The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-17
RAILROAD SPIKES

Ben Stapp, a mschinist, is of duty
on sick leave.
Engine 545 is in the shops for a gen
eral oveThauling.
Pearl Runuells, maehfnists' sppren-
tice, IS laid up with bruised finger.
Conductor H. ID. Farley was at Sci
den this week TO eDj9y brief vacation.
Engineer j. H Bush and family re-
turned Saturday from q visit Ia Den
yer, Col
Yves Green, machinists' spprenfice,
mashed a thumb while at work ia the
shops last week.
Conductor MstlOck is sick and Con
ductor Taylor has tskeA his car tenn
pOrarily.
dad" Barnett, Of the tool room, re-
turned to~wOrk Wednesday after sew
eraI days vacation
Agent ]. McCarty, Of Roswell, Is sick
and Agent D. Il. Cuthbert, Of Falcon,
is in McCarty's place.
Brakeman Jackson went to Sedalia.
No, Sunday night to see his mother
who Is dangerously Ill.
Conductor Denney, who is on pas
senger temporarily, spent Tuesday az
his home IN GOOdland.
John Shuster, a blacksmith in the
shop, was at Caldwell, Kan. this week
for visit with his family.
An ice train was put on Tuesday.
The ice is being brought here from Al
mena to fill the large ice house.
Arthur Wells, Of the round house
force, has returned to work after being
laid up by an injury to one Of his
fingers.
On the Rock island extension to Ell
Paso, the road was opened mp between
Dalhart, Tex, and Santa Rosa, n. N,
last Sunday.
Ice is being brought In from Athena
to fill the ice house here. About -
carloads viii be received daily until
the ice house is filed.
Roy Wichael, Of 9oisington, Kan.
formerly employed at the Rock Island
depot here but now with the Missouri
Pacific at HOisingtOn, is in town for
brief visit.
Foreman Hanks, Of the bridge gang.
Is busy putting in concrete abutements
on the Big Sandy at Limon and near
dattisOn, Col There will be two large
steel bridges built at those points.
Brakeman A. B. Whitney returned
Wednesday from MOberly, No. where
nc AH-o DEGu GU EADg r4 D4 tue " AUasfs
and he-has again entered the employ
OF the Rock Island Whitney left here
last summer and he has returned, sat
istied that be will be cOntented here in
the future.
Charley Sherman and wife and
George Sherman, VINO are visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. a Sherman.
and other relatives and friends, ex-
peet to leave the first Of next week for
their home at GoOdland, Kan. where
the gentlemen are IN the employ OF the
Rock Island railroad Tecumseh
(Neb.) Journal
The engineers OF GoOdland Division
No. 40, b. Of L. E, have announced
their fifth annual ball, to be held At
GOOdland on the evening Of February
10. An orchestra from Colorado Springs
has been secured for the occasion. aud
it Is intended to make this fete out
shine all other efforts. We hope that
the boys may arrange for a special that
a good crowd may attend from this end
Of the line.-Phillipsburg News.
Conductor Will TayIor's eaboose was
badly scorched by fire at Limon Mon
day night. While coupling some cars
to the train the cupOla light fell to the
floor which exploded, igniting the car
which was 50 badly damaged before the I
flames we're eXtinguished that it will
have TO be sent to the shops for re- I
pairs. The crew were going west on 81
but were compelled TO abandon the
car and "deadhead" back to Goodland. !
Engineer Prtrick has purchased q
ranch II miles south of Colorado
Springs The purchase price was So
zoo, and is cOnsidere a great bargain,
as the property has valuable water
rights aud produces q large crop Of al /
falfa annually. Lon is very much
pleased over the acquisition of the
property. He has a dairy Of JERSEY
COWS which be will put on the place
and its nearness to the Springs makes
the proposition a mOueymaking one.
The property consists Of 10 acres and
has good buildings and other ranch
Frank ". Arnold, grand secretary
treasurer Of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Firemen, has just completed
his report for the last year According
to the figures the firemen's union Is
the strongest, In proportion to the
number Of men employed in the United
States aud Canada, Of any Of the rail
road organizations. The 6remen have
a total membership OF 4O,T20 as against
fewer than 5000 locomotive iremen
in the United States aud Canada This
is a doubling Of the membership since
1894, when the order moved its head
quarters, at which time il had fewer
than 81, 900 members. The gain for the
last year was 3, 119-