The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-08
RAILRoAD EoTRs.


Thursday for general overhaul.
Brakeman Ed Luther was this week I
promoted TO the position Of conductor /
Brakeman Bert Webster was this
week promoted to the position Of con
ductOr-
Conductor J. s. Fuller, of No. Al and
a, IS laying Of and Conductor Usher is /
IN Fuller's place.
Machinist Helper William Stafford
returned last Friday from a two weeks
visit IN Decatur, III.
Engine 1929 Is IN the shop for light
repair. It went IN Sunday and viii be
turned ont this week
Boss Truckman hester, after a ten
days lay Of with a mashed finger,
went 70 work Tuesday.
John DOckerty is back on the train
service as an extra brakeman after a
layOH of several months
Five train crews were put to work
here last week. A night switch engine
and crew IS also IN operation.
Machinist Red Wilson went to
work Wednesday, after being of duty
two weeks on account Of illness
Miss Stella Harvey arrived home
from St. Joe Wednesday morning where
she has been for several months.
Conductor Purcell, of the Fairbery di-
vision, was on the milk train this week
in the place of Conductor Raney.
Brakeman John Leyden, a faithful and
Woodworking trainman, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of conductor.
Harry Haley, helper in the shops,
has taken a job as brakeman. He for
merry worked IN the lunch counter
The brakemen's annual ball, 10 be
/ given Friday night, April IS, promises
to be the big social event Of the season.
The switch engine at Belleville has
/ been discontinued and switching will
be done by local crews when they pull
/ in.
Conductor Leyden will be initiated
/ into the mysteries of the o. R c. at
the next meeting of the local Organiza-
/ ton.
Road Supervisor NJ. F. HOrgan, in
! charge of the track GOOdland to Colo
radO Springs, has moved his Office to
/ Roswell
Engineer c. E. Biddison left Sunday
night for Hot Springs, Ark, where he
viii take the baths in view Of lettering
! his health.
Conductor Randall, of the milk train,
was laying of this week attending to
some private business. Conductor II
D. Farley was in his place.
Fireman Charles Gregory has gone
back on the road after working FIVE
months IN the shops, while business in
the train service was slack.
Sixteen men Of the round house force
were temporarily laid of this week.
The revival Of business on the road will
soon demand their services again.
Joe Ellenberger, for several years
connected with the railroad water ser
vice department at GOOdland, is now
working on the transfer platform at the
freight house
Machinists Purvis and Bode have
shed their red whiskers and the boys
say that one Of the bald-headed men Ot
the shop force IS trying to find where
they are buried.
J. H. Riepan is again at work a.
brakeman He was laid of a few
months ago owing to a surplus Of mer
and worked IN the shops until thing.
picked up in the train service.
Machinist "Old Horse and Rober
RiChelieu went 70 the Smoky Sunday
20 hunt ducks. When they arrived
there they found they had forgotten
their guns, and only had their lunch
and liquid refreshments.
Engineer Doug Hathaway has taker
the Limon-Pueblo PASSENGER run, Caus
ing the change of Engineer Ed Car
michael at present to the milk train be
; tween GOOdland and PhilliDsburg II
place Of Engineer Biddison-
Dick Bell, formerly a conductor on
of GOOdland, IS now a large horse ship
per into Chicago from Dubuque, Ia
George Bradley met Bell in Chicago
last week, and he was inquiring abOu
Old-timers and railroad men of Good.
/. land.
]. N. Gruber, formerly general sup
erintendent OF the western division of
the Rock Island, but later resigning e
take a position with the Union Pacific,
has been promoted to general superin-
tendent of transportation Of the Union
Pacific.
Night Station Agent Leydick has pur
chased the Ames roOming house, near
the depot, which has been occupied for
some time by Camille JuPe, who will
vacate for the new occupant Mr.. Lev
B dick recently came to GOOdland from
Salina.
A notice has been posted, calling at
/ tentiOn to the rule Of the Rock Island
regarding the use OF intoxicants BY en-
plOyes Of the road. The notice calls
j pal LANAAeL aALGuLA0A 10 LueL part OF the
rule fOrbidding employees 20 eat al
restaurants where liquors are sold.
They may, however, eat at hotels that
have a bar
Engineer Biddison expects TO 20 20
Hot Springs before long, for the benefit
Of his health, as he has never fully re-
covered from the injuries received in
the wreck near Jennings several years
ago Engineer Count Mcclure
doubled the road from GOOdland tC
Phillipsburg twice in IS hours this week
with heavy freight trains He says he
IS working at the rate Of three hundred
and sixty dollars per mOnth.-PhilliPs-
burg Herald
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
railway has announced the following
changes IN officials, which took effect
April ); B. l. Winchell, president il
place of W B. Leeds, resigned; Robert
Mather, first vice president, IN place OF
c H Warren, resigned; J. F. Stevens,
second vice president, In place Of Robert
MatheT- The following changes are al
50 announced IN the St Louis and San
Francisco executive officials: B. F.
YOakum, chairman of the board; A. ].
Davidson, president, IN place Of B. F.
Eoakum; Robert Mather, first vice
president, II place of B. L. Winchell