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The Truth Not Desirable! Trigonometry George Washington was a big tall guy, Customer: "What y'got ter eat?" Negro Lawyer: "So this man is ac- Who never told a wicked lie, Waiter: "Rlince pie, lemon pie, cused of bigotry-of having three In fact he was the only skate, 'n custard pie!" wives." Who never did provaricate. Customer: "Gimme some mince Negro Judge: "Bigotry-that's not The rest of us are not so tall, pie 'n some lemon pie." what I 'd call it-I'd call it trigonome- And never tell the truth at all!! Waiter: (with an injured air): try." - "Wot th' hell's the matter with the Leap Year! A Last Appeal custard?" As they sat alone in the twilight, A Southern darliey, condemned to Old Fashioned She said, as she smoothed his brow; die on the gallows, addressed the fol- Liza and Fannie were discussing "Darling I know my life's been fast, lowing letter to the Governor : their Sunday night dates. But I'm on my last lap now." "Dear Governor: "Yes mum. I done had me a neckin' The white folks is gmine to hang party last night!" nle on Monday and here it is Friday. "Xeckin' party? Law chile, don't Its So! All the world loves to see a hard Yours truly-" you know them is out of style? They . boiled old bachelor, get hooked by a had them 4,000 years ago." A Lesson "How you done know they had them clever woman! "This will certainly be a lesson to 4,000 years ago?" me", said the old darkey as the noose "Cause my mammy done told me Economy! was placed around his neck. that the Bible says that King Solomon "Oh papa, I saved three cents to- took the Queen of Sheba into the ban- day. I ran all the way to school be- An Old-New Song quet hall and he fed her wine and hind a street car." Four and Twenty blackbirds, nectar!" "For shame Abbie-you should Awfully dry, have run behind a bus and saved a Went to Canada to get some rye. The Newest Ford Joke dime." When the rye was opened, Those birds began to sing, -4 man speeding in a Cadillac on Don't Be a Poor Fish Where the H-- is Volstead, a main highway was passed by a A story is going the rounds of a God save the King! new Ford, and was unable to pass man who had a fish-tank divided into the Ford in turn. two sections by a glass partition. In Questioned Veracity? His amazement was increased one side he put a lively 'bass; in the when the man in the new Ford There was once a man who was other a number of minnows. called out: "Say, do you know such a big liar, that he had to have Every time a minnow came up to anything about the new Fords?" his neighbors call his hogs to dinner. the glass partition the bass made a "No I don't", returned the driver They wouldn't believe him. strike. Then with a bruised head, the of the Cadillac. bass got discouraged and waited pa- "Well, I've got to find somebody A Case? tiently each day for the food dropped who'll show me how to shift this A lawyer once told us that the most in from above. thing from second to high. I'm The man took out the partition, .difficult case he ever tried was a case just learning to drive it." sf champaigne. The minnows swam around the bass and mere not touched. The bass was What He Was Paid For Noah and Publicity thoroughly sold on the idea that busi- uess was bad. A traveling man called up the sta- The railway line was flooded on ac- Talie another lunge at the glass par- tion agent, an hour before train time count of the heavy rainstorms, and tition. It isn't there.-The Church- and asked if the train was on time. the traveler was obliged to break his man. He was told it was. journey at a village. He made his Arriving at the station a few min- way in the pouring rain to an inn, and utes before it was due to arrive, he said to the waiter there. "It is. like the MIGHT AS WELL! saw it was marked up an hour late. Deluge." Pat was on a sinking ship and was He went into the station and to the "The what?" n.atching with interest the frantic ticket window. "The Deluge. Haven't you read passengers grabbing life preservers, "I thought you told me that train about the Deluge-Noah and the Ark putting them on and jumping over- . was on time?" and Mount Ararat?" board. "Shure," said he, "if every- "I did tell you it was. What do "No sir", said the waiter, "we ain't body is stealing, I can too." Imme- you think the railroad is paying me had no papers here for three days." diately he picked up a heavy piece for anyway-to knock their bnsiness?" -Epworth Herald of iron and jumped overboard with it.'' RAPID WORK AT SHOPS Charter Members of Auxiliary to Local No. 6 Springfield Men Proud of Repair Record on Cylinder Head RISCO passenger engine No. 1601 on train No. 9, met with a pe- F culiar accident while in service near Chandler, Oklahoma, February 10, 1928. The right piston rod broke just ahead of the crosshead, causing the piston to knock out front cylinder head and in so doing, two-thirds of the front of the cylinder rim was broken off, valve chamber front cracked, and one of the bridges in valve chamber was broken in two places, with a horizontal crack about a foot long in the exhaust chamber. The engine was sent to the North Springfield Roundhouse, and was turned ovef to Mr. W. F. Brandt, gen- eral foreman for examination and re- pairs. The broken cylinder mas prepared for welding or brazing and wood pat- terns were made for cast iron patches to replace the broken end. A small auxiliary patch was first cast and brazed in to replace the broken valve chamber bridge. Then two large castings, weighing fifty and eighty Lrft to right, fop row: Mrs. Jrssie W. Bryant, presidcilf: J1r.s. Javrcs Proctor-. vicc-prrsidrr~tnrtd ildrs, D. C. Car~ady,secretory. pounds each were applied and ox- Bottoril row: Mrs. Cog IVadlr~r,frcostirrr, Mrs. Hcrirturr Lipc nrrd 311-s. lill~ert welded to cylinder with brazing Haggord. bronze. These castings were rein- forced by being brazed to the bridges HE LADIES' AUXILIARY to than a house to make a home. There in the steam ports. Local No. 6, Monett, Mo,, has must be love, courtesy and co-opera- The patterns for the castings were T been functioning during the tion between parents. There must be made, the cylinder was chipped, pre- winter months with socials and harmony in the home before we un- pared and the castings set for weld- dances. At one of the meetings, Mrs. dertake any work outside our homes. ing. The cylinder and valve chamber Bryant, president of the club, in an Therefore, it is, or should be, our mas also bored and faced after weld- address spoke of the aims of the or- aim to take the spirit of playing the ing. ganization in part, as follows: game into our hames. Then when The work was finished February "It is not our intention to meet to- hardships come we will be more cour- 24 and the engine made a double- gether just to have a happy-go-lucky ageous in facing them. header trip to lMemphis that ni,ght, time. We meet together because we "We, as fellow-workers, want to and on its return from Memphis went are interested in our husbands and meet all of our co-workers with a t on through to Tulsa, Okla., with a their work. We want to understand warm handclasp and a word of cheer large special train carrying an opera Lhe conditions under which they work and understanding. Every man's or company. The repaired cylinder gave so that we, as wives, may fit ourselves woman's work in our organization is no trouble and was pronounced 100 to the conditions that arise in our of importance, therefore, we want to per cent eflicient. daily lives. We want our husbands put forth every effort to make it one This was probably the first job of to feel that we are truly interested of the most harmonious on the Frisco its kind to be performed on any rail- in them and that we appreciate their System. If we do our work well we road, and caused much interest efforts as bread winners. not only work to our own interest, among the mechanics in the shop. It "Every woman in our auxiliary rep- but to the interest of our Frisco. required 140 pounds of brazing metal resents a home and most of the aux- Therefore, let's clothe ourselves in to perform the work. iliary members are mothers. Houses the spirit of good fellowship and work . Repairs of this kind represent quite are built to live in, but it takes more to the interest of all concerned." . a saving, both of time and money, as the cost of this repair job was not moving and applying a new cylinder. about $1,400.00 and its application as much as the labor alone of re- The cost of a new cylinder would be about $600.00. April, 1928 Page 41

DOWN IN THE OZARKS A Man's Job Mr. W. E. Eagan, general yard- tell you first and foremost it is be- By ALBERT WEAVER, Blacksmith, master at West Tulsa, Okla., thought cause he likes his work. Indeed, he Springfield, h/lo. the following message, written by loves it; his whole heart and soul Senator Arthur Capper, of Kansas, of is wrapped up in it; his whole phy- Finest country in the land such merit and truth that he put it sical and mental energies are focused is the Ozarks. out in bulletin form to all his em- on ,it; he walks his work; he talks Nang beauties, rich and grand, ployes. his work; he is entirely inseparable Has the Ozarks. The message reads: from his work, and that is the way Sweetest flowers ever seen "A man's job is his best friend. It every man worth his salt ought to be Grow, in beauty, by each stream. clothes and feeds his wife and chil- if he wants to make of his work what And on hill and in ravine, dren; pays the rent and supplies it should be, and makes himself what Down in the Ozarks. them with the wherewithal to de- he wants to be." Some are early, some are late, velop and become cultivated. "The least a man can do in return Down in the Ozarks. INTE.RNALLY INJURED Peaches, apples, grapes and pears, is to love his job. That take premiums at the fairs, "A man's job is grateful. It is like "Hennery, whyfo' you staggerin' Grown in abundance everywhere, a little garden that thrives on love. dataway ?" "Well, suh, Letty, Ah was comin' Down in the Ozarks. It will one day flower into fruit down a hack street where it was worth while, for him and his to enjoy. kind of dark, an' I just stumbled on Prettiest girls you ever met, "If you ask any successful man the to an Old Crow bar."-Wisconsin Oc- Live in the Ozarks. reason for his making good he will topus. Never have seen their equal yet, But in the Ozarks. They have beauty, charm and grace, Frisco Mechanic Family News And a rosy, smiling face, I Natural for the female race, LOCAL No. 20-HUGO, OKLA. It loolis as though the roundhouse Down in the Ozarks. -- crew baseb~llnine will have an 'awful ORAY X. \VRIGHT. Re~ol'ter ilne-ur) by rha wa) they are tuning UD. The people all are of the best, Louis Hope. helper. is back from MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Down in the Ozarks. the hospital after having his feet over- hauled. He say's he can make the THAYER, MO. Love and friendship stands the test, m~leageno\v. Down in the Ozarks. Hugn T~nsley. machinist, has gone F. 31. PEEBLES,- Reporter to the llospital on account of a very Years may come and years may go. painful knee. IVe hope to see him John Ilannanlon, hostler helper, has But you'll always find it so, hack o. k. resigned to be a farmer. H. L. Akridge, storekeeper. and wife. We regret to announce the death of If you ever chance to go were Springfield visftors recently. Nrs. Harvey Lynch. wife of the brake- Down in the Ozarks. A. 2.1. Putton, bollermaiier, second man. I love the hills from base to dome, class, has been off quite a while with H. L. Davis, blacksmith, recently was a bloken toe, but we ho~eto see him a visitor here for a few days from Down in the Ozarks. back soon and able to k-ick in a wall Birminaham. To me, it's always home sweet home. wlth that foot. Fred-Martin, carpenter B. & B. de- Chariic Potts would make a aood partment. recently lost all his house- Down in the Ozarks. transfer man as he is forever moving. hold goods by fire. There the sweetest song birds sing, He says if he has to live in a town he John Paragoue, boilermaker. Mem- wants to live all over it. phis. ~'ecently was visiting his many Flitting about on noiseless wing, Once a fireman aliays a Areman for friends here. $lake the woods with music ring, \Y. I>. Kimlnons. He has taken the C. A. Berry, roundhouse foreman. Down in the Ozarks. night stationary fireman's job. made a trip to Wcst lairi is. No., and We have one of our old gang back is now a Royal Arch Nason. now. Tom Tinsley is now truck and Charles Cline has resigned his posi- When this poem you have read, spring helper, also a mainstay on our tion of caller. Fred Station succeeds baseball team. We have Kinney Dunn him. About the Ozarks. hack, too. A, AI. Burnum, who has been on the If you doubt what I have said, .J. 0. Norris, air brakeman, has been sick list, is able to walk around again. transferred from Ft. Smith'here on the We regret to announce the death of About the Ozarks, car department force. Mrs. H. Sllen, thk mother of the night Just step down into our land, Joe Hammonds. machinist. has been supply man. And view our scenery rich and grand, off several day's on account of sick- J. A. Beck, yardmaster, is sportlng ness. a new Chevrolet. Then perhaps you'll understand, R. Il. \Valker. machinist. has gone Joe Herbold and wife, from Memohis. Why I love the Ozarks. 0n.a tour of the south. He says he's 13ecently were visitors here. golny: to make all of Texas. H. Woolridge. yard clerk, is at the I?. D. Knipp, machinist, cannot make hospital at Springfield. up his mind which car he wants, a We were all agreeably surprised at CHAFFEE AUXILIARY GROWS Ford or a Buick. Since he has part a box of cigars belna passed around. payment on both we'll let his pocket- and found out that Walter Mvers, night The Frisco Ladies' Auxiliary of book be his guide. machinist. had just married a young Chaffee, Mo., to the Frisco Associa- Buster O'Neal, clerk at Fort Smith. lady from Monmouth Springs. recently was home for a few days. 0. 9. Hunter. brakeman. is snortina tion of Metal Crafts and Car Depart- One of our local boys is going to try a new Whlppet sedan. ment Employes is well organized and out in the Texas baseball league, and Fred Hingle, vard clerk. is vislting we are afraid that two of our bovs home folks at Cahool. Mo. reports a membership of forty. are going to do it, too. They are Sam On March 1, Mr. Frank Junkins, Hollins and ICinnev 1)unn. Thev are hoth famous twirlers. BRIDGE AND BUILDING DEPT. Springfield, Mo., general chairman of Warm weather is coming. John SPRINGFIELD, MO. the organization, addressed the Aux- Miller. night foreman. is raring to go iliary and presented Mrs. Lizzie Rshing. He's hard to beat in telling ARTHUR BUNCH. Reporter Ash stories. Bienert, president, with an accident Jesse Streetman, car man, who has Hugh Wease, and family recently prevention pin. been out of service for about two spent several days visiting at Willow months. is back on the job. Springs. with hls father-ln-law. who is The last meeting of the organiza- Ferd Jarrell, machinist. and Johnnie recovering from an illness. . tion was held on March 7, when King are very anxious to go to Dallas Bill Haralson recently was off a and see the N. P. Giants play Dallas In couple of days on account of hls wife eleven were initiated. one of their exhibition games. being ill. Page 42

Bert Hoffman's little boy has the Ona Dixon, wife of Finis Uixon, of C. \V. Ahrtin, welder, ix ill. \\'e hopc mumps. the store department, has retiirned he soon wlll be back on the job. John NcGill recently spent several from IVichita, Kansas, where she visiL- tlonler Thomas, boiLernlirker, has the days visiting his father at Fort Gibson. ed her brother. ssmyarhy of the boys at the West Okln.- -..-. l31,idge ancl Jjuilding carpenters have She]) in the death of his fnther, which In spite of rain Narch 8, Charles illstalled the foundatlon in the souLh occured' February 18, and his grand- Baron and his gang cast the slabs ruom of the power plant for a new mother, February 24. uuder the south track ut the Boulevard Lxidlonr-Dunn-Gordon air compressor. Willlam Cl,owe's house was destroy- subway in 9 hours. This machine will produce 500 cubic ed by Arc b'ebruary 27. William has feet per minute and is steam driven. [he s~~m~~itllsof thc! boys at the \Vest RECLAMATION PLANT It will replace the small motor-civiven Shops. air compressor now in use, which is tu 1. E. Stoops, power house Areman, is SPRINGFIELD, MO. be moved to the passenger depot on back on the job after being off sick Nil1 street. fur several weeks. Homer Hichie, machinist, and JIrs. Cap Wight. !minter foreman, is T. O. ClIAl'AIAN, HeporLer Richie, journeyed to Peusacola, for spor~inga new Esses coach. their winter vacation. Jlr. Richie re- W. E. Stucki, macl~lnegang foreman, Frank Rotterman, sheet metal work- r)orts that he foresees a bright future is driving a new Studebaker this week. er, accompanied by Mrs. Kotterman. for that "neclc of the woods". E. C. Hogan. craue operator, was iil went to Lhc: Kansas City automobile Edward Hunter. mill room man from recently. show. the West Shop, is working in place of Buck Hughes, loconlotive cab car- Albert Wilhite and Tommy Fuzzell George Ramey, who is on the sick list. penter, is sporting a new car, have purchased Esses super-six se- He was employed in the coach dewart- The Aletal Crafts moved into their dans. \Ye are glad to see h'risco em- meut here until the shop was destroy- l;c\v meetmg hall JIarch 16. There was ployes prosperous and contented and ed by fire about a year ago. an entertainment and dance. satisfied will1 their jobs. Mr. and Mrs. Georae Shuster and Mrs. Oma Daniels, wife of William famils recently visited at their former LOCAL NO. 8-ENID, OKLA. Daniels. of the store department. has home at Thayer, Mo. George had a been visiting friends and relatives at very highly-prized bjrd' dog. Theu came the last hunt. the day of sadness, H. H. FULLER, Reporter Coffeyville. Kansas. Friday the thirteenth. \Yhlle in a for- Leonard Keltner, mill room helper. est that abounded with qua11 this much is underg-oing treatment at St. John's prized dog was suddenly attacked by a Mr. and JIrs. \Vilbur Ayers enjoyed hospital. Earnest Noble is substltut- monsterous "bob cat". George had the a vlsit from Alr. Ayers' brother and ing for Mr. Keltner. remains of the dog cremated. wife of Peoria. 111.. Lhe first of Febru- John Waines, after an illness is at Any of you fellows ~!hoare fond of ary. work again in the angle bar yard. oyossum and have not the time or The five year old son of 0. T. Smith, Lloyd Elingsworth, who works ~LI electrician, suffered a very palnful ac- Mr. Pence's gang, is still unable to ra- luck to go out and mpture them, cident on the afternoon of March 14. turn to work. should see Jess Glenn, blacksmith. He He was playing in the yard, and in Claude Bl,own, blaclcsmith, is another is an expert when it comes to bagglng some manner fell and broke his left one of our employes who haa been al- them. arm just above the elbow. lured to the farm. We wish you suc- The reclamation plant had a number Mrs. \\'. J. Foley, wife of \Y. J. Foley. cass. Claude. of distinguished visitors recently. master nlechanic. has been quite ill at William Harris, blacksmith helper, among them was G. W. Luber, Super- her home on East Broadway, but is im- has moved to his farm north cf Soring- intendent of the M. K. & T. reclamation proving at this time. field. \Ve hope to visit him when the plant at Parsons. Kansas. Mr. Luber. Wayne la.uller, roundhouse caller. strawberries are ripe and watermelons heing a friend of oqr superintendent. motored to Wichita. Kansas, March 11, are ready to plug. L. J. Leysaht, was here as a visitor in to spend the week end vlsiting friends. Ralph Carr, laborer in the tin shoo. February and was so well impressed Born to Kirkland B. Johnson, and has taken up his donlicile near Willard. with the reclamation plant that he re- wife on February 17, a winsome baby Mo. He reports the new highway to turned again, bringing with him hls girl, whom they have named Elwanda Ash Grove. over which he travels. in entire supervisory force to inspect our Jo. Mr. Johnson is employed as a very flne condition. methods of handling and reclaiming' boilermaker. Edward Davis. blacksnlith helper. material. He says the "Katy'' has a Eugene B. -4llen. machinist. and his recently caught his thumb in a shear. flne plant at Parsons. and is an en- brother Gerald, sheet metal worker. Mrs. Dave Craig, wife of the black- .thusiastic booster for his road, but pulled a surprise on the shop forces smith, is visiting her sister at Puma. willingly admits that me have thel? by appearing as principals in a double Arizona. Ur. Craiz accoln~anied her out-classed as much as fifty per cen, wedding ceremony b'ebruary 16, Gene's as far as Kansas ~itv. in nomc departments. bride being Miss Anna Sherwood, and John Dennis, blacksmith helper, is Fred Kicholson, our congeniaI chief Gerald's, Miss Mary Murray. The wed- ill and has secul.cd a sixty-day leave eng-ineer at the power plant, has mov- ding took place at the home of Rev. of absence. \\'e hope to see you back ed to 301 New Street, just 250 feet clos- Robert Hunt, pastor of the First soon. John. er to his work than where he formerly Methodist Church. We join their host A fine. new. exnensive. Pels DU~C~resided. Mr. Nicholson has Rgured out of f1-ienas in wishing them a long and and shear combined has been deiiver- that if he remains with the Fri~c0untll happy married life. ed to the Reclamatlon Plant. Every he is retired, and saves the ,500 feet Sam Thompson. tank-truck man and day, in every may, we are growlnp walked to work each day. he will save JIrs. Thompson are the proud parents bigger and better. himself a walk of 2.419 miles. of a baby boy, born February 24. Joe ~oydis the D~OU~father of a weight 12 pounds. A11 parties doing young man, Donald- Clinton, who ar- WEST SHOP LOCOMOTIVE DEPT. nicelv.-.... ". rived at his home February 25. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Venable. Brisbun Hanks, colored, ear man, an- SPRINGFIELD, MO. February 26, a baby daughter whom nounces that on March 4 a flne boy they have named Betty Jean. weighing ten pounds came to his home. Dutch Clark, tool room attendant. His name is Melvin Verdell. A. E. GODFREY. Reporter has been down with an attack of the Jack Stewart has been making "flu", contracted while in Mount Car- sketches and handling the blue prlnt Jlr. and Mrs. Barney Deckard are the mel. Ill.. attending the funeral of his work on changes being made on Motor proud parents of a flne baby girl. born grandson, recently deceased. Car No. 2131, which is in the shop for March 4. The small daughter of T. E. Gicl- a complete overhauling. Jack has been Leander Van Natta, blacksmith, is dens, machine shop foreman. llttle making splendid grades at the mech- very ill. We hope he wlli soon be "3Iiss Athalelis", while playing in the anical night school. which is held two back on the job. yard of her home, in some manner fell nlghts each week at the Springfield Hershel Thompson's little four year and broke her arm. She proved her- Hlgh School manual train in^ building. old daughter was struck by an auto- self a real heroine by golng to the hos- and is sponsored by the Frlsco. mobile March 7. We hope she will pital, climbing on the operating table Charles- - - - - .- Elkins. blacksmith. and Mrs. soon recover. Mr. Thompson works in and having the fracture reduced with- Elkins are the proud parents of a new the Forge Shop. out even a whimper. seven-pound baby glrl. Ida Xay, which George Tlpton, boilermaker, recently "Dan Cupid" and the stork have evl- arrived recently. made a week-end trip to his farm near dently been in some kind of a contest J. C. Potts, labor gang foreman, has Dixon. 310. fol. the past several weeks among the returned from hls winter vacation J. 0. Woody, boilermaker. made a shop employes, and to date it is tled. svent at Dawson Springs. He says no week-end business trip to Dixon, Mo., at three all. The latest victim of Dan's place equals the Ozarks, even if Ken- March 3. deadly aim was Wayne D. Pierce, night tucky is famous for her race horses, L:J. Lyons. crane opsrator. is sport- tank-truck man, who married Miss blue grass and vretty women. ing a new Ford. JTyrtel Forsythe of Oklahoma City. William A. Stewart. Johnnie O'Brien. E. H. Johnson. boilermaker. is driv- Jlarch 4. They left immediately on a Jack Stewart, and Henry Warren, were ing a new car. wedding tour that will take them to all in St. Louls on a week-end trip J. 8. Brandon, sheet metal worker. Denver. Salt Lake. San Francisco. Port- recently. recently made a week-end trip to St. land and Vancouver. B. C. They will Charles Kelly has recuperated after Louis. be awar thirty days. This splendid several months' illness. His friends Louis Hoffman, boilermaker. has counle hnve many friends in Enid. and are glad to see him bpck at his old job moved his family to his farm near on the Frlsco who wish them a long on the drill press. Dixon. nro. happy Ilfe together. April, 1928 Page 43

Local No. 8 held an open meeting The writer was in Nonett several JIr. Sheridan's place on our rip track. and smoker on the evening of Febru- days renewing the metal work'on the 311, Davidson formerly had a position ary 27. The su~ervisorsmere snecial IJausenger depot, baggage room and Y. as rip track foreman here and' we are giests. There were a number ofiood If. C. A. building. and was also in Au- glad to welcome him back to the fold. talks from different ones, all stressing rora. where with the assistance of D. Car repairer Delmer A. Browning left the importance of mutual good will C. Canady and William Coon, the coal our ranks Xarch 1 and has gone to the and cooperation in adjusting any die- elevator of the Sinclair Coal Company farm where he has a large stl;awberry ferences that arise in our daily tasks. was put into operation. acreage. Good luck to you, Dinger" There is, and always has been, Lhe New pumping equipment was install- and remember us milen they get ripe. most friendly spirit between the man- ccl bv this department at Ozark recent- Air bralie man H. B. Harvey was off aqnnlent and men at this point, and ly under very adverse conditions, but about two weeks in Februarv account such meetings as this one serve to by strenuous efforts on the part of all, illness. strengthen that feeling of mutual good the reputation of the department for R. L. Gravener returned to work will and fellowshin. efficient service was maintained. ?.Iarcl~ 5 after having lost thirty days Wayne Fuller. roundliouse caller, has On-inz to strict regulation of the account an injury to his left hand. been "down" with the "flu" several SLatc Lame laws covering this season \Vaiter .\. Henson was called to days. but is now on the job again. of the year, flshing news is very Kansas Citv. March 3. account serlous scarce, but George Hollman, correspon- illness of a'sister. ~e returned Xarch dent from the B. & B. paint depart- 6, reporting her condition greatly im- EASTERN DIVISION PAINT GANGS Ir~ezlt, continues to replenish his PUP- r~I'o\~ed. rrlv. . of tackle and look forward to the Foreman T. 31. MclIillen was moved to our hospital at St. Louis, March 6, GEORGE HOLLJIAN. Reporter en season. He surely is an optlmis- tic cuss. for trratment of a case of inflama- tory rheumatism. At this writing his Harry Sutter, B, B. painter, wa.3 condition is reported slightly improv- one of the few people of this citv to NORTH SHOPS-SPRINGFIELD, MO. ed, 31rs. JIcAlillen accompanied him on celebrate February 29 as his birthday. the trip. Hal ry was t\venty years old and has SHERMAN W. ELLIS, Reporter Car rnpairer A. D. Scott, was absent had only five birthdays. during the month of February accoun: Miss Cora Gregg of Joplin. Jlissouri. illness. was a recent visitor at the home of her JIr. Virgil Strictland, night watcll- Foreman T,. S. Sheridan appeared in slster. Mrs. George Hollman of th~v man, resigned February 11. Mr. Strict- our midst March 6 and 7, gathering citv-- ... land will move to his farm near Bpple- up his family and household effects and The paint gang at Xewburg has now ton City, 1\10. taking th~mto Xemphis, where he was complete-d the painting of all the shop Mr. Ed. Maclcey, who worked as a assigned job of rip track foreman. and optice buildings at that point, and machinist in the Snrinefleld shops for Car inspector Sim P. Walker left are finishing up by painting the round- several years, has- been assigned the 3Iarch 13 for treatment at the hospital house smoke stacks. duties of night watchman. nt St. Louis. W. ;I. White is fllling Mr. R. A. Watson. tool suvervisor. his position. Mrs. Foster, wlfe of W. I. Foster. has purchased a new Studebaker coupe. paint foreman, was 111 the week of - - 0. J. Painter, machinist, was confln- March 5, with acute indigestion. Glad LOCAL No. 30-PITTSBURG, KANS. to report she is much better at this ed to his home the flrst .part of JIarch, tlme. on account of illness. Mrs. Arnold Singer is visiting wlth a Pave Atwell, machinist. made a busi- \VILLIAM CHANEY, Reporter daughter and family in Oklahoma City. rims trip to Crocker. Mo., recently. The Springfield B. & B. paint gang J. W. Highflll, made a hurried trip F. S. Vail, storekeeper, spent a cou- are repainting all of the south shop to the bedside of his dauchter. who ple of days recently in Topeka. Kansas. buildings and roundhouse, the latter to n-as operated on in Little Rock.. Ark., with his daughter who is a patient in be used as a storage place. February 28. Mr. Highflll returned to the Benefit hospital. where she under- Henry Nolan, scale foreman. has built work March 1. with the renort that went an operation. a flve tube radio set which is a won- hi; daughter Gas recovering- nicely. Glenn Gillett and CaFl Ralson have der (according to Henry). In one Bob Stephenson, machlnist. has Dur- both been on the sick list but are both evenlng he had two Canadlan tat ions chased a new Essex car. Bob has able to be at work again. and Havana. Cuba, and then stuck his promised to loan it to several of the William Chaney, local correspondent, head, out the window and got "Chili" boss durinz their vacations. spent Wednesday, February 29, sight- (chilly). Argil Killlngsworth, supplyman, re- seeing in Kansas City. Bill Wadlow andthe Ro Chaffin are signed. March 8. Argil has moved his Lee Vail has been absent for several now working in rth and Olive familv to Marshfleld. Mo.. where he davs on account of injuries received in Office Building. St. Louis. reflnishlna will operate a fllling station. a fall from an engine; the furniture and fixtures-on the sev- Mr. John Fisk, who has been em- Engine 30. 744 was brought here enth floor. which were damaged by ployed in the stationery department. from Wichita to relieve engine No. 782 Ore. at the storeroom, will flll the vacancy which has been taken to Springfield for "Shorty" Shriner, B. & B. painter. made by Mr. Killingsworth resigning. overhauling. Xr. John Dunbar, machlnist. lost and wlfe recently visited with friends several days' work recently on account in Lebanon. Missouri. of an injured foot. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT We notice that Curt Swineford has FORT SCOTT, KAN. WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT quit pushing his old Max\vell car home SPRINGFIELD, MO. every evening now. and is riding in CLEIS B. HUST, Reporter a Buiclc sedan he purrhased March 11. Everett Burks. nirlit machlnlst, was JIrs. Lewis Ragin. wife of flreman. CLAUDE HEREFORD. Reporter absent a night recenttv. on account of has returned from a lovely vlsit In a slight injury to his leg. California, visiting her mother and sis- 8. C. Potter. machintst. and famlIv Well, it looks as if spring was real- ter there. Mr. Ragin must have been ly making her bow and with fruit and turned recently from a vlsit with glad that his cook returned, judging crop prospects so encouraging, and relatives and friends in California. from the burns that he sustained In from the great flocks of seed catalogs C. W. Wilson, machlnist. who has trying' to Cry meat. that are being circulated, we have been conflned to his home by Illness. Carroll Henshaw, 12 year old son of every reason to swell our chests and returned to worlc March 12. JIr. and JIrs. E. C. Henshaw, broke his sing with the birds. With this kind Mr. 4. Kerns, blacksmith. who has arm near the shoulder on Februarv 19 of weather holding out, it makes a been away from worlc the past sev- while playing around a new building. fellow want to get out into the gar- eral weeks. with an injured foot. re- He is rejoicing because he can soon den and delve into the freshly plowed turned to work March 12. have his arm out of the cast and return Mr. Jesse L. Clay. power house en- earth and flll his finger nails full of home from the- hos~ital.-* -~--. nice black dirt. gineer. was conflned to his home sev- Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Ermatinger spent Claude Tuck and zana have made eral days recently, on account of ill- a few days in St. Paul, Xinn visiting major repairs on coai chute at stan- ness. Mr. Ermatinger's mother, wi;o had a ton, deep well at Lebanon, and pump stroke of paralysis. February 10. station at Ozark. besides minor re~airs CAR DEPARTMENT We celebrated Washington's birth- at several places during the '~ast MONETT, MO. day by having Hal Dingman call on us month. and'stay for the week end. J. S. Wood, water service foreman. - Wish to extend our sympathy to and Chancey Buckmaster went to Ash D. P. TOBIAS, Reporter Frank Blankenship. locomotive carpen- Grove? February 13. to work on the ter, in the loss of his father who died pump station at that point. Foreman L. S. Sheridan was trans- February 23, at the home of his dauah- Austin Wood and James Stephens ferred to Yale, February 16, taking ter. Mrs. Frary. He was also the worked at the West Shop here Febru- with him the best wishes of the entire grandfather of Phil Fralry, hostler ary 23, going out on the east end again department at Monett and also an ap- helper. next day. preciation of his friendship and servlce John MeNear returned to work after Elliott and Billy Phillips, smaIl sons in the form of a beautiful rlng which a siege of sickness. of assistant foreman W. E. Phllligs the boys presented him. Clarence I?. Some don't get too big to have the and wife. have been auite sick, but are Davidson, who has been travelling for mumps, Dewey D. Queen, machinist. much improved at this writing. Mr. Spanfiler the past four years, takes just experienced what they were like.