The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing RaIIroad Men.

The gymnasium classes of the R. r.
Y. NJ. c. A. will open Monday. The
classes which will open on that date
viii be the Office mems class which
opens at 6:15 Monday evening and the
class A which meets at p. m.
THE Prodiga1 Son" will be the sub
ject for the address by the Rev. Loyal
w. Madden at the meeting on the lawn
Of the r. r. T N. G. A next Tuesday
evening. The meeting this week will
be IN front of the building instead Of
on the side. as was the case last week
More people can be accomm odated on
the front lawn. Seats will be arranged
to seat one thousand people George
Adamson viii sing the old hymn, ne
Ninety and Nine" illustrated with the
stereopticon. The association male
quartette will also sing.
Owing to the 1ateness of the regular
No. today a second section Will be
run. The first section will be a plug
from Kansas City and the second sec
ton will be the regular train.
The boiler in the R. r. z. NJ. c. A.
has been repaired and the baths are
now well supplied with hot water
Frank r. Frost chief electrician of
the Santa Fe at this point, leaves for
Kansas City this evening on business
trip.
The swimming pool in the basement
of the Y. M. c. A was we'll patronized
this morning, as it was the first day in
some time that there has been hot
water.
Train No. IS was late this morning
which necessitated stopping IN Iopeka
for breakfast. The high waters IN
Arizona still continue to make it diff.
cult for the trains to run on anything
like schedule time.
Ralph Schnacke of the engineering
department went to Burlinganne TINS
morning, where he will attend to some
business with which his department IS
connected.
w. J. Lank is a new chain man in the
employ of the engineering department
A partition is being built in the office
Of Yardmaster Kennedy. His once
will be divided and the west part OF the
room will be used as an office for the
bridge and building department and
also for the Office of Roadmaster Nor
risey.
A. Y. Read, r. w. Mason and R. R.
PAYNE went to Carbonate this morn
ing. where they will finish UP some en-
cheering work at that place.
G. NJ. Buck. assistant engineer Of the
eastern division. H F. Johnson and
grades between Zarah and N1cCray on
the cutoff.
Engineer Lewis has returned to En-
pOria after being in Topeka for few
DAYS on account of the shortage of men
on the local extra board
W. H. Hamilton. division master me
chanic of Argentine, was in the city
Yesterday on a trip of inspection to
the local round house.
Jobn Sheetz of the round house has
been transferred from day to night
service.
The condition of General Manager
J. E. Hurley, who was struck IN the
1-f Sun Il a =
noon, is reported to be somewhat bet
ter and Mr.. Hurley expects to be out
again in q few days
Trainmaster Lloyd Stanley of En-
pcria was IN Topeka yesterday on
business.
Engineer Webb is back on his runs
after a few days layof on account of
illness.
Fireman Conwen is laying off on
runs No. 60 and "a for few days.
Mr.. Eugene PETER of the treasury
department of the Santa Fe and his
wife leave tonight for Galveston and
other Texas points
r. J. Dell, who has been employed
for some time as bonus clerk in the Of
fices will leave Sunday for Point Rich
mond, Cal. where he has accepted q
similar position.
Fireman Sellar1 is working in the
place of Fireman Artzer, who was
burned by hot cinder falling on his
back.
Fireman Tom Kelly is off duty on
runs NO. ! and 2 on account of the
I'LL ess of Mrs. Kelly.
Carl Magnusen, who has been en-
ployed as caller of engine crews in the
round house for some time. and James
Stevenson. who has been night hostler.
have been offered positions as foremen
and have left for Argentine, where
they have been assigned to switch ser
vice. Roy Purdue takes the place Of
Magnusen as night caller.
Engineer AIcCandless has returned
from his recent trip to Nebraska ard is
back on his old runs between Topeka
and Newton in place of Engineer
Lewis, who has been running tenn
porarily.
Today is pay day for the men en-
Eloyed in the shops and yards.
Engineer Whitcomb is running in
place of Engineer Jolly on runs and
west.