People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-12
RAILROAD NOTES.

RAILROAD NOTES.
Brakeman Logan, of the Santa Fe.
has laid of for fifteen days.
The Santa Fe will soon haul 1000
cars of cattle through Kansas.-Kan-
Sas City World.
Swltchman Fred Fisher, who has
been laying of, returned to work in
the Santa Fe yards Monday.
Brakeman Logan went to Chanute
Friday morning to make arrangements
to move his family to this place.
Sid Harman, of the Santa Fe round
house force, is the proud father of a
seVen-pound girl since Wednesday.
John Prior went to Woodward last
Monday to assume work, after few
days layOff and sOjOurn in this city.
Conductor doc" McCurdy reported
Tor work last Saturday, after a few
days lay-off on account of sickness.
The BrOtherhcodg of Locomotive
Engineers are contemplating moving
their lodge rooms to the B. Of L. F.
hall.
The Santa Fe railroad men are
spending their idle hours telling old
railroad stories. Some OF them are
thrilling in the extreme.
Harry ROhrer, baggage man at the
union depot, is learning how to manip-
ulate a typewriter. He strikes the
keys like a man splitting wood.
The new Santa Fe management is
very economical. Brakeman have
been ordered to turn the lamps down
after 3 p. m. to save oil and wick
Caldwell News.
Fireman Stipp is at Chanute, called
there by the sickness OF his wife.
Harrison Beard, of Wellington, is fir
ing the switch engine at night in his
stead.-Courier.
P. X. Staukoff, an employe of the
Santa Fe at Panhandle, passed through
the city last MOndayOn his way home
from Cripple Creek. He says every
thing is on the boom there and Door
men had better stay away.
Snake stories are now in order.
Harry Rohrer comes to the front
with the first one. He says that Sun
day some boys in the south part of
town killed a snake that measured
over five feet. He called it a Bull
head" and says it was a very large one
Of its kind.
Everett Fleming, who has been
working in Superintendent Hartman's
office at Wichita, came home Satur-
day evening and will remain in this
city for about ten days, after which
he will accept a permanent position
with the Santa Fe. Everett is a fine
young man and has Eeen with the
Santa Fe for a number of years.
The roads in the Central Passenger
committee have agreed to make the
same charge on bicycles and baby
carriages that are made by the lines
in the Western Passenger association.
The rule among the western roads
is that these articles shall be charged
for at the same rate as excess baggage,
with minimum rate Of twenty-five
cents.
Brakeman Otto Gilliland broke the
record while out duck hunting last
Friday. He went up the river about
nine miles and got eight ducks with
seven shots. His friends say he shot
Que duck that was fourth Of a mile
from the ground and when it struck
bounced eleven feet. He deserves the
belt. Grady should be compelled to
give 1t up.
The Lehigh Valley railroad ran an
experimental train from New York
to Buffalo the other day to fix sched-
ule for its new fast flyer between the
two cities. The run Was made In ten
hours, which Is two hours ahead Of
the regular time. The fastest time
Of the trip was made between Batavia
and Depew, when seventy-six miles
an hour was reached.
The fact that the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad has been compelled togo into
the hands OF a receiver will be gen.
orally regretted. The road has al
ways been run on a business basis
and has never been used for specula.
tive purposes. Its misfortunes are
due to causes which will sometimes
happen in the best conducted bus.
mess, and it is to be hoped that its
embarrassment will be only temporary,
School Notes.
George Devaney has moved away.
Miss Leonard will give two prizes