The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22


Holiday This mo1ningxen short bust
ness trip. They viii return tonight.
Rev Homer E. Wark, pastor of the
Walnut Grove NJ. E. church, will ad-
dress the Sunday afternoon meeting o.
! the R. r. Y NJ. c. A tomorrow al
/ $3.50. The address Will be continue
ton Of the one of last Sunday on The
PARALLELS" The address will be illus
/ NJ G. A. quartette win sing, Rock OF
Ages" illustrated by Slides
The Wells Fargo has maintained a
receiving station at their office jusl
south of the Santa Fe depot. This is
! done for the benefit of those desiring
to send Christmas presents who live on
the east side of the tracks
E. A Harrison, who is head architect
Tor the Santa Fe. has left for Sault Ste
Marie, Mich, where he will spend the
Christmas holidays.
Treasurer E. L. Copeland. of the San
"a re, IS In the east On a business trip.
he IS expected home in a few days.
Division Superintendent H A. Tice,
OF the Oklahoma division with head
quarters at Arkansas City. has returned
home after having been in a Topeka
hospital for couple of weeks.
Travelling Auditor Keith Wilson, ac-
companied by Mrs. Wilson, left today
for Chicago, where they will spend the
holidays.
The Santa Fe supply car has return
ed to Topeka after a trip over the
Oklahoma division.
Joseph Brovell of the brass depart
ment in the machine shops has taken a
leave of absence and has left for Chi
eago where he will spend the Christ
mas holidays.
Engineer John Heberer. is laying off
on runs Nos. 113 and ia between To-
peka and Florence and Engineer E. E.
Smith is in his place.
The Social club meeting of the r. r.
Y. NJ c. A. will be held Thursday night
of next week instead of Tuesday on
account of Christmas.
Benjamin Rose. representing the
Capital Electrical company of Denver,
Colo. was a caller at the electrical de-
partment this morning.
Over one hundred and fifty people
arrived in Topeka this morning on the
St. Joseph train. This is the record
number of passengers which this train
has carried fer some time.
The entertainment of the Railroad
Y. M. c. A. last night at the associatio
building was one of the best of the sea-
son DR.. Fisk's address was very fine
and was we'll appreciated by all who
were present.
Boilermaker Clifford white of EN-
poria after laying off on account of
sickness for several weeks, was brought
to the local hospital Thursday. He is
supposed to be ailing from a severe at
tack of appendicitis and it is not unlike
ly that an operation will be performed
in a few days
Engine No. 2126 has been turned out of
the Topeka shops and will be put into
service a t Emporia.
Engineer w. Fl. Jones, who has been
laying off in the pool, has returned to
work.
Ed stone of the interlocking plant
has taken a leave of absence for the
holidays He and his family left today
for ST. Louis, where they will spend the
holidays.
Joseph Shoehebein of the sheet iron
department in the boiler shops will leave
tomorrow for a thirty days visit in Cali
fornia. Joe Bollock will act as foreman
of his department until his return
Engine No 1913, which has been in the
Topeka shops for repairs for several
days, has been turned out and has been
forwarded to Emporia, where it will be
used in freight service.
A gang of painters from Topeka is
now at work in .Empcrias where they are
painting the boilers At-the power house
Four carloads. of 5ssBREneEge coal have
been sent to Emporia, where they will
be tested. A test train in charge of
Frank w. Thomas, engineer of tests,
was sent out Thursday. -Four trips are
planned between Topeka and Emporia,
two with ordinary coal aao two with the
submerged article. The submerged coal
has been placed in water for some time,
which is claimed to make it more desir-
able for railroad use.