The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06

Myers, Las Vegas; ]. c. Shopper, Wei
lington; d. w. Orr, La Junta; H. G.
Tice, Dodge City; F. ]. Evans, Clovis;
d. S. Farley, Amarillo; w. K. Etter,
cothe; r. H. Allison, Marceline, and
Payson Ripley, Chanute-
Honorary PaIlbearers.
The list of honorary pail bearers in
Topeka included P. I. Bonebrake, A.
A Robinson, P. E. Walker, F. W.
Freeman, DIR. c. A. MCGUIRE, DR.. ]. D.
Freeman, w. A. L. Thompson, D. w.
P Dillon, DIR. ]. P. Raster and the en-
tire official staff of the Santa Fe
shops and offices including: E. l.
Copeland, w. r. Smith, c. S. Gleed, III.
Jones. ]. R. Koontz, ]. c. Burnett, III.
S. Montgomery, A. D. Gray. J. F.
farrell, K. B. Duncan. NJ. H. Haig,
Chas. Gerteisen, c. N. Swanson, F. w.
Thomas. E. Gregg, H. G. Pribble, w.
W. Strickland. G. E. Rex. E. H. Bum
nell. R. G. Merrick. P. Walsh, J. w.
E. T. Cartilage, NJ. ]. Drury, Jas. W.
Gibbons, ]. H. McGoff, R. H. Allison,
P. Ripley, L. M. Gain, G. H. Wood,
w. T. Treleaven, I. Hale, ]. F. Mitch
ell, R. ]. Parker, E. ]. Shakeshaft, ].
M. Connell. H B. Lautz, Harry Hob
son. L. NJ. Jones. c. Nutter, H. E. Ray.
T. Scully, B. T. Payne, Jas B. Mullen,
NJ. Manson, o. J. Woods, F. w.
Thomas r. D. Montgomery, w. C. S.
Riechenbach.
From Out of Town.
In addition there were the follow
ing honorary pail bearers:
From the Chicago offices: E. P.
Ripley, president; w. B. Storey, vice
president; Edward Chambers. vice
president; E. ]. Engle, assistant to the
president; F. A. Lehman, assistant to
Mr.. Storey; Jon Purcell, assistant to
Mr.. Storey: C. F. w. Felt, chief en-
gineer system; w. E. Bailey, general
auditor; w. J. Black, passenger traf
fic manager; F. B. Houghton, freight
traffic manager; c. B. Strohm, super
intendent of transportation; ]. P.
Lindsay A. F. Robinson, J. S. Bartle,
F. H. Manter, F. c. Maegly, D. L.
/ Meyers T. J. Norton, A MacRae, J. J.
Conn, H. A. Clifford. c. L. Seagraves.
]. S. Leeds, E. Mcbride, ]. M. Brink
er. c. E. Taylor F. H. Appleton, ]. S.
/ Thompson. G. T. Gunnip. F. NJ. Tuck
erman, Mr.. Connen, Mr.. Martin. R. S.
Statler, ]. r. Cottingham. Dorset Car
ter, A L. Beardsley, w. c. Peyton, F.
F. Lalk, H. G. Hetzler, c. j. Webb,
Joe Purcell, c H. Gaunt D. T. Mer-
vine, N. A. Block. Geo. Carr.
From the Gulf Lines: Col. L. J.
Polk, o. L. Clarke, A. c. Torbert, w.
L. Sheldon, F. R. Dalzell, T. o. Wood
]. E. McQuillen. F. S. Coleman, w. A.
Brown.
From the Western Lines: F. C. Fox
| c. H. Bristol T. H. Sears, II. A. Tice,
D. w. Orr, F. J. Mackie, J. R. Sexton,
H W. Wagner, J. E. Mcmahon, H E.
Clucas, F. L. Myers. ]. C. Shaffer, B. S.
Tobias, R. J. Gatewood, H. H Stevens.
F. J. Evans, F. NJ. Bisbee, A. E. Meyer,
A. Dinan, ]. N. Freeman, Chas- P.
Walsh. D. Daley, D. S. Farley, J. w.
Records, ]. D. Sweeney and Judge S.
H. Madden.
From Kansas City: A C. Jobes, c.
L. Mason, Ford F. Harvey, E. E.
Machovec, G. w. Hagenbbuch, Geo. E.
Roe.
Others: Edward Raymond. New
ton: w. K. Etter. Arkansas City; L.
| Wellman, Newton; Payson Ripley, Cha
mute; James McDonough, Tort Madi-
son; W. T. Treleaven, Joplin; w j.
Hill, Chanute; c. NJ. Rathburn, Atchi-
son; c. T. Mcclellan, Emporia; G. E.
Aver, Chillicothe; r. H. Allison, Mar
celine; ]. L. Barnes, Chanute; R. NJ.
Bacheller, st. Joseph; G. &. Butterfly,
Chanute; A. D. Glazier, Ardmore; D.
c. Conway, Newton; Avery Turner,
Fort Worth; Judge George Rider,
Pekin; Geo. L. Sans, St Louis
Active Pail Bearers.
The active pail bearers are:
w. B. Collinson.
R. H. Downs,
c. T. KrammeS.
r. E. Merriott.
w. S. Miller.
G. B. Dreisbach.
G. J. Hamaker.
H. T. Ruppel.
A Veteran Pays Tribute.
Among the men who are in Topeka
to do honor to the memory of c. W.
Kouns is Capt. w. A. (BilD Brown of
Weatherford, Texas.
The captain is a Confederate vet
0f 10
bama, and according to his own story,
the sole surviving private of that regi-
ment.
81 first knew Charlie Kouns in 1877,
when we were both with the Interna-
tional & Great Northern railroad at
Palestine. Texas" said the captain.
Charlie was chief dispatcher and /
was employed in the office of the gen.
eral freight agent.
1T was not long before I was sent
to Marques. Texas, as agent. In those
days deer were plentiful in Texas and
| Charlie kouns used to loan me his