The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ting Railroad Mem.


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General Superintendent F. c. Fo1
returned Saturday evening from ar
extended business trip to Chicago.
/ Irving Wellman, travelling road
| foreman of engines, spent Sunday il
Topeka with his family. He returned
to Argentine this, morning
Alex E. Voight, electrical inspector
| with headquarters in Topeka. was in
! Kansas City Saturday on business.
! Division superintendent, C. t. Nc
Lellan of the eastern division re-
| turned to Emporia this morning after
spending Saturday and Sunday in To-
peka with his family.
Miss Clara Fry of the Harvey news
stand left this morning on a vacation
| of two Or three. weeks which she will
| spend in Chicago. Clarence McGuigen
who was formerly connected with the
news stand, will have charge during
her absence.
s. w. Everett, assistant electrical
engineer of the Santa Fe, who has
! been in Chicago for some time, re-
turned to Topeka Saturday night. He
will return to Chicago again in a few
days.
ditcr of the Santa Fe, was in Topeka
Sunday visiting relatives. He will re-
turn to Newton today. -.
Ralph Schnacke of the engineering
department, who is temporarily sta
toned at Meivern, was in Topeka Sat
urday and Sunday returning to Mel
vern this morning.
Brakeman Sam Hovatter, who has
been laying off for some time on ac-
count of sickness. has returned to
work on his runs Nos. 119 and 40 be-
tween Topeka and St. Joseph.
Boilermaker J. w. Moore of En-
poria is in Topeka for a few days at
tending his brother who was seriously
injured a few days ago by fall from
the East Sixth street viaduct. 1so-
Engineer Dan Finny, who has been
in California for two months on ac-
count of his health. has returned to
Topeka and resumed work on his runs
Nos. 113 and ia between Topeka and
Kansas City. Engineer John Hove
land, who has been running. in his
place, Will be assigned to another run.
Brakeman Ed Mills of Emporia,
who has been in the local hospital for
some time recovering from injuries,
has returned to Erporia and is again
at work on his runs.
N. M. Rice, general storekeeper of
the Santa Fe, has returned from an
extended business trip to Texas points.
Engineer Minard of Emporia is lay
ing off on runs Nos. IT, and Is and
Engineer Haymen is in his place.
William Carman of Las Vegas, a car
inspector of the Santa Fe, is in To-
hospital. M
switchman John Lowry, who has
been confined to his home on account
of sickness, is reported better.
At the meeting of the Young Mems
Social and Investigation club tomor-
sassocia ten will address ting gRfbles
class. There will also be a parliame :
tary drill patterned after the Kansas
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The Santa Fe. under orders. which
have been recently issued, is moving
all the mail cranes on the system a:
foot farther away from the track.
This will necessitate the moving of 265
cranes and the readjustment of the
pouch catching apparatus on IT'S mail
cars.
A. V. Gordon of the general Offices
and Miss Gertrude Grenour were mar
died last night at the Third Presby-
terrain church.
Ralph Kennedy. travelling passenger
agent of the Santa Fe on. the Okla
homa division, is in Topeka today on
business.
A large crowd attended the religious
meeting at the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
yesterday afternoon and listened to
the eloquent address of Lieutenant
Governor Fitzgerald. The meeting was
Crawford and Hughes of MCPHERSON.
The music was well rendered and
keenly appreciated. s-
H. P. Moran is new electrical ma
chinist in the axle lighting department
at Chicago. He was formerly connect
ed in a similar capacity with the Frisco
at Springfield, Mo.
Plans are being made for a large new
bridge near the old starch factory It
is expected that work will commence
on the structure within very short
time.
Archie Pavey of the ticket office. spent
Sunday in Kansas City, returning last
night.
James Robertson of the bridge and
building department has returned from
a business trip to Lawrence.
Men are now at work on the new
steel bridge over Kill creek east of De
Soto where the recent freight wrek oc-
CURED.
w. ]. Lark of Edgerton who is at
care of some engineering work which is
being done, spent Sunday in Topeka
with friends.
J. W. Clark of the water service de-
partment is in Lawrence for few days
on business.
E. A Harrison, head architect of the
Santa Fe is in Trinidad Colorado, on
business connected with his depart
ment.
w. A. Reece of Kansas City will ad-
dress the airbrake class tonight on the
new E & T. equipment. His address
will be illustrated with stereopticon !
slides.
George Stone of Emporia who has