The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-05-29
RAILROAD NOTES.

RAILROAD NOTES.
@. h. Paiser, of Lima, Ohio, and Mil
waukee Bill are two new machinists.
Engine 1920, a new engine, arrived
here Tuesday evening on the local.
Fred Clarke is a new fireman here.
He has moved his family to GOodland-
Machinist Rankin was sent to Ros
well this week to do some extra work
there.
Engine 452, rebuilt and practically
new, arrived here Monday with the
local.
Boilermaker Percy Lakin left Mon
day night for Pueblo to have his eyes
dOctored.
Engineer Sanford Adams has been
assigned the goat. Fireman Chinberg
keeps it hot.
Engineer Frank Kline, who has been
on the Denver run, is now running out
of Goodland west.
A wooden crane was erected We'd
nesdsy TO pull the pump Of the tubular
wall at the shops.
Engineer Tom Kelley, of Denver,
who has been sick a long time, is re-
ported IS improving.
Harley and Horace HOgeboom have
been employed as brakemen and they
made their first trips this week.
Engineer 81. L. Robertson has re-
turned from a months visit in Iowa.
He was accompanied by his wife
Switch Engine No. 13 arrived here
from Santa Rosa, N NJ. Monday 1t
will be PIT to work in the yards here.
Engineer Ed Carmichael left Mon
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cOnsistory of the Scottish Right Ma
sons.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen Of the local lodge have issued
the invitations for their annual ball to
be given June II.
The new switch engine has been
nicknamed "Gruber's Special No. b."
as Superintendent Gruber sent the
engine here. Will it be unlucky?
J. ". Usher returned Saturday from
Pittsburg, Pa, where be went to at
tend the grand division meeting OF the
OR c., as a delegate Of the local or
gsnizstiOn.
No. Al was annulled Wednesday as it
was Obliged tostop on the "Other side
Of the water" east OF Fsirbury. The
bridge over the Big Blue went out with
the freshet.
John Boyle is getting better fast
He sat up several hours Wednesday
and walked twice across two rooms,
the first walking he has done since
his three months sickness.
Engineer James Griffin, late Of the
Denver run, is now pulling passenger
on the east end run. His family ar
rived here Tuesday evening on No. 10,
and they viii occupy the Dick Morris
house.
Mrs. J. ". Dodds, wife of Conduct
or Dodds, viii leave Saturday for the
east where she viii spend the summer.
She viii return early in the fall when
Mr.. and Mrs. DOdds will go to house
keeping.
The Union Pacific traias we're still
using the Rock Island tracks Wednes-
day. The break on the Union Pacific
was at BroOkVille, west of Saliua It
seems that the brook had become q
raging torrent
The Union Pacific passenger trains
passed over tho Rock Island road
from Manhattan to Limon Mond 81
and Tuesday on account of q bad
washOut on the eastern division of the
Union Pacific road.
1T. Sullivan, who has been ysrd
man here. has accepted the charge OF
the Rock Island yards at Armordale.
This is the largest yard on the Rock
Island system west Of the Mississippi
He was formerly road master on the
D. & R G.
Travelling Engineer Dug Hathaway
Of Wichita, Kan, was here over Sun
day. He has the eastern Kansas di-
vision on the Rock Island, which in
cludes all lines from Fort Worth
to Kansas City, and from BelleEille q
st. Joe, No.
This paper is in receipt OF q short
letter from F. A. Beer. who is well
known to many people in Goodland
Mr.. Beer Is q freight conductor on the
Missouri Pacific raining out OF Hois-
ington- He reports the crop growth
there in these words: HIf this weather
keeps on there will. not De room
enough il Barton county to stack The
grain"
The Big Four is testing an automat
is stoker on one OF its big freight
locomotives and it is said to work FeFy
work Of the 6remen much lighter and
produces 5 steady fire with tbs use Of
less coal The use Of the a1tomRtiC
stoker. It is claimed, viii lenRShen the
lie Of ins dFe box and dnes. The
opening OF the door 50 often IN the
regular way Of firing lets In the cold
air aud the changes IN temperature
week.-mrs. the piateS