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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
3
Rumors claim Santa Fe plans to postpone the Roswell extension and seek a traffic agreement with Choctaw for a new line from Amarillo Texas to Albuquerque. Abandonment of the Roswell extension and a shortened route to the coast are reported, with possible implications for mail contracts and coastal traffic.
Information with the Santa Fe indicates Charles J. Allardt and John F. Nelson, brokers at 186 Clark Street, Chicago, face Cook County grand jury forgery charges. They are jailed under a 6,609 dollar bond and may be tried in the Cook County criminal branch.
WEWS FROM WELLINGTON update on Santa Fe activities. Fireman W Owens moved his family from Blackwell to Wellington. J Milne, clerk in bridge and building, returned from Kansas City. Foreman Clough and Road Master Meade left for Tonkawa on inspection. New washout repair west of Waynokashe completed and trains back to normal. Engineer Tez Wilkie left service. location unknown. Bartault and Refrigerator line in city for department work. Construction effort of way fence on Panhandle division this spring greater than since establishment. B Bechtel, formerly Medicine Lodge agent, in city, expected to resume position at Medicine Lodge. Engineer George W Hilton moved family from Hutchinson to Wellington. Hilton has been on the H and B branch out of Hutchinson. W W Hutton, Grievance Committee chair of the O F R C, on Panhandle division this week. P J ls Thorpe, keeper of engineers and firemen's time, returned from Kansas City to Leavenworth. Tighe, Wednesday afternoon, placed on her rim. Conductor L M Weaver, who has re-
The article records railroad activity including replacement of old iron with 61 pound steel between Home and Hunnewell, track work by an extra gang, and shifts in personnel such as new brakemen promoted to conductors. It mentions officials like General Manager H A Mudge and Supt T J Whisenand and notes inspections at Topeka, differing stock movements, and water analyses near Hunnewell with plans for a potential new water plant.
A historical ad-style piece argues against surgery for piles and promotes Pyramid Pile Cure as a direct non surgical remedy. It includes a testimonial from J. Collett Bryant of Flowerhill Massachusetts praising the product after long suffering with hemorrhoids and medical expenses.
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