The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-20

justice of the peace. descended from his
engine at waystation and married q
couple who were clipping on the train.
Out of 1900 watches examined at the
semi-annual inspection of the New York
Central it is reported that buts1S failed to
meet the requirement which does not al
low over 80 seconds variation in a week.
The Denver, Northwestern and Pacific
and Denver and Rio Grande have reached
an agreement whereby they will inter-
change trains at junction points and will
unite in the building of necessary cut
Mr. J. S. Weir of the Santa Fe brass
foundry, is visiting in Topeka for a few
weeks: She is accompanied by her daugh-
Miss NJ. R. White of the office of the
Santa Fe freight auditor, left Wednesday
Tor CaII9rnla, wnere shs VIII speno her
panied by Mrs. Jerry O'Connor of the
same office.
Yesterday was the day fol-, the home
and the Santa Fe and the local ticket
agents report that they were taxed to the
utmost in order to handle the immense
amount of business.
A New York congressman is receiving
much notice and commentator for writ
ing an extended letter to a railway COM
pany returning an annual pass 1t appears
from the dispatch that the congressman
was newly elected"
K. r. Stewart, general foreman of the
Santa Fe storehouse. left No. yes
terday for a short pleasure trip to Colo
RADIO Mr. Stewart will remain in Colora-
do until his vacation expires, which will
probably be about September 2.
The armor-clad car which was built at
alexandra, Va in 1864 for the use OF
quired by the Union Pacific in 1866. has
been sold by that road and will be on ex-
hibition al the st. Louis exposition.
President Ramsey of the Wabash, ac-
cording to a New York dispatch. says that
while the comprehensive plans of Mr.
entrance to New York city. they will not
be worked out for a long time to come.
w. L. Fisher is new employee of the
Rock Island. He began work recently as
a stenographer in the engineering depart
ment. Mr.. Fisher was formerly L ste
nographer in the office of A. Z. Cooper
division passenger agent for the Rock
Island.
James Anderson. formerly of the Santa
Fe stationery department in this city,
has returned to Topeka from Chicago.
where he has been in the employ of the
for Las Vegas, n NJ. where he has Sc
cured better position.
The new private office for the local tick
ct agent of the Santa Fe has been COM
pleted and during the last few days tho
furniture for the office has been installed.
The new office which is situated in the
room formerly occupied by the news
agent. is small. but it will no doubt serve
its purpose.
Several days ago it was announced that
the Santa Fee had agreed to place no grain
embargo against Kansas City before Sep
TENDER 20. Yesterday a report came from
Kansas City to the effect that the road
had declared wheat embargo against
that city. which will last until August 9
1t seems that the Santa Fe has broken
its word
party of French railroad engineers
now inspecting the Pennsylvania lines are
expected to reach Chicago within the next
few days in the prosecution of the object
of their visit to this country This is to
examine the American methods of rail-
road building and inquire into the posi-
bilty of adapting some of the methods to
their own work.
The state of Texas is the owner of a
short railroad connecting with its peniten-
tiary at Rusk The state railroad COM
mission has recently discovered that 1t is
cause it is not chartered and steps are
now being, taken to place it under the
same conditions as railways owned by
other corporations in the state.
The work of paving Holiday street, the
short street running north and south IN
the rear of the Santa Fe depot. is pro-
crossing rapidly and it is thought that the
entire job will be finished by the last OF
the week This new pavement Will make
and coming from the depot in vehicles:
The mud has heretofore been source OF
great trouble for those around the depot
Railway postal clerks from Missouri.
Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico, in
convention at Kansas City this week,
passed a resolution calling upon the gov
eminent to require all railways to build
steel frame mail cars. The tatement was
made that old and rotten mail cars are
responsible for the deaths of half the
railway postal clerks who are killed each
year. Delegates were elected to the ma
tional convention to be held in Washing
ton on September IS.
A great many improvements are being
made in the local telegraph office of the
Rock Island. A new spring jack switch
board has lately been installed in the Of
fee. It is encased in a handsome cabinet
and altogether makes a very fine orna-
ment for the office. Besides the new
switch board other improvements are to
be made such painting and repairing
and the purchasing of new telegraph in
struments. When the new office is COM
pleted the Santa Fe viii not be the only
road that has a fine telegraph office in
Topeka.
The Rock Island ran two sections yes
The first section handled the regular hush
ness Of the train and the second the peo-
pie who took advantage Of the rates IN
lae east. The Santa Fe also handled an
immense amount IF business from the
east Westbound train No. l went through
in two sections yesterday. The first sec
ton consisted of eight cars and the sec
full. 1t is thought that the trains passing
through here tomorrow for the west will
also be loaded with homeseekers.
The new passenger train on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, leaving Topeka at 9:45
a. m makes direct connection al Gar
nett for all points south and west. ar
irving at Independence 4:10 p. m, Cof-
feyville 4:50, Eureka 3:42, FL Drado
l:50, Wichita $50, <iowa 9:25.
DR.. j. Albert Berry. speciality diseases
of Stomach and InteStineS.