The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-30
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Frank Silk. a hammersmith, was lay
ing off Tuesday.
helper. has been laying off
Conductor T 4; Xerlin took stock
extra to St. Joseph Tuesday.
Engineer James Thomas lost trip or
two lately on account of sickness.
The "Quo Vadis'' company went to
Lawrence on the plug this morning.
Machinist John Shannon, of the south
shop, was off duty Tuesday morning.
Elmer Wheeler. a helper in the wheel
shop has been off for a day or two.
John Player. superintendent of ma
chinery, has returned from a trip in the
east
A new machine for doing small brass
ment.
Elmer Kelly. of the blacksmith shop,
has reported for duty after a brief alb
c. I. seagraves, travelling passenger
agent for the Santa F'e, went to ST. Louis
The wife of Philip Engstrom, of the
south shop. is recovering from threat
ened attack of fever.
force in the south shop. has reported for
duty after a brief layoff-
Engine 49, one of the big Rhode Islands,
which has been on passenger runs, is
being touched up with paint
Engineer Charles Jones has been in
Usage City taking the place of Thomas
Porter. who has been laying off.
W. c: McKallam, a cabinetmaker. will
Leave the latter ter. part Of the week for St.
Conductor Fred Norman, of Newton,
has gone to Fort Worth. Tex, to take
the place of yardmaster for awhile.
Arthur Moore, travelling passenger agent
for the Erie, with headquarters at Kan
sas City. was in Topeka Tuesday.
Joseph Cramer, a former machinist who
lately returned from Chanute, has finished
building a cottage out near East Hill.
Frank Brown. who for awhile this sum
mer acted Fourth street flagman, is
experiencing an attack of lung trouble.
Earl Petrie. of the machine shop who
has been working nights for some time.
again.
Hammer No 2 of the blacksmith shop
is in operation again, after having been
idle for awhile account of a broken
piston rod
Tuesday the job of constructing a new
so far have been the result Of failure of
material to arrive.
Hugh Devlin, a. machinist apprentice,
who has been out for two days on ac-
count of catching a piece of steel in one
eye. has reported.
Frank Swalwell, a helper in the black
smith shop, is in his place again after a
layon of a week, made necessary by an
attack of chills and fever.
Instead of working overtime, as it has
been doing for several weeks past, the
brass foundry will be in operation only
Ralph Mcneil, of the east shop, was off
Tuesday afternoon His arm was caught
though not badly injured caused consid-
cradle pain.
George l. Stone. of the north end
switching crew, has reported for duty
after layoff of two days made neces-
sary by the sikness of his little SON The
child is better now
John French, formerly foreman of the
blacksmith shop here, but now with the
St Louis & San Francisco in that ca
pacity at Springfield. Mo-, is in town for
a few days visiting his family.
P I. Brown, of the blacksmith shop
hurt his hand the other day SO badly
that he is unable to work While running
he Tell; striking the member on some OBJ
ject which caused painful injury to be
inflicted.
Friday evening DR.. r. s. Magee will
give Dra ctical talk on the eve at the
railroad Y. NJ c. A The lecture will be
by stereopticon views furnished
and exhibited by Charles Weeks, of
Maple HILL
The wife of B. NJ Van C1eave, of the
storehOuse, is better. She was taken to
the hospital a few. days ago. but is now
at her home, and her husband, who was
compelled to lay off because of her con-
dition. is in his place again.
Thursday evening the knights of the