The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-16
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

lOry. of the Third CnrlStldn acluEcHs
made the address. The meeting was one
Of the best in attendance during the
summer, there being about lou men N
attendance.
Claude Blake, the assistant secretary
of the R r. 7. M. c. A.. who mas
with a bad attack of eczema, has re-
covered.
Word has been received from T. +
Prout, secretary of the r. r. T. M y.
A, and he reports fishing to be very
good at Lake Geneva, Wis, where ne
vacation.
Albert spivey, Of the newsstand. is
off DUTY today on account OF sickness
and is threatened with whoopingcough-
r. c. Saunders, electrician for the
Santa Fe, left for Texas last night
where he will look after some of the
company's business.
F. r. Frost. chief electrician for the
Santa Fe at this point, and S. ". Ever
ett the assistant electrician went to
Chicago on No 2 this afternoon. They
are on an inspection tour and while
gone will make test OF new axle
lighting equipment and also test the
Bliss axle lighting equipment which mas
been recently installed
Mr. Irish who, with his family, has
been visiting in the east for couple
of weeks, has returned and this morn
ing resumed his work as machinist-
helper in the shops
General Manager J. E. Hurley left in
his private car No. / today and Will be
gone for several days on a tour of in
spection of the western lines of the
system.
P W. Sayre, general foreman in the
bridge and building department, has re-
turned from Ottawa where he has been
for a couple of days on a short business
trip.
Yesterday was pay day for the shop
and road men and many of the Sarta
Fe men are feeling much better today
as a result.
Andrew Turner, who is employed al
the depot, is off for q few days on ac-
count of sickness. He is threatened with
an attack of appendicitis.
w. H. Hamilton. division master me-
chanic Of the Santa Fe. went to Ar
gentine this morning on business.
Frank Holloway, of the Leayenwort1
and Topeka runs. is off for couple OF
weeks on his vacation and his brother
Henry is on in his place.
Engineer Dad Griffith is off for a few
days and Conductor Withrow is taking
his place.
Claude Hewitt and family have left
for Houston, Texas. where they will
spend couple of weeks on a visit TO
relatives.
Train No. was run in two sections
yesterday on account Of the large num-
The electrical department of which F.
r. Frost is in charge, will move into
their new offices some time this week
The engineers are now engaged in
survey Of the new land upon which
the new shops will be erected.
Geo. Fftzgibbons has accepted posi-
ton as switchman in the yard. He has
Just entered the employ of the Santa
Fe but formerly held a similar position
with the Rock Island.
Runs No. 81 and g. with Conductor
Reece are open and are advertised for
bids.
J. A. Waters. a repairer in the coach
shops. met with a very serious acct
dent this morning while at work. He
was repairing the roof of car when
in some manner he lost his balance
and fell to the ground receiving three
broken ribs as q result He was re-
moved to the hospital where his wounds
received attention. He viii probably De
confined several days but no serious in
juries will result.
DR.. Chopper, santa Fe surgeon at Ar
gentine, this morning brought James
Smith, the man who was hurt there this
morning to Topeka. Nothing is known
as to the kind of accident he received
but his arm was broken and a rib bro
ken He Is now in the hospital whera
he VIII stay until he is able to return to
his work.
Meyer Hurley of the protective board
of engineers was in the city for few
hours on business yesterday.
Fireman Lawes is on the Marceline
runs for a few days in the place of Fire
man John Dyer. Fireman Dyer is run
ming a switch engine in the place Of
Fireman Anderson who IS of for 4 few
days on account Of sickness.
James Paland, the Santa Fe agent
for the Pacific Life company, left yes
terday for Chicago where ne Will remain
for a few days on a business trip.
James Whitford, superintendent of the
bonus system for the round houses, was
in the city yesterday.
Runs No. 121 and 122 are open for bids
for brakemen.
Engine No. 1882 which went out for
trial trip a few days ago has been as
signed to service on the western grand
division
Master Don Hudson, son of Claude
Hudson, left yesterday for Denver where
he will join his mother who IS visiting
relatives at that place.
Bridge Foremen Harvey and James
returned yesterday from Oklahoma
repairing the bridges which were dam
aged by the recent high waters in that
locality.
Miss Agnes Johnson of the waiting
house is taking a short layoff.
H D. McNeeley is back at work after
being off for a few days recovering
from injuries which he received in an
accident in the yards a few nights ago
Firemen Swearfngen and Gallety are
in the hospital now with severe attacks
of typhoid fever
Train No. ? is reported two and a
half hours late today owing to a wash
out on the western lines.
Carl Magnusen. night caller at the
round house, accompanied by his mother
and brother left yesterday for st. Paul.
Mimi. where they will visit with rela-
tives for a few weeks
returned from their recent visit to Chi
cago and are back at their work Of
switchmen in the yards.