The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-17
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

Train No. Is, which is due at 3;55 in
the morning, arrived at IL today NO
arrived at 1870. Train No is indefin-
itely late and it is not known when the
train viii arrive. The heavy storms IN
the west are assigned as the reason.
No is an hour late and No. arrived
about two hours late.
Alfred L0velT, Superintendent of mo-
tive power, is sick at his home in Chi
.cago as a result of overwork- His CHIEF
clerk. ". c. Peyton, is also laid up
Linden Green, who has been chief
EtenOgrapher to Dan Cain OF the Rock
Island until recently. has accepted
position with Division Superintendent
Aver of the western division with head
quarters at Dodge City.
L. NJ. Gazen, chief electrician of the
Santa Fe. returned from a business
trip to Chicago Saturday
Rev. E. 0. Raymond. of the Parkdale
Methodist church. viii address the noon
meeting of the machine shops tomorrow
1T is expected that the newly organized
male quartette OF the machine shops
will sing. This quartette is composed Of
Messrs. Hunt, Burdette. Bechtel and
Palmer
General Superintendent F. c. Fox re-
turned Sunday morning from an ex-
tended trip over the western division.
Clyde Reed. of Wichita. who is chief
clerk of the railway mail service, was
in Topeka Saturday on a business trip.
OF track from Chickasha, L T., to Ter
rflI, Texas, which IS causing the trains
on the Texas line to be several hours
late.
Ed Dale, a draughtsman in the chief
engineer s Office Of the Santa Fe. is
back at work after having spent a
weeks vacation in st. Paul. MINI. Mr..
Dale brought back with him bride.
George Holloway and Ed Emerson of
the boiler shop. is laying off on account
of illness
II. r. Kootz, general freight agent of
the Santa Fe, returned to work this
morning after spending last week on a
business trip to Chicago and Kansas
City
Engineer Charles Jones is laying off
duty in the pool
Arthur Barry is laying Off in the ma
chine shops for a few days.
Engine No. 1867 has been assigned to
service on the western grand division.
the shops after receiving a general ov-
erhauling-
Engineer Webb Is taking the place of
ef1ngineer Sherman in the pool while the
latter is laying Off
Swttchman James Larkin is laying
of in the yards for a few days.
G IA Gaunt, assistant general man
ager Of the Santa Fe. returned Saturday
from a business trip to Chicago
Tom Whitmer, chief clerk of the bag
gage department, spent Sunday in KAN
sas City.
Charles Bowman. who was employed
as night caller until few months ago
was in Topeka this morning For sew
eraI weeks he was night depot agent of
the Santa Fe at Craig on the cut off and
upon the discontinuance of that station
he has been assigned as night operator
at Wakarusa to which place he went
this morning.
Division superintendent C. T. McLel-
Ian of the Santa Fe returned to En-
poria after spending Sunday In Topeka.
Pat Walsh. general baggage agent of
the Santa Fee has returned from St
Louis where he attended a general bag
gagemen's convention last week.
Firclan NJ. F. FOUGHT, who has been
laying of taking the physical examin-
alton for promotion to engineer, has re-
turned to work on runs Nos. 113 and ia.
John NTespheIt, assistant foreman of
the boiler shop. has taken a layoff pre-
paratory to leaving the c4.y for his
Christmas vacation. His place will be
taken by David Ammel during his alb
Eence-
over seven hundred checks were CASH
Cd al the r. r. Y. NJ G. A. Saturday.
This is about double the number which
were cashed- last month. The trackmen,
ahe employees of. the bridge and build