The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-02

given at most of the points, and notifies
those interested that a strict account of
attendance will be kept.
Pierce ANN Il. little son of Boilermaker
David Ammel, who has been sick with
pneumonia two weeks, is better.
Superintendent G. T Mcclellan and
Trainmaster E. A. Austin went over the
cutoff on an inspection of the work there
Saturday in special car 105. They took
with them in the train box car which
was set at the end of the new second
track which the company is constructing
between WellSVille and Edgerton, and in
which a. telegraph Office is to be estab-
fshed for the present.
Henry Duden, foreman Of the painting
gang at Cleburne. Tex, and L. E. Bart
lett, holding the same position at San
Bernardino, Calf, have returned to their
respective division points, after holding
John Hartley of Topeka shops The con-
ference was relative to matters of i'm
proving that department Of shop work. al
though there was nothing of particular
import which came before them and
result of their meeting.
There was still a string of tardy trains
from the west Saturday as result of the
washouts on that part Of the system, four
sections of No. 8, which has been due
here at 40 a. m. being run Friday
there were two parts of the same train,
two Of ia and five of No. 6. A man who
went to Usage City, Friday morning, ex-
pecting his wife to return from Los Ange-
les, Calf. the first train had to wait
there until Z o'clock in the evening be-
fore she arrived. although a number of
tangled with the Santa Fe within the last
week.
AS a result of q heavy downpour Sat
urday afternoon north of here the Santa
Fe lost its Brush creek bridge and two
hundred feet of track adjoining it Traf-
fic between Topeka. and st. Joseph had to
be run over the Leavenworth branch to
Wilder and from there. to Topeka over
the Kansas City bI anch. Freight train
121 due here at 1880 Saturday night, did
not get in until 4 o'clock Sunday after
p m, arrived at 80 ? n, Sunday after
noon. The cloud which Topeka people OBJ
served hanging FOR a long time north and
the trouble The damage was repaired in
time Tor the Sunday evening passenger
to get out on time.
Within the last two or three days the
figures on the sum which the railroad Y.
NJ. C. A. is to raise for its new home
Friday being a holiday and for other
reasons. The exceptionally large sum
which the canvassers have secured war
rants friends Of the institution to begin
casting about and wondering where the
site Of the structure is to be, and it is
thought that within the next two or
three weeks. possibly much sooner, there
viii be something definite to say about
this matter. Among those most closely
interested there is a feeling that by JanU-
airy 1 the association will be in its new
quarters. better equipped than ever to
deal with the duties which rest upon it.
At the meeting of the shop picnic COM
mittee Friday evening It was decided to
appoint a committee or three to receive
bids on train privileges excursion day.
and John Bauer, Robert Wells and
George Fensky We're named for that pt1r-
pose The proposition to take band
along is still undecided in the air. it be-
ing left to the people Of Atchison to de-
/ eide what the inducements will be- Both
Marshall's and the Knights of Pythias
have been mentioned as possibilities to
accompany the excursionists and play in
the afternoon and evening Dan Lane.
clifford Baird and Bert Nichols were
named as a committee to look after the
arrangements for a baseball game. It has
been decided that the teams who will de-
post a forfeiture sum Of SIS each will be
entitled to the consideration of the
/ committee and If there are more than two
applicants, the committee has the power
| of ruling who shall play. The talk about
/ the shops seems to favor 2. game between
l the planning mill and the boiler shop.
D Lafe Huber an old Smith county
bow. now Of Ponca City. Ok. was shouting
/ for Bailey at Wichita last week. Mr..
/ HnbIer Is probate Judge Of Kay county.