The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-11-06
RAILROAD NOTES.

J. s Jones, acting chief dispatcher,
is on the sick list.
Sam Bragg, a mschinisf, quit last
week AMI wet 70 TOpeka.
S. Beidelmsn, fTave-i ing engineer, has !
moved his family 20 Colorado Springs. [
@. L Yost, a machiniSt, has quit and
viii leave with bis family this week for
California.
Mrs. AxreH Ssepheusnn, Of Denver,
wife IF Engineer Stephens u. was IN
GcOiiard this #e r
Cla1de Reed, blacksmith in the shop,
left Sunday night for Sedalis, No, to
bring his wife TO GOodland.
Conductor ". Taylor is back at
work after months vacation spent In
Denver end Colorado Springs.
The depot front is now Illuminated
with two large gasoline lamps, which
are suspended from iron cranes.
Q. A. GOodnow, late general manager
Of the Rock Island, has been appoint
ed general manager of the Alton, vice
J. II. Barrett, resigned.
Fireman Clark Parker has moved
bis family to GOCdlsnd from Roswell,
Colo. Parker Is now on q run between
here and PhillIpsburg.
Hugh Elliott, q shop employee, had
his right foot badly bruiset last Thurs
day afternoon while dismantling an
old engine. He is laid up.
Engines 80 and 1876 went out Of the
back shops after 4 general overhaul
last week. Engines 46S and 1863 take
their place In the back shops for an
OveThaulIng-
The first annual ball of local lodge
No. 1913, Brotherhood Of Boilermskers
aud Iron Ship Builders, will be held in
the GOOdland opera house on the night
Of November -.
Conductor Arthur Radcliffe has sold
his two houses, one to A. +. Starr. OF
GOodland, aud the other TO NJ. L
Harding, of KanOradO. Mr.. Radcliffe
will build a new house.
The concrete foundation for both
the big new steam hammer aud a NAM
moth pianer we're being put down this
week The new plsner will be the
largest Que in the shops.
Ed BlOdgett, travelling fireman, ten
derej his resignation the first of Nov
ember. BlOdgett has occupied the DO
sitiOn for about a year aid will resume
bis former place as fireman.
The call boys here went on strike
Sunday. They had been receiving S1-25
per day aud their wages were reduced
TO 81 per day, hence the walk-Out.
Other boys took the places
a delegation Of commercial travellers
bad an interview With the Rock Island
officials In Topeka recently for the
purpose Of securing better train ser
vice along the Rock Island IN Kansas
The Rock Island has abolished all
- a IL
Oklahoma & Gulf railway and the bus
iDess will be transacted at the general
offices Of the Rock Island in Chicago.
o. ". Pierce, a boilermaker who has
been employed in the GOodland shops
for about a year and a half, left this
week for Omaha where be was employ
ed before coming here. Mrs. Pierce
accompanied her husband
L. ". Campbell, of Peoria, Ill, gen
eral immigration agent of the Bur
ingtOn railroad, was in town Saturday
looking after the interests Of the Lin
coin LaDd company, which IS owned by
the Burlington
Engineer a. @. Kaulitz, Of the second
section Of No. 81, has been suspended
for thirty days as q result OF the BO-
VIVA rear end collision. Conductor
Webster and Brakeman Webster, OF
the first section, were also suspended.
B. ". Jacobs, an engineer, and c. E.
McCsslin, q conductor, have lost their
positions for running too close on AIS
time. Jacobs has been employed on
this division for IA years as fireman and
engineer MCCaslin has been with the
road about seven years
j. n. Gr1ber, general superintendent
Of the Rock Island lines west OF the
Missouri river, accompanied by II. E
Bryan, assistant 70 the fourth vice
president. and Assistant Superinteud-
eut Of Motive Power Roupe. we're here
Saturday IN a private car on an inspec
ton tour.
The Rock bland has an order with
the Mount Vernon Car aud Manufac-
turing company for 80 cabOOses- These
cars will be 29x9 feet, IL inches over
framing, and will BE- equipped with
Westinghouse brakes, Monarch brake
beams, MelrOse cOuplers, cast-iTOn
wheels and pedestal trucks and equal
iZers.
Remember Relief Corps fair Novem-