The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-04


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James West. a coach painter. has gons
time of his son-in-law, Edward Rice, who
| Is mead craftsman for the company al
David Nicon Of the oil room at the
storehouse was in St. Joseph over Sun
| at that place.
| Engineer Clay Hayman, who has been
running on trains 5 and in place of En-
glnIie el Harry Jones who is sick has been
wood division.
Fireman John Helvie. who has been
running on the through trains west OF
and St. Joseph.
Jesse Smelser. who works on coach
trucks, has absented himself for a day or
two in order to move into new resi-
denee which he has just completed out
Sunday the new heating plant at the
roundhouse was fired up and from now
most Of the time Peter Butler Is in
charge of the boilers
Edwin Stone. who formerly. tended the
switches at the Second street Shanty at
nights, but who for a few weeks traded
with John Starr for a job in the yards,
has returned to his former place.
David 7. Nicoll, clerk in the office of
General Manager Nudge has disposed of
cago TO attend medical college He is a
son of David Nicon of the oil house at
the shops.
Engineer Hadley Rossetter of the Cot
tonwood division was up from Emporia
Saturday. He will probably take one of
the limited runs out of here, both the east
and west end places for engineer on that
train being vacant.
Engineer Byron Smith. who has been
ten days, has returned to Topeka and
went out on his engine Saturday. His
son Edward, who is a fireman here, also
came back with him.
John Wall. the unfortunate machine
the ends of three fingers by catching his
hand in a Jointer, is recovering from the
can go to work again.
George Klussman, formerly a machinist
engineer in a large Touring mill at Man
haitian. has returned and began work for
the Santa Fe again today He made the
change on account of i'll health.
John McClearie, a craftsman at Ration,
y. NJ, who came up several weeks ago
oil burning engine, has returned to that
Place a Mcfarte was formerly bt ea ehef OF
because of poor health
mixed trains al and ISIS Ga unn engn between
a run open for a fireman on trains AZ and
as west from Newton Both positions
between now and November 8.
Hjalmar East. a brother of Fred East
taking a postgraduate course of medical
lectures before bidding goodbye to civil
He was here for several days during the
summer and addressed one of the Tuesday
shop meetings.
James Anderson. a, 1aborer in Martin
lost two pairs Of shoes as the result of
on him. While he was asleep the party
slipped in, took them from under the bed
up for work in an old pair of boots.
In the San Francisco Cali of recent
commercial Value of Point Richmond to
the city of San Francisco Point Rich
of the Santa Fe and about all it is it
owes to the railroad company From &C
population.
John Mullen a brother of James Null
len, assistant foreman of the blacksmith
Francisco after a visit in Topeka and
Brookfeld, Mo-, Of about month. He
ment of the santa Fe here. and is now
employed at that trade in the Golden
Gate city.
roof Of thesheds has been finished. There
probably ism pa s OF lm rae
satisfaction than this, for the old cover
ing has been in such shape a good While
and has made much discomfort for the
men in that department
in the blacksmith shop, this morning after
having been away about three weeks
pleasure as well as to look after some
mining interests which he has 30 miles
lief that something good IS to come from
the investment which he has made out
there
smith shop a few days ago and has since
gone to work the section, is just re-
ceived a few days ago. AS he was help
ing pull out a tie another laborer acct
Schoenfeldt in the head and cutting a
cash that required six stitches for clos
ing. He is able to be on duty.
Letters received lately from Nate CAT
ferty, who went out to San Bernardino
q few weeks ago to work work at the machiG-
ship in the Topeka shops, indicate that
he is well pleased with the s it, ton
Mulvihill a former Topeka shop man, and
of course meets every day lots of the fel-
at this place
Fire Chief Snyder is determined to train
they will be able to do exactly the right
thing at the proper time when called out
to protect Santa Fe property. Saturday
afternoon he took the fellows out for an
custom will be followed regularly once
week. So far a thorough drill in making
couplings has been given. put hereafter
to the needs of the members
The wife of David Cornelius, foreman of
a gang in the car sheds, and her three
in an accident which happened late Sat
urday evening at the corner of Fifth and
for her husband a wagon driven by a
negro collided with the carriage she was
driving and herself and three little ones
We're thrown to the pavement. Luckily
no one was badly hurt, but the front
wheel of the buggy was torn off
Since the first of the month the COM
pany has quit. issuing ice to the shop
men 1t is doubtful if during any season
vet has there been such consumption of
this luxury as has been the case since
the warm season began. This is due to
the length of the summer and especially
to the extreme heat and the drouth which
existed. Those conditions made it neces-
quantities of water, which of course were
kept cool by plentiful supply of ice.
George Gerberick, foreman of the air
brak gang the east side of the tracks,
has been in Valley Falls for a day or
two attending an old fashioned wood
chopping in which the. neighbors of one