The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-16
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES.
News Items Interesting to Rail-
readers and the Public.
NOTES ABOUT KANSAS RAILROADS.
Gossip Among the Railroad Hen Of
Kansas. Local and Otherwise.

Kansas. local and Otherwise.
Superintendent of Machinery John
Player of the Santa Fe. is on the Rio
Grande division of the road installing
BIZ. c. Nj. Taylor, the newly appointed
master mechanic.
Milton Player, a son of John Player,
superintendent of machinery of the Santa
F'e, has succeeded John Purcell as fore
man of the Topeka round house.
I. j. Anderson, assistant general pass
enger and ticket agent of the Rock
Island, is unable to be at his Office on &C
count of illness.
w. Fl. Stillwell, assistant general gu
perintendent of the Rock Island, who
has returned from trip over the west
ern and southern divisions of the road,
says that the winter wheat never looked
batter, and that the indications are that
there will be large yield next year.
Travelling Stock Agent Williams of the
NJ, K. & T., has been transferred from
Parsons, Kas., to San Antonio, Tex.
The NJ, K. & I. has purchased several
new Columbia engines from the Baldwin
Locomotive works for service out of
Pars ons, Kas. The engines were accom-
panied to that point by Engineer 7. Moi
tit of the Baldwin company.
w. Fl. Traver of Chicago, who was
formerly division master mechanic of the
0dn Ia l. Q ot N1slLS0 III tnle cry
this week.
Santa Fe Engineer H. a. Pierson of
Emporia, who has been confined to his
home by illness for the past two weeks,
has recovered and is able to take his en-
CINE.
Misses Hopper. Mcmillan and Schlic-
ter of the Santa Fe general offices, will
| spend Sunday in Kansas City,.
A. NJ. Worden of the auditor of pas
-
will visit with his mother in Lawrence
tomorrow
| ]. j. Frey, general manager of the
Santa Fee. is expected to return from Sey-
mour, Ind, today, where he has been
visiting his parents for the past few
days.
]. F. Scott of the treasurer's depart
menl of the Santa Fe, left yesterday aft
ernoon for a short business visit in
| Chicago.
D. E. Merwin, general salesman of the
coal properties department of the Sauta
Fe, has returned from a short trip to
| Chicago.
H. E. Eversole, bill clerk in the local
freight office of the Santa Fe, has re-
turned from a weeks vacation in Indiana
Hackney engine 361, which is just out
of the Santa Fe shops in this city. after
a complete overhauling and remodeling,
|
noon on a trial trip
This is one of the engines that was
damaged in the fire at the Arkansas City
| round house, when that building burned
down.
Santa Fe engine AS arrived in Topeka
from La Junta, Col, yesterday evening,
and will be placed in the shops for re-
! pairs
Santa Fe Fireman E. O. Whitcomb has
resumed his duties after a weeks lay off
Engineer John Snyder of the Santa Fe
is laying off on account of an injured
hand.
Santa Fe Fireman John Shirley has re-
turned to work after a few days illness,
Fred T. L Mason of the auditor of
passenger receipts Office of the Santa Fe
is spending a few days vacation in Chi
cage.
Mrs. E Parsons, wife of an employe
in the auditor of freight receipts office
of the Santa Fe, is visiting in Chicago.
A. c. Hawks of the auditor of freight
receipts office of the Santa Fe has re-
sumed his duties after a weeks illness.
Mrs. Richard Palmquist, wife of an
employe in the auditor of freight re
ceipts Office of the Santa Fe, is visiting
in Kansas City.
VIII Maier F. G. Shubert and Chas
Jones of the Rock Island offices left this
afternoon on few days hunting trip al
Willard, Kas.
Will White of the treasurer's depart
ment of the Santa Fe is seriously i'll at
his homie 300 West Sixth street.
]. G. Roberts has been appointed
agent for the Santa Fe at Burdick, Kas.,
vice J. w. Brown resigned