The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-05
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
Ing Railroad Men

George T Nicholson third vice
president OF the Santa Fe is in Topeka.
arriving here yesterday in his private
car Ne g. He viii remain here for a
few days on business
Today is the regular semi-monthIy
day for the hOmeseekers excursions
There are two sections OF No 5 today
and tomorrow il is expected that there
will be q greater rush OF homeSeekerS
TO the southwest There is not the
rush this month that there has beer
on former occasions owing 10 the cold
weather
Engineer z. E Smith is running in
the pool in the place OF Engineer Ed
ScahiII, who is laying OF for a few
days
NJ Manson. foreman Of the car shops
is laying OF for few days on account
OF sickness
4 Owing to the heavy SHOWS the trains
are still running late but they are
making better time today than they
did yesterday
Engineer Leaf is taking the place o.
Engineer J. z Polly between Topeka
and Argentine, on runs Nos. So and
Ga
Dining ear No. 141s was sent to the
car shops this morning for a general
overhauIfuG-
: W Everett assistant electrical en-
giEeer of the Santa F'e has returned
from an extended business trip. to
Chicago
Fireman PatiI1o is running on runs
Nos. LOT and los between Topeka and
St Joseph in the place OF Fireman
Wise, who Is laying off for a few days.
William Bailey. coach cleaner at
Argentine is laying of for q few days
on account Of sickness
Chair car No 1911 IS now in the
shops where it is being fitted up with
m0kIug compartment When this
i= mia faI r.
viii be sent west for service on the
san Joaquin runs.
Engineer William Rain is laying of
Tor & few days on the fast mail runs
between Topeka and Newton and En-
g11eer Barry IS taking his place
The membership committee OF the
K r Z NJ c A viii meet tonight IN
the rooms at the railroad association
supper VIII be served at 6:15.
Engineer Chris McGfnuis is laying
on on the coal. train between Topeka
and BUriing game and Engineer Roberr
Brentnau Is taking his place.
Division Superintendent C T. Nc
LeAlan left for his headquarters in En-
por1a yesterday after having been IN
the city for several days
Henry Neisweuder, assistant fore
man Of the car shops. has reported for
work after having been laying of for
several days On account of sickness.
MHt Gill accompanied by a number
OF electrical helpers left yesterday for
san Francisco. where he Will have
eharse OF the wiring of the new Santa
Re reight- depot at that place.
Rev E. O. Raymond. pastor OF the
ParkdaIe Methodist church addressed
the noon meeting in the machine
shops today He was assisted by Mel
son Gerdner, the singing evangelist.
William Snyder. chief of the santa
Fe fire department. has applied cleo
hose cart which viii be supplied with |
power from several large storage bat
tertes which he will install on the /
carts.
Business car No >, which is used by I
President E P Ripley Of the santa /
Fe. went through Topeka yesterday
on No >. being deadheaded TO Chicago 1
where II viii be used by other officials /
While President Ripley IS spending the {
winter IN California
The committee on management Of 1
me railroad Y NJ G. A will meet in 4
the rooms at the aSSocia ton tou1or-
row evening AT SIS Supper will be I
served by the ladies' of the association T
and after the supper the business Of 4
the association viii be transacted
The Young Mems Social and Inves- (
t1gatiou club Of the Railroad Y NJ c.
A vii meet tonight in the rooms at /
the association The question for de-
bate this evening will be- Resolved 4
That city government by commission /
Srs Is preferable to any other form Of /
government The speakers On the az
hrnatIve VIII be Lewis WaideIfch r
o. HasSmau. Charles DarueII and
Harvey George Those Wi1o-speak On
the negative are H H. Hill Joseph I
F'eutimen, A. l. Mayer and Claude [
Blake
shorty Sanders. foreman OF the
Sheet iron workers in the shops has
takeE ten days Iayon and viii spend
his vacation IN Texas
During the month OF January the
membership. of the association was in
creased by two making a total OF L.
41A. This IS q remarkable showing +
considering the fact that there are SO /.
expiratious to work against One hun |
d-ed and eighry-seveu MEMBERSHIPS