The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03

c. w. Kouns. former superintendent
of transportation. has been promoted
TO the position of assistant TO Second
Vice President ]. K Kendrick- This
is new JOB which has never hereto
fore been in existence. The second
vice president is in charge of the oper-
alton of the road Mr.. Kouns' head
quarters will be in Chicago and his
jurisdiction will extend from Chicago
to Galveston and San Francisco.
W. H. Hamilton. master mechanic
of the eastern division, is in Topeka
today on a business trip.
Frank Smith. a round house clerk
at Argentine, has resigned his posi-
ton.
Train No. 4 was several hours late
today. No did not reach here until
1:30 and No. is three hours late All
the other trains are running on time
Fireman George Hartzell, who for
merly resided at Argentine and ran
on the eastern division. died a few
days ago at his home in Madison, o. T.
At the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. tomor-
row afternoon there will be a ball
game between the two teams chosen
from the seniors of the Railroad Y. NJ.
c. A, the weather permitting
Otis Wolf. who has been employed
for some time as chief clerk to Gen
eral Foreman Cullum at Argentine,
has handed in his resignation which
will take effect as soon as his successor
has been elected.
Next Tuesday night at the meeting
of the membership committee the
banquet for the committee will be
served. This banquet will be given by
the division of the committee which
worked in the recent membership con-
test under the leadership OF Dan Lane
and will be in honor of the Strains
who won the contest
s. w. Everett, assistant electrical
engineer of the Santa Fe, is in En-
porfa today on a business trip.
l.. NJ. Gazen has returned to Topeka
after having been in Argentine on
business.
w. E. Davis of the electrical depart
ment has returned from Shawnee, o.
t. where he has been for several days
on an inspection trip looking after the
interests of electrical department.
Brakeman Nichols of Argentine has
been assigned to the Leavenworth
work train with Conductor Delahunty.
For some mysterious reason a large
force of the shopmen at Argentine
were laid off last Monday morning and
work Wednesday. No one seems to
have any knowledge for the reason of
these orders
A D. Kinnison and family of SYRIA
cuse. Kan. are in Topeka for a few
DAYS the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Boyd of the electrical engineering de-
partment- Mr.. Kinnison is roadmas-
ter on the Arkansas river division.
the Santa Fe, is in Argentine today on
an inspection trip of the electrical de-
partment at that place.
Master Mechanic w F. Buck of To-
peka is in Arkansas City on a business
trip.
The Sharks and the Tigers of the
juniors at the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. will
play baseball tomorrow morning if the
weather is favora BILE.
Owing to the decrease In freight traffic
one switch engine has been taken out of
service at Argentine during the past
week while two have been taken out in
Kansas City.
James Mullin, assistant foreman of the
blacksmith shops. was secretly married
last Wednesday night and before his
friends could learn of any of the par
ticulars he was on his way for a honey
moon trip to California
George Dean, a car repairer of Argen-
tine, met with the misfortune a few
days ago of getting his right arm badly