The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-12-20
RAILROAD Spikes

Brakeman Joe Miller is on the sick
list
Engine 545 is in the shops for gen.
eral repair.
Machinist Robert Zerwekh spent
Sunday in Denver.
Engineer r. +. Coots was confined Il,
his home by illness this week.
The Rock Island employees at this
division received their monthly paw
Tuesday.
Considerable "green fruit" is going
through by freight en- route east from
California.
Brakeman Harry Mcclure has taken
a layoH snd-will spend the holidays in
Colorado Springs.
Brakeman B. NJ. Tucker has taken a
vacation and left this week for a visit
in New York and Boston.
The water service gang Of workmen
are putting in new steam and heating
pipes in the round house.
Engineer James was breaking in the
$50 Wednesday. The engine has Just
been turned out Of the shop.
". W. Leeman, travelling engineer of
the Rock Island Of lines west Of the
Missouri river, will move his family
from GOOdland TO Topeka.
B. Hamilton ana Ed Carmichael re-
turned yesterday from Rock Island,
Ill, where they accompanied the body
or the late Carl Hamilton for burial
j. B. Smell, Of the.round house force,
Is suffering with rheumatism to such
an extent that he is compelled TO use
crutches. He has not been able to work
for some time.
If the weather continues favorable
the railroad will I'LL its ice house at
this place next week. Ice will be ship
ped here from the Prairie Dog creek,
near Almena.
Fireman MCGEE, formerly employed
by the Rock Island on this division,
was slightly injured by the dersilment
Of freight train on the Union Pacific
near Grsinfield, Kan, last week.
Billy Higdon, machinists' apprentice
was struck in the eye by a piece Of
steel while at work Wednesday. He
viii 60 TO Atchison 70 visit his folks
while he is laid up with the injury.
Engine 814, the largest freight en-
CINE ever used on this division, with
Pat Brown at the throttle, is hauling
1000 ton trains out OF GOodland. Fire
man Peterson keeps the monster hot.
Phil Wichael, late Of the depot force,
Rock Island with q rnn out Of Council
Bluffs, Ia, where be makes his home,
was IN town Wednesday on q business
mission.
Machinist Jack Dipple and Boiler
maker Teddy Griffin viii leave to-day
for Trenton, Mo-, 70 spend Christmas.
Griffin viii stop at Kansas City and
get the dress suit that be won in the
Convention hall lOstery.
J. o. Meek, one Of the Champions
old printers, called TO see the editor
for q few moments last Saturday. He
is now braking on the Rock Island
through here from GOOdland TO Phil
lipsburg Champion.
Conductor Walter Hunt and Brake
man Fred Hunt, brothers, left Wed
nesdsy morning for an extended visit
with relatives at their old home II
Fassetf, Pa The Hunt boys are good
railroad men and they are taking q
Bell-earned vacation.
Conductor ". Q. Tyler, who was in
charge Of the third section Of 81 when
the fourth section crashed into bis
train at Calhan q few weeks ago, and
who was suspended until the decision
Of the investigation was rendered, has
been notified TO report for work. No
one vas discharged.
Once more the report is in oir0uls-
ton that the Central Branch is 20 be
extended to Denver. There hasn't
been a good reason, IN 20 years, Why Il
should not De extended The Central
Branch railroad from AtchisOn 20
L.enors covers q distance Of 293 miles.
If the extension can be built straight
through 70 Denver about 30 miles Of
new track VIII be necessary 70 com
plete the eonnectonr With the Rocky
mountain metropolis