The Goodland republic., 1899-12-29
RAILROAD NEWS.

Conductor Odell. who is on the work
train, came home for Christmas.
". Strain, station agent at RuletOn,
was in GOOdland Saturday evening.
Charley Short, of the machine shop,
spent Christmas at Colorado Springs.
Boon Talbot, watchman Of the work
train engine at Falcon, was in Good
land Sunday.
Henry High, father of William and
Roy High of GOOdland, is in the city
visiting the boys.
Morris Heafy, Of McCOOk, Neb-, is
in the city the guest of his sister,
Mrs. Angus Miller.
Dennis Griffin, of the night depot
force, was off duty a few days this
week owing to illness.
Tom Sunderland, timekeeper in Cen
eral Foreman LOy's Office, spent Christ
mas at Colorado Springs.
Conductor Bill High is back on his
car. He has been on Conductor Mas
tins run on and 6 for a few weeks.
Jesse Yocum, formerly of the depot
force in Goodland, but now an Oper-
stOr at ROs well, was in the city Fri
day.
II. G. White, who is agent for the
Rock Island in Colorado, is in Horton
visiting with his relatives.-HOrtOn
Commercial.
Engineer Al Taper is back from the
Pueblo run where he was in charge of
Engineer PrinRle's engine. Pringle was
taking a vacation.
Engineer Dave Pringle came down
from Roswell Wednesday to get his en-
gine which was here for repairs. His
run is from Roswell to Pueblo.
Asa miller, formerly a locomotive
fireman Of GOOdland, is proprietor Of a
saloon in Chicago which does a rush
ing business. He is said to be maxim g
money and enjoying life.
The cabOOse crews have been assign
ed to their regular runs again. Dur
ing the rush the crews we're run both
east and west, but now the older men
have the preferred runs-the east end.
Jack Griffin, until recently employed
by the Rock Island of this city as a
conductor, spent Christmas in Good
land. He is now a switchman for the
Rio Grande in Denver and will move
his family there.
Harry Aiken, Tom Sullivan and T. H.
PatnOe, formerly brakeman for the
Rock Island Of this city, have secured
employment on other roads. Aiken and
Sullivan are working for the Denver &
Rio Grande, and PatnOe is with the
Florence & Cripple Greek.
Conductor and Mrs. Ed Denney were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Patrick
at their home in Roswell Christmas.
The Patricks entertained a number Of
friends that day, and an elaborate
dinner was served. Mrs. Denney and
daughter are visiting relatives there
for a few days.
Fred Patton, Of Oberlin, was in the
city Christmas the guest Of his sister,
Mrs. @. Z. Fuller. Fred gave up a
position as fireman on the Rock Is
land here to enter the employ of the
Chicago Lumber company. He likes
the change and is getting along fine
in his new home.
L 9. Ames arrived in the city Sun
day morning from Harbert, Mich, where
be has made his home for the past year.
A year ago this month Mr. Ames re-
signed his position as a passenger en-
gineer with a run out Of GOOdland and
moved to michigan, where he owns a
farm. His intentions we're TO make his
home IN the east, but be could not
stand the climate and was forced to re-
turn west He viii re-enter the employ
Of the Rock Island as an engineer. MIS-.
Ames, who is visiting relatives In Chi
cage, viii join her husband here in a
few days
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