The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-03-10
RAILROAD NEWS.

Frank Mixer has incIOsed his yard
with a picket fence.
Robert COOts Is remOdeling his res
idence and building an addition.
G. A. Harden returned yesterday
from a weeks visit to eastern Kansas.
Earl Finch. late Of the round house
force, has gone to work on the section.
ROadmaster G. B. Lane was up from
PhillipsbUrg a couple of days this week.
Engineer George Kelly is laying off,
compelled SO by an attack Of rheuma-
tism.
Ed Halstead and family are at Colo
RADIO Springs this week visiting with
relatives.
Q. L. Gillespie, the insurance man,
was here this week canvassing among
railroad men.
Conductor Charley Randall and crew
Of the ROswell-PueblO run were down
here Sunday.
Engine 547 broke down west Of Limon
while pulling a freight, and another en-
gine was sent to the rescue.
The section men have received a
raise Of five cents a day in their wages.
They now receive S1-25 per day.
". ". Leeman returned Tuesday
called by the death of his father.
H. A Marble and wife of Ruleton
we're in the city Friday. Mr.. Marble is
the Rock Island agent at RuletOn.
Engine 500 has been turned out Of
the GOOdland shops and Is being lin
beTed up on local by Engineer Shaw
The large flag Is floating from the flag
staff. As long as the fine weather
continues the flag viii be kept in place.
". NJ Brosso and wife of Colorado
City, Col, are IN GOOdland visiting
Mr.. BrOssO's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 81.
BrOssO.
"ShOrty" KraUtzer has moved into
the residence recently vacated by Joe
| Waters. Krautzer has purchased the
property.
Orders to construct 30 more 34foOt
| bOXcars and > additional double deck
stOckcars have been received at the
/ Horton shops
Section Foreman John COrcOran has
been transferred from PhilIipsburg to
I Colby. He formerly had charge Of one
/ Of the GOOdland sections.
Engine 500 has been sent to the Hor-
/ ton shops for general Overhauling.
\ The S93 has returned from Horton
/ after receiving a general overhaul.
/ W. @. Weld, agent at AImena. has
! resigned his place, the trouble growing
l out Of the express robbery. No blame
was attached to Weld for the robbery,
\ however.
Two gangs Of stone masOns are ready
/ to leave Horton as soon as the weather
| permits, says the Commercial, to start
on the building OF - new concrete
bridges on the northwest line Of the
R6ek Island
The Horton Commercial says J. H
/ Harvey has secured a position with the
Hannibal & st. Joe as coach painter
Harvey was at the head Of the paint
department In the GOOdlaud shops at
one time.
The net income Of the Rock Island
road for the month Of January was
SJO3,O SO, an increase Of S20,303 over the
same month Of last year. For the ten
months ending January 81. the net IN.
come was s6,537 ,345, an increase OF
S43LO OH
The latest railroad talk is that the
North branch Is to be extended from
Lenors west to Dresden, IN Decatur
county, where it viii connect with the
Rock Island, the distance being only i
miles and about half Of the grading
I already dOne.-DOWns Times.
: Gerry BrannOn came in from Puebl'
/ Tuesday where he has been employee
q in the steel works since leaving tn
/, GOOdland shops He Is going to Bloom
ingtOn, Ill, where he expects to secur
6 employment IN the railroad shops o
3 the Chicago & Alton
HarIzins-Hebb NuptiaIs.
Jack Harkins Of Jewell county, Kan
D and Miss Maggie J. Webb Of RuletOI
q this county. we're married by Probsf