The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-08
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad BFen.

first and second year examinations for
engineers.
Carl Porter is a new man in the tele-
graph department at Emporia. He has
recently resigned a position as manager
Of the Postal Telegraph at that place TO
accept the position which he now holds
with the Santa Fe.
Train No. 4 for the last two mornings
has been annulled because Of the high
waters on the western lines. They
have been running as second sections Ct
No. :
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith are the par
ents Of a new nine pound boy born last
Wednesday. Mr.. Smith is the news
agent on the plug and is well known
among the Santa F'e people.
Archie Pavey, of the ticket Office, will
leave tomorrow for an extended trip to
California, oregon and other Pacific
points He will be gone two or three
weeks.
There are two sections of No. to-
day. The first section arrived about 30
minutes late and was the No. train
which should have arrived IN Topeka
this morning. The second section is the
regular No. and will arrive about 10
o'clock tonight. being eight hours late
The high waters in the western states
is the cause of the lateness.
Ms. May Conwen. of the Harvey
house, has returned from her recent trip
to Texas.
Brakeman Hovatter has been temper
arily assigned to runs No 119 and l2O.
Brakeman Crawford has reported for
duty and has been assigned to the
Usage City runs, relieving c. E. Jones
who has held down the runs for some
time.
Engine No. 9se was taken out on its
trial trip yesterday afternoon 1t has
been temporarily sent to the round
house where it will wait for its assign
ment to service.
Brakeman Isaacs, who has been on
the local extra board for some uTnes
having been sent here from Argentine
to protect the local board, has been re-
lieyed of duty here and has returned 10
his work in Argentine.
Conductor Ed Griffin, who has charge
OF the Kansas City plug runs, will lay
off tomorrow. 1t is not known as yet
who will take his place.
Conductor Dad Griffith viii take a
layoff on the St Joe runs tomorrow
Brakeman Hall of the St. Joe passen-
ger runs Nos los and 106 viii return
Monday from his vacation which he has
spent in Texas During his absence
Earl Caferty has been taking his place.
The Santa Fe will run an excursion
from Topeka to Ieavenworth tomorrow
on account of the Leavenwortn Topeka
ball game. The train will leave Topeka
at 40 a. m. and viii arrive at 1.eaVen-
worth at 1O:45 Returning, the train Viii
leave I ,eavenwcrth at and will reach
Topeka at 10. The train Will De con-
posed Of L. & T. equipment as lar as
possible and will be IN charge OF Con
ductor Frank Holloway of thu l. & T.
road.
The R. r. Y. NJ. c. A. last night drew
a good sized crowd to their lawn by
placing a large sheet on the south side
of the building and announcing their
plans upon the sheet by means OF
stereopticon. A good many comic pic
lures were also used which Kept lne
crowd amused. This plan has been II
use in Chicago for some time and Mr..
Prout thinks well Of its work here Al
though unannOunced there were several
hundred people present
There will be no meeting at the r. R.
Y M c. A. tomorrow but they viii unite
with the city association and will go to
the First NJ E. church where they will
listen to the address of Drummer Evan
gelist Williams at that place.
The gymnasium is being fitted UP and
put in readiness for the new work which
will commence September H. good
deal of new apparatus Is being ordered.
Tonight there will be a large meeting
at the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A with Evange-
list Williams as the principal speaker.
The subject for the meeting VIII be
Thou Shalt Not. There VIII pc music
by E W. White, Chicago's noted singer
and by the r. r. 7. NJ. c. A. quartette.
The meeting is for men only
The work on the repairs which are to
he made in the bowling alleys started
this morning. The alleys are being
which works a good deal on the same
order as a lawn mower
During the last three days % new
members have been added to the rail-
road association. There were nine
Wednesday. six Thursday, and eight
Friday.
Tom L. King. city ticket agent Of
the Santa Fe at this point returned to-
dav from a three weeks outing in New
york and Atlantic City. He reports
a very enjoyable vacation and is look
ing much better than when he left.
W. H. Hunt of the roundhouse re-
ceived an injury to his right hand
and when the wrench slipped his
finger was caught between the wrench
and the large driving rod of an en-
gire.
Fireman Fred Patton has been as
signed to service on runs and be-
tweer Topeka and Newton in the place
of Pat McCune who has been assigned
to switch engine service in the yards
at Wichita.
James Gibbons of the machine shops
has resigned his position.
Engineer. sJett Is taking the run of
Engineer William Gilpin between To-
peka and Newton while the latter is
off duty moving his family from En-
poria to Topeka
Fireman Frank Grover has been as
signed 10 a switch engine on the mid
die diTisiCn. He has been in the FIR
ing service between Topeka and New
ton for some time.
been assigned to service on the extra
board.
J. H Hague. former enkineer on