The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Iopeka from a short business trip to
Kansas City.
DIR. j. P. Raster, chief surgeon at the
Santa Fe hospital in this city, has re-
turned to Topeka after a short business
trip to Strong City.
Engine 420 has arrived from Winslow,
Arlz., and will be put in the hands OF /
the local machinists The engine will |
undergo a thorough overhauling-
William E. Fredericks, an employee |
OF the Santa Fe ticket auditing de- |
partment, has returned to work after
short absence due. to sickness.
Frank e. Banks, of the Santa Fe
ticket auditing department, will spend
Sunday with his parents in Lawrence.
He will be accompanied by his wife.
| Mrs. L. ]. Walsh. Of st. Joe, is visit
| ing in Topeka with her son, E. L.
| Walsh, who is employed in the Santa
F'e ticket auditing department at this
| place.
| Robert McClenahan. employed as a
clerk in the Santa Fe ticket auditing
department, is again at his desk in
that office after a short absence due
to sickness.
Rock Island and Santa Fe telegraph
| wires are again in good working or
der. This weeks high winds caused
some trouble among the wires as long
| as thew lasted.
Carl L-Sawin. employed as a clerk in
the office of the Santa Fe ticket audit
days visit with relatives. He is ac-
eompanied by his wife.
Joseph P. Duffy, employed as a clerk
In the office of the Santa Fe freight
auditor. is absent fromwork onaccount
of sickness. Mr.. Duffy has serious
attack of typhoid fever.
F. A. Pickett, western division
| brakeman who was hurt several days
ago at st. John, has been released
from the hospital in this city and will
return to work Immediately.
Supply car No. 1 from the general
storehouse in this city is en- route to
Purcell I. T. The car will distribute
agents supplies at the various sta
tons along the Oklahoma division.
Engine 403 was taken out. on a trial
trip Friday afternoon after being over
hauled in the local shops of the Santa
Fe- The engine proved to be perfectly
satisfactory.
f. w. Sutton, auditor of the Elgin,
Joliet and Eastern railway at Chicago,
was visiting local officials of the Santa
F'e yesterday. Mr.. Sutton was on his
way from Chicago to Denver, Colo.
Frank Gillyeat, brakeman on Santa
Fe trains No 121 and No 122 between
Topeka and Emporia, reported for duty
Friday evening after an absence of sew
eral days due to sickness.
Nellie Burke is the name of woman
machinist at Wilkesbarre, Pa, who
has the distinction of being the first
woman to apply for membership in the
has received her membership card.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen at Ration, N. NJ, will give
their ninth annual ball on the evening
of ST. Patrick's day. Quite a number
of flremen here have received invita-
tons to be present.
G. H. Gaunt, superintendent of teIe-
graph for the Santa Fe, with head
quarters in Topeka, is making an in
spectiOn tour of the Chicago division.
He is expected back some time next
week.
w. j. Black, general passenger agent
for the Santa Fe, has returned to his
headquarters in Topeka after a short
trip to Wichita where he has been at
tending the Republican state conyen-
ton.
Grant Newport a well known New
ton Switchman, has severed his connec-
ton with the Santa Fe at that place
and will leave shortly for Fort Scott
where he has been appointed yardmas-
ter for the Missouri Pacific.
George E. Kemmerle has been en-
ployed as a clerk in the Santa Fe ticket
auditing department. Mr.. Kemmerle
is a former employe of the office of
Superintendent Jones of the Rock Is
land. He will assume the duties of
his new position Monday morning.
L. NJ. Jones, assistant superintendent
of telegraph for the Santa Fe, is in
Joliet, Ill, this week on business for
the company. He will return to To-
peka in company with c. H. Gaunt
who is at present occupied with an in
spection tour of the Chicago division.
On Sunday, March 13. the Santa Fe
will put new time card in effect on
the Pauls Valley district which COM
| crises the new line between Shawnee
and Pauls Valley on the eastern Okla
horna division. Heretofore trains on
this line have been handled by bulle-
tin.
]. E. Anthony, employed as a clerk
in the Santa Fe freight auditing de-
partment, has been transferred to the
office of H. C. Whitehead, general au-
ditor for the Santa Fe with headquar-
tiers in Chicago. Mr.. Anthony has al
. ready gone to Chicago and will assume
the duties Of his new position today.
1t is the general opinion that the
| Rock Island railroad will have to auth
orize a general increase in the wages
, of the employees in the company's shops
at Horton before the men at that place
will become satisfied with their jobs
Rumors of dissatisfaction among the
| employees of the machine shop at Hor-
ton. are being circulated here
Another Raymond hitcomb excur-
sion passed through Topeka early
Thursday morning. The train was
composed of eight cars and is carrying
IS people from New York, Boston and
Philadelphia to Los Angeles, Cal. The
Santa Fe is handling the train from
Chicago to California. and the whole
party will make a side trip to the
Grand Canyon.
It is announced that w. r. Smith,
an employee of the office of the Santa
F'e ticket auditor, has resigned his po-
i sition in that Office in favor of a better
| one in the office of c. w. Jones, super
, intendent of the Kansas division of the
Rock Island with headquarters in To-
! peka. Mr.. Smith is an old employe of
the Santa Fe, having been with that
. road for over ten years. He began work
with the Rock Island Friday morning.
A party of Rock Island officials con-
sisting of c. E. McKinn, general sup
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