Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-17

System and some lesser officials passed
through Phillipsburg west bound last
Friday.
Judging from the way in which his
new house is going up, Bill Aumiller
will soon be Independent Of any and all
landlords.
Kerosene is at premium now at the
round house. The stock on hand is
exhausted and the last order has not
yet been received.
We have heard that the train men are
going to give grand ball at Goodland
sometime in the near future, but know
nothing definite about it.
J Anyone in need of something to make
him get move on himself should in
quire OF Dave Stapp at the Heater. No
charge for demonstrating the effective.
ness of the plan.
George Garvn will not resume work
next Monday as he intended; for, while
he is recovering from the measles all
right his progress is not as rapid as he
anticipated, and he is not yet able to
work.
Frank Gray who cleaned the dining
car until be was taken sick, expects to
leave in few days for Kirksville, Mo.
to take course of treatment there for
rheumatism. His right arm is in bad
shape as a result of his late attack.
Mr. T. S. Lloyd has been appointed
General Superintendent of Motive Pow
err We understand that Mr.. M. X.
Barnum has resigned his position as
Superintendent of Motive Power but no
official notice to that effect has been
received.
The "Jersey" between here and
Belleville has new engine hauling it.
The 400 has been put on work train
service and the 5SS on the Jersey in its
place. The latter engine is lately from
the shops, while 400 is pretty we'll worn.
F. j. Zanone, travelling store keeper,
paid us visit Sunday a. m. He prom
sed to come again in about ten days.
We hope at his next visit to have our
stores arranged in up to date style.
Fashions change you know, and we were
not quite up on the new spring styles.
No. Al is making a record for itself
these days 1t has been right on time
every trip now for the past ten days.
When we consider the fast time that
this train is required to make, that is a
pretty good showing. Time once lost
on this run is almost impossible to re-
gain.
Lee Ames formerly foreman here paid
us a visit this week He has been en-
gagged in the hardware business at
Washington, Kansas since quitting the
railroad work, but sold out recently on
account Of poor health. He expects to
90 to Salt Lake City for a while, and if
he finds suitable location in that
country may go into business there.
The air reservoirs in the heater room
and roundhouse were tested by hydraul-
ic pressure Monday. The one in the
heater room to 12j pounds and the one
in the round house to so pounds pres
sure. Owing to the poor condition of
packing in the pump only so pounds
could be forced into the reservoir; but
as they are to be tested once a month
it will he raised to the same pressure as
the other one when the pump has been
put in good shape.
Phillipsburg still maintains its repu-
tation for applying lots of new wheels to
cars. There is one noticeable difference
however, between those used few years
ago and those now used. Formerly
the journal sizes ran from 1-2x6 inches
for the small ones to 4 1-2xS inches for
the largest. Now 3-4x7 inches is the
smallest and from that to . 1-2x1O inches
for the largest. The latter are for 10O.-
GOO capacity cars. This shows that cars
have kept pace in size with the engines
that draw them. One of the largest
freight cars will carry two and one half