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who formerty worked for the Missourl
Paciflc at Kansas City, la relieving Mr.
Craig.
Operator C. B. Crump and family
spent a few days In Hollister recently-
Messenger Elmer L. Sanders has re-
signed on account of his mother mov-
ing to Harlingen, Texas, where they
expect to make their home. Curtis
Danforth has been assigned to the va-
cancy created by Sanders' resignation.
Operator H. B. BradfleId has resumed
duty after having been ofY since De-
cember 22, account of having suffered
a broken arm in an automobile acci-
dent.
RUSSELL'S GANG-BENNINGTON,
OKLAHOMA
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MARSHALL WILISON, Reporter
This gang has experienced nome
beautiful weather during January and
February and hope it cantlnues.
We are movlng rlght down the tine,
Only 30 more miles ta complete Into
Hugo. From there, I guess. we wlll
work on through to Hope, Arkansas, a
distance, of about 270 miles from Ardmore.
Lineman E. C. Holt has returned to
this gang after several months' division
rellet work. Everyone Is glad to
see Mr. Halt back.
Lineman N. H. Harllnson fs on a few
days' vacatlon vlslting a sister in Indiana.
All wiih him a good time.
Lineman J. M. Saxton has been on
the slck list since the last of January
and has been In the hospital in St.
Louis. Evel~yone hopes he comes back
soon.
We have exchanged motor cars.
Traded a Falrmont for a Buda and like
the latter best.
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This gang is belng reinforced in the
teminine line as Martln McGuire is
going to brlng his wlfe out and N. H.
by El. H. Britton of Keighley, and is
now second trick towerman at LnmaV.
The Fort Scott Frisco Emnloyes'
Club-have planned an entertafnment
and dance February 17. -411 are antici-
pating a good time.
with the
"~natitutton for Savingm"
SAINT LOUIS
W. P. Mead relleved Divlsion Lineman
McCoy at Ste. Genevieve and W. E.
Cave at Memphis during the month of
January.
Edward Baertels was released from
this gang January 12.
George Denny was stricken with
appendjdtls February 3, and was taken
to the hospital in Springfield. N'e are
~Iad to reDort that he is rettlne alona
OLIVER'S GANG
FULTON, KANSAS
"arlinson is brlnging his wife Out,
nicely and expects to be 'back -soon. -
so.
Bruce Davidson, flreman and ex-
This gang is almost 100 per cent EDWARD BROWN Reporter Ilneman, paid thls gang a visit on
arried now.
February 6 and 7.
W. M. Thompson. cook, is doing his Work progressing nlcely.
H. H. Patton, Western Unfon cable
rrt, he says, to make it so.
Harry Smith, lineman was Called to repairman, spent February 6 and 7 re-
No accidents this month.
Sprlngffeld recently, ahcount of the pairlng our transfer cable.
death of hls uncle.
Four men were called to Schaberg.
Llnemen R. B. Jones and B. 8. Ed- Ark.. Saturday nlght. Februarv I, on
P. B. X. OFFICE, FT. SCOTT, KAN. monds received their flve-year service account of wire trouble caused'by tree
passes this month.
falling on the line.
Edward Brown, groundman, was
MISS ALICE HOGAb 1, Reporter called home durlng the flrst week in
Februkry, account of the Chess of
PHARRIS' GANG
Miss Letha Llnn, P. I B. X. operator, his son.
was off a few days the latter part of Charles Yahoney. groundman, spent
PARSONS, KANSAS
January on account of t~ he death of an February 12 In Golden Cjty. -
uncle.
The boys are all flgur~ng on going PAUL R. BURTON, Reporter
Mrs. A. P. Parks and : srnalt son. Ed- home for a visit on Washington's
win and Mrs. J. E'. Lee have returned birthday.
We have been delinquent on news
fro& a week's visit 1 n Hutchinson, Ben Watkins. lineman, motored to items from thls gang for several
Kansas. Mr. Parks, even .ing wire chief, Ft. Scott on February 12.
months, but we will try to be properly
and air. Lee, dispatcher , say they do This gang has had plenty of water represented throughout the remainder
not make good bachelor:
and rock to go through.
of the year.
Mr. 0. C. Miller, aaen We are bragressing very nlcely on
thls estimate. We have 28 miIea to
work yet, and are making an averaqe
of one mlle per say, so "it won't be
long now".
It is expected that our next tvork
will be on estlmate Beaumont to Arkansas
City. All the boys are ~rsklng,
"When do we go back to Missouri".
J. A. Stockton. groundman, was
called home. February 10 on account
of the death of his mother. He has not
yet returned,
Clyde Miller. lineman, spent a tnwweeks'
vacation in Wichita and Oklahoma
recently.
No accidents this month.
3.
t at Cherokee, No accidents thls year.
is recovering from an 1 njury received
by a fall on February 4
Mr. Don 13. Fellows. I. florist, was a
WOODALL'S GANG
caller in our office recel ntly. Mr. Fellows
spoke to the Rotar! v Club at thelr
CHESTER, ARK.
noon luncheon, Februar y 9 and also
addressed the Garden ~ldb at the E. L. BRAY, Reporter
chamber of commerce rc )oms, the same
evening.
This gang is on the move again, hav-
Mr. A. P. Parks, even! Ing wire chief, ing completed the estlmate from the
attended the State Y. hl. C. A. Conven- Missouri state llne to Bayettevllle,
tlon in Kansas City, P :ansas Febru- February 10. We are now on a light
RrV 10. >fr. \v. J. Ch esney 'relieved repair job from Fayetteville Junction
him.
to Meadows. Ark. There is about one
Mrs. Agnes Sheehan, Kansas City week of this work and from here we
P. B. X. operator. rece ntly paid this expect to go to Turrell, Ark., and work
office a short visit enrol Ute home from to Bridge Junction.
WGhita, where she spe1 ~t a few days. We had a very enjoyable visit on
Several new assignme nts have been January 24 from hlessrs. Fred Long.
DONOHUE'S GANG
made on the K. C. & h sh Grove sub- S. B. Musgrave. general toreman, and
W. B. Parrett, chief lineman. Mr.
MARKED TREE, ARK.
divis~ons:
H. L. Youn~. formerl: y second trick Long is a retired foreman from the
ooerator at Edward, h as bld in the Pennsylvania Llnes, and told us Some J. E. NUSSBAUM, Reporter
apencv at Henson.
interesting happenings of the times
W, F. Haynes, who w .as third trlck when he and Mr. Musgrave worked on We arrived here Jan .uary 25. and
towerman at Lamar, fs on the second the Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr. Long the boys woridered whc 1 would catch
trlck at Edward.
helped Mr. Edison Install the flrst elec- and climb the 85-foot I ,lack dlamond
T. E. Keating. who h as been Agent tric lighting system in the United ~oles on each side of t; he St. Francis
at South Greenfield, has been -displaced
States.
River.