The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-04-07
RAILROAD NEWS.


W W Wellman is q painter IN the
shops.
Engine 1872 is in the shops for light
repair.
G. R. Hammond. of Denver, is a
new machinist-
Brakeman Frank Ross is laying Of
on account of illness.
Frank DOerfer IS a new helper en-
PlOyed II the shops
- Raymond special went through
Tuesday night en- route east.
Al Prewitt has taken a cIerkship job
In the master mechanics Office.
Engine 14O2 was of the track Sun
day afternoon in the east end of the
yards.
Engineer H. K. Adams is running
ont Of GOOdland again after a month
on the LimOn-Denver run.
R. D. Wolfe, of the master mechanic
Office, left Friday night for Chicago TO
see his mother, who IS seriously i'll.
Engines 1917 and 1880 double-headed
No. Al Wednesday. Engine 1880 IS a
new One' just out Of the Moline shops.
Jimmy Woods, who has been en-
plOyed IN the shops as painter, has
taken Ike position IN February, Neb-
Engine 1857, which pulled train No.
Is that was derailed between Seibert
and Flagler, came out of the shops
Wednesday.
Brakeman Gene Luther sprained the
heel Of his right foot at CaIhan last
Friday. He is on crutches, but will be
able to work in a few days.
William Mckinney, of Denver, for
l z nix
IN town this week. He has been en-
plOyed by the Rio Grande for several
months.
Roy Slower, an employee in the
round house here, met with an accident
Monday forenoon, resulting in the
crushing of three fingers on his left
hand. A cylinder had dropped on his
hand.
Two new men are employed on the
car repair Job. They are Frank King
and Harry Hall, both of Terre Haute,
Ind. Fred Brown and William Brindle
were also recently put to work in the
car department.
-Four new machinists have recently
been given employment in the shops.
They are Ed Newton, of LOveland,
| Colo; Mike Merrill, of Ellis, Kan; Joe
| Dickinson, formerly employed here,
and Joe Filker, of Davenport, Ia.
Pat Douglas, night yard master, re-
signed his position Saturday. Doug
was employed here ten years ago in the
train service but returned a few months
ago and went to work in the yards.
He says he is going to South America
Brakeman A. J. Woodrow was at
Denver Saturday to take the Union Pac-
ific examination, having been promoted
to conductor by the Rock Island. All
Rock Island conductors and engineers
have to pass both the Union Pacific and
Rio Grande rules, as the Rock Island
uses their track. Woody" was sue
ceSsful in the examination.
R. B. Hartman and wife, of Daven-
port, Ia, arrived IN GoOdland last
week. Mr.. Hartman is a machinist and
has taken work in the shops here. He
was employed IN the Moline shops.
Mrs. HarmaH was formerly Miss Ger
trude Green. They were married here
about six months ago. Mr.. Harman
finds the climate here more favorable
to him than that Of Illinois.
Plans and specifications for the new
Rock Island rOundhOuse in Horton have
been finally approved and work will be
gin at once IT is to be q modern 30
heating apparatus. At least half the
stalls will be large enough to accommo-
date the big class engines. The lOca-
ton will be about fifty feet west of the
old structure in order to make room for
the company lumber yard.-HortOn
Commercial.
For the past ten days the Rock Is
land company have had a practical
electrical engineer in Horton making
plans and estimates for an electric plant
for the shops at this place. This mat
ter has been up with the company on
several occasions, but on account of the
big rush of work for the past six months
the need Of an electric plant for light
ing purposes has never before been so
apparent. The company is already
provided with plenty of power for Its
operation, and all that will be neces-
sary viii be the dynamo, wiring and
lamps. The plant will likely be installed
al once Horton Com ruercial.