The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25
RAILROAD NEWS


and working again
Brakeman Candy is visiting in
Chicago.
Extra Conductor Luster is running |
Hubbard's car a few days
Brakeman Vaughn has returned
from Denver and is at work.
Lon Stout. of La Junta, is on the
extra list here again
Engineers Parr and M4digan are
laying of for a few days
Fireman Peter schneur has been
laying off few days
Extra Conductor Helm is running the
27o car in Ecreman's place.
Nine chain gang crews between here
and Newton at present.
division are passing through almost
daily.
Engineer w. II Ready is laying off
for 45 days and B. S. Williams is on the
574 in his place
%. West of Ct Rend is running the
section while A. B. Glaze is laid up with
the measles.
Harvey Newfer is taking short
vacation at Topeka and Kansas City. G.
Ault is i'll his place
Walter Streater is laying OF account
of sickness. Fred Balch is carrying the
call book while Walter is off.
Conductor Crawford took one trip
off the local this week and John Hinck-
ley went out i n his place.
-Firemen Pate and Adds have been
assigned to eight wheel engines on and
between here and La Junta.
-Yardmaster Gallagher was in town
few days last week, but has not recover
ed enough to go to work, as yet.
-Supt. Dyer and Trainmaster Dean
were in Dodge Monday evening to meet
the higher officials.
a large number of officials from
Topeka and Chicago passed through
here Tuesday on special train.
-Wm L. Stanton, formerly brake
man on this division was in town this
week en- route to Topeka.
Conductor Geo. d. Pond was taken
sick at La Junta a few days ago and was
in the hospital for week,
Not many of the big trains have
been tried on the western division yet
About so cars have beea the limit up to
the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cowan, of La
Junta, Colo, are visiting MIR. and Mrs
Council Plunkett. the parents of Mrs.
Cowan
ALONE BIinn has been assigned to
the day switching with Pop kelsey
This places Fred Berg Oh the night en-
CINE regularly.
-Supt. r. j. Parker, Trainmaster
Saunders, and Master mechanic Ganith,
all of Newton were in Dodge Saturday
on official business
"A B. Glaze is able to be around
again after Il severe case of measles.
His son Walter has just returned from
Topeka hospital where he was confined
with the same disease.
In this column last week the short
item with refence to eight chain gang
crews should have been credited to the
Emporia Gazette At Dodge there are Is
chain gang crews and z crews on re-
gular runs.
A. E. Falkner, who was in the
strike, some years ago. has received his
clearance papers, and he will soon
have place IN the engine and mechanic
al Oh tue SaHtl Z Aa1IWtly
We congratulate the young man his
good fortune.
Nearly 100 employees of the various
railroads in Pueblo were laid eff last
week, and the indications are that more
will follow. This change is due to
heavy slump in business which has been
unprecedented in the last few weeks
La Junta Tribune.
Conductor j. NJ. Dodge, who re-
presented the train men in the recent
conference. returned home Friday night
last MIR. Dodge was absent about two
months He in Topeka, Chicago
and other cities. The new arrangement
by the railroad with the trainmen APP
pears to be satisfactory.