The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-12-04
RAILROAD NOTES.

Brakeman Frank Ross is visiting his
parents at Horton.
Engineer Crist Kumm is laying of
on account of illness
Cliff Brown, section foreman, has
quit and left for pastures new.
Sam Beidelman, travelling engineer,
was a visitor at Topeka last week.
Red" Wilson, a bOilermaker, has
gone to Denver for a short vacation.
F.B. McLeese and family returned
yesterday from a trip to Valley juno
ton, Ia. Mr.. Leese is a shop man.
The family Of Engineer W. L Cong
don will arrive IN GOOdlsnd tomorrow
from Elkhart, Ind, and will make
their home here.
Mrs. James George, wife of Engineer
George, arrived from Colorado Springs
last week. They will occupy the Pick
enpaugh residence.
Z. J. Tippins, a conductor, left Fri
day morning for a vacation. He viii
spend some time at Hot Springs, Ark,
and Galveston, Tex.
Master Mechanic Leeman's Office has
been painted inside and the radiators
guided, and the whole interior has
been improved considerably.
Max VOightlaRder, timekeeper for
the rOadmaster, has been transferred
to Falcon, Colo, to be in charge Of
gang Of graders at that point.
II. B. Gilmore, who has been acting
stOrekeeper temporarily, has returned
TO Chicago. Mr.. Wolfe is back at his
desk, being released from quarantine.
Mrs. Fred Book mashed her finger in
the cOgs of q washing machine Wed
Nr7n
severe that a doctor was necessary to
dress the wound.
There is to be q Joint debate between
| the mschinists and bOilermakers soon,
/ the question being, THAT the trade of
a mschinist requires more intelligence
aud skill than that Of a bOilermaker.
| NJ. D CuthbertsOn returned yester-
/ day from the eastern part Of state
/ where he has been for several months
/ IN the employ Of Hickman 4 Thomas
railroad contractors, as foreman OF
q grading gang.
| Complaint is made that some one
have been stealing the tools Of the
| carpenters at the railroad shops. One
man reports that be has thus lost SIC
worth Of tools that were his own prop
erty.
| Since the Rock Island pulled of one
Of the switch crews here il has kept the
remaining crew hopping lively 70 dc
the work, and then much Of il is done
by train crews. 1t is said the overtime
put IN by crews Is almost equal to The
expense Of another switch crew.-Phil
lipsburg News.
The grand trustees Of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen met al
Peoria, H.. November %, aud electe-
W. S. Carter. Of Indianapolis. Ind, ed
itOr Of the Firemen's Magazine, secre
tsry-trsssurer, TO succeed Frank Ar
mold, resigned George W Cooling, o
Chicago, was elected editor Of the mag
sZine to succeeded Carter.
Some Of the railroad boys went &
Phiilipsburg last week to play g gam
Of foot fall with a team there, but wer
met by the Pbillipsburg health office
who threatened them with arrest
they came up town, for the reason ths
they might be infected with small pOx
And so the boys roasted around tn
depot and came home on the frs
train
The Rock Island has ordered twent
new engines OF q heavier class 70 b
used on its Kansas and Nebraska div
siOns- The company has found tina
the locomotives il now uses are 70
4 light for the work they have 70 do an
has deemed it advisable 70 put on th
heavier ones. The new machines ar
IN the 1000 class and are being built b
the Brooks locomotive works IN Dun
kirk y. Y. Eight Of the engines haF
already been delivered.
The grievance board OF the Brothei
hood Of Locomotive Eiremen Of Cd
Rock Island road has been IN sessio
at Chicago Tor over a week and o
Tuesday called on Acting Manage
Stevens and presented q lengthy do,
ument. This fact has given rise 70
report that demands for increase
wages and improved working Cond
tions decided upon several months az
at 6 conference IN Chicago, have bee
submitted. III. g. Peterson is q men
Der Of the board from this division.