The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-21
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SANTA NOTES.

gentine is running temporarily on No.
F W Thomas. supervisor of ap-
prentces, returned yesterday from an
| eastern trip
Conductor P A Caps is running
temporarily on runs Nos So and 81
between Topeka and EmpOria.
Train No , was delayed a couple of
| hours today as a result of a deraiI-
ment on the Rio Grande division
H w Jacobs. assistant superfntend-
/ eut OF motive power. left last night for
an Inspection trip over the Gulf lines
/ Engineer w H Wneerer. who runs
| between Topeka and MarceIine on the
| MarceIfne runs. IS laying OF for a few
| days.
swftchman Sam Mclaughlin. who
| has been employed in the yards at
night has been transferred to day
service
/ R. H Mack of the bonus depart
ment at San Bernardino. Cal. is in
| Topeka on business connected with
| his department
Engineer Jimmy Fisher has return
ed TO his home in Argentine after hav-
ing been of on an extended trip
through Mexico
| Engine No. 1881 was taken out on
trial trip yesterday afternoon after
having been under general repairs II
| the local shops
laying off on runs Nos lis and ZIG
/ between Kansas City and Newton, has
returned to work
Engineer Dan Shannon is ruunir
on runs Nos So and 81 between To-
peka and Emporia in the place Of En-
gineer T. .. Jones
Conductor Peterson of Argentine is
working in the place Of Conductor
Taylor as helper on runs Nos 5 and
between Topeka and Newton
The State Savings Bank southwest
corner OF Sixth and kansas avenue. is
open Saturdays and Santa Fe pay days
from TO p M for general business
Engine No 1850 was taken out on
trial trip this morning after having
been set up in the shops The engine
will be assigned TO freight service.
Conductor William DeIahunty. who
has been working in temporary pas
senger service for a couple of weeks,
has been assigned to freight service
Conductor Foote. who has been
working in passenger service for some
time has been assigned TO freight ser
vice out of Argentine over the cutoff
Alfred Lowell superintendent of
motive power, came in yesterday
afternoon or a short business trip and
left last night for western fnspec-
ton trip
Barton T. Phelps of the tests de-.
partment has resigned his position
and left for Lafayette, Ind. where he
will continue his course OF studies AT
Purdue university
Train No was run in two sections
TODAY on account of the regular train
being two hours late The first sec
ton was a stub train made up a Kan
sas City and run TO Newton
Foreman Tucker Of the bridge and
building department. who has been in
Kansas City for a couple of days de-
tailed on work, has returned 10 To-
peka with MS gang Of workmen-
Fireman Mccoy who is fireman on
runs Nos 1I3 and ia with Engineer
Dan Finn between Topeka and Kansas
City. has successfully passed the ex-
animation for promotion to engineer
w H Hanson. foreman of the
painters in the local shops. has left for
two weeks vacation. which he will
spend at Amarillo. Texas. visiting with
his son. who is employed at that
place
l. G. Knapp of the tests depart
rneut who has been confined TO the
hospital for several months with a
severe case of typhoid fever. has re-
covered sufficiently 70 be out doors q
little.
A Woodruff of the tests depart
ueut has returned from an extended
eastern trip Mr. Woodruff has been
in Rochester. N Y, all summer in
speeding wheels which are being con-
structed for the Santa Fe-
trial trip this morning and viii be as
signed to service within q few days in
freight traffic on the western grand
division The engine IS one of the
Santa Fe-s largest type
Engineer Charles Jones who has
been LAYING off in the pool has return I
ed 10 work and has relieved Engineer
z D. webb. who was running in his +
Mace Engineer Webb is again work |
ing on the extra board
Engineer James Thomas who has
been laying Off for some time on runs /
Nos los and los between Topeka and +
81 Joseph has returned TO work and I
has relieved Engineer Link GaHety, +
who was running in his place
Clyde Hampstead and Ed Chamber /
lain If The Usage CITY runs have been /
transferred to firing service at Argen-
tine F'fremen Mabry and Cory or
Topeka have been assigned 10 the
Usage City runs
H J. Buudy of the mcnamara g.
partment at Argentine broke MS
cheek bone Tuesday while at work IN
the Argentine shops The bone was
broken by the force of bolt Wnlcn
had been driven from its position by
a sIedge hammer IN the hands OF an
other empIoye-
Conductor Flicker. who has been
LAYING of for a couple OF days on runs
Nos So ard "a between Topeka and
has relieved Conductor H W. Jones
who has returned to his work as
brakeman on runs Nos III and 12z
between Topeka and Atchfson-
Sxitchman sam Shfffer was found
dead in the Argentine yards Monday
night by a member of the same crew
in which he was employed There was