The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-29
RAILROAD EOTEs.

Engineer Mayberry has taken vaca-
ton aid gone to Omaha.
Mrs. Lilly Thompson is visiting her
parents IN Fairbury, Neb.
Asa Smith, of Colby, county attorney
of Thomas county, was in town yesteT-
day.
Machinist Kingsbury and wife re-
turned Monday from a months visit IN
Trenton, No.
Engineer Mike Ryan is back from a
long visit to Chicago and TO his old
home IN Iowa.
Engine 1878, which has been IN the
shops several months, came out Thurs
day after general overhaul.
c. l. Trevillyan, a machinist, re-
turned last week from a months vaca-
ton spent IN Rock Island, Ill.
Machinist Red Wilson was laying of
Wednesday According to the shop
boys he is laid up for repairs"
The two big 1905 are receiving
round house repairs 20 put them IN
good condition for the road. They are
being used now regularly.
John Maxson, who has been employed
by the Rock Island at Goodland, came
over TO visit friends here for a short
time last week.-St- Francis Rustler.
Charles Kingsburg, a machinist, re-
turned Tuesday from Jacksonville,
Fla, where he accompanied his wife on
a visit to her parents, who live in that
city.
W. W. Croker, night round house
foreman, has he'd an offer from the
| Lehigh Valley railroad at Pittsburg,
Pa, to take his old place with them as
master mechanic.
Engines 1906 and 1922 are in the back
shops for thorough overhaul. This IS
the first time the largest class of en-
gines have been rebuilt here, as they
came practically new.
Charles A. Charlton, of St. Louis,
| Mo, railroad mail service inspector,
was IN town Tuesday. The business
calling him here was the contract for
carrying the mails from the depot to
the pOStOfhCe.
George Copley left last week for Dali
| hart, Tex, where he has a position Of
| fered him. He also has an offer of en-
| plOyment with the Missouri Pacific. He
may accept one or the other or may go
to California and enter railroad service
Machinist George Hoefer returned
/ Tuesday from Denver where he went
with Mrs. HOefier, who is receiving
medical treatment in that city. George
/ says that the climate OF Denver not
only agreed with him, but the Golden
| beer also.
Stella Poland, who is making her
home with J. B. Dyatt and wife of near
GOOdland, returned to that place Tues
| day after a few days visit with her
parents. Lulu Bryan, of GoOdland, &C
COmPanied her.-Almena Plaindealer.
The round house will soon be equipp-
/ ped with apparatus for combating FIRE.
! The hose has already arrived, a new
/ pipe line is being laid and a larger
pressure pump will be put in the round
house than the one now in use.-Phil-
| lipsburg Post.
| Dempsey Dimmitt and Charley Smell
| have traded engines on the runs on Nos.
| p and Is between here and GOOdland.
/ Dempsey now fires for Engineer Biddi-
| son and Charley for Engineer BrOssO.
/ This gives the Sunday layOver at Good
/ land to the married man and the Sun
/ day in Phillipsburg TO the single one
| PhilliPsburg Post.
/ J. NJ. Gruber, until recently superin-
| tendent of lines OF the Rock Island west
/ of the Missouri river, but upon the re-
/ districting of the system, general sup
| erintendent of the southwestern district,
/ has resigned. He IS succeeded by H.
E. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan was lately the
assistant of Fourth Vice President Stew
ems, OF the Rock Island
/ Because a Rock Island train at a
/ crossing east Of Denver, in striking his
wagon hurled Joseph Shotzke against q
I telegraph pole, dislOcating both arms
/ at the elbows and at the wrists, IN
\ jOinted his legs at the knees, wrench
l ing his spine, hurting his liver and kid
neys and breaking a number of bones,
/ he wants the Rock Island to indemnify
him with $50, 900, and 70 get the money
/ has commenced suit. The most re-
markable thing about this Is, ShOtzke
/ did not die. One Of the horses he was
/ driving was instantly killed and the
\ wagon was smashed 10 splinters.
| ShOtzke IS a Denver Optician-