The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-26
ABOUT RAILRoAD PRoPI.E.

Percy Hollar. night caller ar the round
house. is of on the sick list
Ed B Jones OF Holton was visitor at
the Rock Island passenger office yesterday
afternoon
William Cramer. an apprentice IN the
south shop. finished his time Wednesday.
He IS now full fiedged machinist-
The furnaces for the big hammers IN the
blacksmith shop have been shut down on
account of the lack Of furnace coal
George w. Sandborn. assistant engineer
Of the Kansas division OF the Rock Island,
has returned from a short vacation spent
with friends IN California.
8 z. W Thompson, assistant general pas
senger agent for the Rock Island, with
headquarters in Kansas City, was in the
city Wednesday on business
The big Orders for the new turntabIe at
the roundhouse have been put in place.
They weigh over hundred tons each and
1t was Job requiring careful planning 10
get them placed properly
A. c. Soule, chief clerk to P. Walsh,
general baggage agent for the Santa Fe,
ifornia, where he viii spend his two weeks
vacation He is accompanied by his wife.
who viii probably stay in California about
six weeks
H. g. Shields, travelling passenger agent
for the Wabash. Charles Styles. assistant
general passenger agent for The Missouri
( PACING, and J. B. F-rawley, travelling pas
senger agent for the Union Pacific, were
AN in the CITY Wednesday ana called at the
Santa Ee ticket office
party of Rock Island officials we're in
Topeka yesterday ON their way east The
party was composed Of G. A. Goodnow.
general manager. H s Gable. general SUI
f perintendent of the western district, H. F.
White, engineer Of maintenance OF ways,
N. K Barnum. superintendent of motive
Dower-
The "san Toy company, which showed
at the Crawford Tuesday night. left yes
( terdav morning at 7.45 on the Rock Island
for St Joseph, where they showed last
night. The company carried fOrty-f0ur
i people. who Travelled in a special car
+ Two special baggage cars are used Tor the
1 scenery
The infant child Of G. S. Stiles. electri-
clan IN the power house, died Monday
+ afternoon of bronchitis. A short service
was held yesterday afternoon at the fam
+ lily residence at 423 Seward avenue. Inc
body was then taken to the Santa Fe de-
pot to meet No. , on which il was taken
to their former home in L4enark. Ill.
w p Ballou, chief clerk to the division
I superintendent Of the Rock Island. and
( c. ID. Collier, division accountant, returned
/ Wednesday afternoon from Chicago. where
they have been attending a meeting or the
chief clerks and division accountants OF
the Rock Island. which was held at the
Great Northern hotel on Monday and
Tuesday.
Santa Fe trains were off their time yes
terday No l. from the east, was four
/ hours and thirty minutes late on account
Sibley Mo. Nearly all the trains from the
/ west were late. No was one hour late
and No ;. which was TWO hours late, ran
! on No. SIS time No. and No l passed
IN Topeka
H ]. Martin. foreman Of the south shop,
where he has been appointed assistant
master mechanic. He relieves Master Me
I chaIfc Sulier, who IS off duty on account
of broken leg Mr. william nelson 1l
shop until Mr.. Su1ier is able to resume MS
work as master mechanic