The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

was composed of fifteen cars. CARRYING
homeseekers' rates on Tuesday.
F.. W Emerson is to speak at a Railroad
r. a = A. meeting which is to be held
az the coach shop next Saturday noon.
Mr- emerson was formerly pastor of the
First Christian church of this city. Prof
and Mrs Dawdy of this city Will sing at
the meeting.
sent TO Chicago on No 6 yesterday even
ing The car is just out of the big shops,
where it has been for repairs. The car
VIII start from Chicago in a few days for
tour OF the company's lines. 1t will be
in charge Of ". v Turner.
The freight cars which w B. Trow-
pot. used for baggage room while the
new room was being built, have been
now. being used as a tool room for the
section men and switchmen-
A D. Miller, formerly of the blacksmith
shop was married last Monday evening to
Miss Edith Tripp of this city. The we'd
ding which was attended only by mem
bers of the family, took place at the home
of the brides parents in Oakland Many
OF the shop men are smoking good cigars
at the expense of Mr. Miller
J. W. Morgan of the pattern shop has
returned to work after spending a week in
Kansas City While there Mr.. Morgan
attended a horse sale at which 437 horses
were sold He sold four of his own Mr.
Morgan is quite a horseman and often
spends his noon hour in constructing hob
by horses from scraps of wood He has A
regular stable under his bench in the shop
which contains horses of his own make
An auction of unclaimed freight is being
held at the little building just north of the
big Santa Fe freight depot The sale be-
gan on Tuesday and will continue until
Friday So far big crowds have been
present at the sales. Contrary to the usual
custom at a sale of unclaimed freight, the
boxes are opened in order that the people
might see the goods before the bids are
started.
H. S. Wettling of BIackhawk Col, is
visiting in Topeka with his brother, G.
F. Wettling of the storekeeper's office. Mr.
pel1a and while here was employed in the
office of w. c. Garvey, local freight agent
for the Santa Fe. This is his first visit
to Topeka since he left about two years
ago. He will probably be in the city for
several days.
The Golden State Limited, the Rock Is
lands s limited train TO California, mas been
discontinued for the summer as was stated
this train would be run through the sum
mer as semi-Weekly train, but even the
semi-Weekly train has been taken off and
there will be no Golden State Limited until
current to the effect that the train has
been unsuccessful one and would be
discontinued altogether, but this is de-
MED by the officials.
A boy on a wheel came very near meet
ing with serious accident at the Santa
he depot yesterday evening. The st. JO-
seph train was just pulling out of the do
pot its way north when he came rid
was bending over the handlebars in such
a manner that he could not see that the
train was crossing the street just ahead or
him, and If some one had not yelled at him
he would no doubt have collided with it,
AS it was he saw the train just in time
to turn his wheel and to sweep by un-
harmed It can be imagined what would
have happened to him and his bicycle if
they had cOllided with the moving train