The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
CENTRAL ERANoH NOTES.
Interesting Items From Along the
Northern Tier.


Creenleaf. June 17.-G. c. Goodwin,
| who S On the chain gang on the east
| I'm d vision, viii visit in Pennsy lvania
soon.
The Central Branch country is keep
iyg Up its good T cord as a stock center
Three extra stock trains on Tuesday,
and two extra Chicago stock trains Sat-
uruay. passed over the road
Mrs. Brouse and the children, wife of
Freight Conductor J. G. BrOuse, are
wishing n Kansas City.
MS. johnson, Wife of Fireman An
Crsw johnson of the middle division,
his returned from a visit in PrOsser,
Nebraska.
A game Of base ball between the Cen
/ trail Err n nine and the Greenleaf club
resulted IN score of to II in favor Of
the town club.
George Moore. the Prosser branch
brakeman, who was seriously pinched
coupling cars several weeks ago, has
returned from the hospital and will re-
sumo his run in a few days.
Mrs. Breakey, wife of Fireman A.
Rreakey, is visiting in Burr Oak.
GSOfge Thompson, brakeman on the
eastern divsic n, will visit his old Penn
SylVania home soon.
Central Branch engineers, Nels John
son, Jacob Welman and Fred Shippee,
and Conductors William Chopper, E.
McKinz e and John Crimmins. Fireman
James Darsitz and Ste ton Agent IN.
Shippee own fine and we'll improved
farms in Washington county.
Barney Martin, SWitchman in the
Greene yards, has recently invested
n fine trotting horse, buggy and har-
ness.
w. P. Davis, formerly conductor and
roo dmaster, has engaged in the grain
traffic in Greenleaf
Frank Morton, conductor on the
Washington branch, also yardrna Ster of
The Gree nleaf yards, has returned from
a trip to St. Louis, where he has been
in consultation with the local grievance
committee of the Central Branch and
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chairman of that committee. During
his a absence ChaS. Veal, extra conductor
filled his place.
Evert Mckenzie. local conductor be-
tween Greenleaf and AtchisOn, is again
on his run. Shorty Mckenzie has a
splendid farm near Greenleaf and it
was this layOff he asked for to put in
| two extra weeks on the farm blowing
corn.
NJ, r. Baker, brakeman on the mid
die division, is getting round again after
layOm of several days from the effects
of having a trunk fell on his foot.
William Chopper, formerly conductor
on the PrOsser branch, has been trans
feTTed from Concordia to Greenleaf,
William Landers takes his run
George Stein, former brakeman on the
Burr Oak branch, has been transferred
to Greenleaf, and taken a similar run
on the middle division.
H E Shumway, local freight con-
duCtOr on the eastern division, while
| trying to sidetrack a hive of bees re-
D
the result of several stings.
Frank r. Shippee, night agent and
weigkmaster at Greenleaf, surprised his
many friends by marrying the lady of
his choice, the pretty and accomplished
Miss Ethel Holiday, of Hillsboro, Il
linOis.
Frank Morton, conductor on the Wash
ingtOn branch, also yardmaSter of the
Greenleaf yards, frequently puts in IS
hours a day. He makes three round
| trips to Washington daily besides a
vast amount of hard work in the yards
That was great run the Central
Brs nch passenger train made between
ScOttsvi3le and Jamestown, about seven
miles. From the time the train started
until it stopped it took only nine min
utes.
Kansas City stock shippers are ex-
travagant in their Praise of the Central
Fran h-For excellent stock service they
say this r ad SURPRISES all others enter
ing Kansas City.
The Central Branch is known near
ard far for excellent freight runs. From
Yuma to Conco1dia, five miles. the run
WIS made IN X minutes, the train TAX
rS the s5detrack in that tina. Another
freight run was made from bingham
to Atchison, II miles, in 35 minutes
The Central Branch boys living in
Greenleaf 60 as much for their town as
any other class of her people. Many of
lem have good homes. aud they spend
their money here
Ms. Soeher.e wife Of Chas. Saeber.
head painter in the ~ issouri Pacific
shops at AtchisOn, and daughter Annie