The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-25
ABOUT RAILROAD PEopLE

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corner is off sick
Joseph Degant of the blacksmith shop
was off duty Tuesday.
Joseph Phillips of the coach paint shop
laid off Tuesday afternoon.
]. c. Kennedy, general yardmaster, is
on duty after a short absence
Steam and water lines are being run to
the site OF the new pattern shop
Hugh McCill and David Miller of the
bull PEN went home sick Tuesday
Michael MulvihiIl Of the tank room is
going through a siege of rheumatism
Charles Nordstrom of the afr brake de-
partment is laying off for a few days.
Walter Wessen of the storehouse has
reported for duty after a short lay Off
Edward Wells is q new man in Gerber
iclx's gang on the east side of the tracks.
Lewis Spendlove of the tank room is
still sick He has been off two weeks or
more.
Engine 221s has been turned out after
receiving a general overhauling in the
Machinist John Taylor laid off part Of
Tuesday to see his son, Edward, start
Tor La Iunta.
William ZiegIer coach painter. is
taking. in the sights at St Joseph, No,
here, is now with the Denver and Rio
Grande at Denver.
p. Johnson, a. helper, in the mill, left to-
day for Concordia, where he win spend
the next ten days.
]. r. Davidson and Bert Swan of the
brass foundry dropped work long enough
to go hunting Tuesday.
l. B Wood. a storehopge clerk has re-
went for a visit last Friday
Jacob Kuhl, who has the job of cushion
cleaner in the upholstering department,
is off duty for several days
Harry Adams of the machine shop has
had a job on driving boxes, but has been
transferred to work on guards
The wife of H. W. Bullock of the scrap
iron gang has gone to Walnut Ridge,
Ark, for a stay Of three months.
William Spencer, a helper on No 2
n ole u oh has
to Denver for a few days recreation
James Anderson, a la-borer in the sheds.
mashed a finger Tuesday while putting in
a spring on one of the new tank cars.
John Soderlund,a carpenter in the sheds,
who was here until a little more than a
sas city.
Ellick Esplin. who has been working
nights as q. heater on one OF the po Doll
day time.
Ben johnson, superintendent Of tests,
Is SICK at MS nome on w est sixth street
lie has been suffering from a cold for sew
eral days
Ernest Wilcox. a member of jerks gang
in the east shop, is home from trip to
New York, covering a period of two
months time
The Thursday noon shop meeting will
just returned from st. Lawrence island
in Behring Sea-
Edward Bartel, formerly a clerk in the
general offices. but lately with the Park
hurst-Davis company, IS sick at his home
John Crawford, who had a job in the
boiler shop here until few weeks ago,
lower Kansas avenue.
A number of boilermazers have been
put on at night working on the shell of
the latest big Player engine under the
process of construction.
The air machine for cutting bolts and
rods, situated outside of the bull pen,
has been under repairs at the hands of
the water service men for several days.
A c. Soule. chief clerk in the office of
-fo Fol at
desk again after absence Of a week.
He has been out on account of sickness
is at his place again. The health author
tiles had him tied up a week thinking
there was a case of scarlet fever at his
David NicoI of the oil house is enjoying
q visit from his son, J. Il Nleol, or
Fort Worth and Denver railroad at that
place
Richard Pardicl5 of BatesvilIe, Ind. an
uncle of George Bartel of the south shop,
relatives. He is accompanied by his
family.
l.. W. Peabody of the laboratory is in
Providence, r. l., where he expects to be
gines that are being built for the Santa
chine shop, who has been laying off for
two weeks, is on duty again, ana since
brake corner.
The big steam shovel which has been
in the Yards for several days, during
which time the water service men have
set it up, went out to Gainesville, Tex,
Tuesday night
A stray kitten came into the machine
shop Monday and almost gave some of
the men as-nervous shock with it's noise.
The cries Of the visitor even drowned the
racket of the machinery.
Sixteen boilermakers from Chicago
passed through Topeka Tuesday after
cal. where the strike among tradesmen
of that class is in progress.
Thomas .Hannigan, who served his ap-
Topeka shops at different times, IS on
the pay roll again a. M He IS b6 member OF
Joseph Cramer, who quit the machine
shop two months ago and moved to Cha
mute, is sick at his home in that town
poor health ever since she went there.
E g. Payne. who has an idea or two
besides that of picking out scrap iron.
will begin evangelistic work Monday;
Meetings will be held IN Topeka first, and
after that other towns in the state Will
be visited
It was reported Tuesday evening that
two head Of cattle belonging to the bunch
that was in the car wrecked MONDAY
night were-stin missing One OF Two OF
to Tecumseh-
PROSPECTS, for the educational work in
the Railroad Y NJ. G. A never We're so
ready reached about Is, and the pros
poets are for a good many more within
the next week
Richard Wallace of the machine shop
has a troublesome wound on his right sec
ond finger While crawling out of the
cab Tuesday he caught the member on a
piece of projecting metal which cut an
ugly cash just above the knuclSle
The material for lot of the new tank
cars has arrived and the sheds are busy
on the order. 1t is probable that the
the construction for a long time yet, as
a large quantity of wood and iron has
been received lately
Engineer H. C. Rust of the Topeka
Marceline passenger runs, who has been
inc his lecture on the Battle of Ante
tam has returned home He will give
microscopic exhibitions at SO Kansas
The fourth of the MONDAY Bible classes
which meets at the coffee room every
working dav is under the direction of W.
q. Boone Chairman of the board Of man
ayers Of the Railroad Y. NJ. G. A The
interest shown has been gratifying to
those who have taken any notice and the