The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-06-28

A per capita tax OF % cents per an
mum per member was levied to support
the unfortunate inmates Of the Hhome'
at Highland park and help Co maintain
that institution with the provision that
two others Of the five organizations
donate like amount.
Machinist Theodore Kribbs, Who
moved to Cheyenne Wells, Col, a few
months ago where he Was employed by
the Union Pacific, has returned to
work here and will move his family
back to GOOdland.
Conductor Converse returned from
Kansas City Wednesday where be was
called by the death Of his father, Ly-
sander Converse, who was So years old
and pioneer railroad man.
Division superintendent +. @. Smith
went east on No. 8 Wednesday morn
Wednesday evening on q tour Of in
spectiOn Of the division. He returned
to Colorado Springs yesterday.
Conductor Ed Denney and family
have moved to Denver and are living
at 1905 Stout street. In a letter to TIE
REPUBLIC Mr.. Denney says that while
they are very pleasantly located, yet
they regret TO leave GoOdland where
they made their home for 13 years.
Engine 500, which was smashed up
In a wreck on the Pueblo run, has re-
turned from the Horton shops where
the repairs were made. Engineer Ed
Mason and Fireman Frank Picken-
paugh have been assigned to the en-
CINE on passenger service on the west
end A few trips were made on freight
this week to timber her up.
The trees in the railroad park and at
IL
growth and are looking well. The blue
grass lawn in front of the depot is also
looking better than for several seasons
and too much credit cannot be given
Fred Villas, who attends the trees and
lawn, for their healthy appearance.
J. Q. Bonnell, in charge Of the adver-
Using department Of the Rock Island
at Chicago, and A. p. Hall, photOgra-
Pner for the same road, have gone to
CloudcrOft and other points along the
line OF the Fl PasO Il Northeastern,
having apparatus Of proper kind TO
take pictures four feet in length which
will be used in advertising the road
and its adjacent territory. Mr.. Bonneu
is editor Of the Western Trail, maya
zine published by the Rock Island.
The Rock Island has issued notices
Of the establishment of four new towns
on the Liberal extension Of its line
toward Ell Paso, Tex. They are: Optims,
o. T., 30.4 miles west Of Liberal, Kan,
\. 5. Collins, agent; Tehoma, o. T.. COL
miles west of Liberal, W. II. Plum,
agent; Stratford, Tex, so miles west Of
Liberal, +. T. Campbell, agent; Dali
hart, Tex, 111-2 miles west Of Liber al.
Many Horton people went down to
the shops the other day to see the
brick smoke stack torn down. It was
nearly 100 feet high, and the Workmen
dug under it and put it on wooden
piers. These were burned away, and
the mass Of brick and mortar which
had stood there for ID years fell almost
to the ground before it broke. The
chimney contained 60,OOO brick.
Brakeman Whitney, while going east
on the local last Thursday on Conduc-
tor Farley's Car, was chasing some
tTamps from the train at Clayton, when
one Of the "bums" threw q rock at the
brakeman, striking him on the right
hand and frsctUring the two middle
bones. The tramp then started to run
but stepped in hole, falling and break
ing a leg. The injured "bum" vas
taken to Norton. Mr. Whitney did not
discover that his hand was fractured
until he returned to GOOdland Friday.