The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-10-20
RAILROAD NEWS.


Engine 566 is in the shope for thor
ough overhaul
Engine 1853 is in the shops for
new main driving axle
Fireman DOde Adams was a visitor
at Lebanon, Kan, last week
Conductor J. c. Kennedy has gone
to Chicago on a business mission.
The family OF Fireman c. G. Bandy
have moved here from Calhan, Colo.
Fireman A Greenhiu has taken en-
CINE $40 on the work train at Calhan.
Conductor S. r. GOOde returned the
first Of the week from trip to Chi
cago.
Engineer Ed shafer returned last
week from a trip west, looking for
employment
George Mitchell. formerly boiler
shop foreman, has returned from
trip to Wichita.
Engine 1912, with train No 81,
dropped its crown sheet at BOvina
Monday night
Engineer Bishop returned last week
from a visit Of several weeks to his
former home in Cedar Rapids, Ia
Conductor Ed Denney and family Of
Colorado Springs, who are visiting
here, spent Wednesday in OMAHA
Fairbury Journal.
Brakeman Roy Warner is building
a new house on West Thirteenth
street, just west Of the city park 1t
Will have four rooms
Dispatcher fitzpatrick is building
house on West Thirteenth street. IS
by %. The foundation is already
laid, and work viii begin soon.
W. D. Patton, foreman Of the car
penter gang which is working on the
AIiIlisack house, says that a fast re-
cord viii be made on that building.
c. c. Young has placed two bOxcars
on lots east Of the AmeS house, which
he viii utilize for bunk houses to
lodge his male help working in the
hotel.
Engineer Curt Harper is building
a fOur-rOOm house 24x26, with cham
Der room above The location is just
west Of the LasIey home The Bar
tholomew house will be located on
lots just north.
Charles Blanchard is the new Rock
Island yardmaster at Horton. He was
formerly in the yard at Topeka and
later yardmaster at GOOdland.-HOr-
ton Commercial.
The Rock Island is laying quite an
extension to one Of its switches at
this pace, commencing at the tressel
on the east and extending to the tres
sci on the west-NOrtOn Courier.
I desire to thank the firemen and
engineers who contributed to the pUr-
chase Of the new bicycle recently pre-
scented TO me; and I gladly avail my
self Of the opportunity 10 express my
thanks through the columns Of this
paper Signed. Dan Mcclure, Day
Caller.
J. H Bush, the engineer who was
hurt in the Edison wreck last Nay,
and who has been receiving treat
ment at St Francis hospital ar Colo
RADIO Springs, was home Sunday. He
is getting along as well as could be
expected, and will be discharged from
the hospital soon
Horton people have been greatly
agitated the past few months as to
whether the round house would be
built this fall. They may now rest
easy and go ahead with their winter
| arrangements. The plans for a new
SS-stalI modern round house have
been approved and work on same or
/ dered started at Once.-HOrtO1I Com
merciaL
J. L Harris, a Rock Island brake
man, was arrested last Thursc ay when
| he came in on a freight from his run
The charge against him is stealing
merchandise from a Rock bland car
at Horton A Rock Island detective
/ has been working on the case for
! some time, and found goods in Har-
| ris' room here in Fairbury which he
I thinks belongs to the comp any When
| arrested by the detective and Sheriff
| Case. Harris confessed his guilt He
was taken to Horton for trial-Fair-
| bury Journal
J The second section Of Nos. and
| 10 have been abandoned. This addi-
/ tional service was put on this year for
i the first time. as the travel to Colo
/ radO was the largest in the history
j OF the Rock Island. Conductors E J.
-Tippins, H D. Farley and William
] Taylor hac charge Of the runs over
/ this division. and hey Will now do
/ extra passenger service or resume
/ work in freight service It VIII also
! reduce several passenger engineers
/ back to hauling box cars
ENGINEERS Carmichael and Hamilton
I are telling Of their wonderful success
\ in their recent fishing trip in the Gun
1 nIson country Of Colorado, near Par
land They male a big catch OF front
! Both tell the same story, so II must
I be true Hamilton says that he
caught two good-sized trout on the
| same line. having only one hook at
/ the same haul The extra trout vas
50 eager to bite that he mapped and
l held Oh to a knot on the line Car
[ michael says that he and Hamilton
l caught rs trout, weighing from one
/ half pound to two and One-half
I pounds a piece, in about three hours
| They had 70 summon help to take the
7 catch to camp Hamilton says he
! caught only few native trout, the
/ most Of them being eastern trout
I Maybe they we're tendsrfeet
4 IT, E-s--,.--z National hank casbes