The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-04-26
RAILROAD SPIKES.

Friday.
Engine 46s is a new engine on this
division.
ROadmaster c. B. Lane of Phillips
burg, was here Tuesday
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
J. d. Hartman yesterday.
Fireman Hugh Robertson, of the 500,
was OF few trips this week.
Tom Pickenpaugh, formerly a fire
man on this division, Is In town.
Fireman Dimmitt, of the Roswell
Switch engine, was here Saturday.
Conductor Herbert Farley rode the
.. r. 9. goat at the meeting held Sun
day.
Ia. Graham, the timer, quit Tues
day night and left for Colorado
Springs.
Engine S94 broke her main pin at
Jennings while pulling the local west
Monday.
The Denver & Rio Grande and the
Rio GTande Western railroads have
consolidated.
Sherman Wileman, bOilerwasher, was
laid up this week on account Of an in
jury to his foot.
Lew Hargraves, hostler helper, re-
turned to work Monday night after
few days layOff
Everett Corder, a shopman, had his
thumb mashed last week while work
ing on engine GIL.
Round House Foreman Brinker, who
has been sick in bed for a few weeks,
is able to be around.
Operator Finley's wife, who has been
here for a visit with her husband, re-
turned to Topeka yesterday.
Fireman Henry Yantis is laying off
and is spending the time repairing and
improving his residence property.
A. L. Studer, of Horton, superin-
tendent Of motive power and equip
ment, spent Monday In GOOdland.
Engine 474 has been brought from
the east and has been sent TO the ROs-
welEPueblO run for passenger service.
Station Agent J. W Handley return
ed from Kansas City Sunday where he
took his son, Fred, who enlisted in the
navy.
superintendent F. c. Smith, of Colo
RADIO Springs, was IN GoOdland Wed
nesdsy on business connected with his
Office.
The tramps have made their appear
ance, a sure sign of warmer weather.
There we're several of the hobo type in
town Sunday.
Engineer Joe Berry and Fireman
Bob Sisty, of the Denver run, were
here Wednesday with engine 944 for
light repairs.
Engineer j. II. Bush, who has been
laying off sick for some time, will 60 to
work Monday, having recovered from
his indispOsitiOn.
Conductor BagIey, of the local, went
out on his car Wednesday after being
off duty a couple of weeks. Conductor
Wilson had his car.
All railroad men who wish to sign
with the railroad base ball club will
please see Fireman Will Roach or
Machinist Jesse Prothers at once.
Mrs. II. Q. jackson arrived here from
Chicago yesterday. She is the wife of
Brakeman Jackson, who was recently
transferred from Chicago to this point
Engineer W. Mcclellan, Of the ROs-
well-PueblO run, was here Friday.
Mac" was in charge Of the Rock Island
engine in the collision near Pueblo re-
Gently.
NJ. 4. Ingalls,, president Of the Big
Four railroad, recently made a speech
in Kansas City in which he advocated
franchise and income tax and express
ed concern because of the prevalence
of trusts.
The special train which President
Mckinley and his cabinet will make
their western trip viii consist of an
engine and seven cars and will be one
of the finest trains ever put upon a
railroad track.
The Rock Island has sent out from
fifty to a hundred men from Wichita
in the last few days to the new rock
crusher at Cory, ten miles north Of
Marion. 1t Is the intention of the
company to put out ballast at once of
crushed rock and burnt gumbo all
along the line of the road. Burnt
gumbO is considered the best ballast
to be had and is prepared by burning
gumbo soil, the same as brick is
burned, in a sort Of kiln.
Engineer c. z. McSteen went to
Council Bluffs Wednesday and return
ed the following day with No. pulled
by one Of the big 13OO's. This is one
Of the engines out Of the biggest series
ever made. The drive wheels Of which
there are four on a side, are about
seven feet high and the engine is said
to have a maximum speed Of 100 miles
per hour. This engine Is to be used on
, and 6 between here and the Bluffs
for week or ten days on trial-Fair-
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Changes on the Rock Island.