The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-11-08
RAILROAD SPIKES.
The stand pipe is half way up.
II. II. Morgan is a new brakeman.


h. II. Morgan is a new brakeman.
Dispatcher Smith is a new man in
the telegraph Office.
Chief Dispatcher ". A. Young was q
visitor to Denver Monday.
Dave Agerter, formerly conductor
l on this division, is in town
]. NJ. Harper, a wiper, has quit and
I W. B. Ba0bitt is in his place.
Engineers Taper and Carmichael
are taking a feE-days' vacation.
Earl Hida, machinists' apprentice, is
In Kansas City on q visit this WeeIs
Operator ". L Excl, is critically
i'll with fever at Colorado Springs.
Conductor Usher is laying of so as
to be at home to amuse the new baby.
Engine $50 went out of the shops
yesterday, having received light repair
and a coat of paint.
General Foreman A. G. Adams was
at Roswell and Denver this week. He
returned yesterday.
The turn table is about ready to be
put 10 place. 1t is 66 feet long and
weighs 6O,OO0 pounds.
Conductor Matlock took a vacation
this week 70 so bunting. Conductor
GoOde had Matlock's car.
Ben Mills has returned to GoOdland
and has gone to work in the shops at
his old job as painters assistant.
Engine 839, one Of the largest "hogs"
owned by the company, will be in ser
vice on the Pueblo freight run in q few
days.
Engine Oil, which was in the Clayton
wreck, will return here in a few days.
The engine was rebuilt at the Horton
shops.
Boilermaker J. NJ. Burnham, who
began work here last week, has been
transferred to Goodlsnd.-HortonC Com
merciaL
Engine so has been sent to the Den
yer run TO do duty in the place Of the
467, which is in the GOOdland shops for
repairs.
J. s. Prothero, who has been filling
the position Of back shop foreman, has
taken the job as night machinist in
the round house.
Theodore Kribbs, machinist, is back
shop foreman in the place Of j. S.
Prothero, who is working as machinist
on the night force.
The new turn table at the round
house is being put in. Bridge Fore |
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charge Of the work.
Charles Sherman, who has been
promoted to engineer, made his mi |
tial trip yesterday on engine 400, and
pulled extra freight west.
There were two sections Of No. , |
Sunday night. 'sThe Burgomaster," a
section en- route to Denver.
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repairs and the replacing Of a fraetur-
ed driving wheel The pair Of drivers
we're sent to the Horton shops for re-
pairs.
Engineer Ebert and Fireman Rice
took the Roswell switch engine, No. 90,
to Roswell Monday. The engine has
just received q thorough overhaul in
the GOodland shops.
Engine 564, which has been doing
yard duty at Roswell while the switch
engine was in the shops, is in service |
on the road again with Engineer DeIby |
at the throttle.
Engineer Sam Glass has taken lay |
of and left Tuesday night for the east. |
to the effect that Sam is going I
east to be married are In circulation
among the railTOaders.
Brakeman Lindsley's son, who is /
about ID Yeas old, suffered a disloca- |
ton and fracture Of the left elbow |
Monday afternoon while wrestling on |
the school house grounds.
Fireman l. z. Brfnker was at To- /
peka this week to settle with the CON- |
pany before returning to work. Brink |
er was fireman Of the engine in the |
Clayton wreck September Z.
Mrs. Phil Wichael and children will |
leave tomorrow for Council Bluffs, Ia |
where they will reside. Mr.. Wichael
has a position as express messenger on
the Rock Island with a run out Of that
place
Section men found the broken frag-
ment Of the eccentric strap which
broke on Robert COOts' engine near
last week. about 100 feet
from the track. The broken piece is
now in the stOrekeeper's Office here.
Charles NJ. Hayes, who recently sur
rendered five years contract as pre-
sident Of the Southern Pacific railroad
at the request Of i. II. Hartman, is
said to have received q check for SI55,-
600 as payment in full for bis services
His yearly salary was to be S55, 900. He
served ten months. and upon his &C
quiescence In the wishes Of the Hsrri-
man syndicate that be retire, a full
years salary and q bonus Of 100000
we're paid him. This is the largest
sum ever paid railroad man for like
term of service.
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