The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
SANTA FE NEWS AND NOTES.

Archibald Pavey of the ticket Office
will visit in Kansas City next Sunday.
John Purcell, superintendent of the
shops, will go to Kansas City Sunday.
Albert Spivey and Ralph Cuttell viii
go on fishing trip to Wakarusa Sum
day.
No. 6 was delayed last night about
half an hour on account of having to
contend with q hot box.
Miss Blanche Blossom and Miss May
Finn of the eating house are planning
a trip to Denver for next week.
Fireman Guy Hill is again at work
in the yards after being off for some
time recuperating from a sick spell.
Engine No. 1858 was yesterday as
signed to service as a passenger engine
on the coast lines and was sent west
yesterday.
A large observation car which was
attached to No. 3 yesterday morning
was left here on account of having a
broken truck.
Conductor Elliott is back on his pas
senger run between Kansas City and
Dodge City after being off a few days
on account Of illness.
F. C. johnson. who is in the hospital
here is convalescing rapidly and will
soon be able to return to his work as
car repairer at Argentine.
Fireman Carl Bloomquist Of Argen-
y
CINE is laid up for repairs in the shops
and will not be out for several days.
Carpenters are progressing rapidly
with their work Of rearranging the
upper floor of the passenger depot. It
will be divided into office rooms for the
telegraph department.
Myer Hurley. who is the chairman
of the protective board of engineers.
spent a few hours in the city yester-
day evening between trains. He left
for Kansas City yesterday evening.
The weed burner has been at work
during the last few days on the Alma
branch under the supervision of William
Morrisey, division roadmaster. Yester-
day it was at work on the L. n. & 8.
division.
Engines No. ss1 and 2275 were
taken out on their trial runs. Engine
be assigned to switch service while 931
will be assigned to freight work from
Ration, n. NJ.
Alfred Lowell. superintendent of
motive power for the entire system,
passed through Topeka on No. 5 yes
terday He will make an extended in
spection of the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe railway.
Capt. r. NJ. Spivey. inspector Of the
Harvey system, returned to Topeka To-
day He will leave the latter part of
the week on a vacation of a couple OF
weeks winch ne Will Spenu NlSillHS HIS
old home in Alabama.
Brakeman Isenhart while on a stock
train returning from st. Joe was taken
sick and when he arrived in Topeka
it was thought best to remove him to
the hospital. A. O. Jones went on to
Emporia with the train in his place.
A new depot platform of brick will
be built at Carbonate by the bridge
the building department. The material
is already on the ground and it is
expected that work will commence this
week sometime c. L. Younkin will be
in charge of the work.
The work train is hauling the dirt
which has been left from the excava-
tons 1or the crane down to Sixteenth
street where it is being used in the
used to handle the traffic from the Mis-
souri, Pacific. Glib Slusher is the fore
man in charge of the work.
Two sections of No. ? were run yes
terday on account of a wreck on No.
4 which occurred west of Albuquerque.
The first section was made up at Albu-
ouerque and arrived IN Topeka thirty
minutes late. The second section
which was composed of Nos. . and 4
Consolidated did not arrive until after
II last night
Brakeman Charles Seideberg, who
was injured by falling from a car
Monday morning, has been sent to the
local hospital. He was riding on top
of an incoming train when the train
gave a sudden jerk, throwing him over
into a car of scrap iron. He received
bruises and injuries about the head and
face but it Is not thought that they
will be serious.