The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

General Manager J. E. Hurley of
the Santa TIE left this afternoon on No.
ia for a short business trip to Kan
sas City. He will return tomorrow.
Mr.. A. I. Horne. assistant ticket
agent at the Kansas City union depot,
spent Christmas with relatives IN To-
peka- He was accompanied by Mrs.
Horne.
Rev. D. T. circuit. pastor of the
the noon meeting in the coach shop
Thursday.
A. $. Rankin, train inspector, was in
Topeka this morning on a business
trip.
Conductor Richard Wilson. who is
the Santa Fe, has resigned his position
on runs Nos. So and "a between To-
pel1a and Argentine.
F. o. Hasserman of the machine
shops is spending the holidays with
friends at Manhattan.
Irving Wellman, travelling road
foreman of engines of the eastern d.
vision, has returned to Argentine after
being in Topeka spending Christmas
with his family.
There will be a meeting of the ladies'
of the Railroad Y NJ. G. A. tomor-
row afternoon to discuss the plans of
the New Years reception at the Rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A.
Dining cars Nos ia and 116 have
been sent to the shops for much need
ed repairing.
Lawrence Banks, city ticket agent
Of the Santa Fe at St. Louis. Mo. ac-
companied by Mrs. Banks, spent
Christmas with Mrs. Banks parents in
the city. They will return to st. Louis
tomorrow.
Conductor W. R. Mcneil is running
on No. west to Newton
C0ndu0tor
ploye OF the Santa Fe who is known
all over Kansas among railroad men,
is in very precarious condition in
Newton, his home. He has been on
the sick list and unable to work for
four months
Theodore Erickson of the machine
shops is spending the holidays In Sa-
Ida, Col. Albert Nordstron1. a cousin
also IS spending the holidays at sa-
Ida.
Charles sandmeyer, who until
year ago was employed in the machine
shops in the local shops, IS in the citv
spending the holidays with his mar
ents- He is now employed in the ma
chine shops of the Missouri Pacific at
Fort Scott.
the stockholders and board OF al
rectors of the Santa Fe held in the
general offices of the Santa Fe in To-
peka January 3Oth.
The Santa Fe is making plans for
an addition to the station ana ea+in1
house at La Junta, Col.
The family of Lewis Lutes of tbe
machine shops is spending the holt
days in Burlingame.
Otto Miller of the Missouri Pacifc
machine shops at Fort Scott Is spend-
ing the holidays with friends In T,onalra
The Santa Fe Is reported to be work
ing on plans for a new Railroad " NJ
G. A. building at Albuquerque which
will cost in the neighborhood or s9e mn
Ralph Keyes of the water service de-
partment is spending the holiGays in
ST. Louis.
Engineer John Higgins who has been
laying on duty for several weeks on the
Kansas City plug runs has reported for
duty.
Jesse w. Robins who has for several
years been trainmaster of the Santa Fre
in Topeka has been appointed to a posi-
ton as vice president and general man
ager of the Rock Island lines in Texas.
At the present time Mr.. Robins is gen
eral superintendent Of the northern Ill
vision of the Gulf Colorado at Santa Fe.
Arthur Berry Of the machine shops
who has been laying off for several DAYS
on account Of getting g piece Of steel in
his eye has gone to Leavenworth where
he viii spend the holidays with his
grandparents and friends.
Roscoe Roberts who a short time ago
was transferred from agent at Meri-
den to day operator at Olathe has re-
signed the latter position
Engineer Dan Shannon is running in
the place of Engineer Polly of Argen-
tine on runs Nos. 81 and 81 between To
peka and Argentine.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wilson and Mr.
and Mrs Frank Wilson who were In
Chicago spending Christmas returned
to Topeka today.
Frank Brennan. a former Santa Fe
operator of the eastern division who is
now employed as a telegraph operator
with the Postal company at Denver is
spending the holidays with friends and
relatives in Topeka
Fred Alsdorf, a former employee in