The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
SANTA FE NOTES.


Ralph cutten has accepted a posi-
ton as night ticket agent with the
Santa F'e at Emporia- He viii com
mence tomorrow night.
On account of the wreck near
Pueblo last night train NO. 10 was
five hours late this morning The train
was a stub section from La Junta.- II
was delayed IN Topeka nearly an hour
owing to repairs which were made IN
the axle lighting apparatus of one OF
tue cars.
The double track on the cutoff be-
tween EmDoria and Holiday will be
ready for use by next week
The new time card on the Santa Fe
will go into effect November 4th. The
only changes which affect Topeka VIII
be trains No. g. 10 and L as has al
ready been announced.
J. H. Butcher. roadmaster Of the
Santa Fe at CherryvaIe, sustained a
broken leg a few days ago He was
inspecting track on his division when
the motor car he was riding jumped
the track.
| A. G. Burrows of the Nickel Plate
road was a Topeka visitor yesterday.
Alex. voight OF. the electrical de-
partment was in. Newton yesterday On
business.
Mr.. W. r. Buck, superintendent of
motive power of the Santa Fe, has
been in CherryvaIe where it is rumor-
ed that the Santa Fe will build new
round house.
Joe Walton. who was formerly
fireman from this place on the Santa
Fe is now at his home in Newton,
where he is laid up with an attack of
4 typhoid fever. Since leaving the Santa
4 Fe he has been with the Rock Island
at Dalhart and with the NJ K. & 7. at
Muskogee-
Ralph Gutten Is visiting in Kansas
1 Csf+y for few
/ Runs Nos a and 62 between To-
peka and Argentine are advertised for
q fireman.
Engine No. 1929, which was recent
" turned out of the Topeka shops. has
been sent to Argentine where it viii
be used in freight service on the cut
off.
Conductor Tom Leonard of Arkan-
sas City has been transferred to New
ton where he will be assigned to ser
vice on the main line east
The contractors have finished the
excavations for the new round house
which IS being built at Newton.
Francis R. Frost, electrical engineer
for the Santa Fe, is in Chicago on a
short business trip.
Train No. was three-quarters of
an hour late this morning.
+ General Superintendent F. c. Fox OF
1 Topeka and Division Superintendent
H A. Tice of the Oklahoma division
are travelling over the lines of the
Oklahoma division on a tour of in
spection.
Train No. was about two hours late
today. There seems to be an extra
heavy amount Of traffic on the through
eastbound trains which account for the
lateness Of this train.
Dad" Owens, who is night clerk al
Cfiil's restaurant across from the Santa
Fe depot has returned from a short
I <--fr, r. C,eor Ii
rabbits and squirrels very plentiful. but
was not very fortunate in securing the
bigger game which he went after.
\ "Scratchy' EIunter is taking this
i place of Dan Frey in the baggage room
while the latter is visiting his son II
Council Grove.
DR.. Comet, who is attending the
Baptist conference in Topeka, address
ed a large number of men at the moor
meeting in the coach shops this noon
DIN Taylor has gone to Dodge CITY
with gang of men where he will
superintend the erection Of a new steel
watering tank which viii be built al
that place.
/ Conductor Clinton Coddington is lay
ing off on account of sickness.
Fireman Mcneil has returned to
work in the pool after being tempo
rarily assigned to runs Nos. los and
log for a few days.
Fireman john Dyer has been off on
the MareeTne runs for several days.
Engineer Dan Finn is laying off on
I runs Nos. 113 and ia and Engineer
F. L. Ludwig of Argentine is taking
the runs in his place
Arthur Nelson Of the roundhouse
| who has been visiting in Nebraska for
several weeks has returned to Topeka
Fireman McMurtrie has returned to
his runs on the plug. Harry Ogden
who was running in his place has been
relieved.
Fireman Al Dozier has been tenn
/ porarily assigned to a switch engine IN
the yards Fireman Summer is rum
ming on the Kansas City plug in his
place.
Fireman FOUGHT has been assigned
to runs Nos, los and 106 with Engines
Thomas between Topeka and St. Jo-
seph, and Fireman Hertzmark has
been temporarily assigned to his for
ner runs on the 113 and ia.