The Topeka state journal., 1903-04-04

ley and daughter. Mrs. George Bennett.
Mrs. Walter Mack and daughter. Mrs
Anzie Anison. Mrs. s f Cruter and
son and daughter. and Miss Mary
Brown
George W. Wilson, late suoerintend-
ent OF motive power OF the Rock Island.
has been appointed purchasing agent cr
the Delaware. Lacleawanna & Western.
About 20 OF the shop men who belong
TO the railroad Y NJ c. A educational
classes, took the examination in me-
chanical drawing on Thursday even
ing.
Prof George Washington Jackson and
his coIored band left yesterday evening"
on No for Lawrence where they gave
a concert last night. They returned to
Topeka last night on the fast mail.
Andrew Meder and John Law are two
new men in the night force at the boiler
shop. They commence work friday
night AIedsr formerly worked IN 1ha
blacksmith shop and Law in the water
service
J. T. Hurley general superintendent
Of the Santa Fe, returned Thursday
evening from short trip to Kansas
City and left Friday morning on a shors
business trip to St. Louis He il tEav-
cling in his private car. No. 216-
Several of the teachers and students
from the high school visited the shops
yesterday evening for the purpose Of
distributing some pamphlets which ten
of the necessity Of more schools and
urge the reader to vote for the school
bonds at the coming election
Several of the Santa Fe trains from
California were several hours late yes
terday. No 1 arrived In Topeka at 10
a. m, about nine hours late and No IS
arrived here at 1880 2. m. seven hours
and a half late Train No. was so far
behind the schedule time that it Vas
annulled.
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in the Santa Fe yards, was derailed at D
o'clock yesterday evening Spreading
rails caused the accident With the
help OF another engine and the wreck
ing crew the engine was put back on the
track in a short time
H AIcCreary. auditor of the Santa Fe
news service. passed through Topeka
Friday morning on No. is on his way TO
his headquarters in Kansas City from
Guthrie ok, where a news stand has
been installed at the new Santa Fe de-
pot there
The Santa Fe issues an annual pass.
good on all its lines to its employees who
have given 80 years continuous service
more than 80 years Of age, few hold
these passes Among them are Con
ductors Dad" Griffith and John Ben
der Also Peter Tellin. VIM Rains and
J. ". Hastings, oldest engineers
Before A. F. Hilton resigned the po-
sition of storekeeoer Of the Santa F.
lines east Of Albuquerque. there was
some guesses made as to where n III.
Rice. the new general storekeeDer. was
going to have his Office With Mr. Hi
tons resignation comes the solution OF
the problem Mr.. Rice will occupy ths
Office vacated by Mr.. Hilton
The Thomas orchestra is to be IN To-
reka tomorrow The members OF the
orchestra viii arrive on No. 1o5 from
Atchison. where they viii play tonight.
and viii transfer Immediately to Santa
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to Hutchinson. their next stop. From
Hutchinson the orchestra jumps 10
Texas. where they VIII play several or
the largest cities. From Texas they
jump 20 Wichita and from there 70
Pueblo. Colorado Springs and Denver.
After playing in Denver the orchestra
viii start for Topeka and VIII play here
on May II and l.
Ever since the men at the Santa F's
shops were moved to the new shops
there has been numerous guesses as TO
what was going to be done with the cid
shops. Some thought that they were
to be abandoned altogether and prob
ably torn down According to a state
ment given out yesterday the only shop
that is to be torn down is the old east
shop. where the water service employees
are now working. OF all the old shops
this shop is in the worst condition The
old boiler shop is to be turned into =
brass foundry. the old blacksmith shop
viii be occupied BY the water service
men. and the south shop VIII be used
for a pattern shop. which IS now locat-
ed IN the second story of the shop. It
was thought at first that the Santa E'e
intended establishing an iron foundry
castings made here instead Of at Sea
tons foundry in Atchison, but this fact
was denied yesterday.
Are you not glad to see the warm
weather apprcachlng1
7 don't know answered Mr. Sirius
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