Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-05
Railroad Notes.


Foreman Schultz has moved into
the house vacated by Mr. McCoppin.
lie has boarded until now because he
could not get house any sooner.
The Goat" got its valves squared
up few days ago and it does not
limp so badly now as it RI d been doing
lately.
On account Of some accident to The
train on the Iowa Division, No. 81
Of Sunday did not reach PhillipsburG
until after six o'clock p m. Of Monday
This made it about twenty-one hours
late.
Ben Aumlller Is taking a short va
cation and Bert Cochran is again
firing on the switch engiue.
The heater boiler has been dead for
a few days for the purpose Of making
some light repairs.
The bridges and building men COM
menced Tuesday morning to repair
the stone work at the east end of the
cinder pit. 1t was getting in bad
condition aud as the only track from
the round house Is over the cinder pit
ii is very necessary that it be kept in
repair.
On account Of the switch engine at
Belleville having been laid off, John
Harper Is again working With the
round house boys a. PhillipSburg ur-
I'll such time as he is needed on the
road.
Did Zeke ClSe go into the country
Sunday afternoon Not muchly, he
didn't. He intended tn hurry up his
work OF boiler washing and 20 as stOn
as he got through. And Of cour,e he
got "run" for his money. with four
boilers to wash out and two otheN to
give water changes M Zeke did hot
90 to the country Sunday.
Dave Stapp captured quite curiUS-
ity some time ago in The wo0dpiIe
back Of the heater. 1t Is a red bat
and has attracted quite a good deal of
attention. Dave has fitted up q cage
for 1t at the heater where anyone may
see II for the asking.
Charley Wands and Leo Rost, ma.
chinlstS, changed places the first OF
the month. Charley takes the night
shift and Leo the day for a while. IT
we were workin5 opposite some one
we should be In favor OF that plan es
pecialy when IL came our turn to take
the day job.
,Sixty-nine tickets we're slid here
for the Odd Fellows anniversary cele-
bratiOn at KensinVton. We do not
think anyone who went regretted the
trip.
One Of the worlds unfOrtunates, In
the person OF boy about twelve or
thirteen years old who had lost his
right leg, II being off near the body,
was asking for "a ride the other morn
ing. We did not see him leave town,
but could name the good hearted boys
who gave him the ride. This boy is
a teAt for bigger sermon than we
can write. You may think tout.
The coal men have placed a hand
rail along the edge Of the chutes and
ladder from the tack up the side OF
the trst pocket. This makes it much
safer for the men who must walk
about up there.
"Kid" Cole-a Nebraska Division
engineer-laid off the first NJ May to
attend the National convention OF
the Brotherhood Ut Locomotive En-
gineers at Los Angeles, California. 1t
is when pie like that Is passed that
we all think IL w0nld be nice to he
"h0g-head". But here's Wishing Kid
a pleasant trip, anyhow.
No. Al, the west bound fast train,
came In Saturday with me sleeping
car having one brake beam gone,
another one broken and parts Of them
gone. A clnder slide casting under
the engine bad dropped onto tue track |
and became mixed up with the car.
No other damage was done and the
train was delayed only about forty
minutes The car was not repaired
however.
One OF the small engines, the No.
225 came IN Saturday night with pile
driver No. 2 When standing In the
round house beside the heavy freight
engines Of the 1900 class the 225 looked
scarcely larger than toy engine, hut
the boys would rather run them than
the ones they have to handle now a
days
The "bnyS" took little time Satnr-
iav afternoon to drill with the fire
huSe and reel For the Hrst attempt