The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-04
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Chauncey. TeW. a member of the tank
gang who has been sick a week or more,
Is on duty again.
Engineer John Snyder. who runs on
some of the fast passenger trains, has
reported for duty after a. short layOff-
Engineer Edward Fithien of Emporia
is in the Santa F'e hospital here The
other day he was called to do a little
extra work and while he was walking
around the engine a lump of coal rolled
from the overloaded tank, striking him
in the head and cutting an ugly cash
He has been here only a few days and
expects to be back again in a short time
John Price, formerly foreman of the
machine shop, went to work Monday in
the water service department. Price,
through his long term of work in the
machine shop has made the acquainr-
ance of nearly every one of the older
men about Topeka shops.
Thomas Cloud a fireman on the pas
senger runs west, is at work again af-
ter a vacation of about a week Cloud
fell off the 497, while doing some work
above the running board, and hurt one
hand so badly that he was unable to
handle a shovel.
William Houghtelin is the teacher of
Bible class, organized not long ago in
the f1ue room. This makes the fourth
of these classes among shop men meet
ing during the noon hour for the study
of the Sunday school lesson or any 9th
er line of Bible study that they care to
take up. Mr. Houghtelin is considered
one of the best Scripture students
among the railroad men.
Peter Schillfng, who was off sick for
a week, has returned to his place in the
spring shop.
Emmett Wood of the boiler shop, who
has been out for two weeks on account
of q sprained wrist is at work again
David Stuart has returned to his place
in the spring shop, after a layoff of
several days. He is the father OF a baby
girl, born last week
Waycar 80 has been fitted up for ser
vice and has been sent to Argentine in
charge Of Conductor Balm. Brakemen
Kelly and Eversole were on the first
trip but it is not known who will be
assigned regularly The car will run be-
tween Argentine and Emporia by way
of the cutoff.
Frank Sawyer, of the boiler shop, has
returned to his place after an absence of
two weeks. He has been unable to work
on account of sprained knee.
Charles Weber, wheel-borer in
SchlegeI's gang. caught the first finger
Of his left hand in a lathe Monday and
the nail was turned exactly round. The
injury was painful, but Weber had it
wrapped up and went On with his work
Bert Copeland, a. mill man who left a
week ago for Chicago and the east, is
expected home before many days.
J. S Miller of the field paint track is
q new member of the Santa Fee ire de-
partment. He takes the place - Thomas
Checksfeld, who went to Albuquerque
several weeks ago
Contractor Swanson, who has the job of
doing the brick work on the new black
smith shop, has begun unloading ma terial.
The contract calls for the completion of
this part of the construction within sixty
DAYS after the frame is finished.
Frank Barry of the Rock Island passen-
ger offices has returned from Lincoln,
Neb.. where he spent a portion of last
Thomas s. stevens. signal engineer for
the Santa Fe is In Joliet, Ill.
Six cars Of soldiers from the Philippines
passed through Topeka this morning en-
route for their homes in the east
The state railroad comm isSioners are on
q tour OF Inspection over the Union Pa
cific
George e. Rex of the Santa Fe engineer
ing department was in town Monday from
Iraffic On the middle division has
dropped or greatly within a few weeks
There IS not much stock and fruit
moving now as there was a few weeks
ago
Of the Rock Island between BellknaD Ia
and Trenton Mo. have been going on for
some time tt is still denied. however,
that the road intends to build across from
Platte City. No, to Topeka by way OF
LeayenWorth.
Harvey Wood. for several years a postal