The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-13
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

W. ]. Black, passenger traffic man
ager of the Santa Fe, who has been
in Topeka for several weeks, left for
his home in Chicago this afternoon on
No s. He was accompanied by his
chief clerk, Tom Conway.
Trainmaster Lloyd Stanley was in To-
peka yesterday on business.
Assistant General Manager c. H.
Gaunt, of the Santa Fe, went to Texas
this morning on a business trip in pri-
vate car No. 16. He will remain in
Texas for several days.
Rev. z. G. Paddock will address the
noon meeting in the coach shops to-
morrow.
Ray L. Bailey has been appointed to
the position of battery inspector in the
Eighteenth street yards at Chicago and
left for his new position yesterday.
Train No. was several hours late
this morning and did not reach Topeka
until 7:20. No. was four hours late and
No. was an hour and a half late.
General Baggage Agent Pat Walsh
left this morning on No. for a short
business trip to Chicago.
H. ]. Lubenfalls of the engineering
department, has been transferred to-
Chillicothe, Mo, where. he will work
under Division Engineer Ruggles.
Cal Norton and William Butler were
in st. Joe on a pleasure trip yester-
day.
Brakeman Mcmillan. who has been
laying of for several days on account
of sickness, has returned to work on
runs Nos. 121 and 80 between Topeka
and Emporia.
John Getz who is chief clerk in the
office of Master Mechanic A. Oman at
Newton, Kan. is in the local hospital
where he is being treated for a severe
case of chronic indigestion.
Fireman Pennington, who has been
laying off for several days, has returned
to work on the extra board.
Engineer Dan Shannon has returned
to Topeka after having been away for
about three weeks visiting relatives in
st. Louis
William Archer is in Albuquerque for
a few days on railroad business.
Engineer John HOMELAND, who has
been laying off for several days on ac-
count of sickness, has returned to work
on runs Nos. II and Is between Topeka
and Kansas City.
W. F. Buck, mechanical superintend-
ent of the eastern grand division, is in
Arkansas City for few days on a
business trip.
Asher B. Burrows, who is the south
western passenger agent for the Nickle
Plate with headquarters at Kansas City,
was in Topeka yesterday on a visit to
local officials of the passenger depart
ment.
Conductor Jesse Howes is working
on the st. Joe runs Nos. 119 and 12O
between Topeka and st. Joseph in the /
place of Conductor Hewitson, who is |
laying off. and is in Kansas City on |
business for a few days.
Frank Robinson of the machine |
shops is laying off on account of sick
ness and was taken to the Santa Fe |
hospital yesterday, where he will be |
operated upon.
Engineer H. P. French has been |
temporarily assigned to runs Nos 10Y |
and los between Topeka and ST. Jo-
seph.
Manager J. F. Huckle of the Santa
Fe curio department, passed through |
Topeka Monday, enroute to the Alvar-
ado at Albuquerque.
Engineer Joe Davidson, who has
been off for some time visiting with
his daughter in California, has return
ed to Topeka. and has reported for
work on his old runs. Nos. 113 and ia
between Topeka and Florence.
Fireman w. a. Davis is laying off I
for a few days on runs Nos. II and Is l.
between Topeka and Newton.
T. S. Cafferty. general track inspec-
tor of the eastern grand division. was
in Newton yesterday on a business
trip. +
Firemen Harry ConwelI and w. H. 4
Lyons went to Emporia yesterday to
take time card examination for pro-