The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-18
ABOUT RAILROAD People.

A. Hjulstrom of the water service has
quit the shop service.
Albert Coyne of the water service is out
on account of sickness
Arthur Moore travelling passenger agent
of the Erie. was in Topeka Friday
The Missouri Pacific has issued a hand
some pastebOard map of the system.
Daniel Garfield has been transferred
from the storehouse to the boiler shop
A good many men are absent from the
shop on account of Wednesday being pay
Low Matney and J. NJ. Catron are both
new laborers in the water service depart
ment-
Robert Sanderson of the blacksmith shop
is absent from the shop on account of
sickness.
J. Q. Thomas. general agent for the San
yesterday.
H. Deerdorf of the water service is alb
sent from the shop on account of the sick
ness of his wife
trip Thursday evening after being repaired
in the new shops.
Engineer William Rain is back on his
run again after several days off on ac-
count Of sickness.
It is said that California colonist rates
will be continued until June Is from Mis-
Of the Rock Island. left yesterday for a
short business trip to Salina.
w Wills, stenographer to J. E Hurley,
general superintendent, is spending his two
weeks vacation in New York
Howard Bryning travelling passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific railroad, was
a Topeka visitor yesterday
The wages of 500 men in the Michigan
Central shops at Chicago have been IN
creased from Is to 80 cents a day.
O. J. Wood of the Santa Fe law depart
ment left yesterday evening on No. 6 for
a short business trip to Chicago.
F. A Woodruff, wheel inspector for the
Santa Fe, returned Friday evening on No.
8 from a short inspection trip to Den
YER
The Santa Fe. announces that there viii
be an auction of unclaimed freight on May
5. The auction is to be held at the freight
depot.
L A Miller. commercial agent for the
Santa Fe at Atchison Kan. was in To-
pel1a Yesterday for a short visit with his
friends.
Mrs H. H. Brown of Albuquerque. n.
NJ. has arrived in Topeka from that city
and has entered the Santa F'e hospital as
a patient
Bill Boyes. assistant secretary of the
Railroad Y NJ. c. A.. is not recognized by
his friends these days. He has shaved his
| moustache-
J. L. Thorpe; timekeeper for the Santa
the city yesterday and called at the gen
/ eral offices.
John Stroud. travelling PASSENGER agent
for the Colorado Midland railroad was II
the city yesterday and called at the local
ticket offices
S. c. North, travelling passenger agent
Tor the ILLINOIS central railroad was IT
the city Friday and called at the Santa
/ Fe ticket office
Thomas Leydon of the mechanical test
department is in Albuquerque. n NJ, fol
the purpose Of inspecting some engines
for the Santa Fe-
Mrs. w X Etter, wife of ". K Etter
chief clerk to General Superintendent Hur
ley has returned from a short trip K
Sweet Springs, Mo
H. R Nickerson, general manager Of Tn
Mexican Central railroad. with headquar
tiers in the City Of Mexico, is just recover
ing from a severe sickness
A. A. Robinson. president of the Mexican
Central railroad left yesterday for a shor
week with his family in this city
Grant Thornburg. division freight asen
for the Rock Island. with headquarters il
this city returned Friday morning from
a short business trip to Kansas City
The Santa Fe has placed an order for
number of Pullman cars to be ready q
Chicago for the accommodate ton of dele
gates to the Railroad Y. NJ c. A confer
ence-
J. c. Burch, travelling passenger -agea
Of the Baltimore and Ohio, with headquar
called at the local Rock Island ticket Of
The Railroad Y NJ. c. A. meeting at tn
coach shop Thursday noon was quite
success Something over a hundred me
| gathered 10 hear Mr.. AIcPherscn's song
and sermons.
Ford Harvey OF the Harvey eating hous
system has returned to his heacquarteF
in Kansas City after an extended trip j
the west While at Albuquerque Mr.. HaT
vey Inspected the plans Of the new hets