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WlllTanl F a b r o a walk ing cane. H e ir g e t t i n g old. HP became a g r a n d f a t h e r September 5.

Chas. Dotson, bollermaker leadman, h a s been off ~ i c k for a f e w days. W e hope by t h e t lme t h k goes to press he mill be back on t h e job.

Ber t Conlon is the wes t shop s n a k e charmer . I f a n y of t h e boys haye a s n a k e to t ra in b r i n g i t l m Bert .

Mrs. E u g e n e Newberry h a s been sick for the pas t week but i s reported he t - t e r a t t h l s wr i t ing .

Mr. R. E. S a v a g e and famlly have t h e s y m p a t h y of t h e boys of t h e w e s t shop in t h e d e a t h of 5Xrs. Savage ' s fa ther , n e a r Lebanon. whlch occurred September 9.

W E S T COACH A N D P A I N T SHOP

P R A N K SCHELLHARDT. Repor te r

Otlio Harvey , lead t ruck man, a n d Mrs. H a r v e y *pent a s h o r t vacation vfs l t ing in Chlcago las t month.

Adolph J o h n s o ~ r , piecework checker, h a s been off on leave f o r t h e passt month d u e to Illn4?Ss.

W e extend o u r nympathy t'o W. E. Haymes, palnter , whose wi fe dled 9n September 8.

Char les Daliey. p a l n t s tockkeeper spent a week In St. Louls recently.

E d \Vllkens, mas te r painter , attencl- ed t h e m a s t e r painters ' conventton, held In Clilcaao, t h e firrt week in Seprember.

Mnrtln Lovlngood. i lnner, a n d family took a nne t r i o las t month t o S e w Meslco and ~ r i z o n a .

LOCAL No. 29 F O R T SCOTT, KANS.

V E R S E 4. JONES, Repor te r

Lee Braden, bollermaker, a f t e r belog off th ree n igh ts , repor t s a new boarder a t h i s house. a girl. Vl rg in ia Corroll. Says if i t had been a boy he would h a v e been off a week.

Sor ry t o repor t t h a t o u r n i g h t fo.re- man, Mr. J o h n XcPeters , h a s lost some t ime of l a t e account be ing sick. W e a r e a l l g l a d t h a t h e i s back on t h e job a n d feel ing flne.

Amos Smalley. boller washer. re- por t s a b l g bog a t h i s house a n d al- though It cost h lm severa l c igars h e s a y s i t i s wor th It.

There h a s been a c h a n g e made In n i g h t foreman. do lng a w a y with hos- t l e r foreman a n d p u t t i n g on a n assist- a n t roundhouse foreman. F loyd MasQn d r a w l n g t h e new job. a n d w e a r e gl l a l a d to h a v e Floyd back w i t h u s a s t h i s i s w h e r e he w a s before accept ipg t h e n igh t job a t Weodesha.

Wm. Whlt'esit. f o r m e r hos t le r fore- man, exercised h i s seniori ty a n d is now doing h is stuff on the 4 to 12 hostler- i n g job. Says i t s u r e seems good t o g o to bed a t t h e r i g h t t lme a n d g e t up when o ther folks do.

T h e boys here a t t h e roundhouse seem to h a r e t h e new c a r fever. E d Strader. a new Plvmouth. Comer Sel- l e r s and Carl &fain; new Chevrolets.

Rov Mevers, 4 t o 12 caller , h a s trade'd his' Dodge coupe for a Wash Mach.

Buck b tenar t h a s been off sick bu t is back o n t h e job aga in .

Buslness has picked up here and Imve put n new ool both on the branch and the marn line. And havQ put both switch e n g l n e ~ back t h a t w e r e pulled off th i s summer .

No doubt a l l of you h a v e heard t h e s t o r y of a t r a i n being s o long t h a t they had to back u p to whlntle f o r t h e n e x t s tat ion. Well that'n w h a t t h e t ra lns back of o u r new 4200 c lass en- g ines remind you of, a n d don't t h i n k they won't m a k e t h e t ime f o r t h e y do. H a v e heard several of t h e enginemen s a y t h e y a r e t h e bes t engines ever built.

Af te r a n al l-summer d r o u g h t w e a r e now g e t t i n g some nice r a i n s a n d a l l t h e b o r s have a smile again.

I t la undcrstoon thmt two of the night bogs hought a bulldog a a h l l e back a n d t h a t now t h e d o g s look more l ike B shepherd. B u t what ' s t h e dif- ference d o g s a r c d o g s anyway.

Bedford LnRue, sa t lonary firem-an. h a s gone back d o w n l o his old home in Tennehxee a f t e r being a w a y for over forty years. Hope lie h a s a good tlme.

J l inor .\my, of t h e s tore depar tment , is spending a week in Colorado and has s e n t back for rai lroad t ranspor ta - tion, s a y i n g he had a n a u t o wreck. B u t a t t h i s t ime a m unable to find o u t how bad t h e 'ar w a s torn up.

L o s t o r s tolen, a shor t test cprd f rom electr ic bench; please r e t u r n to J. A. Jarboe. electrician.

12obt. ;McCollum, cel lar packer, and E n g l n e e r Runyon have traded homes. J u s t a n o t h e r case of h a v i n g w h a t the o t h e r fellow wants .

Sam Hudson. machinist , is moving back to town; s a y s when a fel low can't' r a i se enough feed on e i g h t acres to feed one cow i t i s t ime to come to town.

Some of t h e n i g h t boys had t h e p leasure of see ing Miss M a r t h a C. Moore, o u r associate editor , while t h e 4213 w a s o n i t s record run.

Chas. D w y e r a n d wife spent a week see ing Oklahoma a n d Kansas .

Af te r a close inspection of the i r clock cards, Mr. C. C. Mar t in a n d >lr. So i~mal i Miller, began lay ing p lans for a one-day invasion of t h e squirrel sector.

Chas. Huegel h a s moved wi th in t h e shadow of t h e roundhouse.

'Tis said upon a s k i n g John Stoops which he would r a t h e r h a r e , a niche in the hall of fame or a million d.01- lars , he promptly replied, "IT."

Our blacksmith. F r a n k Grabner. a l so turned gypsy and has moved closer to t h e rt)undhouse.

OFFICE SUPT. T E R M I N A L S SPRINGFIELD, MO.

S0l:SIAS HISDS, Repor te r -

W. F. Wood h a s been absent the pas t mont'h, d u e t o illnesb, a n d to a visit to h i s d a u g h t e r in Springfield. Ill., w h e r e h e s p e n t severa l days.

0. B. Sml th h a s been ass igned t h e r e g u l a r pilot job which t h e W e s t e r n Union Telegraph Co. c rea ted in t h e te r r i to ry f r o m t h e passenger s ta t lon t o Broad s t r e e t junction.

A considerable increase In local business necessl tated t h e addlt ion of t w o swi tch engines, one a t 11:OO a. m., which w a s bid in b y Andy Hlnds. V. G. K i r k h a m a n d J. W. Johnson , a n d one a t 11:45 p. m.. which Ben Casselman. W. L. T u r r e n t i n e a n d E. L. S tevens were t h e successful bidders.

4 . 4. B i g a s h a s re turned to work a f t e r l ay ing off several d a y s a n d -on his r e t u r n went on t h e 1130 p. m. local job whlch he recent'ly bid in.

R. H. Stevens, who hns been l a y i n g off several days, h a s re turned to work on t h e ll:.59 D. m. job a s a h e l ~ e l . a f t e r spending-the past months on i h e e x t r a board.

I. W. H a r r e v h a s been off several d a y s on account of s ickness.

F . L. Baron has re turned home a f t e r spending several d a y s in St. Louis on personal business.

C. I,. Will is h a s been en joying a shor t vacation and d u r i n g h is absence George Sisk handled t h e "leaky" yardmas te r position.

C. R. Bor t le h a s been off du ty several days en joying a raca t jon which he s p e n t in Springfield wi th hls family.

G. W. Br i les h a s reported f o r d u t y a f t e r l a y i n g off several days. E d Wadley handled Mr. Briles' engine herder job d u r i n g h l s absence.

G. C. T u c k e r h a s been on t h e hos- p i ta l l is t f o r a f e w days, b u t a f t e r re - ce iv ing t h e necessary medfca l a t t e n - tion h a s been a b l e t'o resume h i s duti<s.

Mr, a n d Xrn. J. F. Van Hook haye re tun led home a f t e r en joying R vial t w i t h relatlves. >It. Van Hook on h i s re turn took over hlu du t les a s helper o n t h e west s h o p englne.

Lawrence Grimes Is a l l smiles a 8 b e now h a s a r e g u l a r job a f t e r f lghtlpg the e x t r a board t h e pas t f e w months.

Mr. e n d Mrs. W. H. R i t t e r have re- turned home a f t e r en joylng a visit wl th relat lves In Cherryvale. Kan. 31r. R i t t e r reports hav ing 'had a very de- l iahtful vacation.

Georae Tlffanv h a s been w a r k l n ~ a s a n e n s i l e herd'er the pas t few day8 d u r i n g the absence of W. H. Ri t te r .

C . C . Thompson h a s been absent for some t ime repa i r ing h i s residence. W. E. Lewis h a s been n ight sou th yards ass i s tan t yardmas te r d u r i n g t h e a b - sence of Mr. Thompson.

R. 1'. Newbold h a s bld in a n l g h t b a g g a g e m a s t e r positlon in t h e g s - senger s ta t ion a n d George McKeon h a s succeeded him a s rilght bill clerk.

Guy Pollard, who Is qu l te a flght fan , layed off d u r i n g the a m a t e u r bok- iniz tournament recent'lv held hele. Guy w a s v e r y much disappointed to see h i s Drotege, B u s Mart in, knocked o u t in t h e first round of the Iieavs- weight class.

FRISCO TERMINALS' CLUB ST. LOUIS, MO.

ROBT. A. HALEY, Repor te r

Yard inas te r C. H. Brown enjoyed h i s aiinual vacation t h e f lrs t t w o w e e k s of -4ugust'. H i s place w a s filled by E w l n g avenue foreman, F r a n k Ott.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. X. Davis e11te.r- tained f r iends f rom Chicago, Ill., t h e ear ly p a r t of August. D u r i n g the i r visit Mr. Davls, his family a n d vlsi tors motored to Sulli+an, Mo., where they s p e n t the week-end flshing a n d enjoy- i n g a n open-air chicken barbecue.

Followlng t h e dea th of W. G. Gretschs ' l l t t le son he took s lx ty d a y s leave of absence and visited Peoyia, Ill., and Gary, Ind. Mr. Gre ts rh is now back to work on t h e 3:00 1,. m. Choutenu avenue hlll job, helping Les te r Fowler.

Everybody w a s glad to see Mr. P. W. Conley, super in tendent terminals , re- t u r n to work t h e ear ly p a r t of Augus t a f t e r be lng off slck due t o t h e esce-s- r ive heat .

Engineer Wm. Johnson w a s off severa l d a y s t h e flrst p a r t of Augus t clue t o t h e m a r r i a g e of hls daught$r , but we were a l l s o r r y to learn t h a t h i s absence f rom d u t y h a d t o b e continued on account of M'rs. Johnson be ing sick.

J. C. Rippert , local chairman. B. R. T., from K a n s a s City, w a s conflnecl t o Fr i sco hospltal first p a r t of August. W e a r e g lad Mr. Ripper t h a s re turned home a n d hope h e h a s re turned t o h i s work.

AmnnK t h e h i t t e r experiences of li.fe we r e g r e t to r e p o r t t h e d e a t h of pas- senger b r a k e m a n Geo. Mr. Coon. W i t h h l s pass ing t h e Fr i sco los t a n old and valuable man and we, a w o r t h y fri<nd. H e entered the servlce In April, 1902. and left a r o o d record behind him. W e extend our"sympathy to h i s family.

Mr. Allie Jones , vice president St. Lnuls Terminals Club. w a s recent lv confined t'o t h e Fr i sco hospital where he had a n operat ion for appendicitis. Hepe Mr. J o n e s will be back on t h e job soon.

Mr. J. A. Maroney, genera l yard- mas te r , w a s absent from service Au- g u s t 15 a t t e n d i n g t h e funera l of t h e mother-in-law of hls s l s te r , with whom he lives. Our sympathy is extended to ,Mr. Blaroiiey's s i s te r and h e r hu.s- band and o f l ~ e r members of their families.

Engineer H a r r y Dean. who h a s about 45 years' service, i s in t h e Fr i sco hos- pital. H e s a y s h e enjoys havlng the bovs come vlsi t hlrn. W e a l l wish for Hdrry ' s speedy recovery.

SION I F. L. 6 D. C L A I M D E P A R T M E N T

SPRINGFIELD. MO. --A

1).\21.:1, LEWIS. Repor te r

Leo E. Rar re t t , c la im accounlan t , h a s been vacationlog, spending a por- tion of t h e t ime in Kansax Clty wit'lt relatlves.

T. D. Qulnn, claim Invest lgator , en- Joyed a few days ' vacation in Okla- h o m a Clty d u r i n g September.

Quile a nnrnber o l o u r force cele- b ra ted Labor Day o u t of town. and al l have reported a splendid tlme. Xensrs. Roop. Qulnn and Purs ley , of th t s department', and Sidney Payne , of t h e express office. took u p the i r favor- i t e spor t w l t h rod. reel a n d Hne a t the Ash G r o w lake. S t r a n g e t o say. w e have been unable to secure a definite expression r e ~ a r d l n g the i r success, however. Q e o r r e dld say tha t , b a r r i n g a few ac-cldents o r misfortune, i t w a s a perfect day.

Mrs. H. I. Dlckel.scrn, of t h e OSQD clcpartment, s p e n t Labor Day in K a n s a s City, a7hlle Katherine Young spent t h e holtday In St. Louis and en- joyed seelnp: J o e Brown. t h e famous comedian, a i the Ambossador.

Harold Wi lks , 0S&D Investigntor. a n d Pamllr Journeyed to Branson. Rockaway & n d o t h e r ~ p o l n t ' s of in te res t in t h e "I.and of a Xillion Smiles."

4 t the nresen t t ime Thida ~McCrorv. genera l file clerk, is convalescing in t h e Fr i sco hospital a t St. Louis. h a v i n g undergone a m a j o r operation. W e wish for h e r a ~ p e e d y a n d complefe recovery.

Mamie Gor l ry , flle clerk. spent a delightful vacation in Chicago. Ill., Mackinaw. M'lch.. and o t h e r l a k e re- s n r t r In nor thern Mlchlg-an.

R. D. Gllbert', cEaim Invest igator . and famliv. visited in St. Louis and n ixon r ~ c e n t l y .

SIGNAL D E P A R T M E N T SPRINGFIELD, MO.

'. C. Hfl1.1)er. s i r n a l s~upervisnr a t Panla. nnd frlmily spent the i r vacation visi t ing with Mr. Harper 's mother a t Sullivan, Yo.

Mrs. Elizabeth Rall. m o t h e r o f D. A. Rall. clerk. is r l s i t i n g re la t lves in Kansas City a n d Junc t ion Cit'y. Kan .

Miss Evelyn Terrlll. d a u g h t e r of J,. T. Terrill, s igna l maintolner , Colum- bus, Mlns., is spendln:. her vacation in Jlemphls. Tenn.

Mrs. E. S. Land, wi fe of s lgna l main- ta lner tit Scosho, h a s re turned to h e r home a f t e r a vlsit with relat ives a t Springfield.

T h e following main ta iners have been a*sianetl to te r r i to r ies nil River d i -

Mr. S. I,. l ' h r h a s heen appvinted supervisor wi th headquar te rs al' Cape Girardeau.

T h e wr i te r spent t h e week-end in St. Louis recently, v i s i t ing h e r l i t t l e ne l~hew. Richard Allen Hoffman.

TELEGRAPH NOTE& EASTERN DIVISION

HI<LI<S FISLLOWS, Repor te r

(:. J. Kunz is back on h i s regular joh, third a I IIlxon. ~ f t e r wnrkjrbg first and reennd t r i cks and H shor t vacation of hlr own. Ralph Xrnc?fd. who had been rel ieving him. \Vent' f rom Dixan t o Ihird F r a n k s to relleye 0. 1,. Harre l l fo r a few days.

C. W. R o b e r t ~ , th l rd Southeas te rn .Iunction. w a s on sick list fo r t en clays. most of which t ime w a s spent in t h e Fr i sco hospital. SLnce his re - t u r n h e renor t s a n a lmos t comnlel'e r e t u r n of hhalth and appeti te . I-k .4. Atwell relieved him.

Ralph J u r y , second Southeas te rn .lunc.Iion, has resumed hls xchoul du t ies a t Senior High. Sprlr~c.field, where he expect6 to g m d u a l e in J a n u - a ry . R. 0. Carson relieved him, bu t w a s bumped by F r a n k DeRerry.

A. T. Brown. agenl; Monett, died a f t e r a r a t h e r brief Illness. The be- reaved family have t h e sincere svm- i )a ihy of al l the o p e r a t o r s and age'nls.

P. S. P l t tman, first >TO .\lonett. h a s heen w o r k i n g the agency since Air. Br r~wn 's illnews a n d death.

R. Vandivort w a s r;uccerxful hidcler o n agency Crocker. a n d w a s checsked In. R. T. Rru ton working agency a t S e w b u r g unti l r e g u l a r man. 1'. B. nicltey, a g e n t W a l n u t Grove i.s checked In. D. Cresswell. th l rd Pacific, bid in Wnlnut Grove and will he cheeked in Sevtemher 18. W. W. Lemons, first S e w b u r g , W H R

off th ree d a y s the first week in Sep- tember, be ing relieretl by R. R. I.;ss- man.

.J . 11'. J x h r a ~ r s , Fail.lil\vn, is In a hos- r)ila1 in Duluth, due to a n avt.irlent while u p lhere f o r his h a y fever. W. 11. C:hristopher h a s re turned t'o

t h e ICastern division. a f t e r being bumped a t Chnffee. H e humped H. DeRrl-ry a s e x t r a dispatcher.

AURORA-GREENFIELD. MO. BRANCH -

H. P. R.AJIEY, Repor te r

I.. R. D o r ~ n . second Irlck nperatnr . h a s been off d u t y for the past lour weeks a c c o u t ~ i of Illness. Glad :o re- 11ort t h a t h e Ir improvinfi nicely and will be back o n t h e Job shbrt lv. Ife i s . being relleved by F. DeBerry, e x t r a opera to r of Stoutland.

Robert Ruddlck. section lnhorer. who w a s injured l a ~ t month while un- loading a k e g o f spikes, i s back o n t h e iob. Rober t suffered lacera t ions of the Anrers on hln lef t hand.

After npencl!ng h e r s u m m e r vacation with h e r p a r e n t s here, Lliss X l ~ r j o r i e I,arrimer, d a u g h t e r of B. L. Lar r lmer , vard clerk, h a s re turned t'o Chlcago, \\-here s h e \\.Ill complete a c o u r r e ' o f nurs ing in t h e St. Mary's hospital.

Mrs. Ted Roatman. wlfe of agent , Bro\vninc.ton, Mo., Is v l s l t lng wl th her I ~ a r e n t s of th t s clty.

>Ira. J. L. M$ee, w3te and d n u g h t e r of J. I,. Mace, flrst Irlck operator , have iusl ret'urned f rom a n extended visit with relat ives In Memphls.

Mrs. Troy Pannel and daughter . Reverly tea^, wi fe a n d daughter , of Trov Pannel , c a r relmlrman, a r e on a n ext6nded vislt wi th relat ives in AG- rillo. Texas. Trov is g e t t i n g r a t h e r lanky from e a t l n i h i s own cooking.

It w a s m,ilh deep sor row t h a t we of th i s s ta t ion learned of the untimely dea th of A. T. Brown. a g e n t at Monett. H e w a s well respected a n d llked by a l l who had made hls a w u a i n t a n c e . The e n t i r e force a t this s ta t ion Joins in with me in ex tending the deepest of sympathy I'o bereaved ones.

PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPART MENT-ST. LOUIS

R.AYJIUSU H. RINKEL. Repor tyr

T h e r e were q u i t e a l e w week-end t r i p s made over Labor Day.

L*:d Klnwor thy a n d wife visited O%vensrille, Mo.

J o h n S t ines w e n t to K a n s a s City. JIo.

Willard Chll ton w a s a n o t h e r \\rho chose K a n s a s City, Mo., bu t i t w a s h i s lirst \-isit ro t h a t city.

Klllian Coever went to Helena. Ark. Jielvin I ten and yours t ru ly decided

Jerome, No., would be f a r enough. I t \\.as !

311. R~tchey ' s , a s well a s Miws Riley's \ a c a t ~ o ~ ~ days a r e al l over for 1990. Trus t the \ \ re re well spent'.

M O N E T T YARD

12R.\SI< 1.. KYLER. Repor te r --

Assistant Yardmas te r W. P. F e n t o n ha? returnect f r o m a l W 6 wcekn' va- crttlon, *pent vlsl t lng f r lends a n d rela- t ives a t var luus places. Mr. Fenton's son, who i s in t h e navy, w a s home on fur lough whlle t h e vacatton w a s In progress.

Swltchman Leslle Tnylor, who h a s been doing relief yardmanter work , h a s l e k e n II posltion a s helper on t h e 3:10 I+ ni, crew, dlsplaclng A r t h u r C. Russey.

ICngl~rcer Clem J. Smilh ha8 been cn te r ta ln lng re la t ives . from hi# obd home lnwn of Freepor t , Ohin. Mr. a n d Y'rr. Don Crawford and children of t h a t city. whn recenlly vlsiied t h e Smiths. were very well pleased w i t h t h e O z ~ r k replon and s ta ted the i r intention of m a k i n g nnot'her visl t in t h e future.

Engine I'nreman Orin G. D o n l a r y In on t h e slck lixt. h a v i n r been a w a v vision. ac.count' instal lat lnn of new

automat ic block s igna ls f rom South- ~ a y i n g of Ihe new rai l on t h e >lo- from d u t v for several- d a y s accoun-t eas te rn Junction to Cape Girardeau: ne t t s u b han been temporari ly dlscon- h a v i n g h i s teeth extracted. J . D. Macklin. Ten Brook; E a r l Erwin. tinued. I t Is now laid u p wllhin one Telegraph a n d telephone l inemen Cr\ntaI Citv: R D. Holmes. Ste. Gene- block of t h e passenaer ~ t n l l o n here. n r e busy t r a n s f e r r i n g "iVO" l r l e q r a p h vleve. E a r l Todd St. Marv's: R. C. J o h n Larklns. utation helpel. th i s office and i t s equipment f rom t h e west h-anre. Wi t tenberg : D. E. Jloyers. Cape stat ion. h a s bid in helper's posirlon a t rar t l office to t h e new locatlon In t h ~ Girzrcleau. Cuba, .\TO. ~ ~ a s ~ e n g r r s ta t lon .

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t Frisco H o m r Gardt No. 1-Rock garden a t station, Springfield, Ma

No. 3-Garden a t Block No. 1, Mrs. C. M. Cahnce i n bac Crossina. Fayettevi l le, Ark., W. D. Rader, crossing watck

5 m a n ~ t ~ e e t s , - ~ ~ r i n ~ f i e l d ; No. 6-Garden a t ~ao la , -~ans . ; garden won a f i rs t pr ize; No. 8-Park a t Sapulpa, Okla., Bob Andrews and B i l l Eagle, who cared f o r the second pr

f Centropolis, Mo.; No. 11-J. B. Vasilopus and J. H. Conr 2 whose garden won a prize; No. 12-Garden a t Townley, . ta iner of garden a t Centropolis, Mo.; No. 14-Garden a a No. 16-Miss E. Ka l t , f i le clerk, who maintained the garc

Mo.; No. 18-Mr. and Mrs. W. F. King, who maintained t cr Garden a t master mechanic's office, West Tulsa: No PJ No. 21-Garden and sect ion house a t Henryetta, Okla.

Y and Their Attendants k 2-Garden adjacent t o station, Columbus, Miss.;

n background, B i rmingham Termina ls ; No. 4-Garden a t watchman, i n Coreground; No. 5-Garden a t M i l l and Sher- Ins.; No. 7-E. E. Tatum, agent a t Mulberry, Kans., whose kla., Maintainer Wm. Patterson, i n foreground; No. 9- nd prize w inn ing garden a t Miami, Okla.; No. 10-Park a t Constant, section foreman and agent, of Winf ie ld, Kans., ,

~ l e y , Ala.; No. 13-5. Morgan, section foreman, main- en at Plover, Texas; No. 15-Garden a t Atmore, Ala.;

clardcn a t Tulsa Termina ls : No. 17-Park a t Sikeston, kh-- -%* " - ned the second prize garden a t Henryetta, Okla.; No. 19- ; No. 20-Tool houses gardens a t Miami, Okla.; @!@ la. i ~ a i z

E n g i n e e r Theodore Frossard , who h a s been in the St. Louis hospital fo r n few day& has iSeturned to h i s po- s i l lon on t h e 3:lO p. m. yard crew.

Switchmen 0 .A. Ross a n d Wm. Wormington , rvhs wefe formerlv em- ployed in Alonett yard , have re iurned from Enid. Okla.. being c u t off t h e board a t t h a t point.

Ftalph a n d J a c k Turner. sons of F i r e m a n Char les Turner , have enrolled a t Drury College, In S p r l n ~ f l e l d , for the l r senlor s e a r o r school work.

Swi tchman H o m e r Squlbb h a s bid in R t emporarv vacancy a s helper on t h e ll:.i9 p. m.' hill crew. made vacant by Swi tchman H e n r v Brown who is a c t - i n g a s foreman Ih t h e absence of Orin G. Donlavy.

Mr. a n d Mrs. F m n R Kvler a n d won visited f r iends a t Aliami, Okla.. ce- cently.

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SPRINGFIELD FREIGHT DEPOT

$1. 11. A. TARKINS, Repor te r

A vocation uone but no t forgot ten by Chtef Clerk MlIls. Mr.. Mills a ! ~ d daughter . Josephine, wan spent 111 sou thern Callfornla.

Mlss Blanche Handley, too, will l o n g remember h e r month's viwlt in I a n Angeles a n d vicinl ty t h l s summer.

Agent YcCain a n d "B111" Bierer , of the revls1n.g deDartment, were mem- bers of a fishing p a r t y a l o n u the Stera- mec several days.

3Icssrs. D. JI. HargIn and C. E!. An- derson. of t h e r a t e deokr, enjoyed a week oft, Mr. Anderson In Iowa a n d Mr. Hnrg ls a t Local oints.

Mrs. Bersie nicPterson went to Kansan City over L a b o r Day to vlai t and accompany t o Springfield h e r daughter . Zelma. w h o w a s r e t u r n i n g f rom Denrer .

Mlss Mae Lundat rum w a n t h e g u e s t of Dr. a n d Mrs. R e w e r t s nC Bar t le r - vllle. Okla.. Sunday a n d Labor Day.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Lee Howell were St. Louts visi lors Sunday a n d Labor Day.

Miss Jess ie Rose In wi th u s n ~ a l n th l s week on t h e comptometcr opera- to r ponltion.

Indicat ions a r e t h a t W. and 3lrn. H. E. Daufiherty a n d l i t t l e d a u g h t e r a r e g o l n g to Rochester , ~Vlnn . : Mrs. Geo. Wlley t o Clinton a n d Kansan Cltv: Miss N a r y Louise McKinley to St. Louis.

GENERAL STOREKEEPER'S OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO.

STELLA COMEGTS. Repor te r

On Augus t 22 al l t'he g i r l s of th i s office a n d t h e s t o r e account ing office had lunch toge ther a t t h e Greene Tav- e rn , t h a t being t h e l a s t d a y Mrs. Ger - t rude Crowe would be wi th us, ac - count of t h a t job be ing abolished.

Miss F r a n c e s Coffman is now with t h e Federa l Land B a n k in Louisville, Ky. F r a n c e s le f t this office on ac- count of reduction of forces. W e wiph h e r al l k inds of good luck in her new posit ion.

P a u l Lowery w a s abSCdt severa l d a y s account of s ickness. H e had a n infected lef t ankle , b u t in much bet- t e r now.

Hob Lanmtbn . c le rk in dix~ialon nnd s t o r e s account ing ofllce, haw been ass lgned t o a position in dlvislon ac- countant 's office a t F t . Scott. nab wa# repor te r for t h e magazine Krom t h a t depar tment . We h a t e t o lose hlm but wish h im good luck in h i s new po- sl t ion.

Miss Jack P i t r J o h n h a s been In the hospital a t St. Louis f o r t h e past t w o weeks a n d Is now recoi-erlng from a n operal lon. She e x ~ e c t n to be ab le t o r e t u r n to h e r w o r k t h e l a t t e r part of t h e month.

Mrs. Wm. Griggn of F t . Smi th wan a visi tor In t h l s offlce one clay thla month. Mrs. G r i g g s w a s formerly MISS E s t h e r Selson. secre ta rv to the g e n e r a l s torekeeper, who a t i h a t t ime w a s Mr. Prlce.

OFFICE O F CAR ACCOUNTANT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

XAHIlr: AKSOLD. Reporl 'er

Uecldlng t h a t the s y m p a t h y of orllern dld no t furn ish a very healthy ewstence, those who have been ].aid I ~ R H C C ~ U I I ~ reductions h a v e ~ c o u r e d the c l ty for work and we a r e glad to h e a r t h a t t h e m a j o r ~ t y of them have secured good positions.

Shlrley a ' l l l lamson thought s h e w a s completely o u t of luck, but w e n n d e p s t a n d fihe Is w o r k i n g for t h e Sipler D r u g Company a t present .

Dorothy Thoms xubmltted her reslg- nat ion recentlv a n d entered t h e conlp* lometer schooi a t St. Louls for fq\v weeks r e r l e n , preparatoz: to accept- i n g a posltlon In St. Louls.

M a d e Wilson suddenly surprised t p e uffice by handing In her resignation. account leav ing t h e c i t y wl th her family. 8he goes t o Cleveland. Ohio. where we hope t h a t she qulrkly Re- c u r e s a good position, b e i n g well quall- fied for severa l k inds of work.

We repor t one accident th l s month. when Cuma JIelton h u r t her fm)t in a n automobile accident. The c a r In which she w a s r id lng a-RR crowded lnto a d i tch and while nn one else waa hur t , h e r foot s t r u c k t h e emergenc l b r a k e a n d bru ls rd it s o bacllv t h a t a hlood vessel w a s broken inside a n d It w a s necesaarv to lance It. C u m a i u back on the job, bu t s t l l l limping.

Herman Plumb h a s alpo resigned. hav ing accepted a n appoin tment with his church : we welcome to h i s vacant position a s fuel performance clerk, Oran E. Rowton who, since he lef t us several y e a r s ago, h a s been in t h e of- fice of supel-Intendent t ranspnrtat iot i .

"Billy" Dean Fulton. ape eight, son of lCngineer Charles Fulton of the Rolla Sub. is shown in the acconipanyln~ photograph he lp ing suppor t a 34-pound catf ish c a u g h t by his b ro ther I,oyd, a t the J . D. Turnor summer resort on the Gasconade River n e a r .\Tewburg. 310. Mr. T u r n e r is shown in the picture with "Bills."

MONETT LOCOMOTlVE DEPARTMENT NEWS

A xhort b u t in te res t ing accident p.re- ren t fon mcet ing w a s held in t h e roundhouse d u r i n g t h e noon hour pn .Se~)lember 3. condt~rtecl bv Mr. Har r i - soh. ;cc.~.ident p revent ion . :went. who w a s st1111pinl: over helrvcen tt'ains. J l r . .I. \V. Surles. who w a s in Nonet t t h a t clay. a lso a t tended t h e meet ing a n d nddressed t h e men.

Xr . a n d Mrs. M. 1,. Crawford de- par ted September 21 for Chica 0. where they a t tended t h e ~ r a v e l f ; n g Engineers' Convention held aritiually a t t h e Sherman hotel.

\Ye a r e rtbrher enrioun of J. E . Graham, piecework checker. ~ ' h o p-ut off h i s vacation unti l chis l a t e date. and now can s a u n l e r o1Y f u r a n enjog- ab le t u r n weeks, l eav lng t h e res t of u s t o wixh we hadn't been in such a hur ry . Mr. a n d Mrs. Graham plan to ~ p e n d a par t o f the t ime in Waynes-

Augus t a s genera l c a r foreman. I n pursu i t of t h a t most valuable a n d

s a t l s f y i n p of a l l worldly posseaslons- lcnowledge a n d education, Mr. a n d Mrs. Crawford have re luc tan t ly walched the l r only son. Lewis, t a k e d e p a r t u r e for new flelds of learning. He h a s enrolled u s a s tudent a t St. Mary. Knn., .ind plans to major in n course ot engineerlng.

.41as! the herd increases, and 31. H. Cruise, chief clerk, bids f a i r to de- velop ln to rr big stock man. H i s c a t l l e now number t w o hend, b y reas- rrn of t h e b l r th rec.ently of a n tnnocent looking uns ight ly l i t t l e calf!

AUDITOR, REVENUES, TICKET ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

ESTELLF: HILTON, Repor te r --

\Ye have a new t ra in nwli tor , Jas . R . J lu r ry . w h o in ass l s l ing on s u b u r b a n twi l l s mornlnga and everrings.

L.Ily K u l a s e , w h o w a s absent f rom t h i s office acvount illness, is now able to be a t work again.

Reatr lce O'Reilly spent Labor Day in I<;tnsas City.

Scvet.al weeks ago t h e 17 months' old snn of Xr . and M ~ R . Robert K u n - stel . Jr.. fell f rom the davenport . b reak ing h i s a rm. T h e a r m h a s im- roved nicely a n d he i s OK aga in a t th i s wr i t ing ,

Fred W. Reiss a n d family drove t o Lotllslana, 510.. t o spend Labor Day.

M a r s Vnn Liew spent t h e week-end a n d Labor Day with fr lends in OKia- homa Ci ty and Tulsa. She s a g s t h e t r io down t h e r e on No. !) w a s SO de- l ightful , one did not know a s top y a s made, t h e smoothness of t h e r ide a n d the c h a r m of the whist le added to tile sooth in^ effect one appreciates on a t ~ ~ g h t trip. How i s t h a t for a Fr i sco boos te r?

E. Y. .\xhworth, ~ s s l s t R n t e u d l t o r revenues. wife a n d daughter , s p e n t a rlelightful week-end v is i t lng Siapal'a Fa l l s a n d Canada, Augus t 14 to 18.

Our new offlre boy. Bryan Nlckolson. is hear t i ly welcomed.

. \ f t e r a week's Illness. c s s s c d by in- dicewtion. Geo. Callanan i~ ab le tw be :tt- h i s desk aga in .

H a r r y Wanuel s a y s t h e n e s t t ime h e has orders to st ick them un he will rlot hes i ta te (if he hears thein), which h e did not on the n igh t of Augus t 31, when he atid a neighbor, 3Ir. Reed, accompanied by their wives were put- t i n 5 the i r c a r in t h e g a r a g e , a f t e r hav ing taken ti ride. They receivrd orders from two holdup men t o st ick them up. to which t h e y dld not conl- ply, not hav ing heard a n d both men were shot . Mr. Reed w a s t a k e n to tlle (!hrlstian hospital , w h e r e h e dletl gne week later . MI'. Manuel w a s treated a t the Frinco hospital , and w a ~ nhle lo be a t work t w o weeks later. Hc ; ~ t t r i b u t r s h i s remarkable recovery to the wonderful care given him a t rhe hospilrtl. which is a n o t h e r score for o n r side.

C ~ ~ n d u c t o r J. V. W r i g h t i ill a t the Frixco Iiospital. Con(1uctor.L. A. Gibson, botl division conductors.

f ' ictoria Matrose spent hi a t Lando Lakes, Wis.. Leo in Sor fo lk , Va., a n d New Y Helen >fcua le fel t the need a n d s p e n t a week a t home.

Al Hush had a very nice !he week-end September 1 2 . \ l rmphis and Tuckerman, Arn.

s seriourty a s I S RlRO

1 a r e Elver

? r vacntlon l a H u g h e s 'ork, whi le I of n res t

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