The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21

days
August Cronenburg. night Waterman in
the coach shop. has returned to work af-
ter a short absence due to sickness.
E. P. Hayes of the water service re-
signed his position yesterday. He has Sc
cured work elsewhere in the city.
Walker Cain of the department of tests
returned yesterday from a short trip to
Chicago on business for the company.
The Santa Fe will run five sections of
the shopmens excursion to St. Joe on
for all
Mr.. A. Baydston has been appointed
roadmaster of the second district of the
Santa Fe to succeed ]. OConnor, re-
signed.
A gang of worlmen have begun laying
the foundation for the new interlocking
Fe yards.
H. A. Dusenberry of the Santa Fe wa
ter service quit the shops yesterday He
expects to secure a position as brakeman
on the road.
George weimeister is new employee in
| the Santa Fe water service. He was hired
Thursday morning and began work yes
terday afternoon.
A. T. Coakley, foreman of the Santa Fe
pattern shop returned yesterday from
Atchison, where he has been on business
for the company.
! Percy Winstead of the Santa Fe ma
chine shop has quit the service of the
where in the city.
Albert Woodruff quit the water service
yesterday Woodruff will leave in few
days for western Kansas, where he will
go to work on a farm
Floyd Wettling of the store accountants
office. returned to work yesterday after
vacation of two weeks. Wettling spent
| his vacation in the west.
James Anderson, carpenter in the
Santa Fe water service. is unable to re-
port for work at the shops on account OF
| being sick with malaria fever.
John Thomas of the water service re-
turned to work yesterday after being off
for tan, dow for he NJ
at his home in Pittsburg, Kan.
George ellsworth of the Santa Fe wa
ter service quit the service yesterday
| work. he was hired only last Monday.
E. ]. Smith, special agent for the Rock
Island. came in off of the road yesterday
| and reported a the claim department Mr.
Smith hits" Topeka about once every
| week
Combination coach and baggage car No.
24l1 was turned out of the Shops Yesterday day,
| overhauling and repainting in both the
coach and paint shops.
F. H. McPhee is a new dispatcher at
the Santa Fe division offices He sue
ceeds NJ. D. Rice. who has secured bet
ter position in Chicago. Swain comes from
the Norfolk and Western
William Cartilage of the Rock Island
claim department, has returned to work
in that office after a two weeks vacation.
Mr.. Cartilage spent his vacation IN Col
orado Springs and Manitou.
Chair car No. 1907 and baggage, mail and
express car No. 2O72 We're run into the
coach shop yesterday, where they Will
undergo general overhauling before they
are turned out for service on the road
R. U. McClenahan of the office of the
Friday evening on No. for Monmouth
ILL.,, where he will visit with his parents
for few days. He will return 10 IopeKa
some time next week
Andrew Dunlap, Santa Fe engineer run
ming out of Emporia, has returned 70
weeks the COnDanY'S hospital IN TINS
city. Dunlap was injured in wreck on
the road about three months ago
s. A. Cooper of Abilene was visiting rel
atives in the city, yesterday; Mr.. cooper
who is engaged in the stock business al
Abilene. is brother of A. e. Cooper, d.
land, with headquarters in this city
Miss May Thrapp and Miss Ruby Bell
have arrived home from a short WISH ISL
daughter of George E. Bell, stenographeI
, in the office of A E. Cooper, division
passenger agent for the Rock Island
auditing department will leave Friday for
Denver, where he viii spend several days
week Sam Wood of the same office will
also leave for Colorado shortly, but vii
spend his entire vacation there.
Thomas McComm, who is employed in
the Sixth street yards of the Santa Re
. had a serious accident yesterday morning
couplers of two cars and was cut on
Thomas is a new employe OF the Santa
Fe. having come here from his nome II
J St. Louis only month ago
William Swain. locomotive painter II
the Santa Fe shops, has returned to worE
| after short trip to his home IN III,
nois Swain was called home on account
of the sickness of his father Swain, ST.
has fully recovered his health, although
he was Sc years of age at the time OF
his sickness.
The third and last story of the new
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A building has almost
been completed and the workmen have
started to put the timbers for the roo
in place. The fathers have begun worl
on the first floor and the plumbers are
putting in the steam pipes The work o.
erecting the building is being done more
rapidly than was expected.
G. A. Goodnow general manager of th'
Rock Island, who was in the city for al
, hour Yesterday will be accompanied dur
, ing the remainder of his western trip b,
, j. M. Gruber, general superlntenqeht' AI'
G w Jones' division superintendent Th'
party left here yesterday afternoon in
{ Cars Nos. 1914 and 1904. the former be
? longing to Mr.. Jones and the latter t.
Mr.. Goodnow.
day noon was probably the best and mos
: successful of any of the meetings tina
have been held in the shop; j. :; Whit Unit
, of his name and the men were wei
: pleased with the address which he mad
l yesterday. About 1S9 shop employees at
} tended the meeting. More men than thi
attend the winter meetings, but taking
was a large attendance.
! Trainmaster Austin of the Santa F
was in Emporia yesterday for the purpos
of passing judgment on the recent actio
of a train crew. Recently freight trail
on the eastern division lost two cars, !
freight and way car. At first it coul
: not be determined where the cars ha
gone. but they were afterwards discov
cred at a station several miles IN IN
rear of the train. 1t looks as though En-
I gineer Schug who was pulling the train
D was running his engine at such a hig
4 rate of speed that the two cars could no
b possibly keep up with the rest of tn