The Globe-republican., 1898-09-22
RAILROAD NEWS.
Brakeman Ramsey has been laying

Asst. Gen. Snpt. Avery Turner was
in Dodge City last Friday forenoon.
-Cantaloupes are still moving east
from Rocky Ford and that vicinity.
Engineers cambridge, Faulkner and
Cassell were laying off last week.
Brakeman Gingrich took layoff last
week and visited the Garden City fair.
Conductor Dick has returned from
South CarOliua, and is on his car in chain
gang.
Conductor Conrad and crew han
died the Canon City fruit excursion last
Thursday.
Extra Conductor billiard is running
Conductor Moore's car while he ia taking
a few days rest.
Engines are beginning to die very
often lately on account of the hard work
they are doing.
Fireman Meehan, who has been on
the sick list two or three months, is at
work again.
-Yardmaster Gallagher is at Excelsi.
or Springs. Mo-, and E. Walker is officia-
ting in his place.
Conductor Heustis was out on Helms
run last week and Conductor Judd took
out Heustis' car.
Brakemen Sears and Luster have been
switching this week, because of SO many
switchmen being off.
Brakeman Eurton, formerly Of this
city, was in town Saturday. He is now
running out Of Denver.
Brakeman Mulligan was granted
furlough and has gone on trip east. He
is not expected to return alone.
Conductor F. B. Harbst is taking in
the exposition at Omaha, and extra con-
ductor Jones has bis car in chain gang.
Business has been so heavy from the
west that it has been necessary to run
two sections of No. 6 several times late
ly.
Conductor Heustis is ont on special
this week with Superintendent Dyer,
who is making his annual trip of inspec-
ton.
Conductor J. NJ. Dodge and wife are
visiting in Kansas City and other Missou-
ri points. Extra conductor foreman has
his car on local.
-Trainmaster Sears. Roadmsster Mar
shall aud Master Mechanic Forster were
in town Friday evening visiting from
their labors of clearing the Cimarron
wreck.
A new car has been put in the chain
gang. Conductor Dodge and Brakemen
Crawford and 1eer being assigned to the
car. Conductor billiard going on local
regular.
Frank Bynum. representing the new
insurance company which is operating
on the Santa Fe was in town this week
renewing his acquaintance and insurance
with railroad boys.
The National Editorial Association,
which has been in session at Denver for
a week, spent Saturday at Lamar. A
special train of eleven sleepers was nee
essary to accommodate them.
III. A. Weber and E. D. Conboy,
who have been breaking here for some
time, made their first trip as conductors
this week. Weber going out on Heustus'
car and Conboy on Moore's car.
brakeman Ralph Thompson, of
who lost portion of his
right hand at Sterling few days ago,
ran into Dodge on the local run. Mr.. |
Thompson was at one time one of the
capitalists of Hutchinson and Reno coun-
ty, but business reverses compelled him
to go to railroading.
There is good authority for saying
that no change will be made in the lay
over of train crews at Dodge City. The
report that the change would be made
for the benefit of La Junta is one of
pure Imagination in the fertile brain of
some wag in La Junta. This is how
some reports become circulated.
The Newton insurance company has
'otified its patrons that it has suspended
IN account Of being unable to pay only q
mall per cent on their losses. Several
persons in Dodge City arc losers by fact
II having their insurance paid up for a
rear. The company is limited to Kan
-, which d not large enough field to