The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-03-11
RAILROAD NOTES.

Brakeman Bruner has gone TO Den
yer 70 spend few days with Ms
Bruner.
The general Offices Of the Rock Island
az Topeka have been moved to Kansas
City, no.
Engineer W Mcclellan, of the Limon-
Denver run, was here Monday with his
engine for light repair
William Trachsell, truckman IN the
shops was sent 70 Limon Friday night
and returned on Sunday.
Engine 1872 came out of the shops
Thursday after a thorough overhaul,
after being II about four weeks
The Weber & Fields theatrical troupe,
consisting Of 100 people, passed through
here last Thursday en- route east
Fred Osterlin, Of Livingston, Mont,
IS new machinist in the shops here
He went to work Tuesday morning.
Engine 1910, Engineer Taper, went
out Of the shops after light repairs, and
was hmbered up Wednesday afternoon
Engineer Benton Hamilton spent last
week at home with his family at Colo
RADIO Springs He returned TO work
Saturday.
] NJ Carl, deputy grand master of
the Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen,
was ID GOOdland Thursday looking
after the interests Of the brotherhood.
The GOodland yards were nearly
cleaned out Of freight cars on the sid
ings this week, supposedly for trans
pOrtatiOn Of coal from Colorado points.
The Rock Island Is receiving a large
amount Of coal lately and is supplying
Roswell, LimOn and GOodland yards
and also shipping coal east as far as
PhilliPsburg-
The Phillipsburg goat, switch engine
No 40, was brought here Wednesday
for thorough overhaul She bucked a
1900 IN the yards at Phillipsburg and
was badly damaged
The entire force of boilermakers and
helpers employed on the Rock Island
at Horton are reported to have struck
Wednesday. The wage question IS the
cause Of the difficulty
Engines 1876 and 6O7, Engineers Pat
rick and OakfOTd, dOubleheaded No. Al
wind made the pulling of trains west at
normal speed hard job.
Three No. eos and an extra, freighIs
east, came IN Tuesday night, mostly
/ loaded with coal. The business on the
road Is picking up owing to the fixing
| up OF the strike IN Colorado.
Engineer Mike Ryan has been elected
captain of the fremen's base bail team.
/ They are getting in trim fast under
l Mixes tutOTage, and will soon be out
/ with challenge TO play the brakemen.
John Sebastian, general traffic man
| ager, and James A Stewart, agent of
l the passenger department Of the Rock
/ Island IN Kansas City, passed through
| last Friday in a special car en- route 70
/ Denver.
Engineer JEFF Powers was in Good
/ land Sunday and Monday. He is en-
/ plOyed as an engineer on the Colorado
/ Southern, but reports business dull on
] account, principally, OF the miners
| strike.
Miss Winnifred McAuliffe, of Denver
and Frank V. Cunningham, formerly a
] locomotive fireman here, were married
\ in Denver February IS. Cunningham
| IS now employed on the Rio Grande
and the young couple will make Den
/ yer their home.
/ Engine I2I7, Engineer Hugh Robert
son and Fireman Jefres, burst the ali
| drum Thursday morning while stand.
/ ing IN the yard ready 70 pull No. p
| local freight, east. The cab was
| damaged by the explosion but as the
j engine was alone no one was hurt.
The new departmental organization
| Of the Rock Island has been completed
so far as the operating department is
! concerned by the appointment of Q. $.
| Lloyd as the general superintendent oil
/ motive power, which was effective
| March 5. Mr.. Lloyd comes from the
| Lackawanna, where he held a similar
I position four years.
L. Z. Ames, for many years a loco
| motive engineer with a run out Of Good
| land, arrived in town Tuesday accom-
4 panied by his wife. Mr.. Ames was
/ round house foreman at Phillipsburg
/ when he left the Rock Islands employ
/ about two years ago and went 70 Wash
| ingtOn, Kan, and engaged in the hard
| ware business. Lately he sold his store
| IN Washington and will go further west
| perhaps to Utah.
John Boyle, who for some time has
been IN Kirksville, Mo, taking treat
| ment under an OsteOpathist, returned
I TO GOOdland Sunday IN a very much
/ improved state of health. His many
/ friends are glad to see him and espe-
| tally to note his fast returning
| health. Mr.. Boyle viii soon 90 e
/ Denver to take further treatment. He
| speaks a good word for GOOdland and
! says that If you can't appreciate a good
| town, leave II for awhile and You vii
! then be willing 10 return with smiles
and good words for the old home.