The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-24
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

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Thomas Retter of the blacksmith shop
Fred Roehrig of the tin shop has gone
to FL Reno
Dan Fry and Harry Leslie have re-
turned from Ell Reno
The shop fire department headquarters
is receiving the regular renovation
Charles Wheeler of the south shop is at
work again after laying or a few days.
George Hall and William Heustis, would
be squatters. have returned from FL Reno.
Joseph Meninger, night heater No.
3 fire in the blacksmith shop, has been of
sick
william Crook or the drill press gang
has been of two days on account of sick
ness
T. E Layden. assistant engineer of
tests, has returned from Fort Madison,
The movement to the Baptist Young
Peoples union meeting at Chicago has
Trains and II were run in two sections
Tuesday to accommodate the Oklahoma
William johnson has returned to his
desk in the office of the general shop
John Anderson. a member of Reardon's
gang of laborers in the Sheds went home
sick Tuesday
Edward Beer, a south shop machinist
who has not been feeling wen for few
days, is laying off.
turned to work after a short lay on on
account of sickness.
Tuesday afternoon, being unable to work
on account of sickness
Edward Lockwood of the cabinet shop
has gone to Michigan to spend few
weeks visiting two sons there
William Hanson, foreman of the paint
track gang. is sick and unable to work.
He is suffering with lung trouble.
Robert Stockwell of the storehouse felt
so badly Tuesday that he was unable to
remain at his place longer than noon
Joseph Cramer, who quit the shops here
about two weeks ago and went to Cha
place.
Gus. Clements Of the blacksmith shop.
who has been suffering from an attack
Better 5iir.'''' - -e' - . 'O' ~ - ---s
John Koeberlin. blacksmith helper
who has been out for several days be-
again.
NJ Sprowi, a carpenter in the sheds
viking car doors, was laying OFF
Tuesday on account Of the sickness of
P f. Sayre, foreman of bridges and
buildings for the eastern division, has re-
turned from the scene of the scramble
for new lands
Engine 4ss is in from Emporia for gen.
eral Overhauling, having arrived here the
other day in charge of Fireman Gallatly
of that place.
John Schuler a. helper in the east shop,
had his eyes filled with some foreign sub
stance. presumably filings, Tuesday, and
had to go home
John Brenninger of the lamp depart
ment Is m mourning the loss OF a valuable
a day or two ago
Mrs Gus Counter. wife of former
Counter now works in the Rock Island
shops at Horton
Ralph Clayton of the south shop rune
in Tuesday after a lay of OF one day
Engine 242 has been turned out after
general overhauling.
Clarence Shay. machinist apprentices,
celebrate the Fourth. has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to go to work again
a III
boiler shop foreman has been to "a Reno
doing his work in his absence.
Jacob Ludwig. who for about a year has
handled scrap iron under U NJ. Petit.
now has the title of car repairer.
William Heustis of the boiler shop is
on duty again Abq PIT week ego aeus-
hose, which caused the loss of six teeth
John C1upper. a. car. sheds laborer who
week was around Tuesday He viii not
undertake working for a few days yet.
Tae wenf to III Reno last night John
Young and George l. Stone, who were
down the first OF the week, came back
Conductor Withrow and Lyndon Day.
clerk in the office of the foreman of
II for Ell Reno, where they viii try for a
piece of land
known as the 'ssea-cow,'' has returned to
work after a vacation Of about two
months during Wn1ch time IT received
light repairs
Joseph Cochran, night watch at the gem
era1 offices. has returned from Denver,
where he has been spending his summer
va Ca ton of two weeks. He was accom-
panied by Mrs Cochran
A night gang has been put to work on
the oil tanks which are to be used on the
southern and western lines Of the Santa
Fe Six Of these tanks have been cons
pieted and shipped and there are about Is
more in the order
Jesse Campbell is the latest addition to