The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-26
RAILROAD NEWS.

ROadmaster Lane Of the east end was
here Wednesi lay.
Fireman W. I Wade has moved his
family to GOOdland.
Machinist Harry Blaine spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Denver.
JIG. Hamilton, of the water service
department, has been laid off.
Billy Strain, station agent at Rule
ton, was in the city Tuesday evening.
George J. Bishop, of Topeka, the
bridge constructor, was here Tuesday.
Brakeman n. P. Murphy left Tues
day for the east in search of employ e
ment.
Machinist T. H. Taggart has taken a
vacation and gone TO Missouri for a
visit.
Brakeman Beals has gone to Topeka
to receive medical treatment for a
cancer.
Superintendent F. c. Smith and
wife, of Colorado Springs, were here
yesterday.
Division Superintendent F. Q. Smith
passed through here Tuesday evening
enrOute to Topeka.
Fireman Earl Derby is laying off
owing to an injury he received while
on duty last week.
Engineer DAILY was down from the
LimOn-Denver run Saturday having
some work done on his engine
Al Studer, of Horton, assistant sup
erintendent Of motive power and
equipment, was here yesterday.
Fred Gum, of Colorado Springs, is
new clerk at the Depot hotel He Is
son Of Conductor Charles Gum.
Boon Talbot, who was with the
steam shovel as engine Waterman, has
taken q place as day hOstler helper.
E. ". Duncan, city passenger agent
for the Rock Island in Topeka, was IN
the city Tuesday and attended the bali.
Miss Emma Edwards, Of Burlingame,
Kan, is in the city visiting her brother,
VIC. Edwards, of the telegraph Office.
Conductor J. W Thomas caught
Conductor Lustig's car for a 6O-day
term. Made one trip. Car pulled OF
B. H. Hawkins, general foreman of
the Rock Island shops in Chicago, was
in the city this week the guest Of S. J.
Pratt, round house foreman.
The steam shovel came in from the
west end Monday, having finished up
the work. The outfit left Tuesday for
the southwestern division.
Charley Taper, who has been en-
ployed in the car department for near
lp a year, has resigned and has gone
elsewhere to look for employment
The machine shops were closed Sat
urday and the employees enjoyed
holiday while connections with the
steam pipes we're being made with the
boilers.
Brakeman Robert Clark returned
Saturday from Trinidad, Col, where he
was called by the illness Of his wife,
who has been at the home OF her par
ents there for a number Of months
H. A. Parker, general manager of the
Rock Island, accompanied by General
ROadmsster H. r. Irvine and Chief
Engineer W. E Dauchey were here
Saturday in Mr.. Parker's private car
The party was on their regular month
ly inspection tour.
Fireman FrankPickenpaugh received
a message Monday with the infOrma
ton that his brother, Tom, was seri-
ously i'll in New Mexico. He later re
ceived word that he was better Tom
gave up a position as fireman here IN
the early part Of December.
Dennis Lynch, an old time engineer
in the employ Of the Union Pacific and
known by many railroad men Of this
city, was killed near Grainfield, Kan,
last Thursday The side rod broke
and crashed through the cab, killing
him instantly. Lynch was buried In
Denver.
A number Of the western roads have
refused 70 vote In favor Of the PROPOSE
ton submitted to them to levy a charge
on bicycles and baby carriages equiTa-
lent to that levied on excess baggage,
the maximum weight to be charged for
on either being 80 pounds The matter
has been placed on the docket for fur
Their discussion at the next meeting Of
the Western Passenger association
Passenger crews handling the trains
over this division viii be "ehain-
RanRed.1 Conductors Mastin, AHrand,
Lacey and Brennan Will have charge Of
the runs between Denver and Phillips
burg; Conductors Gum, Fuller, Beer,
Nichols and LustiR will have charge Of
the trains between Pueblo and Phillips
burg, running first in and first out By
this new rIle It has added a new pas
senRsr crew, which gives Conductor
Joe LustiR, OF this place. q regular
passenger run