The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-05-31
RAILROAD SPIKES.

George Amick returned yesterday
from Trenton, Mo.
Howard Eiler, of Oberlin, is a new
emplOye in the round house.
Vergn Woodward, the Jennings op-
orator, was in town Saturday evening.
Machinist Nick ScaIlion viii join his
wife in Chicago this week for a short
visit.
Engine 571 is having some fiues put
in her boiler preparatory to going on
the fast runs.
Engineer Beidelman returned Tues
day from a ten-days' sOjourn on a ranch
near Falcon, Col.
Frank Brumfield viii go to work in
the car repairers' department, com
mencing tomorrow.
Fireman Harry Hamilton is back at
work after a short vacation which be
spent in Phillips county.
Machinist Ben Joseph left last week
for Minneapolis, Mimi. His family will
leave for that place this week.
J. NJ. Jewell returned last Friday
from Salina where he was a juryman in
the United States district court.
Engineer Mcclellan will move back
to GOOdland from Colorado Springs.
His house is being put IN repair.
G. II. Hubbell, of Topeka, superin-
tendent Of lines west of the Missouri
river, was here Sunday IN a private car
IN company with other officials.
Night Caller George Brinker has
taken a place as assistant TO the day
hostler and his brother, Bert Brinker,
has taken the caller job.
end E1frnunora
ker, of the Pueblo run, were here Sun
day for their engine which had just
been TUNED out of the shops.
Charley Sherman now owns the pho
nOgraph which formerly entertained
the guests in the Cullins' place. He
drew the instrument in a rattle.
Engine $50 went out to-day after a
light overhaul. Engineer Taper hand
les her throttle and Fireman Critch-
field looks after the heating apparatus.
Maehinist Apprentice Charley Short
came down from the Springs to have
his hand dressed and returned Tues
day to the home Of his parents. His
hand is doing well.
1t seems like old times to see En-
gineer dad" Fuller around the depot
occasionally. He now has the $50, and
pulls II and 18.-Phillipsburg News.
Word has reached Huron that Mr..
and Mrs. Sanford Adams, of Goodland,
Kan, are the parents of a fine girl
baby born to them ecently.-HurOn
Times.
Trainmaster John Boyle, Division
Superintendent Z. 9. Smith, Dispatch
er w. A. Young and General Foreman
4. G. Adams were at the Smoky We'd
uesday afternoon on a fishing excuT-
sion.
Conductor J. w. Thomas has secured
employment with the Ell PasO q North
eastern. railroad between FL Paso and
White Oaks, II. NJ. Mrs. Thomas and
son, Dick, will leave soon to join Mr..
Thomas.
William Mckinney, a brakem an Of
the LimOn-Denver run, was in town
yesterday He has just returned from
Milwaukee where he attended the ma
tional meeting Of the Brotherhood Of
Railway Trainmen as a delegate from
the local organization.
An interesting story is told Of Mike
Quinn. a section boss at Flagler, while
If not wholly true is worthy of the
famed Irish wit. 1t is the custom of
the railroad company to pay the sec
ton hands S125 during the summer
months, while with winters cold blast
comes a reduction Of ID cents per day.
When Mike received notice one morn
ing last fall that the wages of his crew
had been reduced, he called the men
out and commanded them to line up,
when he made this announcement: "All
ye men who have before race ived wan
dollar and a quarter a day will here
after get but wan fifteen, while the sal
aries of Us officials remains the sam e. :"
Commencing June the Rock Island
Route will establish a through Pullman
sleeping car service between st. Louis
aud Denver, running in connection
with the fast Colorado flyer. These
sleeping cars viii be Of Pullmans latest
design. with large retiring rooms for
ladies and such other modern con-
veniences as are found in up to date
cars Dining car service will also be
inaugurated on June 1 on the Rock
Island flyer, both east and westbound
between Kansas City and Topeka,
under supervision Of Frank Stewart,
superintendent of dining cars. The
usual high standard Of dining car ser
vice viii be maintained on the la carte
plan, patrons thus paying only for
what they order.
Official announcement has been
n44uG " LA4E LeOIh 4ol1L44 LDdA III - 4lAG
16, westbound, and June Is, eastbOund,
its new zone night out" train will be
put on between Chicago and Colorado.
The train viii be known as the Rocky
Mountain Limited" and the equip
ment viii consist Of the latest Pullman
library buffet car, dining car, standard
Pullman sleepers and free reclining
chair cars. Leaving Chicago every
day at loo D. N. it viii reach GoOdland
about 100 a. m the next day and
arrive at Colorado Springs at 40 p. IA.
and Denver at 4:45 D. NJ The east
bound viii leave Denver at 1:15 p. m,
Colorado Springs at 1:30 p. m and
reach GOodland at 6:35 D. m, arriving
at Chicago the next evening at seven
o'clock The run from Chicago 60
Colorado Springs viii be made in 8
hours and 90 minutes.
The Calico Dance.