The Globe-republican., 1901-01-31
RAILROAD NEWS.

Railroads expect to use snow piows
in March.
Ira jackson is succeeded by MIR.
Sullivan in charge OF the coal chutes-
H. II. HobbIe has returned from
Horton. Kas-. where he visited his sister
Colorado for the Hse of the Santa Fe
Railway
-Ge=eral Manager Nudge and other
officials were mere Monday on a return
from western trip.
Engineer Mike Dws er left for CHIC
ago Monday morning, to visit his mother
who was dy ing.
The section house at Howell is fenc-
ed. and the Inhabitants say it is to be
used for stock yards.
Nj. G. NuckIes. relief agent, took the
place of the agent at Bueklin for three
weeks, Tuesday
a a. Snideman, formerly agent for
the Rock Island at this station, and who
went TO Topeka, on Monday took his first
trip as travelling auditor of the road.
Engineer Henry Simmons aud wife
visiting friends in Brooklyn, n. ".
will visit Porto Rico before returning
home.
John Harris. who gave the warning
to No. 81 of the burning bridge, ought to
be rewarded in some Inanner. John does
not care for Lille pass over the rail way 3,
but small check would be more desir-
able. But John ought to have some
thing.
la1I 1Nrifl OH
burned Tuesday afternoon, three miles
west. No. 81 started out but was obliged
to return. The bridge was probably set
on fire by Goals from locomotive.
| Trains were detained several hours owing
to this mishap. John Harris. who was
hunting in the vicinity, discovered the
fire and tagged the first train approach
ing.
SANTA Fe watchmen say that there
are many tramps passing over the SAINT;
Fe just now. They are nearly all going
south and are mostly very peaces.bIe look
| ing fellows. There are of course sons
tough characters among them. But little
| trouble is experienced with the men
Some of the tough ones hang arounc
| town great deal and it is we'll TO watci
| for them. Don't encourage their visit
by furnishing them food--Newton Re
publican.
! The work of laying the water mali
from the river pumping station TO tn
water tank in Kinsley begun ol
Monday. The line will be about tw
and one-half miles long and will cost til
company about So 900. A steam pump
Ing plant will be put in at the river am
the water forced up here. The compan
has expended several thousand dollars Il
fhiS nnint ft,--I
that they have both quality and quantit.
this time.-Mercury.
Harry Hoffman has been prom ote
to relief agent the middle division y
the Santa Fe, which includes the roa
from Strong City to Dodge city, til
Larned and Great Bend branches, III
kinsley branch, Florence branch an
others. Harry has, by strict attention t
his duties, become one of the best poste
men in the service and when the chanc
arrived for his promotion he was read
for the place We have not learned ys
who will be placed here as night operat
or, Harry Teed having taken the day jot
Mercury.
Section Foreman Bolles informs us ths
Wettick siding has been provided wit
new Dodson switch lights which bur
five days and nights without filling {
trimming. These lights have been pt
in all of the sidings this divisio
and as a result the company saves abot
$50 per month, this sum represents u
the amount heretofore paid for hangiil
q out and taking in the oIdfashioned swftc
+, lights. The new lamps are left burnin
q day and night and retilled and trimme
n every five days by the section men,
Cimarron Sentinel.
Marshal Camp came neaa being kille