The Globe-republican., 1899-03-02

| Brakeman Msddux has been assigned
to Nos. and 2, with Conductor F. N.
Pope.
IF. A. Hobble, Foreman Foote's chief
clerk at Dodge City, was in Newton yes
terday.-Republican.
II. A. Parker, who made the surveys
for the Rock Island railway in Kansas. is
now General Manager of the Rock Island
! system.
Nate Gavitt of the Newton back shop
has been transferred to the Dodge City
shops, where he will occupy the position
of night machinist for the time being.
"A bulletin has been posted 10 the
local shops to the effect that Oh and after
March Let the working time will be 4S
hours per week-six days Of eight hours
each.-La Junta Tribune.
The Railroad Reading Room has re-
ceived Is volumes Of encyclopedias.
Captain Baird. in charge Of the room,
sends away daily to smaller stations, pa
pers and periodicals which have been
read.
The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
have given notice that they will hereaf-
ter refuse to receive cars more than 40
fo ot l., Ion ,rtI, Soma s.o 70 On which ar.
ricultural implements are loaded are over
30 feet in length.
No more peanut coal is being used
in the locomotives here. This peanut
coal is an anthracite and contains great
engine men are thankful to get back to
the soft lump.-Emporia Republican.
Some one threw a stone through a
window Of coach on passenger train
No. l at Belpre, and pieces of the glass
struck a passenger named Carey in
the face cutting cash. Could the per-
petrators of the deed be found, the state
would probably secure their services for
quite awhile.
Instructions have been Issued to the
agents on the Santa Fee system to provide
aud maintain small parks around the de-
pots wherever possible. The company
will furnish the shrubs, blue grass seed.
etc., necessary, but the agents~must do
the raking and watering.
Hon. Robert L. Lincoln, President of
the Pullman Palace Car Company, pass-
ed through here Monday evening, going
east in his car Atlanta. MIR. Lincoln re-
sides in Chicago. He had been in San |
Diego with his family.
"A good many of the fire boys are
putting in good, hard study at present as
the time will soon arrive when they will |
be examined as to their knowledge of |
and comb,stible material.
In March they will have to
make thorough explanation of the mat
ter to the assistant superintendent Of ma
chinery.
The latest addition to the stock of |
private and special cars on the Santa Fe
is bright yellow Car with the No. 1O4 on
the side. This is a photograph car, and
is controlled by the passenger department
Of the Santa Fee railroad. 1t travels
over the road and takes views of scenery
aud points Of interest along the route.
e. D.. COnboy, formerly a freight
on the Santa Fe Railway, aud
known to many of our citizens, died at
his home in Colorado City. of spinal
Monday afternoon at 2:2O
O'Clock. Conboy left this city some
months ago. and established himself in
and news stand in Colorado
City. The deceased was about 35 years
Of age. He leaves an invalid wife.
Newton Republican: A gentlema
in Search of work made application to
The master mechanic for position sever
Al days ago. and after properly filling out
The blanks left the shops apparently hap
Dy in the thought that he was we'll on
he way to situation. Recently Mr..
iavitt sent for him to come to work. but
he failed to show up and sent as an ex-
,use that his wife was afraid he would
get hurt. 1t is needless to say there will
be several days when the Their
nometer will register 70 degrees below
zero. before he gets another opportunity
o make application for job with the
santa Fe.
When a delinquent subscriber excused
himself to a Russell psper on the ground
bat his money was locked up in the
allied nationa! bank, the editor indig-