The Globe-republican., 1898-05-19
RAILROAD NOTES.
VIM. Wolf laid of one trip Monday


WIN. Wolf laid of one trip Monday.
e. n. Babcock has returned from
Denver.
Business is getting somewhat quieter
than it has been.
Frank St. Clair, of the local crew,
laid of Tuesday.
Fred Brubeck returned from visit
to Buffalo, n. Y, Wednesday.
Notice has been issued that and
will be taken off in few days.
y. E. Dick laid off Tuesday, and
extra conductor Nicholson had his car.
Nj. S. Hughes off one trip Sunday.
and extra conductor B. c. Jones bad his
car.
| brakeman D. J. Luster has been lay.
ing off a trip, and Crawford was out in
his place.
There are now fifteen crews in the
chain gang since Hughes crew has been
put on.
e. F. Moore is taking short rest,
and extra conductor b. q. Jones is run
ming his car.
| Brakeman Sears, who is in the La
.Jnnta hOsDiral for rheumatism, is i'm
proving slowly.
| -Yardmaster Gallagher has very
promising young horse that he has put in
the trainers hands.
The grounds at the railroad reading
room are being spaded up and will be
planted to blue grass. 49,
Conductor billiard is now on the
Saturday local, and Conductor Nichol-
son is doing extra running.
-Yardmaster Gallagher spent Sunday
in Garden City. Eugene Walker looked
after the yards during his absence.
Engineer Ottys is on the sick list
this week and Arch Russell, from La
Junta, is running his engine. the 6l0.
Brakeman Holden was down to Kan
sas City last week with his family, who
have gone there for prOtracted visit.
The 567 is out of the shops and in
service. with Engineer Gilbert and Fire.
man Campbell on their respective sides.
| Manager J. H. SWEET is a veteran
emplOye of the Western Union, and has
been stationed at Dodge City for Is years.
j. NJ. KilbOurn of the Santa Fe rail-
road freight office. is taking sixty days
lay.off, and he will visit his old home in
Vermont.
Engineer Kelsey took lay off Mon
day aud Tuesday of this week, aud Chas.
Wrighten had charge of the day switch
engine. -.
Mrs. Reising, who has been visiting
the families Of J. H. Hilton, F. A. Hob
BILE and others, returned to ManitOu,
Colo, Sunday.
The 97S. another large engine, passed
through Monday on her way south. and
was taken out by Engineer Ault and
Conductor Nicholson.
Conductor Moore was off one trip
this week moving his family to Denver,
in hopes of benefitting Mrs. Moore's
health by the higher altitude.
Bob Kissock, telegrapher, transferred
to La Junts, is longing for his old i,aunts
! and desires to return to Dodge City. We
hope to see Bob back again.
Engineer Jere Shaw put aside his
''iron horse'' during the flag raising
ceremony at La Junta and rode real
live horse. He was marshal of the day.
Mrs. Kate Madele and daughter. Miss
Katie, and Mrs. E. F. Moore and chill
dred left, Tuesday evening, for Denver,
where they will make their future home.
| Harry Hoffman, who has been night
operator here for about a year, has been
transferred to Dodge City, where he will
handle the keys i'm the day time for a
while aud then take the night job
Kinsley Mercury.
Conductor Dalton had an exciting
experience with burglar one night last
week. The burglar was not taken to the
hospital. but the shingles on ''Pop'' Kel-
sey's barn are perforated By bird shot,
thus proving that Dalton can hit tl,e top
of barn when the sides are too small.
John Madigan is delegate from the
La Junta division B. of L. E. to their
annual convention at st. Louis, aud John
Shaw has engine 242 on Nos. l and 6.
Mr.. Madigan is an ideal engineer, always
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