The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-02-03

shops
a. Butler is new naohinist en-
/ Ployed ia the shops.
/ John Grier was here Monday looking
I after his hotel interests
I Foreman Hotter OF the back shop is
suffering with rheumatism
I Conductor J. ". Thomas is laid up
caused OF a boil on his hand
c. z. Biddisou and family have gone
/ to Rock Island, H., for visit
Sam Bragg Of the machine shop force
/ Is back from a visit TO WymOre, Neb.
George Usher is down from Denver.
l He Is 0raking on the South Park road.
One caboose crew has been taken Oh.
/ 1t was IN charge Of Conductor Jim
Cullen
Nos. . and 9, Hostbound passenger
trains, we're bIOekaded near Limon yes
terdsy.
William Mercer twin brother Of
Henry Mercer, has gone 70 work n the
coal shuts.
Engineer H BrOsso was down from
the Limon Denver run this week TO
see his wife who is i'll
Brakeman Bob Clark CT the local
freight visited his mother at Trinidad,
Col, the first the week
Word comes from Harbert, Mich, Of
the birth OF q daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
l. c. Auss, born the 18th.
William Wsliman, a carpenter in the
bridge gang. has gone to his home at
Topeka. he Is Ill with la grippe
Operator Tom O'Brien Of Stuttgart
is anticipating taking trip to the Hot
Springs or Arkansas, some tine soon
One hundred and ninety six trains
passed through Altoona, Pa, on the
Pennsylvania railroad recently IN one
day.
Much trouble was experienced at
FlagIer the first OF the week By snow.
The snow pillow was called out TO clear
the track.
Frank Thompson and family are
back from an extended visit to st.
vice as fireman.
Engineer Jim Griffin and Fireman
l. K Foster were down from the
LimOu-DeuTer run Monday with their
engine for light repairs.
Eugene Usher Is here this week re-
ueUiuZ acquaintance with his family
and visiting friends. He is railroading
out OF ia Pas0 and has a good situation.
Mrs. Young, vile of KauoradO's stat
ion agent. was visiting friends in the
city last week aud while here took the
degrees of Hlb ecca--NO Norton Champion.
A battalion OF the Twenty Second
regulars passed through GOOdland Sat
urday morning eur0ute to Manila. The
troopers were from Fort Crook and
the train WIS run in two sections.
The snow pillow was ordered out Mon
day 20 keep the track clear between
GO0dlaud and Limou. Ii is the wedge
pillow and Engineer Griffin and Fire
man Foster are the power behind the
throne
Conductor Joe Waters returned
home Tuesday evening from Colorado
Springs where he was receiving treat
meut for the injuries he received at
RamGh last Thursday. He is getting
along as we'll IS could be expected.
Bridge Foreman Carroll is here this
week overseeing the work Of putting
new cup5Oards in the back shops. The
cupb0arLs are 90 be used only for the
employees to put their white shirts, ETC.,
IN while at work in their Overalls.
Two more OF the new drover cabooses
were turned out Of the car shop this
week. -Four new double deck stock
cars we're turned out the first Of the
week. 1t takes 39l bolts Of various
sizes for each of these csrs.-HOrtOn
Commercial
From blue point in the resident
engineers Office 1t IS learned that
Superintendent Earl has the largest
territory on the entire system under
his jurisdictiOn-g9O miles. Fred Nudge
of the Pueblo division comes next with
So miles. while Morse of the Chicago
division has the smallest, 592 miles
Newton hansan.
There is a we'll founded rumor that
the Rock Island has bought or leased
| the Pecos Valley railroad, and will
build from Roswell. Y. NJ, to NOgales,
Ariz, 90 miles, letting that line into
[ Old Mexico via EIPasO, and shortening
/ the distance to st. Louis 400 miles. A
I party of Rock Island officials have been
I at Roswell for a week past and went
over the right of way from there to
[ Nogales, which is the center Of the
IC0sIGsIis OF New Mexico.
Charles Stevens. late fireman Of the
I Roswell switch engine, died at that
place last week of consumption He
had been east for some time receiving
/ treatment prior to his return to work
\ in October last, and it was thought
/ that he was entirely we'll, but it seems
I that the disease had too firm q grasp
on him. and finally conquered. He
| uss a member OF the Brotherhood Of
I Locomotive F.iremeu's order, and was
also a Mason, and Was buried at Colo
RADIO Springs with Masonic honOrs.
There were many beautiful floral Of
feriuEs-
For about a mouth there has been a
good sized owl perched within the
blacksmith shop aud has 50 far sue
Iceedei iu driving out all the English
sparrows from that building. But the
owl is gone; where, 10 one knows. One
day be was perched almost in the top
of the comb OF the blilding, when q
sparrow few in. Instantly he swOOped
down upon it, caught il and again re-
turned 20 his perch, ready for another
How be stood the smoke and gas one
can hardly Decentralization Head
light.
Railroad men have lingo Of their
own that is full Of oddities. A lOcOmO-
/ tive engineer Is an Eagle Eye" A
/ conductor is a-@Captain-" A fireman
is a s-TaIlow Pot" A brakeman Is g
eShack" and his work Is "herdinE box
cars" IF a man becomes disabled be
/ Is said TO have been put into the clear,
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