The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05

and he says he can't realize that there
mas been any summer
The work Of putting in the curbing on
central avenue is progressing rapidly
tenoeo rom the east side of Central
avenue around the Section point of
ground and meets the curbing on the
west side OF Kansas avenue
The following members of the North
topeka Baptist church have been elect
e0 delegates to the Kansas River Bap-
list association: Mr.. Frank Andrews
clerk Mrs J. E Warnock Mrs David
Foltz. Mrs Hanna. Mrs William Ear
ker. Miss Town Jonas Lukens. C c
Nicholson. John Carter William Van
Ness and G. T. Tiffany.
Mr.. Won Ogden Vogt. who has been
the guest for two DAYS of his uncle ).
h FOUGHT left today for New York
Mr. NOg1 was formerly general secre-
tary for the Christian Endeavcr socic-
ties but has recently been engaged in
mission work in New York under the
auspices of the Presbyterian church
He was sent by this church to san
Francisco 10 investigate conditions
there and is now en- route home
On the Onaga train, that combiuation
freight and passenger which runs on
the Union Pacific branch between
North Topeka and Onaga there is
young brakeman whose home is in
Topeka and who is euamOred of a North
side girl living on Harrison street
From her home she can see the train
when 1t crosses the Harrison street
crossing so the two have arranged
code Of signals which are understood
by themselves alone Whenever the
train is due at this certain crossing the
young woman seeks the place in her
yard from which she can secure the
best view of the train while the brake
man is ever in readiness and at the
proper time gives his signs and signals
which she answers. This plan was
found to work beautifully as no out
slider was aware of the various mes
sSges exchanged by the young people
If one saw the brakeman give these
signs every day he thought that they
were probably pertaining to his train
and paid no attention to them. although
he might have wondered why they were
given at the same place each time
While If the young woman was noticed
by the Heighbors they might have sup
posed that she was taking physical
thought she could have selected 4 diff
ferenI place for her exercises One day
when the train had reached this cross
ing the brakeman gave his usual sig
naIs but unfortunately at this time the
engineer glanced out Of his cab win
dow If he had looked a minute sooner
or second later this story would then
never have been told. but he took this
particular time TO look He saw his
brakeman'S signals and not being on
th5 inside brought his train 70 stop
and waited for orders. He waited pa
dently one, two, three minutes but no
orders AT the end Of five minutes the
train was still there and the engineer
was becoming uneasy At this time the
and brakeman appeared on
the scene and the conductor demanded
OF his engineer why in creation he had
stopped the train and what was he
waiting for anyway" The engineer
said he stopped his train because the
brakeman had waved to him to do so
and he supposed that the conductor had
orders for him" The conductor then
turned to the brakeman and said:
Barnes, what were you waving for
anyhow The brakeman bIushingfy /
told his superiors that those signals /
had nothing to do with his train ser I
vice work but were simply a private I
way OF communication he had arranged 1
With q friend Of his wh0 lived OF that /
street Matters thus being settled sat !
sfactorily the Onaga train started I
again on its westward trip. 1t is I'M /
ierStood that the Harrison street sig
lals are still given but the engineer is I
,areful to keep his eyes fastened on the 4
rack ahead Of his cab until after the 4
asst coach has passed this street