March, 1939 - Milwaukee Road Archive

Michael Sol Collection

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The Court of Reflections
the Golden Gate Exposition that is at
last an accomplished accomplished fact, to the the wonderder
of an admiring world and the glory
of western imagination. But But when all
is is said that can be said, it stili remains
to to be seen, to to be realized.
One One of the great "Talking Points"
for for our Traffic Tipsters is the fact fact that
Four
California Buildings
the the road road thither leads through some of
the grandest and most beautiful scenery
on the North American Continent and
visits en en route may be made to Yellowstone
National Parl{, snowy snowy hooded
Mount Rainier, Rainier, the new Olympic National
Park and other places of intere

PORTAGE TRIANGLE CLUB Chairman-Ember Stowers, roundhouse clerk,
Fall Fall River to Lyndon, inclusive, and and
Madison Portage Portage Branch
Portage, '\Vis.
V.-Chairman-Harry Webber, freight house
Organized January 17, 1939 clerk. Portage, ·Wis.
Secretary-Norman Stowers, call boy, Portage,
TOMAH AREA SERVICE CLUB. CLUB.
Mauston to to Sparta, inclusive
Organized January 19, 1939 1939
Wis.
. .. Chairman-A. C. Harris, Harris, storekeeper, Tomall,
Wis.
V.-Chairman-C. V.-Chairman-C. E. Hemsey, shop supervisor,
Tomah.
Secretary-B. L. Swang, agent, Tomah
LA CROSSE SERVICE CLUB
Rockland to La Crosse, inclusive
Organized January 20, 1939
Chairman-Joe Burns, boilermaker, La Crosse
V.-Chairman-J. J. McKenna, warehouse fore- foreman,
La Crosse
Secretary-H. Secretary-H. F. F. Ogden, Supt's steno., La Crosse
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SERVICE
CLUB Chairman-Ira ,Vallace, vVallace, transit clerk, Red Wing,
All All territory north of La Crosse to
Hastings
Wis.
V.-Chairman-George Poeschl, Poeschl, first trick teleg-
Organized January 23, 1939 rapher, rapher, Wabasha, Wis.
Secretary-F. J. Hemsey, car foreman, Wabasha
WISCONSIN VALLEY VALLEY SERVICE
CLUB Chairman-Ralph Drew, machinist, Wausau
Dancy to Brokaw, inclusive V.-Chairman-L. V.-Chairman-L. E. E. IVIiller, boilermaker, Wau-
Organized January 24, 1939 sau, '\Vis.
Secretary-J. A. Jakubec, Asst. Supt's chief
clerk, Wausau, Wis.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS RAPIDS AREA CLUB.... Temporary Officers:
Necedah Necedah to Junction Junction City. inclusive inclusive Chairman-F. P. Blanchfield, agent, Port Ed-
Organized January January 24, 24, 1939 wards, Wis.
Secretary-'V. L. L. Staege, agent, Nekoosa, Wis.
NORTH NORTH VALLEY VALLEY SERVICE CLUB.... Temporary Officers:
Finn Finn to Star Lake, inclusive Chairman-F. C. C. West, agent, llIerrill, Wis.
Organized Janual'y 24, 1939 Secretary-J'. Fries, agent's chief clerk, Merrill,rill,
Wis.
WATERTO\VN WATERTO\VN GOOSE SERVICE
CLUB CLUB Chairman-E. Chairman-E. O. O. Buffmire, roadmaster, Water-
Columbus Columbus to Wauwatosa Wauwatosa and vVater- vVater-
town to Sun Prairie
town, '\Vis. '\Vis.
V.-Chairman-HaITY Zoelle, SWitchman, Water-
Organized .Tanuary .Tanuary 25, 1939 1939 town, Wis.
Secretary-John Stein, Stein, ticket ticket clerk, clerk, Watertown
FOUR FOUR LAKES SERVICE CLUB CLUB
City of Madison, Madison, Wis.
Organized January January 26, 1939
.. .. Chairman-H. Chairman-H. R. Jones, car car foreman, Madison
V.-Chairman-C. V.-Chairman-C. E. Neumann, Neumann, agent, Middleton,
Wis. Wis.
Secretary-Wesley 1>'1. Cameron, B & B clerk, clerk,
1\Iadison, ,Vis,
type locomotive, several freight cars
and a caboose, caboose, to exact scale. scale. The
train was mounted on rails and operated
by electricity. The train was was
operated operated during the evening, switching
cars out and in, etc. etc. The designer is
now engaged in building a model model
HIAWATHA.
We note note a card party and and dinner is
planned by the Faribault (Minn.) Service
Club; the Central Montana Club
plans a social meeting to which each
IUncliSon (S. D.) Armory, "'here Goodwill
Party Was Held
employe employe is to bring a business man;
the Seattle Seattle Club expects to conduct a
certainly are to to be congratulated upon Traffic Tip contest during the year with
the spirit they demonstrated in behalf behalf suitable prizes. Members of the Har­
of their their company, company, and their manifesta­ manifestalowton (Mont.) Service Club attended a
tion of good-fellowship, good-fellowship, which is is highly highly Railroad Railroad Night dinner given by by the the
important important in in community community life." life." . Commercial Club of that city, city, February
A miniature miniature railroad display made made 7th, and presented facts about the
by James Gregerson, son of agent, Milwaukee Road Road to a large and en­ en­
Gregerson, attracted a great great deal of thusiastic audience.
attention at the party. party. James spent Following Following is a list list of the the clubs
more than a year making a Hudson formed since since last report: report:
Milwaukee Road Memories of of with almost fifty years each. These
altogether make a total of more than
a Veteran Employe Employe
400 years. I have always always been happy happy
ARTIN WHALEN, now past 85 in knowing that "the Whalens" have
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years of age, lived over again, worked for so fine an organization as
with one of his sons, Superintendent this railroad has always been.
"Bill" Whalen of Terre Haute, some of "I was born at Monches, Wisconsin, Wisconsin,
the eventful happenings of his sixty­ sixty­ in 1853 1853 and and went to work for for the Mileight
years years of service with this com­ comwaukee Road in in 1870 on the L. & & D.
pany. Mr. Mr. Whalen says:
Division, where my brother then was
"I feel feel that I am am a part of the the Mil­ Mil­ doing road work.
waukee Road, as through through it employ­ employ­ "At Prairie du Chien we crossed the
ment has been provided, not only for for Mississippi to McGregor on a 'tread
myself, but for for my four sons, three mill' ferry, which moved two railroad
sons-in-law, my my brother, whose whose service cars cars across each each trip. 'Vent from from
was sixty-four years, and two two cousins North North McGregor to Mason City on a
Six
Veteran l\1ike 'Vhalen and Two
Granddnughters
work train, train, there being no no passenger passenger
trains operating operating west west of Calmar. I
walked from Mason City to Clear Lake
and then to Britt, Britt, where I went to
work. We laid track to Algona in in 1870.
After track work closed for for the season
I returned to Wisconsin Wisconsin and worked in
the woods north of Oshkosh. Returning
to Harpers Ferry, Iowa, I worked
on the section from from 1871 to 1876, going
back to Wisconsin one year to work in
the the woods. woods.
"In 1879 1879 I worked on the the grade near
'Firesteel,' and after after reaching reaching that
point started toward Mitchell, Mitchell, S. D., D., in
the same same work. work. I came back back to the Dubuque
Division and in 1870 was married
at Paint Paint Rock, a few miles inland inland
from Harpers Ferry. Ferry. In 1881 1881 was appointed
section foreman at the Ferry
and was later transferred to Caledonia, Caledonia,
Minn., and and then to Lansing, la. la.
"In 1896 the Dubuque Division Division experienced
its biggest washout washout and I was
sent to North McGregor to rebuil9,
track. track. I I was being paid $45 per month,
and and Mr. Underwood being there, with
Mr. Moll, he instructed instructed the the roadmaster
to raise my pay $5 a month, and shortshortly afterwards afterwards Mr. Moll Moll gave me an
additional $5, so that when I returned
to Lansing I was receiving $55 per per
month. I then worked as as section and
extra gang foreman and occasionally
relieved roadmasters on the Dubuque
Division.
From 1893 to date of retirement I
had charge of crews changing changing the narrow
gauge gauge to standard, standard, constructed the
cutoff from from Preston to lsinours, lsinours, Minn.,
and relaid relaid the the rail and and ballasted ballasted the
Dubuque Division several times. times. I used
the first dynamite that that was employed employed
on construction on that Division, and I
well remember what a difficult job it it
was to get it from Superintendent Stapleton,
as most most everyone was afraid afraid of
it. He got a box of dynamite at Dubuque
and put it in one end end of a box
car, securing it so that that nothing could
move it, and crews handling the car
had instructions to use extreme extreme care,
and they surely did did just as as they were
told.
"When "When I I look back and and think of the
boys who worked for me on on the gangs, gangs,
I can can find many of them them holding holding important
positions now."
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Time to Call the Police Police
"Have YOU seen seen the cashier cashier this morning?"
"Yes, sir; he came came in in without without a a mustache
and and borrowed a a railway railway timetable."
Michael Sol Collection

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Thoughts on Safety Safety First
By HILDA SIKLA
Stenographer, D. M. M. Office, Deer Lodge, Montana
IMPORTANT lesson may be
A N IMPORTANT lesson may be
learned from the familiar and simple
motto of the Boy Scouts of America,
"Be Prepared." If one makes the
necessary preparation before starting
a job, getting the proper tools to work
with, keeps one's mind on his business,
and leaves nothing nothing' to chance, the possibility
of becoming injured is remote;
while if one allows one's mind to be
dwelling on something something' else than the
task at hand and performs his work
mechanically, the chance of getting g'etting
hurt is greater. One should cultivate
the ability to really see one's surroundings
as one goes about his work, and
thus eliminate the hazards, instead of
taking a short-cut, or a chance, hoping
he will get by.
In reading the Safety News one qne can
not not help but be impressed impressed that if vigilance
were really practiced there would
be no injuries to report. The dictionary
defines vigilance as watchfulness,
caution, the state of being watchful in in
discovering, or guarding against danger,
or in providing for safety; and
safety is defined as preservation or
freedom from injury, loss or hurt.
While the possibility of becoming injured
while working in an office is negligible
as compared to the injuries that
might occur in the shop, yet there have
been cases where injuries have occurred
in an office, and some of the causes are
the the same as might occur in in a home.
Accidents do not just happen; they
are caused simply because some detail
has not been well planned, some dangerous
economy practiced, or some
piece piece of equipment left out of order.
Most of the serious accidents occurring
in homes are due to falls which could
have been avoided; and in this class
one might include slipping on rugs on
polished floors, which could be prevented
by using non-skid pads under the
rugs; heavy waxing or insufficient polishing
are also a source of falls. Children
leaving toys or roller skates on
floor, dark hallways or on top of stairs,
or objects left in unexpected places and
things parked at various points where
they cannot be seen are just plain dangerous;
or if you wish, you can join the
parade and fall down in your bath tub.
According to various newspaper and
magazine articles, it is stated over 120,­
000 people do it every year. Obviously
a soap dish attached to the wall or tub
is a lot safer place for the elusive cake
of soap than somewhere under foot. Or
if if you want to vary the program, progTam, you
might slip in a tub or shower without
soap, soap, and to prevent this you should
get a vacuum rubber mat to stand on
and be sure it is one which does not slip
just at the moment when you have one
leg leg' in in the air. Numerous people also
fall on icy walks, so don't forget to put
sand, gravel or ashes on the walk, steps
and driveways when the first icy
weather comes comes around, and repeat the
performance whenever necessary.
Another rule important to well-being
is never to touch two two electrical fixtures
at the same same time, and do not pull a
light cord with one hand while holding
onto an electric iron with the other, or
try to manipulate the toaster and the
percolator together, and numerous
other things of this sort.
According to the papers a good many
people lose their lives every day because
they mix electricity and moisture.
Just the other day a young
woman in Butte was electrocuted while
using an electric hair curler while she
was in the bath tub. She evidently
had been in the the habit habit of doing this for
some time, but this time she was not so
lucky. The bathroom, kitchen and laundry
are danger points points in the home. One
person who had a pain decided that an
electric vibrator and a hot bath would
help. Applying the vibrator while in
the tub killed both the pain and the
patient. Another reached out from the
bath tub to turn the electric heater off.
She's dead, too. Obviously one should
never touch an electrical appliance or
a metal metal light pull while standing in
water, on on the damp floor, or even while
your hands hands or feet are wet or even
damp. To protect yourself and others,
keep these potential death dealers out
of reach of the tub, or water, or dampness.
Rule out brass sockets from bathroom,
kitchen and laundry and use instead
porcelain ones, and use insulated
rubber covering for cords.
The careless habit of climbing on unsteady
chairs or 'wobbly wobbly ladders and
over-reaching from such an insecure
base as an open drawer, a wobbly table
or a shelf causes numerous accidents.
There are also accidents caused from from
setting fire fire to one's clothing, clothing, hair, hair,
home furnishings or one's whole house.
Some Some of these are caused by leaving
lighted cigarettes where they will
cause a fire. Also drying towels or
laundry too close to a hot stove, or trying
to light the fire while wearing long
flowing sleeves, or getting one's head
down over over the stove while lighting the
fire, as well as mistakenly using gasoline
for coal oil, or sloshing water on
burning fat, or hunting for leaks with
a match rather than a flashlight, or
scrubbing silks or woolens with an inflammable
liquid.
Cuts are a matter of carelessness.
carelessness.
Sharp implements should be kept in
slots in a rack, not jumbled up in a
drawer. Scissors should be sheathed,
hung up; broken glass, bent pins and
old razor blades should not be thrown
into a waste basket. Keep pins out of
your mouth, and treat guns as though
they were loaded, but make sure that
they are not.
However, in spite of all these potential
causes for injuries I feel that that safety
first is making great strides in the
United States at least, least, as one has but
to read the newspapers and magazines
tc tC' find out what is being done done to edueducate the public in safety, and especially
what is being done to educate the
children so they will grow up to be
safety minded. I should like to cite a
few items of this kind that have recently
come to my attention.
In Puyallup, Wash., the Superintendent
of Schools advises that since the
introduction of programs of safety education
into the the public schools the child
accident rate has been steadily decreasdecreasing, so there is no doubt as to the
value of this kind of instruction. Last
year the school faculty formed a safety
committee whose chief aim is to write
for the elementary teachers a course
of study on safety education, which is
divided into six units: units: how the community
provides for fOl' protection from
fires, how the community provides for
safe recreation, safety in the home,
how the community community provides protection
for life and property, your neighborhood
school, and spending a safe vacation.
A new series of of safety education
text books has been purchased,
and this material correlated with the
other safety education course course of study.
In Sacramento, Calif., complete safety
of pedestrians pedestrians and automobiles is
the aim of the Police Police Accident Prevention
Bureau, which has launched a
drive against jaywalkers and drivers
whose licenses have been revoked. The
jaywalkers are arrested and face a
maximum penalty of five days imprisonment
or $50 fine in Police Court. Persons
who cross streets against red
lights, cross in the middle of the block
or cross intersections diagonally are
cited on charges of violating city ordiordinances and regulations of the state
motor vehicle code.
It is stated pedestrians must shoulder
the the blame for 1,044 of the 1,986 traffic traffic
mishaps in Chicago during the first
nine months months of this year. Disregard of
safe walking practices apparently
caused 53 per cent of the accidents on
record. The "me first" motorist who
fails to concede the right of way was
charged with 167 of the the mishaps, 55 of
them involving fatalities. Third in the
line of blame was "inattention," and
under that head was listed tuning radios,
drivers drivers absorbed in conversation,
or thoughts occupied with business and
social problems instead of with driving
safely. Recklessness doesn't necessarily
mean going at express train speeds; a
driver may be reckless if he goes too
fast fast for other traffic, too fast fast through
an intersection or around a curve, or
too fast for weather conditions. Lowest
in the list was "vision obscured"
and "failure to signal, or improper signal
of intention to turn." Just one mishap
was blamed on each of these.
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THE DIVISION NEWS·GATHERERS
Ruby M. Eckman Care Chiet Dispatcber, Perry, Iowa ;,\1iss ;,\1iss F. A. McCauly Care Care Local Freight Office, Minneapolis
.Tohn T. Raymond.•......•............Care Superintendent. Marion, Iowa Lucille Millar ..........•.........Care Store Department, Department, DubuQ.ue, Iowa
Miss E. L. Sacks...•.....•....Care Asst. Superintendent, Dubuque, Iowa Mrs. Dora M. Anderson Care Care Local Agent, Mobridge, S. D.
Miss Miss O. M. Gobmann o ••••••• Care Care Superintendent, Ottumwa, Iowa F. B. Griller Care Ticket Office. Sioux Falls, S. D.
Miss Miss E. E. Stevens Care Superintendent, Savanna, Ill. Mrs. Pearl R. Hull: Hull:
Care Care Superintendent, Miles City, Montana
Miss N. A. Hlddleson Care Mechanical Department, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Nora B. Decco Decco Telegrapher, Three Three Forks. Montana
Mrs. O. M. Smythe Care Car Department, Minneapolis, Minn.
R. R. Tbiele Care Agent. Tacoma
K. D. Smith Operator. Portage. Wis.
Ira G. G. Wallace Clerk, Red Wing, Mlnn. H. J. Montgomery MechanIcal Dept., Milwaukee Shops
H. J. 8wank Care Superlntendent, Auatln, Minn.
.T.•J. Steele Care Davis Yard. Milwaukee. Wis.
Mrs. LllIlen Atkinson Care Asst. Snperintendent. Wausau. Wis.
V. C. Williams Care Agent. Councll Bluffs. Ia.
E. L. Wopat.; Cere Superintendent, Austin. Minn.
C. R. Taylor Care General Agent, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G. B. Phillips Care Superintendent, Green BaT, Wis. C. D. 'Vangoness , , Care Dispatcher, Dispatcher, Mitchell, S. D.
Miss C. Hammond Care Superintendent, Terre Haute, Ind.
Leonard Jahnke Fullerton Avenue, Chicugo
"The New Hub Hub of the I&D"
F. B. G.
OINT Iowa-I&D Division Safetv First
J meeting was held at Sioux City, FebruFebruary 1st. The Tile meeting "as called to order
man at Gayville, has returned home from
the hospital at Yankton where she underunderwent aa major operation, being confined
there for about eight weeks, and now rereported recovering very nicely.
Adolph Diede. our good looking relief
at 8 :05 p. m. by Supt. Bowen of the IO"'a agent, relieved operator Bob Thompson for
Divn., who explained that supl'. Ingraham one night at Vermillion. so Bob could parpar­ of the I&D would be unable unable to attend, and ticipate in the 70th anniversary of the MaMa­ that that the the I&D would be represented by bv asst. sonic Lodge at Vermillion. Incidentally,
supt. supt. Hansen. There were were about i25 in Bob is is one of the the principal officers officers of the the
attendance.
Lodge.
The Milwaultee Milwauleee Road bOWling teams The fair sex will will be somewhat somewhat at a loss
"ARROW" and "SFSX" at Sioux Falls are
as streamlined as the Hiawatha Hiawatha with the the
when "Dutch" Diede leaves Scotland; howhowever,ever, he seems seems to hang around some attrac­
new shirts shirts they tlley are displaying. ,Vhy not
go go and see see them on on their next bowling
tion at at Delmont quite aa bit.
Max Carrick, son of of Vi'. YV. A. Carrick. police
night.
lieutenant, was taken to Rochester where
Telegrapher Cecil B. Davis, formerly of of he is receiving treatments. treatments.
Sioux Falls has now qualified as train disdis­ W. A. A. Helmhold has decided decided to to live in in
patcher and will will handle the relief work at Sioux City for a while. Bill, for the last
Sioux City. Mighty glad glad to see see Cecil get ten ten years, years, has Lived at Platte, and was 'on
ahead.
the the Yankton-Platte line motor. Mark NewNew­ Peder Peder Pederson Sands, agent at Trent, man is no\v on this this run. run.
S. D. for many years, died at his home in Telegrapher John Gilbo of Yankton noW
Trent on January 16th, 1939, of heart disdis­ believes that that the days of miracles are 110 110
ease. Mr. Sands "as born in Nakkerud.
Norway, and receiyed his early railroad railroad
longer past. For many years division linelineman Adolph Erickson has been promising
training on the Governnlent Raihvays of to put put a rectifier at Yankton to to save John
Norway. He entered the service of this the wear and tear on his clothes of crawlcrawl­ company on July 30, 1920. Funeral services ing "into the hole" to take care of the batbat­ were held at Luverne, Minn., on JanuJanuteries. Just last 'week jlEric" made g"ood g."ood
ary 18th.
and now Gilbo is seriously considering cam­
Mrs. G. E. Ferguson. wife of G. E. E. FerFerpaigning him for President of the United
guson, agent at Yankton Yankton, 1 is vacationing in States. States.
southern California and and visting her daughdaugh­ •
ters there.
The historic old Sioux City passeng·er stasta­ Chicago Terminals
tion won't hardly know itself when its its face
Spm'ky ISpm'ky
lifting operation is finally completed. A
ELLow workers and friends were
remodeling program program which provides quar­ F shocked to hear of the death of switchswitchters for the division freight and passenger man Frank J. Dominick this month. Burial
agent and the police department is just took place in St. Joseph's cemetery Feb. 8th.
about completed, along with other repairs, Elmwood Park Post. American Legion, gave
and when completed the the ensemble will be military honors. His many fellow employes
striking, to say the the least. Chief beautician extend their deepest sympathy to Mrs.
in charge of the job is B&B foreman Harr,' . Dominick and and children.
("Gaston") Clough, assisted by the Messrs. Messrs. Heaclite George, George, retired GYM at the puz­ puz­
John ("Pierre") Kvidahl, Bob ("Alphonse") Zles. purchased a home at St. Petersburg,
Petersburg,
KVidahl, Oscar ("Jules") Hansen and lngIng­ Florida. He neglected to say how many
voidvoId ("Marcel") ("Marcel") Hanson.
rooms the house had; he didn't even leave
F. B. B. Gorman, relief agent, agent, has has been the street street address, nOlO inquire if We we "were
wOl'king as agent at Trent, Trent, S. D., since the ever thinking of of going to St. Petersburg.
death of P. P. Sands.
All of which which leaves us us to believe that if
A Community ClUb has has been organized anybody is figuring fig-uring on on stopping stopping in on on the
at Fairview with H. B. Olsen, agent, elected George's, it might be be aa good idea to nose
Chairman. With such an organization the around around aa little and find find out how many
community will hold social meetings, and rooms that house has. However, he nene­ the dramatic diVision of the club will glected to leave his overcoat with us, as as
sponsor plays en tirely by local talent previously arranged, so we imagine he will
Whereby they will raise funds to build aa
be back visiting later.
recreation park and assist the community On January Ja.nuary 30th 30tl1 Chicago experienced
in general.
one one of the worst blizzards in years. The
Engineer Charles L. Weaver, who filed
snow rode in in on a sixty mile gale and
application for retirement about seventeen sevent'een reached aa depth depth of 14 inches. inches. Now this
months ago, finally finally got got his papers through isn't news to anybody in this this section section (just
and received a check for seventeen months aa headache), but to the boys and and girls who
back annuity payments. Mr. Vi'eaver plans went south to escape these wintry blasts,
to leave shortly for the West Coast to enen­ we pass this information on so that they they
joy his well earned vacation.
can take another laugh up their sleeves.
The hobby of agent Jim Mullen at Lester­ Lester­ Engl'. Teddy Lindvig is grandpappy to
Ville is repairing watches and clocks. The Tlle you from now on. The reason is a boy.
only compensation compensation asked for this this sen'ice sen'ice present weight, 6 lbs. Both the the boy boy and
will be the left over parts. parts.
his grandpappy grandpappy are doing well, thank you.
Mrs. L. W. Bergham, wife of section fore- Mrs. Van Aistyne, wife of switchman
Sixteen
Archie Van Alstyne, was talten taleen to the 'Vest \Vest
End Hospital, Feb. 9th, for an operation.
She is doing well wel1 at the present writing a-nd
everybody wishes for her speedy recovery.
Archie is doubling over as housen1aid in
addition to his regular duties.
Switchman Thomas Grant, the famed
pigeon raiser from Elgin, won a couple of
pigeon races and two blue ribbons ribbons at a
recent pigeon show in Elgin.
If you are tired of of playing with the kids'
trains, but but stiJl stil1 interested, we we would sugsuggest that you visit engr. Charley Hudson's
tOY tOY town, which he built years ago, ·ana
occupies one-half of his attic. He He has elecelectric trains running all al1 around the the place, place,
towers, gates, gates, depots, everything that that a
regular railroad has. The town has houses,
stores, churches, up to the the minute street
lighting, lighting, garages, garages, and and everything that any
town has. Address on on request. I didn't
get down to the the basement.
The Polar Bears Club may have some
new new members as as aa result result of a freak raIn
which wllich caught some of the boys unprepared.
A thorough drenching was enjoyed by all.
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Northern Northern District Car Dept.
o. O. 11'1. S. IS.
HE Mpls. Shops Bowling crew were dede­ T feated by the Milwaukee Bowlers at
Milwaukee on Feb. 4th. 4th. A return match
will will be be arranged in Minneapolis in FebruFebruary.ary. A fine time was enjoyed by all in ill
attendance.
L. M. Allan, AlIan, wreclter wreeleer engineer, Mpls.
Shops, enjoyed aa month's visit visit with his -Son
at Longview, LongView, Wash., and with relatives and
friends at at' Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver,
B. B. C. C.
Fred Heinold (brother of C. C. G. Heinold,
foreman at Mitchell, Mitchel1, S. Dak.) passed away
Ja.n. Ja.n. 29th at Parker, S. Dak. Sympathy is
extended to surviving surViving relatives.
Richard Anderson and Carl Carl E. Johnson,
electric welders, Minneapolis Shops. visited
in in Chicago on Jan. 20th. .
AA correction on election election of officers of of
Minnehaha Lodge No. 299, BRCMA, as folfollows: Richard Anderson. chairmah;' ComCommitteemen. Carl E. Johnson, Blassius KanKanduth, L. M. Allen AlIen and T. Magnuson were
elected for year 1939.
Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Spector and daughter
visited at San Antonio, Tex., during ChristChristmas holidays at the home of Mr. Mr. Spector's
son.
F. H. Campbell, general inspector, MilMilwaukee Shops, Shops, visited Mpls. Shops on Jan.
20th.
Mrs. Charles Cline and and Mrs. Martin CarlCarlson,son, wives wives of Mpls. Shops carmen, visited
Pasadena, Calif., Calif., during during the holidays and
watched the parade of of floats at Tournament
Tournament
of Roses on Jan. 2nd.
Donald Hollingsworth Hollingsworth has returned to
work following foJlowing a week's lllness. illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tschohl, Jr., from
Albuquerque, N. M., M .• visited at his father's
home in St. St. Paul, during during the St. Paul WinWinter Carnival, Jan. 31st to Feb. 5th.
Mrs. Wm. Horan visited friends at ChiChicago. Mrs. Isaac IsaaC McOlain visited relatives
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Notes from the Local Freight
Office, Tacoma, and from the
Coast Division, West
Terre Haute Division
R. R. T.
regret to chronicle the death of
W E
started for home, he broke the ignition
key and had to get help to tow the car
home. Next morning a son of his went
c. H.
out to the garage before his father had RAINMASTER RAINMASTER GEORGE GEORGE PASSAGE PASSAGE
gotten up, and came back to the house in T who has been under the weather re­
R. R. T.
a hurry; "Mother," he panted, "did Dad cently, has just returned from a visit to
buy a new car yesterday?" Mother was Florida and is back on the job. Mr. Pas­
E regret to chronicle the death of
buy a new car yesterday?" Mother was Florida and is back on the job. Mr. Pas­
W Mr. Mitchell of our machinists force; very much mystified and said, "No"; Dad sage is very enthusiastlc about the charms
Mr. Mitchell of our machinists force; very much mystified and said, "No"; Dad sage is very enthusiastlc about the charms
we have just heard of his passing and hadn't mentioned a word of anything like of sunny Florida.
we have just heard of his passing and hadn't mentioned a word of anything like of sunny Florida.
have no particulars as yet, but we tender that. By that time Dad had awakened and Chicago Heights, Faithorn and Joliet ex­
have no particulars as yet, but we tender that. By that time Dad had awakened and Chicago Heights, Faithorn and Joliet ex­
our sympathy to the bereaved family. got up in a hurry; when they got out to perienced one of the most severe snow
our sympathy to the bereaved family. got up in a hurry; when they got out to perienced one of the most severe snow
Brakeman Ray Craig, Junior, went to the garage, it developed that he had com­ storms of recent years on the night of
Brakeman Ray Craig, Junior, went to the garage, it developed that he had com­ storms of recent years on the night of
Detroit to take delivery of a new Plymouth mandeered a strange car downtown and January 30th. Fifteen inches of snow fell
Detroit to take delivery of a new Plymouth mandeered a strange car downtown and January 30th. Fifteen inches of snow fell
for brakeman Clifford Horr. On the way brought it home. We haven't heard what in a short period and was followed by a
for brakeman Clifford Horr. On the way brought it home. We haven't heard what in a short period and was followed by a
back he stopped at Marshalltown, Iowa, to the owner of the car said of these pro­ heavy wind, causing considerable delay to
back he stopped at Marshalltown, Iowa, to the owner of the car said of these pro­ heavy wind, causing considerable delay to
vist Miss Maxine La Plante. It is known ceedings, but doubtless it was plenty. traffic. The storm extended as far south
vist Miss Maxine La Plante. It is known ceedings, but doubtless it was plenty. traffic. The storm extended as far south
as Danville. \'Ve were happy to have
that he intended to stop there for several On January 7th at the dining room of
missed it down in the Wabash Valley.
days but it has not yet been reported out .Walker Apartments, Tacoma, there was
A new mine, known as the "'Vizard,"
here whether a "Mrs. Craig accompanied held the first Get-Together dinner for
has opened in the Clinton territory and to
him or not. We shall see.
Milwaukee Retired Railroadmen, attended
date approxImately 10,000 tons of coal
Conductor Jess Humphrey is chaperoning by 104 ex-employes and employes. Mr.
have been uncovered.
the crowds of ski runn'ers who patronize Ray Cleveland, trainmaster, was toastmas­
Announcement is made of the appoint­
the ski trains to the Snoqualmie Ski Bowl. ter, assisted by a locomotive bell which ment as treating plant inspector (tie plant
At this writing they have about five feet was rung when the applause got too lou(l.
inspector) of Mr. A. Ritter, formerly of
of new snow up there which ought to be Mr. Beeler, age 92, was the oldest ex-em­ the Grandville plant, vice Mr. F. C. Miller,
enough for all reasonable needs.
ploye present; he did not take part in the transferred.
Miss Mildred Fetters, stenographer to dinner but greeted those present and Messrs. A. Lemay and Edward Little­
local freight agent F. J. Alleman, is feeling ,,'ished them luck. Conductor I. S. Johnton of the store and purchasing depart­
so fine and strong that she swung a heavy son, who had taken a leading part in getments were at Terre Haute on February
office chair around and broke it clear in ting the crowd together, acted as assistan t 6th in connection with the treating and
two. We wouldn't have believed·.it pos­ toastmaster. Commissioner Eastwood of shipping of switch ties from the Indiana
sible, but the broken chair is Chere to Public Safety, Tacoma, and J. Allinger, of \'Vood Preserving Company.
prove it.
Olympia, from the State Department of Messrs. Snell, Shoulty and Mehan were
Mrs. Cowling, wife of switchman Pearl Safety, were present, and Mr. Ha.nlein, of at Terre Haute and West Clinton on Jan­
Cowling, is quite seriously ill and confined the N. P. Road, greeted the Mllwaukee uary 26th discussing A.A.R. rule changes
to bed at this writng with sInus trouble. veterans. A long list of retired rallroad­ at meetings held with the various car de­
,Ve hope that she may soon recover. men spoke and kept the audience in roars partment forces.
We are very sorry to hear that while H. of laughter over the funny episodes of the \'Ve are glad to welcome back to Hul­
L. Butler, brakeman, was recently confined past. It was unanimously voted to organman Street our general yardmaster, Bob
to bed with an attack of influenza, his faize for future celebrations; Mr. Johnson Schuh, who on December 1st underwent a
ther died at the advanced age of 86. Mr. was chosen as president for this year and serious operation at St. Anthony's hospi­
Butler, Junior, was able, by great exertion, it was decided to hold a similar dinner, tal, and returned to work February 1st.
to be present at the funeral. We offer our say in July next.
Take it easy, Bob. We need you.
best wishes for his early recovery.
MILWAUKEE BOWLING LEAGUE, Special officer Druba at Chicago Heights
Mr. Harry Hendricks, well-known con­
has been very busy these days watching
ductor, has been confined to his bed for TACOMA, JANUARY 27, 1939
for coal thieves. Felix keeps the boys on
several weeks by illness and at latest ac­
Won Lost the run all of the time.
counts isn't able to be around as yet. We Boilermakers 11 5 Clerk B. A. McCanna, Chicago Heights,
hope that he may soon be on deck again. Supervisors 9 6 claims there is nothing like being a grand­
Mr. E. G. Fowler, branch line dispatcher Extra Gang .......•............ 9 7 father. Wonder if Mac walks the floor
at Tacoma, was off for several days about 1vfachinists 9 7 nights.
the middle of January because of sick­ Pipe Shop 8 8 From Bedford it has leaked out that
ness, but is able to attend to business Tin Shop 7 9 while Mrs. \'V. D. Hyslop, wife of opera­
again, we are glad to hear.
Roundhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6 10 tor Bill Hyslop, has been spending the
We regret very much having to report Accountants 4 11 winter at Miami, Fla., basking'in the sun­
that Mr. F. J. Alleman, agent at the local High Individual Game-A. Ricl(ett, 276. shine, her husband has been regularly at­
freight office, recently took the state High Individual Average-Cline, 187. tending night cooking school.
drivers' test. Having a brand new Plym­ High .Team Game-Boilermakers, 978. Aaron \'Vright, chief clerk to the diviouth
car, he went in very confidently, but High Individual, Three Games-Ericksion storekeeper, and Lettie Fisher were
came away rather crestfallen with a red son, 656.
married January 21st in Terre Haute and
ticket, as a result of the car being found
motored south on their honeymoon.
High Team, Three Games - Boiler­
with insufficient lights. 'iVe trust that he
Roy Baker, formerly of the division
makers, 2724.
doesn't let this sort of thing happen again.
storekeeper's office, now working out of
'Winner of First Half-Boilermakers.
Switchman H. H. Lemm is now boasting
tIle general storekeeper's office at Milwau-
a new Plymou Plymouth th car; we trust that there
may be nothing wrong with it when he
goes for a test.
Switchman Clayton Hilligoss is now the
·proud daddy of a brand new Ford car; long
may she wave!
We learn that the station force at Chehalis
has moved over to the old passenger
station there and is now ensconced in
comfort, the old freight station having
been leased to a co-operative company.
Clinton Miles, otherwise Imown as
"Pinkie," and the best operator they have
had at the yard offices in quite a while.
is back at his regular job just now, until
the lay-off season begins. Last year he
spent the greater part of the year in relieving
dispatchers and we wish him as good
llick again this year.
On. account of the very mild weather
this winter in the Pugent Sound country,
the Columbia Construction Company (which
has been getting out an average of sixty
cars of rock per day). resu'med operations
on January 25. This has put two more rock
trains back into service; ordinarily operations
are not resumed until about March
1st. Skookumchuck station has been
opened again because of the resumption,
but we haven't heard as yet who has been
assigned to that station.
The other day Mr. Strom, the father-inla.w
of Raymond Fink, our gallant swingman
on the yard jobs, parked his car on
Commerce Street, Tacoma. When he
Retired Veterans Banquet, Spokane
Eighteen
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