The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

Owing to the illness of his wife
Rev Charles M. Sheldon who was to
have spoken at the Railroad Y. NJ. c.
"A. Sunday afternoon has cancelled his
engagement An Illustrated lecture
will be given in place of the address
by Mr.. Sheldon. The title of the adj
Bible Sixty views have been ordered
from Chicago which will be used to
illustrate the address.
c. A. Morse, chief engineer of the
Santa Fe. left yesterday for three
weeks trip to his old home in Maine,
where She-wiA visit his=sa rentss-zv-=s-.
Engineer George Rush, who runs on
runs Nos. III and 112 between Argen-
tine and Emporia, is laying off for
few days on account of sickness.
The fire escape on the west side of
the general offices has been com
pleted. The escape has a large land
ing at each floor and has two ladders.
Engineer Tom EversoIe of Argen-
tine, who runs on the Ottawa cutoff, is
laying off for a few days on account
of sickness.
John Frazee of the water service
department has returned to work
after having been off for several days.
Henry Schwalm of the machine
shops who has been laying off for
eight weeks with a broken arm has
recovered and will return to work
Monday.
John Boyd of Newton. formerly of
cago where he will commence his new
duties with the axle lighting depart
ment Monday.
Conductor William Mattingly is lay
ing off for a few days at his home in
Argentine and is off on hunting trip.
Engineers Speckin, Gallagher.
HOMELAND and Simpson Of Argentine
are laying off on account of sickness.
Harry w. Townsend of the axle
lighting department at Argentine was
II, 1alr hTIS
Conductor Delahanty of Argentine.
who runs on Nos. IS and sc between
Argentine and Emporia, has returned
10 work after a severe spell of sick
ness.
Francis r. Frost. electrical engineer
of the Santa Fe. has returned to work
after a trip to Chicago on business
Richard Schwalm, who has been
laying off for some time with injuries
which he received from a lathe in the
shops has recovered and will return
to work in a few days. While laying
off Mr.. Schwalm visited with relatives
in Oklahoma.
Engineer John Heberer is laying off
on runs 113 and ia between Topeka
and Florence on account of sickness.
Engineer c. H. Barry is taking his
place
John Hughes of the Santa Fe water
service department at Argentine is
LAYING off for a few days the result of
letting a heavy piece of iron fall on
his finger, MASKING the finger severely.
The examining board which is COM
posed of Engineers J. II. Goff Irving
wellman and w. H. Moon have been in
session at the Railroad Y. NJ. G. A
building in Argentine all week giving
examinations to firemen for promotion
to engineers.
Herschel Matthews who has been pro-
NOTED to the position of electrical in
spector at Newton to succeed John
Poyd passed through Topeka yesterday
en- route from Chicago for his new
work.
place of Engineer w. c. Sherman in the
local pool.
A new double desk for clerks of the
installed in the office of George Horne
at Argentine. The new arrangement is
very convenient for the clerks and
makes their work much easier.
A. o. Anderson who was formerly
connected with the Kansas City South
ern in clerical capacity has been en-
ployed as stenographer in the office of
Master Mechanic w. H Hamilton at
Argentine He takes the place which
was recently made vacant by the resig-
nation of Ed Burlingame.
The Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. is steadily
Increasing it's membership. Last Tues
day ten new members were added. FIT
teen more followed on .Iednesday and
seventeen were added Thursday This
speaks a good deal for the popularity of
the association among railroad men.
The entertainment by Miss Annie
given tonight at the Railroad Y. NJ. c.