The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

E Harding freight solicitor for the Rock
Island, with headquarters in this city. has
returned to Topeka from a week stay IN
Colorado.
Arthur w. Thompson of the Santa Fe
water service has quit the service of the
company. Thompson IS thinking OF going
to Chicago
Leo Shreve and Charles Wynne are both
new clerks in the office of the Santa Fe
ticket auditor. They began work the first
of the month.
Fred Isaacson. an apprentice in the San
Ia Fe pattern shop, is spending his vaca-
ton with relatives in Salina. He will be
gone about two weeks.
Hugh Davidson of the Santa Fe ticket
auditing department has returned to work
in the office after an absence of three
weeks, due to sickness
E. J. Mooney. chief clerk to w. ]. Healy,
auditor of freight receipts for the Santa
Kansas City He returned yesterday at
ternoon.
Sam Wood, a clerk in the Santa Fe
ticket auditing department, has returned
TO work in the office after a two weeks
vacation. Mr.. Wood spent his vacation IN
E. ]. Shakeshaft. chief clerk to W. J.
Black, general passenger agent for the
Santa Fe, will return this week from a
two weeks vacation trip TO California. He
is accompanied by his wife.
Walter Organ of the Santa Fe ticket
auditing department has resigned his po-
stion in that office. His resignation Will
become effective September y. Organ will
attend school this winter
Bert Cartilage of the office of the gen
eral passenger agent of the Santa Fe has
returned to work in the office after a
short absence. due to sickness He was
threatened with typhoid fever.
1t was announced yesterday that Mr. T.
F. KELLEY. of the office of the Santa Fe
ticket auditors office, is the father of a
Kelley passed the cigars yesterday.
John Imbler of the Santa Fe water SER
vice has returned to work in the shops
after a short absence, due to sickness
In1bler DV the VVai1a
working in the car shops last Monday.
George Kern of the Santa Fe ticket aud
iting department, resigned his position in
that office Wednesday: Kern will return
to his home in Netawaka, Kan, where he
will work as a clerk in his fathers gro
Gerry.
Miss Maude Tegart stenographer in the
office of the general passenger agent of
the Santa Fe, will return next week from
her vacation. She has been gone about a
month.
Guy w. Luddington are all new men in
the Santa Fe water service. They began
work yesterday The latter was formerly
transferred to the water service at his
own request.
Godfreid Dahlman of the Santa Fe pat
tern shop has returned to work in that
shop after absence of three months,
due to sickness. He had a severe attack OF
typhoid fever and al one time his condi-
ton was very critical. All of the men in
the shop are glad to see him back.
Mr.. H. A Coomer, auditor of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Mexican railroad,
with headquarters at Dalhart, Tex, was
in the city yesterday in conference with
local railroad officials. Mr.. Coomer is a
former Topekan. He was formerly travel
ing auditor for the Rock Island and at
that time his headquarters were here.
1t was announced yesterday that on he
18th of this month Harry ESlassen would
leave the Santa Fe. Harry is one of this
most popular employees of the pattern shop
and the employees of that shop are all snr-
ry to hear of his resignation. Immediate
ly after his resignation becomes effective
Klassen will leave for Wisconsin, where
he expects to go to work.
Charles K. Lantry of the firm of Lantry
K Sons, contractors, was in Topeka yes
terday. Mr.. Lantry's firm has the con-
tract for the building of the Been cut off
in New Mexico for the Santa Fe. but the
work on that Improvement has been stop
ped. have several other improvements
that the Santa Fe had under process of
construction. This action is in accord
ance with the instructions of Third Vice
President Kendrick, who thinks that the
expenses of the road should be reduced.
The work on the Belen cut. off. however,
may be resumed shoftly. Mr. Lantry was
quoted in a recent, newspaper interview
as saying that the work on that improve
ment would be resumed as soon as pos
sible.