The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-31
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Leo Kaiser of the blacksmith shop, was
sick Wednesday.
E. NJ Sherburne is braking on the En-
poria local temporarily
Thomas McGill, a machinist in jerks
gang, was laying off Wednesday.
Engine 99S, which has Just been COM
pleted, went out on trial trip Wednes-
j. Carlson. of the blacksmith shop has
week.
James McCume. a minister at Eskridge,
noon.
lack First a night car inspector, has
been off duty a night or two because of
sickness.
Brakeman Cary Johnson of the Atchi-
son local. took a layoff Wednesday to at
J. Ray coach carpenter, has been de-
tanned at his home because of the illness
of his little daughter.
Boilermaker Edward Stitt is laying off
building addition to his residence at
the corner of Sixth and Lake.
P. I. Brown, of the blacksmith shop,
who had one arm slightly injured two
days ago, has reported for duty.
John Leonard. a machinist who has been
in the service of the company here for
some time, quit Wednesday morning.
Arthur and Bert Baughman, of LIE.
compton; cousins of Charles eS Cherry, OF
Sturgis Bechtol. who formerly worked
in the boiler shop here as helper, has
a job with the Santa Fe at Argentine
Cal Alexander. boilermaker, has
bought ten acres three miles east of town
and IS planning to move on IL IN the
Conductor C.. L, Short. of the plug,
who has been in Chicago for week or
ten days, has returned and is on duty
again.
At the echo meeting" Sunday. at the
railroad Y NJ G. A the association or,
the music
Thomas Cole. blacksmith has pur-
mile and a half east of the shops
Seward avenue
Ford Harvey, Oldest son of the late
eating house system of that name, was in
Topeka Wednesday.
Charles Johnston. shop electrician, has
been taking his place.
physician of New York city. passed
through Topeka Wednesday evening in
Brakeman. E. o: Van Beck, who for
several weeks, has been running. over the
cutoff, with headquarters at Argentine,
has returned to this place.
1t requires about twenty cars of water
daily to supply the needs of the Santa F'e
day by a special train of tank cars.
Michael Savage, superintendent of the
K9oRgd oo Nas up OVER rr the
job which his men are doing on the car
sheds.
helper in the pipe-fitting gang last week
and worked one day, has been off since
matiSm.
Today the last of the large Player boil
ers was ready for the machinists to be-
gin their part of the erection 1t will be
two or three weeks before the locomotive
will be completed
Brakeman John Ashton is a member of
the coal train crew plying between
Topeka and the Usage county fields. He
takes the place of A O. Saunders. who
goes the extra board
Engineer Clay Hayman, of the Cotton
wood division, is up to take the place on
do n77+ nv
Byron Smith, who is spending a short va
cation in Usage county
ing for the second of the new 5,oo0-pound
hammers for the blacksmith shop 1t will
be stpatSd b on the Wes besn ae the
Lem White who for four years has
been clerk in the office. of John Player,
given the position of head shop clerk at
La Junta. He left for there today
NJ; F. Nightingale. who formerly worked
several months has been in the hospital,
is now at his home, AS Cedar Cedar avenue venue
-Four or five white laborers were sent
to Fort Madison, Iowa, Wednesday to
their shovels Monday because they didn't
want to shovel coal in patent dumping
coal cars
valner Clearinghouse. of the brass foun,,
dry who about week ago was obliged
to lay off on account of a sore leg. re
sulting from a horse kick, is slowly re-
covering and will be ready to work in a
few days
Elmer Wheeler, a helper in the wheel
shop, who has been off for few days,
is in the hospital and it is now certain
that he is suffering from an attack of
appendicitis He Will undergo an opera
ton shortly
Two coaches that have been lately over
hauled and equipped with the Hale-Kil-
burn .'walkovers'' have gone into service
on the St Joseph passenger, taking the
place of two which were set into the
shops for repairs.
George Domino, a laborer in Mullen's
stripping gang. mashed his right hand
while on duty Wednesday afternoon He