The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-13
ABOUT RAILROAD people.

John Thompson is new car repairer
in the sheds.
Ernest Palmer of the boiler shop has
been laying off.
Boilermaker David Elder has been out
for a day OF two.
William Maloney of the machine shop
has reported for duty.
Casper Helm of the blacksmith shop
has been off duty sick
John McAndrewS, a packer in the store
house, has been off duty.
The wife of William Butler is ill at
her home, GA Chandler street.
Wiley Shaffer. a scrap iron worker in
Pettit's gang. has been sick.
Twelve more tank car bottoms are IN
der construction in the sheds.
Emmett Bailey has been put on as as
sistant night roundhouse hostler-
reported after brief absence.
Will Hairsine, night hammer boy has
been working days for a short time
George Campbell, carpenter in the
coach shop, has been laying off sick.
Wires have been strung for electric
lights around the Albuquerque shops.
Albert Wahl, a cabinet maker. has re-
ported after an absence of two days.
John Player, superintendent of machin-
cry, has been in St. Louis since Tues
blacksmith William Hazen has been
detained at home by the illness of his
wife.
Amos Newcomer of the coach shop has
two.
W. s. Gordon is a new machinist helper
corner.
Clyde shaffer of the blacksmith shop
came in Tuesday morning after a short
lay off.
John Jones' day heater on. No. furnace
in the blacksmith shop. is sick and unable
Peter Reynolds, who has been off duty
since Thursday of last week, has report
ed He is a ma chin1st-
Louis Rain is timer in Could
ing's gang. He is a brother of Max
Rain. an upholsterer.
BY way of special music for Thursday
noon meeting at the coach shop. George
Adamson will sins tenor solo,
Joseph Wainwright, who formerly. fol-
is now in the service of the Rock island.
Casper Gettig. heater on. No. 2 fur
time on account of the illness Of his wife.
A. Dahlstrom. who does the work of
running mn boards o. engines mas returned ned
days.
c. J. Hinchman, blacksmith helper is
@ awag from the hoe for nar kep
week.
T: NJ N R q; general car inspector:
over the equipment of that part of the
system.
BY the end of the week the car sheds
will have been entirely reroofed. The
work has been under way nearly three
weeks
Miss Addie Taylor daughter of R. P
Taylor of the machine shop, went to Nor
tonville Tuesday to attend the wedding of
P. H. Potter. a member of the bridge
and building force, has gone to Ohio for
a visit of two months. He is accompanied
by his wife.
Stephen Bauer, fireman in the mill, who
was kicked by horse Sunday, is slowly
recovering. 1t is not known when he can
resume work
Vernon Conroe. machinist helper, in
jured foot Monday that he was
compelled to lay off a few hours. He is
on duty again
Machinist Thomas Hannigan had one
foot considerably bruised Tuesday by
driving box falling upon it. He was not
obliged to lay Off
There is a vacancy for conductor on the
local run between Argentine and Ottawa,
with Sunday lay over at Ottawa Bids
will close next Sunday.
James Anderson, who has been MEM
Der of Reardon's scrapp1ng gang in the
sheds, has been transferred to Gerberick's
force. working on air brakes
Louis Schaeffler of the machine shop.
who strained his back the otleer day on
a lift, is now able to be out of bed. He
will probably report soon-
Conductor T. A Verlin and Brakeman
Caps are here from Argentine for a few
days. They have been running out of that
place for the past two months.
Machinist ]. p. Bailey, who came here
during. the summer, has quit and will go
to Cleburne, Tex, to work under Fred
Carson. general shop foreman there.
David jones' who runs a bolt machine
in the wheel shop, is getting over an oper-
alton necessary for the removal of a
piece of steel which buried itself in one
of his hands the other day.
,a One load cad Of ear aiss Of exceptionally
San Rernardino, Cal They are for use
on trucks of $1,000 pounds capacity and