The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-01
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|SANTAFE NOTES.

w H Hamilton. division master
mechanic Is in Topeka on short bust
ness trip
w H Hutton, chairman of the
grievance committee of the O. r. c., is
in town today.
Engine No. 1854 broke down this
morning while pulling No IS and an
extra engine had to pull the train
to Argentine Engineer Ed Welch was
sent out with engine No. 1885 Engin-
eer Eversole later took engine No.
1854 to Argentine
H L Matthews, electrical Inspector
of the Santa Fe at Newton will leave
for Chicago tomorrow where he will
take unto himself a better half. Mr..
Matthews formerly worked in the To-
cal shops where he has many friends
Trainmaster Lloyd Stanley of En-
poria was in Topeka this morning
T E. Prout, general secretary of the
r. R. Y. NJ. c. A will address the
the association on personal work His
subject will be "Hinderances to Per-
sonaI Work.
]. H. McDuff, division master me-
chanic at Shopton, Ia, who has been
in the city for several days on a short
business trip, left last night for his
home.
Raymond Plato Hanna has accepted
a position in the advertising depart
ment of the Santa Fe under Col F. S.
Savage in the place of ]. M March,
who left yesterday to accept a position
at Las Vegas under Division Superin-
tendent James Kurn-
Alfred Lowell, superintendent of mo-
tive power at Chicago, returned to his
home this morning after having been
in the city for a couple of days on
business trip.
Thomas Martin of the electrical de-
partment will go to work in the shops
Monday as assistant battery foreman.
Tom has been laying off for some time
on account of getting several of his
fingers in an electrical fan while the
fan was in motion with full current
on
A L Beardsley, division master me-
chanic at Chicago, returned home yes
terday after having been in Topeka for
several days on a business trip.
Dr. z. w. White, physical director
of the r. r. Y NJ. Q. A will leave to-
morrow afternoon for an extended va
cation trip throughout the east
One of the changes which has been
made in the new time card provides
for a special train between Ottawa and
North Ottawa which will meet No. lis
which will run over the cut off after
June 18th
Harry McGin of Carbonate has ac-
cepted position with the axle lighting
department at Chicago and left for his
new duties yesterday He will COM
mence work Monday.
Conductor Ollie Smith Of yelling
ton is in Topeka for a few days, having
accompanied Yardmaster T. ]. Burns
worth of Texico to the local hospital
where he IS being treated for injuries
which he recently received
Leo Shehi, of the Newton round
house, is in the local hospital, where he |
is recovering from severe accident
which he sustained while at work a |
Few days ago. While standing on top
of an engine tender his leg was caught
between it and the apron of the shute. |
resulting in a compound fracture.
Conductor E. T. Brown of Argentine |
is laying of for a few days and is Wis |
Ting with relatives in Nebraska.
Switchman Ed Strain has returned |
from a visit of two weeks in California |
and is back at work in the local yards. |
Engine No. 1894 has been regularly
assigned to service on runs Nos 121 |
and 80 between Topeka and Emporia |
J. F. Whitford, round house inspec-
tor of Albuquerque, N. M. is in Argen-
tine on short business trip.
DR.. E. W. White. who has been ply
steal director of the R. R. 7. NJ. c. A i
for the past year. will leave Sunday af- |
ternoon for an extended trip through |