The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-04-19
RAILROAD SPIKES.

has a brace Of hounds.
/ Machinist W ID. Luke has resigned
and gone to Newton, Kan.
Yesterday was pay day for the en-
/ plOyes Of the Rock Island.
Engineer L. Il. Foster will move his
I family here from Denver soon.
! President Purdy, in private car 800,
! went east Wednesday on No. 8.
Conductor J. N. Walters made fly
ing trip TO st. Joe, No, last week
Station Agent J. ". HandIey and
/ son, Fred, went to Kansas City yester-
! day.
Timer T. III. Bremicka has resigned
/ and will return to his farm in Okla
! hOma.
Fireman Henry Yantes is laying of
sick He underwent an operation last
Friday.
Conductor COpley has returned from
Junction City where he had been to see
a sick brother.
Conductor TippiRs was down to the
| Smoky W ednesday and was successful
in bagging a fine bunch Of mallsrds.
Brakeman Frank Gun, who has been
on a passenger run for some time, is
back on freight again.
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boy, is now an extra engineer on the
South Park road at Denver.
Agent Handley is soliciting among
the railway men for funds to pay for
daily papers for the reading room.
Chief Dispatcher ". A. Young has
been sick three days and confined to
his room with an attack of pneumonia.
The wife Of Brakeman J. T. Dayton
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future. She is at present in Los
Angeles.
Superintendent StilIwell, of Topeka,
went east Monday evening on No. 10
after having made tour Of inspection
over this division.
Conductor Hubbard was called to
Wisconsin by a message from his wife
on account of the serious illness of
Mrs. Hubbard's sister.
A train Of II refrigerator cars left
Newton a short time since, loaded with
eggs for California markets. The u
cars contained IA, 600 dozen.
BOilermaker Teddy Griffin laid off
for q few days and the boys around the
shops say be acts like a man that is
about to get married"
DR.. Farrow intends to leave next
week for Pueblo where he will again
take treatment at the springs. He viii
be absent about two weeks.
Two Raymond Whitcomb specials
will pass through GOodland, April %,
containing $50 people, on their return
trip from the Pacific coast.
Engine 900 left yesterday for the
Horton shops. This is the engine that
was damaged in the rear-end collision
on the Limon-Denver run last Thurs
day.
Snow between Roswell aud Falcon
has been delaying trains for the last
three weeks. Snow plOws are sent
ahead Of every train on that section Of
track.
Engine 522 has come out of the shop
after having undergone light repairs.
Commodore Kelly says she is in fine
shape. Chief Gunner Wilson Is also
pleased with her first shown g.
Engine ga has been sent to the Den
yer run to take the place of the 900
which was damaged in the wreck. En-
gineer Berry and Fireman Stevenson
took the engine to the Denver run
yesterday.
Conductor Bagley, Of the local
freight, has been laying off for the last
two weeks on account of the serious
illness of members of his family. Con-
ductor Z. J. Wilson Is managing his
run In his absence.
II. H. Graham has taken the position
of timer made vacant by the resigna-
ton of 7. III. Bremicka. Graham was
formerly employed in the Hess hard
ware, but has been at Colorado Springs
for several months.
E S. Darling, formerly station agent
at Clayton, left yesterday for St
Joseph's hospital, Kansas City, for
treatment He has been confined to
his bed for the last eight months by a
complication of diseases.
The Rock Island crew that were in
the rear end collision with the Union
Pacific at Strausberg, Col, last Thurs
day, were exhonerated from all blame.
The Union Pacific assumes all damages.
There was only property loss.
First section Of No. 3 Wednesday
night had extra coach 3O4 loaded with
emigrants enroute to San Francisco.
No. , went through In two sections on
account of extra heavy tourist business,
the two trains hauling II cars
Brakeman n. G. Jackson, Of Chicago,
has changed places with Brakeman
Charles O'Conner. jackson was on the
Chicago division and came west on &C
count of his wife's health. He is on
the local with Conductor Farley.
The rails have been laid on 80 miles
of grade on the Rock Islands extension
beyond Liberal, Kan The work will
be pushed with all speed and it is ex-
pected viii be completed to FL Paso by
October 1, at which time the road in
tends to inaugurate line OF cars from
Chicago and Denver through to. the
City Of Mexico without change.
To hold a Job as fireman now on a
Santa Fe engine a man must weigh at
least 145 pounds, and stand i've feet
eight inches. This is where the limit
has been for month or so past. There
was time not so long ago when to get