The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

Train No. 8 was over four hours late
/ this morning.
Passengers from the west today re-
port a heavy snow at various places
along the santa Fe last night.
Train No. 2 is reported as being sew
eraI hours late today. It did not take
dinner in Topeka as is usual but stop
/ ped at Newton instead.
Albert Spivey Of the Harvey news
stand has resigned his position and
viii leave in Few days Tor " WOODWARD
I Okla, where he will work with an en-
! gineering party on the santa Fe-
CLYDE Miller who has been clerk IN
the Office of Master Mechanic w H.
Hamilton for some time past, has re-
signed his position and will attend
school in the Kansas City Law school
He is succeeded by y. +. Phelps who
IS the present night clerk and George
Craig becomes the new night man.
Red Rossfter has been sworn in
as mayor of Argentine. Mr. Ross1ter
( is an engineer on the Santa Fe and IS
the only trainman on this division who
holds any city Office
Conductor Rooney and Brakeman
Evans Of the Santa Fe are laying off
this week attending the festivities at
Kansas city. They Will report Mon
day.
Conductor Harvey Reed of the cut
off is laying of on account of a severe
sickness.
Brakeman Miles of Argentine is
laying of on account of a severe sprain
In his ankle which he received while
getting on his train at Melvern few
days ago.
Fireman Shultz is running on Nos
) and from Topeka to Newton in
the place of Fireman Romig who is
laying off for a few days.
Engineer Fdd Scahill is laying off
for few days in the pool
E7irau1au G : Ash has hHen as
signed to the local extra engineering
beard owing to the heavy traffic.
FIremen Jessup and Shultz of Ar
gentine have been transferred to the
local extra board on account of the
rush in business at this point.
Conductor Howes. who has been
running on the Usage City runs, has
returned to Topeka. Conductor George
Stafford whose place he was taking
has returned to work
Engine No. 1929 was taken out on
trial trip yesterday afternoon by En-
gineer Kelly. The engine will be sent
west in a few days.
Fireman Lungstrom has been as
signed to runs NO. and s between
Topeka and Newton permanently.
Brakeman George c. Miller of Kan
sas City is now in the local hospital
receiving treatment for a sprained
ankle of several days ago.
Fireman W. A. Sellars is on runs
No. ia and ia between Topeka and
Newton
c. S. MeElain. chief clerk at the Ar
kansas City yard office and J. A. Sho-
walter, assistant foreman Of the stock
yards at the same place, passed through
Topeka yesterday on their way home
from Fit. Madison, Iowa, where they
had been on a business trip of several
days duration.
Conductor ]. F. carter. of Argentine.
is laying off.
Engineer Dan Finn is laying off on
the Kansas City plug runs on account
of sickness
Engineer Wootan. who runs on Nos.
65 and 66 is laying off at his home in
Argentine.
Engineer Ritchie is laying off for
several days on account Of the illness
of Mrs. Richie.
Conductor George Bowles. of Argen-
tine, has been transferred from service
at that point to a work train at Congo,
No, on the Missouri division
Fireman r. F. Cheetham. of Argen-
tine. who has been at the Topeka hos
pital for several days, where he under
went an operation is reported to b.
rapidly improving.
Firemen Jessup. McHenry. Brickley,
klnwear and Shultz are new men who
have been employed on the extra fire.
mans board at Argentine
Conductor Daniels, who was employ
and who is now on the Chicago, Great
Western out of Kansas City, was in the
city this morning and visited his old
friends.
The annual education rally of the R.
K. Y. NJ. Q. A. viii be held tonight at
the association rooms. f. L. Copeland,
the treasurer Of the Santa Fe, viii
preside at the meeting. The address
Of the evening will be made by Harry
z. Muchnic, assistant superintendent
of shops, methods and tools His ad-
dress Will be illustrated by over $50
moving pictures and views of shop
machinery in motion The musical part
Of the programme will be composed of
numbers by the male quartette of the
association and solos by J. T. Shaw.
The diplomas which were won in last
years classes viii be presented by T.
r. Frost, chairman of the educatio
committee The diplomas will BE-
granted to George Kisner. r. Steven
son S. Watts. T. Walker, Harvey
George, Neal Naggard. r. Hokenson,
Ed Nordstrom, B. Sheridan and J. H
Rinner. Mr.. Rinner gets two diplomas
as he completed two courses last year.
The meeting will be for men only.