The Globe-republican., 1901-10-10
RAILROAD NEWS.

for the Rock Island, was in the city,
Monday.
H. B. Bell shipped five cars of cattle
over the Rock Island, to Kansas City,
Tuesday
Brakeman Harpole's injuries are
principally about the head and face,
which is badly hurt. It is bandaged SO
he is unable to talk. His brother, r. d.
Harpole, called to see him, and he was
able to make himself known.
Train No 3 will become daily train
after November 3, aud ir is said that it
will make the trip through Kansas in
daylight. This will probably bring the
train to Newton little later than it is
at present
Tests to determine the value of oper-
| ating trains by telephone and doing
other service now performed by telegraph
are being made by the officers of the
Santa Fe system, says the Chicago
Chronicle. The tests cover short dist
ances and are for the purposes of de-
monstrating to just what extent the
telephone may be used in railroad work
either substitute i'll many ways for
the telegraph or as a supplement to it.
j. w. Wilcox. brother of Prof :.
Wilcox, who was here last week and
sang in the temperance meetings a few
nights, is agent for the ElPaso and
| Northeast Railway at Carrizozo, n. M,
125 miles north of Ell Paso.. He inform
ed that the Rock Island road would
connect there by January 1, and that
through California connection would then
be had; the Rock Island would put on
fine trains between Chicago and San
| Francisco.
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secure II suitable house in Dodge City, in
which, to locate his family before the cold
| weather sets in, and SO that his children
may go to school. The removal OF the
division headquarters will be delayed
until the officers building is erected. and
all reports to the contrary fiction.
The bulk of the railroad business this
division is east of Dodge City, and as a
matter of economy and convenience the
Division headquarters should be located
here. This question is settled by Super
intendent Aver who desires to be in close
touch with the greater part of his work
| He says sit is as sure anything in the
| world
A man who has been employed OH
one of the eastern division sections APP
piled recently to the roadmaster for q
foremanship. He was Informed thai
there would be vacancy shortly. bul
that il was desirable to get boss who
was married and could occupy the section
house. The aspirant said that he was a
single MAN, but did not intend to be
longer than the first of November. Ii
was suggested that the event take place
little ahead of schedule time, and the
suggestion acted upon. Request fol-
Il pass for himself and another came from
the man few days later, and Tues
day the section house was occupied
Newton Republican.
w. Pate Harpole, brakeman OF
second 81, Sunday, train in charge OF
Conductor Harry Hubbard, was thrown
off the top of car, two miles west OF
Coolidge, and was severely injured. Mr.
| Harpool's nose and jaw bone were broker
besides he received other injuries. The
train left here at 1910, Sunday, western
time, and the accident occurred aoou
D o'clock. The train was going about 81
miles an hour aud weather stormy, made
, Mr. Harpole's place on top of the ca
dangerous. He WAS not missed until the
train reached Granada, when Conductor
Dalton was sent and found the injured
man lying near the track in an uncon.
scious condition. He was taken 10 the
: hospital at La Junta. and it is likely h,
will soon recover, as his injuries no
fatal. Mr. Harpole carried no Insurance
He lately returned from Bowling Green
, KY, where by the death of relative, h
received valuable farm of $50 acres
MIR. Harpole has two children in kansa
City.
t A Santa Fe brakeman writing from
Las Vegas the Railway Employ es
Journal, a San Francisco railroad pub
ilication, pays the following tribute e
the section man: You must understan,
that the section hand. the least in salary
is the greatest factor in railway II anspor
tation. He not only holds the key to tin
lives of every man engaged in the trail
service and the thousands of people VIII
travel over the various lines. but til
commerce OF his nation is dependent upol
him to prepare safe roadbeds for tn
quick movement of trains. L have
wholesome respect for section hand
and during our recent heavy rains an,
WA. y,