The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-02-09
RAILROAD NEWS.
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The ice house is being filed.
The local freights were apnulled
| MOnday.
Three sections Of 81 we're sent west
Wednesday night.
Two young railroad men make fire.
quent visits to Colby.
Conductor William High is on pas
/ senger for short time.
CAROLS bridge gang is here doing
some work on the shops.
Fireman Sam Beidelman, Of Denver,
was in GOOdland Tuesday.
Alzem Joseph, of Trenton. No, is
new machinist in the shops.
Two Armour meat trains passed
through Monday en- route west.
Traindispatcher L. Q. Gibbs left Fri
day night for visit in the east.
Brakeman A. MUSTANG has lost his
job and has left for other fields.
The family Of Brakeman T. L. Place
have arrived here from Barre, vt.
Roadmaster BOgart now rides an
automobile velOcipede, run by gasoline.
The wife of Conductor James Lacey
is dangerously i'll at her home in Den
yer.
Angus l1lAAcE II Ol4 OlA q
vacation. Conductor Tippins is on
his car.
Engine $50 has arrived from Horton
and has been assigned to Engineer
Agnew.
Local freights Nos. 81 and % were
annulled yesterday owing to the snow
blockade.
Engineer jim Griffin was down from
the Limon-Denver run with engine SO
for repairs.
Conductor Neugebauer is on Ed
wards car.
Engine 500 is in the shops for some
new fues and paint. Engineer Leeman
is her master.
G.F. Clark, of Trinidad, Col, is in
town. He is a brother OF Brakeman
Robert Clark.
Fireman Bill Dryden made his first
trip Sunday night on engine 547 with
Engineer Mcbride.
Conductor Matlock had his face
frost bitten Wednesday night while
out west with the wedge pillow.
o. Woodland is the operator in W. 9.
Edwards place, who Is acting dispatch
-sr in the absence Of L. Q. Gibbs.
Conductor Z. z. McCaslin has bought
the Prewitt house and Phil Wichael
has bought the Lustig residence
F. h. Patnoe, formerly a brakeman
on this division, is in town. He has
recently been working for the Florence
& Cripple Creek.
Conductor J. 7. Joyce returned last
week from Chicago where he repre-
sented the conductors at q grievance
committee meeting.
Fireman Frank Pickenpaugh left
Friday for San Marcial, y. NJ, to at
tend to his brother, Tom, who is seri-
Ously i'll at that place.
Trainmaster ". R Morton and Con-
ductOr Tom Edwards left Wednesday
night for Hot Springs, Ark, where
they viii spend a few weeks
The local lodge Of Brotherhood Of
| Locomotive Firemen have not decided
whether they will give a ball The
matter will be brought up for cOnsid-
Grafton at the next regular meeting Of
/ the lodge.
Engine 49S broke her pilot while
/ switching in GOOdland Monday pTepa-
ratOry to taking one Of the Armour
meat trains west. The break was re-
paired and the engine was sent out on
/ 81 that night.
81. Pratt, for nearly two years fore
man Of the round house and machine
shops, has resigned to accept a better
position with another road Mr.. Pratt
| is a thorough mechanic and the en-
ployes Of that department regret his
+ leaving. ". P Brinker, who held the
position before Mr.. Pratt, has been ap-
l pointed to the place.
The Rock Island road has received
/ Is new high back coaches from the
| Pullman car works. They viii be dis
/ tributed over various parts Of the road,
and some viii probably be used through
/ Goodland in first-class passenger traf-
/ &c. The cars are marvsls Of comfort
and convenience. They are luxurious
I IL furnished with high back seats
/ trimmed IN mohair plush The seats
are regarded as more comfortable even
/ than the chairs which are so widely
used Pintsch gas viii be the Ilumin-
ating feature Of the cars
The Topeka State Journal says Of
/ the proposed reading room to be estab-
/ Eshed here: The Rock Island rail
/ road viii soon establish a reading room
/ at GoodIaud for the benefit Of its en-
! ployss. Suitable quarters viii be Fixed
Mp where the trainmen and other en-