The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-18
SANTA Pc NOTES.
Items Chiefly PERSONAL Concern
ing Railroad Man.

General Superintendent f. c. Fox
left for short business trip to Kan
sas City last night on No. 6. He will
return in a few days.
Pat Walsh, general baggage agent
of the Santa Fe is in Excelsior Springs
for few days recuperating.
Albert Spivey has resigned his po-
sition in the local news stand and went
to Kansas City this morning on
short business trip.
A band of Egyptian, gypsies at the
passenger depot last night and this
morning attracted a great deal of at
tention. They remained in the mems
waiting room all last night and all day
today. There are three families in
the bunch and they have taken pos
session of the waiting room which is
serving as a rooming house for them.
E. A. Alsdorf of the local engineer
ing department went. to Emporia this
morning to have a consultation with
Division superintendent c. T. Nc
Lellan in regard to some construction
work which will be completed in the
near future on the eastern division.
Rev. E. C. Paddock addressed a
very large meeting today in the coach
shops The weather was SO disagree
able that the men could find nothing
to do but stay in and hear the address.
l. Matthews, electrical inspector
at Newton, was in Topeka yesterday
on business trip.
Harry Smith is the new. night clerk
at Emporta in the place of L. M. Moi
fit, who has been transferred to De
Graft as agent.
Conductor James O'Byrne, who has
been laying off for several days on
runs Nos. 81 and g. has returned to
work and relieved Conductor Clint
Coddington, who was working in his
place. 80
Engineer Shannon is taking the
place of Engineer Ed Scahill in the To-
cal pool while the latter is laying off.
E. G. Gibson and Max Morehouse
went to Ottawa yesterday to make ar
engagements with the Missouri Pacific
engineering department for a frog to
be put at the crossing of the two roads
at that place.
For the first time in several months
there are now few vacant rooms at
the R. r. Y, M. c. A. Nearly all win
ter there has been a demand for
rooms which could not be supplied.
Hugh McPhee, chief dispatcher at
Emporia, who has been in the city for
several days on business, has returned
to Emporia.
Conductor Dad Griffith is laying off
on runs Nos 1O7 and los between To-
peka and St. Joseph for a few days
and Conductor Claude Hewitt is TAX
ing his place. -.
Mrs Lewis Benzitio arrived in To-
peka yesterday from Buffalo, n. Y,
ana Will make ner nome. with her nus
band, who is employed in the machine
shops.
Engineer James Thomas is laying
off on runs Nos. los and LOG between
Topeka and st. Joseph and Engineer
H. P. French is running in his place
The standing in q the membership
contest at the Railroad Y. NJ. c.. A this
morning was: Lanes. ia; Strains,
1877 II. Fourteen new members were
added yesterday and 16 the day pre-
vious as result ef7tlfe contest. There
were one hunderd a nd eighty member
ships which expired this month and
there now remains but 33 more to fill
up the vacant ranks. The contest will
close the last day of April.
Division Superintendent c. T. Nc
LeKen- returned to:sEmDeria yesterday
after having been in Topeka on BUSH
ness. z1
Trafnmaster Lloyd Stanley of En-
porfa was in Topeka this morning for
a short time on a, business trip.
H. F. Johnson. c. o. Clark and E. A.
Campbell of the engineering depart
ment went to Burlingame yesterday to
set some ballast stakes for the ballast
ing which will be done on the track
near that place.
The baseball enthusiasts of the Rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A. will meet next Mon
day night in the gymnasium to make