The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12

SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Cl1leav Personal Cunasa
ing Railroad Men.

Courtney Elliott went to Emporia
Saturday where he win make a short
visit with relatives.
The sale of unclaimed freight began
today. Colonel Charley Crews is the
auctioneer. The sale will be a large
one. as there are several car loads Of
the unclaimed freight It is thought
that the sale viii continue most of the
week
Fireman Buckwalter. who runs be-
tween Argentine and EmpOria, is lay
ing off for few days on account of
sickness
Brakeman Sam Hovatter has been
regularly assigned to runs Nos 119 and
40 between Topeka and St Joseph
with Conductor Richard Wilson.
J. z. Hooper and William FIanneIy
passed through Topeka Saturday on
their way to Newton on a short bust
ness trip.
Lawrence Banks. city ticket agent
for the Santa F'e at St Louis is in the
city visiting relatives and taking in the
football game. Banks has many
friends in Topeka and formerly worked
IN the passenger depot al this place
Engineer Dan Shannon is taking the
place of Engineer McCandless on runs
Nos. / and ? while the latter IS laying
of on account of illness.
F. A. Parks of Argentine. assistant
district superintendent of the Pullman
service, was in Topeka Saturday on
business.
Fireman Haymen of Emporia is tax
ing the place Of Fireman Carson of that
place on Nos. 1 and ?. Fireman Car
son is laying off sick at his home in
Emporia.
Claude Hewitt. who has been run
ming as brakeman for some time. has
been assigned to service on the local
extra conductors board. This is due
to the increase in traffic which is COM
mencing again
Conductor c. A Reece has returned
to work on runs Nos. 81 and So from
which he had been absent for several
days on account of sickness. While he
was off Conductor Withrow was in his
place.
Brakeman Jesse TIowes, who has
been running on runs Nos. 119 and 120
for soma time, has been transferred to
runs Nos. 121 and 80 between Topeka
and Emporia.
There viii be meeting of the mem
bership committee Of the Railroad Y
NJ. c. A. tomorrow evening at the as
ISOLATION rooms. The meeting was
originally called for the residence of
the secretary, T. Z. Prout but has been
changed Refreshments viii be served
at Sis, after which the business of the
committee viii be transacted.
b. G. Mckinley. who was in charge
Of the wiring Of the passenger dep Aat
Usage City last week. has comp Ued
his work
Fred Bechtel Will render few read
fngs at the next meeting of the Young
Mems Social and Investigation club
which meets at the r. r. Y NJ c. A
next Tuesday night.
The Raymond Whitcomb COMPANY
will run an excursion through ToDeka
next Wednesday morning. The excur-
sion is to be started from Boston. New
York. Philadelphia. and other eastern
nd MIL ha a..
Shore & Michigan Southern. after
which it viii be run on the Santa Re
to Los Angeles The train is sched-
uled to arrive in Topeka at e.35 We'd
nesday morning and will leave at $50
There seems to be a prevalent va
cancy OF dremen all over the system
and especially on the different lines In
Kansas. Vacancies for two iremen
are reported on runs Nos. 113 and ia
between Topeka and Florence. Bids
will be received for these runs up to
November 2th,- when the runs viii be