People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
RAILROAD NOTES.

WIN. BOttor1 In the freight house.
The cutting out of the wires at the
dispatcher's office was done Friday.
1t will soon be time for the move
ment Of cattle to the eastern mar
ket.
Railroad agents claim that passen-
ger traffic is very light for this time
of the year.
ROadmaster Stetler, Of Winfield,
has his territory extended as far west
as Wellington.
Dick BrOwnfeld will take a day Job
in the freight house in the place of
Henry Glaman.
G. L. cellars left for Arkansas City
Friday night, where he will accept a
position temporarily.
A carload Of rOadmaster supplies
and office fixtures were shipped to
Winfield Friday morning.
VIM. BOttorff, ex-freight depot
operator, will act in the capacity of
caller for the Santa Fe.
Roadmaster Stellar will have charge
OF the track from Winfield to We'll
lipgton, including the Wellington
yards.
ROadmaster W. D. Nelligan's juris-
dictiOn will extend from Wellington
to Panhandle, including Medicine
Lodge branch.
There will be no changej,in the en-.
CINE crews or the train crews. They
will all be handled from here the
same as usual.
The general foreman Of the bridge
and building department will have
charge Of the entire southern division
including the line from Winfield to
Panhandle.
The range manager Of the Hibern-
ian Cattle Syndicate has been trans
ferred from Woodward and given the
western division from Wellington to
Panhandle.
} o. NJ. Carpenter, fireman who has
5 been stopping in the city for few
4 days, went to Woodward on Saturday.
Mr.. Carpenter runs from Woodward
to Panhandle.
, Dick BrOwntield, who has beeniact-
ing as dispatcher'S operator in the
t Santa Fe Office here for some time, ha:
5 accepted a similar position in the
: dispatcher'S Office at Arkansas City.
A trunk came in on train No. last
a Thursday that attracted considerable
e attention. 1t was profusely decorated
: with ribbons and other ornaments
q and evidently belonged to a bride anC
n groom, which accounted for its gal;
t appearance.
The Santa Fe offices here received
official notice last Thursday TO thu
a effect that the line from Winfield
D junction to Panhandle City would b.
q taken off the Southern Kansas divis
:, ion and attached to the Southern d.
i vision under Superintendent Hart
t man.
d Conductor Mike Burns with brake
= man Dow and Davidson, Conductor
t Fleming with brakeman Grady anC
) Burnsworth, and Conductor Waynicl
!; with brakeman Corners and Coon
d who have been stationed at Chanutt
J, for some time have been transferred
l. to Wellington. 1t is needless to state
that the boys are glad to get back
h Hutchinson and Downs expect TO b
y transferred later.
e The dispatcher's office at yelling
+ ton will be discontinued, but the mer
t who held positions there will be taker
Y care Of on other parts Of the road i
= they so desire. The train crews and
y roundhouse force will still be contin
D ned at Wellington. The change ha.
y been made, not only in the interest o
|. economy, but the recognized terri
e tory can be handled better under tn,
r new arrangement.-Wichita Eagle.
d Since the Panhandle division wa
d transferred from this city to Arkan.
II sas City, orders have been ISSUED
II which sends something like twenty
d four Santa Fe men back to that city
All Of these men were on that divis
O ion until transferred to this city som,
n months ago, and during their sta!
4 here have formed many acquaintance
aud friendships. When the orde
n came to return it was a hard blow Il
+ some of them. jolly Mike Burns an(
Q R. E. Dowell say they regret eve
q having lived here, on account Of hav
Q ing to leave, while Conductor Kim
!. ball is heartbroken. A number o.
o conductors and few brakemen arr
o already over there and the following
!. will be gone before payday: Con
4 ductOrs Geo. F. Fleming, NJ. ]. Burns
r S. D. Waynick, VIM. Kinball anC
4 Brakemen Joseph Shirt. j. B. Coons
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