The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Mon.

Mrs. Ella Peers is working in the eat
ing house for a few days in place of
Miss Agnes Seabert who IS away on a
vacation.
8. W. Everett assistant electrical en-
gineer of the Santa Fe. returned this
morning from Chicago where he had
been on business for a few days.
The unclaimed baggage sale will COM
mence next Wednesday and viii con-
tinue until all the unclaimed goods are
disposed of. The list of articles which
will be sold includes trunks. suit cases.
and baggage of all sorts. Several BIZ
cycles and other articles of a like ma
tuFe will also be offered to the highest
bidder Colonel Henry Crews will have
charge of the sale.
Mrs. c. Jones. wife of Engineer Jones.
went to Fort Madison. Iowa. on a short
visit this morning.
Business car No. 9 was in Topeka last
night. This is the car of Mr.. W. E.
Hodges who is the purchasing agent of
the Santa Fe.
Mr. W H Whetham is the new cash
Ter of the eating house who takes khe
place recently held by Charles Young.
Elmer Johnston is a new employe in
the shops He works as a machinIst's
helper and commenced his work yester-
day.
Harry Sheldon is a new apprentice in
the boiler shops
Brakeman Harry Simpson has return
ed to work after having been OF for
several days on a visit to his home and
parents in Ottawa.
Fireman Elmer Kelly has returned to
work after having been on short vaea-
ton He runs on 1O7 and los on the
/ ST Joseph branch.
Fireman Hostetter has been at work
4 on the Marcellne runs during the alb
sence of Fireman Moody who has been
/ laying off.
Fireman Dawes is on runs No. 113
and ia between Topeka and Florence.
He is running with Engineer Joe David
son.
Fireman E. A. Wise has returned to
work in the pool after layoiIn OF
several days duration.
Fireman J. E. Spotter is running on
Nos ) and s between Topeka and New
/ ton in the place of Fireman Winters
who Is visiting his parents at Newton.
Engineer J. P. Kelly is suffering from
| the result of cinder which got into
his eve while at work Monday afternoon
He is laying off while his eye is trou-
bling him.
William Butler, jr.. who has been in
/ the hospital for some time with an at
| tack of typhoid fever, has recovered
and last night returned to his home in
Ia Junta where he is employed in the
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Fe.
The working hours in the car repair
shops have been changed. The morn
ing working hours remain the same
| but the noon hour has been shortened
half an hour The men have time off
/ between IL and 1890 The men quit
work at $50 under the new system in
stead of 6 as before. The change was
made on account Of the shortness OF
the days which made it dark before the
men quit work.
Changes are being planned for the
/ wellington yards. Within few
months a new coal shute is 10 be
built, the depot will be extended sixty
feet on the west and a new Harvey
I house will be built which Will join the
depot on the east.
William Stewart, route agent for the
We1ls-Fargo Express company. passed
through Topeka yesterday.
TrainmeH from the west report very
/ hard work for the train crews on ac-
count of the heavy SHOWS.
walter H. Fiddler. who is vel
known among Santa Fe men along tbs
line on account of his long connection
with the Santa Fe, has recently peer
promoted to the position Of trainmastel
at Arkansas City. This Is welcome
news to his many friends in Topeka
He once was employed in clerica
fDOSition In the general Offices He sue
ceeds G. G. Starkweather. who recent
Iv resigned to become general man
ager of the Denver, Enid & Gulf,
branch of the Santa Fe-
Conductor Sitching of Newton 1.
running on the fast mail runs.
On account of the heavy SHOWS il
Colorado and other western state
train No. did not reach Topeka thi
morning until s. Train No. 10 pulled