The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-29

| the left side of the engine There ap-
| peared to be an unusual scarcity Of
| dremen Friday.
/ Arthur May, who runs the band saw
| in the mill, will leave in a few days for
| Rochester, N Y, where he expects to
| spend about month. He viii be ac-
| cOmpanied by Mrs. May.
Frank Israel, of the south shop, is an
admirer of horses Not long ago he
purchased a horse, which he has been
| giving the most careful attention OF
| late. The boys in that shop are think
ing of taking up a collection and with
| it buying a horse book which shall be
properly inscribed to Mr.. Israel.
H. I. Miller. of the east shop, is lay
ing off.
Brakeman Edward Nightingale, of
Argentine. is here for a short tine. He
! is a son of M. F. Nightingale, of the
pattern shop, who has been i'll for
| few days. Mrs. Nightingale is also
here.
For awhile the other day it looked as
| though Adolph Sheets, of the south
shop, had converted the middle pit of
the shop into a frog pond.
Thomas Lenhart, OF the machine
shop, who has been off sick for a few
days, is now in the hospital
Frank Kibbler has returned to work
after a short Iayoff.
Lewis Glenn, of the blacksmith shop,
who has been out for several days on
account of a lame back, is working
again.
George Braun. of the sheet iron gang,
has been laying off for a few days
He has been sick.
Boilermaker Edward stitt has re-
ported for duty again after an absence
of day or two.
George Rhodes, a rivet heater in the
boiler room, caught a hot scale in his
eye the other day, and has been out
since then
Clayton budding, a helper in the ash
pan room, will come in Monday after
having been away for seven weeks
While at work about two months ago
he had the cords of two fingers of his
left hand cut, and he has been un-
able to work since.
Edward Grubbs and wife have gone
to Milwaukee for vacation trip of
three weeks.
Frank johnson, of the tin shop, has
gone to Chicago, where he will spend
two weeks.
George Blossomer, of the ash-pan
room, is having a new residence built
over in Fensky'S addition. He is keep
ing a close watch on tho material and
construction, and expects to be able to
occupy the house by July Is.
Engineer Thomas Jones was slightly
overcome by the heat while sitting in
his cab at Newton the other day. He
was brought to Topeka and has been
resting up for a few days before goiI.g
on the engine again.
There is a new bricklayer in the
water service. His name is Dick Van
Dick
been standing in the Missouri Pacific
yards for a week or more, will be set
out near the coach shop next Monday
The car will be there all week, and
meetings will be held each noon hour
under the auspices of the railroad Y
NJ. c. A. Major Sully will be present
at all the meetings, and good music
will be furnished.
Benjamin Dustin, who works in the
tank room, was struck on the head by
a twelve pound sledge the other even
ing, and received a severe cut. He
was not compelled to lay off, how
ever, and is working as usual
An air hoist for loading axles and
wheels is being constructed near the
car machine shop.
Mrs. Elwood Hammond. who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs Nathan
Montgomery, of Branner street. will
leave tomorrow morning for Salt
Lake City, Utah. Mrs. Hammond's
husband formerly worked in a Topeka
bookbindery, but is now an engineer
on the Oregon Short Line, running out
of Salt Lake City. Previous to moving
west Mr.. Hammond was in the employ
of the Frisco, at Springfield. Mo.
Ray Neer. George Williams and
Reese Hopkins. who form erly worked
in the boiler shop here, have returned
from San Bernardino, Cal. They have
been west for several months.
Meredith Shockley, of Pettits scrap
iron gang, who has been in Denver for
a week or more on account of the Sc
riouS illness of a relative, has returned.
Henry Ward, of the storehouse, who
has been sick for several days, is re-
ported better.
Henry Shute. of the scrap iron gang.
is laying off on account Of sickness.
The male chorus of the railroad 7.
M G. A. and quartette of that chorus
will sing at the Christian Endeavor
service at the First Baptist church,
Sunday evening, at o'clock.
Chris. Cunningham, of the scrap iron
gang, has been off duty this week
Bert Barnett, of the tin shop, was
off Friday.