The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-09-21
RAILRoAp SPIKES.

Engineer J. ". Pack has returned
/ from Ohio.
Fireman ". D. Oakford is backfrom
! the Denver run
Conductor Angus Miller returned
Monday from a trip to Illinois.
A special passenger train passed
through Wednesday en- route west
Division Superintendent Smith was
down from Colorado Springs Tuesday
Engineer Tom Kelly and Fireman S
Adams are back from the Denver run
Brakeman Harry Mcclure has been
assigned to a regular car with COnduc-
tor Tyler.
Conductor Tom Edwards is able TO
be around with the aid Of a couple Of
erutehes-
Boilermaker Joe Mulesd has quit
and has gone to Colorado City where
he viii work for the Midland
Section men Charles Nichols and
Arthur FarrOW have given up their
places on the GOOdland section.
Tuesday was pay day on the Rock
Island. The total amount paid TO en-
plOyes at this point was S15,OO2 Is
Passenger train No. 6 was six hours
late Tuesday morning. The train was
delayed in Denver by a disabled engine
Joe Knoppel, a boilermaker, has
taken a position in the shops. He
worked here once before several years
ago.
Conductor Denney was approached
by a fOOtpad the other night while on
his way home. He put the hobo to
flight.
Conductor Aurand is on his run on
B and after several weeks vacation.
Conductor High was in charge during
his absence.
The mother and a sister Of Conduc-
tor Arthur Radcliffe arrived here from
Illinois last week and will make their
home with him.
Charles Hotel, who accompanied
the remains of the late Robert GOwran
to Illinois for interment, returned
home Sunday morning
Fireman Charley Mcclure has gone
back to the Denver run having given
up the idea of moving here and taking
run out Of GOOdland-
Engineer Robert COOts has the hon
or of drawing the largest check Of any
emplOye on this division this month.
The check called for S245.
Conductor J. n. Hazelbaker returned
Monday from Limon where he was In
charge of the passenger run between
that place and Denver for about ten
days. Conductor High is on the run
at present.
Engine 568 blew out a cylinder head
and piston near Clayton Sunday while
coming west on 81. One side was dis
connected and the disabled engine was
able to bring the train to GOOdland
after part Of the train was set out. The
engine was in charge Of Engineer Sam
Beidelman.
Engineer W. Mcclellan and wife left
Wednesday morning for Colorado
Springs where they viii make their
home, Mr.. Mcclellan having taken the
r oswell-PueblO passenger run. Mac
has pulled passenger on the east end
for the past II years.
General superintendent A. J. Hit
and Superintendent of Motive Power
and Equipment George T. Wilson, Of
Chicago, were here Thursday In pri-
vate car $50" In company with Train
master John Boyle they drove to the
Smoky for a duck hunt. They return
ed to Chicago Friday morning.
Horton Commercial: The CONNER
cisI reporter asked a shop man Tues
day If prosperity had struck him. He
said it had, for he was now getting the
same pay be got four years ago, while
at that time be put in his coal at S1.9O
per ton; this year $3.50 Four years
ago he got % pounds of sugar for SlCO-
Now he gets Just half-13 pounds. Oh
yes he thinks be was hit in good shape
with prOsperity-in the neck.
Word has been received from Carl
Hamilton, formerly a railroad man Of
this city, that has removed old doubts
as to his escape from the Galveston
storm. He is located only a few miles
from Galveston and fears were enter
tanned by his brother, Betsy" Hamil-
ton, and others that he might have
been one Of the victims. But the let
ter received here this week has cleared
away the fears.
An order has been issued by the
Rock Island road and is in force at the
present time, which is an important
one to Kansas and Kansas people. By
the terms Of this new order, all freight
equipment of the Rock Island system
will hereafter be constructed at the
Kansas shops Of the company, located
at Horton. This not only includes the
building Of all new freight equipment
but also the repairing and OverhauliDg
Of old equipment as it may be re-
CURED. The corporation being largely
interested in Kansas and her prosper
ity, and believing IN reciprocity has
taken this means, among others, OF
showing to the people Of the state its
appreciation of traffic given, even
though it is done at an additional 'ex-
pense to the company. The import
ance Of this order is at once apparent
and means the expenditure Of thOus-
Of dollars auaru month fihTG
money will 90 to Kansas men, to the
support Of Kansas men and industries.
Some idea Of the magnitude Of this
order can be had from the fact that the
Horton shops Of the Rock Island are
as large and complete as any railroad
shops in the vest and employ humid
reds Of men in each Of the various de-
psrtments. All departments are work
ing full time and full force and in ad