The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-02-17
RAILROAD NOTES.

Brakeman Pearl Besse IS laid up with
quinsy at Philiipsburg-
Engineer Sam Crooks, of the Pueblo
run, has been very sick.
Conductor John DOdds was on the
Fairbury division last week.
Engineer BTOssO, Of the Pueblo run,
was down to GOOdland Tuesday.
The Rock Island ice house has been
filed with so carloads, averaging "A tons
to the car, Of ice.
Engine I4O8 was in the back shops
for driving box repair this week and
was turned out Friday.
A. E Freeman is working in the
back shops as blacksmith. He IS
stand by when others fail.
Three Ais went west Wednesday
night, some Of them being trains delay
ed by the blizzard in Iowa.
Brakeman E. E Bennington will
soon move to Denver, as he has an as
signment TO a run on the LimOn-Denver
line.
Switch engine No. 40 has been put in
repair and painted, and viii go on the
yard here the last of this week, relieving
a road engine.
G. N. BettertOn, clerk in the master
mechanics Office, left Sunday on visit
to his folks at Norton, but will return
the last of the week.
Conductor Hubbard who handles 90
and 81 between here and GOOdland,
spent a portion of last week visiting
friends at Fairbury.
Division Superintendent A T Abbott
was in GOOdland Wednesday in the in
terests of the service of the Colorado
division Of the Rock Island.
R L Satterfeld, from the B. & O.
railroad, at Garrett, Ind, IS a new en-
plOye in the master mechanics Office.
He IS a pleasant gentleman to meet.
Eleven machinists are now employed
in the back shops and seven in the
round house. Every competent me
ChaniC that comes along IS employed.
A bad blizzard prevailed in Iowa and
Nebraska Tuesday of this week. 1t is
reported to be the worst one of the sea
son, and railroad traffic was badly tied
up.
Machinist Red Wilson was sent to
Phillipsburg Tuesday to do round house
work on engines there. He IS a
thoroughly qualified mechanic for that
kind Of work.
Herbert Hutches, a fireman on the
Rock Island out of GOOdlaud, is suffer
ing an attack of double pneumonia.
| DR.. Carmichael, the attending phys
ician, was called three times Saturday
night to attend him.
Passenger No. went out last Sun
| day morning, preceded by an engine
and cabOOse to break the way through
snow between here and Phillipsburg.
/ The blizzard Saturday night had TO be
| taken care of the next day.
Engineer W. D. OakfOrd was sum
mOned by telegram conveying the sad
news of the sudden death Of his niece,
at Harrington, Kan, and himself and
wife left Sunday night on No. s for
/ Harrington to attend the funeral. She
was the daughter Of Mrs. Whiting, Mr..
/ OakfOrd's only sister, and was married
only about a year ago
Engineer Shaw was absent last week
/ for nearly seven days, doubling back
and forth as the exegenCieS of the ser
vice required in the recent stress Of bad
weather. He received a serious injury,
I breaking two of the carPal bones of his
| left hand, while helping the fireman
/ to shake the crate Of the fire box The
| crate stuck and the shaker handle slip
/ ped from the socket and his hand was
| caught between the shaker bar and the
/ iron shelf that holds the driPPers on
/ the boiler head. DR.. Smith dressed
and splintered the hand.