The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
SANTA FEE NOTES.


General Superintendent F. C.. Fox
returned last night from a trip to
Newton.
Division Superintendent c. T. Nc
LeIlan came up last night from EN-
poria on business.
Arthur H Quinn will go to work in
the axle lighting department May as
battery inspector at Chicago.
A L. Mayer. assistant secretary of
the Railroad Y. M. C. A. returned to-
day from a visit to his old home in
Warsaw, Ind.
Santa Fe. but not much business is
expected in this line until tomorrow
when the big rush will be on.
The Social club of the Railroad Y:
M. c. A. will meet tonight and a good
meeting is expected as several interest
ing features have been provided.
Engineer Robert BrentnalI has been
bumped off the regular night crew in
switching service by Engineer George
Sherman. Engineer BrentnaH will
work as extra switchman in the local
yards in place of Engineer J. E.
Robinson who has been transferred to
Argentine.
Fireman w. L. Davis is laying Off
with a sprained ankle.
A new depot has been planned for
Belpre, Kan, and the plans and specl-
fcations have already been made.
The standing this morning in the
membership contest at the Railroad
Y. M. C. A. was as follows Lanes
80; Strains. 134 "a.
Arrangements are being made so
that by the first of May the southern
Kansas division will be using water
from the large reservoir which is be-
ing built two miles east OF Weloa'
Kan. N. NJ. Wells. division engineer,
is in charge of the construction work.
Tom Burke, chairman of the griev-
ance committee of the B. of L. f.. was
in Topeka yesterday on business.
Charles w. Sowle. who was formerly
in the freight auditing office in To-
peka, has been appointed to position
as chief clerk in the accounting de-
partment at Amarillo. Texas
C. P. Krounapple, assistant civil en-
gineer at Argentine. has been transfer
red to Sibley for temporary service:
eraI Manager j. E. Hurley, who was
operated upon at the Santa Fe hospital
a few DAYS ago for appendicitis, is re-
ported as improving very rapidly
w. r. Toyn of the general auditors
Office at Chicago, is in the local nos
pitaI where he is undergoing serious
J. B. Heath has been transferred to-
Burlingame where he will work nlsnls.
Engineers Bowman and Bristow or
Argentine, who have been WORKING IN
extra road service for some time, nave
been assigned to switch service on ac-
count of the temporary decrease In
freight service.
Brakeman AL McMurtrie, who has
been LAYING off for some time on the
Kansas CITY plug, returned to work
Yesterday He has been laying Off on
account of a strained back which he
received while loading too heavy loaos
at De Soto.
E. B. Mize of Topeka is now work
ing in the office of Master Mechanic
w A Czeorce at Needles, Cal, on the
coast lines.
G. r. Kinsey of Newton is a new
employe in the storehouse mere. He
was recently connected with the store
house at Newton.
Train No. . was two hours late to-
dav. being delayed in the western part
of the state on account OF heavy |
traffic.
l.. NJ. Moffitt, night ticket clerk at
Emporia, has been transferred to De |
Craft where he becomes agent He is |
succeeded by Harry Smith of the su- |
Office at that place.
Fireman A. Hertznark, who has
oeen laying off for some time visiting |
With his parents, passed through To- !
oeka yesterday on his way to Argen-
inc where he will go to work as
brakeman on runs Nos. IS and Sc be-
ween Argentine and Emporia.
Clarence Johnson has been ap
pointed as a clerk in the office of Di-
,ision superintendent c. T. Mcclellan
It Emporia in the place of ]. A.
Iankerson.
Engineer Leaf is working for a few
laws in the place of Engineer Wootan
Who is away on visit. Engineer
Nootan runs on the work train be-
ween Topeka and Tecumseh.
Engineer J. E. Robinson has re-
urned from a ten days visit to Dali
TART. Texas. and has been sent to Ar
,entine where he will work in the
xtra road board.
CLYDE Isaacs, formerly of Topeka,
las been appointed to a position as
ate clerk at La Junta.
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