The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-08
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

John Cum of the boiler shop is laying
A A Hope Of the water service was Off
duty Wednesday,
Alexander Hardy of the drill press gang
is sick and unable to work
John Wetterlund of the blacksmith shop
Went home sick Wednesday.
Henry Long of the blacksmith shop is
at work after a weeks sickness.
h5 Jaeob Spetter an apprentice 2. ice, in the
Frank Swartz of the roundhouse force
IS laying off on account of a bruised heel.
Fred White. a wiper, is enjoying a visit
Scott.
Andrew Harmon of the store house
force is laying off on account of sick
Edward Fart. an apprentice in the ma
chine shop. is sick and has been taken to
the hospital.
Conductor George Scott is following his
way-.car again on trains 81 and 81. after a
short vacation
Wednesday night.
Samuel Duncan of the spring shop has
quit and will move to Usage county
where he will work in the mills.
Henry Gilbert. a machinist helper in the
east shop has quit and will go to Okla Okla
years.
Joseph Hornby, a store house clerk. be.
is spending the time at his home in this
place.
1t IS TumOred that the santa re may put
on another through train from Chicago
to Galveston, to be scheduled at 80 miles
per hour.
Nathan Cafferty of the machine shop
has been taken to the hospital where he
expects to undergo an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
sumed work after nearly a months alb
sence, which time he spent at Chicago
and in Portage, Wis
VIM. Rund. water. service man, is
running the engine at the general Offices
p pe,,arS- al absence Of Thomas Nichols.
B. F. Kinsey of the coach trimmers'
gang has returned to work after an, alb
sence of more than a week He has been
visiting relatives in Douglas county
Mrs Vincent Coggins, widow Of the en-
gineer who was killed at plymouth a rev
amount of insurance carried by her hus-
band in an organization.
H. z. Brill, a former painter in the
coach shop here. but now head painter in
the new Montezuma hotel at Las Vegas.
with relatives here. Mrs. Brill is still
here
Fireman Henry O'Brien reported for
after a short lay-off. Tuesday he went to
Usage City with his mother. Mrs. Mary
visiting him here for few days
The coach shop p, meeting this noon aI Vas
WHO has been. lecturing- in Topeka the
past two weeks. Rev. Mr. Daniel ap-
peared before the men. as is his practice
Closson rendered a vocal solo,
L c. Newmarch, foreman of the ma
chine shop. left this. afternoon for Phila-
delphia where he will inspect the new en-
gines being constructed for the Santa Fe
BY the Baldwin locomotive works. VIM.
E. Barnes. an old machinist in the shops.
will have charge of the men IN the abb
sence of Mr. Newmarch.
John Miller, clerk in the store house.
has returned from Dubuque, Ia, where
he spent a few days with his invalid wife.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Miller win
be gratified to know that she is rapidly
recovering from an illness lasting eight
years and that she will be able to re-
turn to Topeka in the course of three
weeks She has been in Dubuque for si1
weeks
j. s. Wear of the brass. foundry has re-
turned to his place after having been
away since last Saturday, when he was
hastily called home by the announcement
that his wife was dying Mrs. Wear had
been an invalid for years, and being in q
weakened condition could not survive the
relapse. The funeral was held Monday
and was largely attended by the men in
the brass foundry
Fireman Peter Smith of Emporia went
home Wednesday after having boarded Off
the Santa Fe Hospital association for at
least five weeks. Smith was standing on
the depot platform at Strong City one