The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-20
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.


Conductor Lacey, Of chanute, went
through Topeka this morning with
trainload of stock.
Harry Pearce, the young man who
was the victim of the error of the Of
fieers in the matter of the shooting OF
/ officer Bodley at Ottawa. was In To-
peka yesterday. He is on his way to
Independence where he has been given
the position of superintendent of the
electric switch tower which is MAIN
tanned by the company at that place
Santa Fe Special Agent Emmett
Gregg of Topeka was in Newton yes
terday on a business trip.
Miss May Finn, formerly of the Har-
vey house was very unfortunate yes
terday afternoon in losing her purse
which contained $205. She was more
fortunate in having the money return
ed to her a few moments after she had
reached home and reported her loss. It
was found in Warren NJ crosby
store.
The city Y. NJ. c. A. will give re-
! ception next Tuesday evening at tnat
building to all the railroad men IN the
| city and their families.
Next Monday night the meeting on
the lawn of the R. r. Y. NJ. c. A; will
! be addressed by the Rev. Loyal W.
Madden with stereopticon
Rev. Ralph Ward addressed the noon
/
large crowd was present.
The meeting which was to have been
held on the lawn of the r. R. T. NJ
4 C. A. last Tuesday night Will be given
tonight.
Albert Adams of the storehouse de-
partment, who has been suffering with
| an attack Of typhoid fever, will return
to his work as shipping clerk next None
dag.
George MCGEE is back at firing ser
hoe On a fav a g.
| signment to night hostler duty in the
roundhouse for some time.
| Engineer Wheeler is seriously i'll at
his home in the r. r. Z M. C A
building.
Trainmaster Lloyd Stanley Of Empor-
| la was in the city yesterday.
Engine No. 43S has been assigned to
| service on the western grand division
| and has been forwarded TO It's assign
ment The engine has recently been
turned out of the shops where it re-
ceived a general overhauiing.
Engineer J. c. Muir has taken a 80
day layoff and has gone to California
where he will spend his vacation.
Engineer Higgins has. returned to the
plug runs from which he has been alb
sent for several days.
Fireman Dozier has received a regu-
lar assignment to the Kansas City plug
/ runs He takes the place of Fireman
J. z. Robinson who has been assigned
i Engineer Robinson has been assigned
! to the switch duty on the engine of j.
c. Muir who has gone to California for
] a vacation.
Engineer J. J. McKierman of En-
poria was Topeka visitor yesterday
Arthur Nelson has resigned his posi-
ton in the roundhouse.
A. " Read, Clyde Reece and w. ].
| Lark of the engineering department re-
1 turned from Emporia last night where
they have been for few days on a
| business trip.
Trains No. 8 and 10 were late this
morning owing to the high water. They
stopped in Topeka for breakfast
| Ralph Schnacke returned yesterday
| from Quenemo where he had been for
| the past two days doing some work in
! connection with the engineering depart
| ment.
An automatic electric switch got out
| of repair on train No. this morning.
| Alex Voight of the electrical depart
! ment accompanied the train as far as
| Lawrence where he succeeded in repair
ing the switch. He returned to Topeka
on No. 5.
F. r. Frost, superintendent of the cleo
| tricai department, and S. W. Everett,
assistant superintendent will leave this
| evening for Marceline, Mo, where they
viii make some tests
H. f. Johnson and r. w Mason have
| returned from Bonner Springs where
| they have been working on some work
| connected with the engineering depart
ment-
Rem Payne of the engineering depart
ment who has been connected with the
department for some time has resigned
his position and win leave for a few
days to attend school at Manhattan
Archie Pavey of the ticket office is ex-
pected to return from MS two weeks
vacation next Sunday.
George Elliott of the car repairing de-
partment has returned from his vaca-
ton and is now at work.
P. ". Sayre, general superintendent OF
the bridge and building department
went to Usage City this morning on \
short business trip.
Roadmaster Norrisey left for Scran-
ton and Usage City this mornings He
will return in few days.
Owing to the absence of a regular
baggage man on ia yesterday Lon irish
Of the baggage office was sent as sub
stitute.
s. 9. Davidson who is head travelling
man for the Fairbsnk-M Morris Motor Car
company was IN the city a short time
this morning on his way south
los Angeles, San Francisco and Other
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