Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-10
Railroad Notes.

Railroad Notes.
George Garvin has recovered from the
measles and has gone to Smith county tc
visit his mother until he is able to work
again. lie expects to resume work
next Monday.
Charley Williams thinks he will be
able to do his share of the switching
again by Wednesday.
Switch Engine No. 40 that has been
been lying here idle since the middle of
September on account of damage re-
sulting from colliding with another en-
CINE IN the yard, was patched up enough
this week to enable it to go to Goodland
shops for general repairs. Foreman
Schultz as engineer and Bert Cochran
as fireman chased it up and down the
yard Monday afternoon breaking it in"
preparatory to making the run to Good
land.
Engine 1855, double heading on No. 5
one night last week, broke an arm from
the tumbling shaft which caused two or
Chree other parts of the engine to give
way also. This engine twas then cut
out of the train at Smith Center and
crept on i'll here. 1t was blocked up
here with the intention of sending It
back TO Fairbury light; but after being
taken out Of the house ami before leav.
ing the yard, the air pump broke and as
the reverse lever could not be used it
VAS decided to send it in No. rs Mon
day as dead engine.
Curly Rogers went to work again
Monday after his absence on account of
sickness.
Charley Stapp, the Oldest employe in
point OF service at this place has sold
his residence property and expects to
move to Oklahoma in short time.
Charley has worked here as machinist
and foreman for nearly sixteen years
and no man on the job would be more
missed than he will be.
Foreman Schurtz received a letter
from his wife who is visiting her parents
in Iowa, that her fathers residence,
commodious farm house near Stuart, was
totally destroyed by fire recently. TIE
loss was partly covered by insurance.
The cupboards for use in the round
house that were ordered Il st fall have
come. The delay in getting them was
b, cause a standard cupboard was being
designed 50 that they would be uniform
at all division points. 1t is our opinion
that il all of the time since our order
went 10 had been spent in trying to pro-
duce "a monstrosity in the way of cup
board the standard" as represented by
those received by us would easily have
taken the blue ribbon. In scientific
language it is "dinger;" that IS,
butte" or "lulu."
Once in Il while some of the boys
"kck' little if they do not find any
railroad notes in their paper, but at the
same time forget to come in and men.
ton good item when they know one
Watch this, boys and put us "next"
when there is anything happens that
might be of interest.
Ole morning this week when tie day
man first went to tue oil house ~ draw
some oil, ut the bottom of the steps
that lead down into the oil dungeon, lac
55rpp ID into car oil TO thu de tl Of |
about three incncs. The faucet on the
mg tank had been partly opened, pre- |
sumably by some one ACCIDENTALLY strlk- |
ing 1t in turning to leave after having |
drawn slme OIL, and sJme fifty gIllOns |
Or more had run out. Some of 1t was |
taken upand used hut most of what was |
On the floor Is properly chargable to
profit and loss.
Engine 1863 started from here to Fair
bury at six O'Clock Sunday evening
pulling iifty.six cars and q caboose. The
longest side track in the yard would |
not u, III them all, and a brakeman on
the trian remarked that:the caboose
would be thirty minutes late getting in.
Agent Hittle has returned from his
'acation and is ,ain at his desk In the
ickst Office.
Last Saturday No. 8 was held here
,nd No. at Norton until about noon
N account of burned bridge near
Calvert.
One evening last week Engine 1859
vest bound pulling the local freight
truck team and wagon between
,iuitu Crnier and Athol. The, driver
nd ono htise were killed a1i the other
lorse bad one leg broken and the wagon
,as wrecked When the train was
topped the man was still breathing but
Inscuucious. lie was taken on board {
ud the train taken to Athol and set
NC and run made for Kensington
18th the engine so as to get the injured |
ar,y 10 doctor as quickly as possible.
{ uiu nU good however, as no never re-
aimed consciousness,