The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-24

valuable information
Reardon. foreman of gang in the sheds.
is recovering from a serious attack of
Frank Ford, a bridge carpenter who
froze one of his feet last week while
putting in window glass at the MILL has
so far recovered as to be able to work.
Henry. Hazen, a son of William Hazen
Of the blacksmith shop and foreman OF
Trenton, Mo-, is here to spend the holt
days with relatives.
ployes of the boilermaking department of
the Santa Fe here, left today for Ellis u
for the Union Pacific
George Waters and wife of Cloverdale,
Ind. are here to visit their cousin, Frank
1917 North Jefferson street Mr. and Mrs.
Waters are totally blind
Max Thy milan, transfer table man at
the car shops, who was FRUSTRATED one
day last week while on duty has has been
he is suffering from fever.
George Brosamer, Tree Parker and Pat
Todd, who represented the boiler shop
week. have returned from that place and
were duty here Monday
The wife of Switchman Mark Withers,
who was called home to Emporia one day
last week by the illness of his sister, Mrs.
Mrs s. Mckinley is much better. " No.
The wife and daughter of Lewis Glenn
of the blacksmith shop went to Valley
of the year Glenn will go up Christmas
day. returning the same evening
Frank Austin. who was formerly a ma
chlilist in the shops, here, but who for
several months has been in the employ
q, tine ha abs bolds1s He IS n aoM
by his wife
Frank Silk of the blacksmith shop was
Which mad escaped from l> the stable. siIlix
got possession of the animal only the lat
ter part of last week.
Tn a r 1<es n
shop have been placed a bench and two
new ye n + ba Is that 5he be 1
creased by the addition of two men In a
few days.
was carried out of the shop about ten
days age Frustrated from stroke of par
IS in fairly good shape, but is still weak
from the attack.
Norris Prescott, who lately returned
employ of the Colorado & Southern, has
gone to work in the Santa F'e storehouse
there. He was in the service at this place
several years ago
Clarence Paddock is up from Springfield
Frisco. He will be married this evening
to Miss Virginia Pennebaker, whose home
is IS miles north Of town. They will go
Edward Remey who has been firing
out of Strong City on the Superior branch
west. He was promoted to the right side
several weeks ago; but went back to the
August Erickson, John Morgan, William
King; Arthur King and WILLIAM WI St. Mary
they are employed in the Frisco black
smith shop All of them formerly had
jobs in that department here.
According to announcement those men
who are working the night shift will be
given a double holiday. being required to
nights. 1t is the custom to close the shops
ali day December Is and January l.
There was great glee among the round
shops
and yards Monday because the through
Tn IS has has BEEN 5eu extremeiy
rare within the last week or ten days.
John Wood of the car shops has return
is told on John that he makes. a bluff
at the game by throwing open the mag
azine of his Winchester and frightening
away everything within several miles
Sacob SpetteE boiler br Sheg fp one ef
to return to his place Monday; The injury
still pains him consisd,serably but ut, It is not not
off longer.
Bud Robinson. a laborer in the
bruised Monday morning While helping
handle some car wheels he was caught
three days.
Clerks are busy making out the assign
who work east of the ira lxs. This is done
regularly the first of EACH year in order
have consecutive numbers
Wednesday evening, William Gordon
will wed Mrs. Maggie Prunty of this
ter service who recently finished his APP
at once for San Bernardino. Cal, where
they will spend several weeks
1t was planned that the young people
give the entertainment at the Railroad
Y NJ c. A. next Friday evening. This.
however, has been changed and it is now
announced that they will give the enter
tainment on January II, or three weeks
later.
Unless the weather takes a sudden turn
for the colder and a heavy snow falls,
the proposed hunt which the blacksmiths
were to take north of town will be called
off 1t was intended that about 25 of
the fellows should take part, the winning
side to eat oyster soup at the expense of
the rest
Henry Checksfield of the blacksmith de-
partment is out on account of the con-
dition of his wife. Some days ago a
sore came on one of Mrs. Checksfeld' 5
fingers, and since then it has grown so
much to give a great deal of
pain. 1t was feared for a while that
amputation of the member might be nee
essary.
James Ricketts, of the boiler shop went
hunting near Pomona last week and had
an experience anything but delightful.
He fell down a creek bank into a hole of
water. and after pulling himself out found
that both overshoes were missing. Ac-