The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-16
ABOUT RAILROAD People.

Machinist Herman Clinton was out Sat
urday.
Charles Austin of the wheel shop was
absent Saturday.
Blacksmith H. A F1ske lost Friday and
Saturday of last week.
composed Of cars 217 and ~
Smith were off duty Saturday.
Frank Hammer of the machine shop has
been off duty for day or two.
Fireman Walter Williams has lost a
trip two account of sickness.
Brakeman A Q: Saunders has been off
One hundred cattleguards is the size of
an order which the mill lately begun.
]. r. Magee. of the blacksmithing de-
partment has been off for a day two.
Conductor Stockton has gone to Usage
City to relieve Conductor Stafford for a
few days.
''Kilties.''
Conductor C. L. Short went out on the
plug again this morning after a rest of
few days
few of the engines have been equipped
with snow pl93yWs since the beginning OF
Joseph Chatham. machinist who dig
his back. is in again.
Charles Bragunier. a car carpenter who
lost Friday because of sickness, was able
to resume his duties Saturday
th Toaa e Fe light
posed entirely of California fruit
Michael Hartwick is here from the west
for a visit with his brother Andrew, fire.
man at the roundhouse heating plant
Conductor A. J. RAIDER has gone to KAN
City to take a passenger run out of
that place. relieving 6. w. Ross, who has
taken 20 day lay off.
Edward Grimes of the blacksmith shop,
who hurt one of his hands three. weeks
ago, has 50 far recovered as to be able
to go on duty this morning.
Present shipments of oranges to eastern
markets are for the e hoidaysa After the
be but little until after March l.
Edward McMullen, who a few months
ago was an employee in the machine shop
here is now following his trade for the
Union Pacific at Cheyenne, Wyo.
street is $50 owned and occupied &c By the San
merly at col East Fourth street
Charles vermillion of Atchison has
t bndn With ct the en san E
He lately returned from California.
w S. Snyder, day oiler. has mixed a
says it has proven quite satisfactory.
sent to the Chicago division for service
here only recently from Philadelphia
ira Miller foreman of a gang in the
east shop, was off Saturday for the pur-
popse of moving. He was formerly at 30S
Floor racks to the number of hundred
ana n1tN were Snlppeu 10 AdISdS lily
Saturday. They are to be used in the
bottoms of refrigerator cars in which meat
is placed.
w. A. Powers. chief chemist. has been
confined to his home for several days by
a run of la grippe. He is not seriously
sick and will probably be out again in
a few days.
Clarence Coleman, who for the past year
has been janitor at the Railroad Y NJ. G.
A has quit that place and expects to get
an office position up town J. W. Bivins
has taken his place
Claude Hudson viii come UP from Usage
City to take the place in Topeka yards
vacated by George L. Stone. Hudson had
a job here several years ago, but has not
been here for a good while
Oscar Dugan. who about ten days ago
received his appointment to the foreman
shin of the Santa Fe tin shop at Gle
burne Tex, left for that place Sunday.
He will have charge of ten men
Gus Espelin of the machine shop. who
has been out for several days on account
of a threatened attack of pneumonia, is
slowly recovering and will probably be
ready for business again before long.
Brakeman Wettlin of the Atchison local.
who went to Colorado week ago, has
returned and reported for his run this
morning. He has recovered from the in