The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-21
SANTA FE LOCALS

Louis Schum, a coach stripper, was
off duty Monday.
A n ale chorus will be organized at
the Railroad Y NJ. c A Friday night.
It will be in charge of George Adamson
and viii sing for the mems gospel meet
ings and other gatherings at the asso-
citation rooms.
Harry Hobson, lamp inspector. has
returned from the Oklahoma division
He says the rains in Oklahoma were
very heavy last week
coach shop meeting Thursday noon on
the subject Use and Abuse of the
Eye"
William Irish, who has been working
with the scrap iron gang, has been
transferred to the water service depart
ment.
Engineer E. c. Webb is laying off.
Fireman Grusenmeyer is sick and I'M
able to go on his engine
George Bolanger, who works on scrap
iron and who has been off duty two
days because of his wife's sickness. is
at work again.
Ebert Farley is a new man in Pet
tits gang.
James Morgan, body foreman in the
coach shop, has gone to Kansas City
to sell some horses that he took with
him. He will be gone about ten days.
Peter Anderson, extra engineer for
switch engine service, is laying off on
account of the illness of a relative.
Fireman W. F. McLain has been taken
Firen an Holcomb has displaced r.
H. Lain on the passenger runs west of
Topeka with Engineer Albert Roberts
Engine 2274 which formerly did yard
service at En- poria, went out on a trial
trip Monday after receiving a general
overhauling.
Engineer Andrew Smith has gone to
work after a lay-off of several days on
account of sickness.
Engineer Edward Scahil1 and Fire
man Robert Cliff are running on 121
and 122 this week
Engineer J. N Kelly, who has been
assigned to service on the cutoff, has
the ledgerwood work train.
Charles Shaw of the boiler shop, who
has been off two weeks, is at work
again.
George Rhode. a boiler shop appren-
tice, who has been off a good many
weeks on account of infiammatory
rheumatism. came in again Monday
BENJAMIN MilehaTn, a former emplOye
of the Santa Fe here, but lately of San
Bernardino, Cal, has returned to this
place and will soon go to work in the
paint shop. He has been away from
here about two years.
Charles Ackley of the freight car
sheds was off today.
Frank Gutsch of the spring shop is
one of the n en- who has saved up
enough money to build his own home
instead of paying rent into somebody
else's pocket. He has begun foundation
work on a residence on North Lake
street and expects to have it ready for
occupancy in five weeks.
John Holiday of the coach shop. who
was out awhile Monday, is at work
again.
Fred johnson Of the paint shop has
been off three or four days, but is now
on duty again
Jesse Smelser of the coach shop was
compelled to lay off several days ago
on account of an injured eye Since then
the eye has grown better and Smelser
is now doing his work as usual.
Fireman Harry Zane. who was in
jured six months ago while on a cutoff
work train. and who has been in the
hospital ever since. is better and has
gone to, his home in Usage City.
Martin Shuts, a truckman in the
coach shop. who has been off the
greater portion of a week on account
of the death of a relative in western
Kansas. has reported for duty
Andrew Galloway of the spring shop
has returned to work after an absence
of several days, caused by the sickness
of his father
John Pritchard of the paint shop laid
off some weeks ago and went to Penn
sylvania on a visit. He has returned to
Topeka, but is not yet working.
James Dewitt, a helper in the drill
press gang, had three fingers of his
right hand badly mashed Monday.
While oiling the machine it started I'M
expectedly. catching his fingers between
the gearing. dana ing them so badly
that he viii lose all of two and a part
Of the third He was taken to the hos
pital
Nathan caferty and William Gard