The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-20

place of Engineer Wheeler on the Mar
cel1ne runs while the latter is Off on
business for a few days
Harry Service and John McIntire OF
the boiler shops are laying of for q
few days.
Lawrence Daugherty, who has been
WORKING here for some time as a bonus
clerk, having come here from La Junta
mas been transferred to San Bernardino.
John McGafin, timekeeper IN the offlca
Of Division superintendent c. T. Nc
Lellan at Emporia, was in the city SAT-
urday on business.
Engineer McGinnis is back at wors
in the pool.
Fireman George Furman has been
assigned to temporary service IN the
yards on a switch engine and Fireman
Law has been sent on the St. Joe Rms
in his place.
Fireman Hampstead Of the Usage city.
runs mas taken a leave Of absence for
10 days and Howard Mitchell is taking
the runs during his absence.
Joseph Davis OF the machine shops
spent yesterday on visit to friends IN
the country.
Engineer Charles Bates, OF Chanute.
IS IN the city on a visit to his brother,
Engineer Ossman Bates.
Miss Ethel Withrow, daughter of
Conductor Wfthrow, is visiting friends
in Newark N. J.
Five hundred people went from To-
peka TO Kansas City on the excursion
yesterday, which is the best record ref-
ord for some time.
Conductor Griffin is off duty on the
City.
Brakemen Mcmillan and Purvis have
reported for duty after having been
off for month visiting friends and rel
atlVeS in Wyoming.
Brakeman Harvey Jones is on the To-
cal accommodation No. lib today.
Brakeman Thompson. Of Usage city.
VINO has been of for three weeks, has
returned to work
Brakeman g. L. Stone has been as
signed to the local emergency eonduc-
tor board.
General Superintendent F. c. Fox
OF the eastern grand division left to-
day for northern Missouri on an in
specuon trip and also to learn some
thing Of the derailment which occur
red a few days ago.
Ike Sheetz, distributing clerk in the
office of the motive power accountant.
is away on two weeks vacation.
Lewis Benzino. assistant timekeeper
In the motive power accounting ONCE
has left for a two weeks vacation
which he will spend at Buffalo, N. Y.
Engineer Artz of Fort Madison,
Iowa, is in the city for q few days on
business While here he is stopping
at the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
Rev. E. o. Raymond viii address the
meeting in the machine shops tomor-
row. Miss Louise Suess will sing. The
meeting in the coach shops Thursday
noon will be addressed by Rev. Homer
E. Wark. pastor of the Walnut Grove
NJ. E. church.
P. W. Sayre. general superintendent
of the bridge and building department,
left this morning on No. 113 for EN-
poria, where he will attend to some
business connected with his depart
ment.
Ciricillo's band Of italian boys who
are to play a weeks engagement at
yinewood arrived on No. ia this
morning.
The test car Scranton has about
completed its work at this point and
where tests will be made on the Pere
Marquette.
Mr.. E. H. Berry, first assistant in the
chemical department, returned this
morning from a ten days vacation
which he spent on q visit to his horne
in Paw Paw. Ind.
w. H. Powers, chief chemist of the
Santa Fe, left Saturday for Needles,
Cal. where he will look after business
of his department.
Brakeman c. E. Jones is OFF duty on
run No. 15Z this morning and Brakeman
Ogden is taking his place.
Barton Phelps Of the test depart
ment will spend the winter in La
fayette, Indiana. where he will attend
Purdue university. His parents intend
to move there.
F. ". Thomas, chief engineer Of
tests, is conducting a stoker test on
Nos 5 and between Topeka and New
ton.
B. T. Payne, chief OF the motive
power accounting Office. has returned
from a trip east.