The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-08-03
RAILROAD NEWS.

c. L Rowe is new dispatcher
from Rock Island.
The cinder pit track was being
OverhauIed Wednesday.
The new master mechanics Office is
approaching completion.
All the offices in the depot have
been newly painted and revarnished
Dispatcher z. c. Powers has moved
into the house made vacant by r. NJ.
5isty.
Brakemen W. T. Crow and Al Prev
lit have been assigned to yard work
at LimOn.
Engineer A. F. Taper has returned
from a months stay in Chicago and
at places in Iowa.
White cooks have been put to work
in the place Of the cOlOred variety at
the Depot hotel.
Engineer r. N. Sisty has taken the
PueblO-LimOn freight run, and moved
his family to Pueblo.
Conductor Charles Mailer has re-
turned from Springfield, Ill, where he
visited q few weeks with his mother.
Engineer T. H Knapp Of this city
division OF the Rock Island at Tren-
ton, No
Conductor Clark HodgkinsOn is on
Conductor Tyler's run on passenger,
and Cecil Modem is protecting HOdg-
kinsOn's car.
Conductor Charles Curran is on
Conductor J. S Walsh's car, Walsh
being of on account Of injury to one
Of his fingers.
John P. Badly. the insurance soil
citOr, was here this week calling on
railroad men. Badly was formerly an
engineer on the Colorado Midland
P. K Ryan Of Denver. formerly a
passenger engineer Of this city, was a
passenger on No. ~ Sunday He now
has a good position with a chemical
company.
Conductor Daddy" Dodds has re-
ROebuck & Co, and is protecting Con-
ductor JOyce's run for a few days on
10 and Al.
Car Accountant Creighton has re-
signed his position and has accepted
a position as operator. W. J. Craven
Of Chicago has taken the place made
vacant by Creighton.
A yard engine has been established
both day and night at LimOn- John
Oswald has charge Of the day engine,
and Conductor J. ". BTuner is in
charge Of the night engine
Engineer J. s Detwiler is building
four-roOm house with bathroom and
closets on the corner Of Thirteenth
and Grand avenue. Fred Hunt IS the
contractor and builder.
Conductor George Scheigner had
charge Of the general managers spe-
Of the Winchell special, which passed
through here Wednesday en- route
west
Conductor S. B. Hubbard is on pas
senger in Conductor Tippins place,
Conductor Walter Hunt is on Den
ney's run, and J. n. Dickinson is on
~ and 10 in Conductor Tom Edwards
place. who is of duty on account Of
sickness in his family.
John Book is building a large ware
house west Of his hardware store and
across the alley. The building is 22x6O
and viii be irOned with galvanized
iron throughout His increasing bust
ness requires more store room
President Winchell and other offi-
Gals OF the Rock Island from Chica-
go passed through GOodland Wednes-
day at noon They were on their way
only stopped long enough to change
engines and seemed in something Of
a hurry at that
Sam Beidelman, formerly an engi-
neer OF this division, but for the past
three years travelling engineer OF the
Kansas division with headquarters in
Topeka IS enjoying a vacation and
was in town Wednesday. He spent a
few days with his father, who has a
ranch near Flagler, Colo.
Engineer F. h Knapp returned
from three weeks visit to his moth
er at La Crosse, Wis, last week. He
reports very enjoyable time Ia
Crosse is on the Mississippi river and
he saw the sinking and beached large
passenger steamer the Quincy, the
sengers were taken on safely.