The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17

senger. Conductor Thos. Pearson, of the
Western Kansas division, this band will
return with other honors.
F. I. Merrill, the Ellis district fore
man, has gained the reputation of be-
ing the best cribbage player in town.
Among the stockholders of the new
Ellis State bank, there are F. /. Mer-
rill, district foreman, John McMahan, a
passenger engineer, and Geo. w. Mills.
agent of the company here. Among the
depositors are a large number of the
Union Pacific railroad boys.
George w Mills, for the last ten
years agent of the Union Pacific at Ell
lis, has been transferred to Junction
City, relieving G. D. Wright, who has
been promoted traffic solicitor for the
company with headquarters in Chi
cago. He takes charge of the business
at Junction City next Friday.
The marriage of VIM. Blair, switch
engineer in the Junction City yards to
the charming Miss Nellie Rundlett, of
Ellis, occurred Monday evening in the
presence of few relatives and invited
guests. The happy pair took the mid
Junction City.
Mrs Schuyler, widow of Engineer
Frank Schuyler, who was killed in O
wreck several years ago, will go to
Kansas City to reside. The best wishes
of her host of Ellis friends follow her
to her new home.
John McFarlane, who rumor says will
succeed w. H Peterson as division
roa dmaster with headquarters at Ellis,
has been in the employ of the Union
Pacific for the last Is years, having
filed the several stations from brake
man to main line passenger conductor.
For the first time in several years Mr..
McFarlane is now wearing a citizens
suit of clothes. He will move his fam
lily from Denver to Ellis.
The Seth and 37th regiments of Uni
ted States volunteers, from the Column
bus barracks, and bound for San Fran
cisco. passed through Ellis Tuesday
several states, and a fine looking set of
young boys. They filled II large coach
es. Two engines pulled them west of
Ellis The Union Pacific hotel here
furnished them about so gallons of cof-
fee. The second section of the train
with il cars, loaded with horses, feed
and equipments followed two hours la
ter.
Mr.. NJ A. Penney, proprietor of the
Union Pacific depot hotel in Ellis, fur
nished about 80 gallons of coffee to the
train load of soldiers who passed
through here Tuesday, besides meals
for all the officers The lawn in front
of the hotel had on its best dress, and
many We're the compliments showered
upon Mrs Penney and the beautiful
surroundings the hotel affords. The
volunteers were present from several
states, the majority coming from the
south.
The new Union Pacific dining car
which runs on trains Nos. 3 and 4 be-
tween Ellis and st. George, is just from
the Pullman works, and made its first
visit to Ellis Tuesday, in charge Of
Conductor w. E. Voss. 1t was made
especially for the Kansas division and
named Astoria 1t has full Vestibule
steel platform, patented Baker heater
and steam heat. The head lining is
white, trimmed in old gold. It has al
so one of the latest ranges. The dining
apartment is elegant, containing sew
eral flower stands and mirrors.
Engine No. 627, off the Colorado di-
vision, has just been turned out Of the
Ellis shops, thoroughly overhauled, and
bright as a new dollar 1t will hereaf-
ter operate on the Julesburg branch.
Fifteen engines, hauling heavy trains,
left the Ellis yards Tuesday, both east
and west. This will indicate to some
extent the traffic the Union Pacific is
doing.
There are only IS on the Ellis division
pay rolls at this time, who work nine
hours a day for five days and four
hours a day Saturdays.
Passenger Conductors Fred Fisher
and Jim FOlIens, running between Ellis
and Kansas City, have made financial
investments in the new TregO-Ellis
gold district. They expect to hear soon
how rich they have struck it.
Mrs. w. E. Vose, wife of Dining Car
Conductor Vose, is an expert in fancy
needle work, her work being in many
Ellis homes.
Miss Lottie Hail. daughter of J. D.
Hall, foreman of the Union Pacific
paint shops, has a large music class in
Ellis.