The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-15
# stomach trouble. reported for duty

Of stomach trouble, reported for duty
Monday.
The wife of G. w. Tassell. who works
around the sheds and mill, has reached
and about Kinsley.
Edward Doyle. and Jerry Donovan, of
tnT Tb BLACKSMITH ess shop, have been laying off
Monday for another trip.
Sturges Bechtol, who went to work Mon
gay morning after a layon of a week, quit
in sight somewhere else.
Herbert Miller, member of Mitchelrs
collision the other day in which his fore
head figured prominently
Louis Beardsley, an apprentice in the
Jamestown, Il. Y, for the last six weeks,
has returned and is at work.
left the an ghonp Men5s9 With the tank
jured eye; caused by a fragment of cold
rivet striking him. No serious result is
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Woods of Hume.
machine Shop tool room. they are IRE on on
their wedding trip, and will be here for
several days.
Julius Carlson, formerly an employee of
the coach shop, but since April Is last
with the Denver & Rio Grande at Den
man once more
e.. George B Ba n, south shop maehipist
Vas Vas struck on the top OF the head Mon,
from an engine cab. An ugly cash was
cut and Bartel was obliged to lay off.
General Foreman Stewart of the store
house. has returned from a brief trip to
plates locating in that town before long
Andrew Harmon, of the storehouse,
hasn't heard the last of the joke which
inducing him to bid on a bicycle which
it was claimed could be bought for $3.50
Edward Garner. of the blacksmith shop,
has been detained at home by the Illness
of his wife, who has been sick with
typhoid fever Mrs. Garner is now better
Peter Couture has been put on the pay
roll of the tin shop. Couture was in that
department year or more ago, but quit
to take job in an uptown shop He was
on refrigerator cars when in the service
Elmer Hunter, foreman of the field yard
timers. has as much business as anybody.
cars just now and the fellows who do
the tin work are rushed to death with
Lake. View has been made a day and
night telegraph office. This was neces-
which has been moving over the Kansas
City branch since the changes were begun
E. Johnson, a helper in the mill has two
fingers with the skin peeled off the ends.
members We're caught between with re-
suit which made necessary his absence
from work the remainder of the day.
Engineer Samuel Thompson, who was
killed near Kansas City Friday evening.
was. here only a short, time ago for pro-
a dozen trips on his engine He was con-
sidered excellent railroad man.
Eighteen more of the tank cars have
been set inside the blacksmith shop to re-
ceive heater pipes at the hands of the
first hundred, the bottoms for which were
completed here and sent to Chicago
good while ago
Monday for Chicago. will visit the shops
of the Chicago & Northwestern in the in
especially modern equipment in air APP
planes, and it is the plan to get some
pointers on this wherever possible.
William Krieger. who was run over by
a Rock Island train Sunday evening, used
about twelve years since he left. but he
was in the service at Topeka five or six
0ickerson and thence to Newton, where
he has since remained
Twenty new steel doors for the black
smith shop are standing on a car inside
hung Completion of the structure has
count but it may be that job will not be
finished for a little while because the con
uct of the Capital Iron works.
John and William Crawford had good
luck on a hunting trip the other night.
with the pelts of three 'possums- The
ia rmers east of town should feel thank
in a little extra time this way without
asking exorbitant pay, It relieves the
William Charlton, w. H. Headley. Lon
Stone and Warren Belts are going to La
at that place Belts and Stone are Well
known here, although neither of them has
had a job in these shops for some time.
John Salkeld. who went to La. Junta last
week to accept the foremanship of the
department. is relative of Charlton
A number of the new triple dump coal
cars built last spring are here for re-
pairs They were supported by one large
steel sill in the center and a truss rod on
each side In several cases the metal
beam was unable to stand the require
r1ents made upon it and gave way These
cracks are being patched up and in adj
dition another pair of inside rods viii be
put
For experimental purposes. a new IL
inch Westinghouse air pump has been
placed in the air brake corner. The ma
jority of the pumps are 912 inches and
work only on the right side. This. how
ever is INTERCHANGEABLE that is, can be
operaEed on either side If it proves
success a number of them may be or
dered for use the larger class of loco
motives
over in the end of the east wing they
are laughing at the expense of Oscar
Never a nnacainist in the water service
AT the meeting of the Turner's here Sun
day evening Meyer, who is secretary of
the local organization of that name, got
M to sing a solo. About the time his
nilunber was announced. the fellows who
had been in attendance began drifting out
in ones and twos By the time Meyer
was fairly launched upon his effort moth
ing remained before him except the empty