The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-11
RAILROAD NOTES

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not been of duty a single day And
he works seven days in the week
The Santa Ee Pacific railroad is en-
ploying Navajo Indians as section men
near Gallup. About 100 have been en-
plOyed and the experiment is so sue
successful that others will be engaged.
The Union Pacific plug came in with
q rather dim headlight last night A
bird few into the light while the train
was making good speed. breaking the
glass. A small lantern that furnished
about as much brfIIiance as a lightning
bug was put in as q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Journal
The new railroad shops at Roswell
are almost completed. and the whole
force of railroad men has been moved
from Amarillo to Roswell Roswell has
also been made the Iay-over point for
all engines on the Pecos Valley rail-
road The new shops viii be in full
operation next AuguSt--AlbuQue
Journal
Engineer ChaIfant and Conductor
Reach have been dismissed form the ser
vice Of the Santa Fe company owing TO
a little trouble they recently met with
at Great Bend
DR.. J. P. Raster, chief surgeon Of the
Santa Ee hospitals, arrived in the city
this afternoon on No 1, and took the
Hot Springs train with the object Of
visiting the hospital at this place He
is accompanied by E. E Ives of Kan
sas City a member of the board OF
trustees--Las Vegas Optic
NJ J. Mitchell one of the Oldest Cen
tral Branch passenger conductors. owns
one Of the best farms in Jewell county.
It is quarter section, and joins the
town Of F'OrmOsO.
J. B. Benham, for many years extra
helper at Missouri Pacific stations. has
accepted the position Of agent at Man
kato.
Division Superintendent I H Luke,
of the Central Branch. says washouts
on his road in the middle Of July never
failed of a corn crop. This road has
7 elF a EHV
About 200 600 new ties viii be used on
the Central Branch for repairs alone
during 1899.
The Central Branch has granted a
half fare to the Downs jubilee, July q
General Superintendent Mcclellan
went to OskaIOOsa today on official bus
mess in a special train.
F. P Dolan, superintendent Of Okla
hona division came in on No. yester-
day and leaves today on No for Wich-
tia.
i Rock Island officials say that the new
/ wheat is beginning to move from Ok
/ lahOna
The passenger traffic to Colorado has
/ been very heavy the past few days on
the Rock Island The warm weather IS
hurrying up the people to seek cooler
resorts.
| Alex Tour Of the machine shops had
his arm badly but not seriously bruised
yesterday afternoon, by having it
caught in a lathe on which he was
working
Engine COS which has been in the
shops for OVerhauIing. has been finished
and will be tested and sent to the OF
tawa division for service.
Engineer Andrew Smith has rented a
/ house on Third street near Adams and
viii move into it this week
Engine 23+5 has been assigned to the
BurIingame and Quenemo run Engine
1855 formerly on that run has been
brought to Topeka
Engine No. 2232 has been sent to
/ Wichita to go into service there.
Fireman Mark Miller is back from his
two weeks vacation.
Ne1s Mcconnell has taken position in
the store house
John s, Cady of the superintendent
Office viii leave the latter part of the
week on his vacation
Engineer Chas- Bates of Chanute is
visiting in Topeka.
Joe White. live stock agent of the
/ Rock Island at Wichita. is IN town to-
day
clyde BoItz who has been away on
his wedding trip has returned to work
D. P. Gulies has resigned his position
in the paint shop and has associated
himself with the GiIlies printing com
pany.
c. J. Devlin and family left for Colo
RADIO yesterday in special ear No 80
| agent of the Santa F'e at Chicago, was
in Topeka today. enroUte to Texas in
| special car No. Z16.
The International Epworth league viii
I
| Z0th to 23rd- A low rate has been made
| for this trip
Joe Myers commercial agent Of the
Rock Island at Wichita is very i'll at
| the company's hospital Mr.. Myers has
| been connected with the road for %
years.
The train service on the Oklahoma
| division to Blackwell has been iInprOv-
ed Heretofore the train has been a
l mixed one, but according to new ar
| Management passenger train separate
/ from freight, has been put on for the
/ accommodation of its patrons.
Isaac Belts, formerly Of the machine
| shops, brother to Councilman Belts and
| Sergeant Belts of the police force, died
| yesterday. Mr.. Belts has been in i'll
health for many years He was a mem
mem of A 0. U w lodge No. 1S9, which
| will have charge OF the funeral
The Baptist Young Peoples union
/ excursion train bound for Richmond.
/ Va left Kansas City at s o'clock last
night There were about 100 people
| from Kansas and Oklahoma who oc-
| cupied two sIeepers attached TO Santa
| A letter received by Capt Fuller from
/ z member of the Topeka party enroute
( to the n. E A over the Rock Island
on the Kansas special which left T0pe-
/ ka July 9Th, says in part. I'VE arrived
/ IN Colorado Springs On time Have Wis
/ tied the Garden of the Gods and Pixies
| Peak We will spend Sunday at Salt
/ Lake city and go to church in the
temple VIII leave Salt Lake tomorrow
/ and continue on our way to Los An
| geIes- The weather is delightful and
/ the trip most enjoyable one
| Robert Craig Of the machine shops
/ has returned from a visit to his farm
| in Trenton, No This farm used to be
/ an old plantation and the old buildings
/ are most all standing The house is
/ about 40 years old and is built entirely
/ of black walnut. It is in a good state
! of preservation and is still being used.
/ On the inside OF the house there is very
/ little pIastering as most all the rooms
1 are finished in walnut paneIfug, all
/ home heWn- The small slave huts are
also standing and are IN q group at one
] side Of the farm.