The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-01-16
RAILROAD NOTES.

Mrs. A O. KauiitZ is on the sick list.
VIII Hines, of Denver, is a new boil
ermaker IN the shops.
J. ". Keller, Of Denver, is a new
machiuist IN the shops.
Engineer J. r. Morris is laying of
on account Of a sore eye.
Ed Nelson, of Fairbury, Neb., a ma
chinist, IS d new employee IN the shops
August ShOgran, the "home sick"
machinist, has returned and has a Job
in the back shop.
a bunk house for the dining car
men has been erected Just north Of
the depot in the railroad park.
W @. Parker has moved into the
Chambers house on railroad row." He
Is employed IN the freight depot.
Z. a. Green, Of Limon, Colo, form
erly In the shOemaking business in
GOOdland, was in the city Tuesday.
PR Dunn, of Union Star, De KaIb
county, No, IS in GOOdland. He is the
father-iu-laW Of Conductor J. NJ. Wat
ers and Is here on visit to his
daughter aud family
Pat Heating left for Goodland on
Saturday night TO take q warm part In
the Rock Island system. He is firing
an engine between GOOdland and
neutrality-suspicious. Champion
Extra freight east Tuesday morning
broke In two near Brewster. One sec
ton of the train was s.skidded" AND the
wheels on two box cars were fattsd so
badly the cars were sent back TO Good
land for repair,
The Union Pacific will no Iongar de-
pend on Kansas wind TO pump water
70 fill tanks along their road. Case
line engines viii be put in at once at
the different watering places Meteor
OlOgists claim that Kansas wind Is de-
creasing in strength and persistence.
Horton has a lodge member who is
probably paid further in advance than
the record of any other lodge IN Kan
sas can show. ~. H Stillwell, super
iutendent for the Rock Island, paid
SlCO III dues TO the Masonic lodge
which places his credit up to Deem
Der, 1g2l.-HOrtOn Commercial.
The Rock Island has had two strikes
on hand the past week The machin-
lists and bOiiermakers at Harrington
walked out in a bunch last Friday.
There were eight machinists and six
teen bOilermakers. The grievance was
too low pay. The switchmen at Nc
Farland also quit on the same grounds.
1t Is said the train crew set two loads
Of coal on the chute and the switch
men went up and let of the brakes.
dropping them down on the side track.
No damage, however.-HOrton Com
mercial.
a law In Mexico Localities the re-
spOnsibility for railroad wrecks upon
the employees involved aud provides
for their arrest and punishment. An
effort has been made 10 interest the
various organizations Of railroad men
In a movement to secure redress for
wrongs inflicted upon American train
men there. The state department for
many years has been endeavoring to
negotiate with the. Mexican govern
ment a treaty which would insure
Americans in the employ Of Mexican
railroads fair treatment and prevent
their arrest as persons responsible for
railroad wrecks But as yet Mexico is
immOvable.
The union Pacific system has com
pleted arrangements for putting into
operation with the new year the pen
sion system devised for the benefit Of
employees. To be eligible an employe
must have been in the service OF the
company ten years OF longer Then If
he has reached the age Of 20 be must
be retired But he may be retired at
60 either By the voluntary action Of
the company or by his own application
which must be faTorably acted upon
by the board Of pensions. The rate of
pensions amounts 70 one per cent Of
the average monthly pay which the ap-
plicant has received for the ten years
prior to bis retirement. multiplied by
the number Of years be has been 10
the cOmpany's employ.