The Globe-republican., 1897-10-28
RAILROAD NOTES.

The 40 IL out Of the shops and In
service again.
Brakeman Roy Marshall was laying
! off this week.
Brakeman Geo. J. Carrier expects to
60 to work this week.
IT. H. Sears, trainnaster ut La Junta,
! was in town last week.
The first No. on time table No.
passed through here this morning at9:5O.
r. Hay was up from Kansas City
Sunday on Conductor McKay's run on
l and 2.
RI. Parker, the efficient division
superintendent, was up from Newton
last week.
Engineer Frank Ottys left Monday
evening for Oklahoma and will be gone
about 80 days.
Engineer John Shaw was sick in La
Junta few days this week, and had to
lay off one trip.
j. L. Montague, formerly brakeman
on this division, has been In town visiting
for few days.
The 1913. with Harry Newfer at the
throttle, made her first trip on delayed
No. 1, Sunday evening.
The big engines are doing away
with two sections of and 2, and makes
a very big saving to the company.
w. J. Black, general passenger
agent of the Santa Fe system, passed
through Dodge last Thursday evening.
Gus. Siebert, who left the service of
the company last week, was the Oldest
passenger brakeman on the line, having
been an employe to exceed 20 years.
-Johu w. Butte, agent at Ingalls,, has
taken a 80 day lay of, and his place is
being filled by T. H. W0olsey, extra
operator.
President E. P. Ripley and Vice
President Paul Morton of the Santa Fe,
passed through here Friday evening in
their private cars on first No. 2.
1t is rumored that one of the brake
men on local will be married this week.
We are not at liberty to give the name
but the parson who marries them will
know.
The new engines S91, 1872 and 1913 are
making success on l and 2 since some
important changes in them have been
made at La Junta under the direction of
Master Mocha mic Foster.
This has been very quiet campaign
in Ford county, one of the quietest ever
known, and very few candidates are Civ
ing the railway men that glad hand as
usual before election.
Which ever party is SO unfortunate |
as to have many of its number out of
town on election, will think it hard luck. |
Enough Republicans were in La Junta |
two years ago to have changed the re-
suit on sheriff.
Joe Brockman, who was murdered |
at Kinsley, was, when a resident of Dodge |
a very quiet and peaceful citizen, and |
when be was engaged in the railway ser |
vice as fireman up to the 81 strike was
we'll respected and liked by all bis CO.
employees.
No. 3 made its initial trip last Thurs
day night and was very successful one
so far AS this division is concerned, going |
into La Junta on time. The train car
ried 45 passengers, which is a good list
q limited train and the first trip.
Several of the conductors discharged |
last week were we'll known In Dodge |
and liked by their acquaintances Among |
those who run into Dodge regularly |
from Kansas City were F. s. Gould and |
w. e.. bearing. Those from Denver |
wer. Dan Murphy and Theo. johnson.
"A special train on the Gulf road, on
the night of October Goth, ran from
to Pueblo, 81 miles, in Sc |
minutes, to bring to a hospital there Sig.
New mann, a wealthy cattle and sheep
owner, who had been shot In the abb |
don-u by Paul Frohlich, member Of
the Walsenburg council.
Travel on the AtchisOn has been |
heavy of late, in both direc- |