The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

| General Manager ]. E. Hurley, of the
Santa Fe, left on No. yesterday after
noon for Chicago where the general
manager of the various roads will meet
the officials of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Trainmen officials, and attempt
1 to arbitrate in regard to the demands
of the trainmen. 1t is not thought in
Topeka that there will be any strike
and the officials of the Santa F'e this
morning intimated that there was no
| immediate probability of the strike.
H. U. Nudge, second vice president of
the Rock Island passed through Topeka
today en- route from Denver to Chicago.
He stopped off in Topeka for a couple
of hours.
Division Superintendent c. T. McLel-
Ian spent Sunday with his family in To-
peka and returned to Emporia today.
Engineer Irving Wellman, travelling
road foreman of engines, was in Tope-
ka this morning on business.
Steve Everett, assistant electrical en-
gineer of the Santa Fe, has purchased
new automobile and is taking his
friends out riding. His number is 80.
Harry Wilson, rate clerk in the freight
department, has returned to Topeka
from an extended business trip to QUEEN
emo.
Engineer James A. Thomas is laying
off for few days on the ST. Joe runs.
Engineer E. D. Webb is taking the
place of Engineer John Higgins on the
Kansas City plug runs.
The entertainments which have been
arranged for Friday night of this week
and next week have been transposed so
that the choir of the First Presbyterian
church will give their entertainment
next week and Rev. Loyal w. Madden
will lecture Friday of this week on the
subject, rs 1t Right to Tell a Lie.''
Fireman John Artzer is laying off on
account of sickness.
Brakeman Frank Gilyeat who has
been laying off has reported for duty.
Rev. c. w. Douglass, formerly of
Shanghai, China. will address the noon
meeting in the coach shops tomorrow.
Fireman w. H. Lyons of the Marco
line runs is laying off on account of
sickness.
tions, both of which were several hours
late The first section arrived at 1 and
the second thirty minutes later.
At the meeting of the Young Mems
Social and Investigation club tomorrow
night the feature of the entertainment
will be breach of promise suit. Claude
Bake, assistant secretary of the rail-
road, will be sued for breach of promise
with Miss Louie Waidelich as the COM
planning witness
w H Conry, formerly of the shops.
who has recently completed trip
around the world, will address the meet
ing next Sunday afternoon on the diff
ferent religions of the world.
Miss Agnes Walsh, stenographer in
the office of General Baggage Agent
Walsh, left yesterday for a few weeks
visit in California. During her absence
Mrs. Harris will take her place.
Keith Wilson, travelling freight audi
tor of the Santa Fe, Is in Topeka for
a few days visit with friends and rela-
]. M. Connen, general passenger agent
of the Santa Fe, has returned from a
trip to Chicago.
Ralph Kennedy, travelling passenger
agent of the Santa Fe, left for Arkan-
sas City end southern points this MORN
ing on No. 8.
Word has reached Topeka of the
death of ]. B. Kerr, Santa F'e engi-
neer who was killed in California last
Wednesday by a freight engine which
he was running blowing up Mr.. Kerr
was we'll known among the trainmen
in Topeka.
There are two vacancies for ffremen
reported on this division of the Santa
Fee There is a vacancy on the work
train between Topeka and Tecumseh
and also on runs Nos 81 and 81, the To-
cal freight runs between Topeka and
Argentine in company with Engineer
]. E. Policy
Conductor Harry Whitbeck, who
assigned to work on the western grand
division between La Junta and Denver
about five months ago has returned to
Topeka and has been assigned to runs
Nos. III and 122 between Topeka and
St. Joe.
the Santa Fe, and who of late years
has been employed at La Junta. has re-