Robert Gillham Dead Great civil engineer and street railways promoter
Robert Gillham, a noted civil engineer who promoted street railway projects, has died. His long career included leading transportation work and advancing urban rail ideas.
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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1899
Page
3
Memorial Mass for Robert Gillham Honors City Rail Pioneer
Robert Gillham died in Kansas City at age 70 from pneumonia and appendicitis after a six day illness. He built Kansas Citys street railway system and engineered rail networks across the West. A memorial mass meeting was called by Mayor Jones, and Pittsburg Gulf trains paused during the funeral. Gillham chaired major public rail projects and led the road as general manager earning about $15,000 yearly. He was born September 9, 1854 in New York and moved to Kansas City in 1878 to address the cities street railway needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Robert Gillham
Independence Boulevard
Gillham
Pittsburg
Culf Railroad
Pittsburg & Gulf System
Kansas City
Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
Jones
Commercial Club
Pittsburg & Gulf Road
Vrack Hagerman
Webster Withers
S. W. Fordyce
Fordyce
St. Louis & Southwestern Railroad
Martin
Philips
United States Court
Pittsburgh Gulf
New York
Hackensack
N. J
Bluff Street
Fifth Street
Independence Avenue
East Ninth Street
Kan
Kansas City Cable Railway Company
Engineer Gets Milestone Salaries Across Cities
A text fragment notes a man being hired at 10,000 a year and soon employed by Denver and Omaha to design street railway systems. He drew 10,000 from each city and rapidly earned from 40,000 to 60,000 annually, the highest salary Kansas City ever recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Omaha
Kansas
Knights of the Royal Arch Social Gathering
Sunday afternoon a Knights of the Royal Arch group met at Chas. Steinmits home in the west part of the city with friends for a social gathering. Col. J. G. Byers spoke on the order's purpose to fill a need left by other benevolent societies and to oppose saloon influence, noting it is not a whisky organization and welcomes those not affiliated elsewhere. Mena Lodge No. 4, organized August 22, 1809, has about thirty members and meets regularly. Luncheon at 4 p m followed a pleasant afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of the Royal Arch
Chas
Steinmits
Col
J. G. Byers
Order of the Knights of the Royal Arch
Royal Arch
Mena Lodge No. 4
Churches Sunday Services and Community Church News
Sunday meetings at the First Christian church were well attended with several members joining including Brother Beeke and his family. Rev J K Walling is praised for his work in Mena and parishioners are urged to support him. At the Methodist service the day centered on Judas and a memorial Sunday upcoming for old soldiers. Three new members joined at morning service and an Epworth League devotion led by W Z McKean. Rev W W Gardner from Arkadelphia spoke in morning and evening services promoting the Baptist Orphans Home in Monticello. The Hartman children were placed with the Home and the morning collection exceeded thirty dollars for homeless children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
First Christian Church
Beeke
Progressive Brethren
J. K. Walling
Mena
Methodist Episcopal Church
Judas
Whitman
Epworth League
W. Z McKean
W. W. Gardner
Arkadelphia
Bro. Gardner
Baptist Orphans
Monticello
Hendrix Academy Bids Sought for Mena Arkansas
Sealed bids to build a brick schoolhouse and a frame principal's house for the Mena Hendrix Academy will be opened at 1 p.m. May 26. Separate bids may be made for each structure with plans at the offices of Jos P Landes in Mena and Geo Mathews in Kansas City. Proposals require a $25 bid bond and completion by September 16, 1899. The right to reject any bid is reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mena Hendrix Academy
Jos. P. Landes
Mena, Ark
Pickly Ash Bitters Restores Digestion
Sour stomach fullness and gas from imperfect digestion are treated with Pickly Ash Bitters. It corrects the disorder at once, drives out badly digested food, and tones the stomach liver and bowels. For sale by Jackson Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Drug Co
Dissolution Notice Lights Hanes & Egolf Continuation As Egolf Drug Co
Notice states W. D. Egolf has bought John B. Hanes interest in Hanes and Egolf drug store and will continue the business as Egolf Drug Co All old firm accounts will be collected by Egolf and all bills paid by him W. D Boom Jouyx B Hawes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D.egolf
John B. Hanes
Hanes & Egolf
Egolf Drug Co
Egolf
W. D. Boom
Jouyx B. Hawes
Palmer Real Estate Agent Seeks Sale and Trade Listings
Co. C. Palmer, real estate agent, offers farm and city property for sale and trade. Choice residence and business lots available from one to five acres with easy payments. See me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. C. Palmer
Also Mentioned on This Page
M Ting
MR. Fordyce
Robery Gillham
M. E. Church
South
Hendrix Academy
W. R- Blocksom & CO
Undertakers
John H. Hamilton
Real Estate Ag’ey
Mena Street
Sherwood Avenue
H. M. Dagg, M. D
New Star Pharmacy
de Queen Street
Janssen Avenue
Lindsy & Justice
Mena St
Arkansas
I. J. Ramey
Fice
Star Pharmacy
J. C. Byers
Attorney At Law
R. S. Allen
Hudgins Block
Queen St
TS Mae L
iMartines
W. I. Boyer
Pipkin & Hanes Oid
Tcentucky
John Garrett
Propr
Hotel National
T. H. Dunn
the Mutual Life Insurance Co
Mutual Life
R. W. Andrews
Hotel National City
Bee Hive Grocery
PRADY
Mena Jewelry Store
Bey
Gre
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