The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-02-02
RAILROAD NEWS.

Engineer ". D. Oakford was on
duty this week and was a visitor at
Colorado Springs.
Brakeman Harry Felts has moved
his family here. They viii live in a
house in Coffee Mill row.
Engineer AxeI Stephenson says that
q Denver firm will come to Goodland
and erect a number Of houses.
Conductor George Buck is on Con-
, ductOr ". J. COnverse's run on pas
senger between Denver and Limon.
Yardmaster Clarence Burleigh has
resigned and has gone to Denver,
where he has a yard job with the Rio
Grande.
Condutor ". P. CoIlup, who was
employed on this division until re-
Gently, has moved his family to Colo
RADIO City.
Henry MCGEE Of Caldwell, Kan, a
clerk in the depot for the Rock Island
at that place, formerly Of GOOdland,
was in town this week.
Fred Warden, a coal chute emplOye
at PhillispbUrg, fell from the chute
at that place last Thursday and was
instantly killed. His neck was broken
by the fail.
Conductors Denison and Scott have
called for their time and left for Den
yer, where they have secured employ
meRt with the Rio Grande.
Engineer D. z. Dimmitt, accompa-
MED by his mother, Mrs. II. 7. Dim
mitt, returned home last week from
an extended visit in the east.
A. H. Kean, master mechanic, re-
turned from a trip to Fairbury on
business for the company Tuesday
morning.
Engineer A. c. Stephenson came
down from the Dener run Monday and
returned Wednesday. He owns land
and city property and was paying his
taxes Monday.
Conductor John Leyden has been
working so hard on east end 80 and
81 that the management has gwen him
fifteen days in which to enjoy we'll
earned rest
Charles Nipps, who has been work
ing on the coal chute at GOodland,
came home the latter part Of the week
to renew acquaintance with his family
-Phillipsburg News.
Conductor W. J. Mckinney came
down from the west end Wednesday
and will run out Of GOOdland in the
future. He will move his family here
from Colorado Springs.
As a result Of the investigation Of
the KanOradO wreck, Engineer NJ v.
Ryan was discharged, and Engineer
NJ Peterson and Condutor J. A Mil
Ter given thirty days IayOh.
Engines sos and $50 have been put
in good shape and will soon be sent
to do duty on the Iowa division En-
gines 1928 and 1850 left Tuesday for
Moline for general overhaul.
z. S. McKain, who was formerly
employed as a clerk in the Rock Is
11nd -7o1r7arfo5c of71a Ha-1
and later as clerk in the real estate
office Of G. L Calvert is now with
the Rock Island again, having a clerk
ship at Horton.
Bert Keith, formerly a locomotive
engineer on this division, will come
to GoodIand and start a gents fur
nishing goods store. A brother-in-law
OF Mr.. Keith viii be a partner in the
business. Mr.. Keith has sold out his
cigar business in Denver.
The wreckage from the Kanorado
smash-up is in the yards Fiat cars
loaded with trucks Of freight cars, and
others with scrap, tenders and cabs,
and the two engines on trucks for
ward are here. They are being look
ed over with view Of disposition
The big coal chute is nearing COM
pletion. A hoist house has been erect
ed directly over the engine house, and
about twenty-five feet above it The
big drum and its gearing has been
installed in the hoist house The chute
will be in operation in couple Of
weeks.
Dick Thomas, formerly brakeman
on the Golden State limited, who Of
late has been tagging on freight
has been promoted to a run as freight
conductor on the eastern division Of
the Southwestern He IS one Of the
youngest conductors on the system
FL Paso Herald Dick was formerly
a GoOdland boy.
G. B. Jewell, who is chief dispatch
er Of the Missouri Pacific at COffey-
vile, and who formerly lived in To-
peka, is sick with pneumonia He is
the brother OF Fred Jewell OF this
city Mrs. Byron Jewell, his mother,
received a telegram yesterday even
ing stating that his condition was
serious.-Topeka Capital
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