The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-17

ness and death of his mother. went out
on work train east Tuesday.
George F1eisch, formerly an employee in
the office of the general storekeeper's Of
flee. but now agent for the Gulf road at
Midlothian. Tex, IS visiting his parents
Maehinist George Pollinger, who went
to Ottawa two weeks ago while the Cnau-
home and went to work in the shop Tues
day.
e. G. johnson. who works in the plan
ing mill, lost his check while on duty
Tuesday, but recovered it again after the
general offices had been ordered to stop
Edward ATcAfullen, who has worked in
the air pump room for several months
ern Pacific
on trains and 2, had charge of switch
engine in Topeka yards Tuesday night
Fireman Bowman took his place on the
passenger runs
James Swan, foreman of the brass foun-
dry, accompanied by his wife. daughter
and granddaughter, left Tuesday on No.
1 for Colorado where he will recuperate
for the next three weeks.
Engine 494 is in for repairs, its. place be-
ing taken by the 495. The 494 is the en-
CINE which Engineer Vincent Coggins was
running when struck and killed by a mail
crane at Plymouth two months ago
John Russell of the blacksmith shop,
who had the misfortune to get one eye
is stiii off and, according to the advice of
the doctors. will not report before Mon
Advertising car No 1 of Ringing Bros
circus was in Topeka Tuesday billing the
was in charge of A g. Ringing, who
had with him a force Of "A men, The show
was at Peoria, H., Tuesday.
Gus Osnan, foreman of the brass cor
ner of the machine shop, contemplates a
trip to New Mexico soon, in the hope that
his health may be benented by the els
mate of that country W. L. Jury win
be foreman of the brass corner during his
absence.
Tersa Tircr ubo rms 4he drill 1resS in
the boiler shop, began working again
Tuesday, While. on duty one day last
Dixon's legs, between the knees and hips
bruising them 50 badly that he has been
William Goss, who has charge Of the
compressed air paint machine, left last
eastern road in New Mexico. where he
will spend six weeks or two months paint
ing the buildings, tanks and other proper
ty belonging to that road.
Engineer Cliff Haynnan, who has been
running out Of Winslow,. Ariz., for the
friends in Kansas for a few weeks. He
was in Topeka Tuesday and viii remain
where he formerly worked
John Neil, night Waterman at the new
blacksmith shop is on his beat again af-
a case Of smallpox in the house where
he lived made it necessary for him to
main at home. Jesse Tykner. who took
his place. has gone to Usage City to join
1ayne's painting gang
1t Is rumored that the new blacksmith
shop will not be occupied until after the
completion of the machine shop The
men have been figuring on what big job
it will be to put in all the heavy machin-
cry and get it in operation, but that task
for the biacksmiths may be put off until
a little later than was expected in case
the plans now talked of should be car
ried out
shop man who has a small fruit
farm not far from Topeka says the drouth
this summer has cost him $500. In the
. early part of the season he had fine
prospect for a big crop of grapes ana
plurns but now the grapes have about
dried up and 3 bushels of plums
the ground. He thinks the damage may
not stop here, either, for bad conditions
usually affect fruit trees for year or
two after those conditions have actually
passed away.
The pile of coal at the storage track
east of the shops is still smouldering with
an oeca sional burst of fame. which ma l1es
it necessary for the shop fire department
to keep a close watch the place. Mem
bers Of the department have been watch
ing night and day, and so far have kept
the coal in fairly good shape for the men
who are loading it. to work The COM
pany now has a force of ten men shovel
ing the coal into cars at the rate of six
or eight cars per day. The heat and gas
coming from the smOuldering mass make
it difficult for the men to hold out, and
some of them have been putting in time
at night instead Of trying to work in the
combined heat of the burning coal ane
of the