The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-18
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

Peter Conus of the storehouse has quit
the service Of the company.
Conductor Dick Wilson is absent from
work on account of sickness.
All Santa Fe east bound trains were
from three to seven hours late yesterday
F. W. Thomas, engineer of tests for the
Santa Fe is IN Chicago on business for the
company.
A new tile floor is to be laid in the Rock
Island depot. The flood ruined the ola
board floor
f. A. woodruff. wheel inspector for the
Santa F'e, has returned from d short bust
ness trip to Denver.
The first eastbound train of the Santa
Fe Colorado flyer passed through Topeka
at go Wednesday morning.
Machinist John Taylor has sold his home
in Oakland and will leave Topeka shortly.
He intends to locate in Oregon.
J. W. White has arrived from Los Ar
geles and has assumed his new duties as
auditor of disbursements of the Santa Fe.
Yesterdays Santa Fe trains were loaded
vantage Of the homeseekers' rates on Tues
day
the machine shop. was married Yesterday
to Miss Bond daughter Of r. c. BOND CT
the cabinet shop.
Miss Marie Laughlin of Newton who has
been in Topeka for week inStructing the
Harvey house girls in the dining room left
yesterday for home
Rev. ". ]. Hatfield is to speak Thursday
noon at the regular weekly Railroad Y. N;
G. A. meeting at the coach shop. Special
music has been arranged for.
D. E. Barton. general foreman of the
Santa Fe shops. who formerly lived in
North Topeka and who was washed out
during the flood, has located at 5l7 Clay
street.
1t is stated for a certainty that the
ST Joseph on August 2. The picnic was
to have been held on June 20, but the flood
played havoc with the plans OF the ar
rangement committee
Two coaches passed through Topeka yes
terday which were filled with negro Ia
borers who are on their way to Kansas
City to take the places of the Santa Fee
freight handlers who went out on a strike
several days ago About twenty-five men
were secured at Topeka.
Walter James of the car repair shops is
confined at his home with 4 bad attack
of blood poisoning. James is a member
of the wrecking crew and When the crew
was working in Kansas City during the
flood it was necessary for him to work IN
the water great deal. Blood poisoning
was the result.
Mrs NJ P Gregory left Tuesday after
noon for San Bernardino. Cal. to join her
husband, who is employed in the office OF
the master mechanic of the Santa Fe at
that point. Mr.. Gregory was formerly en-
ployed here in the office Of the superinten-
/ dent of shops, but about two months ago
he resigned his Topeka position and left
for California
Word was received here yesterday to the
effect that Mrs. Lionel Wood, formerly OF
this city, died Tuesday nign- in Cleburne-
/ Tex, after long illness. Mrs Wood was
/ well known in Topeka She was a sister
/ Of Thomas Whitman of the office of divis-
ion superintendent of the Santa Fe. The
remains viii arrive in Topeka Thursday
on Santa Fe train No and will be in
tered in the Topeka cemetery. Arrange
ments for the funeral have rot yet been
made.
The Santa Fe office baseball team has
secured another game with the asylum
team Already two games have been play
ed between these two teams and the Santi
! games, but the office boys are not discour-
/ aged and are going in 10 win the neNl
asylum grounds July 4 and viii nc
doubt be one of the best Of the season
The men at the asylum play league bal
and have so far kept from being defeaIad
but the Santa Fe fans say that their time
has come It is stated the best players lt
be found among the employees of the Santa
4 Fee in Topeka are to be pitted against The
asylum players on the afternoon of the
Fourth