The Goodland republic., 1898-12-02

John Grier Of Colorado Springs spent
Friday in GOOdlRnd-
S. J. Pratt, round house foreman, is
IN Chicago on business.
J. / VanAuker spent Sunday in
.DenTer with his family.
Jack Griffin and family returned
yesterday from a visit to Chicago.
h Vanderhof is the name Of the
operator who succeeded NJ. V. Skinner.
@. E. Biddison and family returned
Monday from a few days visit in
Denver.
Charles Adams and George MeNulty,
maehinists, have resigned and left for
other fields.
Superintendent F. G. Smith of Colo
radO Springs made his weekly visit
here Monday.
Charley Short returned from Man
haitian Monday where he vas called by
the death Of his sister.
Engineer Agnew and Fireman Nc
Clure went to Phillipsburg Sunday
night after q new engine.
Fireman H L Robertson viii move
his family here. They viii occupy sp-
artments in the Leonard brick.
Operator NJ. V. Skinner has been
transferred TO PhilIipsburg and his
family left for that place Wednesday.
Engineer Joe Berry, Fireman G. D.
Sharrah were down from the Denver
run Monday with their engine for re-
pairs.
Engineer J. L Boyle viii take the
run on and 10 on the east end made
vacant by the resignation Of Engineer
L. Q. Ames.
J.R. Morris and family, who have
been visiting Mr.. Morris father at Tis-
kilWa, Ill, are now visiting friends at
Graham, Mo.
". L. Jessup, who has been in the
water service at GOOdland, has been
transferred back to HortOn.-HOrtOn
Commercial.
H Q. ROckelman returned from an
extended visit to Michigan Saturday.
He has taken his old position in the
water service department.
George Banks. a pile driver en-
plOye, mashed a foot quite badly Mon
day while engaged at work. He was
brought to GOOdland for medical treat
ment.
Morris Heafy OF McCOok, Neb., is in
GOOdland this week visiting his sister,
Mrs. Angus Miller. Morris was form
erly employed In the railroad shops
here, and he has msnT friends in
GOOdland.
John Shuster, a blacksmith in the
shops, is an old friend of @. O. Gillette,
the great cattle plunger who has Great
I ed such q sensation by his gigantic
| failure and sWindle. Shuster and Gil
lette used to 60 fishing together near
/ WOObine only a few years ago when
! Gillette was q station agent
Superintendent z. Q. Smith, Train
master ". r. Morton and Master Ne
chanic J. Z. 10y we're at Topeka Mon
/ day to attend the meeting called by
| Assistant General Manager Allen Rld
Superintendent Of Machinery George
/ z. Wilson, for the purpose of intro
ducing the new system Of firing loco
motives which viii be adopted on this
/ division as we'll as the entire system.
The United States Express company
was robbed Of $1,000 at Almena Mon
| day night. The money had been ship
ped by a Denver live stock commission
/ firm to their agents at Almena, where
| they are wintering 10000 head Of sheep.
/ The package was brought in by the
/ Rock Island night train, and the rob
/ beTs made away with the money while
/ the station agent was bringing the
| express into the baggage room.
The Rock Island company put in
new hard pine flooring in the Office and
waiting room at the depot last week.
go The Rock Island has erected a new
windmill over their we'll recently put
down at the stock yard. The Rock
1 Island desires much praise for the
many and substantial improvements
made at this point during the year for
| the accommodation of stock raisers.-
/ Burlington (COl.) Republican.
| Lewis Rhoades, a former employe of
| the Rock Island railway at the CON-
pany round house at Phillipsburg, is
| suing the company for $4,000 damages
| because he is no longer able to masti-
/ cate The original suit was filed in the
/ district court Of Phillips county, but
was Monday Of this week removed to
/ the federal court at Topeka. RhOades
| states that last April he had his head
| crushed BY locomotive in such a way
as 70 defOrm his jaws and make it i'm
/ possible for him to masticate.
/ Ed Pearson, an engineer in the en-
/ plOy Of the Union Pacific, was the vic
tim Of a peculiar accident at Sharon
| Springs last Sunday night. While the
| engine in his charge was stationed near
l the Hour mill IN that city, part Of that
institution was blown down by the
wind, the debris falling in such way
as TO smash the engine and disable
him. A broken ankle and other minor
| injuries was the result Of the accident
/ to the unfortunate man. He was taken
to the hospital at Denver.
l. G. Ames left Sunday night for
| Harbert, Mich, where he has q farm.
| and he viii make his future home
at that place Mr.. Ames is an old en-
plOye Of the Rock Island and when he
left the cOmpany's employ last week be
/ held one Of the best runs as passenger
engineer in the gift Of the roFd. Com
ing west in the early days with shat
tered health, he located at Wallace.
that place was q division Of the Kansas
4 Pacific then and q government fort was
also located there. His first position
was engineer Of the pump station at
4 Wallace, but he gradually worked his
way up and was soon q locomotive en-
/ gineer. Mr.. Ames was employed BY
/ several different roads, but not once
was he ever discharged from service
bis many warm personal friends in
( GOOdland wish him unbound success in
his new field OF labor.
The W I. A. n. club, an organization
/ composed Of young ladies Of CIoo5Iand