The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-31
RAILROAD NOTES.

pot force.
Ed Luther was at Colorado Springs
this week on q business trip
/ The local o. R. G. lodge No. 276 held
a special meeting Monday night.
Another switching crew has been
put TO work in the PhiHipsburg yards.
Percy .Lakin, q boilermaker en-
ployed here several years, quit Tues
day.
The machine shops are being white
/ washed on the inside which makes the
/ interior look light and airy.
John Browne, of the shop force, has
quit and gone to Denver where he will
I work at the plumb bling trade.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen now meet in the Masonic hall,
/ over the First National bank
T. n. Baldwin, conductor Of the din
I ing car, has returned from a months
vacation spent in Oregon. Mrs. Bald
win accompanied him.
W.R- Jacobs, q boilermaker Of
! Council Bluffs, Ia, returned home Sat
urday after q short visit with his
brother, B. ". Jacobs, Of this city.
| James CronOgan, a brakeman on
I the Rock Island at HeringtOn, was
/ here this week. CrOnOgan worked in
/ the shops here about two years ago.
/ It is reported that W. P. Roach, a
| locomotive fireman Of Goodland, was
married at Chicago this week. Roach
/ has been at CbicsgO for the past
month.
Nick ScalIiOn, accompanied by his
| wife and child, returned last week
from visit to relatives and friends in
| Chicago. Nick says be had zone of
those only glorious times"
Engine 1922 returned to GoodlaDd
Tuesday. This engine was caught on
the east end during the time OF the
food and has been over nearly the
whole Rcck Island system.
/ H. NJ Elliott, q new employe Of the
round house, has been detailed to as
si-t the master mechanics clerk Mr..
Elliott was at one time pastor of the
Christian church In GOOdland.
It is considered probable that the
Santa Fe, the Burlington and the Rock
Island will unite in building a new
passenger station in Denver, in pref.
erence to paying an increased rental at
the union station.
Mr. and Mrs. ". E. Gregory and SOD,
of St Louis. Mo, and Mr.. aud Mrs. O.
W. Mirtsching, Of Minneapolis, Mimi.
are visiting at the home OF W. +. Ses-
sions. Mrs Gregory and Mrs. Mirtsch.
ing are sisters Of Mr.. Sessions.
! Conductor Russell GOode has re-
turned from q weeks vacation at Col
oradO Springs, ManitOu and other
mountain resorts. GOOde had his cam
era along and took some fine views, but
he hasn't them developed yet.
Theodore Kribbs, a mzchinist Of the
! Wabash shops, at MOberly, Mo-, was in
town this week visiting friends and
relatives. MIR. KFibbs formerly worked
| in GOOdland and is a brother in-laW OF
7. 81. Taggart and ]. F. Kintzler.
The prairie, three miles and q hall
east Of town and north Of the track
was fired by q locomotive Tuesday
afternoon. The section gang succeeded
in putting ont the fire after it had
burned over about 200 acres Of prairie
The Rock Island has been chosen the
official route Of the Kansas division OF
the @. A. r. and also by the Ladies Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic. The
special with the headquarters Of the
Kansas department will leave Topeks
August 81.
w. J. Lawrence, formerly superin-
tendeut at this point in the days gone
by, has been appointed superintendent
/ of the northern district, with head
quarters at Cedar Rapids, Ia, under
General Superintendent h. S. Cable
formerly of Topeka.
Two Rock Island trains came togeth
er head on in the yards at Mankato lat
Sunday afternoon Both engines were
badly damaged, but no one was injured
IS the engine men all jumped. 4
number Of cars Of merchandise Werl
overturned. One Of the trains wa:
switching.
It is reported that two regular pass
eDger crews win be added to the pres
, ent force. Train No. 3, is often sen
I over the road in two sections and it i
proposed to put regular crews on be
tween PhillipsburR and Limon. Tn
return trip will be made on q second
section Of No. 6.
The following story is told on
: branch conductor: "a travelling maj
boarded the train at Plsiuvills earl,
one morning, en- route to Oakley, onll
few hours run, and complained
shout the slow time the train was max
D ing. With look that would crack ieS
get OF and walk If the speed Of thi
Z train does not suit you The travel
S Ing man said be would, but his folk
didn't expect him until train time
Conductor W. Stephens and Brake
man Ed Luther returned Monday from
/. Chicago. They are delegates Of thi,
. division Of the conductors and
: trsinmen, 70 the meeting Of the Rriev
3 aDce committee, which for several
/ months, has keen in conference viii
] the Rock Island officials at that place
The trsinmen are asking q raise IN
their wage schedule. No agreement
has yet been reached An adjourn
f. ment was taken to August 4, when the
matter viii be discussed sgsin, and Il
: is thought that the officials viii fnailJ
make the concession asked for, a.
> nearly ali the other roads have agreed
: to the demands Of the trainmsn for az
1 increase in the scale J. 7. Joyce, OF
this division. is chairman Of the gFiey
ance committee Of the conductors
Of the Rock Island system.
! The Perfect Liver Medicine.