The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-10-04
RAILROAD SPIKES.

4 AaMl1y mere IEOm OaNdIaus IL
Brakeman D. r Linsley is in Kan
/ sss City for medical treatment.
Fireman J. a. Weir was In Denver
| this week to witness the carnival.
Fireman A. G. Kaulitz and family
/ are back from an extended visit IN the
east.
Engineer George Fuller and wife
have gone to FairbuTy, Neb., for a
visit.
Brakeman Kirk Walters is at Ken
| sington, Kan, for a visit with his lady
love.
Dispatcher Young and General Fore
man Adams we're in Colorado Springs
Tuesday.
FL. Curwin, formerly a conductor
on the Pierre Marquette road, is a new
brakeman.
Canboy Gene Luther is in Denver
this week and George Cooper is calling
IN his place.
Brakeman George Scheigner aud
family attended the carnival at Den
yer this week.
Engineer Tom Kelly is taking a short
vacation and is attending the carnival
In Denver this week.
Special car 500 went through Tues
day night en- route east with party Of
Rock Island officials.
Conductor Barsby has been assigned
to local freight Nos. 81 and % with
Sunday layOver at Phillipsburg.
Conductor J. W. Usher is now here
running on freight. He and his family
will occupy the Klauer residence.
Brakeman W. J. Murtough has quit
and will 60 to Minnesota and engage in
the mercantile business with his father.
dude" Case, Of Norton, who until
recently ran the railroad pumping
station at Selden, was in town Monday.
Conductor j. II. HszeIbaker has
taken the PueblO-Phillipsb run on
and 10 given up by Conductor Usher.
Engineer j. ". Pack returned from
the Roswell Pueblo run Saturday
where he had been in service temper
arily.
A hunting party consisting of Al
brecht, COburn, Wiley and Weir were
at the Smoky Tuesday. They killed 40
ducks.
Bert Brinker, night caller of engine
crews, has quit and Jim Woods has
taken his place. Brinker has enrolled
at school
Q. NJ Morrison, formerly on passen-
ger trains Nos 9 and 10, has taken a
position as freight brakeman out Of
GoOdland.
A steamboat went through Tuesday
night on a fat car on 81. 1t was one
of the old pattern of stern paddle
wheel river boats.
Conductor Walter Hunt is on the
Roswell Pueblo run for a few days In
the place of Conductor Stevens, who
is taking layof.
@. B. Lane, roadmaster at Phillips
burg, was in Buffalo at the time of the
assassination of the president and wit
messed the tragedy.
@. E HOltz is now foreman of the
round house at Council Bluffs. He was
formerly with the Rock Island at Phil
lipsburg and Caldwell.
The Rock Island will build a new
freight depot at Phillipsburg. The
floor of the round house at that point
will also be paved with brick.
J. A Morris, a machinist, who has
been employed in the shops for the
past three months, quit Saturday and
will return to his home in the east.
Operator Skinner and wife have re-
moved to Colorado Springs. He was
transferred to the Springs and his
place is filed here by W. L. Excl
Engine 894 was turned out Of the
shops Wednesday after receiving light
repairs. Engineer d. Hathaway took
her out yesterday and broke her in
Conductor Angus Miller, on passen-
ger on the LimOn-Denyer run, will take
IayOf next week to go on a hunting
trip for antelope with party IN Colo
RADIO.
Round House Foreman Nick Seal
lion left Tuesday night for Denver to
attend the carnival Mrs. ScalliOn is
IN Denver and will return home with
him the last Of the week.
Engineer J. r. Norris with engine
548 made good run Friday on second
No. from Genoa to Burlington, cover
ing the distance of 81 miles in 20 min
utes, including two stops.
As an evidence of increase Of bust
ness, the road has put on new cab
Dose, No 1908, just out Of the Horton
shops. Conductor Will Taylor has
been assigned to the new car.
Brakeman G. E. Craven, who was in
jured by being struck By q bridge in
Colorado Springs, has taken an indefi-
nate leave of absence and left We'd
nesday night for his home In Chatta-
nOoga, Tenn
The. machine shop is quite empty
again and there were only i've engines
in the round house, Wednesday eX-
cepting two others being repaired as
to spark arrester, which speaks OF the
large business on the road
LIB. Fiske, the new dispatcher and
his wife are stopping 1t the Depot
hotel. They are originally from st.
Paul but were about three years at Du-
buque. Mr. Fiske was transferred to
GOodland from the Dalhart. Tex, Of
fee.
Brakeman 7. A Williams was taken
sick suddenly st Prairie View last Fri
day while coming vest on 81 on Con
ductor Hubbard's car. His condition
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