The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25

W. D. Rodgers. of the boiler shop.
Lewis spenedloye of ,af the s tank room
the thumb and the first finger the other
day. He has been off duty since then.
ward King of the blacksmith shop has
gone home to Humboldt after a brief
visit with relatives at ~ Klein street
Beginning November "a. Engineer Geo.
Meter and his fireman will work day
time for week. the other six crews
Robert Slusser, who was called to
Usage City over week ago by the death
peka. He is employed in the wheel shop.
J. H. Petit, a son of o M. Petit, fore
fa al wee Weeks Visit if0W with his ngs
at Oneida His wife was with him on the
trip.
who has been out several days on ac-
count of having the end OF finger taken
again today.
Fireman John Helvie,. who has the
nna g fu tn one Topda
companied by Mrs Helvie.
Edward Clark, who worked in the ma
around among the boys Saturday. He is
farm near Council Grove
Sunday the boilers at the. mill were al
lowed to cool off in order that the paint
the new smoke drum and other parts that
needed it a touch of paint
E. Humbert of Osawatomie is here for
wife Of E. < Eathefton of the cab de,
Lee Humbert of this place.
John Smith, a member of McIntyre's
doors has Been Obliged lay off Se
cause of an affection of the face which
has been troubling him for some time
T. NJ and n. day coach No will be
out for service Wednesday after having
been in the paint a shop for o light a d touch
ILL.,, and is owned by c. ]. Devlin of To-
peka.
Samuel Florence, the blacksmith who
had one eye burned by sparks from the
fire over. which he was working, came in
most entirely recovered from the slight
injury
Water service men were busy Saturday
moving the patterns from the east wing
of the building in which are the offices
cbinerv fo the enc new structure prepared for
that purpose.
One of the best Sunday afternoon meet
Y. M G. A. this year that of yester
day. Rev. D. NJ. Fisk, pastor of the First
We're five special musical numbers given.
Engines 4sO and 495, which have been in
readv to be Sent W west for permanent pas
senger service They have been super
comp compounds and will run west of La
Junta-
The year old daughter of Robert Ora
seriously sick at the family home, AT
Park street, North Topeka. She is suf-
say say with tt the best Of attention she can
be brought out all right
After sinking two holes without securing
water for its use at Peabody, the Santa
F'e has purchased Is acres of land on Cow
begin the building of a reservoir. 1t is
expected that about an acre will be util-
lied in getting the water for the engines
there.
Saturday forenoon two rubber grips
We're, taken from, the handle bars Of
vxy1ap 1 1inh Cfn 7t he
SAYS there will be trouble if they are not
and the thing that is going to hurt is that
he means what he says
When Engineer H. G. Rust got down
from the 1908 a Marceline Saturday. night
he found a two by four plank tangled up
brake brake rigging 1se was ' gone. Where it came
from no one knows, but was probably
Pbeed d gP of he trse along the road IN
Charles = Webb formerly chief clerk ERIK
position of head clerk In the office of
Illness which 1p has Kept him down for six
weeks. He expects to be able to go to
Chicago some time this week
Mark Symmes. who was formerly with
a. Santa Fe bridge gang on the cutoff.
but who is now in the employ Of the IN
Sunday morning and remained through
out. the day visiting relatives. He is now
with steel gang putting bridge across
the Blue river near that place.
A. c. Brit and Ora Ferrin, carpenters in
returned to their usual places after. hav
ing been working outside for about two
weeks. William Peterson, who has a place
in the same department, but who has
been out about three days to attend his
own wedding, came in this morning.
Robert and George Nightingale, shop
men, who have been off duty nearly
father, came in again this morning. An
other brother. Edward, who came here
from Denver to attend the funeral has
road.
sustained a rap the right thumb the
other day which will necessitate his los
was Knocked from under a hammer and
struck him on the hand infiicting a bruise
place place on on No 10 fire.
F. J. Speakman, young Horton ma
chinist who only recently finished his APP
premiership for the Rock Island at that
the degrees for initiation into the machin-
lists union of Topeka There is no lodge
the tradesmen from there have allied
Themselves with the one IN this place: MI,
foreman at Horton.
E. E. Crouch of the hand car shop was
oakIan dp the i other evening After dark
he was riding along when his wheel be-
came entangled in loose telephone wire
Crouch had time to reverse the machine
put on brakes he was thrown head
over heels. struck the ground heavily
and sustained some severe bruises. After
the bicycle had bounced around over him
for a while he managed to raise himself
and move on. He is stih at work
On Saturday evening eight or ten sheds
carpenters in a gang working under Evan
Evans, gathered at the home of Charles
Ackley No. 10 St. Clair avenue Pleasant
Valley. to celebrate the return of Will
liam Peterson, a member of the gang.
Peterson was married on Thursday even
ing to Miss Ellen Eriksen of Usage City
and his associates in the shops took this
as the first occasion for felicitation over
the event Music and refreshments were
the diversions of the evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Peterson were presented with
large rocking chair by the men who work
with him in the door department.