Pages 1-88 - Springfield-Greene County Library

nice lawn, we are looking dressed up for
a fact.
We are still handling fruit trains from
Avard to West Tulsa, handled 362 cars
during the month of May against 92 the
month of April and 108 cars during May
of 1926. So far thls month have handled
123 cars against only 106 cars for the
entire month of June last year.
Believe we are all set to handle the
wheat business. The new wheat started
to load several days ago.
C. D. Brewer, dispatcher, has been flsh-
Ing again, and Carl reports some luck. of
course. If there is anything that Carl
llkes better than fishing, wc don't know
it.
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
ENID, OKLA.
-
V. L. THOiMAS. Reporter
The accounting department, which has
hitherto depended on the kindness and
skill of the reporters of the transportation
department, will. commencing with
this issue, submit its own news. V. L.
Thornan having been appointed the of-
Rcial reporter. May we introduce Mr.
Thomas hy the brief statement that he
wme to us from the southwestern division.
with the re-establishment on May
'16th of the positlon of completion report
clerk.
Miss Mabel Cunningham, our proflclent
steno-clerk, has just returned from a
short vacation profltably spent in Chicago.
Having now learned the trafPic
regulations of that busy clty. Mahel reports
that on future visits there will be
no d:mser of her being again tapped by
a moving taxi.
Golflng holds a great attraction for
division accountant C. U. Allen. When
he phones Mrs. Allen to "have a sandafch
reads" it is understood that he
picks up the sandwich in passing hia
residence after 5 p. m., joins division
storekeeper John Walker, who carries a
~im~lar pnckr~ae. and together they proceed
to the golf course. It is reported
that in lieu of supper they eat their sandwiches
while walking between holes, the
Idea belng to waste no tlme upon unnecessary
matters.
One of the best gardens in Enid faces
:he back door at the residence of J. R.
Sickles, hfll ond vmrchei. cl~rli .Tncli. however,
relates the worms therein being very
numerous, he enticed the sparrows to his
rarden I)y feedinr: them Idrd seed so
that they would eat the worms. Now he
doesn't know which are the most destructire
the snarrows or the worms.
During the absence of 3Trs. D. 9.
Thornton, who is visiting relatives In St.
Louis. Mr. Thornton has seen flt on some
occasions to ask the reporter to his home
u hid guest. Mr. Thornton evidently has
wne orlrinal ideas about brealtfast as
he served soup.
On the western division we have a vetvr3n
who alnravs seems to "net there" in
ppite of discouraaements. We should be
tickled If he would visit the other divi-
$Ions. His name is -
PERCY
"Oh, Percy," cried a friend to me,
"What are you doing there--
Up In the top of that high tree.
Where people at you stare?"
"And Percy, howe'er dld you climb
A tree so tall and slick?
Pray, spare a moment oP your time,
And let me know the trick "
I shouted down, "No trick at all,
Just has a trick's appearance,
You see I climb and do not fall,
Because I'm Perseverance."
TEXAS LINES
STORES DEPARTMENT
SHERMAN, TEXAS
IVA SEWELL, Reporter
-
H. R. Glascock, the Fort Worth reporter,
is a patlent at the Sherman hospital
at present. We wish you a speedy
recovery, Hobart.
Floyd Baldwin spent several days the
latter part of May visiting in his home
at Boynton. Okln. He uxs acco wvicd
on the trip by Mildred Baldwin, daughter
of Bert Baldwin, who works in this department.
E. E. Glascock has returned to work
after being off several days account of
sickness.
John XcKinstry had the misfortune to
lose his suit case in Dallas. Texas, on his
Page 55
I SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION I
EXECUTIVE GENERAL AGENT'S
OFFICE-TULSA, OKLA.
R. M. McGLASSON, Reporter
-
Vacation time is again here, tracer
clerk Castle has just returned from his
and reports such an enjoyable time.' saya
he would like another about July 1st
Miss Maloney who was one of the &en-
ogra~hers in the office has moved lmclc
to s