The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-02
RAILRoAp SPIKES.


Brakeman William Mathis returned
Wednesday from q weeks stay in Den
yer.
Engine 500 came out Of the shop
yesterday after undergoing a thorough
overhaul
Hostier ". Cole, Of Roswell. Quit
Tuesday after a few days in the posi-
ton here.
B0ilermaker Albert Reed and family
LETT Tuesday evening for a visit in
Peoria, Ill
Engineer Daley, Of the Limon- Den
repairs for his engine.
Carpenter Robert Lemon, Of the ma
chine shop, Is having his residence il
Park Row painted
Car Inspector ". ID. Vanscoyk and
family left Wednesday evening for an
outing at Colorado Springs.
Machinists' Apprentice Daniel Stapp
was obliged to lay of last week on ae-
count OF a sprained shoulder.
7. BarclOw, Of the general foreman's
Otnce, and Machinist A l. Smith spent
Sunday In Colorado SPRING.
VIII Huff, brOther-in-Isw Of George
HOher, foreman at the round house
was here from RexfOrd Saturday.
George Miller, Of st. Joseph. No. Is
bOilermaker sent here to take the
place OF BOilermaker Reed during his
absence.
Engine SOS, Engineer Coots' pct.
came out Of the round house Wednes-
day after light repair. The engine has
a new coat OF paint and looks as good
as new.
Trains Nos. A and 10. eastbound.
were late Tuesday evening on account
Of the big rain and the @slOw orders"
between ClaremOnt and GOOdlaud.
Engineer ". Swearingen has return.
ed from a months visit in the cas-.
which included a stop at the Buffalo
exposition He was accompanied By
his family
Machinists' Apprentice Higdon re-
turned Tuesday from a visit to his
folks in Atchison. HigdOn's services
have proved so satisfactory that his
wages viii be raised the first Of the
month.
Alvan Hanlsn, of Pocatello, Idaho.
was here Wednesday to see his bro
ther-in-law, d. E Pringle Mr.. Hanlan
was a fireman on the Rock Island out
Of GOOdland at one time, but is now
The bridge gang employed in put
ting Ia the new turn table have been
sent TO Beatrice 70 do work there
awaiting the arrival Of the steel truss
for the table here. The concrete work
Is about complete, and when the steel
arrives they viii return to complete
tue job.
Charley Striker left yesterday for
St. Louis. Nr. Striker was empIoved
as q brakeman on this division until
last December when be met with an
injury to his right hand while coupling
cars lie has suit pending against
the company IN the federal court at
Topeka as a result OF the injury.
The bulletin book IN the dispatch
ers' Office had the following after the
storm Tuesday evening: Water all
over the prairie like a lake between
hanOradO and the siding Where pipes
are under the track they are not able
to relieve It and water Is almost up to
the ties on the north side OF the track
about two miles west Of KanOrado.
. Water IS running over the track at the
road crossing Just west OF Bsthune.
and all bitches are full between Clare
mont and KanOradO. Run carefully
between these points"
An extra freight west wednesday
contained two new engines for the
Colorado Southern, the first Of a con
signment Of ten from the Rhode Island
locomotive works for that road. The
engines and tenders weigh 100 tons
The tender viii carry u tons Of coal
and ZOO gallons of water. The engines
are gauged for % pounds Of steam
aud viii require two hremeD. The en-
gines have four drivers on a side and
has pony truck forward.
Fred Wilson. Of L0ngtoD. Kan, one
Of the bridge gang that is putting In
the new turn table at the round house,
had his arm broken last Thursday
evening. Some fat cars we're on a side
track being loaded with dirt from the
excavation for the table. aud plank had
been arranged for a runway for the
barrow men TO wheel and dump the
dirt on the cars. The day hOstler was
handling an engine aud shunted q car
on the side track, humping the dirt
cars. Mr. Wilson was just coming down
from a Hat car and one OF the flying
plauks struck him on the arm, breaking
the small bone Of the left forearm Just
below the elbow DR.. Brown reduced
the fracture.
The following from the Norton Cham
PiOn refers 20 Henry ROckelman, for
merly connected with the water ser
vice department Of the Rock Island
with headquarters 10 GOodland: @As
long as one young lad in this city lives
be may thank the engineer at the city
WatsrWorks for his life While the en-
gineer Whose name the devil cannot
remember or pronounce, that is, the
printers devil was making an investi-
cation OF the WaterWOrks At his priFa-
( te residence, be discovered q little boy
floating near the hydrsnt not dead but
out OF breath for hours The engineer
sent At once for Dr. HaE0rth whose
4 surgical skill rescued the little fellow.
I Mothers are always more than half to
I blame for such accidents as these and
their carslessness cannot be too severe
Z y criticised; however, this ohild's mo-
Their was sick IN bed az The time and
could not look after him, bus you may
I 10 assured she vas hnuuw whau he u-aa