. Mr. Payne was employed as Storehelper :It the Roundhouse Storeroom at Aberdeen and was appucl1tly in good health April 10th, and worked his usual hours. His sudden death shocked his many friends. The sympathy of his fellow employees is extended to the bereaved mother and family.. 'fwo Gas-Elce. cars passed through Aberdeen April 12th en route to the Trans-Mo. division. They ar~ certainly huge cars and fully equipped for speed and comfort for the passengers. Miss Matilda Cully, stenographer, at the Car Dept. spent three days and nearly ali her money in Minneapolis recently, spring shoppi!l~. 'The Milwaukee Base Ball team will re­ Airplane View of Our Milwaukee Ternli.nQ.ls. Numbers Represent Our Vario.u~ Do~ks organize for 1928. Al Japs the new manager and Freight Houses Page Twenty-six The McCleary Sanitarium, Largest Institution in the World Devoted Exclusively to the Treatment of Rectal and Colonic Diseases. ATreacherous Affliction Healed Without Surgery ILES and other rectal troubles are directly responsible for many diseases P_ and indirectly responsible for many more. Thousands suffer needlessly due to incorrect diagnosis. Men and women who have suffered for years and did not know what was wrong with them have found joyous new The dIagram below clearly shows hoW' piles can be the cause of num­ health when their rectal troubles were cured. You can never erous diseases, unsuspected by the sufferer or by his physician. Due expect to be well, strong and hearty until the CAUSE of your to faulty diagnosis. thousands suffer from these ailments not knowing often indescribable suffering has been removed. that rectal trou­ bles are directly responsIble. Let Us Real You Wit" Our Mild Non-Surgical Treatments The McCleary mild, non-surgical treat­ or searing with electric needle. The ments for piles have brought new hope, McCleary treatments also avoid the dangerous new joys and happiness· to thousands effects of chloroform and ether and have proved a boon to many thousands who have availed who had forgotten the blessings of per­ themselves of our services. Over 75 % of the fect health. Entirely discarding the old, people we treat are referred to US by some of harsh surgical methods, these treat­ the thousands we have curel;!. ments do away with the horror and pain of cutting away pile tumors with Mail This Coupon NOW! the knife, burning with a red hot iron, Ir------.,~~. McCleary "4 000 Healed' The number of persons who. have Tbe McCleary Sanitarium Over .& , • been healed ofplIes or other rectal troubles 151 Elms Blvd., Excelsior Spring$, Mo. I under the McCleary treatments now exceeds 14,000 and Includes the nameS of people from Pleaso send me without cost or obligation of any kind every section ofthis country, from Canada, Cuba, HawaII, Alaska and foreign lands. Among I ~U~;:Y~?~hi~~ )o~~d~~~mdnis"Zl&ni',u~~~~9ted~i~~u~ theee are scores ofprominent business men, bankers. farmers. mechanics, railroad men, min­ righted at Wasbin~tonand printed in colors. Also IDcluao Isters,lawyers, housewives, teachers, society leaders, ete. I your mommoth reference and testimoniullist. Let us send you our reference list containing the names and addresses of many, many I thQusands we have cured and numerous letters irom grateful patients telling what they think ofo'ur treatments. ThIs lfst has grown to such mammoth proportions that it now equals & 12-page newspaper In size. We will "Iadly send it free postpaid. I Name...... •...... •...... ~ . Ifyou are one ofthe hundreds In every communIty who suffer from piles or some trouble. I you should give a matter so lmportant as your health lm.mediate attentIon. Mail the coupon today and get the facts, or if you prefer write a personal letter describing your trouble a9 ac­ curately as you can. Your letter or your request for Q free copy ofour book and reference Hst I Street Addres•...... I will receive Immediate attention, but do this DOW. I The McCleary Sanitarium I 151 E1ms Boulevard, .1. Excelsior Springs, Mo. H. r.. Bahbaue-h OM ot" the en,ine hottler. Perry for some time. They hav~ already gone Rt Perry roundhouie hat been olf duty levenl to hous~ keeping_ John hal had the jlrOjoct weeki al the re.ult ot infection in hi! root in l"lind- for ;orno time it Been)!, but didn't following the removal of an ingrowing toe \Va'nt his elder brother Jake. to "clance in the nail. George Starliper jjlled in the shift pig tro~ghP so when Jake took unto himself during his absence. a wife, John felt the field was clear for him. Edward Hordan of the car department at Conductor Ch~r!ps Bra,ll~y who has been Perry is great grandpa again, a daughter making his home in Manilla for several having been born to Mr. and Mrs. Timothy years has moved to Perry. Graney. Mrs. Graney is Mr. Jordan's daugh­ Traveling auditor, J. B. Wallis spent part ter. of April in New York City, checking accourits. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Loyal H. P. Buswell who was recently transferred Strahn in Perry May 3rd. The mother is to the Savanna office has sold his residence the gaughter of Engineer John Rolleston one property on Firth street to Machinist Dennis • • ISHED & COPYRIGHTED BY of the old engineers on the Iowa division Sullivan and Mr. Sullivan sold his propeliy TilE MANUFACTURERS OF who passed away a few years ago. The young on First Avenue to Engineer Timothy Lari­ man was born at the home of his grand­ more. mother. . A number of changes among section fore­ Chief C,\rpenter V. Hansen and wife, Di­ men have been made during the last few vision Master Mechanic W. N. Foster, En­ weeks. Joe Zimmerman, foreman of Earl­ CROWN gineer Fred Kennison and wife and Travel­ ing section, resigned to go to Chicago to work ~ ing Engineer S. Einerson were in Mason City ·for the New York CentraL Joe Steffin of the to attend the funeral of G. P. Hodges, master Earling gang was promoted· to foreman in mechanic on the I and D division. Zimmerman's "llace. Henry Jarnecke, fore­ E. O. Kinser is back to work at Coon Rap­ man of the Deliance section, resigned t·o go OVIRALIS ids after a few weeks vacation. into the oil b_usiness for himself. John Fred­ Conductor J. M. Reel went to Jackson­ erick, a laborer on the Portsmouth section, UNION MADE ville, Florida as delegate to the Grand Lodge was promoted to foreman in Jarnecke's place. of the Order of Railway Conductors. This S. D. Gilliland, agent at Melbourne, laid ANew-Pair Free! was the 5th time he has been selected as off in May to go to California to visit his - iEthey-shz,ink. delegate. daughter and accompany Mrs. Gilliland home . Brakeman Francis Reel' was called to Scran­ from a trip west. His son Robert was in charge '7.te CROWN OVERALL ?nIB. Or. ton, Pennsylvania, the fore part of May by of the station during his absence. 1...ARGEST IN THE WORl.O CINCINNATI, OHIO the serious sickness of his wife. Mrs. Reel had gone h"me for a visit and was taken ill Tacoma Shop Notes while there. "Andy" J. F. Gillett who has held the position of If You Own a Joint Agent at the Union Stock Yards in So. ED Daily-our floricultural expert found a Omaha has retired from active duty after a fOlir leaf clover the other day, on which long period of service. He was succeeded by he has been pinning his hope, that it will Car",you Can H. W. Brown who has been assistant agent bring him the proper brand of luck in vari­ for some.time. ous propositions in which he is financially Obtain30Days "Hank" Fry· who many years ago was a interested. switchman on the Iowa division was renew­ Wiggs Shiplett, tried to slip one o"er on ing acquaintances on· the division the latter us recently, but we got the dope just the emonstration part· of April. Mr. Fry is one o"f the few same. Can you feature him being. the proud papa of a brand new bouncing baby girl, and who made a lucky strike in oil, so js now enjoying life. not saying anything about it, well the secret is out, we read the bulletin on the meter REEl Mrs. Charles Salzgeber, wife of 50ne of the room door) and we offer Our congratulations. Perry roundhouse employees was called to We are also in on the information that Conesville, Ohio by the death of· a sister. She Tony Berry and Jean Luebbe are attending left Perry April' 30th to attend the funeraL school, taking up· art, that is terpsichorean Frank Fernstrom and family of Dubuque art. They are taking up dawncing; we don't visited on the Iowa division with traveling know whether it is ballet, clog, toe, anesthetic, Famous new Lynamite Spark Plug saves S2 out engineer S. Einerson in ApriL Mr;· Fern­ ot every tlO spent for gas. Vacuum Transformer or just prain ballroom; however, we don't m~ny strom is General foreman in Dubuque. Chamber produces big blue-white spark. times have to overtax OUf imagination, to visualize Howard Wasson the four year old son of ~~~!:~o~~~~~1~~~r~f:~~\5;1:oa:ekpo~;:.SaJi~ tha t they can stretch a wicked rubber heel 20% leaner mixture. Prevents .carbqn FiJ'~B t!U'U engineer Halsey Wasson got hold of a can oil. Gets yOU over bills. Sturdily bmlt ror lifetime in anyone of those lines. Of COurse they may use. Eigholz, Cal., writes: "Over 3O ..000mUes,with­ of lye the latter part of April and received out a miss." Three million already on cars. be planning to team up for some "Follies," some bad burns when he attempted to sample who knows,-we don't, but anyway we wish SEND IMMEDIA TIELY it. Juststate make and :rear of your car and Dumber of them luck. Ben G3ble, IS now working as the conductor ~b~gl~~~Y~~~:~t:t~i~Jt~:~ltePlugs will be sent Mr. N. B. Footit, chief clerk in store on the way freight between Atkins and Fer­ Agents' Proposition should be department, was somewhat shocked recently included. Use 30 days entirely ~. guson. Ben laid off several' years ago on while talking over the telephone, this how­ ~~ oU:e~~~~~~uS~et~~a~~:~ II• account of the condition of his health and ever, did not come from any verbal source, ei:her ~end $1 for ,,:nch pln~ or has· been on a farm in Wisconsin. He is return mnB. You rlsk nothmg, I·.. but it appears that he made " long distance BeD~~~-;;J?H~AY-to much improved now, so felt that he could re­ SO , galvanic connection with Jupiter himself, when LYDON MFC. CO. • • turn to railroad work. 180 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO during an electrical storm, as he was about There ha'~e been a number of rearrange­ to pla-cc the receiver to his ear, a flash ments of the freight schedules for merchandise emitted from the receiver and grounded on his into Perry giving the Perry merchants lirst penopscot. We are very glad to report that and second day deliveries which has resulted there were no casualties, and that nothing E. A. AARON & BROS. in the promise of a nice increase in LCL of any serious consequence resulted from the General Commission Merchants business. We can now compete with the above mehtioned electrical treatment, but we SPECIALTIES trucks in service from Des Moines. wil'l just bet a secondhand match, that the Butter. Eggs. Poultry, Game, Conductor Walter Walrath was off duty telephone bell will be ringing wet during Fruits and Vegetables a couple weeks on account of sickness. any future electrical storm, before it ,viII Hotels, Club., Restaurants and Machinist John Wagner of the Perry force get a rise out of NBF. A person does not Dining Car Suppll•• siole a march on his friends the latter part have to be Scotch to make a little of that Phone: Roosevelt 3 220 of April and went to Boone where he was stuff go a long ways. 46 South Water Market, CHICAGO married to Anne Campbell' of Gulfport, Miss. John Gorman, shop laborer, has a son who is Miss Campbell has been making her home in a real Milwaukee booster, being on the dril'! Page Twenty-eight :

------frame of the singles. After bowling SIX W. B. Fry, of the car department has been frames in the singles, he said to some of the taking a forced vacation on account of the mtmbers of the team, "when do we get into serious illness of his son who has been suf­ fering from scarlet fever. Can the singres?)) So it's easily seen how inter­ You Have ested he was. He should have kept his wife Friends of Mr. F. D. Pond extend to him there to witness his wonderful work and keep their sincere symp"thy in his recent bereave­ 150~ track of the games for him. ment caused by the death of his daughter, Fred Miller and his roundhouse curve got Mrs. Alta Ilentz. going good a ftef he "vas given more room. We are very proud of OUl' Club House after EvergSatUl'dag He has'such a graceful pose on his delivery its general spring house cle"ning. It looks H you are B reliable, honest man, that he was sticking his fingers in the eyes spic and span and with the ne\\' gas stove we I wlll give you an opportunity to make $50 or more a week Jook~ of the bowlers on the other team. are "1'1 set for the activities of the future. lng after our business in your Hannaford started with a burst of speed )'vI uch credit is due those members who were so locality. Just tako care of my cstalJlished business with and did not go any too good until he decided willing to assist in the work and Mr. Guy­ Uleat.res, hotels, stores, home owners, tlIHng stations, etc. not to kill all the Rin boys in the pits. ette also deserves credit for the interest and ]nspect these places .and Timmcke brought his wife along to watch pride he takes in keeping it ready for oc­ octllonstrate our new im~ proved "Super" Fyr-Fyter his wonderful work. Although he did not do cupancy at all times. and arrange fol' their in­ half bad, he was quite put out to think ·he Arthur Hart, passenger brakeman, passed stallment. I don't ask you to 1m-est an.>' money in did not do better for her sake. away last evening, May 9th at his home at !=-tock-no experience needed-if you aro the kind of a man I want. I will show you how to handle Duke Leahy surely ought to feel good to New Lisbon after a long illness. Sympathy the busIness. \Ve deliver ,and look after collections. think that he let all the rest of the boys is extended to Mrs. Hart and children. PAY TO START AT ONCE accompany him to Madison on the same train, The Division Engineers office has been If you are In earnost and aro responsible, YOllr carnin~s can start at once. Cheeks mailed every as he was so ,ertain he was going to cop all moved from Milwaukee to Wausau and is now S"turday. An eslalJUl;hed Ohio Corporation is be­ hind you. Write at once. the dough in Madison. He really was so located in the north-east corner of the freight RAY C. HAHN, puffed up he took his vest off on the train, house building, Erst floor, with Denny and Fyr. Fyter Co., 98· f; Fyr· Fyter Bldg.. Dayton. O. but coming back had very little to say as Lester occupying the chairs. They have moved he felt so jealous of Hannaford's showing, their f"milies to \OVausau and we bid them and to think he had called Hannaford's team a hearty welcome. the "Duke's Specials." Mr. and Mrs. Fr"nk Matthies and Mr. and Hoogland, Cl.uskey, Hayes and Roy Miller Mrs. H. J. Schaupp, are attending the O.R.T. WE are Miners and Ship­ decided not to let everyone in Beloit know and O.R.C. Convention which is being held pers of Pine Ridge, what they could do, so they hid in the base­ in Cleveland, Ohio. They also expect to St. Bernice and Essanbee ment to bowl off the singles and the doubles. extend their visit to the southern states ·before Coals. A ten and one-half pound son was born returning hcal Office, has Records from the hospital and Mr. Rame is also at taken leave of absence from his rairroad duties IS OUR SPECIALTY present improving. We hope they win both in order to try his hand at becoming a mer­ be able to be out among their friends soon. chant prince. As the initial step· of his com­ THE McBEE BINDER CO. Mr. F. L. Hudson is convalescing from an mercial career he has entered the s.ervice of operation recently submitted to. He says he Montgomery Ward & Company's large new Chlclg, Athens. Ohio New York expects to feel Hbrand new" within a short retail store at Tacoma, which will be opened St. Louis, Mo•. time and able to sell tickets faster then ever. in a few days at this writing, and is now

Page Thirty-One acting as Traffic Manager for the store. His her old home in Green County, Wjsconsin, Congratulations are extended to the new knowledge of railroading will aid him mao where the Swiss call them "Kuechli." If bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Tyler, terially in his new" duties and considering we could only persuade Miss Marty to bring whose marriage occurred o:l..t S;n'anna April Kennie's industry, application and other win· down a few samples of her handiwork we 21st. Mr. Tyler is reconsigning clerk "t ning qualities we predict a rapid rise in com­ could belter judge of the merits 'of the dough­ the Savanna Freight House. His hride was mercial life for him. He has the best wishes nuts, but so far she has not been in a re­ formerly Miss Gladys Straight of Savanna. of all his former associates at this office. sponsive mood toward our hints. The young couple went on a wedding trip to "AI Goldsborough, usually and affectionately Roy Leaman, who "is usually in charge of Seattle, Tacoma and Mt. Ranier. the co~ch yard switch engine on the second August 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd Savanna known among us as ccAlka"I'i Ike," ·has tired of c1ebrates her One Hundredth Anniversary of the confining duties on the Revising Desk trick recently returJ1ed from a vacation trip the founding of the city. Many visitors are and has gratified his desire for a change of to California, where he had the curious ex­ expected back to see the "Old Home Town" occupation which would give him more fresh perience of leaving the valley which was re­ and enjoy these Centennial days. air and relieve him of Sunday work by bidding cently swept clean by the terrible dam disas­ Cong"ratu1:ltiuns. are extended to Conduc­ in the Claim Desk at this office during the ter only a few hours before the dam broke. time Ray Powels, its rightful and "lengthy Roy is still congratulating himself On his tor R. J. Carroll and wife (formerly Miss good fortune in deciding not to spend another Vivian Dixon of Savanna) on their marriage jncumbent, is on leave of absence. AI li~es April 24th, at Savanna. Mr. and Mrs. Car­ his riew duties fine, especially inspection trips night in the valley. During hi, absence our rol'l left on a wedding trip to Oltumwa and and the like, but he is not veiy partial to good friend Dave Richardson was in charge Kansas City, and on their return will reside coming down to the stock yards at six in of the engine; and recently we have also had the pleasure of seeing Our old friend Andy with the groom's parents~ at Savanna. the morning to inspect a train of hogs, as he Machin from the yal'd working here on the Wm. R. Barber, visited at the Supt's. office has to do every no\." and then j there is air at Savanna May 10th in the interest of the enough there to be sure, but it is anything but same engine. Ed Mider, who is foreman on the day trick, is still as much of a baseball Milwaukee Employees Pension, and received fragrant. fan as ever, but we cannot imagine what he a number of applications at this poin!. We have had the pleasure I'ately of seeing will do now that Kenneth Alleman is no long­ Condr. H. H. Fennie, wife and SOn Tack one of our former dock girls work here at er here to argue with him. returned from a delightful trip to Jack'son­ the Local Office. Mrs. Margaret. Christensen, ville, Fla. where Condr. Fennie was delegate more familiarly known to uS as Miss Margaret to the aRC Convention. Bo.lander, for several" years one of the Assist­ Illinois Division M. J. S. Mrs. Boyd Latham, wife of En~r. Bovd ant Bi.ll Clerks and later stenographer at Latham underwent an operation at the' Savan~a SAMUEL King, 50 year veteran of the Dock One, has been doing some extra work on hospital for appendicitis and is getting along the Bill Desk. CM & STP die"d at his home at Chica~o nicely. Kent Langabeer, our speedy messenger, is April 25th. Mr. King and family lived 'in Mrs. Earl Fial'a, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on a schedule now which" delays his noon-day Savanna a number of years, being employed wife of Instrumentman of the Engineering meal' until about two o'clock in the afternoon. as switchman. Twenty-eight years ago moved Dept. visited with her husband and friends In spite of the ten or a dozen flapjacks, six to Chicago where he was suburban agent and at Savanna May 15th. slices of toast, three eggs and bacon and a retired from work over a yeitr ago account Ralph Slade, son of Brakeman Harry SlacU; lar~e bowl of mush with which his affectio"nate irI health. He was an uncle of Mrs. Fred will soon sail for Brussels, B~lgium to fill a mother equips him for the day"s work at W'inston, wife of Conch. F. E. 'Winston, Mrs. 14 weeks engagement with the Orchestra he is breakfast, about nine o'clock, Kent begins to Oh"as. Seitzburg, wife of machinist Cha's. playing with at Newark, N. J. He is a wear a lean and famished expression ahout Seitzburg, and Roy King, switchman, Sa­ member of the Nelson Naples, famous Steam­ eleven thirty; and when he sees others eating vanna Yards. ship Leviathan Orchestra. Sup!. W. M. Thurber and Trainmaster H. lunch about twelve o'clock he has to take a For the thrill of seeing a train wreck, E. Sittler attended the funeral of Chicago ti,ltht ci!leh on his belt and to concentrate his Kenneth Mead~r of Clinton, Iowa, aged 17, Terminals Trainmaster W·. A. Springer which mind on stuffing waybills to keep him from threw a switch against the "Southwest Limited" was held at Madison, Wise. April 27th. Mr. succumbing to the pangs of starvation. crack passenger train at Clinton, on the night Sittler acted as one of the pall" bearers. Emmett Maloney, the athletic Revisi"ng Clerk of May 5th. The )'oung man broke the The CM & STP Twiligbt Baseball League pro tern, needs no alarm clock any more, be­ heavy pad lock wh ich keeps the switch post has again organized for the coming season cause his recently acquired son and heir has locked and then threw it over, he admitted. and first game played May 15th. The Weid­ acquired the praiseworthy habit of letting off Until the confession of the youth, the attempt man field adjoining the Savanna City Park a lusty howl pl'omptl)' at six o'clock, after to wrerk the fast train was a mystery. Only has been secured and will be an' ideal' place which there is no more sleep for his devoted the vigilance of Iowa Divn. Engr. AI. Tyler to play. The boys have been right on the parents. Punctuality is a great virtue in a of Savanna, saved the train from crashinl' head job and a good ball diamond is now" ready for future railroadman, but Emmett often wishes long into a short siding at what is known use. "George Layton, President of the Savanna the Kid would change his schedule a little. as Rrogman's switch near old Pearl street League, invites everyone to any of the games. Fay Clover, our popular Cashier pro tem, in Lyons. Engr. Tyler saw a red signa) The new gas-electric motor CitT went into boasts of an infant prodigy at his home in the service the latter part of April on the Illinois against his train and managed to bring it to a stop before it came upon the switch. The person of his ritt!e son Kingsley. On Easter Divn., and takes the place of the steam train Sun~ay boy was sent to the psychopathic hospital little Kingsley, not yet six years of operating on" the Davenport-Savanna-Milwau­ at Iowa City. Special Agents George Layton age, sang a solo in perfect tune and time kee run, and similar to the one on the Du­ before a church crowded with people winning and W. B. Meyers of Savanna, were in Clin­ buquc·Savanna-Davenport run. the approval of all hearers) and he is likewise Chas. Kleeman of the Dubuque Accounting ton investigating f the case. so highly" gifted in instrumental music that Dep!. called at the Supt's. office recently Luie Sampson, son of Boilermaker helper he is to be produced as a piano virtuoso at a and gave us the glad hand. Come again Mike Sampson of the Savanna roundhouse, public recital at the Lincoln High School of Charley. has been given a great deal of credit at the this city as an exampl'e of the musical ac­ 1. W. Carleton, veteran conductor, died at University of Ill., on the recent e.lectric mar­ quirements which children can reach long be­ his home at Chicago April 23rd, death being vel ori/tinated by him in his display on the fore school age under new methods of teach­ due to Brights disease and complications. Mr. ({wonders of electricity" itt the University re­ in,lt music. His fond parents and their many Carleton was "a brother-in-law of baggageman cently. The model \\'"s of a small airpl"ane friends anticipate a brilliant career for the Walter Dy.er, and cousin o( Engr. "Vallace seen swinging thru the air high above the talented youngster. Wolfe, of Savanna. He was a former pass­ "heads of spectators, operated by means of " Miss Frieda Marty, is a patron of art and enger conductor on the Ill. Divl1. and" on light j'ay projected from the ground. This literature and f"equently has musical evenings account of ill hearth was appointed to the ray upon striking the sensitive photo-dr-ctf;c at her house at which well-known artists of place of mail clerk in the Union Depot, in cell in the motor of the plane would start the this and other cities are heard, while a French ""1912. Mr. Carleton .was 66 "years of age, motor running enough to move the ship. Cirere meets regularly at her house for French and a member of the Savanna-Mississippi 'This is the first time that such a thing has conversation and liter~ture study. We are Lodge No. 385 AF & AM. Left to mourn been done with an airplane. quite proud of numbering so accomplished a his death are his wife and three children Mechanical Department lady on our force, all the more as Miss Marty and other relatlves. Funeral services were Hello! Sure. it's the same old mechanical in addition to her linguistic and literary talents conducted at Chicago April 25th, and rela­ gang but we just have heen too busy to scare is also reputed to bake the best doughnuts tives and friends from Savanna attended the up any notes for you. We know you h<1ve in the Northwest, having acquired the art at funeral. missed us and we were grad to be missed, Page Thirty-twa Wllh you eoula leo lin' the pretty Sowerl viC ha'il in OUi' office. It [~ very evident that SDme one thipks Df U~. Sprin8" is here in full arr.W. Jack Mulder, our chief clerk, is moving, and Walter GClz, our efficient timekeeper, it: making garden (so he says but we can't vDuch for this as he lives in Chadwick). _ Lola Myers, jttnitress in our building is olI dLity accOLint of bloud poisoning in her ~ fuoL Wish she wOlild hurry up and get well for we miss her around the office. Mathew Pollock, caller on the third shift is on a leave of absence and has gone to Detroit to attend to some business interests. _~ccordingly we have a new call boy by the I name of Ned Shrake and say, girls, don't it make you sore to see a boy with such curly hair. Sure isn't fair. We understand that Gang Foreman Bill Sheet has gone in for baseball, also our Master Mechanic. Well no telling what will happen next, and we really think Bill will make the better player. Machinist Neils Thompson has been on the sick list but is now able to resume work. We couldn't understand why Dan's hands were canoused and lJe wouldn't let us in on where' he got the real "he-man hands," but we at last found out. For further information ·~ consult us. .~ .. Chief Clerk Cronin kindly solved the mys­ · tery of how people can tell when they are · "· in love. He says it is when they feel goose- • · pimply. We don't know what you think of ~ hi, solution but we know what we think. SAVannfl. Yard News Understand Switchman S. Correll is con­ templating entering a school for memory. Some time ago he went to the depot to go to Chicago on No. 20 and about train time he discovered that he had left his currency at home. He had to' hail a taxi to go home for his money! ~ Caller Geo. Currell is the proud possessor .:. of a new third-handed Dodge sedan 1912 t: ·" model. Our au vice to this young man is to \~ look out for the motorcycle cop. The Sabula Ferry is now running on time. ~

'rhe Savanna girls have some sweethearts- over 41 in Maquoketa and s?end Saturday afternoons " and Sundays at the picnic grounds at the Old Fish Pond (Antique). Sometimes they have to walk the Sabula bridge to get back ~ home for work. Long legs make the dis­ , tance shorter! ..• • Geo. Phillips, switchman, is going to cap- · intain the the Twilight Yard and League. Engi nemen'sNote Crowleybaseball istea tom ;*~tii~~~::U~~~~~~~:~::~~~=!~:~~~~~~~~:~~I';!!~::a:3:f:~~ be his right-hand bower and "Mike Plum his ~..,,' ... ~~ 4'1. ""''I', >t r.< ~* "'w 41l'" ~'I"-'" ...t" "".Ur;. 4-e", '*Tt~ ~':'" "IV&< ~w.~ ~E~ ~. ,..... left-hand bower. Bert Follet is erectioneering for Al Smith. He says he is wet right [Inu, Or else he was the othel' day when Engr. Hardcastle gave him a bath with a bucketful of water. Bert "BUCKEYE" Yoke and gave Hardcastle a surprise bath afterwards INDUSTRIES Draft Attachments with the fire hose! Breezes Front the Freight Office, Alias served by the "Milwaukee" Brain Depa.rtment nearly all meet with bad boiler We are going to have two new clerks in water prbblems. our department, namel'y: Margaret Mary Mul­ This company furnishes the crone born Feb. 3rd, and Mary Ellen Tyler "Milwaukee" with boiler water born April 13th. treatment chemicals and re­ Poor Crowley! They sure abuse her. She lated service; and is familiar has lost five pounds within the last week. with these problems. Anyone- wishing some "pointers" on clean­ ing house, just ask NelL She says she may You may safely refer your hire out for removing old wall-paper. boiler water troubles to us. The vertical yoke type of attachment, with c;;'t Say folks, r almost forgot to ten yOll steel yoke. offers rhe advantages of less parts, less weight, and less cost. "Grandpa" and "Grandma" are just as The Bird-Archer Co. THE BUCKEYE STEEL CASTINjiS COMPANY "crJzy" abollt one another JS they ever were. 122 South Miohlgan Ave. OHICAGO COLUMIlUS, OHio' For some reason or other they just. can)t New York.Ch1eago.Louisville.St. Paul-London cec one another's viewpoint.

Page Thirty-three Our Chief is now enjoying part of his but someone will dl'ive the Chevle to Wabasha Weli, MI'. S\Vanee River l:ll'ues Nelson has vacation. That man has so .much ambition for its. future home. (Right this way-,-get ac4uired a classy new Hudson car. What's that he just had to spend a week at home your tickets.) (This may seem advertising gonna happen next? I suppose all the speed plaQting garden, housecleaning, raising chick­ but I really am not getting paid for it only records will be shattered around here when ens, and minding the new baby. perhaps the Band Boys will play a favorite he gets going his best. The only time you know Mille has a tem­ of mine). Agent W. N. (BiH) Ross had the misfor­ per is .when her "Olsie" fails to work.,-3 tune to be knocked down by one of his hunt­ hours from Mt. Carroll, Oh! Oh I ing dorgs recently and injure his knee. Hope Musselshell Minutes to see Mr. Ross out again soon, fully re­ covered from the accident. River Division Helen J(i1'wan Messrs. Sorenson and Haggerty from the Rocky Mountain Division dropped in this Margaret: Maher THIS is the season for straw hats as well morning to say "hello." They came down 3S for straw votes. \Ve art have our new FUEL Inspector E. J. Ker\vin was on the to attend the Claim Prevention meeting here bonnets, so let's have a ballot. All those in Division the past month in connection today. Come again folks. We're always favor of changing the name of this column with fuel conservation. Mr. Kerwin is a-Iways glad to see the "breezy westerners." to the "Musselshell Rattlebox"-Iet's hear a welcome caller and his suggestions along Marjorie Roberts of the Store Dept. is from you. Nayes, also. Do your duty. this particular line of conservation are very spending her vacation in. Milwaukee and .Ex­ helpful. Quite a number of our folks have been on celsior Springs, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore have been in the sick list this month. An epidemic of the Since we have read the interesting article Minneapolis for four days attending Grand flu going around look'ing for troubl'e. Clara about all the good things they have to eat Chapter. Mrs. Moore has been Grand Treas­ Spear, Ruth Dunnigan and Robt. Burns have down there and what a delightful place Ex­ ure'r of the order of the Eastern Star 'of Min­ been absent from the office account of it. celsior Springs seems to be, we're sorry we nesota for the past twenty years and was Mrs. Scott Farnum of Billings relieved· didn't ask Marj. to take us along. Makes re-elected to this office. Mrs. Moore is a Miss Spear at the trainmaster', office for a a person want to hop down there, throwaway very valuable asset to this organizatipn and few days. the crutches and go to gamboling on the the value of her work is incalculable. Mr. green. (Yes, that's what I meant, it's spelled Our Superintendent, M 1'. A. C. Bowen and Moore is an employee at Wabasha and is a correctly.) Mrs. Bowen recently made a trip to Three member of the Veterans Association. Mrs. Wel'l, you might expect just that of our Forks, Montana for the purpose of bringing Moore is to be congratul'ated on her effi­ friend Shorty. He's going to do a dirty trick home a newly adopted daughter. The young cient service in this order. -he wants to dig up something on the 1r.ish lady's Dame is Florence. Chief Carpenter John Ostrum has begun next fall. How's zatl Why, he's planting his program of work on the C V and \oVa­ Lucille Goggins h'as taken a leave of ab­ another patch of spuds out here on a ranch basha Divisions. Two work trains are at work sence and is vac:ltioning in Wisconsin and somewhere. with a crew of men driving pile and plac­ Illinois. Harriet Brown is substituting. for­ Say, just notice how we're coming - to the ing concrete pipe. Needless to say this work Miss Goggins. front. See how our Agent Tripp of Mar- will be carried out very completely with J. O. supervising it. Roadmaster W. T. McNamara is also do­ ing considerable work on these two divisions, putting in ties and Elling in bridges. These two divisions will surely be in ex· cenent shape when this work is completeci. \OVho said H. D. Witte has been wearing out shoe leather? Even though he and Mr. Reck and Sharp Brown did invest in shoes lately. A very interesting Safety First meeting was held at Hastings May 16th. Several from the division \'\!ere in attendance and some very valuable suggestions were offered, Our warehouse man at Wabasha, Bill Fed­ dern, has certainly gone and put on airs and ~tyle. He is now drjving a lovely Essex car. Engineer Gene Carroll' has invested in a Dodge Sedan and there are Jots more new cars around here but it is so humiliating to talk about them. Nuff said. Superintendent L. T. John.ton made a trip A Trainloacl of H:lr\'ei'lter-Threshers via C. 1U. St. P. &P. BOU1Hl for 'Vichita, ]{ans·as of inspection over the Chippewa Valley and Waliasha Divisions the past month. Road­ master W. T. McNamara accompanied him on the trip. Milton Catrum who has been in the West for some time is spenoing the summer :It Wabasha and Reads. It seems familiar to see Milton back here and hope he and his wife take up residence here. Mr. D. W. Kelly, General Superintendent from Milwaukee and Mr. O. H. Frick, Su­ perintendent from the La Crosse Division were at Eau Claire during the past month and passed over the Division en route to Mil­ ·waukee. Tickets are out on the Chevrolet Sed.n to be given away at the picnic to be held June 30th at Lake Minnetonka. The last time tickets were sold for the benefit of the Band the lucky winner was a resident of Wabasha. This, no doubt, ought to be an advertisement for the sale of the tickets on A T.'ninlond of T.'uctors Bound for North Dallota fl.n<1 lUontn·na. POhltS. the Chevrolet and who knows, goodness me, . via C. M. 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Page Thirty-tour marth carried off top prize for' the best es­ Frank Jr., small son of Lineman Frank say on Craim Prevention? Quite an honor in Wolfe, suffered a broken collar bone this such stiff competition. Congrats. Why not week. The Pittle fellow ran into a wire with try writing us a short stOTy for the CCcolumn H .such force that he was thrown some distance, now and· then. resulting in the broken collar bone. Part 2. Sequel on that tractor story isn't Ed\\'ard BO\\'en, son of Supt. Bowen has ready iN the press 3S yet-sorr.y to dis­ been very seriously ill for the past few.weeks, appoint )'ou, folks. We do k~ow from suffering from the flu and complications. He hercsa)' though that he is still afflicted with is said to be slowly recovering at this writi~g. tr;lctor tremons :It times and if we are able Nels Thcusen and his B & B crew are busy 10 get ;l lower-down on the higher-lips at building the new wool house at Ingomar) th,· Shops-yoll'll get more dope later. Trac­ l\tlontanG. PITTSBURC,H.PA.

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Page Thirty-five ambitious office boy has succeeded Mr.' Miller. tender during the season. President Stewart family were honored by being elected to im­ In other words they all got a "boost" out of has received twenty-two contracts to date and portant offices. The,\' are: Mrs. J. P. Leahy, the change, and we wish them all success. material promised from the majors. The Recording Secretary and Mrs. R. A. Good, Mr. Joseph Carter has accepted the office veteran Fred Clay Mancourt is expected to Audita.,.. boy's position, and judging from the color hold down the hot corner but will be pushed After a soj ourn of several months spent in of his hair, he should be able to make it hard by • kid by the name of Smith who and around Jacksonville, Florida, vlSltlllg warm for any who trespaS9 on his domain.' hail's from Mt. Olive. Pat Bailey will be at their son Franklin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Scoville spent some time in Chicago short stop until Knuckey reports, as he has Scott Lewis are again back in the "land of last month visiting friends. been granted permission to report two weeks promise." Scott, with his thumbs up, is The local freight 01lice received a pleasant late on accbunt of fallen arches. Nathan again wearing his happy grin while on the call from Mr. J. H. Laughlin last mo·nth. \Valters, a new comer, who cost the club a foot boards of our switch motors. He is one of the "Vets" of the CM & StP fancy sum, is expected to hold down the Dear readers: Although we hate to admit having started with the Milwaukee Road in middle bag. W. Good Bowen will be at the it, we have failed utterly in our eflorts to 1870. Our assistant agent, Mr. Donehouer, initial bag and should be the life of the in­ discover what the new dope is that Tom worked with him when he was Agent at Ap­ field. He also is a constant hitter. The in­ Richey has on "Spike." Failing to wring pleton. field should be well taken care of and many the facts out of Tom, we engaged several of Vacations have started in the local freight a double play should be executed with· such W. J. Burns' best men; however, they were office. Jennie Goss has gone down on the a keystone combination as Knuckey to Walters worse than useless. \Vith two of Pinkertons' farm, Leda Mars to Chicogo. Henry Rudd to Bowen. . best men shadowing "Spike" and Tom we spent his time doing the necessaries around lVlanager Huberti will start the seaSon in hope for results directly. his home, and May McAndrews wasn't tell­ left field. Henry Denzler, a rangy lad from jng. We will hear more on her return. the south will cavort in center and Sam Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Todd, of Miles City, The men put on the program at the last \Vood-Be Amour in right. Sam is s';'all and spent a week end in Harrow the hlttel: part Women's Club meeting and it was a very his first time in fast company, but should de­ of April. good one, especial'll' the close when all the vel"op into a first class fly hawk. He bats Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Almquist, of Minne­ stray "nuts" were gathered up on the stage eithcr way equally as well and has a strong apolis, visited at the home of their son, by Mr. Kurzejka. arm that \-vill cut many a runner off at the Engineer ,V. C. Almquist and family while plate. en route home from cpast points. At the Cross Roads of the World The pitching staff is a little uncertain but It is said that it is the early bird t"-at Roberta Bair it is a safe bet that Colwell, of no hit fame, c;'ltches the worm. However, that does not will be on the mound hurling his sl'ants prove true with sending in Nlagazine items THE Kelly Atkinson Construction Company opening day. In practice, he has shown a as the \vriter found out a month ago. Here h.. completed erection of six 70 ft. deck dandy curve, change of pace and a fast ball. are two items he should have sent in at that girder spans over Iroquois river to rcpl'ace the This should be a banner year for Colwell and time. Car foreman and Mrs. Ed Haugen, truss spans destroyed by wreck last year. They barring accidents, he should go up this year. were called to Deer Lodge April 9th, by the also erected a new span over Little Honey In reserve, Tvlanager HlIberti will have Speed death of Mrs. John Haugen, which occurred Creek to replace span washed out by flood last Stewart, a veteran, who will probably trlke at Galen. She is survived by her husband year. the mound on dark days. Lefty Pearce, a and three children, Irene, Inez and Emmett. Safety First meeting will be held evening of re~ruit, will also see duty and should develop The children are now making their home May 21 at the 'Nomen's Club House, 106 into a first-class flinger. Pearce is a little with their uncle and aunt here. South 9% Street. After the meeting the wild but when right, is hard to beat. The death of Walter Wendall Sheelor, son ladies will serve refreshments. The catching staff will be well taken of Hostler and Mrs. \Val'ter Shector, occurred Our Terre Haute Agent, Mr. M. C. Faris care of in Br<1gdon, a veteran who hails from April 10. He was one year and four months has purchased a beautiful six acre site east the south and Lou Amour. Bragdon will be of age at the time of his death. of the city and in the near future will erect behind the log npening day on account of his a beautiful surburban home. He hope Mr. experience. He also has a powerful arm. Mrs. Louis Aicher, formerly of St. Paul, Faris will invite us all to a house \.vanning Not many try to stear ~)l1 hiin. Arnour will is now making her home with her son, car when his new home is completed. probably catch Lefty Pearce when on the repairer Ezra Aicher and family. Mr. J. T. Averitt, Coal Tra1lic Manager, mound. He also hits well in the pinches. Hugh McNally, of Miles City has spent was on the Division the I st week in May Roy Worthington has promised -to protect several week ends here recently. calling on the coal operators. all players while 00 the field and Everett Mr. \Vendall Giebel, of Spokane, was in Mrs. Flossie Waggoner of the Hulman Heller will broadcast the game, inning by attendance at the funeral of his grandson, Street car department office is convalescing at inning. \Valter \Vendar! Shector. St. Anthony's hospital after an operation for Aside from sickness and accidents, Mana­ Mrs. Perry Crank, of Avery, returned home appendicitis. ger Huberti should put a classy aggregation May 9th, after spending several weeks visit­ Aaron Wright and Joe McMahon, both of on the field. and they should be pennant con­ ing friends here. the store department, have recently purchased tenders. l'v'Iiss Be

Page Thirty-seven Business on the Janesville line is gradually Mrs..Wes Pulley, who has been spending wnich is to be held in the Go)'d Room of .the picking up. At present there are four crews the winter in California has returned to ·her Radison Hotel, Saturday evening, June 2nd on the time freights and three crews in the 'home. and needless to say it will be a success. pool, handling the gra,vel. Brakeman Rube Armstrong was confined to 'The Railroad men entertained tne Women's Brakemen Himes and Miller are back on his home for a week or ten days with an Club at a - gathering which was in charge the job after being laid up for several weeks attack of the fiu. of M. F. P. Rogers. A rattling good time aq:ount of sickness. Passenger Brakeman Bruce Holmes has ta­ was the result and all tne "LOOSE NUTS" The passenger men are all busy these days ken a sixty-day leave of absence and has gone from the various departments were' gathered shining their buttons and pressing their uni­ to Ogden, Vtah. up and branded. Those who attended this forms for the summer passenger business. Ass't. Gen. Mgr. E. F. Rummel visited gathering will understand this item-others Brakeman "Mickey" Bel'l claims that the the division April 26th, spending the day in will have to stretch their imagination. proper way to keep your trousers shined is Marion and Cedar Rapids in company with Mr. T. A. Ward, Lieutenant of Police, "to use Simoniz. Supt. Flanigan. is very proud of a test that was made of the Condr. King and his boys are back on their Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Burns of Green Is­ sprinkling system in the Coaling Stations both summer schedule running Nos. 27 and 12. land, after spending a couple of weeks in at Minneapolis and St. Paul Shops. Every­ Has anyone ever seen Engineer Sam Price Rochester, . Minn. in the interest of Mrs. body was wel! pleased and special comments without a smile? Burn's health, returned home May 12th with made by both Deputy City Fi.re Marshal!, Mr. The many friends of trainmaster Springer Mrs. Burns much improved. Mike has re­ Peterson and Deputy State Fire Marshal, were shocked to hear of his death after a sumed work as Agent at Green Island. Mr. Schroeder. Both tested out 100%, and short il'lness and all wish to extend their Russel E. Tarr, who has been relief agent is one of the best arrangements in existence. sympathy to his family in their bereavement. and operator on the division for several What's al! this we hear about Jane Williams years has been appointed second operator at and Joe Rule? They, are reported as holding Coon Rapids. Russel has been giving good tete-a-tetes nere and there. Iowa (East) Division and service and we dislike to lose him. Obituary Items Calmar Line Wm. R. Barber of Marion started May 9th Mr. James O'Connor passed away April J. T. Raymond on a partiar tour of the system soliciting 23rd at the age of 86 years. He started to members for the Milwaukee Pension Ass'n. work for this company in 1878. pASSENGER Brakeman Arthur F. Hut­ The Annual Report of the Ass'n. published Death again entered the home of River Di­ chins is the proud father of a fine boy in the May magazine is a fine one and in­ vision Earl Langdon. His 20 year old son born March 30th. The Magazine extend' dicates very efficient management. We would passed away after a snort il!ness of pneumonia. congratulations. like to see this division signed up 100%. We wish to extend our sympathy to tne family. Condr. John Dignan, who was off duty for Give Billie a warm greeting when he calls We wish to extend to the Hodges Family several weeks on account of ill health has' and also your application for membership. our deepest sympathy in tneir los, of nu,band returned to work taking the passenger run A large extra gang is at work putting in and father, Mr. G. P. Hodge" of Mason City, between Cedar Rapid' and Calmar. graver and surfacing track from Paralta to Ja. Passenger Brakeman Newell Hayes is nurs­ Atkins Yard. A temporary telegraph office has Mr. John O'Brien passed away .after a ing a badly swollen hand owing to stopping been established at West Marion Yard with lingering illness and our sympathy goes to a baseball with the wrong finger while play­ Opr. Hutchinson in charge. those left to mourn his decease. ing catch at Calmar. Thos. H. Lynch, station agent at Delaware, Mr. Chas. Yost of the Back Shops is also Condr. John Troy who has been off duty died suddenly April 14th. He evidently came in line for our deepest sympathy-his wife for a week on account of sickness has re­ to the station to meet No. 27 due there at having passed away after a lingering il!ness; sumed work on the service train. 7 :00 a. m. A short time afterwards he was and we also wish to extend our sympathy to Condr. W. 1. Farrell was off duty for sev­ found dead in the office. Mr. Lynch's date River Division Engineer Otto Yost in his late eral days due to his son John being in a as on operator was July 21st, 1904. He has bereavement of losing his mother. Cedar Rapids hospital with a fractured skul'l served with remarkable faithfulness all these River Division Joseph Pavileck lost his which he received in an automobile accident. years.' He was kind and obliging and deserv­ little daughter through death and our sympathy Condr. J. T. Reagan of Savanna relieved edly popular with his associates. The funeral goes to the parents. him on the Cedar Rapids (Calmar passenger) services were held at Mankato, Minn. We run. extend deepest sympathy to the surviving mem­ Drippings from the Ice Bunkers Condr. C. w. Rollins was off duty for sev­ bers of the family in their sad ber~avement. Sonia eral days attending to some business in \Vest Opr. John Nolan of the Cedar Rapids Union. Condr. Chas. Izer relieved him on ticket office is spending a month in Cali­ THE JAZZ AGE Nos. 93 and 94 between Monticello and fornia visiting his son. Opr. M. F. Kelly Conversation-Patter Person-Bird Calmar. is relieving. Brakeman H. P. Doyle was called to Sa­ Learned Men-Wise Guys vanna due to the death of a relative; Brake­ Twin City Terminals Head-Bean man C. H. Farr relieving on Nos. 93 and 94 Compliment-Applesauce between Monticello and Calmar. Happenings Hands-Fins Cond r. Fred Apple 0 f Perry has taken N. A. H. Ridicule--Razz Nos. 3 and 4 between Chicago and Marion TRAVELING Engineer F. G. Hemsey of Feet-Puppies with the Chicago layover vice O. B. Pul­ . the River Division attended the air School of ,Li)fe-Grammar Foundry ford who has given the run up. Brake Convention held in Detroit during the Anybody-Cuck'oo Condr. F. B. Cornelius is attending the first part of May and reports an elegant time, Your Best Girl-Femme-Skirt Talk about women being tamers and train­ annual convention of the ORC at Jackson­ meeting various ones from different parts of er' and such; why they even tame and train ville, Fla. Condr. Thos Costello relieving the country and at the same time absorbing on Nos. 19 and 8 between Marion and Oma­ the waves. Look at Millie, how nicely she some very valuable information which will be ha. is training her permanel1t wave. of great help in his line of work as traveling Passenger Brakeman F. G. Holsinger of Mr. Everson's just going to stop talking out engineer. .Marion, and Condr. F. E. Corey of Savanna loud to himself and can wax lyrical, real­ Division Master Mechanic John Turney at­ are attending the annual convention of the restful-like, or anything in the waxing line, tended a Euel Meeting at La Crosse April B. of R. T. at Cleveland, Ohio. on his vacation, for the exigency of getting 26th. Condr. W. 1. Farrell, who has been dis­ those arabefqtle(?) schedules lined up i. about placed on the Calmar passenger has taken Engineer A. Sandy of the Terminals re­ over-the word "finis" is about to be tacked .the day service train at Marion, displacing turned from California with a good coat of onto the last of them. Phil Shoup, who has taken the second shift. tan and says the fishing is good in that We hope there are better things in store J. G. Standish has taken the braking job country and that he enjoyed himsel'f to the for Mae this Summer. This spring found on the day service train. utmost and will settle down to business until her home one week with pneumonia and later Miss Alice McGuire of the Chief Carpen­ he gets the fever again. playing nurse to her sister who also had ter's office spent the week end in St. Louis, Mr. R. W. Anderson and party passed pneumonia. Mo. through Minneapolis from an extended trip Will somebody from the country who knows, Blanche Corwin of the Supts. Office and ·West. inform Bil! as to whether "the bees have Carol Remington of the Storekeeper's office, The Twin City Chapter, Milwaukee Rail­ knees"? Or, is that just a hairbrain"J ex­ spent May 5th and 6th in Chicago. road Women's Club js sponsoring a banquet pression 6f a city-bred sheik. Page Thirty-eight To the Window Ga;ers: Pinkie says this is "Out Where'. the West Begins" an office where work is accomplished, not an , ,Trans Missouri Division Observatory T'ower: D. H. A. Globe Boiler Tubes THE g.rim" Reaper has' again visited our General, Off1ce..:.....:Chi\:ago' , midst and taken from us Wayne Pullen, one of our pioneer conductors. He wa; al­ Seamless Steel Vila "','''' most intantly killed in the railroad yards at THE guest of honor at a {are\-:~Ii party Marmarth on April 12th. "Shady'" as he A Unique and a few days ago was Miss Mildred Nelson was familiarly known among the boys, came Successful Industry of the office of General Superintendent of to Mobridge in 1907 and had been in ser­ on the Milwaukee Road vice continuously since that time. His happy Transportation who leav,es very soon to spend' at Milwaukee three months abroad, disposition and' kindly ..cts made him numer­ ous friends, who will mourn his loss. The Mr., Bin Meany who weDt to Denver a remains were taken to Gurnee, Illinois for short while ago for his health is improving Sizes up to SY3 inches burial. and we are all. very happy to hear about it. Supt. fl. M. Gillick accompanied by general To Flo"ence and Ray~ ,." manager C. H; li'tifotd of Seattle, made a tour GLOBE STEEL TUBES CO. On a day in May, 'of inspectIon 'on, the South line last week. The seveoteenth, we'll say, We are proUd of Agent Tripp of Mar­ A happy man and a maiden gay marth for winning the' claim prevention es­ Were wedded on that sunny day. say prize. 'Ever since he investigated the fa­ inous' Rothman '''lost dog claim" we knew he And now chat' all is said and done, had thiS ability. The "And' each has won the treasured one,', ,: 'Dan" ASk-ew, 'in'spector of sfore department Our congratulations are here conveyed," pa-id :Qs':( 'visit' last week: ' B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. ., , For ,: many, many" happy ,days. ,c .... , "Mrs. 1. N. 'Kern;' wife of lineman Kern 1925 South Michigan Ave., L~iin~ We are sorry to hear that Miss of Everett, Wash. is" spending a few weeks Chicago, Ill. S'Odmari of.' Mr; Baker's office is. critical1y ill, in MO'bridge vi'siting old time friends. ' and hope for her speedy' reCO'very. ' " , Mr~: ' R.. S. Low'is', spent ten days visiting FACTORIES: AKRON, OHIO frie'rids and relaiiv'es at Heron. Lake, Minn. The high standard of quality , Mr. and Mrs: Herman Wahl were cal'led and workmanship established Madison Division to St. Paul by the death of Mrs. Wahl's fa­ ther. ' ' , fifty years ago, is why ­ Would like to know', 'can somebody say," Goodrich Car Heat Steam Hose Has' the', Madison Division gone ,awayi, Mr. J. L. CaldwelI and Mrs. Emil Johnson Goodrich Air Brake Hose I look anil i look, but' ~ias 'tis in vain left Friday for Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Goodrich Tender Hose Their 'hews is suieiy On the wane. to be, at the bedside of their mother who is Goodrich Axle Device Belting seriously ill. She underwent an operation on Willie Kli~e; you haven't anything to tell, is known to the employes of Monday and is now recuperating nicely. You used to, and did it always so well. every road today. Our popular night yardmaster Oscar Yach­ Us~d to read ,a~out lotte's ,new car,' reau has been raid up for several days with FWL-keep the, news above par. an attack of lumbago. Janesvill~WCK goes there for shaves According to reports from the contractors Telephone Wabash 5408 And aiso for that fruit he craves. at Miles City, work will begin on the new Have they hung John Brown's, body again? reservoir at Marmarth within a few days. Bob Young, what's become of him? This will add considerably to the capacity of HILL1SON & ETTEN There was Sullivan, Young, Ryan and Bailey, the present reservoir and it should increasf Waldo and Max who did calling there daily. recreation facilities at Marmarth. Being in COMPANY John Higgins, he liked to talk over the fight, the heart of the famous Badlands and having Churchill, seems he did the calling at night. abundant water facilities, also an abundant supply of natural gas, the City of Trees may There \vere a couple of Mulligans as I rec'all, some day become a popular summer resort. Personal Service Wtight and Yobian 'were at the bottom .of it all. . 'T'ed Eide, the genial' agent at Buffalo Springs was taking in the sights at Mobridge An'd Syd, does he stirI cuss and swear, over Saturday night. Ted says the recent PRINTERS, BINDERS At' Henry Young, who didn't care? twister which took part of the roof off the Do 'May and Wilcox still hold sway, depot at 'Buffalo Springs gave them plenty of At the car department, up that way / eXcite'ment for a few moments. Fortunately 638 Federal Street know 'em all and look for the news, only' 'One person was hurt.' 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Page Thirt'y-nine and reports he has put in an excellent crop of Congratulations and our best wlsnes for First Mate Pat with Cockswain Ray, rye. every success are hereby extended to Ed. Kie­ Keep the first w.tch running sweet, Conductor Frank Granger has forsaken the sele, formerly Yardmaster at Dubuque Shops, With Blatz and Jim up in some cab, helper pilot job to take the assignment of who was promoted May 5th to position as Catching up on all lost sleep. No. 3 and No. 6 between McLaughlin and Trainmaster of C. & M. Division. His many .Marmarth. friends will miss him on this Divison, and Of course we have our debating team, the Mil'waukee Women's Club is losing a very Consisting of Ave and Chris, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Knott have gone to good worker in Mrs. Kiesele. Who deem· it their duty to gab an day, Cleveland, Ohio to the nationaf convention Business cars. Milwaukee and Wisconsln Or something would be amiss. of the Brotherhood of Rai Iway Tra-inmen and with President Scrandett and party were on its Auxiliary. Dubuque Division tour May 3d. Business car We can't forget our errand. boy "Fat/' Delsia and Henrietta Hourigan, who attend 222 with General Superintendent E. W. Lollis Running material from all parts of the the Si':~rf school at New Enghnd are spend­ was on our Division May 1st and 2nd. shop, ing the week with their father, Larry· Houri­ We have ten brand new Conductors, they Raving an.d complaining all day that gan. having been promoted during April and May. This rushing round must be put to a stop. Chief Clerk Shields astounded us all by Our Chief Dispatcher, E. J. Crawford, is appearing with a new Marmon eight. He the proud owner of a new sand colored Buick I've had my say but not quite all, has always been popular among us and this coach, and has been quite cheerfully hauling And feel sorry, don't think I do, added attraction makes him more so. We are "we" girls home from work variou9 evenings. So please don't take this bunk to heart, all smilin; on Ben now in hopes he ,""ill give We think it works fine and has our approval For I must be bidding you "Adieu." us a ride. as a fine looking car. . "Snus" Carlson has taken· on additional C. A. Beml'er formerly District· Adjuster 10­ dllt;~s ?':. :r M Hlr.on demC'nstratvr. It is ru­ catee) at D~buque returned from· Florida latter Kansas City Division mored that these "demonstrations" have led part· of April where he was sojourning for C. M. C. him to some new delightful experiences. six or eight weeks. He has acquired quite THE following firemen have passed exam­ We are glad to know that Mrs. Jimmie a coat of tan from fishing and bathing, he ination for promotion to engineers: Paul Downs, who has been ill at the Jacoby hos­ tells us. He liked it so well there that he ex­ Baker, Earl McCrackin, John DuBois and pital with pneomonia is now wen on the way pects to go again next winter. Purl Jones. to recovery. Conductor W. A. Cutting retu·rned to work John Meagher of the Engineering Depart­ "Toppy" .Rinderneck was made happy last on No. 33 and No. 38 April 30th after hav­ ment is again back on the job as engineer week, when his wife and little son Jack ing been away from duty account illness since on the Jordan Ditcher. The ditcher was op­ came from Sioux Falls to make him a visit. last December. He looks fine and is the erated on ·the K. C. division for twelve days Miss Marie Blake, clerk in the roadmas­ same old "cheerful Bin." and then to Terre Haute Division, C & M Di. ter's office, has returned from a weeks visit B & B Forem·an Martin· Galvin also returned vision and I & D Division. at her old home at Three Forks, Mont. to work after a long illness. Paul A. Lutz, formerly employed in the We see a new face on No. 5813 who al­ A resignation from John Zuber, Train Bag­ accounting department, superrntendent's 'of­ ways has a smile on his face, and is busy gageman, has been received. He has en­ ~hining fice, paid a visit at the office recently. He is things in the business car-we mean tered the farming business at Shiocton, Wis. now in the office of E. P. Wiley, Auditor Arthur WaIface, Mr. Gillick's new chef. Operator Wm. Teague, formerly stationed of Expenditure, Chicago. Extensive improvements have been made at Gordons Ferry, died at Finley Hospital from ·on our "wavy" depot platform, so now we pneumonia May 5th. Account of the illness of- Conductor Wm. can walk up and down on it without thinklng Mrs. J. E. Grice, wife of Conductor Grice, Kelly, Bill Reynolds has been running as we are on the ocean. is attending the O.R.C. Convention at Jack­ conductor On the Southwest Limited. - Miss Agnes Nylen left Wednesday morn­ sonville, Fla.,. as a guest, and Mr. and Mrs. Lola D. Smith, trainmen timekeeper, is on ing for Seattle. She has made many friends O. E. Dana as delegates. Convention opened a month's leave of absence and Bernice Riley during her stay here and wll be missed by at Jacksonvilte. May 8th. is acting timek~eper while Lola is away. Ber­ all. The roundhouse men presented her with Effective May 5th, H. M. Wilkinson, for­ nice now drives to the office in a new sport a purse of fifteen dollars in gold in token merly Night Yardmaster at Dubuque Shops, model six Star roadster. of their appreciation. was promoted to Day Yardmaster at that Severa! employees in the Sherman Stret Dave Rivers our genial district store keep­ point, and Conductor H. L. Schwartz is again Building have purchased new cars; M. L. er of Miles City arrived recently and made st.tioned at Dubuque Shops as -Night Yard­ Fromm is driving an Essex Sedan; Henry J. the unusual -announcement that everyone was master. Bowen, a Studebaker fan, recently . bought a sati·sfied with the service of the store depart­ W. E. Robertson who has been Agent at Studebaker Coach; Mrs. I1ee Sowder Allen, ment. Dave says he has been connected with Be.rnard for several years resigned, effective boasts of a new Graham Paige Sedan. the department 38 years and this is the first May I st, to engage in other business. Sta­ Miss Dorothy Ellis is temporarily empi'>yed time he ever arrived any place that everyone tion at present is being handled by J. T. Ger­ as assistant to Maintenance timekeeper in seemed to have everything they wanted. key. Superintendent's ollice. . Miss Ellis will be Did yOli ever sec: Operator· J. H. Robertson on leave of ab­ with us until the return of Lola D. Smith, LEAH when she wasn't asking where Les was 1 sence since Mar. ·9th resumed work May lsi. at which time the temporary position will be LORRAINE when she didn't have a new B. Ottaway, ·borrowed from Iowa· Division given to Bernice Riley. dress / to relieve Robertson,· has returned to Iowa ANN when she wasn't trying to start an ar­ Division. Our popular ollice boy Frank, is working at gument/ Agent W. H. Wyse who has been on ~eave Sturges as Extra Gang timekeeper. Frank is EDITH when she wosn't popular? of absence, account poor health since March - -:. sure·a busy fcllow on his new job and we BESSE when she wasn't fighting with the 19th, resumed work May 1st. P. A. Gram, now address him as Mr. Wilford. Paul Shel­ truckers / borrowed from Illinois Division· to relieve ton is .our new temporary office boy. MARIE when she· wasn't on the ladder / Wyse, rec~ntly has returned to that service. Dan Haseltine, who has been employed in MARY when she wasn't looking for her apr. H. G. Gerling who has been on leave Chicago, rtturned to work in superintendent's Oakland / of absence· for several weeks resumed work ollice, resumping his old position as requisi­ DORA when she wasn't bumming/ recently aI)d is at present working 3rd. trick tion and price clerk, store department. LOUISE when she wasn't studying the Rhodes at Gordon's Ferry. Mrs. Robert Dove is in Sioux City, where problem? Gl'ad to report that Mrs. W. F. Keefe, she has been called on account of the illness CONOLLE when she wasn't climbing over wife of Division Freight and Passenger Agent, of her mother. "knuckles" ? has almost completely recovered from her Dan Han of Dubuque, formerly Roundhouse MILDRED when she wasn't entertaining? recent illness and oReration. GERALDINE when she wasn't charming? For-eman at West Yard, called on his friends at the roundhouse while in Ottumwa on a busi­ "Our Gang" at Dubuque ness trip recently. Dubuque Division N1~tty Just completed some changes in the round· E. L. S. Our Roundhouse crew of Du-bu-qu, house at West Yard and finished the placing THE Milwaukee Women's Club staged Sure can hustle round, of a new wheel lathe in the shops. quite a successful dancing party at the With Pilot Tom on his swivel chair, Ed. Dornsife, stenographer to Trainmaster, Paris Hotel Ball Room evening of May 5th. They sure do cover ground. has accepted a position in the office of C. M.

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. ------~~- Dukes, Asst. to Vice President of Operation, to the dentist, that his rheumatism will event­ enion Station Building, Chicago. We regret ually kave him. to have Ed leave us and we shall greatly miss We now have a motor car on Nos. I and him. He is a fine fellow and we al1 like 4, plying between Minneapolis and Montevideo. him. Success and good luck to him in his This was put on April 19th, and so far has new work. Although Ed's school days were been working out good; over some years past, his interest in HIS Miss Winifred Rubertus who lives at Mon­ teacher seems to last. That he dislikes to tevideo and works in the. offices at Aberdeen, leave her, he won't confess, but for those who is taking '3 short leave of absence, on ac­ really know, it isn't hard to guess. (Ask count of not feeling quite up to Hoy!. She Bake and Harold.) expects to be on the job again, however, in Steel gang in charge of Foreman W. A. a couple of weeks. Moberly, completed ·raying of the rail on Miss Margaret Andres spent Saturday and the Kansas City Division at Sewal on May Sunday in .Aberdeen, the week 'of April 14th 9th and is moving· to Defiance on the Iowa the gues~ of Miss Amelia Retka and Miss Division. Winifred· Rubertus. She reports Aberdeen Henry Wandberg, general boiler inspector, as a good place to have a good tim'e-at least recently spent a day at roundhouse, West Yard, shi had one-'thanks to the girls-also Ralph, making inspection. Billy and Jim. We are all glad to learn of the recovery Our veteran section foreman John Har­ of Ed. Kemp, caller at 'West Yard and son of stad, of Appleton, passed away April 17th, engineer Tom Kemp, who has been seriously from pneumonia, haVing been ill only a ill for severar weeks with pneumonia. Eddie short time. will be unable to return to work for at least TRAVELERS select the six weeks and at the present time is visiting Sven Kvennes took charge of the section at Great Northern for its with his sister Mrs. -L. H. Akers at Liberty­ Appleton, on account of the death of Mr. wonderful location in Chi­ ville, Illinois. Harstad. ca~o's Dispatcher R. O. Clapp and Mrs. Clapp Roadmaster Ronning has had his gang clean­ "loop". They return lar~e will leave on May 15th for Denver and wil1 ing up around the depot, office, freight house because the comfort­ al~o visit with their granddaughter in Minne­ and also the Women's Club House and it ['oaks able rooms, homelike en­ apolis while Mr. Clapp is on his vacation. quite slicked up now. He made· a nice ter­ vironment, attentive service, B. H. McNaney, chief rule examiner, held race at the Club House, and will seed it excellent food and moderate an examination on Standard Code of train down with dover and not only improve the char~es rules at Ottumwa on May 9th. grounds around the Club House, but the make it an ideal Mechanical Timekeeper, H. L. Webber, general appearance of the right of way hotel. left on May 12th for Colorado where he wiJr around there. 400 Newly Furnished ROOmS,] spend his vacation of two weeks. 82.50 a day and up. Sample Agent Chas. Mayer at Bristol has become [ Rooms 84.00, 85.00, 86.00, 87.00 Traveling engineer' Howard recently dis­ grRatly enthused over the rapid development and 88.00. covered a bird's nest with two robin eggs in of Lake Shore property in that vicinity and Walter Craighead, Manager it in engine 5533, which has been stored at is organizing rt company to purchase a steam­ DEARBORN STREET FROM JACKSON West Yard for some time. This is indeed boat that will ply between Meyers' Lake and TO QUINCY a 'home on wheels,' and it is the first time Lawler's Lagoon. Capt. Steve Brophy has New Garage One-Half Block we have ever heard of the old iron horse signed up as chief navigating ollicer for the being used as a habitation by birds. season and B. C. Bishop will act as First Mate' O. M. Dobratz, formerly lead carman at and will have exclusive charge 'of the fog-horn out of his back, when he gets out of the West Yard, is temporarily serving on the during foggy or inclement weather. We do old box car quarters. Ottumwa police force and has been placed not wish to question the ability of these two Engr. Sam Burnell hied himself to the west on the West end beat. gentlemen, but we realize their navigating end, as he says he doesn't know anything about 'The item in last month's notes, stating that experience has been limited to fresh water running an automobile. He meant the motor Dispatcher H. D. Barnard's brother had died only, and we think it will require the briny car on Nos. I and 4. at Kansas City, was in error. Mr. Barnard's experience of some well-seasoned "Old Salt" Roadmaster Ronning says the jack rabbits brother had been seriously iJr but i. recovering. to safely navig-ate those iurbulent waters and have become so thick between Wegdahl and maintain a dependable schedule. Minnesota Falls, he has a hard time keeping East H & D Division They say R.E.S. has a side fine now-that them off the right of way, but what with a Ma1lde Hamlin, Historian he and "Bill" Hasleau have gone into the nice spell' of .weather, and plenty of powder FAIR and-what did you say? WARMER? gas-mask business, and have opened a branch and shot, he may be able to clean up on them store at Bristol, foreseeing good business as Yes, sometimes, but then again it takes in the near future. Section foreman Johnson soon as the above mentioned boat gets to a notion to cool off and we think we are right says he has to carry a weapon with him at all going good. back in February or March- again. times owing to the number and ferocity of Yours truly is beginning to pl'an on vaca­ On May 5th occurred the funeral of Mr. the jacks. tion time-expect to leave June 4th for the G. P. Hodges, who passed away at Milwau­ Bridge crews are busy these days making west-to be gone two weeks. kee, after an illness of several months. Mr. the necessary repairs La bridges and culverts, Miss Margaret Andres entertained a crowd Hodges was at one time an engineer on the as work was delayed somewhat account cold of young people at the Milwaukee Club Rooms H & D Division' and well known at this ter­ weather. Also the section men are getting on May 9th and they all reported a good minal. We extend our sympathy to the fami­ in their allotment of ties before the ex­ time. ly at this time. Those who attended the fu­ tremely hot weather catches them. Mr. C. L. Kennedy was a pleasant caller neral from here were Mr. J. E. Hills, Mr. at the terminal May 10th. Ellis Scbmitz, Mr. Glann Tucker, Mr. Arthur Sioux City and Dakota Division On April 15th occurred the death of our Lowe and Mr'. Cad Scbmitz. Veteran Flagman, Vol Hartung, who has Agent C. W. Dettle, of Cologne, is again H. B. Olsen flagged the crossing for a good many years, and on the job after a month's absence, lollow­ MISS Helen Flynn, File and Pass Clerk, been in the service long before that. Funeral ing an operation' for appendicitis at Min­ Superintendent's office, Sioux CiLy, has was held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. neapolis. . been on sick leave for the past six weeks Wm. Baseman on April 21st. We extend About three years ago the depot at Hopkins being confined to her home with a severe at­ our sympathy to the family. .was brown down during a tornado, and we tack of the "flu." Recent reports indicate J. E. A. sure wishes warmer weather woul'd have been using a box car for the accommo­ much improvement and it is sincerely hoped show up pretty soon, what with his knee dation of passengers since. Authority was she will be. able to resume work. We will al'l bothering him the way it does. He has tried granted some time ago for the construc­ be glad to see her with us again. everything from carrying a potato in his' tion of a new derot on the old site, and Mr. Ray Waidelich, former clerk in the pocket, to winding a copper wire around ground was broken May. 11th for the new Chief Carpenter's office at Elk 'Point, has the offending member, but says it don't do ·structure. "Smitty" will be able to take a accepted a position in' the Superintendent's any .good. Think however, since he went new lease on life now, and get the kink office. Ray makes frequent trips to Elk

Page Farty-a"e Point, in fact nearly every other day) rain or George Raines, Claim Clerk, Freight Office, the family to take a summers vacation in. B~rt shine. He says he, enjoys a good country Sioux' Falls has accepted the position left We understand wants to feel at home dinner and, likes',.to go out gathering eggs. ,"cant by Mr. Curfman as local inspec,tor on the trip and thinks the family will en· a~' We do not" ~blaine y"ou ~ay, we would go too with the Bureau. Mr. Raines was' formerly joy such a tri p' about as inuch though 'they' if the invitation were forthc'oming-. employed as inspector in Sioux Fails and it tia veled by' rai I. ' , is needless' to say "George" knows hi'" stufl' , The Sioux Falls 'Pa,;senger station 'has been' Mrs. Oll'ie Benson, who formerly held the and wir! make good in his 'new po'sition. L'o'ts' the' scene of many activitiesth~' pastmoritH; posi,tion of File and Pass clerk in the Super· of power to you George.' " CI'-im Prevention, Fuel Conservation;' 'Cour.' int<>ndent's office has been attending to the Elbert J. 'Erickson was the successful 'ap~ tesy and Safety First Meetings tog-dher' 'witli' duties of this desk in absence of Miss Helen plicant for the position of a .. S'. & clerk a dance by the Women's Club 'all' of whicli Fly~n,. in a very satisfactory manner. 0: at Siou~ Falls on bulletin. "Eric" as he is hav~ been' m"ost . succes~ful in every way· arid· Engineer Walter Hauser, Sioux Falls, at· better known, is deserving of a' permanent enjoyed by all. " , ",; tended his father's 90th birthday at Sioux berth as he has at all times rendered valu·' 'Gen'eral Yard~aster Ed. Eckert has iaken City' on April 24th. ,Mr. Daniel Hauser is able servjce in various positions at Sioux a vacation 'and is basking in Sunny Califer'nia' still hal.e and hearty and says he will go Falls for the past few years: Power to you around Hollywood. ' 'be)',~nd way the one hundred mark. "Eric" too. On April 19'th 1\1r. John Mehrtons, claim W,e h';'ve a report of a very impo!,tant Herman Nelson, section l'aborer _at Baltic, adjuster 'Sioux City died of pneumonia. Mr. "Jishin$" expedition which took prace during S. D. 'has been appointed Section Foreman' at Mehrtons was 62 years' old 'at th'e time of the Jirst week in May and that happened' 'to Sioux Falls with section No. 40 under his his death ;nd was ill but· t\,;O \veeks.' "Jick'" be Engineers "Dill" Bowers and Frank Gihbs, supervISIon. Congratulations Mr. Nelspn. as he was belter known, had worked ai vaii.' both "yo"ngsters" of fa rty·fau r yearsser· Louie Presby, checker, Sioux ,Falls Freight, ous po'itio'ns on the division in the" past: 16 vice, each.' The day was ii'ne, Frank Gibbs together with his family spent the week end years and was liked by ,[I who, knew him. had his car all shined up and th~y arrived at Howard, making tbe trip by motor, DIvision employees extend their sincere sym-' at Lake Madison (SO) and spent the day with We are glad to announce that Mrs. Ar­ pathy to relatives. the flnny tribe much to the satisfaction of thur Anderson, wife of ,section {orema\" ,at Mr. John Murphy of the police department' both. .' Westfield, Ta. has sufficiently recpver~d frofJ'l "'hile in Sioux Falls last week" met Mr: "john' Yard Foreman Kostis is making repairs to her operatiou to be released from the ,hos-:­ Roup 'of the Sioux Falls City Police Dept. and the station platform at Sioux City and 'when pital. " after a short visit discovered they both came through with the work it witl be in tip-top While Wm. Terborg, sec,tion i'~boter' at from the same town, that of iancaster, Pa. shape for se"'eral seasons. Westneld, Ta. w~s leaving for .. home' at ,the ";"'he're' they spent their 'boyho'od days. It's Glose of the days work,' May '4tii" about 5' needless to say the visit was enjoyed to the' Section laborer James Dougherty and wife, p, m. he suddenly dropped dead. 'We extenit limit and' if we are not mistaken 'another' Sioux City, spent 'a week end vacation at Or­ our sincere sympathy to the bereaved r;'miIY. meeting has been arranged. Police;"an J~hn chard, Neb. attending a family re,union. Vermilion, S. D. is entertainin{'one 'of Murphy has been in the service of the '''Mi"I­ apr. L. C. Knutson is refieving 2nd apr. the largest building booms in the history of" waukee" now 4·3 years arid from appcara~ce P. J. Gorman at Elk Point. apr. Gorman the city, including a new $250,000.00 Univer­ is good for' another 43 years. " , having accepted the side-table position in the sity Armory; $75,000.00 Congregational On a branch, the extreme north end ,of the Dispatcher's office at Sioux City, which is church with construction under way". . A S. c. & D. known' as .the "Egan' Une" Age'nt temporarily open. $100,000.00 Methodist church contract which' jey Manson at Trent,' S. D. r'eportS: tha't' 'much Engineer Leslie Drew expects to make some has been let and in addition there will; be activity is in, progress' 0''; ,that !'ine in the 'new speed records within the near future about twenty blocks of new city paving: ~icinity of' his' station.' William', G. ,'Hint£; but not with a rocomotive. He has purchased Agent D. E. Sullivan and his force will no wrth his B. & B. crew are repairing bridges a new "Whippet" automobile and while this: doubt be taxed to the limit with all this con• and putting things in shape so' 'the big' en­ is his nrst car, he says he, believes Hshe will struction. gines Physici'an Dr. R. L. Devereux has opened an ~nd Falls to ~eatt:e via the New Olympian, and, ,Engi!,eer John West will be able to office at 450.0 Military Road, Riverside, over "Slim" says that is not all, U! have a "lirie on handle alone.' " the Harry Martin Drug Store and he win some freight shipments also for the same be in his office daily from I. 2 noon until 2 point.'" Fine -work Mr. Angle,' our trains Chicago' Terminal~ p. m. and from 6: 30 to 8030 p. m. Phone 52,155, Residence phone 72637. and service are the best. Guy E. Sampson This argument was over-heard at lhe round­ Repair part for Conductor Fred Cunnings' DARING FEAT (FEET) PERFORMED BY house at Sioux Falls the other day:""'" (,'-Moon~' car can no longer be purchased in BENSENVILi:E "RAILROAD MAN Ru'ssia. He says he will have to secure such Clarence :-"What is your opinion" of civ­ ON the evening: of May .. 9th several auto' repairs from junk yards throughout the ilization? " loads of people from Bensenville. and country now, as the model he has, was built Omar:-"Think it;s a good 'thing, saine­ surrounding ,,' towns' witnessed a' scene - that way back in the dark ages when automobiles body ought to start it." , . , " ' Cash and Carry Pyle probably would' offer a were considered laughably inadequate. For t~e nrst three months of this ,Year, f,ir sum 'of money for the moving'. pi'c!ure Switchman PeflY Collard, Sio;,x Falls, went the Airmour' line has' forwarded 903 car rights if there were any 'pictures' t;'ken: ' Cbh~ to Big Stone lake last week where he indulged loads, 48' carS wheat, 240. ca;s corn, 52' cars tinuous' arguments were based on'the depUi",M in his first fishing for the season. As to oats, 450 cars hogs, 82 cars cattl'e, 4 cars the' Woodale ,Creek,' where' a Bensenville youh'g number and size, all reports are missing. horses, 2 cars rye, 12 cars barley and'I3 niis· m'D had' recently been accidentany drowned; Effective June 1st A. L. Curfman, local cdlaneous freight 'and in addition thereto, the opinions of people differing from 7 feet inspector for the W. W. & 1. B. at Sioux '6800 cans of cream. Four prosperous t'owns, to 27 feet. The arguments grew more in­ Falls will leave for Minneapolis where he Stickney, Corsica, Delmont and Armour, ',S: teresting until aile E': C. 'Ba'rtholmey, a' local ha"s accepted a position as traveling inspe:ctor D. have contributed the above shipments. railroad man offered to wager a good sized with the bureall. We are very sorry to have Conductor Bert Brashear was seen in Sioux amount 'of money' that he could walk from you leave "Art" but wish you the very best Fans a few days ago looking 'around various . bank to bank on the bottom of the creek. 'This of success" in your new territory and trust "junk" shops in search of ~n old' truck huge amount was quickly covered by another you will visit Sioux Fa!!s often. chassis to' place the 0374 on, for B'ert' an'd lailroad .m'an" F,rank: Koebbeman: Others' feel­ Page Forty-two : g that they were sure of winning a bet. were honest.. redbl9oded, Milwaukee empl'oyees who :~mpted to ma"ke sm~l!er bets 'on the feat. it always went the limit for imp'roved service "'-as decided to leave Bensenvil~e at 7 p.ni. and we can also aSSure the boys back on the The car carrying the perforrrie~ 'vas followed Lax. Div.,· that they are receiving 'a train Massachusetts Bonding ;,y about. 12 pther autos' lo~ded" with people ma~ter that the 'boys .in th'e Chi. Terminal were who were anxious to see the question settled. sure s~rry i"o·· lose. -: M.~. ·He~vin is a stranger and Insurance Company Every precaution was' taken to prevent any to 'us ~II b~t" ,ve "k;;ow that 'h~' ~vill ,find the .is issuing the fatallies: Ropes; 'hooks, weights; baHiiog suits, em'pi"6yees 'h~r~ ready' at' 'all times tom~ke pulmotors and ·fi·rst aid' kits were·.ru.hed to Mil;"'a~ke~ seryic~" the best on anyrail;road the sc_ne. Aft'er 'donning his ba.thi!'g suit,. in the city~ We welcome him to our midst HEADLIGHT" Mr. Bartlrolmey jumped into the' water and: and hope his work here will be enjoyed by Accident and Health took a little swim ·around and then retu¥\l.ed him and his 'predecessor, ·Mr. Elliott.. stu~t, to the shore to begin his walking which On May 12th 'employees were' shocked to to the surprise of many he 'accompfished very hear that Jam'es Ryan had that' morning pass­ POLICY easily although for about 8 feet right in the ed away. The day before while on 'his way be~eatJj center of the creek his head was the to' "",irk he had be~n' taken with a pain in It is especially designed for hi~ abQv~ water, but hands .extende.d .' the. the side and around the heart. He was taken water plainly showed that he wa.s· stiii.'w,alk. to a doctor and everythIng done that m'edica! Railroad Employees ing on the bottom. All bets were settled. and. skill could do but the following' morning the following day, sorpe. boys fishing in the he passed' "way, the heart not being able to and is the Most UP·TO-DATE creek claimed that they had caught s9me Jish withstan"d the attack. The sympathy of a II em­ Contract, Containing the BROA~. which had a mans footprints on their backs ployees is extended to the bereaved ones. Mr. and they believed that these fish had assisted Ryan, whife not 'an old man, had been in EST and MOST LIBE.J{.'\L Mr. Bartholmey over the deepest part of the the employ of the company a 'good number of BENEFITS Yet Offered creek but as our report is in no way a fish years and had· served as yard master and train See our agents today or flU ODt COUJlon story )Ne do!"t take any stock in the fish master, but the last five years had been Con­ below l\nd send to Supt,. RnHroad Dept. 0000. 14-20 Street, Boston, report.. At any rate it has been proven that tented to ,act as foremal). of one ,of the most Kilby MUS8flCh U~t't.t8. the creek is too deep for sm~U. boys .to go important transfers in the terminal between bathing in, without competent swimmers being Western Ave. and the U. S. Yards and it with (tern. '. . Gentlemen: .' . was 'while on his way to work on'that trans­ o I am Interested In an agency pro­ F'

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------~------ing in the clear whenever a road train is re~ Hessler won prizes at "500." Mrs. R. E. .G. A. Van Dyke and wife spent Sunday, ported in. Greatly increased business and Byers and committee served refreshments. May 12th at Chariton, Iowa, Mr. Van Dyke's a desire for quicker handling ·through. the Mrs. Don Comeau arnJ children Clarice, "Ord Home To\vn." te'rminal n1ade the changes necessary. Mason and Verne spent Mother's Day with Train director Jas. Kirby returned to work Mrs. Comeau's mother at La Crosse, Wis. Northern Montana Division after a full months vacation most of which The dispatchers at Austin were the re­ Max he spent at Hot Springs, Ark. He took his cipients of a box of cigars from Agent Chade. GENERAL Manager Buford and General chair again May 14th and Kicka'poo is again Wethe at Wykoff. Understand' Chades has Superintendent Rossiter made a trip over hiking up and down the receiving yard lead. again been "United in the Holy Bonds." Con­ the division May 5th spending a day at from 7 to 3. gratulations are in orde,r. Agawam where a new oil field is being de­ The new lawn, the new ccmen't walks and ]'1r. John Williams has gone to Columbus, veloped eight mires from that station. There the new front porch aJI go to increase the Ohio. to attend the convention of railway are three producing wells and another being appearance of the Women's' Club House at clerks, he being a representative of the S. drilled. Bensenville. M. Division Lodge. Mrs. Wil'liams and son, Our track depa.rtment is busy in spring Born Tuesday May 15th a son to Mr.· and Vance, will join him at Columbus aftor a ties and doing considerable work with work Mrs. Prehm of Bensenville'. Mr. Prehm short visit in Chicago and in Detroit, Mich. operates the tractor in Galewood repair yards trains getting the road bed in fine condition It won't be long now-at any rate that and when he returned home on the above date in anticipation of a heavy summer and fall is what Marcella thinks, when she' is think· a strange voice greeted him when he opened business. ing of the "Procession up the Aisle.'" the door and entered. Congratulations, neigh. .Central Montana, of which Lewistown is the Following taken from "La Crosse Tribune bors. hub, an area of 75 miles square, a natural and Leader Press." Employees who are co·workers of "Whitie" amphitheater, is one of the greatest agri­ Sorensen visited his home May 11th about "McLaren Shows Them How." cultural districts in the north-west.. It is 8 p.m. and began showing the family that we While in guar·d around division headquarters surrounded by four mountain ranges, namely, all were glad that they had moved f,:om the Dan McLaren 'was nicknamed the "Ox." He the Judiths, Snowies, Belts and Highwoods. city out into this 'beautiful suburb. Mr. Sor­ was approached by an officer of the General It is understood that the land is almost all ensen has ~een an empl~yee for a good Staff. Dan saluted and as the officer spoke farmed by machinery. There are some five many years and until the last month, has spent to him came to port arms. The officer asked hundred tractors in operation and a corres­ his mornings and evenings riding to and him for his gun, which was surrendered and ponding number of other power driven ma­ from work. But no more, for he now re· against strict orders. The officer sa'id, "Do chines employed. Diversified farming is being sides within 5 minutes waFk from his work. you know it is against orders to surrender gone into as .the shipments of hogs, sheep, A most enj oyable evening was spent at the your gun to anyone but the officer of the cattle, wool and dairy products are increasing Sorensen home. guard? You are now disarmed and helpless. yearly from the smaller tracks. What are you going to d'o about it?" Lewistown station is a break-bulk point S. M. East The Ox replied, "Why, you 'l'ittle shrimp, for through daily package cars which are 11'1. B. M. take it back," and suiting his words by action operated from Galewood, in connection with took the gun with one hand and gave it a through cars from eastern territory, the sched­ THEY'RE Off! Who? Kittenball players. jerk and raised the staff ollicer off his feet ule from that point being five days. We The Milwaukee is well represented in and recovered the gun. Dan was a member 'have a four day schedule from Twin City the "Austin Kittenball League for the 1928 of the first squad, which means that he was Transfer, a seven day schedule from St. season. The Milwaukee clerks have a' team over six feet tall and weighed 200 Ibs., Louis, Mo., in connection with the' Wa.bash playing in the "A" feague ~nd the Brother­ hard as a nail and well earned his name." and Des Moines, break·bulk at Aberdeen and hood of Railway Trainmen are sponsoring a. Rose had to buy the' ice cream cones. three 'days from Aberdeen. A three day sched· team playing in the "B" league. Below is H. A. W. attended a meeting in Minne­ ule from Spokane, this car carrying the ship­ a write-up of the first B. of R. T. game, which' apolis on Monday, May 14th. ments from the coast and California points. was donated by one of the Milwaukee em­ Doyle spent the week end of May 6th in Shipments from Butte reach us in two days ployees. Albert Lea. And how! and we have daily cars from Great Falls. "The of R. T. Kittenball team opened All employees can assist the traffic department n. We had a lot of excitement arouhd division its season in the City League by defeating in advertising ·this excellent service. headqua rters the other day when·, the passenger the Golden Eagles by a Score of 36 to 6" J. C. Campbell, formerly ag~nt at Darien, depot caught fire. Everyone thought it was Long distance and frequent hitting was the Wis. has taken the position as night operator going to be the end of the old depot, but the feature of the game. A record might have and car clerk at Lewistown Yard, having trad­ prompt work of the Austin Fire Department been established had the game' started eadier, ed' work with C. O. Swanberg. Mr. Campbell assisted by the Shops Fire Department saved as the game was called after six innings and is no stranger in the west as he was on this the building from disaster. the last two were played in semi-darkness. and the Rocky Mountain' Division, several C. -E. Oeschger, Chief Clerk at the store' Interest should run high when the two Mil­ years ago' being employed as Agent at Jef­ department won a trip to Atlantic City on waukee teams, meet." ferson Island and Straw. an essay which he wrote. Cl'iff is to read his The second game played by the B. of R. T. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Swanberg, who !'eft essay in Atlantic City 'on June 22nd. Every­ team was lost to the Hayes' Gems, by a ~core recentl'y for Darien, Wisconsin, will be missed one is wondering if he will "Go' Down Alone." of 6-2. The clerk's 'team has suffered two at our social gatherings of the Railway defeats thus far. "Maude" is out and looks wonderful. She Women's Club. Mrs. Swanberg was a very Mrs. H. S. Hoff has returned to her home has a new coat of paint and doesn't look active member and was very successful in as­ at Lanesboro after attending the Golden Ju: like the same old perS6n. Nevertheless, she sisting in increasing its membership. They bilee of the Order of Eastern Star at Minne­ appears to be good as new and her owner, Mr. were given a farewell party by their many apolis during the week of May ·6th. Mrs. Sorensen, seems to take a lot of comfort in friends. Hoff, who is Worthy Matron of the Lanes­ the aid buggy fixed up good as new. A. M. Maxeiner went to Siour City, boro Chapter, was ;ent as a 'de-Iegate from Steve has been out carolling again. He was Iowa, for the funeral of his oldest .brother, that Lodge. in the cities for "Mothers' Day" and said he who died in that city May sixth. Miss Evelyn Wigness, clerk in the Master spent a wonderful day with his "Ma." E. B. Cornwell and wife went to Butte Mechanic's office at Austin, is taking a two John '·'Smith has returned from a three where Mr. Cornwell supervised the getting weeks' vacation and has gone to Adams to month's trip to the Orient. John is a son out of the new time tab!'e. They intended visit with her parents. of "Sam") Our pleasant shop foremiln at visiting their daughter, Mrs. Cort Bowen, Conductor William Massino has gone to Austin. The kid Sure knows how to play at Bozeman on their return but had to hurry Cleveland, Ohio as a defegate to the con­ pool since he returned from China and says back account of the illness of Dispatcher vention of Railway Traimen. Mrs. Massino he learned all about "Cues" over there. Thompson. was among those who left with the auxilia~y "Eddie" Doyle took some pictures the other Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Anderson were in order drill team to attend the convention. day. He favored us by showing some of them New York City for the. wedding of their Reports from Cleveland are' that the ladies are -to us, but kept the "Real Hot Ones" for daughter Ellen to Wayne B. Loveland, the having a wo~derful time in that city. The his own enjoyment. Understand there will son of a former conductor of this division. Milwaukee Women's Club gave a card party be two enlargements made. May we see Superintendent Cleveland and Traveling In­ in the club rooms for the benefit of the drill them? spector Philpot attended the General Super­ team. Mrs. Gaylord Mo.ses won the prize Superintendent and Mrs. E. A. Meyer were ihtendents claim prevention meeting at Miles at bridge and Mrs. W. R. Smith and Mr•• A. Austin callers 00 May 11th. City May 9th. Page Forty·/our l ~pecial Apprentice John Suggers, of Miles con busy as the proverbial bee-selling real ,the Division officers and will be greatly City, was in ~harge ~f the local roundhouse "estate, and believe me-Jim is sure some sal'es missed. 'during the absence of Foreman Anderson. agent. He can almost convince you that in We understand Northern Division Conduc­ The marriage of Miss Thelma Fergus and order to' live a proper life you must own your tor Ed Smith is storing his trunk in his ca­ George Coonrad took' place in Great Falls own home, and certainly leaves you with a boose so in case the runs are changed he will Saturday May 12th. Mr. Coonrad, who is feeling that it won't be many years until you be able to have a change of clothes at any the son of G. G. Coonrad,lTicket agent, has do. time. a responsible position with the Central Bank Roadmaster C. F. Ogden of the Northern A new time card on the Northern Division and Trust Co. of Lewistown. Division is spending several days in Minneap­ :went into effect on April 29th re-arranging the service on that line. The wayfreights President Scandrett and our little- Call Boy polis having been chosen by the 500 Line Charley Koch exchanged birthday greetings railroad as one of their defendants in an are now running daily between Berlin and on April 8th. injury case, which case will no doubt attract Horicon giving the people of Berlin very O. S. Porter was called to Tacoma, Wash. considerable attention. We are glad to see good service. Guess Mr. Heilman of Berlin account of the iLlness of his mother, who him get a l'iltle rest from the daily grind. wanted to see the lady oil agents get plenty passed away shortly after his arrival. Mr. of service. We are now operating ten trains Anton Schmaus of Berlin and wife ha~e Porter accompanied the remains of his mother in and out of Berlin daily with two each way been visiting relatives in Mayfield, Kentucky. to their former home at Fort Dodge, iowa. on Sundays. Tony. reports this state is having the worst Flowers were sent to Fort Dodge. by the many weather conditions in yea rs, being very co Id We .hear that Operator O'Neil at Hartford friends of Mr. Porter in this dty. atid all crops about six weeks behind. He has been very ill of the flu. We wish him a Mrs. George Fritzen has Jeturned to her saw peach and plum trees in blossom and on speedy recovery. home from St.' Josephs hospital where she the whole was very much pleased with the Northern Division Dispatcher Fred W. Pisch­ underwent an operation for appendicitis. Blue .Gra.ss state, al'though, of course, he ke has established a running schedule of 12 J. A. Christie is at Jacksonville, Florida says it can't hold. a candle. to Wisconsin. minutes between Portage and Pardeeville and jn .at.tend?nce at the. convention of the con­ .rumor has it that Fred is trying to cut this We are ver·y pleased to wel'come 'Conductor ductors. schedule down to 8 minutes. Let's hope that D. J. Manning on the Po·rtage Line in charge F. 1\. Curtis is representing this. district at the Buick will hold out and the traffic cops the trainmens convention at Cleveland, Ohio. of trains 506-521. He· displaces Conductor hold in. Watson who will go back on the Portage way­ E. W. Johnson on leave of absence is Recently somebody thought that Dispatcher freight. looking after business connected with the A. C. Barber bought a new Hudson and Andy trainmen. His position is boing filled by We are very sorry to learn of the sudden thought so too, from the advertisement he Frank Conrad. passing of Conductor Ed Oakes of the North­ got out of tbe matter. Anyway there was a The many friends of "Charlie" Bleichner, ern Division on May 4th. He was a man mixup in Barbers and it developed that Andy recently appointed Chief Dispatcher, at Miles held in high esteem by fellow workers and was not the barber. City, are extending congratulations. Mr. Bleichner when employed on this division as trick dispatcher was very popular with all of his associates• . Mrs. R. G. Randa!'1 and little son Bobby of Great Fans, are visiting friends in Lewis­ town. L M. Dyer; of Moore has been sick with pneumonia, D. v. Phare, of Danvers is The looking after the station at that point. Tallest Hotel The Milwaukee Women's Club party at the club house on May 14th was a very in the World successful affair. A small charge was assessed for the dance, which helped toward increas­ .ing the lIoral fund. Forty-Six Miss Alberta Ramsey, daughter of Mr. and Stories High Mrs. J. Z. Ramsey of Denton had a very severe allack of pneumonia. Her many friends Nearest. in the City are pleased that she has entirely recovered. R. D. Crowder of Judith Gap is on leave to Offices, Theatres, of absence. C. H. Baker is acting agent at Stores and that point. '''Dad'' Wright is doing fine work in beau, Railroad Stations tifying the passenger depot lawn. Work is progressing on the aquarium in the half circl'e at the drive-way. Home of the We hope to have one'of ou'r huge electric TERRACE GARDEN motors in Lewisto\vn for OUr silver jubilee ~--~~~-- The New Morrison, when completed celebration July 3rd and 4th. will be the world's la.rgest and tall­ est hotel--46 stories high, with La Crosse and Northern Div'n 3,400 rooms. Items Chicago's Eileen The balmy breezes just struck here, And filled Roy up with good cheer, MORRISON So down to Oconomowoc he quickly darted• As soon as he got the Chrysler started• And there, upon his bended knee, He sang the old time melody. . HOTEL The maiden cried I will not tarry If you'll talk things Over with O. J. Carey, Corner Madison and Clark Streets So Roy signed up with Carey quick, One dollar down and the rest went slick.·• 1944 Rooms, $2.50 Up A diamond ring and the deal was done. _II outside, with bath, running Ice water, telephone, bedhead lamp, Soon. Roy will support two instead' of one. and Servldor---assurlng absolute privacy. A housekeeper on eaeh 800r. Garaee service for a.ll guests. ENGR, Jas. McManus" has returned from Write or Wire for Reservations Los Angeles where he has been winter­ ing.· At present he is to be seen around Hori­

Page Forty-five , , Ass't. Chief Dispatcher J. C. Brown was on a conduc~or and yardm~ster'for 'a p~riod' of have bee~ investing in the 'o:l6ee buebaU the sick list recently but is again on the job. years was promoted 10 Trainmaster in Chicago pool, they've been winning. ,Ma'ybe we had Some say that the trout were calling, him and" Terminals. Many of, his friends journeyed better let the boys win a few times or else he responded. ' to Madison to attend the funeral. ' ,we'll have to, st~rt our ,own pool., What, say 'Mil.ie~, ,girls 1" ,,',', , ' , Dispatcher S. A. Hunter has developed a Division Master Mechanic F. P. tremendous wave length since the inauguration who recently underwent a serious operation 'The Sunshine Crub was called 'on quite a bit of the tefephone dispatclling system on the for appendicitis, is recovering nicely. (We this month as Mr. Gilman, Frank Skala, Doro­ ,La Crosse Division and everybody is satisfied understand positively no company material thy Yakes, Herman Klatte, Wm. Gutbrod and that Sam's ultimatums reach the -:final destina­ was found)-'-iind ai any rate' he will soor! be Edithe Hamman were sick. They all wish tion like a bell. a hundred per cent, according to his own ,to thank the office for the Bowers sent them Mr. J. F. Voltz, La Crosse Division Dis­ statement. during their illness. Business on the Northern Division holds patcher, is taking a six weeks vacation and Mr. Petran started the vacation ball roll­ up steady. Lannon is in the foreground with will sojourn at various points in the south 'iug this year. He has just returned from a large shipments of stone. The briquellirig fac­ and east' together with Mrs, Voltz and a ,trip to New Orleans, California and" all tory at Mayville is also starting up and mana­ party of friends. After a laborious winter, :through the West. He had a wonderful time gers of the quarries at Utley are pUlling tracks Mr. Voltz will surely enjoy this vacation. sight-see'ing in New Orleans, Tia Juana, Los in condition preparatory to opening the ,quai­ ,Angeles, and a dozen' other places. Disp'atcher F, W. Krueger was seen plant­ ries which have been closed for some ,time. ing torpedoes and fuses around his bungarow Our depot at Horicon, as well as the' other recently and it is thought that he is providing company buildings, have been treated to two The Belles ample Bagging protection against the wood­ coats of paint of the standard' coach color I was sitting in, the, office, not so many days pecker who has been reconnoitering on his with marOon trimmings, and on the Northern ago roof top during the period of his twilight Division they say tha:t 'you will have to go a just sort of resting' up a bit and working slumbers with ,the result that Freddie lost long way to find a nicer set of buil'dings kind of slow considerable sleep. Woe to the woodpecker if and we hope that everyone, will do 'their ':Because by all' the signs that be, I knew he shows up this year. share in assisting to keep' the buildings and 1t\olas' aimost noon Relief Dispatcher W. E. Jones lias just com­ grounds in a, hundred per cent condition, ',at And, the sound , .. And~ just because he c04ldn't motor cop says so office. Here is an example of where a com­ play along, he got mad and stepped on' that And the reason mostly isn't that they arc plete tower was eliminated and the same work tiny m0use, Now the cockroach has to play a bit too slow is being accomplished with electricity with all alOrie b.ecause all that's l'eft of the mouse Be that however as it may, she's full of fun practically no effort and much great efficiency. is a

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