The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-25

his new duties will be Mr. Buck was
popular among the employees of the en-
cheering departing at this point. The
change goes into effect October /.
Conductor TillfoEd is laying off for
few davs-
Mrs. Ella Pierce is working at the
Harvey house today.
Conductor Woodward is taking a few
days lay off on account of illness.
sherman Wilson. manager of the
store house at Arkansas City, was in
Topeka yesterday on business trip
Conductor Foster is off today on ac-
count Of illness. He expects to return
tomorrow
Track Inspector Cafferty went to
Chanute this morning and from there
will travel on an inspection trip over
the southern Kansas division.
Brakeman ogden has taken a few
days layof on account of private
business.
P. w. Sayre. general superintendent
of the bridge and building department,
went to Usage City this morning on a
short trip in the interests of his de-
{ partment
Next Tuesday ewing the Rev. Loyal
W Madden will address the meeting
on the lawn and viii entertain the
audience with views on the San Fran
cisco earthquake and disaster.
Rev W. S. Baker viii address the
noon meeting in the coach shops next
Thursday. Mr.. Baker is the pastor Of
the United Brethren church.
T. A. Gillespie of the machine shops
at Emporia passed through Topeka
yesterday on his way to Nashville
Tenn. where he had been called by the
serious illness of one of his family
The funeral of Brakeman Mckay,
who was run over by a freight train at
Dodge City last Friday, was held at
Florence Monday. Mr.. Mckay ran as
a freight brakeman from Emporia.
A special train consisting of an en-
CINE and two coaches passed through
! Topeka yesterday. The special train
carried w. S. DauDhitt. who is on his
way east from Grand Canon. Col. The
| special was making fast time and Mr.
Dauphitt was anxious to reach Kansas
/ City before l .. m. It was about noon
when he passed through Topeka.
Two Pullmans were deadheaded into
Topeka Monday on ia from Emporia-
Fireman Charles Hartman. who
runs from EmpOria on the cutoff, has
taken a layoff and is now spending a
/ three weeks vacation in FL Paso,
! Texas.
Machinist's Apprentice Frye, who
( has been in the hospital in Topeka for
some time, has regained his health and
has returned to his work in Emporia.
F. c. Fox went west on a tour of in
/ speetion yesterday. He will return to
/ Topeka the latter part of the week.
Trainmaster Lloyd Stanley of En-
poria was in the city yesterday after
noon on business
Ed Knittle, who has been chief
clerk in the local freight house for
some time. has resigned his position to
accept one which was recently offered
him as foreman of the warehouse in
Dodge City.
Harry Lee of the brass department
has taken a layoff of three weeks
which he Will spend on an outing in
/ Colorado.
Bert Adams, who is shipping clerk in
/ the store house, has returned to work
after being off for some time on ac-
count of sickness.
Most of the contractors who have
/ charge of the new buildings in the
| Webb tract have commenced their
| work. Contra ctor Belts, who has the
nearly completed the masonry work on
the foundation of the building. SwaR-
son & Son this morning placed a large
force Of men at work on their build
ing which will be the largest of all the
new buildings, the big car repair shed.
Contractor Connect this morning COM
menced the work on the large struct-
ural steel building. About fifty men
are employed at the present time and
more Will be used as soon as they can
be secured The work is to be pushed
as fast as possible so that the new
shops can be finished at the earliest
date possible The new buildings are
badly needed and the Santa Fe is very
anxious to have them completed as
soon as they can be. From now on
the Webb tract viii be the scene oi
the business activity Of the whole
yards.