The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-10-12
RAILROAD NOTES.

Fay Blanchard, -stenOgrapher in the
master mechanics Office, spent q
couple Of days IN Denver last week.
G. F. Battmsn returned Monday
4 from Chicago, where he had been on
business for the local boilermakers.
Brakeman Lewis FaTrOw is recover
| ing from an illness which has kept
him confined to his home for the past
week.
Byron J. Fletcher, stenOgrapher in
the master mechanics Office, has re-
signed and accepted a position with
the Oregon Short Line at Ogden.
Conductor John ". DOdds was at
Colorado Springs Monday, as a mem
Der Of the local grievance cOmmitte
on business with superintendent Alb
bolt.
Engineer James Garrett is back on
his run between Denver and Good
land He returned last week from a
months vacation spent at San Antonio
and other points in the south.
Bert Norris, who was a machiniSt
apprentice in the shops until a few
months ago when he went to his home
in PhillipSbuTg, returned this week
and went to work in the shops Thurs
day.
George Griffin Of Rock Island, III,
brother Of Engineer James Griffin, is
here on a visit. He has been employ
ed in the United States arsenal at
Rock Island, but may accept a posi-
ton with the Rock Island railroad
here.
The steam fitting firm OF Chicago,
represented BY Mr.. Gale, are equip
ping the entire shops and round house
with new outfit, and when COM
pleted the GOOdland plant will rank
with the best heating plants Of any Of
the Rock Island system
Lon Laufman left Sunday for San
Antonio, Tex and viii probably go to
work on the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass railroad He has been let out Of
the service Of the Rock Island, but it
is generally believed he will be rein
stated in the near future.
". J. McAllister left Friday night
for san Antonio, Tex, where he goes
to take position in the train service
out OF that city on the San Antonio
and Aransas Pass railroad Mrs. Nc
Allister is making her home tenn
pOrarily in Colorado Springs
Billy HigdOn is now employed in
the trainmaster's Office here as chief
who leaves soon for Panama Daw-
son came here from Alabama, and is
a genial and all-around good fellow,
and an efficient man in a clerkship-
". Stephens, formerly a railroad
conductor Of GOOdland, but now gen
eral chairman Of the grievance com
mittee OF the conductors OF the Rock
Island system, was here Tuesday on
business connected with his ONCE
His headquarters are in Kansas City.
-
hotel, was in Council Bluffs IA, last
week M POsey was elected a men,
Der Of the Council Bluffs lodge Of
Elks before leaving there TO take
charge OF the hotel here, but he had
not taken the initiation, so his trip
there last week was for that purpose,
and he reports that nothing was left
undOne in his case
W. A Higdon, who has been on the
Office force for Storekeeper Schneider
for the past two years, left yesterday
for GOOdland, where he takes the pO-
sitiOn Of chief clerk in the trainmas-
ter's Office. Mr.. Higion married
GOodland young lady only a few
months ago, and the new position Is
like going home Both Mr.. and Mrs
HigdOn have many warm friends IN
Horton, who wish them well--HOrton
Commercial
Engineer Nike Ryan was reinstated
Monday, including rank and seniority.
The reinstatement was brought about
by the good Offices OF the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers with the
railroad company. All OF Mr. Ryan
friends are pleased TO hear Of his re-
instatement- He was discharged on
account Of a wreck at KanoradO some
months ago. In the interim he was
employed at the city water works as
pumping engineer.
A H Kean, master mechanic OF the
Colorado and Nebraska divisions with
headquarters IN GoOdlands resigned
his position wednesday and VIII Be
succeeded ~ u. z Fox OF CEDAR