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

! Today is Homeseekers' day on the
, Santa Fe and the usual number OF
extra trains are being run for the ac-
commodation of those who are visiting
the Panhandle and Pecos Valley re-
gions with a view of locating in that
country. There are three sections of
No. 5.
J. ]. Fulton of Newton has return
ed home from Topeka where he visit
ed his brother who was at the Santa
Fe hospital. Fulton was hurt at
Strong City a few days before Christ
mas. He went to board an engine
when his foot slipped and was crush
ed by a wheel. 1t was at first thought
that he would lose his foot but he will
probably be able to save it. Fulton
was car inspector at Strong City.
! Irving Wellman travelling road fore
man of engines of Argentine, was in
Topeka this morning on business.
| The educational classes at the r. R.
Y. M. c. A. which have been suspend
ed during the holidays will start again
next Monday.
| Francis Brennan, who has been
visiting his parents in Topeka during
| the holidays, has returned to Denver
/ where he is employed in the service
| of the Postal Telegraph company.
/ Arthur Barry. who has been laying
| off for several days on account of get
| ting a piece of steel in his eye, has re-
turned to work in the machine shops.
Fireman L. G. Laws is laying off on
the work train between Iopeka ana
Eurlingame.
Milton Nair, who has been working
as an operator at the general offices in
Topeka, has been transferred to La
Junta, where he will continue in the
employ of the Santa Fe.
Conductor Ed Taylor, who has been
laying off on runs Nos. 113 and la,
has returned to work.
J. L. AIbers has been appointed to
the position of assistant bridge in
~, n tel
Charles Winburn, who has been en-
ployed as a helper in the machine
shops, has resigned.
All the local freight trains running
out of Topeka were annulled yester-
day to allow the trainmen an oppor-
tunity to spend New Years with their
friends.
Brakeman VIII Mcmillan and fam
lily are spending the week with rela-
tives at Usage City
Train No. is over three hours late |
today.
General Superintendent F. C. Fox is
in Topeka where he is spending the |
holidays.
George Barnaby will address the
morrow.
Joe shoefiibein. of the machine
shops, has returned to Topeka after a |
short visit on the California coast.
George H. He1wig has been trans
ferred as clerk in the office of w. c.
Garvey, local freight agent.
w. H. Hamilton. master mechanic /
of the eastern division, returned to Ar
gentine after spending the New Years
with his family in Topeka.
A s. Rankin. train inspector, is in
Topeka today on business.
John M. Boyd, who has been axle
light Inspector of the Santa Fe at New
ton for some time, was in Topeka yes
terday on his way to Chicago, where |
he has been promoted to the position /
OF axle light foreman at that place.
One of the largest crowds ever re-
corded, attended the reception at the /
r. r. Y. M. G. A. yesterday afternoon.
Over four thousand people were in at
tendance. Refreshments were served /
by the ladies from to in the after
noon During the afternoon the gym
nasium classes gave an exhibition of I
what they are doing and this being the
first event of that kind given at the |