The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-04-13
RAILROAD NEWS.

Two Raymond specials went through
east Wednesday.
There were no 97s Tuesday night on
account of the snow.
CarrolI's bridge gang is here making
new chute at the ice house.
superintendent F. c. Smith was here
from Colorado Springs Wednesday.
Nike CarmOndy, from MOberly, No,
is a new man in the round house force.
Engine 500 is now on duty on freight,
having recently come out of the shops.
in. Justus and G. B. Lane are at
tending the couTsing meeting at Man
katO.
William Briggs, formerly brakeman
here, viii soon 60 to work on the road
| again
Engineer Garrett and Fireman Bed
Gilman are down from the Denver run
with their engine.
Engine 468 from the Denver run, En-
| gineer BrOsso and Fireman Lee, vas
down to GoOdland Wednesday.
Gus Nelson, pump man at Brewster,
will take trip to Europe, having en-
gagged passage on the same vessel with
the Book brothers, of GOOdland.
Fireman Q. B. MCGEE has resigned
his position on the Rock Island here
and will 60 to st. Joseph and accept a
position with the Let's Spencer Gro
Gerry company.
Will Hansz, caller, was made night
operator at Flagler and left for his post
Monday night, taking the place of
Robert Carver, who resigned. Dick
Thomas is the new caller.
The bridge gang is building a new
icing platform for the Te-icing of re-
frigerator cars. This is the only icing
station west of Kansas City and $50
cars are iced here in a season.
All the Rock Island superintendent
will go to Chicago about April u to
confer with General superintendent A.
J. Hit, with regard to making up and
arranging the new spring and summer
time card, which will take effect about
May l.
Goodland now has two dispatcheTs
named Smith. W. @. Edwards has gone
back to operator and z. S. Smith, of
Chicago, from the Wisconsin Central,
has taken his place at the dispatcher's
table. Operator Marshall has gone
back to Colorado Springs.
The road was blocked by the snow
| Tuesday night between Limon and
! Colorado Springs, most Of the trouble
! being between PeybOn and Falcon.
The wedge pillow could not clear the
road and the rotary from Roswell was
/ kept working the road all night.
Engineer John ". Pack and Engi-
neer Ed Carmichael were at Topeka
this week attending the Masonic Scot
| fish Rite reunion, April 10, II, u and
/ b. Both Mr.. Pack and Mr.. Carmichael
! are members of the local lodge Knight
! Templar and viii take the Scottish Rite
! degrees while at Topeka
The north waiting room at the depot
| will be used for the new reading room
/ 1t will be furnished with rocking chairs
i and settees; and tables and book cases
! for the reading matter. The carpenters
are at work building a toilet room on
\ the north, and a rear exit for the read
/ ing room and Offices
! Engineer Sam HOUIihaD, while run
ming from LimOn to Denver Tuesday
\ on freight No. A, saw a Union Pacific
/ freight ahead as he was pulling into
/ Deer Trah. which appeared in the
storm TO have stopped Fearing col
/ lision be shut of his engine and ap-
/ piled the air brakes and jumped, dis
/ locating his shoulder In the fall. There
was no collision as the Union Pacific
/ train was moving. HOulihan was taken
/ to Denver and treated for the injury.