People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-30
RAILROAD NOTES.

The practice Il small boys jumping
on and off cars while in motion, which
is daily occurrence neac the Santa
Fe depot, must be stopped. Agent
Rals,or and Baggagemaster Rghrcr
say they will put a stop to it IN some
manner, and if necessary. they will
have the boys arrested. A number
Of boys, ranging in age from 10 to l6
years, make a business of hanging
around the depot during the day
and jumping on any train that hap
pens along. One day last week a lad
we'll known here, attempted to get on
the switch engine, missed his footing
and came near falling under the
treacherous wheels. Parents, keep
your children away from the railroad
tracks.
Frank WOOdcock has been promoted
to conductOrship and given a way
car in the chain gang between Well
ingtOn and Panhandle. Frank was
once a pupil of the writer in the Null
yane city schools. He was loaded to
the axles, always, with good natured
devilment, which sometimes resulted
in a collision, but his frank, honest
manner proved him only a 'funnin"
even if it was sometimes tough on the
discipline Of the school. Frank Wood
cock is all right and will be found
trustworthy under all circumstances,
and time will prove that he has the
ability to advance to any position
known to railrOading. We yet expect
TO congratulate him as one of the
brass collars Of the great system
which has recognized his merits by a
just promotion in salary and respOn~
sibility.-WOodward News.
W. D. Gossett, representing the
land department of the Santa Fe, was
in this vicinity last Friday looking
over crop prospects. He has gathered
some valuable information and will
use it to boom real estate in this coun-
try. He says last years total area Of
wheat acreage was al, 1853, which COM
pared with the reports from seventeen
townships this year, shows a decrease
of about 10 per cent, aud not all the
townships have made their reports
Seventeen townships report 90S5S
acres Of corn, against 1882 acres
last year, showing that the decrease
in wheat is made up by the increase
in corn. Mr.. GoSsett says that wheat
west Of here is in fine coalition, anC
that Kansas will surely be redeemed
in the eyes Of the world this year
lie has been in the employ of the
Santa Fe in this capacity for eighteen
years, which is certainly good rec
ommendation.
A new time card will 60 into effect
on the Santa Fe. Sunday, May 3, b!
which considerable change will bC
made in the train service between
Caldwell and Wichita, and Hume
well and Augusta, on the southern
division of the road. Under the pres
ent schedule mixed train runs from
Hunnewell through Wellington t
Augusta each morning and returns il
the evening. A mixed train alsC
leaves Caldwell each evening, runs
through Wellington to Wichita, where
it connects with a passenger traiT
which connects with the main lint
train No. s, and returns from Wichita
to Caldwell the next morning. The
trains from Hunnewell to Augusta
are known as 439 and AS, and those
between Caldwell and Wichita as AZ
and 42S. Under new time card mixed
train will leave Caldwell 10 the morn
ing, and instead of running to WITCH
tia, will run to Augusta, connecting
at Mulvane with passenger train No
400, which will connect with main lint
train No. 6. This train will return
from Augusta to Caldwell in'the even
ing. A mixed train will also be run
from Hunnewell to Wellington eacl
, morning 10 time TO connect with the
train from Caldwell, and return from
Wellington TO Hunnewell in the even
ling. This schedule will take of one
train each way between Wellington
and Mulvane, and abolish the mixed
train service between Mulvane anC
Wichita. The trains between Cald
well and Augusta will be known as ~!
and 426, and those between Hume
well and Wellington as 435 and 1876.