The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-16
RAILROAD NEWS.


on the Denver run
Another one of the big engines was
sent west Monday night.
Engineer j. A. wiselogel has charge
of the Dodge City pusher. He is from
Newton.
Manufactured leo will be required for
the ice houses unless the February freeze
does the work.
Engineer John Shaw was scaided on
face and breast, a few days ago. He is
not in IL serious condition.
Conductor Corey, who took the big
train west Thursday last, reports satis-
fsetory trip The big engine pulled its
load easily.
Ed Babcoek is showing remarkable
skill as horseback rider Ed says in
stopping the horse the Lair never gets
out of fix.
An entertainment at the reading
room for railroad men and families, Sat
artlay evening. Prof Cole will deliver
lecture on the Cliff Dwellers, with illus
trations.
F. - Straulmaa and wife left this
morning for Frederick, Md. where they
will spend two months visiting relatives
and friends. Frederick is Mr. Straulman,s 5
old home.
"A Dodge City man was severely in
jured last week by running against cor
ner of the round house.-Hutch. News
lie has entirely recovered and will look
out in future how he turns the corners.
Jack Luster is running on the Rock
Island west of Buckln. lie has just re-
turned from Santa Rosa, n. NJ He says
the road passes through lots of beautiful
country.
The Rock Island will connect with
Ell Paso, February 3. The bridge across
the Pecos river is not yet completed. On
the south end of the new Rock Island the
water in use is bad on the engine boilers.
The remarkable increase in the gross
earnings of the Santa Fe within 5 months
past amounts to 15 per cent. The gross
increase is sufficient to pay the fixed
charges of the company for an entire
year, and it makes certain the better
Inen.s which the officials had planned.
The Santa Fe awarded 81 900 in
prizes to the various agents along the line
making the best records for increase in
business during the year 1901. w. o.
Skinner, of Pueblo. formerly agent at
La Junta, was awarded the fourth prize
Of 1925, evidence of the fact that w
O. has made n creditable record in the
little Pittsbure of the West.-Tribune.
The proposed line of the Choctaw
railroad from point in Oklahoma TO
Bucklin is meeting with some favor and
interest. The people of Coldwater are
preparing TO meet it. The building of a
road from a point i'll Oklahoma to Ford
county seems probable. If the Choctaw
does not the Rock Island Will. The coal
fields of Oklahoma will afford cheaper
fuel TO Western Kansas with railroad fa-
cilities; and the north and south traffic
Will be profitable.
Thursday morning as train No z
was passing through Deerfield, Earl
Shaffer, of Nickerson, who with three
others was riding the blind, was knocked
off by the brakeman with piece of hose,
and ran over by the train cutting him to
pieces Coroner Richards was called
and took charge of the remains awaiting
to hear from his friends. His father
arrived Thursday night, and left Friday
morning for his home in Nickerson. The
verdict of the coroner's jury was that the
deceased came to his death by being
forcibly elected from a moving passenger
train. and holding the head brakeman
crilniually responsible. The victim of the
terrible affair was only son, about Is.
-Lakin InvestI gator
Guarding Against Railroad Accident