The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-08-31
RAILROAD NEWS.

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/ train service.
Engine 54T viii be out Of the shops
IN few days
Engineer James Griffin was down
from Denver Monday.
Brakeman 81. ii. Barsby has been ex-
amined for conductor.
Engine 46S is here from the Denver
run for repairs. Engineer Jim Griffin
is the driver.
Engine 523, Engineer Powers and
Fireman Weir, are on the Denver run
for few days
Fireman Earl Derby returned Tues
day morning from q visit with q bro
theF at Friend, Neb.
The work train has finished up on
the west end and has gone east Of
PhilipsburR 70 work
BOiIermaker Joe MuIisks was out to
LimOn Sunday to do some work on an
engine Of the Denver run.
Brakeman F. A. johnson has quit
and has gone to the Colorado Midland
where he has employment.
Painter G. G. Gaudy will leave the
last Of the week for Horton, to which
place he has been transferred.
Engine 9O7 was sent to the Limon-
Denver run Wednesday night to be
used on that track for a few days.
Conductor Tom Edwards, Of the
LimOn-Denver passenger run, spent q
few days vacation in GOOdlsnd last
week.
Brakeman William Stryker is back
from visit to the mountains. He was
accompanied by his mother, who lives
in Illinois.
Engineer James Boyle has recovered
from his injuries sustained in the rear
end collision near Bethune and is able
to be around.
Conductor Charley Randall is look
ing after the Roswell yards as the reg
ular yardmaster Is sick. Extra Con-
ductOr Bill Taylor is on Randalps car.
Traindispatcher ". A. Bonnie re-
turned last week from q vacation spent
on the Cross ranch with his family.
Mrs. Bonnie and daughters returned
home the first Of the week.
Two new locomotives from the Schen-
ectady, n. Y, locomotive works passed
through here Saturday en- route to
Denver. The engines belong to the
Colorado Southern road.
J. h. Harvey, of st. Joseph, No, ar
rived here Monday and will take the
position Of boss painter in the railroad
shops. Mr.. Harvey held this same posi-
ton here a number Of years ago, but
was transferred to Horton.
Engineer W. W. Leeman and Fire
man Frank Kline left for Council
Bluffs, Ia, Monday night to get their
engine, 800, which has been to the Chi
cagO shops for a general Overhauling.
/ z-1f ID NIT "a
nesday night, coming in on an extra.
Frank Smith, of Topeka, Kan, a
brother of Traindispatcher Q. Z. Smith,
was in Goodland Sunday and left
Tuesday for New York where he will
accept q clerical position with the
Rock Island He has been employed
in the assistant treasurer's Office Of the
road at Topeka.
A number Of secret service men have
started over the country to detect vio-
latiOns Of the automatic coupler law,
which became effective August J.
Though most Of the big systems Of the
country have from go to 100 per cent Of
their cars supplied with the safety de-
vice, there are many small lines that
have comparatively small percentages
OF their equipment on the safe side OF
the law.
As a result of the Investigation held
| last week in regard to the rear-end col
lision near Bethune, Engineer Sam
I Houlihan was also discharged together
with Conductor Cullen and Brakeman
] Place. Mr.. Houlihan is one Of the
older employees here, and is considered
to be a firstclass engineer. Besides
| this HOulihan has an abundance OF
Irish wit, and he viii be greatly missed
by his fellow employees.