The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-08-03
RAILROAD NEWS.

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round house.
Fireman Dan Derby vas laid up this
week by illness.
Brakeman Harry Mcclure is back
from the ROsWel-PueblO run.
Will Holden is a new man in the
! shops. he is from AtehisOn-
Traindispatcher John Meehan was
/ IN Denver few days this week.
Brakeman NJ NJ. Young and family
are here from Colorado Springs.
Fireman Charles Sherman is in Colo
RADIO Springs for a few days rest.
Leonard Jones has been sent to
Roswell to FIRE the switch engine.
Fireman J. ". Kelly is laying of
suffering from an liberated tooth.
The family Of Traindispstcher Bull
lock have arrived from Colorado
Springs.
II. A. Parker, general manager Of
the Rock Island, was in GOOdlsnd
Tuesday.
Fireman Charley Mcclure went to
Denver to visit with his family for q
few days.
Mschinist Ben Joseph has been pro-
NOTED to foreman Of machinery in the
back shops.
Conductor Z. J. Tippins was hunting
prairie chicken IN the vicinity Of Sell
den Wednesday
Fireman Roy Rice is now running
out Of GOOdland. He has been on the
switch engine at Roswell
Conductor j. n. Hszelbaker, Of the
vest end, has taken Conductor Tom
Edwards car on the east end.
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his family here from Roswell. They
occupy the Chambers residence.
Engineer Ed Greenman, late in the
employ of the Rock Island Of this city,
has secured employment with the
Denver & Rio Grande.
Morris Hesfy, Of McCOok, Neb., has
taken the place OF I. Brenicke as tin
ner IN the shops. Mr.. Heafy formerly
held this position a few years ago.
Traindispatcher John Meehan work
ed his last night here Saturday. He
left this week for Michigan, where be
has a regular position with the Grand
Trunk.
Arthur Fuller, who is well known in
GoOdiand, and who has been in service
as brakeman on the Fairbury division,
has taken q place as fireman on q
switch engine at Fairbury.
1t has been decided by the Rock
Island operating department, to use its
1900 series" of monster locomotives in
hauling the Kansas aud Oklahoma @.
A. r. special trains between Misslssip-
pi river points and Chicago. These 10
cOmOtives have recently been added to
the equipment Of the Rock Island and
are the largest aud most perfect loco
motives in service on any railroad in
the United States to day. The using
of these locomotives in hauling the @.
A. r. specials, not only assures a quick,
safe and On-time service to the Rock
Island patrons, but also will give the
passengers an opportunity to see the
workings of these wonderful lOcOmO
tIves. These locomotives are equipped
with all late safety appliances, includ-
ing electric headlights, which will re
veal any object for distance Of q mile
ahead of the train.
Engineer ?. X. Ryan and Conductor
j. w. Lacey, who were in error as to
the wreck which occurred near Bur
liDgtOn, July ., have received notice
of their discharge. While many peO-
pie regret to see them removed, and
believe that these two gentlemen would
be more careful employees than they
ever were before, yet their discharge
from the employ Of the Rock Island
was not unexpected. Mr.. Ryan has
worked for the Rock Island Is years,
and has run out Of GOOdIand as pas
senger engineer for eight years. Dur
ing all Of this time be has not only not
made any serious mistakes, but has
prevented several. Conductor J. ".
Lacey came here ten years and was
employed in the freight service, from
which he was promoted to passenger
conductor.
Monday forenoon, the deposition Of
EnOs Bowman, Of Wallace county, in
the case wherein Daisy Dawson is
plaintiff and the Rock Island company,
defendant, was taken at the Depot
hotel before Notary Public @. L. Cal
vert. Attorney Fenlon, of Lesven-
worth, appeared for the plaintiff and
Attorney Graham, Of Topeka, for the
defendant. Suit tor damages is
brought by Daisy Dawson, the widow
Of Brakeman Dawson, who was killed
on the Fairbury division in November,
/ 1898. Mr. BOwman's connection with
| the case arrives from the fact that be
was car inspector and inspected the
car from which the accident happened
| both as it passed west aud on its re-
/ turn. It is claimed the death Of the
/ brakeman was due to defective hand
/ holds on the freight car, which gave
away and let the man fall to the track
/ WITT DE TIT cuOnTECF