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

Fireman belong is eff duty today on
account Of illness.
Mrs: fjlia Peers is working in the
harvey eating house today.
Fifenaah w. A. Davis has returned
b AIS #6fk ga The fast mail runs
Engineer Hebefer has returned 70
work after being eff for several days.
Fireman r. @; Barnes has returned 70
w5fR aftef q visit Of several weeks IN
New York city.
Train Ma. IS was four hours late this
naefhihg an aee5Hht 5e the very neaNs
rains fl Texas.
Fireman f. A. Boyer is en- runs No.
IFS and lis today IN place OF FIREMAN
tungsten whe IS of.
Fireman Guy H. Hill has returned
te work after being on for week Oh
account ef sickness.
Engineer George Lusk IS off duty on
the Mareeline runs and Engineer JOSH
Whiteomb Is on in his place.
Tom Whitmer, clerk in the baggage
department, viii return from nls Vaca-
tien the latter part Of the week
B. V, Van Cleave and family re-
turned yesterday from Colorado where
they have been spending their Vaea-
tien.
The new ofricea IN the upper floor OF
the passenger depot VIII be ready 1of
occupancy by the latter part OF the
week.
Conductor Richard Wilson is off duty
on 100 on account Of private business
and Conductor Withrow Is on IN MS
place.
Miss Ceora Bell Lanhan Will give an
5 entertainment In the coach shops our
SO the noon hour tomorrow. She IS
kan impersonator.
Fireman Tom Tansy of Argentine has
returned to his work at that place at
ter spending several weeks visiting
friends in Topeka.
The office Of c. NJ Manson, foreman
OF the car repairing department, has
been moved from the site Of its former
location to a more suitable location
William Butler, car repairer in
the shops, while at his work yesterday
stepped on a rusty nail which will put
him on the absent list for few days.
Superintendent C. T. Mcclellan re-
turned last night from his trip over
the LeavenwOrth and Topeka He
made the trip in his car attached to
No. 1872.
Fireman Emmett Bailey has been
assigned to runs No. 3. 4. and o be-
tween Kansas City and Newton in
place Of Tom Robertson. who has re-
signed his job.
Miss Ruby Davies, daughter of Joe
Davies Of the cabinet shops, left yester-
day for Denver where she will spend
few weeks. She was accompanied by
Miss Iva Smurr.
Today is homeseekers' day on the
Santa Fe. Train No. was run in four
sections to accommodate the hOmeseek-
ers. The last section was the Wright
special and went over the cutoff.
Engine No. 1855 was taken out for lis
trial trip yesterday afternoon. 1t has
been assigned to service on the Mexican
division Engine 595 has been forward
ed for service on the Middle division.
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the eastern grand division left this
aprning on an inspection tour of the
western lines in the state Conductor
Coddington is in charge of his train.
The offices of c. NJ Buck. assistant
engineer of the eastern grand division,
have been permanently located in the
rooms in the north wing Of the passen-
ger depot with the office of Baggage
master Pat Walsh.
Engineer Osman Bates. who has just
returned from his vacation at Cha
mute is now at the hospital. where he
is being treated for a slight illness.
His runs are taken by viii Robinson
of the machine shops.
Owing to the recent heavy rains
coat of cement has been placed on the
platform in front of the passenger depot.
This keeps the water from washing the
sand out from between the bricks and
increases the life of the platform.
J. H. Bernard, while at his work in
the machine shops yesterday morning,
was struck in the eye by 2 piece of fly
ing steel. He was sent to the hospital
where the steel was removed and he
viii be able to return to work in a
day or two.
H. 3. McNeely, a switchman on the
Santa Fe, met with a painful accident
while at work in the yards last night
he was riding on top of a string of