The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-09
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notes.

i Brakeman Workman is laying off at
| Argentine on account OF Sickness
+ Engineer Link Galletly is running
temporarily on the Marceline runs.
Engineer N. F. Fouch is working in
/ extra freight service for few days
/ Conductor Caldwell of Argentine is
working temporarily in passenger ser
| vice.
Fireman McHenry is laying off on his
runs for few days on account OF SICK
ness.
Fireman MCGEE is laying off on ac-
count of illness. He will return to work
in few days.
Fireman Lungstrum has been assign
ed to regular switch engine service IN
| the local yards.
Engineer John HOMELAND is back at
| work on his runs after having been
| on for some time.
/ W. A. Powers, chief chemist of the
! Santa Fe, went west yesterday on
| tour of inspection.
/ w. L. Allison, mechanical engineer of
| the Santa Fe at Chicago is in Topeka
| today on business.
Engineer Tennyson is laying off at his
home in Argentine on account OF pau
| case of ptomaine poisoning.
Ffremen McMillen, Boggs, MCCOY ana
O'Brien are in Topeka this week TAX
ing the time card examination.
| F. VIZ Savage of the advertising de-
partment of the Santa Fe is spending
| the week in Colorado on business.
Edward R. Bartlett, right of way
agent for the Santa Fe, left last night
Tor Ethel. Mo-, on a business trip.
Engineer Robert Brentnan and Con-
ductor Delahunty went east this morn
ing In charge of the weed burner.
Engineer Dan Shannon has been tenn
porarily assigned to runs Nos. los and
1O6 between Topeka and st. Joseph.
L. ]. G. Knapp of the testing depart
ment, is confined in the local hospital
with a severe case of typhoid fever.
Engine No. 1881 was taken out on
trial tri-' 49, morning and will be as
signed to service within few days.
Fireman Sumey is laying off in the
local pool on account of illness and Fire
man Stevens is holding down his turn.
John I. Kelly. foreman of the. coal
Monday to Miss Mae Gulley Of Argen-
tine.
Conductor Finnie, who has been lay
ing off at his home in Argentine for
several days on account of sickness has
reported.
Fireman Vilott, of Argentine, has re-
signed his position at Argentine. and
has severed his connection with the
Santa Fee.
Engineer Robertson, of Argentine.
who has been in La Junta for some
time, has returned to his home and re-
ported for duty.
ENGINEER T.. 1nOn1dS WHO mas DGeu
laying off on runs Nos. i and between
Topeka and Newton for several days has
returned to work.
J. E. Grown, an expert machinist in
the local shops, is expected home tomor-
row from California where he has been
spending his vacation
The engine and cars which were de-
molished in the wreck at Red Rock, o.
T., a few DAYS ago have been brought
into the local shops for repairs
Engineer ]. McKernan came in from
Burlingame yesterday on No. ia in
place of Engineer VIII Rain on account
of Engineer Rains engine being dis
abled.
M. A. Blanchard. civil engineer of the
Santa Fe at Argentine, has been trans
the Missouri division has been appoint
ed in his place at Argentine.
Fireman Halstead of Argentine has
been transferred to Topeka and is at the
present time working in the place of
w H Lyons who has been running
switch engine in the local yards.
Fireman Cantrell of runs Nos. 81 and
81 between Topeka and Argentine was
overcome by heat on the return trip |
Wednesday and it was necessary for the |
brakeman to fire the train into Topeka |
A change has been made by the San
ia Fe in the handling of their red ball |
freight. Hereafter the reports all over |
the system will be made to General |
Manager ]. E. Hurley instead of the re- !
spective general superintendent q.ir,
Harry NJ Thompson, of the chemical |
department has resigned his position |
and has left for Summerville, FeIes, |
where he has accepted a position with |
the Texas Tie and Timber Preserving |
company, which company treats a |
large number of ties for the Santa Fe. I
There is a vacancy for fireman on the |
fast mail runs between Kansas City and |
Newton in the place of Fireman Can
trell who has returned to freight service.
Bids will be received until August IL at
which time the runs will be assigned to
the Oldest fireman making application.
Conductor Albert Cox of the Santa F'e
who has been in charge of work train
at Toronto in Greenwood county has
been brought into the local hospital on
account of being injured in dynamite
explosion. The train was hauling rock
and in the unloading of the rock were
accustomed to use small discharges of
dynamite Owing to a delayed discharge
which was unknown to Mr.. Cox he ven-
tured too close and upon exploding Mr..
Cox was blown ten feet away and his J.
face was filled with small pieces of rock
His right eye was also badly burned. He
is not seriously injured however and
will be able to resume work again in
the near future.