The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-30
RAILROAD NEWS.

Engine 568 is in the shops again.
Frank Holland is the name Of a new
fireman.
Fireman John Lee is back from the
ManitOu cog road
Fireman Crist Kumm has been as
signed to engine SCI.
Frank Candy viii 90 to Denver to-
day to visit his parents.
The Bishop bridge gang has gone to
Almena to do some repair work.
George MeNulty is the name Of a
new machinist employed in the shops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Fairan left Wed
nesdsy morning for a visit to Chicago.
Conductor Thomas of the work train
spent Sunday in the city with his
family.
Brakeman Baughman went to Solo
mon City, Kan, Monday night for
few days visit.
Conductor Joe Lustig, who has been
on passenger the past summer, has
taken his old run on freight.
Al Mooney and Charles Quinche are
here fixing the steam heat pipes IN the
shops. They are from Topeka
Engineer Garrett and Fireman Beid-
Gilman were down from the Denver run
this week with their engine for repairs.
Joe Kanopel was calling on old-time
friends here Sunday. He was EMPLOYED
in the shops as bOilermaker at one
time
Engineer Burt Jacobs was in charge
of the work train engine for several
days while Engineer Billy Gamble was
laying OF.
Sam Oakford is back to GoodIand.
He has been holding a position as pas
senger brakeman, and may 60 TO work
on freight.
Engineer Jim Garrett took a hunt
out in Colorado this week while his
engine was being repaired. He got
three antelope.
Grand Vice Commander Lee of the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainman, st
tended q meeting Of the local order
Monday evening.
J. H Harvey, formerly head Of the
painting department in the Rock
Island shops at GOodland, has opened
up a carriage painting shop at Horton
Brakeman Ed King had the little
| finger Of his right hand mashed while
l.coupling cars Monday night. It was
not so serious but that he continues at
work.
E. 9. Mcbride, formerly a boiler
maker in the shops here, was in the
city several days this week. He viii 60
TO work IN the Union Pacific shops at
Denver, October /
Superintendsnt +. G.. Smith was
down from 5he Springs Sunday even
I ing to hold an investigation, in which
q train crew was charged with blocking
the yards at this place the other night.
An apprentice in the Horton shops
was laid of because he was detected
\ smoking cigarettes on the streets. This
proved q good example for some Of the
other boys to profit by. It is an estab-
lished fact that the use Of cigarettes
results in serious injury to both men
tai and physical capacity, and the
Horton shops will not employ anyone
addicted to their use.-HOrtOn Com
mercial-
An open reduction in grain rates
from Kansas points to all Of its termin-
ais, including Chicago, Mississippi
river points and Galveston, was made
the other day bT the AtcbisOD, To-
psks & Santa Fe. The cut amounts %
4 I'VE cents per 100 pounds on wheat and
two cents per 100 on corn This viii
make tbs rate on both wheat and corn
} from Kansas points 70 Chicago Just
ten cents per hundred, the former rate
On wheat having been fifteen cents
and that on corn twelve cents.
The Missouri Pacific nov requires
conductors to take up certain kind Of
tickets snd issue train tickets TO
passengers IN return. These train
, tickets require Is punches each, and
the ticket which the conductor retains
requires three punches. making -
punches in all This class Of tickets
was sold 20 the Central Branch sxeur-
sionisfs and Conductor Coleman, who
brought 400 Of them 20 AtCbis0n, used
his punch 1900 times on the trip. Re
has been punching tickets "a his sleep
ever sinCa-