The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-04-12
RAILROAD SPIKES.

Conductor Bill Taylor is laying off.
Engine SD is in the shops for light
repairs.
Brakemen Morrison and Walker are
new employees.
". R. Morton, of the Depot hotel, is
on the sick list.
Agent w. o. Strain, of Ruleton, was
in town Wednesday.
Trainmaster John Boyle went TO
Phillipsburg Wednesday.
Undertaken Bower shipped two bur-
iafcaskets TO FIagler this week.
There is a big rush Of travel to Cali
fOrnia over the Rock Island road.
Carl Hamilton has taken a position
as brakeman and will remain here.
Dan Derby and Frank Cline brought
in 10 ducks from the Smoky Wednes-
day.
Freddy" Tickle, of PhiIlipsburg, is
here and may 90 TO work on the rail
road.
George MAR is working at the freight
house in Roy Wiehael's place while the
latter is sick
Fireman W D. Oakford left Sunday
evening for trip to Topeka and other
parts of Kansas.
The Rock Island and "B. & III"
threaten a rate war over the summer
rates to Colorado resorts.
Conductor George Copley accomp-
anied his grandfather, Rev. @. II.
Woodward, to Lawrence Monday even
ing.
Roundhouse Foreman ". P. Brinker
has been confined to his bed sick for
over week. He IS reported some
better.
Caller Eric Erickson is working
nights in George Drinkers place while
the latter is taking care OF his father,
who is ILL.,
Conductor Barsby was on Farley's
car and Conductor Wilson had Mat
locks car while Farley and MatIock
we're hunting ducks.
Brakeman Walter Hunt, according to
another brakeman, is a muchly-hunted
man by the fair sex, who persist in
making gOo-goO eyes at him.
Fireman jeff Powers is laying off for
few days with lame shoulder caused
by slipping off the engine tender at
KanOradO during the storm
G. F. Smith, J. W. Pack, and Robert
Lemon were in Topeka this week to
attend meeting of the ConsistOry, a
branch-Of the Masonic organization.
Conductor Farley, of the local, and
Conductor Matlock, Of the chain gang,
we're of duty this week and went to
the Smoky for a hunt. They bagged
Is ducks.
Caller Eric Erickson will wear a dia-
mond hereafter He held the lucky
number in the rattle Of the S125 diamond
ring at the Ernst jewelry store Wed
nesday night.
a gigantic searchlight has been made
for the Michigan Central railway to en-
able its patrons TO view Nlagra Falls by
night, The light is electric and it is
said that the scene is marvellous.
@. T. Smith, traindispateher at Good
land on the Rock Island, was In To-
peka yesterday. Mr. Smith was for
merly IN the Rock Island telegraph
Office at IOpeka--Tuesday's Capital.
Owing to the fact that numerous
packages have been left on the trains
lately, conductors have been requested
to instruct pOrters TO announce when
calling stations to mot forget your
packages" Trainmaster Boyle has 3
bulletin to thus efect.-PhillipsbUrg
News.
The car shops at Horton have turned
out lately 500 box cars for use in the
cotton trade. These cars are OF the
latest pattern, are 81 feet long, and
have q capacity Of 10000 pounds. They
are dated IN April, and viii be used
first in the handling Of the wheat trsf-
&c, the cotton trade not opening up
until in September.
Harley aud Horace HOgebOom and
Fred Finch left GoOdIand about q
month ago for Old Mexico, to aunt q
job at railTOsding. They are al en-
gagged as brakemen on the Mexican
Central and are running out OF Chi
b1ahOs. chihuahua is the capital Of
the stats OF the same name. 1t is
quite a nice city and is about 80 miles
south Of FL Paso, Tex. On account Of
the great number Of Americans IN busi-
ness and employed there &c IS known
as the american city Mr.. Hcgeboom
has received S couple &c letters from
them ard the7 seem ven pleased vita
sbeir work