The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-03-15
RAILROAD SPIKES.

I burg, was here Monday.
Brakeman Frank Carlton and wife
/ left for the east last week.
Superintendent Smith, Of Colorado
Springs, was here Tuesday.
Foreman Jim Butler, Of the pile
driver, has gone to Horton
Traindispatcher M. Y. Skinner was
at Colorado Springs Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil WiacheI we're
at Colorado Springs this week.
Station Agent W.O. Strain, Of Rule
ton, was In GOOdland Wednesday.
Fireman Roy High returned Sunday
morning from a visit IN Wilson, Kan.
The paint gang are painting cabooses
during the time Of dull freight bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Shaw were called to
Ida GrOvetIa. last Friday, by the death
of Mrs Shaw's mother.
Engineer Amos Claxtou will leave
this week for Mexico where be will
resume work with the Mexican Central
Mort Justus left Monday night for
Harrington, Kan, where he expects to
enter the train service of the Rock
Island.
Blacksmith John Shuster and Timer
L. Bremicka returned Wednesday
morning from a visit with their fami-
lies at Caldwell.
Jim Corrigan, OF Herington, Kan, a
nephew of Engineer Pat Brown, has
gone TO work in the shops as nachin
lists apprentice.
Charles Kennedy, assistant general
passenger agent of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad, died at
Chicago Monday.
Engineer Sam Glass has taken a va
cation and will spend a few weeks at
Cincinnati, o., Jersey City, n. J., and
other eastern cities.
The "dOuble-header" bill advocated
by the railway employees received the
support of the fusion forces, but the
republicans were determined TO kill it.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. z. Franklin have re-
turned from Sabetha. Kan, and have
gone to housekeeping in the Leonard
fat. Mr.. Franklin is baggageman at
the depot.
Engine 9O7, Engineer Boyle, is in the
shops for repairs. The engine had a
broken frame, the fracture being just
back of the cylinder. The broken part
was sent 10 Horton for repair.
Conductor Baldwin, of the dining
car that runs on No 9 and 10 between
GOOdland and LimOn, has returned to
work. Mr.. Baldwin was married re-
Gently and was away on a wedding trip.
A charter has been granted to the
Chicago, r Ick Island & Pacific Rail
way company for the building of the
Enid aud AnadarkO line from Enid, in
Garfield county, to Anadarko, in the
KIOwa country, by the way of Cleo or
Augusta.
Operator Lewis, formerly of Good
land, but who has been working as
operator at Smith Center, was dis
charged by the company for violating
the quarantine law. He had the small
pOX at Smith Center, but refused to
submit to the regulations and be inO-
culated the town.
W. G. Lee, of Cleveland. o., first vice
grand master of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, was in GOodland
yesterday and visited the local lodge
at a meeting held in the evening. He
reports that on January l, 1901, the
membership Of the order was 1929,
and that they pay on the average of
$1,000 monthly In Insurance for deaths
and disability.
The story goes that a Kansas negro
was stealing a ride on the trucks of a
passenger train when the train ran IN
to mule. The train stopped and the
crew looked around to see the damage
done and spied the negro. They fished
him out and said: "What are you do
ing there?" "Why, 1 was riding that
mule" said the negro, and they put
him in the passenger coach and carried
him on mis- way with apologies.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
yiuaarS has daoidad tO oonfaSt ha Dlan
of a Chicago publishing house to force
subscription books on the Erie rail
road engineers. The chairman of the
grievance committee is authorized to
proceed to Chicago to secure the legal
talent. The monthly pay Of many en-
gineers has been attached at Port Jar
Wis by the publishers for books alleged
to have been ordered two years ago.