The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.


partment returned to Leavenworth this
morning where he has been employed
several weeks experimenting some
work for the engineering department.
Conductor J. H. Griffith, Familiarity
known as Dad is laying off on the
st. Joe runs No. 107 and 1OS. He is
attending the meeting of the hospital
association of which he Is a member.
During the absence of Dan, Frey in
the baggage department Fred Hunter
has been in his place. ss..4.
Rev. T. J. Pearson Of the North7-To-
peka Congregational church will adj
dress the meeting in the machine shops
tomorrow noon.
Fireman H. C. Carson of Emporia
has been given the position of fireman
on Nos. 1 and 2 between Topeka and
Newton. He runs with Engineer Nc
Candles.
The classes in business English. rail-
road arithmetic and Swede English IN
the Railroad Y. M. c. A. will organize
this evening. w. H Wright has charge
H. Hoyes Of the railroad authentic
and E Eklund of the SWede English
classes. The class in locomotive and
car designing will organize under the
direction of Charles J. Lyndon.
Fireman Dyer, who has been run
ming a switch engine in the yards for
some time, has been assigned to service
on 113 and ia between Topeka and
Kansas City.
Fireman Herzmark is running on the
st. Joe runs in the place OF Fireman,
Mcneil who is laying off.
A shortage of coal is reported at the
various coaIing stations on the eastern
division Topeka and Ottawa have
scarcely enough to supply the demand
while Emporia is getting very low on
the coal supply.
George Raut, who has been stenog-
In he nf Division SIInaT-
intendent c. T. Mcclellan for som q
time past. has resigned and this morn
ing commenced work in the office OF
the superintendent Of the Rock Island.
Dispatcher Parks returned to work
at Fmporia yesterday after his vacation
of two weeks. During his vacation Mr..
Parks made an overland trip to To-
peza and return with his family.
Tom Burke of the hremen's pro-
tective board was in Topeka Saturday
and Sunday.
Fireman Harry Hardin has returned
to runs No 3 and 8.
Engineer Whitcomb has returned
from his hunting trip near Florence
He reported for work this morning.
Fireman Lungstrum has been as
signed to the fast mail runs between
Kansas City and Newton. a3ov aiio15e'
Fireman CHRIS Ottman has returned
to his work in the pool after layon or
several days
Fireman w. c. Burns, who was in
jured about month ago by faulng
/ from the water crane at Strong CITY
has returned to his home in Emporla
| after being confined to the Santa Fe
| hospital for some time. He viii rest
up a few days before returning to work
The Santa Fe is making plans for a
new freight depot which will be built
in Arkansas City in the near future
Fireman Moody of the Marceline runs,
who has been visiting in Emporia for
several days, has returned to Topeka
and resumed work on his runs.
Harry Harris and Emerson Robert
son have engaged one of the largest
rooms at the R. r. Y. NJ. c. A.
! The committee of the Young Mems
Investigation club Of the R. R. 7. NJ.
1 C. A. on constitution and bylaws, met
/ last Saturday night and completed the
/ plans for the constitution which viii
1 be presented at the second meeting to-
morrow night.
Frank R. Frost, electrical engineer of
! the santa Fe, returned yesterday from
/ his trip to Chicago where he was on
/ business several days
Pat Sherman, the depot master, re-
! turned yesterday from his two weeks
vacation which he spent in Nebraska
] and northern Missouri
| Division superintendent c. T. McLel-
| Ian. of Emporia, is in town to attend
/ the marriage of his daughter tomorrow
night.
/ According to the changes which were
made at the recent time card and meet
/ ing. train No. which now arrives at
/ 1850 will arrive % minutes later. Train
4 No 10 which now runs through Topeka
viii be run over the cutoff
Floyd Harris, of the machine shops,
has resigned his position
John BIoDede Is a new employee in tbs
machine shops. He works as machin-
/ lists helper
An order has been placed with the
Pullman Car. company which calls for
the delivery of 20 coaches. 20 smoking
cars and 20 electric lighted. chair cars
by the first OF April of next year.
a private car of the Erie railroad No.
s92 containing some Of the directors Of
that system, was in Topeka this morn
ing on a sidetrack IN the yards.
Engineer Farley. of Argentine. who
has been in the hospital for some time
sunering with an attack Of appendicitis