The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16
RAILROAD NOTES.

A new aud larger steam hammer
viii soon be installed 10 the black
smiths shop
The round house foreman, J. T. Cliff
ford, has q new office with steam heat
aud everything coy
Fireman Patrick is q new man here
from Chicago. He comes from the
Chicago & Great Western road.
Hugh Dempsey, Of San Bsrnardioo,
Cal, is q new engineer on this division
and comes from the Santa Fe road.
Engineer Jack Williams, who has
been on the Limon-Denver run for a
few weeks, is back on a run out Of
GOOdland-
John Smith, Of Mississippi, recently
q fireman on the Mobile i Ohio road
is here to AXE the same position on
the Rock Island.
Q. II. Randall, q conductor, returned
last week from visit to his old home
IN Iowa He will take q local freight
run on the east end.
J. W. DOdds, q conductor, returned
/ last week from visit with Mrs. DOdds
IN Washington, Ia. Mrs DOdds will
return to GOOdlsnd soon.
P. N. Carroll, foreman Of the bridge
gang was here tuesday with his force
5GGkAlE Tue new JULIET duu uhhlLAE
few repairs TO the coal chute.
T. E. McDermott, Of the Colorado Il
| Wyoming railway is a new fireman
! here. He will bring his family here
| from Pueblo soon and Is here 70 stay.
Mrs. Mckinney, wife Of Conductor
| William Mckinney, Is here from Den
yer. They formerly lived in GOOdlaud
and will make their home here in the
! future.
]. h. Blanchard, night foreman on
the switch engine, who was hurt about
q week ago, went to Topeka Sunday
night for special treatment for hem
Orrhage Of the lungs.
". P. Brinker, OF the round house,
returned from q three weeks vacation
spent in Colorado Friday morning. He
I was at Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Grip
/ pie Greek and Denver.
John DOckerty, formerly q ranch
man OF LlauOs township, Is now q
/ switchman IN the yards here. Decker
( ty worked two years for the Philadel-
/ Phia q Reading as a brakeman.
Jack Dempsey, a brakeman, received
a message last Thursday stating that
| bis mother was dead at her home III
| BrOOkfield, SO. Mr.. Dempsey went TO
/ BrOOk6eld to attend the funeral
r. B. Weaver, general foreman in the
| shops, resigned Tuesday aud MRchin-
/ Ist h. NJ. Shultz was appointed in his
place. Mr.. Weaver is from Perry, Ia,
I and has been here about four mouths.
". A. Higdou, Of Tncumcari, n. NJ,
\ Is IN Goodlsnd this week for a visit.
\ He left here a year ago, being employ
/ ed IN the shops at that time, but IS
now doing Office work for the Rock
4 Island.
SIR. and Mrs. 7. NJ. Baldwin have
/ gone to Topeka to live. The dining
/ car between GOOdlsnd aud Limon, Of
/ which Mr. BsldEin was conductor, has
! been taken on, and this change neces-
I STATED his transfer from this point
! The town Of ClaremOnt will hereafter
/ appear on the Rock Island time cards
as Mschias, the adoption Of the new
name taking effect q few weeks sgO
I and is done to avoid further trouble IN
/ freight shipments, there being q station
on the road in Iowa named ClaremOnt.
/ Another hole was broken in the back
I wall Of the old round house Thursday
night. Tod Murpbin, q hOstler helper
was handling the engine, the air not
I working caused the accident. COmpe-
\ tent wOrkmen on examination found
l that the air would not release, and he
was exbOnOrated from blame for the
/ dan age
| A Topeka dispatch says that J. r.
/ COnlin, superintendent Of the Dalhart
7 division Of the Rock Island, with head
quarters at Dalhsrt, Tex. and 9. L
I Nichols, superintendent Of the Fair
bury division, with headquarters At
Fsirbury, Neb, have resigned in com
| Piiance with request from hesdquar-
ters at Chicago.
The bankers excursion, OF the Ma
I tiOusl Bankers association, passed
through GOOdland wednesday night.
| This was the first section which will
| stop At Denver. Another section pass
ed through GOOdlaud Thursday night
and will stop at Colorado Springs, and
both sections will 90 on TO the Pacific
coast where 8 big meeting will be held
These members Of the National Bank
ers' association represent capital which
In the aggregate fOOts up millions Of
dollars.
r S Stephens. general chairman Of
the Order Of Railway Photographers for
the Rock Island system vest Of the
Mississippi river, returned 70 his home
In Chickssha. J. T, October 10 from
Chicago, where be bad been for two
months With the grievance committee,
endeaFOrinR 20 secure 3 raise 10 wages
for the telegrspbers employed by the
lines vest OF the Missouri river. He
says that concessions have been ms6s
Ehich viii practically result 10 q -
per cent average increase. over former
salaries. The new schedule will go
into effect about November ?, be says.
The meeting Of stockholders Of the
Rock Island system at Davenport, Ia,
October 9 failed 20 take action on the
proposed S350!0OO.0OO bond Issue. Ac-
ton Ess put of until an adjourned
meeting 70 be held in Davenport. Jan
uary T. The meeting approved the
sctiOn Of the directors and officials Of
the company during the past year, and
ratified the purchase Of the Rock
Island & PeoriR and the Burlington. (
Cedar Rapids & Northern system. Dir /
eCtOrs whose term expired we're re-
elected as follows: r r Cable and J. /
n Moore, Of Chicago; z z Kline, Alex /
z Orr and Ogden Mills, OF New York. /