People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-04
RAILROAD NOTES.

Mrs. J. E. BOttOrff is better.
The Santa Fe bridge gang is al
ArgOnia.
The Santa Fe stock yard scales have
recently been repaired.
L. W. Robinson, a Santa Fe bridge
carpenter, is quite sick.
Brakeman Geo. Coons, who has been
sick, is able to sit up today.
Frank Alley went to work last
night after a layoff enforced by sick
ness,
Engineer Ed Herring has returned
from sixty days visit with his
mother at Lawrence,
Jerry Black succeeded Geo. T.
Nicholson as general passenger agent
of the Santa Fe Monday.
A girl girl baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Clark tuesday. Mr.. Clark
is wiper at the round house.
S. NJ. Dennis is working as night
Waterman in the Santa Fe yards,
while q. E. Bltkin is laying off.
Mrs. VIM. Jones, wife of Brakeman
Jones, is suffering with a burned
hand, caused by an explosion of gasO-
line.
Brakeman Billy Kimball returned
on Monday from an extensive trip
to Kansas City. He will go to work
at once.
When an engines come out of the
shops after repairs the hOStler takes
it out on the tracks and speeds it
awhile. They do this to make sure
that she is all right, and it is called
breaking her in"
The railroad boys placed a hand.
some wreath on the coffin of Mrs
Richard BrOwnfeld at the funeral ser.
vices last Wednesday in token of deeI
respect for the departed.
Mike Burns was buying an elegant
line of furniture at one of the furni
ture stores Tuesday, and the railroad
boys say that Harper will soon lose q
beautiful and handsome daughter.
Brakeman Joe Staret left Wednes
day night for Albany, n. Y, to visit
his parents. Some of the boys whit
saw his transportation VOW that tht
return slip contained the addendum
''and wife"
Winfield Courier: Nearly all train.
have been delayed more or less since
the cold wave. 1t seems curious tha'
Just when waiting around a smok,
depot is the most unpleasant, is whel
passengers are obliged to loaf tn,
longest.
Engineer Charles Weddle returned
Sunday morning from a visit to BIZ
father at Pana, Ill. He had been alb
sent twelve days. Mr.. Weddle re
ports intense cold 10 the east, to
thermometer having reached 10 below
at PaDa while he was there. TIL
present mild temperature seems sum
mer.like to him.
Albert Sherwood of Topeka, til
new foreman of the round house, al
rived yesterday morning; was show
around the Santa Fe property by MI
Neubert. Neubert returns to Arkau
Sas City Thursday morning to ente
upon his new duties. He is now frs
man under John Player, general mas
ter mechanic at Topeka.
Master Mechanic G. T. Neubert ha
been transferred to the Arkansa
City division. His place at the roun
S'aause in this city will be filled BY
man 0amed Sherwood, of whom notE
ing is known by the local railroa
emen. He has not arrived yet, Th
fplace.at Arkansas City has been va
'saM siuce the FIRST Of the year. NJ
Neubert'S time as m. m. at that plaC
began Monday morning. He wen
over next morning to make arrange
mentS for locating there and wi
move his family over in few week
Wellington people will regret to 10:
this estimable family from our mids
Mr.. and Mrs. Neubert have won
warm place in the hearts of our PEI
pie, and they carry with them
their new home the best wishes of
multitude of friends.
Bucklen's Arniea Salve.
Tho baot co1va in tho world for ont