The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

Mr.. William Dyer of the office Of
Shief Electrician L. NJ Gazen IS III
Emporia today on company business.
Ralph Schnacke- and c. O. Clark OF
rae engineers office went TO t1oiliaag
this morning and from there maze
short trip over the cutoff.
Harry Hobson, assistant engineer OF
the signal department, went 10 EN-
pcria today on business
Engineer e. 0. Whitcomb IS on the
Mareeiine runs in the place OF En-
glneer w ". Wheeler who is or On
account Of illness for few days.
Brakemen Kelly and Snyder are lay
ing OF at Argentine on account OF
sickness.
Roadmaster Mike GanIey Of the
eastern division at Argentine IS OH on
g vacation visiting his relatives at
Creston, Iowa
Fireman z. A Wise has been as
signed permanently to the runs 81 ana
So between Topeka and Argentine he
VIII run with Engineer Polly
Division Superintendent C. T. Nc
Lellan of Emporia is in Topeka today
on business.
H L. Mckinley Of the telegraph de-
partment has started the wiring OF the
Offices in the passenger depot
Engineer J. E. Robinson IS taking
lay off of a couple of days on account
of illness.
Engineer Dan Finn Of runs Nos. l1S
end ia is laying oft on account Oh III
ness.
Conductor Comstock. who has been
lgIaying off his runs for some time on
account of Sickness has returned 10
work.
Perry Wheeler, chief clerk in the
mechanical department at Argentine
is laying off and is visiting friends IN
East Lynne MO
Engineer Eversole is laying Off on
runs Nos. 8 and 10.
Fireman Richard Tauber of Argen-
tine and Miss Louise Baker OF that
place were married last saturday IN
Argentine.
BAGGAGE car Ne. 2471, coach S79
and dining car No. 1401 were turned
out of the Topeka shops this morning.
Engineer McCandless, who runs on
Nos ] and between Topeka ana
Newton, is laying off for few days on
account Of sickness.
Fireman Elmer Kelly has been as
signed to runs Nos. los and 100 be
tween Topeka and St Joseph He VIII
be with Engineer John Thomas,
A new Bible class was organized in
the office of the storehouse this noon.
A. L. Meyer, assistant secretary Of the
r. r. Y NJ. G. A, was in charge of the
meeting. A large attendance is re-
ported
Brakeman Mick Herr is in the Santa
Be hospital at FIT Madison where he
was operated on for appendicitis. The
operation was reported as being success
full and Mr.. Herr is getting along nice
ly. It will however be some time before
he will be able to return to mis- runs.
Conductor Dan shaffer who has been
visiting in Topeka for several days mas
returned to his runs between Lawrence
and Ottawa
Brakeman Harry Simpson who was
of for several days on account of an in
Jury in his eye returned to work today.
Conductor Earl Thomas of Argentine
while on q. recent run was thrown from
his car while rounding a sharp curve
1t was several minutes before his alb
sence was discovered. The train back
ed up and found him lying in the weeds
by the roadside in a rather dazed con-
dition. In a few minutes after being re
vived he was able to continue in has
work
z. c. Fox, general superintendent of
the Eastern Grand division left Kansas
City yesterday afternoon for points on
the Pacific coast He left via the Union
Pacific and was accompanied by his
family, Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Reid OF
Marysville, Ohio, and Mr.. and 1Srs. J. P.
McMurray of La .Junta, Colorado
F9remen AIeHenry and Raster of Ar
gentine have been transferred to Tone
la and are working on the local extra
board from this place
Miss Inez NcGregor, the impersonator
and reader OF Olivet. Kansas, viii give
an entertainment at the R r YM. C. A
tonight Her program will consist of
readings from popular authors and viii
be very interesting. The best numbers
on the programme viii be when De
Con Pone's Hot from Paul Lawrence
Dunbar. and the Bear story from
James Whitcomb Riley Four musical
numbers by prominent Topekans will BE-
8 feature Of the meeting.
Charles Smith. who has been round
house foreman at Argentine for some
time, has resigned his position at that
place and has accepted a similar posi-
ton with Al Graham at Alamogardo.