The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-12-18
RAILROAD NOTES.

Brakeman j. al. Gibson has moved
his family 10 Roswell
Brakeman l. J. Lsufman has re-
turned from an extended vacation In
the east
Q. J. Jearsn, q boiIermaker, wiz leave
tomorrow for Omaha TO spend the
holidays.
o. B. Jefers, a fireman, has returned
from q vacation spent at Kansas City
and other points.
Jack Wolcott, q fireman. returned
Monday from ChiesgO. De was &C
cOmpanied here BY his wife.
Conductor ". 7. Taylor will leave
this week to spend Christmas in his
old home in WOrthington, Ind
Engines Of the 1000 class have ar
rived here. Charles Bacus took q snap
shot OF the 1876 in the yards the other
day.
G. ". Andrews, one Of the force in
/ the superintendent's Office who quit
/ two weeks ago, is back IN his old place
in the Office.
Conductor ". Stephens, Of passenger
/ service between LimOn and Pueblo and
8 LimOn and Denver, was il town Mon
day.
W. F. Sessions, who has been helping
/ out in clerical work IN the superin-
tendent's Office, has resumed his place
as conductor.
Miss Olive p. Yerin, a stenographer
in the uperintendent's Office, has
resigned and left Saturday for her
home in Colorado Springs.
Mrs @. U. CoDgdon, Of Colorado
City, Colo, formerly Of GOOdlsDd, is in
town for a visit with her husband, who
/ IL r1nnhTwfek in the ~af1rOaa
| Harry Mcclure, q brakeman, has
| been confined to his home for two
weeks with an attack Of quinsy. He
/ will 60 to Denver soon TO have his
/ tonsils removed.
| Engineer Amos Clsxton, who was
reinststed on the Rock Island aud has
been running out Of Lexington for the
| past three months, has been transferred
| to GoOdlsnd.
| a son was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
/ Miller, Wednesday, December .. Mr..
/ Miller Is q passenger conductor on the
Rock Island and lives at Limon- he
formerly resided in GoOdland.
Conductor z. H. Young returned
| Tussdey from WymOre, NeO, where be
was called by the death Of a relative.
Il 9. II. Randall was in charge OF the milk
/ train during YOUDg's absence.
Conductor George Copley is now on
/ one Of the local freight runs on the
east end. He has been at work in the
sUperintendent's office for the past two
weeks owing 20 a shortage OF clerks in
that office.
| Q. D. Mcdonald, until recently en-
ployed in the train service on this d.
vision, is here this week preparing &C
remove his family to Memphis, Tenn
"Mac" has secured employment on the
Frisco and runs from Memphis "a
Thayer, No.
W. S. Van SycOc aud Miss Helen
| Morgan, who were married at Park
/ Kan, November IL, arrived in Good
land Monday, aud are staying at the
/ IngersOll brick hotel. Mr.. Van SycOC
is the cashier Of the freight depot and
has been employed In that place FOL
i several months
In the United States court last week
i Thomas 81. Dice, II years old, Of this
county, was sentenced to the reform
school at BOOnville, No., as that was
the only place where he could be sen
fenced on account OF his age. Dies
entered plea Of guilty to rObbing the
Edison pOstoff1ce. He was given z sen
tence Of one year and may be released
on parole.
! A suit has been filed in the United
States court in Topeka by j. S. Dean
United States attorney, against the
Rock Island Railroad company, foI
500, penalty for failure to comply witt
the law regarding the cOuPlers OF cars
There we're two Offenses specified il
the complaint, and the law imposes
fine Of 500 for each offense. This il
the first time thai a suit Of this kline
has been filed in the state Of Kansas.
i, The three year-Old son Of S-V. Stone
breaker, q section foreman on the
Rock Island at MattisOn, the scOnC
station west Of LimOn, shot his Is
mOnths-Old brother in the head with 9
I22-calibre rife, last Saturday, just be
fore passenger No. , passed the station
The father boarded the train with the
wounded child and bad III injury
dressed in Colorado Springs. The
baby died at ! o'clock. The older child
WIS playing with the gun and put the
barrel against the baby's head and
pulled the trigger, while the family
were at breakfast.
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