The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26
ABorT RAILRoAp PEoPLE

Elgy Cotton of the blacksmith shop was
absent from work YESTERDAY
T. S. Lauck, auditor of disbursements for
the Santa H'e. is in Chicago on business Tor
the company.
Russell Holt is a new clerk in the store
accountant office. He commenced work
Wednesday morning
Mrs. Richard Wilson. wife of Conductor
Wilson of the Santa Fee, IS just recovering
from a severe sickness
e. w. Thompson assistant general pas
senger gent of the Rock Island was up
from Kansas City Tuesday afternoon.
Albert Lowell, assistont superintendent Of
motive power. has returned from a Two
weeks business trip to Ration. n NJ
About SO men belonging to the education
al classes OF the hallroad Y NJ g A.
will take the examinations next week.
J. C. Smith. depot master Of the Rock
Island depot. has been railroading for 80
years ever since he was y years Of age.
Grant Thornburg division freight agent
of the Rock Island. returned yesterday
from a short business trip to Kansas City.
Charles Rigdon of this city has just been
employed as clerk in the office Of w.
J. Healy, freight auditor of the Santa
Frank MCGEE q the brass foundry re
BENZ off six weeks on account Of sick
ness.
Thomas Namack. advance agent for VIII
liam II. Crane, who plays David Harum
here on April /, was in Topeka Wednes-
da4
c. w. Sherman, superintendent Of the
I
Missouri river. was in the city Tuesday on
business
c. H. Foster of the freight department
of the Santa Fe is spending his two weeks
vacation in Colorado. He left Topeka last
Monday.
Mrs. Rebeeca Booth of Lawrence is lis
iting this week with the family of William
Bayes, assistant secretary Of the Railroad
Y ~. c. A
]. r. Hurley, general superintendent Of
the Santa Fee with headquarters in this
elf has from a short business
trip to Chicago.
It is said to be the intention Of The
Pennsylvania railroad to restore ITS 70
hour train between Chicago and New
York ON MAJ g.
Edward Dewitt and Charles Billings. who
were formerly employed in the old machine
shop. have accepted service with the Santa
te at Ration, n, NJ
The injector tests. which were made at
the new powerhouse; are finished r. w
{ Thomas. superintendent of tests, IS now
making out the tests
A. r. Cooper. division passenger agent of
the Rock Island. is i'm Mankato, Kan. on
business for the company. He left To-
+ reka Tuesday night
r. *. Peck of the pattern shop. resigned
( his position Tuesday evening. He has Sc
cured a better position with the Topeka
Automobile compN1y-
The members of the Railroad Y. N, C.
a. are teehng NerE good over PRESIDENT
F of the new buidin=
George Wingate boss helper in the 1.ew
machine shop, is absent from the shop on
account OF mashed hand. He dropped 2
chuck on his hand last Monday after
aeon.
+ The big shears have been moved from
the old to the new blacksmith shop They
/ viii be set up Immediately and viii proba-
/ bly be ready for work by the end of the
weel--
Eli Clark of the track department has
quit the service of the company and ae-
/ cepted position of stationary fireman in
/ the boiler rooms of the Crosby Rolling
mills.
+ Roy Putnam. formerly a clerk in the of-
+ flee of the Santa F'e mechanical shop,
/ was i'm the CITY the first of the week He
+ is now working for the Santa Fe at Pur-
I cell Is r.
Ar. s. r Sullivan. representing the
Ewald Iron company was i'm the city
+ Tuesday. AR Frank Fem of the Crane
company Of Chicago was also here. They
both visited at the shops
Improvements agaregating in cost $500
viii shortly be made by the Burlington on
/ its roadbed in the vicinity of St Joseph.
Hundreds of men are already employed On
the grading work and Superintendent A.
! T Perkins IF The Burlington saws that thc