The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-02-01

LimOn freight run, Wednesday.
Charley Short, of the machine shops,
/ left Wednesday evening for Manhat-
tan to attend the funeral Of q relative.
c. r. Arnold, Of Chicago, making de-
! livery Of the history Of the Rock Isl
and railroad, was in the city Wednes-
day.
Engineer Ed Carmichael returned
! from Denver Wednesday evening
where he had been to receive medical
i treatment.
Conductor WI AuFand has taken
: lay of to go TO Chicago aud Conductor
T ". J. Converse is running on 3 and 6
In bis place.
/ Fireman Hugh Robertson, who is on
] the Denver run, will take a run out of
/ GOOdland soon. He viii also move his
/ family here.
Engine 465, Engineer Ebert, brought
/ in second section Of No. 8 yesterday
morning from LimOn- The passenger
( engine broke down and the Denver
run freight engine was used as a sub
stitute.
Conductor B. F. Webster is laying
I of sick aud Conductor George COpIey
is taking his place on the Denver and
LimOn freight rnn.
Engineer H. BrOsso, who is on the
I Denver run. was taken sick, and Engi
neer A. D. Ebert was sent out to take
/ his place temporarily.
Brakeman Q. Long has resigned his
position with the Rock Island here
and has gone to Harrington, Kan, to
work on the road there.
Foreman John Cline, of the water
| service department, cannot 90
| TO his home owing TO the small pox
quarantine against Norton.
Brakeman George W DeVerger is
on the local between GOOdland and
I Phillfpsburg in the place of Clark
| HOdgkinsOn, who is taking care of his
father.
F. Kohlinberg, formerly engineer Cd
the Rio Grande, was in GOOdland this
week in behalf of the school cOrrespOn-
dence, Of Scranton, Pa, for railroad
employees.
Yearly denomination Of all employ
es on the Union Pacific, Rio Grande
and Rock Island are being held, and
the Rock Island men are. being exam
ined in GOOdland.
Fireman Axel Stephenson and fami-
" left last week for Denver where
they will make their home. . Mr..
Stephenson will take a run between
LimOn and Denver.
H. E. Badgett, representing the en-
cheering correspondence bureau of
Scranton, Pa, was here recently in the
interests of the school Later F. KOh-
linbuTg arrived to canvass among the
railroad men,
Charley Short and Charley Long.
two Goodland railroad men, room to-
gether. The funny thing about the
rOOmers Is that Short is long and Long
is short, and this is the long and short /
of the whole matter.
Within the past few days the Rock !
Island has placed an order with the |
Pullman company for ten 6O-fOot day !
coaches. eleven 6O-fOOt chair cars, ten !
60-fOOt DINING cars, four So foot ves-
Thule, four 55-fOOt -vestibule, six |
6O-fOOt baggage aud mail, and four 60 |
foot baggage cars.
Arrangements for the conductors |
ball, which will be held February IA, |
are progressing in good shape The |
hall will be decorated and dainty re-
freShments will be served the dancers
in the hall. The Philharmonic orches-
ira will furnish music and the ball |
will be largely attended.
The complete history Of the Chicago, !
Rock Island & Pacific railroad has jusl |
been issued This valuable p7blica- /
ton, valuable from historical stand /
point, was issued by a Chicago publish /
ing house, and not only contains a /
correct history of the Rock Island /
from its inception, but also contains |
biographical sketches of the men who /
have and are now making this road I
one Of the fOrmOst IN the country. /
In addition to a history Of the Rock I
Island, the book contains some inter /
esfiuU information RhOut railroads IN i
general The book contains about 75O i
pages, and IS prOfusely illustrated /
In wrightinR this history Of the Rock /
Island, and of the advancement OF rail /
road transportation in general, the j
Rock Island road was chosen by the 4
author as being typical Of western /
railroads, especially as showing the 1
rapid strides made by western roads /
during the past several years, and also 4
because the Rock Island was the first 4
road TO build westward out Of Chicago.
To Chaage Time OF city Election.
A petition was circulated in Good /