The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-24
RAILROAD NOTES.


Max Voegtlander, Of Utah, is q new
back shop fireman.
Charley Smell is conValescing from
an attack Of bronchial pneumonia.
The invitations are ont announcing
the conductors annual ball, Msy7.
Engineer Robert Coots has taken
the short run between LimOn and ROs-
we'll.
Fireman William Baker, who has
been sick with typhoid fever, is re-
covering.
Csrinspector VanScoyt went to Lii
mon Monday TO repair q car and put in
a draw bar.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. @.
Smith, Monday. Mr.. Smith is station
agent at Ruleton.
= F. B. Spratlin is the new carpenter
at the shops in the place Of W. L.
White, who recently resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Diedrick are the happy
April 16 Mr.. Diedrick is fireman Of
the back shops.
Charles Didrs, back shop fireman,
quit Monday. The pay is only $50 per
month, on which, he said, he could
not make living.
General Foreman Cliff Sieger left
Sunday for Council Bluffs, Ia, on ,
visit to his folks. G. U. CangdOn takes
his place during his abseLce.
Elmer Anderson is suffering from
the effects Of being struck in the eye
by a steel chip. The particle Of steel
came from iron be was working on at
lathe.
Firemnn D. E. Dimmitt has been
laying off for several weeks with what
| is called walking typhoid fever. Mr..
| Dimmitt is getting stronger now and
will go TO work soon.
| w. II. S. SimOnton. who was employed
/ In the shop here for q number OF years,
| but who has been at Chiekasha, / T..
since July last, is now working for the
road at Horton.
| Ed Luther left yesterday for Chi.
| caRn as a representative Of the local
/ B. r T. in a conference with the gen.
| eral manager in regard to an increase
IN the wage schedule.
W. Houston is nov station agent
/ for the Rock Island at Bucklin, Kan
Mr.. Houston was formerly in the agent
! department here, but for several years
| has been with the road at South
Omaha
Anyone who has not received an in
vitatiOn to the conductors ball, MAJ
IL, will be furnished with one by max
j ing it known, as it is not the intention
to slight anyone.
i Conductor Tippins is back on his cal
after being on passenger In Conductor
Stephens place for about ten days
Mr.. Stephens was laying of on accoun
Of illness of Mrs. Stephens, so as to b,
at home with her.
| J. @. BonneII, of Chicago, editor o
the Western Trail, the Rock Island
immigration publication, was in tow
yesterday gathering material for
Write-upa bout Sherman county which
will appear in the Trail.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rintsler returne,
Saturday from a three weeks visit &
MOberly and Huntsville, Mo. Mr.
I Rintsler was indisposed with symp
toms of typhoid fever but is now vel
and strong again
i Under new order freight conduct
ors are not now required to wear a uni
form cap, but merely a badge on theil
regular hat Conductors on mixeC
trains must wear the uniform cap, ant
on passenger trains a complete uni
form.
Trains No. Al and 40 from Goodlanr
to Denver are being pulled by the 30
class of engines. Each train consist
of five cars. all Of the Pullman make
Engineer Boyle, Fireman Kaulitz, an
Engineer Garrett, Fireman Stevenson
have been assigned to the run.
The new assignments OF engine me
on No. 90 aud 81, GOOdland to Denve
are: Engine 1855, Engineer Hamilton
Fireman Rausch; engine 1917, EngiI
eer Tom Kelly, Fireman Sherman
; engine 1872, Engineer Bush, Firema
5 BrewingtOn. These are regular runs.
j William Stretton, roundhouse for,
man OF the Missouri Pacific at Down
! Kan, was in GOodisud Sunday TO hav
a short visit with his old friend, job
2 Boyle, who is confined TO his bed. BIZ
] Stretton was at one time roundhous
foreman Of the Rock Island at Phillip,
burg.
: A dispatch from Hutchinson say
> The Rock Island Railroad company,
e is reported on good authority. hl
g leased from the Santa Fe railroad Oh
! use OF the Hutchinson & SoUtheF
from Anthony, Kan, to Hutchinso
. and will make that place the terminJ
s Of the Choctaw railroad.