The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-21
SANTA Pc NOTES.


Miss Margaret Butler and Miss May
Conwell Of the Harvey house attended
the play at the Grand last night.
Train No. arrived in Topeka this
morning at TIE. which was about
three hours late. Train No 10 was
also very late and stopped in Topeka
for breakfast.
Mrs. Ella Pierce was working at the
Harvey house yesterday.
Rev. L. W. Madden will give his
lecture n THE Prodigal Son" on the
lawn of the r. r. 7. NJ. @. A tonight.
The meeting will be favored with a
solo by Geo. Adamson, illustrated by
stereoptcon, The Ninety and Nine.
Mr.. J: 7. Shaw will sing the illustrated
solo Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
night?" This meeting was erroneous
~ announced for last night in yester-
days issue of the State Journal.
There is ninety miles of slow track
between Dodge City and Hutchinson
better time than six miles an hour.
Consequently all the eastbound trains
are late
Conductors Rambo. Caldwell and
Delehanty were in charge of the extra
sections of No. . on the homeseekers'
excursions.
Twelve new way cars passed through
Topeka on the way to La Junta last
Wednesday.
Brakeman Radcliffe of Argentine
has been assigned to service with
Conductor Reece
G. v. Dean, who runs the turntable
motor in the round house at Argentine.
| Is away on a two weeks vacation to
Oklahoma points.
Ralph Schancke and Ed AIsdoref of
the engineering department are in
| QuenemO today on some work con-
nected with their department.
E. r. Frost of the electrical depart
ment was in Kansas City last night.
c. NJ. Buck. assistant engineer Of
the Santa Fe. is in Oskaloosa today.
Division Superintendent c. T Nc
l'Lellan is on a trip over the L. N. &
S. division today.
H. F. johnson and ". J. Lark of
the engineering department are in
Lawrence and Leavenworth today.
Train No, 5 was quite late today
| owing to heavy traffic and did not ar
rive until 1:20. Train No. is two
hours late.
Brakeman Conklin is a new man on
| the local extra board.
Engineer Dan Shannon is running on
the runs No. 81 and 81 between Topeka
and Argentine. He is In the place of
Engineer John Hand.
Engineer H. c. Cunningham, who has
| been off duty on the Marceline runs for
| several days on account Of Illness, has
| returned to work
w. N. Breen, who has been connected
! with the local shops for some time, has
resigned his position to accept posi-
ton which he was recently offered as
foreman of the roundhouse of the FL
Paso & Southwestern at Santa Fe.
Charley Bratton of the water service
department, who has been laying of for
sometime, has reported for duty.
Engineer Robert Bretnall was in Ar
gentine yesterday on a business trip for
the company.
H J. Younl6in, a foreman in the bridge
and building department, has returned
to work after having been off for sone-
time on account OF sickness.
Master Mechanic W. H Hamilton OF
Argentine was in the city a short time
yesterday on account of business.
Brakeman Jones aof the st. Joe runs
is laying off on account Of q severe at
tack of quinsy.
Engineer John Hand is laying off and
with his family is spending few days
in Excelsior Springs.
E. L. Clark of the machine shops al
Argentine passed through a few days
ago on a trip to Colorado where he is
spending a two weeks vacation
Work will soon be started on the new
improvements at Argentine. The
freight offices at that point viii be
moved into the passenger office and the
old Office torn down to make room fol
the new buildings. They win be rebuilt
on another site and will be used by the
bridge and building department. The
present passenger depot will be moved
to make room for the new freight build
ing.
Thomas E. Brady of the car inspect.
ing department is in Springfield, Mo.
where he is visiting relatives.
r. S. Clore has returned from his va
cation trip to Auroa. Ind.
Jno. Burr of the water service depart
ment in Argentine, has taken a layof
and is visiting for. a few weeks in Gus
| ter, 0. T.
Conductor George Bowles. of Argen
tine, has returned from a vacation
) which he and his family have beer