The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-01
RAILROAD NOTES.

Mr. Avery Turner went east yester-
day in Southern Pacific private car No
SO. The car was attached to the plug
Jim Johnson and Fred Mckenzie IN
tend to leave in few days for a fish
ing trip near Lyndon. The shop boys
are anxiously awaiting the fish, and
other stories which they will probably
have to tell when they return.
Engine No. 1873 will be broke in today
and will probably be sent west for SER
vice.
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe,was in town
yesterday.
Elton Lindamood of Decatur, I'LL, has
accepted a position in the paint shop
and will begin work this morning.
H J. WhitcOmb, loss and damage
agent Of the Rock Island at Kansas
City, is in Topeka today on official bus
mess.
General Freight Agent H. H. Embry
of the Rock Island, left for the Terri
tory last night.
An excursion will be run from Wich-
tia to Blackwell on next Sunday at
rate of one fare for the round trip. This
rate includes all intermediate points
This is the new line which the Santa fe
has just opened.
There is a. great deal of old corn be-
ing moved over the Rock Island the
past few days, evidently in order to
make room for the new crop which VIII
soon be in shape to handle.
The excursion to Wathena last Sun
day over the Rock Island was sue
cess not withstanding the rain which
began falling just about the time the
train was ready to start. About 1oO
people went from here and that NUMBER
was swelled to 800 points from along the
line before the train arrived at the
Chautauqua grounds.
Work on the Anadarka and FIT. Sill
extension of the Rock Island is being
rushed ahead.
Passenger service will be put on to-
day between Niataze and Bartlesville
on the Kansas, Oklahoma Central q
Southwestern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. there
was only freight service but the de-
mand is such that it will be profitable
to have passenger service.
Foreman James Morgan is laying the
keel of the new chair car No 1916
Engine No. 279 is in the shops here
for repairs.
Lee Currier of the car shops expects
to go to Montana in a few days. He
says he has assurances that he is on
the track on a gold mine which viii
pay him out well, and that he intends
to look up the matter.
Jack Kelly is laying off for a few
deys.
Engineet Webb and Fireman Jackson
are now on the work train at Spencer.
Fireman Stillwell is off
Engine No. S35 went west today and
will do service in the mountains. This
is one of the new Baldwin engines.
During the month of July the Cen
trail Branch hauled away from Cen
tralia so car loads of corn
The Central Branch hauled $500 peo-
pie to the Downs annual celebration
ROadmaster @. B. Lane of the Rock
Island, between Phillipsburg and Good
land, is one of the best base ball play
ers on the Rock Island system. He is in
demand of the clubs on his entire sys-
tenn of road.
The Central Branch is putting in a
mammoth water tank at Vermilion-
Henry ROckelman. who has had
charge Of the water service of the Rock
Island at GOodland for some time, has
accepted the position of city engineer of
Norton.
Another train load of cattle, the pro-
perty of o. L. Benton, was hauled out
of Oberlin the other day by the B. Il
M. road. There were 20 cars and about
400 head of as fine stock as the B. & NJ.
ever hauled. He found a fancy market
for five cents a pound and got about
S25, 900.
The Central Branch sunk a well at
Clifton. and since then her newspapers
think it the beginning of getting the di-
vision now located at Greenleaf.
David Yapp, a Rock Island employe
in the Phillipsburg roundhOuse and
Heating plant for the last several years.
has completed a device which burns
the smoke in locomotives, besides do
ing away with the smoke, doubles the