The Advocate and news., 1897-12-01
Santa Fs Notes.

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Harry Curry is seriously Ill at his
home In North Topeka.
Ed Sherbourne commenced work In
the boiler shops last week.
Archie Baird, foreman in the boiler
shops, was in Chicago recently.
Jerry Seal returned to work last We'd
nesday after weeks absence.
B. B. Collins, Of the carpenter shops,
was on the sick list last week.
Geo. Frazier returned to work the
Esd after several weeks illness.
N. A. Carson was unable to be at work
last Thursday because Of illness.
George w. SINNERS, night yardmaster,
spent Thanksgiving in st. Joseph.
Engineer Raines is confined to his
home with an attack of rheumatism.
Nils Palmlund, cabinet maker, is un-
able to be at work because of sickness.
James p. Handy accepted position
in the coach department last Wednes-
day.
K. V. Wells, of the cabinet shops, is
again at work after several days Ill
ness.
Charles Winn, of the cabinet shops,
was not at work Friday because Of sick
ness.
Charles Johnson had two of his fin
gers badly mashed by steam hammer
last Wednesday.
With the exception of the car shops
all of the departments in the shops are
working overtime.
Brakeman Robert Finney, who has
been i'll with typhoid fever for some
time is improving.
Charles Bennett and John Morgan, OF
the blacksmith shops, were on the sick
list for few days last week.
Hugh Kane, of the store house, will
be unable to be at work for a few weeks
on account of mashed foot.
Engineer Snyder, accompanied by his
nephew, spent few days last week
hunting in southern Missouri.
H. d. Wood returned to work Friday
morning after an absence of two weeks
ON account of his wifes illness.
A quantity of springs that had been
repaired in the Topeka shops was
shipped to Galveston last week.
James Matthews, Of the blacksmith
shops, has been sick for the past two
weeks and is still unable to be out.
James MCGOWAN and John Bozarth, of
the Car shops, were unable to be at work
last Wednesday because Of sickness.
VIM. Heizer, of the blacksmith shops,
IS furnishing his friends with cigars in
honor of fine baby boy born the 21st.
All Of the engine pilots of the COM
pany will be equipped with tBe new au-
tomato coupler invented in the shops.
The upholstering department has
moved into it's new quarters in the build
ing south of the planning mill boiler
house
Carl Harr a foreman in the black
smith shops, was away from work sew
eral days last week because of his wife's
illness.
John Paul, of the blacksmith shops,
was back to work last week after three
weeks confinement at home because Of
sickness.
The plating department is now in
stalled in it's new quarters in the build
ing recently erected southwest of the
planning mill.
Chas. CrusOm has accepted a position
in the coach department. He was for
lnerly III the employ Of the Rock Island
at Horton, Kas.
Nicholas Carson has resigned his posi-
ton in the planning mill to take well
earned rest. He was the Oldest emplOye
in that department
The educational classes of the Rail-
road Y. NJ. G. A. were discontinued last
week on account of the night work that
is being done at the shops.
E. r. Maupin met with painful acci-
dent while crossing the Santa Fe bridge
last Friday morning. He made a mis-
step and fell between the stringers sus-
tanning injuries that will probably de-
tain him from work for some time.
Chas. Swanson, John Isaacson, Thos.
Adams, Walter Copeland, Chas. Peter
son, John Woods and Geo. Holden COM
prised a hunting party that was out
Thanksgiving and brough back thirty
two rabbits and six suuirrplS tn saw