The Topeka state journal., 1901-08-03
sPARKs FRoM oTHER ENGINES

About a carload of superhuOus cast
fngs are waiting at the store house for
a car. They will be sent back to To
pel1a--Emporia Republican.
Esty Johnson is taking a vacation,
and he has a right to, as he made over
1000 miles last week. This amounts 10
about $50 and Esty is confident that he
can get his laundry this week, anyway.
-Emporia Republican.
Switchman Charlie Jones was one or
the lucky ones in the drawing at Ell
Reno yesterday, although his name did
papers. He has received card notify
ing him that he drew one of the prizes
in the Lawton DISQUALIFICATION Kan
san Republican
There were lots of new Santa F'e car
signs on the cars that went through
here today. The new sign consists of
the name Santa F'e in white across
the middle of a black-Greek cross. The
cross is on a circle Of white which, in
turn is on square of black It ap-
pears as complex as a Chinese puzzle
but it is really a simple pretty device
whole train of the cars went through
this morning and the new sign will be
common thing from now on.-Em-
pOria Gazette.
Charlie Kirkhuff. a machinist in the
back shop, drew one of the prizes in
the Lawton district, and the boys in
Lie S41Op say ne does not know what
to do with it now he has it, Charlie is
too good a mechanic to make a good
farmer, but still he doesn't wish to
give up a good thing in the new coun-
try. Several Newtonians who have
made winning hardly know what to
do with their new Observation-Disclosures
Kansan Republican.
The biggest mortgage ever fled in
Jackson county was placed on record
at the court house Wednesday. It was
for $S5, 600. and was given by the St.
Louis & San Francisco Railway com
pany to the Morton Trust company Of
New York and William H. Thompson
OF St Louis, to secure the issue of So
year gold refunding bonds to that
amount recently issued by the Frisco
line.-Kansas City Times.
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE
Conductor RAIDER was laying Off Fri
Fireman Clin Beeler is up for pro-
motion.
off sick.
7: McMahon is q new man in the
boiler shop.
Fred Kettler of the blacksmith shoE
was off duty Friday.
David Gordon went to work Friday
in the blacksmith shop.
Isaac Schlegel, foreman Of the car
shop, is still sick.
Conductor George Scott took lay
off Friday. which will last until Mon
day.
Edward Jones is a new man in Rear
don's gang Of laborers around the
sheds.
Engineers John Hand and Thomas
Jones took engines 2311 and 333 to En-
poria, Friday.
Michael Helm, who has been a helper
in the blacksmith shop for several
has quit
Brakeman Mark Chamberlain was
called to Joplin. No, Friday by the
death of his mother.
Edgar DeCamp Of the roundhouse
force is Working with a sprained wrist
caused by heavy lifting Friday.
Peter Domino, a member of Mullen's
gang. has reported for work
after a short layoff on account of a
pinched finger.
Andrew Moore of the boiler shop was
slightly injured Friday by an air ma
chine used for tapping out bolts. strik-
ing him under the arm
The wife of Peter SchoenfeIt of the
shop has been called to
Hays City by the death of her brother.
Andrew Goetz, of that place
f. H. Berry. assistant chemist at the
Iabora tory, has taken short layoff.
and left Friday for Pawpaw III, where
he viii visit for a short time.
Engineer G. F. Page, of the Topeka
St. Joseph passenger run, left Friday
for Minneapolis, Mimi. where he will
spend his vacation of two weeks.
Park Bigham. who worked in the |
boiler shop here until a. few weeks ago, |
has gone to Horton. He will probably |
70 to work for the Rock Island at that |
place.
Fireman Henry O'Brien is enjoying |
a visit from his mother. Mrs. Mary |
Waters. and her sister Mrs Elizabeth |
Waters, both of Marysville, Cal. They /
will be here for two weeks
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