The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-19

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Joseph .Spendlove, the m~achinist who
va stricken lex J. with nd paralysis E,, last st week !, is Is
return to the shop before long.
Edward Short,a machinist who has been
snIteT nscR ana th Wbo 6 iocide an fhe ,6af tw OF
chine again.
At some of the Santa Fe chutes in I'LL
nois lately the coal has been so badly
frozen that the aprons could hardly be
the engines.
Arthur Thompson. who was formerly
tWbi6thh haynHe ssn paint Intng gang IN pq q5e who nsw since nee
chine shop foundation, has taken a job in
the storehouse-
eral superintendent Resseguie and bear
ing Mrs. Resseguie and several other la
dies. eastward, was attached to No. 6 on
Wednesday evening
Fuel and Ice Contractor Closson has
e tha to state TIA S9 and in cG New sn Me 9ieer to p1 fook
after the ice harvest which is ready to
begin at any time.
Trains s and l were badly off the sched-
the evening. No. 8 arrived about 90 min
utes behind time and No. z was delayed
longer than that.
William Cook and clande Holmes, mem,
been out for a few days. are in their
places again. Holmes was out because
of the sickness of his wife.
equipment which the Santa Fe built in
Topeka. has been pushed into the paint
sup II q = - CAi1
II years old last spring.
G.. C. circuit of the water service. who
has been confined to his home with a Sc
will easily be able to return to duty by
the first of the new year
machine in the blacksmith shop, went
hunting the other day and surprised the
quail.
sB. Lantry's Sons is the lettering on
the side of one of the tanks which that
shops. 1t is done in gold leaf and around
the border is an characterization of the
same kind
Elmer Neubert the maehinist apPRren-
main in Kansas City temporarily, having
gone to that place Wednesday. His
Line there
Edward Moore, who is first helper on
took N9 a h ian OFF W " fns Rlaet Is Visit s Ri9h
m nasasa tb Cp0w Of 1frf Russell an his county waE b whe
from kansas City. ~
Brakeman A. o. Saunders. who has
been in the service of the Santa Fe about
to Texas, where he has a railroad job.
lie is "a a 9 pro- t 81 Of w, w fre SiabHfnders' who
William Heathorn. a helper in the chem
zeal laboratory, is off duty caring for an
Chemist. who was unable to be at his desk
a few days last week on account of the
same trouble, is working again.
Lately the Missouri Pacific has been
carrying a water car between Topeka and
Fort Scott. This is lone on account of
Fort Scott and sGarnett the company is
not allowed to use the water from the
J. Ost of the storehouse, who was desig-
nated as a delegate from the Topeka
conferences, was unable to go with the
rush of business which is on in that de-
partment Just now.
There was a big crush around the pas
senger depot Wednesday, Delays brought
for several trains to arrive When No. 6
came in it was soon crowded and the con-
an additional coach.
If no further orders for bolts come in
the ola cksmith shop will finish up all it's
calls for that class of material for the
present year by the last day of the
ed with work on car axles lately, turning
each night from 16 to 20
There has been a heavy movement of
stock eastward within the last few nights.
Several d-oubleheaders have been run to
Kansas City and it is apparent that the
to dispose of their stuff before
any more severe weather comes
tice who lost the end of his left little
finger the other day, is getting better. As
to his home at Cleburne, Riley county.
and after a visit with his. folks will &c
to Lindsborg to spend a short time
Wednesday noon. the stripping pencils of
to paint shop workmen. Warning formerly
worked in the department here, but went
to Denver. where he was taken sick He
died. His wife is still a resident of this
place
Last month there were only 10 men who
quit in the locomotive department here
Fourteen took thir time in the car shops.
These figures are considered comparative
ly small and are probably accounted for
by the season in which nobody wants to
give up one job without being sure of
getting another
ri FINN nUrnanf fC 1f q nranninro aoa0rd- |
ing. to some departments of the railroad
t;dns vie rieRP9 or + e g 1sst m nnmbe er Of app II e
probable that when the company begins
putting up ice west of here a good many
while the season lasts.
T. $. Cafferty, Ina on the east
plate to be. placed on railroad ties under
the rails, Mr. SaffeEtg is ne Of the FIN in
switch lock and also Years ago received
a patent on a rail which in its time was
ence in track work and is Continually
looking out for improvements
oc ro make in n0 4bs bdapd t o} f6l "a ssrs ef
the RailrToad Y. M. 0eGa G. A, a c lnTli1fH,s Of Q
three ihg e has 5 bee z a r mebltsr These c,srk coim IN sne
store house: James Nicholas. machinist.
and G. e. Grout Of the water service. The
lar meeting at which the reorganization
Of the board takes place in the early part
of January
Mrs Mark Withers has been called. to
sister, Mrs. ]. B. Mckinley. of that place
An operation was performed on Mrs. Nc
Kinley Tuesday evening and at last re
port she was as well as circumstances
would allow. She has been i'll for a long
time. Her husband is night yardmaster.
for the Santa Fe there and she is a
laughter of Engineer John Griffith of the
Cottonwood division
Tonight at Hudson's hall will occur
the dance given by the Santa Fe hremen:
Hugh McGivern, Elmer Wilkerson, and Al
Checksfield will have charge of the floor
and the music will be furnished by Hud-
sons orchestra This is the first dance
which the department has given for a
long time, but from the extensive prepa-
rationS made it should be a success. The
money taken in will be applied to the
purchase of paraphernalia for the depart
ment-
Peter Brady. the machinist who was
burned Tuesday night by an acetylene
gas explosion. was not seriously hurt. At