The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-29
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SANTA NOTES

William Kingsburry of the machine
shop has resigned his position and
will leave soon for his home in Law
renee, Kan.
A letter received this morn
ing from Mr. A J. Vanderdoes and
Mr.. G. T. Peterson, the inspectors
who went to Arizona with the Santa
F'e engine No. 917, reports the engine
in fine condition and doing well. They
have been gone about month and
say they have two more engines to
inspect and will probably be gone
from Topeka two months longer.
They are now stationed at Needles,
Calf
Mr.. Ed Wolf, a clerk at the store
house here, will leave the first Of
next week for San Francisco, Calf,
where he will remain and work for
the company there.
Mr. Orlo Peck of Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia, is back in Topeka visiting rel
atives. Mr.. Peck is former employe
in the office of Mr.. Jacobs here. but
ed in Los Angeles
Fireman w. r. Bryson of Argen-
tine, Kan, spent Thursday in Topeka.
The Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. Associa-
ton is getting along nicely under the
efficient management of Mr.. L. A.
Waidelich during the absence of I.
E. Prout.
Mr.. r. B. Yocum, foreman of the
bridge and building department, and
Mr. Arthur Hagen, also of that de-
partment, are spending few days in
L. G. Miller of Nashville, Tenn,
has been transferred to the Belen
cutoff and is spending several days
in Topeka while on his way there He
is a telegraph operator.
Mr.. John G. Van Norsdall. travelling
passenger agent for the Pere Mar
quette system, stationed at Chicago, is
spending a few days in Topeka on
short business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis r. Frost have
gone east where they will spend their
vacation. They will visit Chicago and
Niagara Falls. and go to New York
where they will visit in ithaca, the
old home of Mr.. Frost. They Will also
take a steamer and go from New
YORK to washington and from Wash
ington back to Chicago, and return
home.
Rev. M. NJ. Culpepper, pastor of the
Euclid Avenue M. E. church VINO con-
ducts the noon meetings every Thurs
day in the machine shop, was unable
to be at the meeting Thursday on &C
count of illness.
The mother-in-law of Mr.. Vineron,
foreman of the lumber yard, arrived
here Yesterday from France to make
an extended visit with Mr.. ana Mrs Mrs,
Vineron, at their home on East Sixth
street. This is the third visit she has
made to Topeka from France.
Mr.. Mart of Philadelphia, Pa, VINO
has been employed here In the coach
shop for a short time has resigned
his position and will leave soon for
his former home.
Mr.. Fred Deger, Mr. M. Billhime,
Mr.. Charles Sebre1. Mr.. H. L. Cheney
Mr.. Fred Curtin, and Mr.: H S. Jones
are the boys from the Y. M: C. A;
who will attend the picnic. which will
be given at vinewood Park this even
ing About thirty will be present
Fred E. Pyle, of Fort Madison. cleo
trio headlight inspector from the
Santa Fe is on the Southern Kansas
making arrangements for equipping
ali LOGON olives not already provided
with electric headlights with the ap-
paratus This is confined to engines
in the Oklahoma traffic. oklahoma
has an enactment requiring that all
locomotives shall have such equip
ment
Topeka shops, has been placed on her
old run on train 215-6 in Ottawa.