The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-16
SANTA FE LoCALs.

1t has been reported that the office
of division superintendent OF the Chi
cagO division has been moved to FIT
Madison, Ia Inquiries at the Santa Fe
Offices show that this report is ground
less.
The Union Pacific has decided to
establish a passenger Office in Columbus,
Ohio. to care for its business in that
district. T. c. Hirst will have charge
of the Office.
John p. Hughes. railroad contractor
has just closed a deal with the Kansas
City Southern Railway company to do
5000 yards of masonry on the Kansas
City Belt Line and the Southern. the
work exten ding from Kansas City to
Port Arthur and st. Charles, La It will
require two years to complete the work
and will cost the company $25OO0
The Rock Island has commenced the
work of elevating its tracks through
Davenport. Tt will spend $500, 600 on the
Improvement and in building fine
depot.
inaugurated a fine dining car service
between Chicago and New Orleans.
Heretofore the company has maintained
the eating house system
The Memphis is taking orders on $50
coal cars.
BY the recent change of the Santa Fe
making Ottawa a division point for pas
senger engine men, Chanute loses three
crews. The engineers are Fred Nixon,
Charles Nixon and D. G.. Parker.
The Frisco is in the market for
number Of new ten wheel engines
died. recently at the hospital of heart
trouble He was 20 years old, and lived
u E. Peterson. Of the boilermakers'
force. returned to work yesterday after
an absence OF several days. He went to
La Crosse, Wis. to attend the funeral of
Engineer Link Garetlv. who has had the
Usage City, uenerno run for several days,
has returned to Topeka, having been re-
neVed BY Tom Porter the regular eagle
About a dozen men from the boiler shop
will put up a new steel water tank for the
company. Steel tanks are now replacing
John Butler a boilermaker helper who
has been in the service OF the Santa Fe
that he viii 90 ~ west st and work. -
John Olson, a nnachinist helper In the
Aute tel Maze 1 Of the boiler shop is spend
ing a short vacation in Denver, Colo He
will return to work in a few days
The Santa Fe." the publication issued
by the Topeka railroad Y NJ. G. A., ap-
among the men It contains the usual
number Of interesting personals and para
The leading story is the brakeman at
Church" a production of the versatile
Bob Burdette. and formerly printed in the
Burlington Hawkeye-
Arthur Roberts, an apprentice in the
f R91e few eRoP aT nss vs Gh WITH RR the ' 3o
The funeral of John Dahony, who died
in Topeka Saturday, was held Monday il
Carlinxille III. Da.hony was a cousin of
John Purcell master mechanic for the
Santa Fe at Fort Madison. Iowa A num-
Der Of beautiful floral designs were sent
to Topeka Sunday by friends of the dead
man. the most elaborate being that from
TIll1s Of Flagstaff Ariz-. of which lodge
Mr.. Dahony was a member
helper. has resigned. He has been at work
for the company several months.
William Hess machine hand in the
car machine shop, is taking a rest of a
Bert Barnett. of the tin shop. went to
work yesterday after an absence of sew
eral days, caused by the illness of his
The new self-registering clocks have
been placed in the boiler and machine
shops. Heretofore the clocks have been
used only in the rOund-hOuse and erect
ing shop. They have given good salts
faction there, and IL has been decided TO
extend their use
Carl Latham IS running the wheel lathe
again in the car machine shop. Eight
months ago he left the same position to
90 to work III a Kansas City machine
shop, but returned to Topeka a few days
William Tascar. a machinist who has
put in six years at Topeka shops. resigned
Gin Gerberick. Tnachinist who works
east Of the tracks, laid of yesterday
Bo1i Ie1Gla Gibson is Off duty. He has
been very sick for several days.
shops have been putting in extra time,
making up for what was lost last week
account of the rain
Switchman Sam Nc 'aren is laying of
few DAYS putting IN his crop
Swftchnan John Crawford has reported
for duty after a short vacation
A mum Der Of Topeka railroad men wit
messed the reception OF Mrs Nation At
keepers there urged her to smash, but sac
did not accept their invitation.
was compelled TO lay off yesterday on ac-
count Of sickness He went 70 the hos
Wiper Peck. who rested Sunday. was