The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-07

been unable to. work for three days
He has been sick
Nicholas Griley Of the air brake cor
ner has been absent since Thursday.
William Hobson of the blacksmith shop,
who was sick Thursday, is on duty again.
George Hagenbuch, agent for the Santa
Fe at Kansas City, was in town Friday
Nicholas Sickinger of the tank room
who has been sick for some days is still
off.
John Lazell. a laborer in the Sixth
street yards. is i'll and unable to be on
duty.
Machinist Frank Blakemore, who lost
two days on account of sickness, is in
again
A F. Bogue and c. W. Ely are new
Santa Fe brakemen recently put on at
Argentine.
Henry, Deyer. a Sixth street car re-
palrer. has lost two days on account of
Conductor A. ]. RAIDER has been laying
on on for short time travelling over the
George Atkinson, engineer at the mill
a nas W Pee ,a. elected outside guard for A O.
wheel shop. He is doing the work which
Robert Slusser had
]. n Tedford, travelling passenger agent
Tor the ChOctaw road, was up from Ok
lahoma City Friday.
John ,Msespelt's tank gang has returned
from Missouri, where they have been
working for several days
Sixteen water spouts, used by. the en-
road, have just been completed
Henry McDade and Samuel McFarren.
swltchmen, who have been out for two
days, are in their places again
Engineer James Rollo, who pulls the
fast mail west of here. has reported for
duty again after losing one turn
Lewis Dowd. a member of Gerberick's
air brake force, has reported for duty
again after a lay off of a few days.
for the Erie With n
Kansas City, was in Topeka Friday
Bra keman F. J; Withrow, who runs on
Argentine. has been off day or two.
J, S. Stevenson. a machine hand in the
hnntin nf fr gone out on wH ebn 81 [0Wn b On
John Dyer, machinist in the east shop,
went to the hospital Friday to have some
substance removed from one of his eyes
George H; Lee. general passenger agent
was here from Little Rock. Ark, Friday.
been received at the new blacksmith shop
lately, besides considerable brick and
sand.
Ora Ferrin, a carpenter in the Sheds
who has been off looking after personal
business for two days, is in his place
again.
Oscar Dugan. who has been appointed
foreman of the Santa Fe tin shop at Gle
place today.
Walter Woods of the machine shop, who
has been off for two days, is kept at home
stairs a few nights ago
William Dwyer, a scrap iron worker
the country southwest of town. has re-
turned and is on duty again
flee of General Storekeeper Hilton. He
is a resident of Topeka, having been at
one time an employe at the state house.
Henry Auge the blacksmith who ran
into a sheet of steel the other day, hurt
ing one leg, is still off and is having con-
ber-
General Manager Nudge went out on
spection trip over the ottawa cutoff Di-
the Leavenworth branch Friday.
John Kisner, who works on the west
side Of the tracks had one Of his shins
Will probably not lose much time.
Al Graham, foreman of the south shop
aS stDPd p Gn rqaty f Rs a and
obliged to 20 to the hospital with it.
sheds has been selected to represent Cap
ital lodge No. of the A. Q. U. w. at
be held in Fort Scott next February
Pat Moffitt of the blacksmith shop. who
some of his cattle which escaped from ON
the corral, found them within a mile and
Arthur Van Cleave, foreman of the
storehouse truckers. who was taken to
the hospital a few days ago with typhoid
fever. is thought TO be doing well, and al
ready has been able to take a little nour-
ishment.
Walter DeWese of Toledo, O., is here
visiting his cousin, R. B. Ford. foreman
of the lumber yard; Mr. DeWese is
timer by trade, and being rather taken
with the country here may go to work
in the shops.
Work has been begun on three furnace
smokestacks for the new blacksmith
shop. They will be SO inches in diameter,
IS feet high, or Is feet more than those of
the old shop, and will be made of three
sixteenthS- inch steel.
The wife of Machinist George Bartel
and her sister. Mrs Maggie earle. have
gone to Effingham. where they will visit
for a week with an aunt Thence they
will go to MuScotah to spend another
week with uncle
E. D. Kenna, first vice president and
address the bar association of Jackson
county, Missouri, at Kansas City this ev-
ening His theme viii be Relation of the
Railroad to the Public"
r. B. Hartshorn, q helper in the black
caused by a piece of steel striking him
below the right eye. The cash has been
suit seriously in any way.
W. c. Jett, telegraph operator in the Of
fee of John Player, has returned to his
key after an absence Of Is days He has
m Nun His Brother. Charles has been
working his trick during his absence.
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock Rev.
J. A. Stavely. pastor of the Kansas Ave
nue. Methodist church in North Topeka,
will speak at the Railroad Y NJ. c. A.
The regular meeting of the Personal
Workers Bible class will be held as usual
at 3 p M
Meredith Shockley who went to Den
yer Wednesday in response to message
announcing the death of his brother Will
son. wired his parents Thursday to come
same day and it is expected the burial
will be held there