The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-15
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad BIen.

| SecIlonS OF NO. Which Will carry the
! prospective homeseekers to the regions
! of. the Pecos Valley and the Panhandle
Tomorrow lis likely that there will be
one or two extra sections on Nos. IL and
Train No. 2 is very late today. At
| last reports it was. nearly ten hours
late which would make it about mid
! night tonight when the train arrives.
| The latenss is due to bad storms in Cal
| ifornia and New Mexico. Train No. 8
| was four hours late for the same rea-
son.
Andrew Dehl of the machine shops
has returned to Topeka after having
| braska, where he was called on account
of the death of a sister.
| o. S. Taylor of the local Santa Fe
! hospital has resigned his position and
has gone to Las Vegas where he is
| working in the company hospital at
that place.
A change of train colors has lately
gone into effect. Green is now a safe
| ~ signal instead of white and yellow
is caution signal instead of green. 1t
is believed that these new colors will be
more satisfactory than the old.
| Engineer Robert Brentnall is running
| in the place of Engineer ]. C. Muir who
is off duty on account of illness.
Engineer E. D. Webb is running in
in the pool. Engineer Neugberger is
laying off on account of illness.
The classes in Russian-German Eng
lish will meet for organization tomorrow
night under the direction of NJ. F.
Gamlowski at eight o'clock.
The second number of the Railroad
Employees Magazine has been received
in Topeka. This is a much better
number than the first volume and has
sixty instead of thirty-six pages as was
the case with the first number. This
magazine is sure to create a friendlier
feeling towards the road on the part of
the employees.
Brakeman H. w Jones who has
been off the St. Joseph runs for some
time has returned to work
Engineer E. B. Jolly will lead the class
in air brake this evening at the Rail-
road Y. M. c. A. building. A large at
tendance upon the part of the members
of the class is looked for this evening.
o. ]. Wood, assistant solicitor of the
Santa F'e in Kansas, is relieving
Henry Asp as solicitor in Oklahoma.
Mr.. Asp being off for few weeks on
vacation.
Engineer bruce has returned to work
on runs Nos. II and IS between Topeka
and Newton and has relieved Engineer
Webb who was running in his place.
Irving WeIlman, road foreman of en-
gines, has been relieved of the west end
of the Missouri division and will have
charge of the eastern division with
headquarters at Argentine.
Rev. Hugh E. Smith who is holding
a series of revival services at the First
Methodist church will address the
meeting in the coach shops Thursday
noon.
George E. Hayden, travelling ac-
countant of the Santa F'e. has return
ed to Topeka after a. business trip to
Marceline for the purpose of checking
up the books at that place.
Mr.. ]. L. Muench of La Junta takes
the. place in the general managers
office. which was vacated by the resig-
nation Of R. A. Brown, who is now
engaged in business in Oklahoma City.
Engineer James Thomas of the st.
Joe runs is laying off for a few days
and Engineer H. P. French is taking
his runs.
L. NJ. Osborn, who has been employ
ed as machfnist in the water service
department for some time, has been
promoted to the position of inspector
in the locomotive department.
Jacob Owen, boilermaker, has been
sent to Warren. Ohio, to inspect all
the tanks for the new tank cars which
Santa Fe at that place.
The general verdict of the passenger
conductors is that their duties are
considera bly, lightened since the anti
pass law went into effect on January
l. The conductors are saying all the
nice things for the new law which
they can.
Friday night the young people of
the First Methodist church will give
an entertainment at Railroad Y. M.
c. A.
H NJ Mason, who was at one time
employed in Topeka and later at
Coolidge, Kan, is now night ticket
agent of the Santa Fe at Las Vegas,
n. NJ.
The Rev. ]. " Combs, who COM
mences a series of revival services at
the Third Christian church next Sun
day night, will address the Railroad
Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday afternoon at $3.50.
He will also address a meeting for
women only at the Third Christian
church at $3.50. His subject will be
TROUBLES: Real and Imaginary"
division storehouse has recently
been installed at Dodge City. F. A
Pratt, who was formerly with the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, is in charge
of the new storehouse.
J. F. Tyner of Chanute, who was
confined in the local hospital for some
time, has returned to Chanute greatly
improved in health.
The meeting of the Young Mems
Social and Investigation club which
will be held tonight at the Railroad
Y. M. c. A. promises to be one of the
most interesting of the season. The
O1SCuSSlOh Oh Lie SNCilAb6 Will NC OtA
Sunday Baseball and Theaters."
Charles Darneu Of the general. Offices
and Claude Blake of the r. R. Y. M.
C. A. will lead the discussion. There
will also be a Bible study on the sub
ject of Isaac and Rebecca."
General Manager Wells of the coast
lines and Alfred Lowell superintend-
ent of motive power, are making an
extensive tour Of the coast lines.
Today is the regular monthly pay
dow for the men in the shops and
Yards. More than the usual number
of men are getting their checks cash
cd at the r. r. Y. M. c. A. this month.
Last month there were over seven