The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-08
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

George J. Hamaker is a new clerk in the
office of the freight auditor.
Robert Wells. clerk in the cabinet shop
office, was in Kansas City on the Fourth.
T. E. White is new ernplove in the
freight auditing department of the Santa
Roy Johnson. theatrical traffic manager
of the Santa Fe, spent the Fourth in St.
Joseph.
c. T. streeter of the office of the freight
auditor is in Colorado on a two weeks va
Miss A G. Disbrow. also of the freight
auditors office, is spending her vacation in
Colorado.
w; s. Caverly, travelling passenger agent
yesterday.
A. E. Sweet, assistant to the general
manager of the Santa Fe, was in Kansas
City on the Fourth.
James Anderson of the stationery de-
partment at the Santa Fe shops, spent the
Fourth at Kansas City.
Mrs NJ E. McGinin of the freight aud
itor's office is spending her two weeks
vacation in Colorado
Charles Mckee of the office of the aud
itor of disbursements of the Santa F'e, was
in Kansas City on the Fourth.
Roy Maxwell of the ticket auditors Of
fice has returned to Topeka from a short
Fourth of July trip to Colorado.
Harry Taslxer of the office of the auditor
of disbursements has returned to Topeka
from a short pleasure trip to Bloomington.
Ill.
of the Rock Island has returned to Topeka
from short business trip to Hot Springs,
Ark.
Ben Mileham. the crack decorator at the
Santa Fe paint shop, is spending his time
on some special work at the general Of
fees.
of disbursements, has returned to Topeka
after a short Fourth of July trip to Kan
sas City.
A H. Carol began work this morning
as a new interline clerk IN the office of the
freight auditor. Mr.. Carol comes from
Chicago.
Superintendent Hurley of the Santa Fe
are out on the middle division on an in
spection trip.
d. IT. Palmer of the freight auditors Of
flee resigned his position Monday and left
Immediately for Chicago. where he has
secured a better position
w s. MCGEE, chief clerk to the local
freight agent of the Santa Fe, has been
appointed travelling auditor for that road. |
The change is effective at once.
Gerald Weber of the freight auditors
office is carrying his hand in a sling as
the result of the premature explosion of a
bunch of Roman candles on the Fourth.
Lewis Kurl of the ticket auditing de- !
partment at the Santa Fe general offices, |
will leave shortly for st. Louis. where he
has secured position with the Missouri |
Pacific
The baseball team in the office of the |
general storekeeper at the Santa Fe shops
has challenged the team in the ticket aud |
a game to be played on the LOwman Hill |
grounds on Saturday. July Is.
Yesterday the day of the homeseek- !
ers rates on the Santa Fe and the ticket |
agent reports big business out of Topeka. !
Today all of the through trains will be |
loaded to the guards with eastern people |
who took advantage of the rates.
The work the new telegraph office at
the Santa Fe general offices is progressing |
rapidly and it is thought that it will be |
ready to be occupied in two three
weeks. When it is finished the office will /
be one of the finest railway telegraph Of !
fees in the United States.
Otto Schlegel of the freight auditors CT |
flee is absent from his work this week as /
the result of the celebration on the Fourth. |
A cannon cracker exploded dangerously |
near his face. He is now at the Santa Fe |
hospital. but his injuries are not thought |
TO be serious and he will be back to work |
The baseball game which was played last |
school team and a team from the ticket |
auditing department at the Santa Fe gen. /
eral offices at the reform school grounds |
resulted in a score of to in favor of the |
latter. The success of the Santa Fre team
is credited to the good work of Robinson, |
the pitcher.
The baseball teams from the offices of
the ticket and freight auditors will COM
pete for the supremacy in baseball next |
Sa turday afternoon on the Lowman Hill I
grounds. These two teams are the best at |
the general offices and as there is some 1
doubt as to who deserves the medal. the /
game on Saturday afternoon will be a |
most interesting one.