The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-04

Engineer Charles Jones Is on duty on
account of sickness
The Harvey lunch counter at Arkansas
City is to be enlarged at once.
Switchman William Busby is laying OF
for the remainder of the week.
T. C. Good of the tin shop is having an
other round with rheumatism
George Ffndlay of the blacksmith shop
is resting up for short time
Clyde Sheaffor. a helper in the black
smith shop. has been laying off,
Jerry Donovan of the blacksmith shop
knocked off work Thursday and went
home sick.
J. E. Finch. a machinist in the south
shop, is laying. off on account OF the i'll
ness of his wife.
A Smith of the air brake room is in
again after. a short lay off, made neces-
sary by sickness
Roderfclz Galne has been put on as a
machinist and is in charge of big ma
chine near the office.
sick. He expects to be able to come in
the first of next week.
William zeigler. COACH Ios painter o who Eho
returned and is at work.
George L. Stone. a switchman. is laying
off Until M0nday i9 Ss aftention
The first of the new chair cars built at
Pullman, ILL.,, for the Santa F'e passed
Louis Gragert of the boiler shop tool
fire had to go to the hospital Thursday
to have a piece of steel taken out of his
arm.
Engine 0167 of the fast mail notoriety
went out Thursday on 120 to Atchison- 1t
will probably be assigned to its regular
w. E. Bozarth of the sheds is still lay
ing off on account OF lame PACK. he
will probably not be able to report for
several days.
Rev. W. ]. Hatfield. pastor of the Third
ParSad NJ q SUNDAY SUN
at o'clock
Engine o154, which has been pulling the
TOpeka-St. Joseph passenger, is taking a
rest in the south shop 1t Will receive
general repairs
Engine 1888 has been turned out for SER
will run on Nos and 3, between Kansas
City and Newton.
spending a few days over near Edgerton.
attending the golden wedding anniversary
of his grandfather
Two buffet smoking cars are out of the
coach paint shop after being remodeled
They will be ready for the limited when
that train goes into regular daily service
about November l.
The employees of G. w Closson, fuel and
ice contractor for the Santa Fe, who quit
at Argentine a few days ago. have been
replaced by other men, one tram was De
l Walk OUT ut but s aside from that there was
loss
Fred Austin of the boiler shop. who has
been out for the past three weeks spend
Thursday afternoon. He has been at Mil
relatives. He will report for work next
Monday.
Sir Thomas Upton, the English sports
man who is irving to move the yacht cup,
is the owner of property in this country
He has interests in packing mouse s1as.s at at
cars. some of which have been repaired at
Topeka shops.
Engine 1891 commonly known as the
sssea cow" which was brought in few
weeks ago for conversion into an oil
burner is about ready for service. Thurs
day a tank of oil was set into the coal
chute for use in the first experiment OF
the kind in this part of the country.
fr-oS< ms ra
ing run through Topeka lately on account
of the improvements which are being
made on the cutoff. The grades are be-
ing reduced, curves Strengthened and steel
bridges are being put in The movement
eastward is especially heavy now, consist
ing mainly of grain. fruit and stock
Fred East of the blacksmith shop has