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Frisco Mechanic Familu News I
JOPLIN. MO.
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R. C. FLETCHER, Reporter
greatly enjoyed an old-fashioned dance,
wlth refreshments, at the home of Mr.
Henn in the early part of the month.
Electrician C. 8. Turner reports quite a
thrill attending the title match between
Wrestlers Londos and Pojello.
We nre reliably informed Boilermaker
Cliff Barnett has bargained for a new
Plymouth cou2e.
Elmer (Runt) Foster. of the car department
at Ruth Yards. has a new Chevrolet
~~dan. Thls new car evidently had the
818#bired effect on Mlss Helen Davis of 1905
(;rand Avenue as she became the wlfe of
Mr Foster on July 5th at the home of Mr.
Foster's brother in Nevada. No. airs.
Fokterwas formerly connected wit11 the
SOUTH TRAIN YARDS
Bell Telephone Company of thls clty. The
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
cou~le are at home to their frlends at 509
Test 16th Street JIWSR I,. BRASDOS. Reporter
BIRMINGHAM FREIGHT HOUSE
Freight Check Clerk A. P. Wells and
Mrs. Wells returned recently from Washington,
D. C. While there they visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Boyd, formerly
of Sprinafleld, and Mr. and Mrs. Justice
Moll. They re2ort an interestlug sightseclng
tour made via the Green Linp that
included the rose gardms of Mrs. Woodrow
Wllson. Nt. Vernon, home of Georgr
could not cl~ange her name. We wish
tl~em a long and happy journey together.
Jack Stewart, son or Arthur Stewart,
machinist, and a former employee of thc
~wlamatlon vlant, but now on the signal
extra board,-wns married to Niss Hazel
George in Springfield on June 27. Congratulations
and best of luck, Jack !
Fred Sicholson said he .\vent to White
River July 3rd to fish durlng the Fourth,
but next morning there was no whistle to
awaken him, so he slept most or' the day
before he awoke to think ahout fishing.
Ira Jones attended the Frlsco picnlc at
Monett on June 25th, and reports havlng
a fine time. While there he met two of
hls friend< J. H. White and J. L. Mc-
Duffy fro; Sherman. Texas. who are also
employees of the Frisco, and understand
they had a delightful vlsit.
Jess Sanford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellery
Sanford, has gone to Camp Arrowhead
at Marshflclld, Xlissouri. to take the
Boy Scout camp tralning course, which is
very popular in thls viclnity. The camp
is always filled to capacity during the
tralning season.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Rltchie spent July
4th on the Pommc dc Tarre River at Warsaw,
Missourl, fishing. Homer says they
werc well rewarded for their efforts and
A. C. IIASSICN, Reporter
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Sfr. C. J. Snook, former agent for Frlsco
at Blrmlngham terminals, was a welcome
visitor at the freight house last week. All
former employees were very glad to see
3fr ~- . Snook. - ~ ~ -
Washlngton. Arlington and the tomb of had a splendld trip.
Wm. C. Benton, messenger, recently the Unknown Soldier, and the home of
General Lee. Mrs. Wells tells that durlng
Guy Timmonx met with an accident relnok
for himself a helpmate, in the person
sf Uss Marie Cogeland of Birmingham. their evening s2ent at Glen Echo Park cently which Injured his foot and ankle to
"A. P." returned to childhood to ride thc the extcnt of his belng forced to take a
,411 wish the couoie much ha~~iness . . and
prosperity In the future.
150-foot high scooter dip.
vacatlon. The accldent occurred when he
Aubrey Hoover, bill clerk, was seized Mrs. Jesse L. Brandon is now in Colo- was trucking a box down a sllght incline
suddenly with an acute attack of appendi- rado visiting her son, who resides in and In some manner fell under the truck.
citis. and was hurrled to the hosoltal in Crowley with his famlly and will remain We hope for his speedy recovery and reuntil
cooler weather arrlves in JIiaaouri.
tlll'n.
Bimtngham. but after an operation he is
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now on duty and seems none the worse Slr. Joe Epperson. coach repair man. is Miss Mary Murphy of the statlonery defor
the Illness.
away for a few days of vislting and is partment, has been very reticent about
I W. X. Hubbard. soecial ofTicer at Bir- belng relleved by Mr. Carl Dashney. telling us of her marriage which, we unmingham
terminals. while rldlng a cut ol Mr. Jack Twlgger Is going clown on the derstand, took place in Kansns City about
r,m. fell and has hls leg cut off by mov- Slangua for two days soon, where he es- June 30 to Mr. Walter Hyer. of the State
in: cars. He was rushed to the local pects to make a blg catch. Local streams, of caliiornia, where they went on their
I~osnllal where the limb was amautated accordlng to Jack. contain nothlng but honeymoon. We offer congratulations and
nnd he Is reported out of danger at pres- minnows.
best wishes. Cecil Banta will have charge
ent JIuch sympathy Is felt for him by Mr. Walter Pittman of the freight plat- of the work heretofore performed by Miss
all employees of the frelght house force. form and his family spent the Fourth
Niss Elvlna Smlth. stenozrapher. just wlth hls daughter and famlly in Kansas
vturned from an extensive vacation in-the Citv. Mlss Dorothy Plttman remained to
wthern parts of Alabama and Missins- vlsit wlth her slster, Nrs. Rushing, a few
ipai, but failed to nurchase her new coat weeks.
of ran as is usual to the tourists of thc Mr. Pete Sweeney. lead inspc~ctor. was was a head-on collision between hls car
Southern coast.
away Sunday, the 12th, and MI. Louis and another on a narrow ad. whlch Is
R. A 411en. clerk was entered In St. Runch acted for him.
said to have been condemned, near ~Mlaml,
~inceni Hospital recently to treatment.
Oklahoma. Hls leg was broken and he
.411en was serving as bill clerk in the ab-
reccived other injurles from which It is
amce of Aubrey Hoover, who was a180 ill LOCAL No. &PITTSBURG, KAN. feared he may not recover. He was cared
in the same hosnltal at thls tlme. Both
for In a hospltal at Miami for a whlle, but
Ihve now been dismlssed from the hos-
S. T. AIAHAS. I:epor.tr.~
l~as recovered sufRclently to be taken on
~ttal.
to 111s home In Guthrie.
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Specla1 Offlcer Kerr was rccently pro- We are sorry to 1~2or.t tllnt S. C. F:~'iler Mrs. Charley Sash and chlldren have
moted to the rank of sergeant, filling a is atlll off slck, DTe wish him a speedy gone to Alttba~na and Mlssissippl to spend
the summer with relatives near thelr for-
8 vacancy In Birmlngham terminals.
3y.
Mr. L. G. AntwIne has bcen absent from J. H. Grubb. coacl~ cleaner from Ft. mir home,-
$is duties at the freight house due to 111- Scott. has moved to Pittsburg to take care Fred Chambers says he went out to
nes. While still abseut, he Is reported of the motor car that runs out of here. SIcDanlel Lake to catch a strlng of "crop-
' improving. His dutles are belng per- Fireman Willard, who has been ofl dutv py," whlch so many of the Frisco boys
' formed by J. H. Sherman. Frlsco clerk. a few weeks. has returned to work. have landed this season. The evening
Nlght Foreman McDonald Is taking two was warm, and he was drowsy, and after
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weeks' vacation. He is reliercd by Fore- throwing out a few his interest waned
when a few mlnutes lmsed that he dld
LINDENWOOD CAR DEPARTMENT
man Earl Henson.
not get a bltc. Then he suddenly awakened
from the nao he was enjoyfng by
D. F. TOBIAS. Reportcr
RECLAMATION PLANT
his rod and reel being drawn qulckly from
hls grasp lnto the deep water. He looked
Falr and warmor! The weather man
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
after It into the blue sparkling twenty
sure knows his barometer at this wrltiG.
feet of water lnto whlch It had disap-
Foreman Jos. Forstncr and wile re- T. 0. CHAPMAS. Reporter
peared for some time and then made vaturned
from a two weeks' vacatlon In the
rious atteppts to regaln his reel, and the
hills of Vlrzlnla. Joe savs the weather Stephen Smith. power plant engineer, ix suDPosedl~ blz fish that was on the end
there was id-eal and also 6roight home a off at thls report on account of sickness. of 'li but bas -unsuccessful.
new supplv of fishlng tales.
We are pleased to report that Willian- ~Anry Hedley, son of Mr. and hlrs.
Foreman A. F. Maly dldn't brag mucm SIattocks has improved In health sum- Charles Hedley. is attending the summer
, about the fish he cauaht on hls vacation ciently to vlsit the shop and we hope to session at the Northwestern Universlty.
but Insisted he had enough to eat.
see hlm return to work in the near futurr'. Chlcago, Illinois. Mr. Hedley has wrlt-
Inspector L. R. Schutte and wife vlslted Eddie Fuerst, scale department fore- ten several articles for some of the leadfriends
et Wellsville. Missourl. over July man, spent his two weeks at St. Louis ing newspapers of the country, and has
and surrounding terrltory. visltinq his par- won a number of debates while in school
rnts and other relations. Mrs. Fuerst ac- as an extempore soeaker. Two of his
companied hlm and they spent somc time "pen pictures" of the life of a va*Frant on
with her relatlons.
Madlson SFreet in Chicago, and West of
Georae Falk fished a few davs in Cur- the River were published In the Springpaned.
rent Rher and returned with he largest field ~res's in the issues of July 6th and
Foreman T. J. Doyle and familv re- cashon cat caught by any employee of 7th. He vlslted hls parents In Springfield
turned June 29th from n two weeks' va- the reclamatlon plant thls ycar. It and hls brother In St. Louls before golng
I cation trip to polnts in Callfornla.
welghpd thlrty-two pounds and he had to take UD his studies in Chlcago thls
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Fir~man Hugh Sweatt and famllp left three that weirhed over one hundred summer.
July 8th Por a vislt wlth his mother and pounds combined; sack and all. \Tfe pre- Andrew Long says someone got next to
grandmother at Tulsa.
dlct thls record will stand for this year. him and touched him for his hlodel A
Bollermaker E. 0. Skelton on the night We are authorlzed to report that Sam Ford sedan. The last time he heard of it
shift has returned from a vlslt wlth home Robinson. machlnlst heloer. has taken it was found stripped and burned near
ialks at Springfield, and reports success unto himself a wife. which' occurrrd In Hartvllle. Bllsnouri.
on some important business.
the month of roses. Her name was Nettie The flrst death by drownlng In the vi-
Frlends of Wm. Jamison and F. C. Henn Roblnson of Republic. >Iissouri, so Snm
clnity of Sprlngfleld thls summer occurred