The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-12-25
RAILROAD NOTES.

ROsdmaster Duncan is quite sick
tn pns umonia-
J. n. Rice is now the yard foreman
Of the GOodland yards. He is a good
man for the place.
William Farrow, who works on the
section here, will leave for a visit to
relatives in Illinois soon.
John Mcclure, fireman on the switch
engine, left Sunday TO spend the holt
days at his old home in Salina-
Engineer A. @. Stephenson has
traded Of with Engineer Charles Nc
CURE Of the Limon-Denver run.
H J. Sitter, general superintendent
with headquarters in Chicago, was IN
GOOdlsnd q few hours Saturday.
John Miller, q brakeman, left Sun
day for Illinois, and it Is reported be
viii be married before he returns.
Engineer Crist Kumm has bumped"
Engineer Foley from the Limon-DeD-
yer run. Foley will run out Of Good
land.
". T. Croker, night round house
| foreman, left Saturday night for Pitts
burg, Pa, TO bring his family to Good
| land.
The steam shovel, which was sent
/ here for repair, was finished up and
sent west Wednesday to do ballast
work.
Trains Nos. . and 10 will resume
/ their former schedule January 3. The
dining car will be cut of here as for
merly.
Engineer Mike Ryan is spending the
/ holidays at his former home In Iowa.
He viii also visit Chicago before be
/ returns.
John Williams, an engineer, has
/ taken an extended vacation and left
| Tuesday for Des Moines, Ia. He was
accompanied by his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. B. Hubbard went to
/ Denver Sunday night. Mr.. Hubbard
/ returned yesterday, but Mrs. II ubbsrd
viii remain there for the holidays.
F. J. Welsh, Of Dalhsrt, Tex, is the
| new general foreman in the place Of
i f. ". Shuts, assigned to other duties.
/ Mr.. Welsh took charge December p.
Fireman ". A. Baker, who was hurt
/ in the Elsmsre wreck, Is at his home
/ in GOOdland. He is able to be around
and will be all right in q short time.
All the damaged coaches and the
/ engine and tender in the Elsmere
/ wreck we're pulled into GOOdlsnd Wed
nesdsy. The engine viii have to be
! rebuilt
| Engineer Charles Sherman and his
| brother, George Sherman, a fireman,
/ left Sunday for Tecumseb, Neb-, 70
/ spend Christmas at the home Of their
/ parents.
Men are wanted at the railroad to
| unload ties at a cent apiece. There
are twenty cars 70 be unloaded. This
is the largest consignment ever deliv-
cred here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Mcdonald will
| leave Monday for Memphis, Tenn,
| where Mr.. Mcdonald has a position in
the train service Of the Frisco between
| Memphis and Thayer.
| Edward Iluks and William Bode left
| yesterday for Denver to spend Christ
mas. Both men are mschinists and are
| employed In the shops. They viii re-
turn Monday morning.
The chair car that was in the wreck
at Elsmere was pulled into GOOdland
Tuesday. One Of the corners Of the
car was mashed in and nearly every
glass in the windows wss broken.
Engines 1913 and 1916 are the two
| new ones here Of the 16OO class. They
| have 5000 pounds draw-bar pull and
/ are graded to haul ], GOO ton loads. En-
| gineer Hartman has been assigned
TO 1916 and Engineer II. X. Adams to
| the 1919.
JEFF Powers, Of Denver, formerly an
engineer on this division, was here
Saturday for q visit with his family
He is now running an engine on the
Colorado aud Southern. JEFF says that
| Frank Cunningham, until recently a
fireman here, is now night round HOUSE,
foreman at Greeley for the Southern.
A new time card went into effect on
this division Sunday. About the only
change made was to the milk train, the
Sunday train being abolished. IL
leaves go a. %. and arrives at 3:45 D.
ID. No. Al and a are scheduled to meet
at Ruleton at 4:32 p. N. One sleeper is
taken of and the train is not double