The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-15
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

William Cremer, an apprentice in the
east machine shop who has been off on
account of sickness for several weeks,
is reported to be recovering and it is
thought will be able to so to work
again in a few days.
Engine 408 is in the south shop for
general overhauling.
Charles Cremer, who formerly work
ed in the car machine shop. but who
has been working for the Union Pacific
at Armstrong for two or three months.
is now foreman of the air pump de-
partment at that place
A A. vogel. who repairs air hoses,
will lose the nail on the second finger
of his left hand as the result of a small
accident Friday. While doing his work
he allowed the finger nail to be caught
between two parts of a compressed air
machine and almost before he knew it
the nail had been so badly mashed that
it will come off.
Roscoe Smith, who has been manager
for the Western Union at Chickasha
for the last few months, has resigned
that position and has gone to work as
day operator at Liberal Smith was
with the Rock Island before he took the
position with the Western Union at
Chickasha, and is considered one of the
best operators on that road
Charles Norman, OF the blacksmith
shop, is spending a two weeks vacation
in Burlington, Iowa
A. Luslx, agent for the Rock Island at
Partridge, intends to take charge OF
another station soon and a brother of
Mr.. Lusk who has been studying with
him will take the Partridge Office
John Swanson, who has been work
ing on a truck gang is at work in the
car shed temporarily.
Daniel Lane. who is one of the best
posted men on baseball around the
shops and who at sundry times has Ia
bored hard in the interests of the shop
teams. is in favor of the organizat ton
Of a city league. He believes that with
the teams of the Topeka Athletic asso-
citation, Z. NJ G. A.. shops and others
that might be picked up around town
a good league could be formed The
merchants, he thinks, would be willing
to give prizes for the teams, and in this
way little rivalry could be created It
behooves some of the baseball cranks
who have lots of spare time to take up
this matter and bring about the organ
ization of a Topeka baseball league
LYDIA Campbell, q single woman living
at Kansas City, tried twice to jump
from Rock Island train between To-
peka and Kansas City. Friday after
noon. Once the attempt was made
while the train was running at the rate
of 40 miles an hour, but she was caught
and held in her seat
Rev. O. NJ. Bowman, pastor of the
LoWman Hin Methodist church, viii
speak at the Sunday afternoon gospel
meeting at the railroad z NJ c. A.
Inc chicago ROCK 1SlanG q Mexico,
which opened its Liberal line to traffic
last Monday. has assigned agents along
that route as follows: u G. Collins,
Optima, 0. T.; c. NJ. Campbell. STRAIT
ford, Texas; W. Clarke, Dalhart, Tex;
A Plumb, Tehoma. 0. T.
The boiler shop team bats this afternoon
with the asylum boys, the game being
played on the asylum grounds This il
the second time the two teams have met
this season
Godfrey Hook returned to work in the
he
ing out half a day.
Thirteen cars of steel rails belonging
to the Clark line of Utah and California
went west over the Santa Fe the other
day.
The fire which was discovered In the
coal at the storage track has been giving
a little trouble OF late and it may be-