The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-03

| man, Will De OH DUTY until w eOneSQaY
| He is out at Dover recuperating fol
| two days.
| Engineer Shy has returned to his
| home in Chanute from here, where he
has been receiving treatment for an in
! jured hand.
| machine shop gang, has returned from
| California where he has been for about
| two months.
| A. A. Robinson, president of the Mex
| lean Central, returned Monday after
| noon from the City of Mexico, in his
| private car.
| K. r. Stewart, foreman OF the store
| house, has returned from a vacation of
| two weeks He spent it in Colorado and
| New Mexico.
| wheeler in the blacksmith shop. He is
| a brother of John Jacobs a day heater
| in that department
Edward Hardy, formerly black
smith in Topeka shops but now in that
| department of the Rock Island at Hor-
| ton, was around Monday.
Conductor J. O'Byrne, who is making
| Emporia his temporary headquarters,
| returned to that place Monday after a
| brief visit here with relatives
Claude Harley, of the water service,
| came in Monday after an absence of
| about a week made necessary by the
| illness and death of his mother.
r. j. Putnam, clerk in the office of
this week to 31S Branner street His
| present residence number is 1873 Lake.
Albert Nelson, machine hand in the
mill, who has been out about three
months on account of an operation for
appendicitis. came in again Monday.
G. Dahlman of the cabinet shop is in
his place again. He has been off half
a week celebrating the arrival of new
boy at his home in North Topeka.
Switchman George Bigham left Mon
day on No 1 for Los Angeles, Cal.
where he will visit for a while and if
it suits him he may not return.
Blacksmith Samuel Florence came in
this morning Florence was burned by
sparks while at work a little more than
a week ago, and has been off since then.
Fireman Dan Carter who runs on
trains 113 and ia west of Topeka, is
keeping his engine hot again after a
short absence on account of sickness
Andrew Hartwick is in charge of the
boilers at the round-house heating plant
daytime now. William Maloney, who
has been doing the day firing, is work
ing nights.
Engine 1874, ten-wheel Pittsburg
overhauling at the hands of jerks
gang in the east shop, went out on a
trial trip Monday.
Norris Prescott is here from Denver,
where he is a packer in the storehouse
of the Colorado & Southern. Prescott
formerly held a similar position in the
store department here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Widau entertained
a number of friends at dinner Sunday
at their home in Oakland. Among
them were Mr.. and Mrs. Crosse. Widau
is in the blacksmith department.
Andrew D. Whitlow left here today
take charge of q Santa Fe section crew.
He comes from Pauline, where he has
been in the track department for some
time.
Engineer William Sherman went to
Usage City Monday morning to relieve
Randlett, the regular man, for two
trips. Randlett runs over on the Alma
branch, but IS out now for a little
recreation
John Burghart, a member of Shultz's
gang on the east side of the tracks,
has returned to work Burghart's house
and goods were destroyed by fire about
a week ago, but he has force of men
rebuilding a cottage for him.
Charles Havens, the east shop ma
chinist who was struck in the eye by a
piece of steel Saturday is recovering
from the injury He was able to come
down to the shops Monday, and will
probably be in again shortly.
Arthur c. VanCleave, day foreman of
the freight house truckers, was taken
to the hospital Monday with a severe
attack of typhoid fever His case is
not thought to be serious, although it
will be some time before he can resume
work.
Harrison Euler, who has been firing
the mill boilers at night, went to Lebo
on the cutoff Monday with a small
steam shovel which was recently
brought here from Pueblo for repairs.
His place here is being taken by VIII
liam Schenck.
Joseph Sieben, a machinist who won
a turkey the other day. failed to APP
pear for work Monday He had the
fowl roasted for Sunday dinner, and it
is surmised that in trying to dispose of
it he was overcome. and has not yet
recovered.
About six men have been taken from
the machine shop gangs of Al Graham,
E. E jerks and Ira Miller and have
been put on the job of getting together