The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-09-28
RAILROAD SPIKES

Painter J. H Harvey has moved his
family to Goodisnd.
r J. Jones, section foreman at Edison,
was IN town yesterday
Conductor Bill Usher IS on 3 and 6
IN Conductor Al Beers place.
Engine 568 has been sent to the Hor-
ton shops for an Overhaufing.
Conductor ". Stephens and wife
left Sunday for visit In the east.
Fireman Clark Parker has taken the
Pueblo freight run He VIII move to
Roswell
Engineer Dan Derby is back from
the work train He is laid up with
lame left arm
Conductor F. A Beer, of Denver,
was a passenger on the evening train
en- route east.
Engineer Ed Carmichael returned
Tuesday from few days vacation
spent at Denver.
Fireman Wade CritohReld has given
up the Pueblo run and has taken q run
out OF GoOdland.
Conductor Tom Edwards left Mon
day night for a visit with his father,
who lives in Nebraska.
J. D. Boyle, cashier at the freight
house, returned Saturday from Norton
where he was acting agent for several
weeks
Engine $50, Engineer Grifin's fav-
Orite, has returned from the Chicago
shops where she underwent a thorough
overhaul.
Engineer c. E. Biddison with engine
Gil brought the Roosevelt special
from Pueblo to GoOdland. "Biddy"
didn't give Tedious Teddy" a tedious
ride.
Bert Matthews has returned from
Des Moines, Ia, where he went to at
tend the national meeting Of the B. Of
L. f. as a delegate from the GOOdland
organization
Conductor Barsby, who is on the
work train, brought In Conductor Ty-
ler's car from Roswell Wednesday,
Conductor Tyler laying of at that
place. Mr.. Barsby returned to his
duties on the work train yesterday.
1t is said that Conductor John ".
Mastin Of the 3 and passenger run
viii resign November 1 and engage in
the practice Of medicine at Denver.
Mr.. Mastin graduated from a medical
college in Denver a couple Of years
ago.
Amos Claxton is home from Quad
alaiara, Mexico, where he has a posi-
ton as locomotive engineer on the
Mexican Central railroad. Mr.. ClaXtOn
has been there six months and be likes
the climate of the country. If he
doesn't find a place on some railroad
in the Rocky mountain region he will
return to Mexico.
The management Of the Rock Island
railroad has declared war against
germs. It has adopted plans for a
campaign for the determination Of all
disease breeding microbes that might
stake temporary claims on the various
properties Of the company, and it will
lose no time In carrying out the plans.
The deOdOrizer will be the weapon 1t
will use and the ammunitiOn-death
dealing disinfectants-win be fired
into cars, offices, stations and shops
The war will be waged on all parts Of
the system and those who will direct
the campaign declare that cessation of
hOstilities Will not be ended until there
is not a germ left to fly flag of truce
and the possibility of a microbes ne
faTiOus operations is precluded- After
much experimenting the management
Of the road has adopted a Dramatically
sealed, automatic and economically
distributing disinfectant. 1t viii be
placed wherever germs are likely to lie
In wait for the unsuspecting public
Special attention, it is said, will be
paid to quarters set aside for emil
grants. This is what an official Of the
road has to say upon the subject:
There viii be no germs Of disease or
bad and offensive OdOrs lurking around
the Rock Island property after the
plans are carried out Railroad prop
critics are hard to keep clean but We
believe that our road will be the acme
of hygienic cleanliness after q short
time A great deal of money will be
spent in carrying out the plan