The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern-
ing Railroad Men.

Engineer Jesse Covert is laying of
on account of illness.
A gang of is Mexicans has been em-
ployed in the local yards and they Will
be used in track work.
n. l. Matthews. electrical inspector
at Newton. was in the city this morn
ing on official business.
Pat Walsh, general baggage agent
of the Santa Fe. left this morning on
a trip to Chicago on business.
w. F. Talliaferro of the mechanical
department is in Albuquerque on busi-
ness connected with his department
G. T. Mcclellan, division superinten-
dent of the eastern division was in To-
peka yesterday and today on business
The condition of Engineer Bostick of
Albuquerque, who is confined In thu
local hospital, is reported as being inn
proved.
Conductor Frank Hannum commence
ed work Monday as conductor of the
fast mail runs between Kansas City
and Newton.
Fireman Brickley is running on
runs Nos. 113 and ia between Topeka
and Florence while Fireman Mcneil is
taking a layoff.
w. E. Lewis of the water service de-
partment, who has been laying off for
several days Witma sprained foot, has
recovered and returned to work.
S. w. Everett assistant electrical
ed from trip to- Chicago, where he
was called on business a few DAYS ago.
Engine No. 1861, one of the new Bald
win oil burners, was taken out on trial
trip yesterday. The engine will be sent
to the coast lines as soon as It is ready
for service.
Tom Hayes, chairman of the Rriev-
ance committee of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen of the middle d.
vision at Newton was in the city yes
terday.
Engineer e. o. whitcomb is run
ming on the fast mail runs between
Topeka and Kansas City in the place
OF Engineer Evan Thomas who is lay
ing off.
Engineer E. d. Webb is running on
runs Nos. 113 and ia between Topeka
and Florence in the place of Engineer
Z. II; Barry, who is laying off for a
few days
Engineer Chris McGinnis. who has
Deen laying off on the coal train be-
tween Topeka and Burlingame and
Emporia for several days. is back at
work again.
Train No. 3, the California Limited
was hve hours and forty minutes late
today. No. was four hours late. A
breakdown on the Illinois division was
for the delay.
Engine No. $40 which was demolished
In the wreck at Sylvia last week. has
mad an evil record. The engine has fig
4SN AZ oCNSl0t dCClOenlS ana was IN q
wreck at kinsley short time ago.
r. H. Bergman, who has been em-
ployed for some time in the machine
shops, has resigned his position and
Will leave in a few days for Chicago.
where he has accepted a position
N. NJ. Rice. general storekeeper Of
he Santa Fe, is in Albuquerque on Of
icial business and is at the same time
'enewing his acquaintances among the
people of albuquerque where he once
lived.
The work in the new shops in the
east end of the yards which was de-
aged by the bad weather of last week,
s again under way and the work seems
n good shape to be completed within
l very short time.
Engineer Andy Verlin, who has
'een laying off on runs Nos. 1O7 and
.0S between Topeka and ST Joseph.
las recovered from his illness and ~
Jack at work on the runs. During his
Lbsence Engineer Z. S. Ash had
harge of the runs.
Alfred Lowell, superintendent of
motive power for the Santa Fe with
at Chicago, is in Topeka
oday on business Mr.. Lowell came
n his private car No. 16 attached to
rain No. 8 this morning He has
,een for several weeks on a trip over
he western lines of the system While
lere this morning he made a trip
through the shops.
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