The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-16
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SANTA FE: NOIES|

Engineer E. o. Whitcomb of the
extra board is laying off for a few
days. 1
Division superintendent c. T. Nc
Lellahi of Emporia spent Sunday in
Topeka with his family.
Engineer Ed Smith was on the plug
runs yesterday in place of Engineer
viii Rain, who was. laying off.
G. J. Graves, division engineer of
the eastern division left this morning
on the plug for a short inspection
trip.
w. C. Laucks of the office of the
auditor of disbursements is spending
few weeks vacation in New York
Wade Jones of the ticket auditing
department has gone to Las Vegas,
where he becomes chief clerk to the
chief dispatcher.
George Wilkinson of the general
freight agents office has been ap
pointed travelling freight agent of the
Santa Fe with headquarters at
Pueblo.
ming for a few days on runs Nos. 115
and 116 between Kansas City and
Today is the regular monthly pay day
of the Santa F'e and the employees Of
the shops and yards are jubiiant:
Checks are being cashed as usual at
the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
Conductor Caps was on the Kan
sas City plug runs. Nos. 100 and ITO
yesterday. in the place of Conductor
Harry Griffin who laid off.
John McDade is a new man who has
! been employed as a switchman in the
local yards. He is a son of Henry Nc
Dade who has a similar position.
| Engineer Link Gallety has return
ed to work and is running on runs
Nos. los and 106 in the place of En-
| gineer James Thomas, who is laying
off.
The meeting of the entertainment
| committee of the r. r. Y. NJ G. A.
which was called for tonight has been
| postponed a week on account of pay
day.
| j. s Liant is a new employee in the
! office of G. J. Graves, division engineer
| He comes from the Illinois division.
where he has been in charge ofmasonry
work.
Engineer Dan Shannon is running
| temporarily on runs Nos lO7 ana 1OS
! between Topeka and St. Joseph in the
absence of Engineer A. Verlin, who is
| laying off.
| Engineer George Lusk who has spent
the summer in Massachusetts and New
Hampshire has returned to Topeka and
| reported for duty on his old runs be-
tween Topeka and Marcelline.
DR.. Loyal w. Madden OF the Presby-
terrain church will address the open air
meeting at the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
next Wednesday night on the subject,
THE Power of Christ" The lecture will
| be illustrated.
c. o. Clark, who is working in the
engineering department under Assist
amt Engineer Bell, who has charge of
masonry work at Kansas City, was in
Topeka yesterday spending Sunday
with relatives
Engineer n. L. Cooper who has been
!, working out of Topeka in the place of
Engineer George Lusk has returned to
his home in Marceline where he has
been assigned to a freight run on the
Missouri division.
An engine pulling the weed burner
was derailed near Tenth street yester-
day morning and it required consider
able time to get it back on the tracks.
The track was tied up for some time but
fortunately it was not the main track.
E. De Silva, master mechanic OF
the Santa Fe Prescott & Phoenix
road at Prescott, Ariz., arrived in To-
peka yesterday afternoon on No. .
and remained in Topeka until this af-
ternoon when he left for Kansas City
on No. ..
c. x. Brooks of the engineering de-
partment of the Baltimore & Ohio sta
toned at Cleveland, Ohio. left yesterday
after having been in Topeka on a two
weeks visit with relatives to take a
new position in the same department al
III Cumberland, Nd.