The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-03
RAILROAD NOTES.

E. J. Tippins has returned from 3
trip to Chicago.
A new stub switch has been laid
north of the round house.
a baby. boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Q. E. Biddison last week.
Machinist Q. u. CoDgdon is back at
work In the shops after several weeks
vacation.
Brakeman Robinson has returned
from a vacation spent at Cheyenne
Wells, Colo.
Brakeman 81. E. Mcclure has been
laid up for ten days, suffering from an
attack Of quinsy.
Conductor Joe Lustig, Of No. > aud
No. 6, has gone 20 Minneapolis, Mimi,
for brief vacation.
The annual eleetio Of officers Of
Tip Top Lodge No. $50, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, was held at
their lodge room in GOodlsnd Sunday.
Machinist Nick Scallion has taken q
well earned vacation and gone TO Chi
cagO. He was accompanied by Mrs.
ScslliOn.
A. II. Coots, storekeeper at the shop,
reports that four carloads Of supplies
for this point we're recently shipped
from Chicago.
Phil LUstig, formerly a brakeman on
this division, was in town this week.
He is a brother to Joe Lustig, conduct
or on passenger trains No. and 6.
Conductor E. ]. Denney, Of the pass
eDger run, has been enjoying q vaca-
ton in Salt Lake City and other west
eTn points. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Denney.
NJ. G. Brush, general foreman, quit
last week and left for Boston, Mass,
where he has secured q better posi-
ton. Mr.. Brush held the position here
only two weeks.
r. B. Weaver, Of Perry, Ia, is the
new general foreman. He was former
ly in the employ OF the Chicago, Mil
wsukee & st. Paul railroad. Mr.. Wesv-
er went east Monday to bring his fami-
ly to GoOdland.
81. d. Baucus, formerly night agent
here, is now employed at station work
at Santa Rosa, n. n. j. W. Handley,
formerly agent here, is joint agent at
| that place for the Rock Island and the
Ell PasO & Northeastern.
ElwOod z. Douglas, who runs as sx-
ira bsggageman between here and
| GOOdland, got one OF his hands severe
| ly injured one night this week and
l.
/ til he RESPONSIBILITIES Dispatch
Engineer Dan Derby and Conductor
Jack Dayton were let out OF the en-
plOy Of the Rock Island here this week
caused by not running in accordance
with orders They met a train on the
main track which had the right OF way.
The Rock Island has granted amin
| crease in pay to its trainmen. The in
crease amounts to 10 per cent for
| freight crews and 121[ per cent for
passenger. The increase will commence
with the first Of May last, although the
settlement was only agreed upon last
week after many conferences. J. T.
joyce and ". Stephens we're the repre-
sentatives OF the conductors OF this
division and Ed Luther represented
the brakemen. The negotiations with
the officials was held st Chicago.
h +. Ross, q Rock Island fireman,
whose home is in Kansas City, Kan,
was struck and fatally injured By
Rock Island train at Maple bill, near
Topeka, early Monday morning. He
died ia q Topeka hospital q few hours
later. Ross train vas on the siding
waiting for 3 EestbOuud through
/ freight to pass on the main line. While
waiting he lay down near the track
with his head resting on the end OF q
/ tie. He accidentally fell asleep and
when the tram passed one OF the shaft
cranks on the engine struck him IN the
head
Extra Engineer Tim Foley had an
accident while switching in the Ros-
well yards BE WIS running the switch
engine and the report is that IS he was
making drop switch the speed 70 the
car following was too great for the
sEitchmsn 60 shunt it soon enough
after the engine had passed. The car
came on and threatened injury 60 the
rear end Of the switch engine, End
Foley, trying 20 get out Of the way ran
into another engine standing On the
track sbsad Of him. The switch en-
CINE bumped hard into the one stand
/ inR, MASKING in the front ends Of both,
while the pursuing car struck his en-
Eine il the rear also doing damage.