The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-20

Brakeman Bill Taylor IS taking q
few days vacation
Brakeman Hartman has gone else
where 20 look for employment.
Traindispatcher John Msehsn re-
turned Saturday from Illinois
Conductor VIII Tyler is on duty
again after few weeks vacation.
Section Foreman r J. Jones, Of
Edison, vas In GOodland Wednesday.
Charley Allen is back to his former
place as night clerk Of the Depot hotel
Engineer Ed Carmichael returned
Sunday from few days visit in Den
yer.
Fireman Charley MCGUIRE was down
TO Phillipsburg for a few days this
week
c. L Gillespie, a solicitor for the
Standard Insurance company, is In
town.
Charley Taper, car inspector at
Roswell, Was in GOOdland a few days
this week.
The painters went to Colorado
Springs Tuesday night, having finished
up their work here.
Charley Short, Of the machine shop,
has returned from visit to his mother
IN Colorado Springs.
Conductor E J. Tippins is back
from the LimOn-Denver run He was
on Conductor COnverse's car.
Engineer Tom Kelly is back from the
Pueblo run where he took the place Of
Engineer Stanton, who was sick.
J. D. Boyle, cashier at the freight
house, leaves tonight for a few days
visit with his parents IN Hebron, Neb
h Bremicka, timer In the shops,
viii sever his connection witb-the rail
road and 60 to his home in Oklahoma.
Wednesday was pay day on the Rock
Island The total amount paid to en-
plOyes at this point this month was
81, 1880.
Brakeman Harry Mcclure is on the
ROsWell-PUeblO run for q few days in
place Of q regular man, Who Is taking a
vacation.
Engineer Robert COOts has returned
from g business trip to the Missouri
mining district. He returned to work
Wednesday.
Traindispateher c. F. Smith left
Monday night for Niagara Falls, n. Y,
his former home, where he will spend
his vacation.
Engine 547 blew out a cylinder head
at ClaremOnt Sunday, and was run
light back to GOOdland- The engine
was In charge of Sam Class.
The train crew in charge Of the ex-
ira freight train that was wrecked
near VOna, Col, July IL, were eXoner-
ated from all blame for the accident
Fireman Bill Dryden is the most
sOught-after young man in town by the
girls as he IS the owner Of a hOrseless
He will add the horse fea-
tUre later-pay day.
Engine $50, Engineer jim Griffin and
Fireman Mcclure, came down from the
Denver run Sunday morning and was
taken TO the Chicago shops for a gen
eral Overhauling-
The rush to Colorado resorts still
continues aud as a result many extra
trains are run. Both Tuesday and
Wednesday nights there were two sec
tons Of No , and No 9. There was
also a special west Wednesday after
noon
One OF the professional duties Of DR..
F. H Smith, examining physician for
the Rock Island at this place, is to ex-
anime the fingers Of all applicants to
see If they are stained from cigarettes. /
An order has been issued by the com
pany that cigarette fiends will not be
The principal switch towers and
cabins OF the London & Northwestern
railway are to be provided with electri- /
cal motive power for working the
switches and signals. At present il
requires some time and consider able I
eIertiOn 10 pull the weight Of a long
length Of rod or chain. The new sys-
tenn viii enable the switches to be
worked much more rapidly.
A miniature electric railway is in
course Of construction at Macon, No. /
The railway Is a mile in length and the
gage is 3 feet ? inches Each car viii
accommodate eight passengers, and the
train viii be lighted By incandescent /
lamps. Current viii be supplied from
a nearby academy power plant. The
railway is being built for the benefit OF
children Of wealthy families, one Of
which owns the park through which
the line runs.
Saturday the wooden bride near
Ramab, 46 miles east Of Colorado
Springs, was burned down It is sup
posed TO have caught fire from an
engine. The bridge was 800 feet IN
length, and its reconstruction was
pushed forward By force Of so men,
under Bridge Foreman Carroll. By
this gap in the track the Rock Island
Colorado Springs trains we're forced to
run via Denver until Monday night,
when the bridge was cOmpleted. An
iron bridge viii be substituted for the
wooden one soon
In the yards Of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railway, at Fort Madison,
Ia, electricity Is used to light the sig
nails The ordinary switch lamp is
used with an eight candle power IN
eandesceat lamp inside fitted to q
socket The current Is brought TO the
signal post or switch stand In under
ground cOndUits, and is arranged 50 as
70 enter the lamp at the top. The eX-
pertinent is said to be highly satisfsc-
tory, and does away with lamp tenders
The electric lights are very safe from