The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-07-05
RAILROAD SPIKES.


I 9. Ketchum, general car inspector,
was here Tuesday.
Engine s99, Leeman's pet, is in the
shops for light repair.
o. A. Gerstung and J. A. Morris are
new machinists in the shops.
Brakemen Dods and Murtsugh are
two new men on this division.
in. Jewell, the Hneman, was down
to Norton yesterday TO fix a wire.
Jones, the insurance man, was can
wasting among railroad men here this
week.
Station Agents Strain, of Ruleton.
and Jones, OF ResOlis, have exchanged
places.
I'D. Boyle, of the freight house, was
at Smith Center this week visiting
his sisters.
Boilermaker Ted Griffin was at
Limon Saturday to do some work on
an engine.
Boilermaker Ted Griffin and Mach
mist Jess Prothero are in Trenton,
Mo-, for visit.
Conductor Stephens is back on his
car after a run on passenger in Con-
ductOr Edwards place.
Everett Dimmitt, who has been firing
the Roswell switch engine, is now
firing out OF GoOdland.
Maehinist Robert Zerwekh returned
from his trip to Iowa, Illinois and Wis
consin Monday morning.
Boilermaker Ted Griffin is enjoying
a l5-day lay off TO visit friends in Kan
sas City and Trenton, No.
Engine 535, Engineer James, Fire
man Rumm, of the Denver run, has
been here for week for repairs.
Engineer Shaw was taken sick at
Roswell Monday and had to relinuuish
his engine to Engineer Williams.
Conductor Randall is back on his
car. He was in Conductor Converse's
place on passenger a couple Of weeks.
Timer Charles Gregory and Machin-
ist Apprentice Charley Short were both
sick this week from drinking too much
ice water.
Clinton Adams, of Kansas City, a
brother Of A. @, Henry and Sanford
Adams, is in town for a visit with his
brothers.
]. d. Boyle, cashier at the freight
depot, has resigned and viii leave soon
for Pueblo where has a position with
the Rio Grande.
superintendent &c. Smith, Of Colo
RADIO Springs, was in GOOdland a couple
Of days this week attending to business
connected with the road.
The Epworth League excursion to
San Francisco on July to 10 is ex-
pected to require every available coach
and sleeper over the Rock Island line.
Sunday night IL cars Of fresh meat
went through GoOdland consigned to
western points. lie required $500
pounds OF ice at GOOdland alone to
protect the shipment.
Charley Short, machinists' appren-
tice, returned from Colorado Springs
Sunday where he has been staying with
his parents since be met with the in
jury TO his hand. He went TO work in
the shops Monday.
Five cars of southern cattle enroute
to Denver we're fed and Watered In the
GoOdland yards Tuesday night. The
Rock Island is receiving quite a num-
Der of such shipments. Stock men
find that Denver is a better market
than Kansas City.
Chief Dispatcher W. A. Young re-
turned yesterday from Minneapolis,
Mimi. He seems absent minded and
his manner indicates that his thoughts
are far away. He IS very reticeut and
when the boys speak to him his only
answer Is: bring me another"
The Rock Island is having big pas
senger traffic and il will probably con-
tinue up to the 10th, the date Of the
limit Of special rates. There were two
sections Of No. Tuesday and Wednes-
day and OF No. 3 Wednesday and Thur
day. The freight business west is also
good.
Tommy Sunderland, timekeeper in
the master mechanics Office, will leave
to night for HeringtOn, Kan, where be
has similar but a more lucrative posi-
ton with the Rock Island. Mr.. Sun
derland has legion Of friends who will
regret his departure. A Mr.. BarclOw
OF Kansas Oity, takes his place here.
Engineer ". Swearinger and family
left Tuesday evening for Topeka where
they will spend the Fourth, and they
will then join a party which will 90 to
Buffalo to take in the Pan-AmeriCan
exposition. They will 60 to Chicago
over the Rock Island, and from there
viii go by steamer on the great lakes.
The hot weather has nearly ex-
hausted the force IN the dispatcheris
Office. Dispatcher Smith evidently is
not suffering much from the heat as
be was found working at his desk
dressed In shirt waist and q pleasant
smile upon his cOuntenance. The smile
was nothing unusual. but the shirt
waist was glazing innovation
For sale
A number Of registered PolIed Angus
bulls, cheap; from ten months to three
years old; all fine individuals.-Jsmes
Lowe, Mahaska, Washington County,