The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ting Railroad Men.

The main line was opened for tra1flc
this morning for the first time since
the wreck last Saturday morning A
temporary bridge has been built snor
distance W stream from the wrecked
bridge and the trains are running over
this track. Train No. ITO, the plug be-
tween Topeka and Kansas City was the
first train to run over the line.
The California limited was several
hours late yesterday. It arrived at Z
last night, No. 1 arrived at 10 High
water in the east is assigned as the
reason.
Dave Dickey. of Emporia, who is in
the local hospital. was operated upon
Saturday for cancer of the mouth and
at last report he was improving very
fast.
L L. HILBERT, general superintendent
of the coast lines, with headquarters at
Los Angeles. has returned TO Los An
geIes after having been in Topeka on
a business trip of several days.
A. V. Read. r. S. Schnacke and c. Q.
Clark of the engineering department,
are in De Soto today on busineVs con-
nected with the demolished bridge at
that place
s. E Everett assistant electrical en-
gineer of the Santa Fe, left yesterday
for Chicago on business trip
Irving Wellman, road foreman of en-
sines for the eastern division. returned
to Argentine this morning after spend7
ing Saturday and Sunday in the city.
w H. Hamilton, master mechanic of
the eastern division with headquarters
at Argentine, was in Topeka on bust
ness this morning.
Train No. was an hour and ten
minutes late today. No. 113, an hour
and a half; No. 1 an hour; second No
5 an hour and a half and No. 2 is
six hours late.
Myer Hurley, chairman of the griev-
ance committee of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers, is in Topeka
from Argentine on business.
j. NJ. Cornell. general passenger agent
of the Santa Fe. has returned from
convention of general passenger agents
at Lake Charles, La.
The Missouri Pacific corn exhibit car
is on the. sidetrack on East Fifth street
and is attracting good deal of atten-
which are on exhibit are among the
best ever seen in Topeka. Other agri-
cultural and horticultural specimens are
on exhibition as we'll.
A special programme committee has
been appointed to prepare a special en-
tertainment for the Young Mems Socia'
and Investigation club at their meeting
January 30. The committee is compos-
ed of A. L. Mayer, F. o. Hassman and
H. H. Hill. At the meeting of the club
tomorrow night there viii be a debate
on the subject of Sunday baseball.
Claude Blake and F. o. Hassman will
participate in the discussion.
R. ]. Parker, general superintend-
ent of the western grand division of
the Santa Fe at La Junta. Col, is in
the city today on business. He is ac-
companied by Mrs. Parker.
Engineer Chris Leaf, who has been
laying off for some time, has returned
TO his work in the pool.
Engineer E. E. Smith is running in
the place of Engineer John Hand on
runs Nos. 81 and 62 between Topeka
and Argentine.
Engineer Charles Jones. who has
been laying off on runs Nos 121 and
1872 between Topeka and St. Joseph.
has returned to work. During his ab-
sence Engineer Dan shannon took his
place.
Engineer W. p. Beeler is running On
runs Nos. 11S and ia in the place of
Engineer Joe Davidson who is off on
a vacation in California.
Conductor Frank Hannum has been
promoted to a position as conductor
on the fast mail runs between Kansas !
City and Newton.
Engineer Evan Thomas of the fast
mail runs between Topeka and Kan