The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-08-18
RAILROAD NEWS.

william Otis Of Davenport, Ia, is
a new machinist here
". ". Macky Of Pueblo is the new
clerk in the dispatcher's Office
Enigne 1902 went into the back
shops for overhaul Wednesday.
Ernest Luuning Of Trinidad, Colo,
is a new machinist in the shops here.
William Trow, a friend Of Charley
COngdOn Of the shops, is here on
visit
Dan Bartholomew is now taking
treatment in the new science Of how
to grow tall
Conductor c. H Randall Of Colo
RADIO Springs was in GOOdland several
days this week
Two new brakemen, J. J. Franks
and William Madison, were hired
here this week
Superintendent A. T Abbott was in
GOOdland Wednesday attending to the
duties Of his Office.
Frank G. Kearns Of South Chicago
is a new machinist here, going to
work Monday morning.
Conductor sid Hubbard Is on pas
senger. He has the run yaC-.tsi by
J. ". Usher temporarily.
Fireman Dode Adams has taken a
layof and gone to Lebanon, Kan, his
old home, for a vacation and visit
Gravel is being hauled at the depot
to be used in constructing new walks,
which will be either Of vitrifed brick
or concrete
Engine 14OS broke her main driv-
| ing axle last week near LimOn. She
was brought here and viii go in the
| shops for repair
] SheepherdeT Ferguson, a machtniSt
apprentice, has been promoted to the
/ wheel lathe, vice H 5. Morris, who
has been assigned to service on the
/ floor.
Engine 1914 is in the shop fo1
/ thorough overhaul. Engines So and
/ 1853 will be soon ready for the road
| again, having been put in needed re
| pair
! The refuse accumulated on the
| dump south of the track was be-
| in cremeated Wednesday afternoon
In the distance it looked like q prairie
/ fire, but turned out to be a whole
some and sanitary blaze
! E c. Weimer. boiler washer at the
| shops, was seriously scalded Thurs
/ day forenoon, while drawing of the
| water from the boiler Of the S14. He
/ is now laying on for general repair.
/ The scalding Of the right side of his
| face is painful, but not serious.
Guy Usher and partner brakeman,
with cabOose 1855, when they went
/ to put on their toys for their run
| Tuesday night found that some one
had swiped their outfit. It was too
lat TO refit So they went out in shirt
sleeves without coats and overwear.
Miss Grace Cuthbert, niece Of Sta
ton Agent Cuthbert, was here from
LittletOn, Colo, on a week visit
Miss Grace Cook. niece Of Mrs. Cuth-
bert, returned with her Wednesday
morning for a visit Of a few days.
Both are nieces and both are named
Grace, and there is only about IA
days difference in their ages.
The Rock Island has five cOnstruc-
tiOn trains at work on ballasting the
west end Of the Colorado division
The road VII put on five more trains
to expedite the work This taxes
the force in the train service and
more men are needed. The engines
here are kept in constant service, and
a large shop force is needed to keep
them in repair.
What has been talked Of a long
time in Chicago. Rock Island and Pa
cific railroad cfrles at Topeka is about
to come to pass The division super
intendent's Office is to be moved from
Topeka to HeringtOn- Carpenters al
ready are at work in the depot build
ing at Harrington httin up quarters for
the offices of the superintendent, Mr.
Smalley, and the twelve or more
clerks he will take with him The
dispatcher's Office will continue az To-
peka and it is understood that Tram
master W. o. Nevill Will still make
] Topeka his headquarters
An excursion train carrying a
crowd Of Pennsylvania people to Den
yer passed through here unday even
| ing. and 90 Of them took supper at
the depot hotel. Each excursiOnist
carried a roll Of bills big enough to
| choke a cow but they were mostly
| Of the one dollar denomination. When
| John Boyle checked up the cash
| drawer after supper he found it pos
| sesSed Of IS one dollar bills, harvest
| ed from the excursion crowd Silver
I is either too heavy for our eastern
| friends, or else they want to make a
/ show by flashing a rOll--Phillipsburg
l News.
The Rock Island has recently is
sued an elaborate folder, with illus
/ tratiOns from photographs entitled,
| Chicago as a Summer Resort" It
| does full justice to the subject, touch
/ ing upon every phase Of the city, its
| beauties and the attractions OF its Pc
/ cJIliarly favorable positions and en-
l WlrOnS. together Win It's superior
i qualifications as a summer resort
/ Copies OF the folder may be obtain
/ ed BY addressing John Sebastian, pas
/ senger traffic manager, Rock Island
/ System, Chicago
! c w Jones, retiring superintend-
/ ent OF the Kansas division Of the Rock
| Island, has been presented with a dia-
mOnd stud BY the conductors and
| trainmen OF the division over which
! he DISQUALIFICATION The stone Is given
| to Mr. Jones as a token OF esteem BY
I the men who have worked under him
/ and is said to be q beauty This gifi
/ IS the evidence Of the high regard
| with which Mr. Jones is held BY the
Rock Island employees He viii leave
! IN a short time for Des 1TOfnes. Ia
I where he viii take the position Of
] superintendent OF the Iowa division
Il Topeka State Journal &C w Jones
/ Is a brother Of our esteemed towns
/ man, J S Jones. chief dispatcher-)