The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-01-28
EA1LRoAD NEWS.

Engine 545 came out Of the shops on
Friday.
Brakeman Murphy hasIeft for green
er fields.
Engineer Joe Hague is back from the
Denver run
Engine $50 is going into the shops
for general repairs.
The bridge gang are at Brewster
raising the water tank.
Sidney Pratt is the new foreman over
the shops aud round house.
No. was late Monday morning oB-
ing to the wreck at Clay Center
Machinist Scallion Was laying of
this week on account Of sickness
Fireman Charley Sherrah was down
from the Denver run Wednesday.
Engineer Sam Crooks has gone to
Colorado Springs to visit his family.
G. G. Bishop, general foreman of
construction, was in town Thursday.
Brakeman Hugh Roberts has return
ed from visit to his parents in Col
orsdo.
Engineer @. E. Biddison and family
returned Tuesday morning from q
visit to Denver.
Sam Bragg returned Wednesday
from WymOre5 Neb-, where he had been
visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. K Adams returned
Tuesday from a months visit in the
eastern part Of the state.
Fireman Willis Davis has gone to
Laurrsine, Kan, to visit his brother %
that is what be said be was going for,
anyway.
The New York Central and Hudson
River railroad has 26,249 employees and
their wages last year amounted to over
100000.
Al Beer has decided to move to Phil
lipsburg. Being extra passenger con-
ductor, it will be more convenient for
him than residing at GOOdlsnd.
Traindispateher Robert McCloud
has moved into the G. B. Jewell res
idence and Engineer Powers has moved
into the Morse residence vacated by
Mr. McClOud.
BOilerm aker John Garden met with
quite a serious accident Monday. His
helper was striking a stay bolt and he
missed, hitting Mr.. Gardens rist, tract
uring the bone.
Superintendent Of Motive Power J.
B. Fitzgibbon Of Horton has been rid
ing on the engines on No. 3 west Of here
several nights this week trying some
new mechanical invention.
The Horton Commercial is conduct
ing a voting contest as to who is the
most popular engineer, conductor,
fireman or brakeman running out of
Horton. The winner gets a fine nickel
plated lantern.
Al Beer, a west end conductor and of
those royal good fellows that every city
needs, was in town Saturday looking
for a house, but could not find one to
suit. He has been living in Denver,
but went to GOOdland.-Phillipsb
Herald.
Sidney Pratt OF the Illinois Central
has been in Horton the past week get
ting acquainted with the Rock Island
system Of handling the mechanical
department. Mr.. Pratt will 90 to Good
land the first of the week as foreman
under General Foreman Dallas.-HOr-
ton Commercial.
The switch engine and crew at this
place were laid of last Saturday at
three o'clock and now the work Of
making up trains is done by the train
crews. This change was made by reason
of business falling of to such an extent
with the Rock Island that a switch en-
CINE was too expensive. They claim
the switching here can be done by the
train. crews at q less eXpense.-Pbil-
lipsburg Dispatch.
A rear end collision between two
sections Of a Rock Island freight train
occurred at Clay Center at 40 o'clock
Sunday morning, resulting in fatal in
iuries to three men. Brakeman VIII
liam Griffith had both legs cut of and
died four hours later. W. S. BrOugh-
ton OF Clay Center had his skull and
Jaw fractured and one leg broken. He
will probably die. Rodney SceintOnig
had his skull fractured and may die
Conductor Edwards was badly hurt
The first section stopped at q railroad
crossing, and the rear section crashed
in to it.
Lecture