The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-07-26
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1 shops receiving llgnE repairs.
Tom Bell, late round house foreman
at LimOn, was here this week
+ Brakeman VIII Mathis is taking a
vacation and went to Denver this week.
I Operator GLASGOW is acting as dis
! patcher In the absence Of c. T. Smith
Brakeman Maloney, Of the local on
I Conductor Barsby's car, has resigned
/ G. F. Smith and J. ". Handley went
to FL Reno Monday to register for land.
/ Conductor Bill Taylor returned We'd
nesday from a short vacation in Den
yer.
I'D. Boyle, OF the freight house. is
+ acting as agent in the absence Of J. W.
J Handley.
Hostler Ed BIodgett has been pro-
+ NOTED to fireman and made his first
I trip Monday.
i Blacksmith John Shuster spent
/ few days with his family at Caldwell,
Kan, this week.
I Conductor S. R. Goode is on Con-
! ductOr Matlock's car while the latter
! Is in Oklahoma.
Operator Guy Lay, of Norton, is
working in the telegraph Office at this
I place this week.
Will Higdon, machinists' apprentice,
left Saturday for a visit with his par
/ ents In AtchisOn.
/ Firemen Sherman, Albrecht and
/ OakfOrd will be examined for promo
( ton to engineers.
William Cole, formerly a fireman on
the Colorado Midland, is now night
! hostler at this point.
Engineer Tom Kelly has returned
from Iowa where he was called by the
illness of a relative.
Rapid progress is being made on the
new turn table. 1t will be completed
IN about two weeks.
Conductor Hubbard was on Conduc-
tor Taylor's car while the latter was
of on a short vacation.
Engineer Boyle has been nicknamed
ASpry Jim" since his fast run from
GOOdland to Phillipsburg.
A we'll founded rumor is to the ef-
tect that a standpipe will be erected by
the company at this place.
Machinst Apprentice Jesse Hillmsn
spent. the latter part of last week In
Denver. He returned Monday.
Conductor J. n. Razelbaker, Of the
passenger service, spent Sunday ia
GOOdland with Mrs. HaZelbaker.
Master Mechanic A. G. Adams was
out to the Springs Tuesday and with
Mrs. Adams spent the day at ManitOu.
EagiRser Garrett and Fireman Nc
CURE, of the LimOn-Denver run, were
CINE.
Brakeman Sessions has just returned |
from Kansas City, where he went TO
make arrangements to bring his family
to GoOdland.
Conductor y. p MatlOck, who was
down to FL Reno to register in the land
drawing, reports a big crowd and no !
accommodations.
Conductor Z. J. Tippins expects to |
leave about the 18th of August on a
hunting and fishing trip near Wagon !
Wheel Gap, Colo.
Tavner Barclow, of the Rock Island |
Office at Kansas City, is the new clerk |
to General Foreman Adams, succeed |
ing I. Q. Sunderland.
Brakeman Frank Gum, who has been |
sick in hospital at Denver, is reported |
some better, but will not report for |
duty before August ID.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers have engaged a trained nurse /
from Denver to care for Engineer !
Priugle, who is very low.
Fireman John Lee, of the Limon- |
Denver run, was here this week and /
took the examination for an engineer. |
He passed the examination.
The car men have new duties added 4
to them since the well at PhillipsburR |
has played out. Nearly all the coaches |
have their water tanks refilled at this /
place.
Machinist Thomas Taggart and wife 1
we're in Denver Friday and Saturday. /
MIR. Taggart went up to see a specialist |
about his injured eye. They returned /
Sunday.
Capitalist" Murphy, formerly To-
connective fireman on this division, was i
in town this week meeting old friends. /
He is now with the Rock Island at
Fort Worth, Tex.
7. Q. Sunderland, for several years
clerk in General Foreman Adams Of
fee, left Friday night for Lexington,
Kan, where he has a similar position
with the Rock Island.
Charley Short, machinist apprentice,
Is doing some very creditable lathe
work Last week he broke all previous
records in turning out four eccentric 4
strap bolts in 81 hours.
Conductor McCaslin was thrown
from his family horse Monday while /
breaking the animal to ride and was
so severely Jared and bruised that be
was unable TO 60 out on his car Mon
day night Tyler went out on McCas-
Inns car.
No. 9 was several hours late We'd
nesdsy morning owing TO the eastern
connection being late. The run from
Phillipsburg to GOodland, 40 miles,
was made IN three hours. The train j
was composed Of seven cars and was
drawn by two engines.
Sam Bragg, who was here last week 4
to see his mother, Mrs. Robert Lemon,
has gone to Los Angeles 70 work at 4
the maehinists' trade He formerly i
was employed in the GoOdland shops 4
bat recently has been with the Union 4
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