The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-05
RAILROAD NOTES.


There were two sections of No. Al
Wednesday.
B. A. Russell is acting general fOre-i
man in the absence of Mr.. WEIGH.
Ed Leech, of the shop force, took a
horseback ride toward Edison last Sun
day
J. W. Keech and ". N. Kerr, of
HOxie, are new employees in the back
shops.
Boss Blacksmith Ed Burrows quit
Saturday night and left for St Louis
Monday.
Frank McLease, a machinist, accom-
panied by his wife, viii make a visit
to Denver this week.
T. NJ. Taggart left Tuesday night for
Des MOines, Ia, where ne goes as a re-I
fierce IN an insurance case.
The local machinists union will give
smoker to members at Odd Fellows
hall Monday night, February Is
Charles Kingsbury, a machinist, left
last week for Kansas City. The altitude
was too high and dry for him here.
F. W. WEIGH, the new general fore
man, left Sunday night for Dalhart,
Tex, TO bring his wife 10 GOodland-
Dan StaPP and his German friend,
of the shop force. were at Phillipsburg
Sunday. They went to see their folks.
G. w. Andrews, a clerk in the sup
erintendent's Office at Colorado Springs,
was GOodland visitor Saturday night.
The five-stall extension of the old
round house IS enclosed and covered
and the brick walls viii be taken out
soon.
L. F. Cooper, who has been employ
ed in the car department several years,
went to work in the machine shops re
Gently.
c. T. Derbin, brakeman, has taken
a months vacation and left Monday
morning for a visit to his parents in
Pennsylvania.
Weber & Fields theatrical troupe
special train, en- route to San Francisco,
passed through GOodland Wednesday
morning.
". W. Croker, night foreman of the
round house, IS negotiating for the pur-
chase of a house. His family viii join
him here soon.
A tin shop IS being constructed in the
loft of the machine shops over the en-
CINE pits and will be fitted up for that
class of work.
s. A. Miller, Of LimOn, a conductor
on passenger, but who formerly had a
freight run out OF GOOdland, was in
town this week
Several of the 1900 class of engines
are receiving heavy round house re-
pairs on account OF the weather and
steam pipe repairs.
Trainmaster NeviI was in his Office
Tuesday, having been absent on the
road attending to the duties OF his Of
fee for some time.
H. H. Kliewer, foreman OF the con
crete gang, who has been laid up with
inflamatOry rheumatism, went to his
home at Flagler, Colo, yesterday.
Engineer Bob COOts has a large steam
boat whistle attached TO his engine. IL
IS a sumner, and everyone will know
when Cousin Bob" IS on the road
Civil engineers were at work in the
yards here this week making measure
ments for the purpose of getting out
new blue print chart of the GOodland
yards.
Engines l47I, I467, I454 were sent to
Cedar Rapids, Ia, this week for service
there. The 1454 IS the lofty stalking
horse on stills that Engineer Shaw
handled for several months.
Blacksmith Z. d. Hardy went to
work In the shops again Monday Since
quitting work here several months ago
he has worked at Trinidad, Colo, Hor-
ton, Kan, and Ration, y. N.
Conductor L. J. TipPins returned
Yesterday from two months vacation
spent IN the south. He was at Hot
Springs, New Orleans, Galveston and
other points in the sunny south.
J. NJ. Gruber, who recently resigned
as general superintendent Of the Rock
I L a.
has been appointed superintendent of
transportation of the Union Pacific sys-
/ TEN.
Engine COZ, Engineer George Fuller,
pulled the Weber & Fields special west
Wednesday night. The 6O7 had IN
derweut slight repairs and was taken
Ogt Wednesday morning and 'imbered
up" for the run.
Engines 1861, 1858, 1906 and 1922 are
I IN the shops for thorough overhaul.
I Engines 1906 and 1922 are the large
class of new engines sent here some
time ago and this Is the first time they
| have been put IN for overhaul.
Laurence Rasmussen, a machinist in
l the shops, has invented a blower to
work the blacksmitns' FORCES when the
shop engines are shut down He claims
I he can carry from 100 20 rs pounds of
1 pressure VIII MS DEVICE anu VIII LQEIu
a company to market the invention.
Engineers ". L. COngdOu, H. Mont
| gomery, Al Stade, Franklin and Henry
j have been transferred to Cedar Rapids,
I Ia, where they VIII be employed on
l the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
! Northern, owned by the Rock Island.
I They may return to this division later,
when business picks up
Notice.