The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-06-24
RAILROAD NEWS.

John Swanson, a machinist has quit
Men are wanted in the round house
@. B. Lane was up from PhilIipsburg
Tuesday.
A car of coal was run over the chute
at Selden last week.
Brakeman Brown has moved his
family to GOOdland.
Ed HaIstead has gone to work in the
round house as bOilermaker.
William Stretton, foreman at Phil
lpsbUrg, was in town yesterday.
The civil engineers are measuring
bridges to get amount Of iron needed.
Superintendent Of Motive Power
FitzgibbOn Of Horton was here yester-
day.
The first stock train of the season
came through Tuesday. There we're Il
cars.
Engineer Jim Griffin and Fireman
Mathews we're down from the Denver
run this week.
The iron gang will be here in a few
days and will put in iron bridges east
and west of town.
Train No. 81 was delayed Wednes-
day night here in the yards by the de-
railment of four cars.
J. D. Boyle, cashier Of the freight
house, went to Hebron, Neb., Monday
to attend the wedding of a sister.
Fireman Frank Breyman was operat-
ed upon last week at GOOdland for ap-
pendicitis.-HOrton Commercial.
Engineer Price and Fireman Foster
with engine $40 we're sent down from
the Denver run Tuesday with a rain.
Fireman Willis Davis will 90 and
Look after his farm in old Missouri, and
will bring Miss Ouri' back with him,
so they say.
The dispatcher's Office has been
moved down stairs for a few days.
while repairs are being made in the
rooms used by the Office.
H A. BusboOm, night hOstler, Henry
Dallas, blacksmith, Bruce Niles, q
helper, Wade Critchfeld, a round
house man, all quit Saturday.
Engineer NJ. J. Stanton and Fire
man Sam Dryden came through from
the Pueblo run Thursday on account
Of engine 4SS breaking down.
Engineers H. BrossO. Jim Griffin,
Sam HOulihan were at Colby Wednes-
day as witnesses in q suit for damages
against the company for setting out a
fire near ReXfOrd.
H. ". Wallace Of Jennings was in
stalled as the new agent at the Rock
Island depot today. Charles HOrney
goes to Burlington as relief agent for a
few days.-COlby Tribune.
Engineer Tim Lee was in GOOdland
this week. Mr.. Lee formerly lived here
and was employed by the Rock Island
A report was circulated here a year
ago that Mr.. Lee bad died in old Mex
leo.
II. Brice of Chicago is the new black
smith at the railroad shops. He Is a
man with a history. He was one Of the
crew Of the old Cumberland that was
sunk BY the Merrimac at Newport
News. He was across the plains with
Fremont In 1913.
A subscription was circulated this
week among the employees Of the road
for to purchase a large, silk flag, which
will be raised in the railroad park
The size Of this flag, it is said, will
eclipse those recently raised at the di-
visions, Horton and Trenton
Mrs George Fuller left for Roswell
Wednesday and viii make that place
her home Mr.. Fuller has his lay over
there now Her sister, Mrs. Newell
Dow Of Enid, Ok. accompanied her
and viii spend a few weeks with Mrs
Fuller before returning to her home
Brakeman J. E Reed Of the Rock Is
land Of this city, received 500 from
the Colorado Springs Rapid Transit
Co, Saturday for injuries received
while riding as a passenger IN one Of
their cars which was wrecked recently.
The accident happened about q month
ago, and Reed suffered from several
broken ribs and other injuries John
HarIzier was attorney for Reed IN ad-
iusting the claim
AZ the deelamaforv contest beld last