The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-15
RAILROAD NEWS.

Two stock trains went east yester-
day.
Landlord Justus was at Colorado
Springs Wednesday.
r. LOte Jewell and wife are at Colorado
| Springs for a few days.
General Foreman J. z. 10y was at
| Colorado Springs Wednesday.
Low rates from GOOdland to Omaha
| exposition have been granted.
CT. Gillespie, solicitor for the Stan
dard Insurance company, is in town
Bill Mcclure, a hOstler helper, has
quit and left Saturday for KanOpOlis,
Kan.
Brakeman E. J. Wilson has moved
his family to this city from Leayen-
worth.
@. T. Wilson, superintendent Of mo-
tive power and equipment, Of Chicago,
was here Wednesday.
Miss Matte Young Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, is in the city visiting her father,
". a Young, chief dispatcher.
HOstler Helper Earl Derby has taken
the day job Of hostler made vacant by
the resignation of J. d. HeatOn.
Fireman Henry Adams passed the
examination successfully and is now
I'll engineer ne HAS dlL6d1E Alduc q
trip on engine 495.
The steam shovel work train came in
from Norton Sunday where they have
been working several weeks. They
went out on the west end Monday.
Oscar Mercer, a coal HEAVIER, while
coupling cars Wednesday morning had
the thumb and second finger of his
left hand badly mashed. DR.. Candy
dressed the wound.
Conductor ". J. Converse came down
from Denver Wednesday evening and
returned yesterday. Mrs. Converse &C
cOmpanied him to Denver where they
will soon make their home.
Engineer William Mel elan was up
town Wednesday for the first time
since he met with the accident that re-
suited in a broken leg. He has been
confined to his home since August g.
Fireman Frank Pickenpaugh and
wife have returned from a prOtracted
visit to eastern Kansas, where Mr..
Pickenpaugh Was recuperating from
an attack OF rheumatism. He has re-
turned to work.
Herbert Farley has been promoted
from brakeman to conductor. He has
been filling the position of conductor
on the Pixies Peak cog road, which Is
controlled by the Rock Island, the past
summer, but the promotion to cOnduc-
tor on this division adds more respOn-
sibility, also salary.
Day HOstler Jim HeatOn has resigned
and viii leave in a few days for BOul-
der, Col, where he Will make his home
Mr.. HeatOn has been a citizen Of Good
land for many years, the last six Of
which be has filed the position Of
hOstler. The move is made owing to
Mrs HeatOn's health.
A good story is told on G. N. Vener-
able, who was handling the baggage on
the Rock Island train which wrecked
at Keats a short time ago. The Rock
Island boys in Belleville say be was
asleep at the moment Of the accident,
and knew nothing about it until awak-
ened by what ne supposed was some
one pounding on the door Of the bag
gage car. He yelled out: go to HI,
there Is no baggage for Keats" What
awakened him was his car plunging by
the wrecked cars, pieces Of which eX-
tended out far enough to rub the sides
Of the baggage car
The Rock Island Railway company
has issued instructions to all its con-
duCtOrs that hereafter no person is to |
be put OF q train on account Of defec-
tive transportation or for other rea-
sons where there is the slightest doubt /
in favor Of the passenger, or until the I
trainman has received ejectment orders |
from the executive officers in charge In 1
Chicago. When q forged or mutilated /
ticket or pass is found the conductor /
IS to take up the same and wire for in |
struotions. OF course the order does 4
not cover tramps stealing rides nor \
other cases Of fragrant deception but I
It VIII protect passengers who wOulds 4
under ordinary circumstances, be sub \
jeot % ejeetment.