The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-29


Robert F. Tasker, recently with the
fourteenth infantry in China and the
Philippines, has gone to work for an ex-
press company. Before enlIsIlng he was
in the blacksmith shop.
Conductor Richard Wilson and Engineer
Chris MeGinnis, with engine 1856 took out
the Security special Wednesday morning,
the biggest excursion train that has gone
out of Topeka this summer
When the new shops are in operation
the transfer tables OF the car department
viii be driven by electrical power. Now
each OF them is handled by means of a
small steam engine located on the table
J. A Turney created a stir among the
clerks in the office of General Storekeeper
Hilton. Wednesday afternoon, by appear
ing. He was formerly employed in this
department, but now has position in
Chicago.
G. T. Bond left Wednesday afternoon to
complete the inspection of an order Of
car wheels for the company J. A. Mac
Neil. who has been doing the work there,
has gone to Detroit, Mich, to perform
similar services
North Prescott, clerk in the general
Storekeeper's office. has been assisting
days John McAndrew, another clerk.
began going over the stuff on the top
floor of the building today
Joseph Blevins, who was sent from the
shops here to East st. Louis some months
ago to inspect a large order of box cars,
has returned for a brief visit with rel
atives before the last 300 of the company
order at that place are completed
There was a debate between members of
door Of the east shop, Wednesday noon,
on the temperance question. The deci-
sion was in favor of those who upheld the
temperance side of the proposition.
Mining spectators constituting the Bra
ganza company, which chartered a special
train from Chicago west over the Santa
Fe, passed through Topeka late Wednes-
day afternoon on their way home after
look over the Arizona mining field.
By the breaking of a valve-yol1e on en-
CINE II, the south bound ST. Joseph pas
senger was delayed an hour and a half,
Mednesday morning. near Atchlson. Inc
1892, which does the yard work IN that
place, had to be sent out to bring in the
train.
Time table No. II which comes into ef-
feet June 1 is out from the press and
within the last two days scores of them
have been shipped to all the division
usual large, attractive type, with green
cover leaf
Engineer c. W Mcclure of the Cotton
wood division has given up his time in
definitely to evangelistic work among the
railroad men of this part of the country.
Lately he has been assisting Secretary
John Coldwen in q series of meetings at
CoffeyviIle.
Workmen were filing in the holes about
the concrete for the new power house
chimney with earth Wednesday and It
viii be. ready soon for the construction of
the chimney proper. For the foundation
934 sacks of cement 8 cars of rock, and
5 of sand were used.
John Brosamer, until a few months ago
a boilermaker in topeka shops having
left here to move on a claim acquired in
/ the contest of last fall, has been with the
| ChOctaw road at Shawnee. Ok, a short
time. He will quit this week and viii
probably go TO Texas for a job.
According to the pace arranged by the
new time card, the Colorado Flyer will
be one of the fastest trains on this part
of the system. Between Topeka and Kan
sas City its schedule rate of speed will be
ass miles an hour. and between here and
EmpOria it will cover on an average 1913
miles an hour.
W. z. Greene has gone to Dodge City
| to look after the storing of 10000 tons of
coal for the Santa F.e which is being ship
ped there from Trinidad. Col. It was
| planned to begin the shipment a week or
/ ten days ago, but there was a delay until
! now on account of some of the ma chinarv
at the mines breaking.
c. G. Emery, a cigarette manufacturer
| of New York city, and General J. T. Pear
son retired. accompanied by their wives
and Mrs. Herinden Of syracuse n T.,
! passed through topeka, "Wednesday art
| ernoon, in special Pullman ''MayhoWer,"
| attached to No. 6.
Mr. and Mrs. H Checksheld left on
| Wednesdays No. for an indefinite tour
| of recreation among the summer resorts
of Colorado. They will go first to Colo
| itinerary will include Denver, Pueblo, and
La Junta. Mr.. Checksield is an employe
/ of the water service.
Robert Ogilvy, a member of the force
| of Resident Engineer Meade, who was
sent to Fort Madison, Ia, about six
weeks ago for service at that place, has
| at least He was transferred to Kansas
| City not long ago. but now will put in his
time on the power house here.
Thomas Madden, foreman of the Santa
Fe boiler shop at Albuquerque, N. NJ, has
been given a transfer to a similar position
! at San Bernardino, Calf, and James Nor
issey assistant foreman at Albuquerque
| until now, will succeed to the vacancy.
| Mr.. Madden is popular man and is
known among the Topeka boilermakers.
Memorial day will be observed by the
| Santa F'e mechanical department by the
closing of all the departments that are
| usually shut down on holidays. Not q
wheel will turn but the time lost in the
| observance of that day will be made by
running all Saturday instead of knock
for several weeks
Contract was let for the erection of q
fine new residence for John Player, form
erly superintendent of Santa Fe machin-
cry, at Franklin. Pa, a week ago today
The location is on the slope of noun
tain and gives a commanding view Of
much of the surrounding country. 1t is
adjoining the residence of Joseph Coffin
president of the Galena Oil company
Clyde Swartz, for nine or ten years &
brass molder, has returned from ex-
tended visit in OsaWatomie but is here
come time keeper at the Missouri Pacific
shops at that place, June l. He has
brother. train dispatcher, there. Hugh
about the same time he did. has succeed
ed to the bench occupied by him
Train No 10. the east-bound Missouri
River FLYER, win make its first triI
through Topeka Wednesday, June 4, il
being impossible to run the equipment out
and get it back in time for an earlier
date The last daily No went through
this forenoon and the last daily east
bound limited will make its trip Sunday
morning. The limited has been running
every day since last fall.
After holding a conference with W. S
Grandy, division master mechanic, The
shopmen at Newton have picked on Sat
urday. June g. as their day for holding
the annual picnic at Arkansas City. Some
time ago the men at Topeka, Newton, anC
La Junta decided to hold their annua
romp on the same date-the 21st. It was
found that the company could not wei
spare the equipment for all three place:
the same day, and as Newton was the
last to make the choice, the matter o.
making a change was up to it. Only tn,
action of the Topeka officials who hav,
charge of getting the special trains viii
alter the plans of the Newton men. ant
it is improbable that there will be any
change. The event takes place at Arkan