The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26
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SANTA NOTES.

Engineer George Rush is working
in temporary freight service.
Potato shipments between Lawrence
and Topeka are $50 cars in the past
fifty days.
General Superintendent F. c. Fox
has returned from a western business
trip.
! Frank Cherry of the electrical de-
partment returned Saturday from a
| trip to Kansas City.
| L. NJ. Gazen, engineer of electrical
construction. has returned from a
business trip to Chicago.
F. A. Cook, superintendent of the
Pullman company, was in Topeka sat
urday for few hours on business.
Give Hastings. consulting account
ant of the Santa Fe. has returned from
business trip over the Gulf lines.
Division superintendent C. T. Nc
| Lellan returned to Emporia this morn
ing after spending Sunday in Topeka.
Charles BOSNIAN of the engineer
| ing department at Barring, Mo, was IN
| Topeka yesterday visiting his friends
and relatives.
Porter MITCHELL battery inspector
for the Santa Fe in Chicago, returned
home today after visiting in the city
! for several days.
Engineer ]. H. Helms of Argentine
| has returned to work, after having
| been off for several days. He is run
ming in extra freight service.
n. B. Boyd, manager of the local
telegraph Office. has returned from a
weeks vacation and took charge OF
the local office this morning.
Conductor H. P. McCabe is running
on runs Nos. 107 and los between To-
peka and st. Joseph in the place of
Conductor ]. H. Griffith, who is lay
ing Off
Engineer Dan Shannon is running
on runs Nos. 105 and 106 between To-
peka and st. Joseph in the place of
Engineer James Thomas, who is lay
ing off.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Pickard have re-
turned from their bridal tour and are
now living at 535 Madison street. Mr..
Pickard is employed in the tests de-
partment.
Engineer ]. E. Polly has returned to
work on runs Nos 81 and 81 between
Topeka and Argentine, after having
been off on a couple of trips on ac-
count Of sickness.
The reading room at the Railroad
Y NJ. c. A is being re-kalsomined
and painted, which will make it more
attractive in appearance when the
work is completed.
Eddie Alsdorf. formerly of the local
engineering department. is now located
in Newton, where he is stenographer
to w. B. Earl. chief engineer of the
central grand division.
Edwin A. Campbell of the local di-
vision engineering force has been
transferred to Ethel, Mo-, where he
will act as inspector of masonry
which Is now being constructed at that
place
A. Alcazar, a Filipino, who has been
working in the machine shops during
the summer, left today for Manhat-
tan, where he will continue his tech
meal course at the agricultural COL
lege.
SUPERINTENDENT Mcclellan of the
Santa Fe inspected the line, especially
the bridges. between Topeka and
Kansas City Saturday. The new
bridge east of the shops will be ready
for the main line trains in a week
Louis Hill of the local telegraph de-
partment left this morning for EN-
poria, where he will visit for a few
days before going to Colorado, where
he will work as a telegraph operator
at some station to which he will be as
signed later.
layed several hours yesterday No. 2
did not reach Topeka until nearly
midnight. No. was run in two sec
tfons the Gulf connection running as
the first section, while regular train
from Denver came as the second sec
ton.
Byron w. Uric. who was employed
as steel car repairer. met with an ac-
cident while at work Saturday after
noon The side of his face was bruised
by being struck by Jack which
slipped out of place. He was removed
to the hospital where he was taken
care of and is now able to be around.
Taft at Kansas CITY.
The Topeka Taft clubs will run an
excursion to Kansas City tomorrow