The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-05-03
RAILROAD SPIKES.

Wednesday morning.
Fireman Breyman was laying of this
week owing to illness.
l. Q. Ames, round house foreman at
Phillipsburg, was here Tuesday.
A new iron bridge is being put in be-
tween MattisOn and Ramab, Col
Fireman a. G. KauIitz rode the B. of
Il r goat at the meeting Sunday.
Engine $50, from the Pueblo run, is
IN the shops for general overhaul
Engineer Mike Stanton is here from
the Pueblo run for repairs on engine
$50.
J. S. Franklin, night baggageman, is
of duty and Dick Thomas is working
IN his place.
Engine 800 is being rGtouched with
paint to last until she goes IN the shop
for new fues.
s. b. Hubbard returned Monday from
Wisconsin where he was called by the
death Of a relative.
Engine $50, Engineer Taper, Of the
freight service, took second 9 west
Wednesday morning.
Trainmaster John Boyle was at Phil
lipsburg Wednesday on business con-
nected with his Office.
Q. w. Manlove, travelling auditor of
the United States Express company, is
quite sick at the Depot hotel
Engine 894 was in the drop pit of the
round house Wednesday to have new
brass put on the forward drivers.
Bill Chambers, Of the night force of
the car department, and L. L. Cooper,
of the day force, have exchanged
places.
Brakeman J. Z. Dayton is looking
for house or rooms for housekeeping
His wife will join him here in the near
future.
Engine 488 was in the round house
Wednesday having her spark arrester
overhauled and also being retOuched
with paint and trimmings.
Engine 474 was sent to the Pueblo
run Tuesday. She was assigned to
Engineer Mcclellan and Fireman Sam
Dryden and will be on passenger.
Vergil Woodward, Office boy in the
dispatcher'S Office, has been appointed
night operator at Jennings. He left
for his new labors yesterday. Frank
Rice takes WoOdward's place.
Freight business is good as we'll as
passenger. Wednesday night there
were three 97s and an extra west; three
COS and two extras east; two sections
of passenger trains Nos. aud 6.
viii Strain and wife returned from
their visit to Mrs. Strains parents In
Franklin county, and after spending a
couple of days here went on TO their
home at RuietOn, Kan.-Phillipsburg
Dispatch.
Albert B. Grin, who had his feet cut
III by being run over by a train at
Colby about year ago, filed petition
for 81 ,99S damages against the Rock
Island railroad In the district court of
Thomas county, last week.
On account of the heavy passenger
traffic No. Tuesday night was double
headed and No. 9 Wednesday morning
was run in two sections. No. , We'd
nesday night was also in two sections,
the second being a dOuble-header.
Dale Sewers, telegraph lineman, will
go to the Burlington, Cedar Rapids Il
Northern, where he has a similar posi-
ton waiting him 1t is thought J. NJ.
Jewell, who held the position Of line
man here for u years, will be his sue
cessOr.
A bridge near Ramah was discovered
on fire the other morning. The discov-
cry was made by Engineers Taper and
Hamilton. The bridge was repaired
temporarily and it will be replaced
with an iron one. A slight delay to
a few trains was the result.
The past month was a record breaker
in the amount of work turned out by
the GOodland shop when the small
force is taken into consideration. Four
light repair jobs and one general over
haul was the amount turned out. A
l. -
"foOr work" and considerable credit
is given Machinist Prothero and as
sistants, who had charge of this assign
ment.
Chairman Parker, Of the Western
Passenger association, says that the
cut rates from Chicago TO Colorado
points established by the Rock Island
would be met by all other trans con-
tinental lines. The rate is 80 for the
round trip from Chicago and s15 for
the round trip from Missouri river
points. Mr.. Parker states that there
will be no further cuts attempted be-
low those already announced.
A pipe dream from Abilene: "Bar-
ney," a circus elephant, had the dis
tinetiOn Of stopping a freight train a
few days ago, the Abilene Reflector
says, and gave the laugh TO the entire
train crew. The engineer noticed the
steam was not up TO the standard and
investigated. He found nothing wrong.
The steam register continued to 20
down. The train was stopped and after
hunting about for some time the fire
man discovered the water tank quite
low. Another stop was made later and
the water tank found nearly empty.
The whole crew turned out but could
find nothing wrong. An attempt was
made to run TO the next water tank
but the engine @died" on the way. The
crew said all kinds Of things but could
not find the cause until a brakeman
finally discovered "Barney" slyly pro-
truding bis trunk from a car next to
the engine He had been smooth en-
Ough to drink the water when nobody
was looking. The keeper took Barney
to q stream near by and forced him to