The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-02

the sheds, IS unable to work on account
Of an attack Of rheun atism-
George Villee. son of Engineer Villee
of the K N. & D. run, has been visiting
in Fort Scott for a few days.
Edward Crum. an old boilermaker
who served his time here, has quit. He
went to Kansas City Thursday night
Sturgis Bechtol, a helper in the boiler
shop, who has been away on a visit
for a month has returned and is at
work.
T. c. Good, OF the tin shop. who has
been laying off for few days on ac-
count of a sore hand, is on duty
again
The wife of Nicholas Lauterbach, a
painter in the locomotive paint gang.
has gone to Westphalia for a few
weeks visit.
George Galligen and Jacob Barberick
are new employees of the blacksmith
shop. Barberick formerly worked in
the storehouse.
William Smith, who represents the
car shops in the scrap iron gang and
who has been sick for a month"; has
returned to work
The little son Of Thomas Brainard. a
boilermaker. is seriously sick with
summer complaint at the family home,
712 Hancock street.
David Holloway, Klein street watch
man, has returned to his place after
an absence of two months made nee
essary by sickness.
The educational committee of the
railroad Y. M. c. A. will hold a, meet
ing Friday evening to complete the
plans for the winters work.
Mr.. and Mrs Gus Treble and three
children are here from Kansas City, the
guests of Richard Stel1horn and wife.
Stellhorn works in the tin shop
William St. Marys, who has been an
employee OF the blacksmith shop for a
u Nc Ia
is not known what he intends doing.
Hugh Carfrae, Il storehouse enploye,
has returned from a two weeks visit
in New London, Canada His little
daughter accompanied him on the trip
Robert Barnett of the tin shop is one
of the happiest men in Topeka Three,
times within "a hours he has become
grandfather, and all three Of the babies
are girls.
Jacob Groeber, carpenter in the
sheds who has been out several days
on account of some ulcers which ap-
peared on each of his knees, is working
as usual.
jocularly refer to his present visit to
the Lakes as resulting from the twenty
five cents which he collected from
members of the hay association.
Ira Hassad, who had one hip injured
a month ago by being caught between
a pile of wood and an engine, has so
far recovered as to be released from
the hospital. He will go to wiping.
The marriage of John Thomas. a bolt
maker, to Miss Jennie Fuller. Of En-
poria, has been announced. The we'd
ding Will take place at EmpOria some
time in the early part of September
Edward Hope, a carpenter, who has
worked in the sheds for a long time,
has quit the shops at Topeka and will
go to San RernardinO. Cal, where he
IN
service.
John Butler, of the boiler shop, who
dropped some hot metal down his shoe
two or three weeks ago. and on ac-
been laying off since then, went 70
work Thursday
Machinist Nightingale has quit after
having worked here about year. John
Schneibel, who served his time here but
who comes directly from the Illinois
Central shops at Chicago, has the ma
chine vacated by him.
George Oppenheimer. who came here
recently from Fort Madison, Ia, and
went to work in the blacksmith shop,
place. and his family will probably fol-
low soon. He Will live on Ash street
Daniel Fink, of the sheds, is suffering
with an injured hip. Fink stepped on
and in some manner was thrown down,
striking his hip and bruising it so
badly that he has not been able to
work since.
James Dewitt. a machinist apprentice
who several months ago had his fingers
caught in the gears of a drill press, IS
at work again. The accident made nee
essary the amputation of all the first
and part of the second and third ringers
of his right hand
The gospel meeting of the railroad
Y NJ c. A. Sunday afternoon will be
held in the chapel car Messenger of
Peace and will be conducted by Major
George Sully. The car is located on
the tracks just east of the railroad 7.
M. @. A. rooms.
Mrs. Anna Ait the Rock Island agent
at Denton reports the ticket sales in
July, 1901, the largest during her four
teen years as agent there, aggregating
$780, The largest month prior to this
was during the Worlds fair year,
when it ran up to $3.50
Herbert Kempton, a brother of John
Kempton, assistant secretary of the
7. NJ. c. A, is here from Col |
orado Springs for a, two weeks visit. |
His wife had been here for several |
days previous to his arrival and it is
probable will return home with him
IT. l.. Pausch, stenographer in the Of |
fee of the superintendent of machine |
~, has gone to his home in Columbus, !
O.. for a rest of several weeks. He has |
experienced some trouble with his eyes |
recently, ana Is taxing the VacA1On IN /
the hope that they may be benefited.
Mrs. Anna Alt, who has been agent |
for the Rock Island at Denton for the |
past fourteen years. has with the ex-
ception of this year raised enough gar
den truck on the company's right-of-
way for her own use and supplied |
many of her neighbors- The hot, dry |
summer destroyed her vegetables this |
year
r NJ Wfmsatt and wife of Solomon
City are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert |
Wells Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
satt and Mr.. and Mrs Wells spent the /