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— Engine 1590, one of the fa.ste«t engines on the* Burlington road and the first locomotive of its clast* purchased by the company, was turned out of West Burlington shops to-day, after undergoing a complete overhauling. It will be limbered up on the hill for a lew days and then placed on the fast mail between Burlington and Chicago, and will no doubt cut considerable lig-ure in the forthcoming race for the United States mail contract—The Burlington railway has undertaken the stupendous task of renumbering Its freight cars and other rolling stock. Numbers on 120,000 ears which include cars that belonged to the roads which the Burlington has acquired within the last year, will bechanged. Heretofore the road has had what were called system cars, such as the B. M. R. cars, but in the future they will all be made straight B. Q. cars, and each one will have a number. It will take three years to complete the work.—The damage to the residence ofJohn Siefken, whidi was burned vet*-* *terday afternoon will amount to nearly $1,000 and not $50 as stated. Theentire roof was destroyed and the house badly gutted by the flames. The entire amount of furniture and household goods were damaged by both smoke and water. The only wearing apparel which was saved was that which Mr. Siefken and his wife were wearing at the time of the fire. Insurance was carried on both the dwelling and the furniture: $650 on the residence and $300 on the stock. This willbarely cover the damage.—Airs. Hauser, a half-demented woman, who has given the police more or less trouble in the. past, was arrested to-day at the instigation of her neighbors for disturbing the peace. When Officer Seamans arrested her, he
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Burlington Evening Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Wed, Apr 27, 1904
Page 8
Full Page
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