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~ h n S. Abbott recently vlsited hls .her a t Salem. em W. Ragan Left t he servlce o n ober 15 to be with his father, back the farm. . L. Baker, dead work foreman, is vly recoverlng from a cold whlch dered hlm almost mute. 'r. and Mrs. William L. Baron re- ?ed to Sprlngfleld the la t te r part October for a famlly reunion.

)FFICE GENERAL MANAGER SPRINGFIELD, MO.

ORVILLE COBLE, Reporter

llve Bernett enjoyed a vacation a t mtic ~ l t y a t i d o ther eaetern ~ t s recently. During her absence 3 Ruth Douglas was temporarily lloyed as typist. Those whose ers she wrote report her unusual- ePIlcient for One unfamiliar wi th technical phraseology of the office.

he World Serles brought t he a1 bets and Jack pots. H. E. Klm- . wlnner of one, treated the office L box of good chocolates. r. and Mrs. Pau l W. Arnold, re- ling on the Sunnyland from a evmoon in New Orleans. were eied by a throng of several thous- , ( I t is true tha t J ack Dempsey

wlfe were on the same traln.) 1, who is flle clerk In thls office, he son or G. W. Arnold, Frisco tie lector. Hls bride is the daughter Walter H ~ w l t l n s , a local furni ture ler. Frisco friends presented the py couple a t ray of table silver )mpanl&d by many hear ty con- !ulatlons. rs. G. S. Danley, wile of our gen-

clerk, was Ln a motor car ac- nt recently. The only casualty to a flre plug.

sarnlng tha t h is rrlends. J ack Ipsey and Dempsey's wlfe, were lg to Kansas Clty on the Sunny- 1. C. H. Baltaell. assistant to the era1 manager, met them on the .hem divislon and made thelr tour triumphal procession. Through re stations where the Sunnyland ~ ' t even hesitate, the three frlends e out on the observation end to e a t admirers: a t la rger atatlons ,re the traln stopped, regular rc- Ions were held.

EL DEPARTMENT-ST. LOUIS

LOUISE S. GIBSON. Reporter

meeting of the fuel departmenl mlzation was held in the offlce of e r t Collett, fuel agent. October 3. vhich there w a s a full attendance. follows: Messrs. J. E. Whalen, 3ral fuel s u ~ e r v i s o r : F. X. Nacht- In, mining engineer; J. H. Curry

G. T. Allison, St. Louis. Mo.; G. Schneider, Sapulpa. O k k ; C. J. hears. Memphis, Tenn.; and TV Crawford, Sprlngfleld, Mo., super- r s of fuel economy; C. E. Blssell. ~ h u r g . Kansas, D. B. Reed, Birm- lam. Ala., H. T. Conley, St. Louis, r . Hammersly, F t . Smith, Ark.. M. Rodwir. Tulsa, Okla., fuel in-

!tors: Broe Mltchell, fuel accoun- and H. E. Martin. chief clerk

!u& agent. w l s Blevans, stat let lcal clerk ntlp was away for a week on a rllon. Mr. Blevans v 1 e i t e d ngleld, Tulsa, and also visitccl 1. rank Schlck, fuel clerk recently away a few days on vacation, re-

dng to the office looking "flner" I ever. Iss Ann Rotman, of the fuel ac- ~ t i n g force. spent her vacation :ing frlends In t he vlcinlty of isville. KY. Ann sald she had a derfui time and would l lke to )t Kentucky a s her natlve s t a t e

only she I s too s t rong for t he Frisco. Theodore Buerman recently spent

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a few days on tna Meramec flnlshing we wlsh t o t ake th ls opportunity t o up his vncatlon for the season. again express our slncere sympathy.

Mr. Collett and Mr. Martin were among the for tunate ones who had business In Chlcago on the day of the PASSENGER ACC "big flght" and they both enjoyed i t ST. LO1 Immensely. - J. H. Curry was gotng to Pi t t sburg ESTELLB HIL

to see the Pi ra tes wln the series but - Instead-well, t h a t Is another story. Russell Grosch I

I t is with deep regret t ha t we re- operatlon a t the Fr port the death of Miss Alice Cooke's ber 4, and is reco mother and while we a r e su re she Rev. H. F. Rohn realizes t ha t we a re very, very sorry depar tment h a s

LOUNTING DEPT. JlS, MO. - TON. Reporter - inderwent a minor , i sm Hospital Octo- verlng nlcely, I employed In th is been transferred

The Railroads 1 Trained Me]

M O D E R N developments in rai lway science make i t

necessary for every railway em- ployee to study his work if he de- sires to advance. Only the poorer places are open nowadays to the untrained man. T h e old methods

icking it up" no longer avail. D e nite, systematic study is neces- sary to a mastery of railroading, and the men who are quick to realize this are the first t o secure promotion. There is always room a t the top fo r men of ability.

As M r . C. R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific, recently wrote-"Railroading is more than a business. I t is a profession. It is not something to be picked up today and laid down tomorrow to tide men over between jobs. It is a life-work and men must spe- cialize in i t until they reach a high degree of proficiency.

"The discipline is rigid. Dur- ing the war, railroad men made enviable reputa t ions f o r them- selves, because they were accus- tomed to obey orders and to work with other people. They were self-reliant, resourceful and pro- gressive.

"The ra i l road business pro- duces self-made men. Nearly one- half of the officers of the United States railroads entered the busi- ness before their eighteenth year. Practically all of the executives started at the bottom. The field is still open for the right kind of men. Fascination and romance

are there ; oppl opportunity foi for service to

"The field i s right kind of I

no better way f o r a bet ter studying your

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ortunity is there- r advancement and one's fellowmen." ; still open for the men" and there is for you to qualify position than by work. itional Correspon- will help y m , right are time, wherever matter what your or your needs.

Railroad Courses pted by more than and they are uni- led t o be the best :s offered today. s Road will receive a 11 Discount

o n for Ful l Detail. . -- - -----1-.. RRESPONDENCE SOHOOUI rsal &nu.eratty'' Scranton. Penna.

lion. olease tell me how I cm or In the suhktt. beiuo whhh 1191 below:

OHate Clerk

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II Prlratn Sccrelatj Good English Telegraph Englneer Tele~hune Englnesr Strl lonary Engineer

1 Diesel Engines Gas Englnes Plumbsr I(oundhousc Machlnlst Common School Brnnnhm 0 Hlsh Schwl Subjsctl

Car Rcvalrer Car lnspeclor Jlrchanlcal Drawlllp Surveyor Corres~ondene. Chemlstrj

OPeraonnel and Welbr.

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f rom St. Lukes M. E. Church to Shrewsbury M. E. Church. effecllve October 1.

The department extends Ita 8ympath.- t o W. C. Van Rozelan on account of the loss of hls mother, who passed away October 9.

The f la t In which Aubry Smlth liv- ed was demolished by the tornado and his furniture badly damaged. His wlfe and baby escaped unscathed.

The positlon of traveling statlon audltors has been changed to the jurlsdlctlon of thls offlce which ne- cessltates the transfer of Mlss Bea- trice O'Rellley from the thlrteenth floor to thls department, and we are lad to welcome her. Her brother's famlly lost thelr house and furniture In the tornado. and Mrs. O'Rellly was injured severely. She Is improving.

GENERAL STOREKEEPER'S OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD

Ma enter a s u Henr was MISS Septe son 1

Falls

polnt gene1 Trurr oldes Uselt Miss Uselt

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mornlng session w a s devoted largely to matters pertalnlng to the annual Inventory. In the afternoon . a jolnt sesslon was held with stock clerks of the general store a t which tlme items of general Interest were han- dled.

iTELLA COMEGYS, Reporter

Henr life oKica honoi

MIS

ude Bedell and Ellzabeth Gibson talncd the girls In this oKlce a t rprlse kltchen shower for Mlss le t ta Truman. The offlce g i f t a slxty-one plece dlnner set. Truman's wedding took place

amber 28. Mr. and Mrs. Davld- wlll make thelr home a t Wichlta , Texas. We a r e sorry to lose le t ta but our wlshes for a happy go wlth her. The glrls In the I had a spread September 22 In r of Mlss Truman. ;a Maude Bedell has been ap- ed secretary to A. W. Blume, ral storekeeper. succeeding Miss Ian. Miss Bedell is one of our t employes in servlce. Mlss Ruth on succeeded Miss Bedell and Elizabeth Gibson succeeded Miss

on. meeting attended by all division

ana local storekeepers was held Octo- ber 7 In the office of Mr. Blume. The

Much Interest has been shown by the girls of thls ofPlce In the ~ r l s c o Girls Club which has recently been organized In Sprlngfleld. Several of the g i r ls have Jolned some of the dlf- ferent classes.

PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT. ST. LOUIS, MO.

MOLLIE S. EDWARDS, Reporter

Another name was added Septem- ber 28 to the family roster of Edward Bernard. A flne, b ig bouncing bov, Edward, Jr . Daddy Bernard took his vacatlon to get acquainted wlth the new member.

Addie Toland spent several days of her vacatlon a t Sprlngfleld. Mo.

Willlam Altvater reslgned October 1. Wllbert Hessler, stenographer in

November, 1927

the r a t e department, was promoted to Wllllam's positlon in the baggage de- partment. Raymond Rlnkle 1s the new-comer In the department, havlng accepted positlon vacated by Wllbert. These young men have the every good wish of the department for suc- cess in thelr new positions.

MECHANICAL DEPT. NEWS SPRINGFIELD, MO.

ALTA NORTHCUTT, Reporter

F. G. Llster. chief mechanical engl- neer, wife and son spent their vaca- tlon a t Portland, Oregon thls year, visitlng Mr. Lister's parents.

We a re sorry to have to report the death of Mrs. Lou Barlow. mother-in- law of one of our traveling inspec- tors. W. J. Flsher.

Mr. and Mrs. Waller Heck and son Junior, have Jus t returned from LON Angeles, where they spent a very en- joyable vacation visiting relatives and Mends. We ra ther thought Waller would not come back, but, on the contrary, he says Mlssouri still looks good to him. J. L. Ryan. test engineer, was In

Minnesota recently. He was accom- panled by his wlfe whose parents live a t St. Paul.

Mlss Betty Blake recently vlslted her sister and other relatlves a t Kan- sa s City.

We most a l l t ry to keep away from

THE SMOKER'S TREAT

WM. FREDRICK'S HAND MADE

Monett. Mo. I 5c-N0w-5c I Imported Precision Drawing Set

HERE IS THE VALUE YOU GET 6-Inch Swedish Pen ............................ $2.50 Intermedlata shed Compom Box .... $8.50 3%-Inch Bow Pencll .......................... $3.25 4%-Inch Ruling Pen ............................ 2.20 6-lnch Compass wlth parts ................ 7.50 3%-inch Bow Pen ................................ 3.50 5%-Inch Rullng Pen ............................ 2.50 6-lnch Dlvlder 3.75 Sllver Center Pen, Key & Lead Box .75 Drop Sprtng Bow Pen and Pencil .... 5.00 3%-Inch Center Screw Divider ........ 3.00 Oenulne Blexlble Leather Case ........ 2.50

$42.95

Our Price Complete in Case, While They Last ....................................... BOUGHT AT LOW GRAB THIS CHANCE! NEVER AGAIN

RATE OF EXCHANGE SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY

-*- OLIVE 1819 ST. A. S. ALOE CO. ST4?1Sp -+-

iha "pen" a s long a s we can. Not so Eunice Morrow. On a recent t r lp to Jefferson City she vlslted the peniten- tlary and seemed quite favorably Im- pressed with it. She sald some of the men have their cell's flxed u p real cozy, and tha t everything is kept very neat and clean. Personally. w e prefer to spend our Sunday's out In the open spaces.

One of our draftsmen, Miller Elllott. Is reported quite ill with pleurisy.

OFFICE OPERATING DEPART- M E N T S T A T I S T I C I A N

SPRINGFIELD, MO.

llfARY PROPHET, Reporter

September was moving t ime for the mechanicill accountant's ofice.

The Mlsses Mamie and Amy Brad- ley spent their vacatlon tour ing the east. Frfends were vislted in Detroit and relatives in Kansas Clty. They took a boat tr lp from Detroit to Buf- falo.

Miss Reva Crane was called to Parls. October 6 on account of the death of a dear frtend.

On October 1 2 a luncheon was glven In the prlvate dining room of the Ontra Cafeteria in honor of Mrs. Mallle King Cahill, of St. Louis. Mrs.

hill was formerly Mallle King of this ?artment.

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'HARLENE WILLARD, Reporter

Oe can all s i t back and draw a )U deep breath now tha t t he fa- us Tunney-Dempsey flght and the )rid Serles have become ancient his- y. Everything In the clalm de- .tment has settled back to normalcy. lacations a r e gradually fadlng Into

background. however, there were few employes who enjoyed a la te ~ternber vacation. Mrs. Imo Johnson I small son. Treesh. made a shor t 3 to Galveston and New Orleans. ht-seeing, and brought back gay tal cards, souvenirs and magnolla fume from t h a t romatic city. ' J. Bowman, clalm investlgator. de & tr lp to California, accompanied hls daughter. Frances, who sailed

m San Francisco. October 6, on the >ntura" for Honolulu, where she ex- t s to visit Capt. C. H. Lyons and 'e. who a r e stationed a t Schofleid .racks. She will re turn to the s ta tes ~r the flrst of the year. 'hlda McCrorg, dictaphone operator. nt a few days In Chicago week of nher R ..-u. -, ylvla Martln, general flle clerk, has urned from a two-week vacation a t rle and Litt le Rock, Ark., St. Louls,

Chicago. 'irpll Anderson, claim Investigator, I his old car flsed up so he could en- It in the recent automoblle parade

e. [arjorle Risser. 0. S. & D. checker. 3 one in a crowd of some 5,000 inqfleld fans, who met the west- nd Sunnyland, October 9, and eted Jack Dempsey and his famous ress wife, Estelle, who were enroute the Paciflc coast. enora Sutherland and Cleo Pearce. aphone operators, and Angeline den, flle clerk, a r e convalescing 3ly af ter having undergone tonsil ratlons. . C. Cox, chief clalm clerk, and J. Head, claim investlgator, recently nt a short but enjoyable vacatlon Tom Hasler's club a t Wheeler, Mo., the Gasconade river, which is re- ed to be the favorite haunt of flsh- [en. They were royally entertain- by their hosts. Tom IIasler and J lm In, both retlred Frisco locomotive Ineers. A nlce catch was reported,

.-- \>. Watches ARE BETTER THAN THEY,HAVE TO BE

I ' '- It is typical of the Illinois Watch Company that 'q .its watches are better than they have to be. For

For the o ther meme bers of t he family, whatfinerChristmas gift t han a n Illinois s t r a p w a t c h ? T h e a t t r a c t i v e m o d e l illustrated here has a 17-jeweled move- ment i n a 14K gold filled case with en- graved bezel a n d curved back. Raised figure luminous dial; hand o f green gold with luminous ten- ters, $50.00.

jnstance : The most rigid railroad requirements demand a one- day watch adjusted to five positions. ~ h : Bunn Special and Sangamo Special are adjusted to six positions and are guaranteed to run for 60 hours. Why? The extra adjustment for position- the most diffi* cult of a11 - insures the greatest possible accuracy and uniformity in any position. The 60-hour feature practically eliminates isochronal errors, increases the efficiency of the watch in all six positions and provides dn invaluable factor of safety. Yet even these exclusive improvements cause n o advance in price. BUNN SPECIAL. ar jewels, roK regular gold filled cases, $60.00 SANGAMO SPECIAL, a3 jewels, rqK regular gdd filled cases. $90.00

Illinois Watches ILLINOIS WATCH COMPANY, Springfield, Illinois

M A K E R S O F H I G H - G R A D E W A T C H E S E X C L U S I V E L Y

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In.-lrlrllnrr t h r ee small-mouth blach bass, weighing a to ta l of ten pounde the larges t of t he three weighlng fou pounds and three ounces. Our ha t i off t o a. E. Head, the best angler of th , bunch-lt 1s no wonder he is so chesty:

3Iamie Gurley, file clerk, Is experienc- i ng many surprlses. Ju s t recently 8he made a week-end tr lp to St. Louis and had "the tlme of her young life." On her ar r iva l home she found t h a t Uncle Sam had delivered to her a wonderful hand-tooted leather purse with un- mistakable signs of having been sent from sunny Italy. Upon questionlng her, al l we could And out was tha t the purse was sent a s a g i f t from a Boston doctor who was touring Europe wi th the American Legion party.

One of the outstandlng events of 1 9 2 7 was the marriage of Mary Loh- meyer. formerly 0. S. & D. clerk, to Harold Randall, a n attorney, of Por t -

EASTERN DIVISION MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT

SPRINGFIELD, MO.

r land, Oregon. on October 10. Mary had I, been a loyal employe of the claim de- r partment for ten years and had made 8 a host of friends. A number of social

affairs \%;ere. siv_sn in hef hang:.--On

Mayme Hindman, Marjorie ~ i s s e l ; Charlene Willard and Mesdames Char- les &lore( and Hannah Dickerson were hostesses a t a mlscellaneous shower in honor of Mary, a t the home of Char- lene Willard, 1 3 2 1 Roanoke Avenue. Seventy-five attended. On October 6 a surprlse kitchen shower was glven for the bride by the girls of the clalm departmeut. During the noon hour a chili lunch was served to twenty g i r l s and the honoree. The Misses Hat t ie Hindman and Ruby Northcutt gave a luncheon for the bride a t Heer's tea- room on October 3. Those In attend- ance, besldes the brfde were Mrs. Han- nah Dickerson, and the Mlsses Mayme Hindman. Charlens Willard, Ruby Northcutt and Hat t ie Hindman. Mary lef October 6 for Portland, Oregon to make her home there. Words a r e In- adequate t o express ou r good wishes for her. She was one of the most popu- la r and beloved employes of the claim department family.

What folks see when they travel

A town may boast of its churches, banks and public buildings, but it is a better town when it is a MARA- THON town. - Where the M A R A T H O N sign is displayed, there is a M A R A T H O N dealer, and where there is a MARA- THON dealer, there is a satisfied automotive citizen- ship.

M A R A T H O N M O T O R OIL is the result of care, conscience and research to refine an oil of surpassing excellence.

M A R A T H O N Gasoline speaks for itself. I t s per- formance is convincinq even to the most discriminating driver. It proves to be

" B a t in the long run."

TRANSCONTINENTAL OIL CO. TULSA, OKLA.

MILLARD BROWN, Reporter

William H. Schaller, ass is tant day foreman of the north roundhouse was off sick a few days the flrst pa r t of t he month.

Some of the employers and employes in t he master mechanlc's office held a weiner roas t the o ther n ight a t Steury's Cave and report a delightful time.

Loren C. Loveless formerly employed a s day roundhouse clerk has been transferred t o master mechanlc's office a s distribution clerk.

When It comes to belng lucky this office boasts of havlng the lucklest person same belng Edward A. Baron. file c l i rk . who In the recent World Serles won three out of tour jack pots.

Miss Nora Nichols, comptometer op- erator, spent a f ew days of her vaca- tion visi t ing friends In Kansas City.

Perry Elder, road foreman of equip- ment, southern divlslon, whose head- quar ters have recently been In Mem- phis, has been transferred to this office Glad to have you back agaln wi th us "PERRY".

I t looked a s though the Frisco was running a n excursion by the number of Frisco employes who were present a t the station Sunday. October 2, when It was learned Jack Dempsey and wifv, former heavy welght champion was a passenger on Frisco t ra in No. 7 en- route to Callfornla.

Miss Mona Wat ts , distrlbution clerk In this offlce has been granted a sixty days leave of absence. Miss Wat t s an - tlcipates another t r lp to California.

OFFICE OF GENERAL YARDMASTER MONETT, MO.

HELEN NOTHERN, Reporter

Ralph Waltrip, clerk. and wife have recently returned from Bridgeport, Okla., where they spent the i r vacation.

Robert Baker and Pau l Kirby, call- ers, were in the Frisco hospital a t St. Louis las t month to have their tonsils removed. Don't you think tha t was a painful excuse In order to see the ball game?

W. P. Fenton, assistant yardmaster. repor ts a wonderful t ime while on his vacation in Nebraska.

F r a n k L. Kyler. switchman. and A. C . Ebright, brakeman on the central divi- sion, eastern and central divlslon dele- ga t e s to the National Accident Preven- tion Meeting held in Chicago, report

November, 1927

a very enjoyable a s well a s profitable trip.

The name "Orin G. DonLavy" agaln graces our swltchmen's seniorlty list. Time slips indicate he has resumed his former position a s engine foreman on the 3:30 p. m. middle lead.

Willlam Exposito. caller, and Paul Holland, clerk, will at tend the Fi f th Annual Railroad Y. M. C. A. Confer- ence to be held in Jacksonvllle, Fla., November 13, 1 4 and 15.

W. D. Steele, distr lct claim agent, Monett, spent two very enjoyable days las t month in the swamps of Arkansas, a s the gues t of Nessrs. E. M. Carr, dis- tr ict claim agent, Westbrook dlstrlct at torney, and I?. B. Holland, asslstant claim aaent . h l e m ~ h i s .

The l&t oe Frisco employes enrolled In the Educatlonal Class, under the a u s ~ l c e s of the Y. M. C. A. 1s even larger than last year. This Education- a1 Class, in whlch rapid calculation, spelling, mathematics and expression a r e taueht . is one of the larae fea- tures on the yearly program-of the Railroad Y. 31. C. A, a t Monett.

A "Book of Rules Meetina" was held a t Monett. October 13. 14-and 16 by Assistant Suptrintendents G. H. Jury , H. B. Wilson, H. W. Hale and F. E. Brannaman. Approximntely 3 0 0 train- men, enginemen and switchmen receiv- ed instruction dur ing thln session.

Nuch concern was felt among the yard office force a t Monett, when Rob- e r t Tyree Hardy, traveling claim agent, appeared a t the office one day las t month wi th his left a r m in a sling. Examination and lnvestigation disclosed the fac t t ha t he had recently purchased a wris t watch and in rais- i ng his a r m to ascertain t he time, he had thrown his a r m out of place. H e promised to be more careful in the future.

OFFICE OF CAR ACCOUNTANT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

MARIE ARNOLD. Reporter

Amy Bradley, ''our'' twin, spent her vacation with the "statlstlcian's of- fice" twln In Detrolt and Nlagara Falls , re turning r l a Kansas City, where they vlslted relatives. The twlns went from Detrolt to ~ u f f a l o via boat, but chose the traln for their re turn trip.

Lula Jernlgan vlslted a week In Chl- cago with Mrs. Ruby Cooper, formerly of this office.

&I. A. 'Walker, traveling car accoun- tant, has spent a portlon of the past month In Pensacola and re turns wlth the usual deep sea flsh stories, tha t a r e like fairy tales to small stream fishers.

Catherine and Florence Lyons a re In Montana on leave of absence. A few s t r ay post cards announced their safe ar r iva l and enjoyment of the cli- mate.

Eleanor Bridwell, wlth her family, 1s visi t ing In Wichita Falls. Texas. and spending-a few days slght-seeing In Galveston and New Orleans.

Eva Warren, Vera Erke. Alleen Ren- shaw, Helen Boehm, Marjorle Renshaw and Bentrice Arnold attended the State C. E. Convention In St. Louis, October 21, 22 and 23.

Mary Howell Is the proud owner of a new Cadlllac sedan, given he r by her parents.

Ellen Johns Is wear ing a beautlful. sparkl ing diamond r ing on her third finger. left hand.

Zella Shawley and Myrtle Cochran spent their vacation a t points in the East , visi t ing several days In Wash- ington, D. C. Myrtle stopped in St. Louis on the re turn t r ip fo r a few days to "visit" the Employes' hos- pital.

Isabelle Cosby spent pa r t of her va- cation in Oklahoma, ge t t i ng well tanned and burned, r iding in t he sun and wind.

Helen Murray and Zenas Fitzjohn

November, 1927

are

Yor; I

spent some tlme this month in the hospital In Sprlnglleld, each undergo- ing an operatlon for appendicltls. Myr- tle. Helen and zenas should be able to spend Beveral hours on the theme, r "Nnw, when 1 had my operation, etc."

3illle" Alderfer spent her vacation 1 her sister in Arkansas, much of tlrne being used in pulling Hat-

ts across swollen, fordless and 1 choked streams where Chevrolets not allowed. nna Helblg vislted in Boston. New k and other polnts in the East . In pany wlth Olive Bernet of the gen- manager's office, t ak lng the day-

? trip down the Hudson and all :r sight-seelng trips offered. red J. Wilson, "Lindy's second" in .s, recently took unto himself a ? from Nevada, Mo., and Is now lo- d in the Inglenook Apartments. offlce mlshes them n long and hap-

wedded life.

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wifc cate The

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FRANK L. KYLER. Reporter

-ay Elrod, switchman on the 4:00 p. , r e \ , Is sporting a new Nash coupe.

R. Gillette, who was quite paln- I injured In an auto accident re- ly, is able to be out af ter belng Ined to his bed for several days. suffered a fractured lower jaw and erous cuts and bruises. but i s re- . ~ - - - ~-

:ring nlcely. C. Ebrlght. brakeman on the cen- division, and F r a n k L. Kyler.

ichman, represented their respec- divlsions a t the sixteenth annual - - - - - -.

lention of the ~ a t 6 n a l Safety ncll. which was held In Chicago latter part of September. ' all the Iron-clad s tun t s t h a t ever Irred, we clalm th is one a s the . Recently A. C. Russey, switch- , received hls s e t of s tore teeth wore them to work. As they both-

him a ltttle, he removed them reparation of ea t ing his lunch. The 3 shanty cat, in antlclpatlon of a bone or other bit of food, mlstook teeth for the aforesaid bone and eeded to pounce on them and carry I out under the house where Rus- had to rescue them wlth the aid of ng pole. new filling stntlon is soon to be in ation in our city. The Marland Company has leased ground from .chman k C. Russey, adjacent to home In Forest Pa rk and Is erect- a building. Mr. "Stude" Russey, of A. C. Russey, will be employed .ttendant. m. Shea, retired switchman, who les In St. Louis, was vist lng old ~ d s and acquaintances in Monett

recently. "Uncle Bill", a s he is iliarly known, has a host ,of fr iends who were all glad to see him. E. Kissell, Wm. Wormlngton and L. Nordin, ext ra switchmen, have I cut OK the swltchmen's ex t r a A. -.

G. DonLavy, englne foreman on 3:30 p. m. crew has returned to

k after a n exte ided vacation. lrl Spain, nlght general yardmas- Is laylng OM. R. 0. Davis i s act- In his capaclty. ly E. Dawson, switchman on the P. m. coach crew has lately made

nslve improvements on hls resi- ,e, located on Second Street. ell, a f ter better than a year's ab- e, while residlng In t he neiphbor- metr0~0l iS of Pelrce Citv. ve scribe his worthy spouse a r e again locat- at Monett, having purchased the fence a t 904 Central Street. bok of Rules Meetings and the re-

cent issue of a new time card a r e the two most prominent subjects of discus- sion a t the several "beaneries" and switch shantles. A fellow can learn a heap about the mysterious a r t of rall- roadlng by just se t t lng around these places and listenlng to the boys pour out thelr exgerleneea.

DISBURSEMENTS DEPARTMENT ST. LOUIS. MO. ,

ODELIA BOSCHE. ~ e p o r t e r

There seems to be a n unusual lull in the matter of news concerning the audltor disbursements offlce the pas t few weeks, and, of course, we must keep our office force before the Frisco family in some manner or other, so I will t r y and report a few items below.

Two of our aspiring accountants, Ear l Eise and John Kinworthy, thlrst- ing for a better understanding of the many intricatc problems in accountlns, decided Lo become freshmen of the St. Louis University (n ight activit ies). Since becoming members of this insti- tution, they have g rea t visions of n wonderful future and their dreams mav come true.

31r. and Mrs. Russell James a re the proud parents of a daughter, born on October 4 a t St. Anne's hospital.

Edith Wiessman is back on the job. a f ter spending two excltlng weeks a t Porksvllle. 111. Edith s ta tes tha t the town isn't much, but the people in i l certainly a r e wonderful.

Betty Baer and Ethelyn Stroub, who have been on the sick l ist for a month. have again reported for work. Both g i r l s a r e fecling flne, despite t he fac t t ha t they have lost welght.

The morning a f t e r the tornado, J im McAuliKe came down to the otTlce with one blue and one black sock on, and Catherlne Gilbane had to a o to S c r u a m to ge t a pair of hose, because she h i d one t an and one rose colored stockinq on. Don't know whether they a r e color bllnd or whether the tornado put thelr I lghts on the blink.

AGENT'S OFFICE-MONETT, MO.

PEARL E. LEWIS, Reporter

E. L. F rank , assistant car foreman, for the Rock Island Railroad a t Sllvls, Illinois. was a visitor a t our statlon recently and complimented our car de- partment very hlghly.

Miss Margery Gooch, who has been working us a telephone operator a t our Frisco office. has reslgned to enter the State Teachers' College, Spring- Held, where she will take a course In art .

Willlam Scott of Springfield has been assigned the positlon of nlght statlon master. Monett, and assumed hls du- tles September 29.

A li t t le daughter made her ar r iva l a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Long, September 21 and has been chrls- tened Vera Geane.

Russell A. Cole. who served In t he capacity of ext ra clerk during- t he sum- mer. has returned to St. Louls. where he is a s tudent In dentlstry a t Wash- ington University.

Miss Wilma Mayhan returned on Oc- tober 1, f rom a month's vlsit wi th her grandparents a t Washington. Ind.

Edward I?. Crowe of St. Louls, com- mercial agent of the Chicago & East - e rn Illinols Railroad. was a visi tor a t our offlce recently.

Claude Burch. ext ra clerk. worked as relief man . a t Cllnton. MO.. th ls month.

Everyone in the freight oMlce has qui t having birthdays but the blll clerk. I n honor of his twenty-seventh blrthday, the 27th of September, he was the recipient of a beautiful sap- phire ring. He's married and doesn't mind telling his age.

The agent has lost hls "reputation" a s a "vlsioner" slnce the world series- his "hunch" was evldentlv mlsleadinrr.

The barn on the f a rm-of ~ o l u m b & Mayhan, mall and baggage handler, was s t ruck by l ightning October 1 and completely destroyed. He had stored 350 berry crates and a small amount of feed, the loss amountlng to about $450.00.

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