The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-01
RAILROAD NOTES.

Olark brlnn5 cnleT nOStler, IS on the
sick list.
Jim Sheet is a new boilermaker en-
| plOyed here.
The shop force intends to organize
| base ball club.
Girls JOern, a bOiiermaker, left yester-
day for a visit in Omaha
A Raymond WhitcOmb special passed
through Tuesday night en- route east.
Engine 1880 went in the back shop
/ Tuesday for light overhaul.
Lenny Baker and ". r. Kett, of Ala
bama, are new machinists IN the shop.
Brakeman {. ". Durbin has returned
from a two months visit in Pennsyl-
vania..
Engineer James George was at Hor-
ton this week, called there by illness Of
his mother.
Fireman Leonard Jones took a few
days layof this week and spent the
time IN Denver.
Machinist prince Henry Bede went
to Denver Saturday night and returned
Monday morning.
The head officials of the Rock Island
system are expected here about April
on tour of inspection.
Perry COler, a railroad fireman, was
iRdispOsed this week with an attack of
rheumatism in his arms.
Ray Starr, formerly employed with
the Dawson store, IS now working in
the shops as blacksmiths' helper.
H. L. hester is laying of owing to a
mashed middle finger of the left hand,
the result of a casting falling on it.
Fireman Humbarger, who was with
the switch engine force last fall, is in
town after several months absence.
Engineer Jeff Powers will leave soon
for MOberly, Mo-, where he viii prob
ably enter the employ of the Wabash.
Engineer E. G. Wiley returned last
: week from several weeks sOjOurn in
California. He was accompanied by
his wife.
The blacksmiths' base ball nine will
play Douglas Swamp Angels on
| the GOOdlaud base ball grounds Sun
day afternoon.
Engineer COngdOn has returned from
| the Cedar Rapids division, where he
was sent for duty from this division
several weeks ago.
Two new cabOOse crews were put in
service this week. The cars will be in
charge of Conductors Walter Hunt and
Clark HOdgkinsOn.
The freight business on the Rock
Island at the present time is very heavy
and the increase of traffic has been sud
den and surprising
Charles Short, a machinist who served
his time in the GOOdland shops, went to
work here this week. He has been
working at Pueblo for the past year.
E. S. McKain, a former clerk in the
I stOrekeeper's Office, last week had his
/ household goods moved to Goodland
where he Is acting as timekeeper for the
Rock Island.-HOrtOn Commercial.
Conductor H. D. Farley and crew, Of
the local freight, was in charge of the
second section Of No. 5 Friday night
owing TO a shortage of crews at Phillips
burg. Farley took the train to Colo
RADIO Springs
/ Earl Parker, BurlingtOn's popular
and efficient young station agent, will
/ be transferred to LimOn in the near f1-
tuTe. It has not been learned who will
succeed Mr. Parker at this pOint-Bur-
/ lingtOn (COlO.) Record.
I H. J. Slifer, of Chicago, general sup
ierintendent of the central district of the
Rock Island, which includes the Colo
RADIO division, and L. F. KimbalI, as
sistant general freight agent, were in
I specting the Colorado division last week.
J. B. fitzpatrick, assistant. superin-
/ tendent of motive power of the Rock
Island with headquarters at Chicago,
was in GoOdland Wednesday on bust
ness connected with his Office Mr. Kill
patrick was master mechanic here in
1890.
A E Freeman, representing the
/ GOOdland lodge of Carmen, went TO
/ Horton as a delegate 10 a convention of
the order and returned last Wednesday
| Freeman was elected vice-chairman of
/ the general committee, which viii meet
I in Chicago IN June. Since his return he
has been quite iRdispOsed and has laid
off a couple of days, The boys jestingy
! say that the honor was too much for
\ him.
! Maurice Ulmann fled a suit for So
600 damages this week IN the court Of
common pleas, Kansas City, kan,
! against Sidney ]. BENJAMIN, and the
F! Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
company. Benjamin was the engineer
on the westbOund passenger train
which collided with a fast, easfbound
stock train west OF Willard, kan, on
the morning of January s. The wreck
was due to a misunderstanding of or
ders- Ulmann was on the passenger
train and alleges that he was badly cut
and bruised and was internally injured.
A Los Angeles dispatch SAYS: There
is a possibility that Los Angeles may
not entertain the national convention OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers1 Nay II, Notwithstanding the
selection OF this city as the place of
meeting by the convention held at Nor
folk. Va The local committee on ar
/ engagements for the convention has re-
ceiFed a telegram from Grand Chief
I Engineer W. 5. StOne,- of Cleveland,
I Ohio, saying that owing to the diff
Guilty IN securing transportation for the
/ delegates east OF the AlleEhsnies the
convention probably VIII meet at some
central point.
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