The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
SIDE news
Shakeup Among Officials OF
Union Pacific Freight Office.
New Agent and Chief Clerk
Checked in This Morning.

There was a general shakeup among
the officials Of the Union Pacinc
freight depot in North Topeka this
morning Two new officials were
checked in. w. l.. Bridge Of Kansas
City as agent and Ed johnson OF st.
Marys as chief clerk. Before comins
here Mr.. Bridge was assistant agent
and chief clerk in the Kansas City
freight office He has been in the en-
ploy of the Union Pacific for ten years.
Most of this time he held the position OF
assistant agent in Kansas City. w. ~.
Dunn, who was agent up to this morn
ing, does not know just what he will
do. Whether or not he will continue
in the services at the Topeka ofnces OF
be transferred to another station.
Mr.. Dunn came to the North Topeka
Office from Manhattan. At that place
he was station agent. He succeeded
E. w. Jette at the local Office. He ranks
among the Oldest employees Of the I'm
ion Pacific.
came to the North Topeka office from
ST. Marys. At that place he held the
position as agent. The position at the
local office was formerly held by Harry
Wettling. Wettling resigned from the
services of the company Friday morn
ing. 1t was formerly reported that hfs
place would be taken by c. E. Hough-
local officials that Mr.. Houghton would
take this position but for some reason
or other he did not get the job.
Local officials refused to talk to any
extent about the ehakeup this morning.
If the local officials were aware that
any chance wGs to re made In the
freight office this morning, they put
the information under their hats and
kept it there. They might have been
aware of the fact. But the first that
any outsider knew of the change was
when the man from Kansas City and
the man from st. Marys were checked
in this morning.
NJ. COffey Dead.
Michael Coffey, age GA, died Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home Of
his brother, B. E. Coffey 1913 North
Kansas avenue. He is survived by two
sons and two brothers. His sons are
Edward COffey of North Topeka and
William Coffey of Oakley. Kan. His
two brothers are B. E. Coffey and
Thomas Coffey. Be re coming here
Mr.. Coffey was a resident Of Concor-
dia. He was well known in North To-
peka. The funeral will be held this af
Scheer will have charge Of the cere-
mony. The body will be shipped to
COncordia for burial, tonight.
Personal Mention.
Bess Jones, who has been spending
the past four months in California
visiting her sister, has returned to her
home in North Topeka.
Mr. and Mrs, William Davis. who
live on a farm on the North Central
avenue road, will leave next week for
their new home in Harveyville.
Buy poultry feed to make your hens
lay more eggs. Foucht's Hardware
Adv.
w. T. Caldwell will move ON the
william Davis farm. which is located
on North Central avenue, the latter
part Of next week.
Richard Behee has returned to his
home after a short business trip to
North Topeka.
Horace Brownell has returned to his
home in North Topeka after a business
trip to North Topeka.
j. w. Dillon of Hoyt has returned
to his home after a business trip to
North Topeka.
]. w. Davis of Hoyt was a North
side business visitor Saturday evening
Marion Glenn OF Granville is spend
ing short time in North Topeka on
H. ]: Snook of Wakarusa has return
ed to his home after a short business
trip to North Topeka.
Miss Helen Smith has returned to
days visit to relatives in Wichita.
Heating and cook stoves at cost.
Foucht's Hardware.-Adv
John Rogers has been called to IN
diana on account of the serious illness
Of relatives.
Frank Poole has returned to his
home In Mayetta after q short busi-
ness trop to Holton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Eggers of
I Severy are visiting friends and rela-
tives in North Topeka
Beverly Tanner will leave in a few
Gays for Lawrence where he will make
his future home.
According to the North side police
mere mas been very little crime north
OF the river recently.