The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-06-17
RAILROAD NEWS.

Engine $50 is on the work train pick
ing up the wreck.
A. A. Graham, claim agent of the
Rock Island, was here this week.
A back shop apprentice it is said
will get married at the Commercial
soon.
The round house and back shop are
receiving a new coat of paint and white
wash.
Some misereant gets into the night
mems lunch buckets at the round
house.
Engineer Sam Crooks is back from
his visit to Colorado Springs with his
family.
Brakeman Matlock and family re
turned last week from a visit to Vel
lingtOn.
All trains were late last week caused
by the wreck aud the had condition Of
the track.
No. o was an hour and 50 minutes
late Tuesday morning on account OF
bad track.
The work train in charge of Con
ductor Ell Young has returned from
near Topeka
Engineer Dave Priugle with engine
$50 will 60 on the short run between
LimOn and Roswell for a few days.
Engineer Price and Fireman Foster
we're down from the Denver run Sat
urday with their engine for repairs.
The boilerrnakrr Of the round house
Cult last week. Another E3au i eE-
p-ctel 20 arrive this week 30 take his
place.
An air pump has been pat ia the
back shop To take ne place OF the IT
compressor that was attached to the
old engine.
The car repairers catch the job of
iceing the refrigerator cars this sum-
mer, and it Is no snap, either.-Phil-
Hpsburg Dispatch.
The Al King residence, the finest in
the city, Is being repaired and decOra-
ted and Will be occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. W. R Morton.
Miss Blanche Young and her cousin,
Ella Zahan from Minneapolis, Mimi,
is visiting her father, ". a. Young,
chief traindispatcher-
The stone masOns were at work the
first of the week laying a foundation
for the new stationary engine. The
engine arrived Monday.
Engine 913, Engineer Ames, was
pulling Al Friday and between Calvert
and Norton the tank trucks got of the
track. 1t delayed the train 30 minutes
Machinist Charley Mccormick did
not 90 to work Monday, not having
sufficiently recovered from the iDjUr-
les received in the wreck Friday morn
ing.
Mrs. Arters, wife of Thomas Arters,
a painter in the shop, came IN from
Horton Tuesday. They will occupy the
residence recently vacated by Dr. H
W. FarrOW.
Who is the fireman that said he
would get married only be hated 70
lose so much time Dollars to doug D.
nuts he won't get married soon If bT-si-
ness keeps up this way.
Engines SO aud sol were turned cut
Of the shops this week after receiving
a general overhaul The sol was lin
bered up by hauling the coaches IN
from the wreck Wednesday.
We understand that D. Wallace has
resigned as agent Of the Q. R / & ?. at
this place and viii make his future
home in Washington, where he and his
family are at present--COlby Tribune.
A young lady who resides between
/ GOodland and Phillipsburg swears she
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to Superintendent Smith If he don't
stop flirting with her. She says it al
ways happens that a train comes along
when she Is quietly resting IN her door
way. Revenge is sweet
Conductor J. G. COurtner, of the
| Rock Island, who runs through here
on passenger trains Nos 9 and 10. stop
ped of here Monday IN company with
! his wife, and together they took a look
at their Dor township farm purchased
, last fall Of l. n Mahin- They return
ed in the evening satisfied with their
prOperty.-Sm Center Journal
There has been erected IN the Mount
I Clare shops OF the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad at Baltimore a new high pres
sure steam boiler for the purpose Of
testing locomotive boilers 1nder steam
I pressure. Heretofore a IoeOmOtige had