The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-09

| Conductor McCabe has returned to
work after having been off on account
| of sickness.
Brakeman William Mcmillan is laying
| off on runs Nos. 121 and 80 between To-
peka and Emporia.
Engine No. 1860 has been received
from the Oklahoma division for repairs.
| The frame of the engine is broken.
Conductor Harry Griffin is back on
the Kansas City plug runs after hav-
| ing been off for a couple of trips.
Engine No 1905 was taken out on
! trial trip yesterday morning by Engi-
neer J. n. Kelly and Conductor Bank
head,
Engine No. 1904 has been assigned to
service on the cutoff east of Emporia
| and will be forwarded within a few
days.
Engineer Ed b. Jolley is laying off on
runs Nos. 5 and between Topeka and
Newton and Engineer E. S. Ash is run
ming in his place.
Engineer c. w. Hurst of Emporia,
has been temporarily assigned to work
on the California Limited between Kan
sas City and Newton.
Walter Landwehr, Of the boiler shops.
has completed an apprenticeship of
four years and is now employed as a
journeymar boilermaker.
George Brown. of the office of Will
lam Deveny, general foreman at En-
poria, has taken position in Topeka
in the offices of the shops.
Fireman Mitchell is running in the
place of Fireman -sLungstrum on the
Kansas City plug runs while the latter
is laying off for a few days.
Fireman Conwell, of runs Mes. 107 and
los between Topeka and st. Joseph. is
| laying off for few days and Fireman
]. E. Spetter is taking his place.
Engine NO Ola, which has been in the
shops for several days undergoing re-
pairs, has been assigned to service on
the Benedict branch of the Santa Fe
out of Emporia.
John Runyan, of the cabinet shops,
has returned to Topeka after having
spent a few days in Winfield, Kansas,
where his wife and family are now on
a visit to relatives. -,c
Rev. E. G. Paddock, of Oakland, will
address the noon meeting in the coach
shops tomorrow and Rev. Frank E.
Mallory will address the machine shop
meeting Thursday noon.
w. F. Buck, mechanical superintend-
ent of the eastern grand division, is
now on a business trip to Arkansas City,
Enid and Oklahoma City In the inter-
ests of his department.
The boiler at the r. r. Y. M. c. A.
is now in the shops where it is under
going repairs. A temporary boiler has
been installed which furnishes plenty
of hot water for bathing purposes.
Conductor, Fred Flicker, who has been
temporarily assigned, to runs Nos. Ill
and 112 on local passenger on the cut
off, has returned to work on runs Nos.
SO and "a between Topeka and Er1pcria.
John Verlin this morning commenced
working as callboy in the Office of
Yardmaster Jonn Kennedy. He has
been working in the shops for a couple
of weeks but did not like the work and
has returned to his old position.
The Santa Fe is receiving a num-
Der of engines from the Baldwin works
which are of the 900 class similar to
the 1900 class. The engines Will be used
in service on the New Mexico and Rio
Grande divisions after being broken in
in Topeka.
Brakeman Cairns has returned to
work after having been laying off for
several days and has relieved Brake
man Fred Gi1yeat who was running in
his place on runs Nos. So and "a be-
tween Topeka and Emporia. Brakeman
Gilyeat has returned TO work on the
extra board.
J. E. Morrison, assistant general fore
man of the shops, was assaulted and
rendered unconscious yesterday morn
ing by William Dick, a discharged en-
ploye who took this method of show
ing that he did not approve of dis
charge. Dick ran away after the as
sault and Morrison was taken into the
shop office where he soon revived and
RI work