The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

A new telephone box has been INSTALL
ed in the passenger department at the
Santa Fe general offices.
Orson Stiles of the ticket auditors
office left last night for Denver where
he will spend several days.
Santa F'e train No. ?, which is due
here at 2:55 p. M, came in yesterday
behind No. 6. No. was on time.
Santa Fe train No. 1O;the eastbound
Colorado Flyer, was two hours and is
minutes late yesterday morning as the
result of cloudburSt at Robinson, Col.
A E. Cooper, division passenger agent
for the Rock Island, returned yesterday
from business trip over the southern
lines of the road and left Immediately
for ST Joseph.
Re general offices is nearly completed.
1t is expected that the operators will be
able to commences work in the new Of
fee about Sunday
Grant Thornburgl0 division freight
agent for the Rock Island, returned to-
day from New Castle. Ind, where he
has been SPEEDING his two weeks vaca-
ton with his family.
w. E. Hodges, general purchasing
agent for the Santa Fe with headquar-
tiers in Chicago. was in Topeka Thurs
day in conference with local stOrehouSe
officials Mr.. Hodges left for Chicago
Thursday evening
G. NJ Atwood, who a year ago last
July resigned his position as auditor of
passenger receipts for the Santa Fe, is
now the proprietor of a farm in Okla
homa. Mr.. AtwOod's place is located
near Croft postoffice, Day county.
LelI Boyes, clerk in the office of Fore
man Schelegel of the wheel shop, quit
the service of the company yesterday
He will shortly enter the Standard
School of Shorthand. Lell is the son of
William Boyes, assistant secretary Of
the r r Y NJ. C. A
]. A. Fay is a new employee in the
| ticket auditors office. Mr.. Fay VIII
/ take the place vacated by Geo. E. Bell
who has accepted service with the Rock
Island Mr. Fay will arrive this even
ing from Amarillo wher he has been
stenographer to Don A. Sweet, traffic
manager of the Pecos Valley lines.
! Today is the day that George r. Hen
dersons resignation as superintendent
I of motive power for the Santa Fe be-
comes effective. 1t is expected that a
new superintendent of motive power and
an assistant will be appointed immedi-
ately. Mr. Henderson returned last ev-
ening from the City of Mexico where
he spent several weeks
A party composed of Henry Neiswin-
ter, w. Draut. John Shuart and G. Ray
left today for Wakarusa, where they
expect to fish for several days The
party is carrying all the necessary hsh-
ing equipment with them, including a
] dOuDle-SeaIeQ DuSSy anu N0e1hi- -
saw that il will be necessary for them to
have a big team in order to bring the
fish back to town.
At late hour last evening Mrs. p R..
Svmmes. wife of the late p r. -5ylnlnes
who for many years was watchman Tor
the Santa Fe at the Fourth street cross
mo was not expected to live Mrs.
c1S1,roas has been seriously sick for
about a week. Mrs. Symmes' son
George who is in the employee of the
santa E-e at Albuoueruue N M, was
wired last night that his mother was
very sick and requested to come to To-
peka at once Mrs. Symmes is well
| known by nearly all of the shop en-
Moves She is the mother of E. c..
Syrnmes of the water service and Bert
Synmes of the machine shop.