The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-20
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

/ A special train went through 10
| peka this morning carrying the party
merce who are on a sightseeing trip
| through the west. The party are now
on the way to the Grand Canyon and
| from there will go to Los Angeles and
San Francisco where they will be the
| special guests of these cities.
| H. w. Myers, travelling auditor of
| the Santa F'e. has returned from a
business trip to Winfield, where he was
! looking after the interests of his de-
partment at that place.
j. w. Robinson, scale inspector OF
| the Santa Fe. has returned to Newton
| after having made a short visit to
friends in Topeka.
J. D. Anderson foreman of the
| blacksmith shop at Newton, passed
| through Topeka yesterday on his way
home from a visit to Kansas City,
where he spent Sunday with friends
| and relatives.
Conductor Elmer Hay of Kansas
| City arrived in the city this morning
| for a short visit and business trip. Mr.
Hay is one of the veteran conductors
| of the road.
Conductor Fulton Withrow has been
| temporarily assigned to runs NOS %
and "a between Topeka and Empor1a
while Conductor Tillford is on the
work train between Topeka and Te-
| cumseh.
Engineer Leaf is taking the place
| of Engineer J. N. Kelly, making trips
while the latter Is laying off for a few
days on account of sickness
Today on account of the homeseek-
ers' rates there were four extra trains
run over the main line of the Santa
Fe and one extra train went over the
cutoff. There were two sections of No.
IT this morning and this afternoon
there were four sections of No. 5. A
large number of homeseekers are
availing themselves of the opportunity
to visit the southwest and all the
trains today were crowded.
A. L. Mayer. assistant secretary of
the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A, returned last
night from Mcpherson where he went
Sunday to address Y. M. c. A. meet
ing and remained visiting Monday. He
returned on No. 116.
G. C. Scott of the cabinet shop is
laying off for a few days on account
of sickness.
Division Superintendent c. T. Nc
Lellan returned to Emporia this morn
ing after having been in Topeka for
several days on business.
Engineer George F'urman of Argen-
tine, who was visiting in Topeka yes
terday returned home this morning
Engineers Covert and Whitcomb
are temporarily running on the two
work trains between Topeka and
Tecumseh.
Engineer Charles Yewell is laying
off for a few days on account of the
serious illness of his wife. Engineer
George Sherman is taking his place.
Fireman Smith is laying off for
several days on account of sickness.
A. V. Read and Ed Alsdorph of the
renee today where they are looking
after some bridge work which is being
done at that place.
s. E. Carter of the machine shops,
accompanied by his family, left for
lola yesterday where they will visit
for a few days with relatives.
Engineer Ed ScahilI. who has been
laying off for several days in the pool,
returned to work yesterday.
At the Thursday meeting in the
coach shops, Rev. Paddock of Oak
land will address the meeting.
Engineer Lozier of Argentine, who
has been running on the California
Limited for some time has returned to
work in freight service out of Argen-
tine.
Conductor Jesse Howes. who has
been laying off for some time on ac-
count of sickness has returned to
work.
The entertainment at the r. r. Y.
NJ. c. A. next Friday night will con-
sist of a Washington's birthday enter
tainment by the young people OF the
First Congregational church. The
participants in the entertainment will
be dressed in colonial attire and the
affair promises to be typical of Wash |
ington's time.
Engineer Peter Anderson has re-
turned to work in the yards after
having been off for several days.
Senator George P. Morehouse will
deliver patriotic address at the R. R.
Y. M. G. A. next Sunday afternoon az
$3.50 o'clock. Henry B. Lautz, assis- |
tant to General Manager Hurley will
preside at the meeting and Mrs. |
Morehouse and the Acme male quart
cite
Engineer Minard of Emporia has
been assigned to runs Nos. II and Is
during the absence of Engineer !
Hearst, who is laying off for a few
days.
DR.. Alkire was the principal speaker |
ut the meeting of the Young Mems |
Social and Investigation club last |
night. His address on the subject: |
Hygiene" was one of the best eff
forts in this line ever heard at the |
railroad association.
Engineer Watkins of Emporia. who |
has been in the local hospital for some
time is out this morning and will re-
turn in a few days to his runs on the |
middle division.
Fireman Smith is laying off on his /
runs for few days.
Fireman n. F FOUGHT of Argentine
is running in the place or Firema.
Wilson, who is laying off for a rev
days on account of sickness.
Switch engine No. 2129 one of the
new oil burners built in the shops was
taken out on trial trip yesterday af-
ternoon and will be sent to the coast
lines to be used in switching service
in a few days.
Col. F. S. Savage of the general of
fees will leave tonight for business
trip to Denver.
William H. Conry, professor of me-
chanical engineering at Purdue uni
verSity, Lafayette, Ind, who has just
returned from two years trip around
the world, will address the meeting of
the Young Mems Social club next