The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

A. A. Hope. of the water service. was
| laying off Monday.
John James of the boiler shop has
Joined the police force.
Charles Ashley of the sheds is in his
place after a brief absence.
Robert Slusser, a machine hand in
the car machine shop, is sick.
Edward Kirwick. a timer. has been
absent from his work for several days.
Philip Ringler, a storehouse labOrer
in William Schultz's gang. has been
sick.
Lon Stone a boiIermaker, who has
been out on a short vacation, is in
again.
Engine O11O, which pulls the Kansas
City plug, has been receiving some light
repairs.
Lewis Lynch. car repairer in the
Sixth street gang has gone to Albu-
querque.
Peter sohroh, who strained his back
Saturday while handling scrap iron is
at work again.
Henry Lang of the car machine shop,
who has been sick for awhile is at
work again.
Engineer Arthur Islip. of the .Leaven-
worth Holiday branch, was down for
a short time Monday.
Charles Kaiser, of the blacksmith
shop, who has been sick since last Fri
day, is on duty again.
has reported for duty after an absence
made necessary by illness.
Richard Ford, a south shop maohin-
ist, was called home Monday forenoon
by the sickness of his wife.
A c. Brit, a carpenter in the sheds,
went home sick Monday, but was able
to return to his place this morning.
William Busch. machinist in the
round house, was absent from his
bench Monday, being detained by sick
ness.
Louis Deutscher, foreman Of the tin
shop, is reported as being almost
ready to assume charge of his men
again.
Bessie and Isabel CrandaI. daugh-
ters of William Crandan of the boiler
shop. have returned from a visit in
Keene.
Engine Oe. which runs between Lea,v-
enworth and Holiday. went out on a
trial trip Monday after receiving some
general repairs
Fireman Dan Shannon is running on
the Topeka-Kansas City plug. H. P.
French is on 1O5 and 10S between To- |
peka and St. Joseph.
A. J. Hit, general manager of the |
Rock Island. passed through Topeka |
Monday on his return to Chicago from |
Fort Worth, Texas.
Mark Miller. who heretofore has been |
known as fireman, has passed the ex- |
animation for engineer, and is here
after to be addressed accordingly.
0. G. Thompson was given a. number
in the boiler shop Monday He is faith
er of Newton and Sebert Thompson. /
who have worked in the shop for some
time.
John Lynn, who works in the store
house every summer and teaches school
at Scranton in the winter. left today
for months outing in the vicinity of
Los Angeles.
T. B. Fenley, for several months past
night operator and ticket agent for the
Rock Island here, has been made agent
at Gotego, Ok, one of the stations in
the new country
George Klussman, a former machin-
ist in the shops here, but now engineer
in a large Touring mill at Manhattan,
has returned to his home after a short
business trip to Topeka
Hugh Montgomery. of the brass
foundry went home sick Monday. The
foundry was closed in the afternoon the
men attending the funeral of Mrs. Lena
Wear, wife of one of the employees of
that shop.
Addison Maxwell, storehouse
packer, began his vacation today by
starting for Green Mountain Falls.
Colo. He was accom- panied by his
mother and sister and by Miss Princie