The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-27
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P w. Sayre, general foreman of the
bridge and building department for the
eastern division, will retire SATURDAY
February l, having been granted PEN
sion by the Santa F'e. His successor mas
not as yet been named
John McGaffin of the office Of DIVISION
Superintendent Mcclellan at Emporla
was in Topeka Saturday and Sunday on
business.
L. NJ. Gazen of the electrical depart
ment, has returned from western trip
R. c. Saunders of the electrical de-
partment is in Newton on business.
Ed Alsdorf of the engineering ONCE o!
W. H. Earl, engineer of the Central
grand division, was in Topeka Satur-
tday and Sunday.
H. w. Jacobs, assistant superintend-
ent of motive power, spent sunday III
Atchison-
partment, is in Usage City on busl-
ness.
Brakeman Charles Horne of the st.
Joseph runs was laying off yesterday
and Brakeman Earl Cafferty was IN MS
place.
Engineer N F. Fouch has reported
for work and has been assigned to the
extra board.
w. J. Birdman, formerly in the local
machine shops and now employed IN the
shops of the Ell Paso & Southwestern
at El Paso, is in Topeka for few DAYS
on his way to Chicago Where ne Will
visit for a few days.
Fireman L. G. Laws who was bump
ed off the Marceline runs by Fireman
r F. Mcneil has bumped Fireman Sell
lars off runs Nos. 10Y and lO8 between
Topeka and st. Joseph and the latter
has gone to work in freight service.
Fireman W. A. Davis has been regu-
Iarly assigned to runs Nos ana De
tween Topeka and Newton in the place
of Fireman Robins.
Harry Snyder has been employed IN
the Office of D. E. Barton. general lore
man of the shops.
Engineer E. B. Jolley will address the
class in air brake instruction at the
r. r. Y. NJ. c. a. tomorrow night
William E Roloff, who has been
empioyed as boiiermaker in the local
shops, resigned his position this morn
ing and will go to work on a farm north
of town.
Engineer E. E. Smith is running on
runs Nos. los and 1eS between Topeka
and ST. Joseph in the place of Engineer
James Thomas who is laying off
Engineer Richard Lain was on runs
Nos. 1O7 and 10S yesterday between To-
peka and St. Joseph in the place of En-
gineer Andy Verlin who laid off.
Lloyd STANLEY trainmaster at En-
poria, is in Topeka today on a business
Conductor F. ?. McCabe took the
place of Conductor ]. H. Griffith on
runs Nos. 107 and 108 between Topeka
and St. Joseph yesterday.
Engineer Dan Shannon is running
temporarily on runs Nos. II and IS be-
tween Topeka and Newton in the place
of Engineer c. S. bruce who is laying
off
Conductor Withrow was on the Kan
sas City plug runs yesterday in the
r,PC ~, fnr.E II ri w
took a layoff.
w. H. Hutton, who has resigned his
position as chairman of the grievance
committee of the o. r. c., has been
assigned to work as conductor on runs
Nos 121 and 122 between Topeka and
St. Joseph.
Pat Sherman has returned from Re
serve, Kan, where he attended the fun
eral of a relative and has reported for
work as depot master. William Butler
has returned to night work.
Red Davis, who is now switching for
the Santa Fe, has returned from Kan
sas City where he has been on bust
ness trip.
Harry Conwell has bumped Fireman
E. A. Wise off runs Nos. 105 and 106
between Topeka and ST Joseph and Is
running with Engineer James Thomas.
DR.. H. L Alkire will deliver an ad-
dress before the Young Mems Social
and Investigation club tomorrow night
on sexual hygiene. Stereopticon slides
will be used to illustrate the address
Conductor Adam Hewitson has re-
turned to work on runs Nos. 119 and
100 between Topeka and st. Joseph af-
ter having been off for several days.
Fireman Boggs. of Argentine has
bumped Fireman Mcneil off runs Nos
8 and 4 between Kansas City and New
ton and Fireman Mcneil has been as
signed to work on the Marceline runs
with Engineer Amos Beeler.
Brakeman Gilyeat has been assigned
temporarily as fireman at the Second
street crossing. He is taking the place
of Ed Stone who is working in day
time.
Conductor Frank Holloway has re-
turned to work on the Leavenworth
and Topeka runs and has relieved
Brakeman Henry Holloway who was
taking his place.
Homer Martin, of the electrical de-
partment was in Newton SATURDAY. on
q business trip.
F. R. Frost, electrical engineer of the
Santa Fe system, has returned from a
business trip to Cleburne. Tex.
Give Hastings of the office of w. F.
Buck, superintendent of motive power
is in Topeka on business.
Harry K. Wilson, formerly of the
Santa Fee here. now of Lawrence, was
in Topeka yesterday on a short visit to
relatives.
]. M Buckmaster has resigned his
position in the shops and has left for
a trip to Kansas City.
E. S. Newton, general storekeeper OF
the gulf lines at Cleburne, and I. I
Custer, general storekeeper of the coast
lines at San Bernardino, have left fol-
their respective homes after having
been in Topeka in consultation with N
NJ. Rice, general storehouse keeper OF
the system.
In the regular Saturday night gym.
nasium aquatic events fere the or.
der of the evening. In the two length
swim James Wilson won first place
with Burt Gilyeat and Joe Dwyer fol
lowing. In the graceful dive Gilyea-
won first, Fred Cramer second. anf
Richard Ahlstrom, third. In the undel
water swim Gilyeat was first, Filler
second and Ray Reser, third In the
different events the work of Gilyeat wa: