The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Mem.

Owing to. a. reduction of wages a
large number of men who have been
employed on extra gang work on the
tracks in Topeka quit this morning
gang and about thirty quit work,
among whom were a large number of
Mexicans.
L.. NJ. Gazen, chief electrician, re-
turned from trip over the western
lines of the system today.
G. ]. Graves, division engineer of
the eastern division, is in Edgerton on
the cutoff today on a short business
trip.
The membership committee of the
Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. will meet next
Tuesday evening at 6:15. Supper will
be served at the meeting by the ladies,
and the members of the committee
will meet promptly after the close of
work.
Francis r. Frost, electrical engineer
of the Santa Fe, returned this morn
ing from business trip to Chicago.
Conductor Comstock is laying off for
a few days at Argentine.
Six new bathing tubs have been in
stalled at the Railroad Y. M. G. A. in
the place of some of the older ones
which were playing out.
J. A. Hadley, who has been manager
of the Alvardo hotel at Albuquerque,
has resigned his position at that place
and has left for Chicago where he will
continue in the employ of the Harvey
company. r. E. Pellew has been ap-
pointed in place of Mr.. .Hadley.
Engineer w. H. Wood is laying off
sick at his home near Monteer, Mo.
He will, however, be able to return to
his runs out of Argentine next week.
Conductor Hinkle, who was visiting
in Topeka this week. has returned to
his runs out of Argentine.
Roy Madison. bonus clerk in the
TV1l he RI
work.
Engineer Gallety is running in the
place of Engineer William Gilpin on
runs Nos II and IS between Topeka
and Newton.
J. H. Davis has been appointed to
succeed o. J. Newlin as helper in the
electric department at Chicago. Mr..
Newlin has resigned his position.
Fireman Lungstrom has been as
signed to temporary work on switch
engine in the local yards.
James Davis of the Rock Island at
Harrington is visiting in Topeka.
Engineer F. D. Webb is running in
the pool in the place of Engineer Andy
Neugeberger.
Engineer C. o. Beeler and c. M.
RiddelI of Argentine have started a
movement for raising a relief fund for
Mrs. Shaw whose husband. Brakeman
H. E. Shaw, was killed in the wreck at
De Soto January 10.
c. o. Clark and H. L. Johnson of
the local engineering department are
in Usage City and Scranton today on
business.
Two new members were added to the
total membership of the R. r. Y. NJ. c.
A during the month of January, MAX
ing the total membership of the associ-
alton 1,474. This is a remarkable show
ing when it is known that there were
187 memberships which expired during
the month which would make 189 which
were added during the month.
Arthur Parry, a car laborer at Ar
gentine met with the misfortune last
Monday OF having his foot run over
by a wheel.
Switcfrnan Will Busby, accompanied
by his wife and family, have gone to
Wichita for few days visit with rela-
tiyes.
Word has been received in Topeka of
the death of John Nord, a Santa Fe
carpenter, who left Topeka Wednesday
en- route to Arizona, where he was to
work for the Santa F'e. He died near