The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-05
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

Alex. yoight of the electrical depart
ment who was recently injured while on
business in Chicago has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to return to work tomorrow
Switch engine No. 1903 was taken out
on trial trip this morning
H E. Simpson was on run No 100 on
account OF Brakeman Jones OF this run
being assigned to service on 121 and 122
On account of the heavy traffic H
J. Isaacs, a brakeman from Argentine
was assigned to duty on the local extra
board.
Brakeman II. W. Jones is off duty on
account Of sickness and Brakeman Og-
den IS taking his place.
Engine No. "a was taken out for its
trial trip yesterday afternoon and IS
now in the roundhouse awaiting an as
signment to service.
Brakeman C. E. Jones was sent to
Usage City yesterday to protect Brake
man Slusser's place on the Alma-Osage
runs with Conductor Stafford
Brakeman J. P. Purvis who has been
off for several weeks on account Of
sprained ankle has recovered and went
out on his first run this morning on 63
and 81 to Elnporia
Gus .Froese of the car inspecting de-
partment at Newton passed through the
city yesterday with his family en- route
TO Milwaukee where they viii spend
Foreman J. D. Alexander Of the black
smith shop at Newton left yesterday for
his home after visiting in Topeka for d
few days.
DR.. J. P. Raster Of the hospital left
the latter part of last week for Great
Bend where he was called to attend
Captain Ewing the officer of the KAN
sas National Guard who was injured at
Hutchinson while trying to board
train He is in a hospital at Great Bend
and is in a very serious condition.
Claim Agent Henry Meyer of the
Santa F'e at Newton was in Topeka last
week interviewing some of the ply
sicians at the hospital in regard to his
condition The doctors advised him TO
take a rest and he has asked for a six
months leave of absence He expects
to fully recover his health by that time
and be able to resume his duties With
the Santa F'e.
Today is Homeseekers' day on the
Santa F'e and in order to accommodate
the heavy traffic five sections of train
No. were run from Kansas City. -Four
sections went through here and the
other went over the cutoff. The home
seekers were en- route for the Panhandle
and Pecos " alley regions.
On account of the heavy passenger
tranic yesterday afternoon No was
divided here and was run in two sections
from this point. Conductor +. F. Brown
and Brakemen HOvatter and Howes
were in charge of the extra, section
Trainmaster Lloyd Stanley of EN-
poria went through this morning to
Kansas City where he will assist III
handling the trains from that point
which will be unusually heavy trains
owing to the homeseekers' reduced
rates
Harry Simpson. day caller of the San
Ia F'e at Argentine. is In the city for
a few days visiting and is the guest of
John Verlin, the day caller at the local
depot.
The pipes leading to the boiler in the
basement of the R. r. z NJ c. A have
rusted out and 1t has become necessary
70 shut of the supply Of hot water for
a couple of days.
N NJ. Rice. general storekeeper for
the Santa Fe has returned from Chi
cago where he has been for a few days
on business.
Arrangements have been made for ar
entertainment on the lawn Of the r. r
2. NJ. c. A next Tuesday evening. The
entertainment will consist of stereOpti-
con views of the San Francisco earth