The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-16

| William Morrisey, roadmaster, left
Sunday for business trip to Chicago.
Conductor Clint Coddington is lay
| ing off for a few days on account of
! illness.
Fireman Dobbs has returned from
Chicago where he has been on a short
vacation trip.
Division superintendent c.. T. Nc
Lellan Of Emporia is in Topeka on a
short inspection trip.
AL S. Rankin, chief train inspector
| of the Santa Fe,- was. in Topeka yester-
day on a business trip
Eugene Hatton' of the car cleaning de-
partment has been laying off a week
on account of an injured finger.
Lon Irish, chief baggage tracer of
the Santa Fe. is laying off having been
granted two weeks vacation.
G. H. Evans, freight agent at Wichita,
has returned to his home after having
been in Topeka on a business trip.
Fireman J. E. Spetter has been reg
ularly assigned to runs Nos. 81 and 81
between Topeka and Argentine with
Engineer J. E. Polly.
Engineer AL Lozier of Argentine is
running temporarily on runs Nos. lis
and 116 between Kansas City and
Newton.
Engine No. 436 has been sent to
Albuquerque, where it will be used on
branch line on the New Mexico di-
vision.
Captain R. NJ. spivey. inspector for
the Harvey house system on the west
ern of the system, is in Topeka for a
few days visit to his family
Engineer Charles Jewell who runs a
switch engine in the local yards is lay
ing off on account of sickness. Fireman
N. T. Fouch is in his place.
Engineer Robert Brer tnaII is running
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runs Nos. SO and ga between Topeka and
Emporia while the latter is laying off.
Fireman Tennyson of the Leaven-
worth & Topeka runs has been granted
a thirty days leave of absence and Fire
man Gillespie has been assigned in his
place.
Frank w. Thomas engineer of tests
for the Santa Fe. returned last night
from a trip to Newton, where he had
gone on a trip testing a new engine
appliance.
Jesse Lewis Of the boiler shop who
has been laying off on account of an
injury to his eye caused by a flying
piece of steel, has returned to his work
in the boilershop.
Engine No. 1905, which has recent
~ been turned out of the local shops
| after n general overhauling has been
| assigned to freight service on the New
Mexico division.
Charles Sheetz. who was formerly
connected with the Santa Fe in To-
pcka and who is now stationed at
| Moline, ILL.,, is here visiting his par
! ents for a few weeks.
Brakeman Earl F. Cafferty has been
| assigned to the extra board and Brake
man Robert Finnie has taken Cafferty's
place on runs Nos. 121 and 122 between
Topeka and st. Joseph.
P w. Sayre of the bridge and building
department of the eastern division left
yesterday for a thirty days trip to New
ark, Ohio, and other points where he
will visit relatives and friends.
Train No. was late this morning. All
the other trains however were report
ed nearly on time. The heavy rains of
Sunday night made the track rather
slow on the eastern end of the system
Rev. E. G. Paddock of Oakland will
address the noon meeting in the coach
shops tomorrow. Rev. Frank E. NAL
Tory of the Third Christian church will
address the meeting in the machine
Shops Wednesday noon.
Tomorrow will be the regular semi
monthly homsseekers day. Several
extra trains will be run for the ac-
conlmodation of the homeseekers who
will go to the Pecos valley Panhandle
and western Kansas regions.
w. H. Hamilton. master mechanic
of the eastern grand division, has left
for New York and other eastern
points. where he will spend a vacation
of several weeks. Mrs. Hamilton ac-
comDanied him.