The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-23

Indian reservation and saw the Indians
give their sun dance.
J. n Grubers general superintendent for
the Rock Island, left this morning for a
short business trip to Chicago.
E O. Faulkner. assistant to the general
manager Of the Santa Fe; returned sun
day from a short trip to Chicago.
George r. Henderson. superintendent of
motive power for the Santa Fe is in
Colorado on a short business trip
The Santa F'e office baseball team which
played at Granville Saturday afternoon
was defeated The score was to TO-
J. E. Hurley, general superintendent of
the Santa Fe. has returned from Kansas
dood
Daniel Sayler, who was formerly en-
ployed in the Santa F'e planning mill here
is spending a few days with relatives in
Topeka
Daniel Therman of Peterton. Kan. is
visiting in Topeka with Harvey Lane OF
the water service department He viii
be here several days.
It was stated yesterday that the Santa
Fe would take 50 cars of the freight which
to Emporia for distribution
1t was announced yesterday that Paul
Miller, assistant to the Santa Fe elecirl-
clan, has been transferred to Argentine.
Who his successor will be is not yet
known
Another car of negroes who are to work
in the places of the Kansas City freight
handlers was sent to Kansas City yesfer-
day. a good portion of them were from
Topeka
C. NJ Rathburn formerly division super
infendent for the Santa Fe, with head
quarters in this city, was in Topeka yes
terday for a short visit with some of mis-
cid friends
Rock Island officials say that their line
into Salina will be open by the last of the
week. Trains are now running into Abb
Iene. The line was opened up this far last
Saturday night.
NJ. ]. Black, general passenger gent for
The Santa Fe, left yesterday afternoon for
10 fnr
OF the Transcontinental Passenger assOcla-
ton. He Will be gone a week
". H. Cunay. travelling passenger agent
for the Denver and Rio Grande railroad,
with headquarters at Denver was in To-
peka Yesterday and called on his friends
at the Rock Island ticket office.
The baseball game which was played
on the Lowman Hill grounds Saturday at
ternoon between the freight and ticket
auditing departments resulted in score
of 10 to in favor of the former
b. H. Rodgers, an operator in the Rock
! Island telegraph office. has returned to
Topeka from a weeks visit with relatives
in Boulder. Col. He resumed his work il
the telegraph office yesterday morning.
The Rock Island air brake instruction
and was sidetracl1ed for a short time al
the Rock Island depot. W. j. Hartman,
who has charge Of The car, is on his way
east after tour Of the western mes II
the road. The Rock Islands instruction
car is similar to that OF the Santa Fe. 1t
is exceedingly well equipped
The Rock Island completed its new pile
bridge across the kaw river at Kansas
City at 6 o clock Monday evening While
the new bridge has been under the process
Of construction the Rock Island has bsen
taking its trains across the river over The
Missouri Pacific bridge and nearly all
other ROADS nave D6en DONG WISE
With so many reads using the same bridge
traffic was congested to some extent and
consequently the new bridge would bg a
great help if the Rock Island officials CON
sent TO some of the other roads using it,
This they will doubt dc. The new
I brid vii enable the Rock Island send
its trains through to Kansas City in two
| hours less time