The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-17
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

again after an interval OF Two months
the first Sunday in September.
Sidney Barnard. who has been con-
fined to his room in the R h 7. M
G. A. building for some time with an
attack of cholera morbus, is able to
be out this morning.
Fireman John Halbert. who has
been running from Argentine for
some time. has resigned his position
and win retire from railroad work
Conductor McCabe is of duty from
his run out of Argentine. being laid
UP with a. sore hand. the result OF an
accident a short time ago.
Brakeman Ira Schrauger has re-
turned to work and is now on his
regular runs out Of Argentine
Brakeman Sevey. who has been
running on the cutoff has resigned MS
position, and will locate on q farm in
central Missouri.
Brakeman Drenner has been as
signed to the plug runs NO 90 and o.
between Kansas City and Topeka.
W. H Hamilton division master
mechanic with headquarters at Ar
gentine was in Topeka for short
time yesterday on business.
Rr. and Mrs. Thorpe OF Argentine
are visiting at the home OF their
daughter. Mrs. NJ. Smith, Of this place.
Engineer T. O. Jones and family, &C
companied by Harvey Eversole. chief
left yesterday for Green Mountain
Falls, Col, where they viii visit for
about thirty days. Fishing and hunt
ing will be the chief feature OF their
trip.
Robert Mitchell. who is employed at
the planning mill and Miss Pearl Hum
mel of Oakland, were married We'd
nesday evening at the home of the
brides parents.
Ray Stevens of the machine shop
left yesterday for Denver, where he
will spend a two weeks vacation.
General Manager J. E. Hurley and
General Superintendent F. c. Fox
went west yesterday, where they win
make an inspection of some of the
western lines of the system.
Engineer C. A. Spreckin is taking
the place of Engineer Dan Finn while
the latter is away on a fifteen days va
cation.
Fireman Robinson is running a
switch engine in the yards for few
days.
Fireman John Dyer has returned to
his work on the Marceline runs.
Ross Henry is a new man who has
been employed as switchman in the
local yards.
Fireman NJ. o. Smith has returned
to work after short leave of absence
on account of illness.
Fireman George Furnnan, who runs
on the ST. Joseph passenger runs is
of for a few days and Fireman Boyer
has been assigned to his place tenn
porarily.
switchman George Fleming and
wife viii leave next week for Ere
donia, Kan. where they will spend
their vacation on a visit to relatives.
Fire man W A Sellars and wife
VIII leave tomorrow for Piedmont,
Kan. where they will spend their two
weeks vacation visiting with friends
and relatives.
Engines No 1881, 1893. 1117 and
1888 have been transferred from the
eastern division to the Oklahoma di-
vision.
Conductor Carey has taken a layof
and will spend q thirty days vacation
on visit to his old home in Toledo. 0.
Mr.. McGinnis of the boiler depart
ment in Argentine has been in Topeka
for some time visiting his mother who
has been very sick She has improved
somewhat and he returned to Argen-
tine a few days ago.
Engine No. O177 which was recently
overturned in the yards near the Santa
Fe junction in Kansas City has been
in the local shops for some time and is
now being repaired.
R. S. Clore. car inspector of the
Santa Fe in Argentine, has gone to
Aurora. Ind, where he will visit old
friends for about two months.
Brakemen Merwin, Conklin, Allison.
Isaacs. Chambers and Fredericks are
new men who have been added to the
local board IN Argentine.
Conductors c. E. Siedmund and E
o. Reece and Yardmaster W. z. Hoag-
land Of Argentine drew claims in the
Shoshone, Wyo., land drawing.
The second section of the old freight
depot was set in place this morning.
The work of ia
ton will commence tomorrow
Mr.. J. T. Marshall of the engineering
department will leave Sunday for a
two weeks vacation to Colorado
Springs.
A. V. Reed of the engineering de-
partment has returned from two
weeks vacation to Washington and
Oregon.
The officers of the electrical depart
ment have been moved from the yard
master's Office into the new rooms in
the southend Of the passenger depot
on the second floor
G. N. Buck. assistant engineer of the
eastern grand division. who has charge
Of all the engineering work done I
this point, Will move into his new Of
noes next Monday, where his men will
nave more commodious quarters.
Train No. was run in two sections
yesterday in order to accommodate the
extremely heavy traffic
Train No. which is commonly
known as the California limited was
fifty minutes late today No reason
was assigned for its lateness
A. r. Spivey of the news stand is
back at work today after recovering
from a spell of sickness
Earl Canerty has been assigned tc
runs No. SO and "a in place of P. A.
Caps.
Brakeman P. A Caps has been as