The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-03-17

B. z. Young, upon a criminal capias
issued in Colorado Springs, which
charges him with seducing a young girl
of Roswell. Griffin was arrested on
South Tenth street near Fourteenth
avenue. He was released on his own
recOgnizance until tomorrow. when he
viii be brought before Sheriff Jones"
NJ. MCune, an engineer on the Katy,
has invented and secured a patent for
foot warmer for engines and offices.
The invention is but - by Is inches,
and lies fiat on the floor of an engine
or under a desk in an Office. and can be
used wherever steam Is used The in
ventiOn, it is believed, viii be a very
useful one IN cabs Of engines, to be
used by engineers during cold weather.
1t can be attached to any pipe carry
ing steam, and will keep the feet warm
under any circumstances. In offices
heated by steam it Will serve the same
purpOse.-Parsons Eclipse.
In view of the fact that engine 162
was known to everyOn who ever lived
along the Missouri Pacific railroad,
the following from the AtchisOn Globe
will be interesting: Central Branch
engine No 162 has been relocated TO
the scrap heap, and will never be seen
on the Central Branch again. Old 162
was one Of the six original locomotives
used on the Central Branch, and was
in continuous service for over 80 years.
A few weeks ago, she began to show
signs of a general breaking down, and
was run into the scrap heap. At the
famous bridge celebration, she took
the prize for being the most handsome
IL decorated locomotive. This was a
big honor, for cOntesting against her
we're the big Rock Island silver mount
ed locomotive; the famous B. & N. No.
%, which was the pride Of the road, and
the widely known Santa F'e engine,
'Buttercup.' Joe Tack was running 162
and when she pulled into the depot
she was decorated from tender to pilot,
and little girls in white stood on top
Of her boiler carrying wreaths Of flow
ers. 1t did not take the cOmmitte long
TO give her the prize. She has been
through a good many wrecks, and has
had the misfortune to kill a number Of
men,"
PhilIipsburg Dispatch printed the
/ following in its last issue; "a few
years ago, and at the time when grass
! hOppers were causing considerable
/ trouble in the west part Of the state,
an engineer by the name Of P. K Ryan,
who was Of an inventive turn Of mind,
I invented an arrangement to be attach
ed to the frame Of the pilot for sweep
ing the hOppers off the rails ahead of
/ the engine. His theory looked all
right, and one Of the hOpPers, as they
were called, was attached to his engine
aid he went west with his train with
orders to report as to its working. At
| every station where the train stopped
I he wired back: Hopper working o. X
i But Ryan's invention was Of short life.
i One Of them was ordered placed upon
/ Engineer BiddisOn's iron horse. When
/ be reached this point and made out the
I work slip for his engine be wrote Take
I of P K Ryan hopper. OF course the
I next morning he was asked Why he de-
sired this taken of, as Il had been tried
and pronounced a good thing 'Biddy'
i explained II thus: SuppOsing be was
I running as the second or third section
I Of a train. and some accident should
\ happen 70 the train ahead and tOrpe-
does we're placed upon the rails to warn
I him when be came along, the hopper
/ would brush the tOrpedOes from place
and be would most likely run into the
rear end Of the preceding train His
/ explanation settled the fate Of the
Ryan hopper"