The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-07

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scrap iron workers, has been under the
weather for the last day or two.
Engine DIPS, an eight wheel Baldwin,
went out today for trial trip after hav-
ing been given a general overhauling.
James Snyder, who works in Miller's
gang in the east shop, has reported for
days.
W. H. Woodburn, a coach carpenter. is
school.
employed in the water service, IS now
Denver
J. R. Painter and J. r. Gilkerson, help
ers in the blacksmith shop, who have
been working nights, have been changed
to the day shift.
a little within the last three days. On
Wednesday it was not quite SO high as it
Henry F'leck of Olathe was in a wagon
str struck by Santa Fe train raj at that place
injuries than a dislocated arm.
Several members of the tank gang will
60 to Neosho Rapids Monday to finish up
Thence they will go to Edgerton.
Machinist C.. E. DeWeese has returned
from a. few s,S days visit in 7, Newton. the
was accompanied by Mrs. DeWeese.
Henry Hester, who took his time in the
turn to his place next month. He has
been in that department about ten years.
The daughter OF BOlle maker Maurice
Collins, who has been i'll with fever for
a number of weeks, is better. She is able
to be up for a short time during the day.
Paul Nes8i Is new man in the water
service He was formerly a news agent
on the road and is a son-in-la.w of Peter
Edward Black, a machinist helper in
the east shop, was off Wednesday. Tues
gay ne was did 5tr not on tne knee pK
day
Ohio Doty of Neosho Rapids came in
few days visiting with his cousin, Geo
l. Stone. a switchman living in Oak
Joseph Devlin, boilermaker who used
to work here but who for four months
mas sr been at Cleburne, Tex, has returned
lin, machinist apprentice
Harry Goodrich, the south shop ma
tulips which will blossom next spring. He
has almost completed taking in his plants
for the winter
lists, are each building a new house. Bur
gett's residence will be located on Tyler
home out in Oakland
William Lysaght of the drill press cor
ton Wednesday to have a piece of steel
removed from one eye He viii not re-
port for work before next Monday.
The wife of George Finch of the south
shop has gone east on a visit. Mrs. Finch
has been in poor health for several weeks,
home by her illness considerable portion
of the time recently
G. T. Bond. craftsman in the mill, left
on No. Wednesday evening for Chicago,
where he goes to inspect couplers for the
weeks ago from St Paul, Mimi where
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blacksmith Shop and for a While last
summer twirler for the Santa Fe Reds,
Ia. He will probably play the Des
Moines team next season.
Saunders of the south shop ran pitch
fork into one of his feet Tuesday. The
child was playing. and struck against one
serious result is expected.
Fireman w. H. Brooks. who two weeks
in the hope that her health might be
benefited by the change of climate, has
ter.
Gordon Bell, who several months ago
shop foreman and who previous to that
worked in the dispenssary Of the 7yi h9spta ~
Ottawa to take a position in the hospital
there.
John Peronto, a former boilermaker
to San Bernardino, Cal, and returned to
Topeka a few weeks ago on account Of
bad health, expects to leave soon for AL
buquerque, where he has a job at his
trade.
The wife of Fireman Milton Holt. who
was taken to the home of her parents. in
Kansas City about two weeks ago be-
cause of an attack of appendicitis, has
returned to Topeka She is much better
than at the time she left here, but is not
well yet.
Carpenters in the sheds have just COM
pleted large order for grain doors
From the time this department has been
put that class of work it would seem
that there was exceptionally great prepa-
ration for the shipment of this kind of
freight to market
D. Hodgson has been put on night
watch at the new machine shop. 1t has
become necessary for the company to
have some one about to guard its inter-
ests since the unloading of a great deal
of material has been begun Mr. HodgSon
formerly had the same job at the black
smith shop.
James McNeaI a coach painter, has
turned from Las Vegas, N. M, where he
has been for about ten days. He was Wis
iting Harry Brill. at one time a Topeka
charge of the painting gang of the new
Montezuma hotel which is under con-
struction at that place.
Sedgwick Harmon, the unfortunate
brakeman who fell under an engine early
Wednesday morning at Wagon Mound,
n. NJ, was son of Solomon Harmon, in
voice clerk at the storehouse. About two
years ago he was a trucker in the store
house here, but had not been in Topeka
for some time. His father left Wednes-
day for Las Vegas, where the body will
be buried
Osman Bates, who was burned by a
gas flame from the sea cow. has not yet