The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-12-15
RAILROAD NEWS.

this week.
Conductor O'Day and crew went "a
Pueblo, Sunday, on No. 81.
Ramsey went ont in r. D. Cutting'a
place on No. l. Monday night.
Fireman Campbell has taken . lay
of and gone to Denver for = few days.
Engineer Jerry Shaw has been lay
ing off few days with the rheumatism.
Two switch engines are on duty
nearly all of the time in the Dodge
yard.
| r. D.. Cutting, passenger brakeman.
is laying off on account of sickness In his
family.
Business is still very brisk on the
western division between Dodge City and
Ia Junta.
Brakeman Percy d. Smith went to
Denver, Sunday, in place Of Brakeman
Lain.
No. 4 came down from La Jnnta yes.
terday in four hours, distance Of 902
miles.
Eight hours rest is the cry among
the boys now, aud especially 90 among
the engineers.
j. f. Pond. west end conductor,
came to Dodge in chain gang Saturday,
by reason Of a shortage of crews.
1t Is necessary to double. head No. 8
between Dodge City and La Janta IN
order to make the time.
Conductor Slickerman was laying of
one trip this week, and extra Conductor
C. Helm was out In bis place.
The small pox scare is about over at
La Jnnta, and nearly ali Of the railroad
men have been vaccinated.
Conductor Gus Guthrie was of .
trip this week, and extra Conductor
Tom Trayner took his car out.
Conductors Junkins and Conrad were
both off one trip this week and Foreman
of6ciated 40 car captain on their cars.
The B. of r. T. lodge are making
arrangements on . grand scale for their
dance on December Goth.
-Supt. Dyer has issued bulletin no.
tifying all employees Of the western divi-
sion to get vaccinated Immediately.
Fireman Chas Crooks is at work
again. after 4 vacation Of 20 days which
he spent in Denver and Salt Lake City.
After January l. 1899, those re-
quired to carry watch certificates will be
compelled to visit the jeweler once
week.
The thirty engines recently ordered
for the Santa Fe are beginning to arrive,
and are sent west as fast as they can be
handled.
Travelling Engineer Ben. S. Williams
has been over the division several times
lately to zee how the boys and the engines
are getting along.
Frank Gould, formerly ; passenger
conductor between here and Kansas City,
is in town, having purchased the Smith
restaurant.
The dining car men speak in high
terms of the cream and milk furnished
BY j. H. Churchill. Good feed to the
cows makes good milk and cream.
Conductor Barney Marlowe and crew,
from Pueblo, came down on first two.
and went back on second seven.
teen. on account Of no crews in La Junta.
Engine 243, Ed Robinson engineer,
broke side rod while coming down on
No. 4, Friday. The accident occurred
between Ingalls, and Cimarron. No one
was hurt.
Engineer John Shaw, who had hie
house damaged and clothing burned re-
Gently, has made complete and salts. |
factory settlement with the insurance
Brakeman E. II. Vaughn is still Law.
ing of, and with his wife is in Denver,
in taking care Of his con, who
Is having protraeted struggle with ty-
phoid fever.
Tho Santa Fe 10 economizing, orders |
having been Issued that officials must not |
lse the wires Of the company except to |
information Of . very inner.
tant character.
Santa Fe railway securities began to
ADVANCE in price as soon rs the purchase
IL the San JOaOuin Valley rad vas con.