People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
RAILROAD COUPLINGS

No trains were late on the Santa Fe
on account of the storm.
The railroad boys report plenty of
work over on the Arkansas City div
iSiOns.
Conductor James is on Conductor
LOOSley's run while the latter is tax.
ing a short layOff.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. T. Neubert will re-
move permanently to Arkansas City
about the first of March.
Switchman Davidson in a moment
OF reckless abandon last week, shaved
off his handsome moustache.
The round house boys have plenty
Of work on hand. The shop is full Of
engines and other marhinery for re.
pairs.
Switchman George COonS is able to
limp around after the injury to his
knee last week while jump-
ing from Car.
The Santa Fe is giving out circu.
lars CT information concerning the
bill designed to kill the business of
scalperS, which is now before cong
TeSS.
Miss Bessie Kellar of Elwood, Ind.
who has been visiting the family of
her brother, Fireman Kellar, for the
past six weeks, left Monday night for
her home.
Brakeman Sam Rogers died in the
Topeka hospital Sunday night after
undergoing severe operation, Rogers
was brakeman on 2O3 under VauBer-
gen. The operation was performed
on him last Thursday.
Gus Hamel received his discharge
Monday morning as a result of the
miShap in the yards several days since
when one of Dad Ryan's coaches was
damaged. H. E. Hays of Wichita,
took his place that morning.
The Santa Fe is making extensive
Improvements on the Folks elevator.
A new foundation will be put under
the building, and new machinery will
be supplied. Mr.. Shirlie of the bridge
and building department, has charge
of the work.
Boilermaker Prentz sustained a
painful injury to two Of his fingers at
the round house Friday. They were
severely mashed while he was work.
ing on boiler, DR.. Splitter dressed
the injured member. Mr.. Prentz will
be laid up few days on account of
the accident.
Dad Ryan has been transferred to
the EnglewOod run. He left Friday
evening for Mulvane to assume
his new duties. Conductor Wuner is
temporarily on the Hunnewell run.
Conductor Cope, formerly on the En-
glewOOd run, takes Nos. 5 and 6 from
Newton to Purcell, in the place of
McTaggart, who was let out.
Geo. Turner, brakeman on the
south end of the Arkansas City divis-
ion, had his hand mashed off at Okla
hOma City Friday morning while
making a coupling. He was brought
to Winfield on No. 1 last night and
the hand was amputated. Mr.. Turner
was well known to Wellington rail-
road men, who will be sorry to learn
of his terrible loss.
There isn't better class of people
in the city to pay their bills than the
railroad men. They received their
pay checks Monday morning, and the
VOICE man noticed them all day at
the stores settling up their bills. The
merchants Of the city are first TO re-
ceive part Of the railroaders' money,
and they give it up with a generous
heart, always satisfied 10 be let alone
with what they have left after their
bills are paid,
Brakeman Robert DOwell Friday
morning showed US an invitation to
the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Miller
to Joseph W. Steiert, to occur at,the
home of the brides parents, 67S Gin
ton avenue, Albany, N. Y, next Tues
day afternoon at3o'clOck. Mr.. Steiert
left for Albany January 26, and the
VOICE predicted that he would re-
turn with bride. They will reach
home the 18th inst. and 90 to house
keeping in this city.
General 10 Shelby died at his home
near Kansas City Saturday morning
after an illness of few week. Gen.
Shelby was noted confederate officer.
John Craig of this city, was under
him at Perryville, Ky. A great many
OF the southern men in this county
knew the deceased intimately.
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