The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-22

his position here and gone to Horton,
where he has secured bxtter position IN
the Rock Island shops. Nj. BedWell WaS
with the Santa Fe for about six years
J. l. Marens, soliciting freight agent for
the St. Louis and Southwestern railroad,
and GIN. Payne, commercial agent for the
same road. were in the CITY Thursday and
called their acquaintance at the Rock
Island division offices. Both Mr. Morens
and Mr.. Payne have their headquarters at
Kansas City
Maurice Todd, formerly of the office of
General Storekeeper N NJ. Rice, was mar
derson of North Topeka The young cou-
pie left Immediately for Las Vegas, n NJ.
where Mr.. Todd has secured the position OF
packer in the Santa Fe storehouse.
The water service carpenter shop is being
transferred from room in the old brick
ters of the shop fire department, to a
place that has been prepared for it in the
old east shop The room vacated by the
I pf9 asIeH'e's Is 10 De useO i0r d Sn0p nos
The old Santa Fe shop whistle has been
put up over the pump house, where it viii
be used for q fire whistle. The new shop
whistle which has been put up over the
new power house is not as satisfactory as
ing on it say that within a few days they
viii have it blowing as well as the old
one.
George Etzel of the blacksmith shop was
married last Tuesday afternoon to Miss
Emma Allendorf of Topeka. Ethel has
been off several times of late and the boys
the news. Etzel, being q good fellow, will,
of course, do the right thing by the boys.
Any old thing in the way of smokers"
A telegram was received by one of the
men at the shops yesterday, stating that
Frank Vogel formerly of Topeka, was ser
iously sick with mountain fever at hos
pital in Butte, Mont. Nogel was formerly
railroad reporter for Topeka paper, but
gave up the newspaper business and went
to Butte, where he secured a position with
mining company.
Elmer Munden, who shot and killed
Mary Mahanna last Monday afternoon,
ment at the Santa Fe shops up until the
morning preceding the shooting, when he
bic with the foreman. Munden must have
started on his spree Immediately after he
was given his time.
J. NJ Gruber, general superintendent OF
the western district of the Rock Island,
is expected to return today from St. Paul,
where he has been since last Sunday. Mr..
Paul when he was with the Great North
ern railroad and his family has been living
there until he could secure a house in To-
peka. They will arrive with him today.
Joseph Cowdry who runs lathe in the
brass corner of the Santa F'e machine shop
had finger taken off yesterday morning.
1t was while working with his machine
maneIed He went Immediately to the
putate it, 1t was amputated at the sec
ond joint. Mr.. Cowdry Will probably be
absent for several weeks as the result OF
the accident
A notice has been posted throughout the
shop which states that the next Santa Fe
shopmens picnic is to be held at St. Jo-
seph on June 90 The number of votes
that each town received is as follows:
Kansas City. 1885, Atchison, IL: Leaven-
worth 105: st. Joseph, 1,127. The total
vote was 1888. St. Joseph was the favor
lite from the beginning. When the arrange
ment committee returned from trip
through the above mentioned towns sew
eral weeks ago and reported that St. Jo-
seph offered the best inducements the men
were well pleased for the picnic was held
at St Joseph once before and they do not
forget the good time that they had while
there. Their decision completes about all
the preparation that has to be made for