The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-01
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

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| in the machine shop, is laying off.
Conductor Tilford took General Manager
| Mudge's special east Thursday morning.
D. b. Elm of the locomotive painting
! gang has been laying off a day or two.
| John Sheffield, of the coach truck
| gang, is laying off with a bruised foot
! James Mcneil, a coach painter, has gone
| to Las Vegas. N. M. for visit of ten
The wife of w. M Grub of the brass
| foundry has gone to Chicago for stay
| of 30 days
| Lamp Inspector Hobson has returned
| from Kansas City where he has been for
| several days.
Frank Benson of the tin shop is in St.
ent switch lamp.
Leo Kaiser, who has been working days
ferred to the niFh SHIFT SHIFT has been
Bundles of the new time card, No. 16.
which goes into effect Sunday morning at
1905, are being sent out
One of the gangs which has been work
ing on stay bolts at night IN the boiler
On next Thursday evening the degree
team of Irwin lodge 260 of the A. o. u.
w. will give drill at the lodge rooms.
Another PUNCH is, being put in the south
end of the boiler shop for the oil
tanks which that department is work.
ing
Boilermaker John Mespelt is at work
again after a lay off of one day, made
one foot.
Fred Jansen. a machinist helper who
two weeks ago dropped piece of metal
on one of his feet, reported for duty this
morning
4 dining car which has been in the
ton. has been returned for service looking
good as new.
ton Thursday. These are the new ones
which the carpenters have been working
on for some time
Roy Bryson, a machinist in the east
shop, went to the hospital Thursday with
hot chip OF metal in one eye 1t is not
believed that the sight will be affected.
J. F. Connaughton, formerly manager of
the telegraph office here but now agent
for the company at LYNDON has returned
J. f. Skaggs Of the blacksmith shop
was off duty Thursday for the purpose
ard avenue, which place he has been oc-
cupying.
Mrs H. W. L. Rain, mother of Max
Rain of the upholstering department. has
lately moved into her new home on North
Branner street, between First and the
Warren Belts, who left the Topeka
boiler shop about two weeks ago to go
to La Junta, has returned. He is not at
work here.
Dr.. r. s. Magee will give his lecture on
evening: 1t will be ill1strated by stereop-
of Maple Hill.
Paul ost,. formerly connected with the
office of the resident engineer at this
place, is home for the remainder of the
week. He is attending the State univer-
sity at Lawrence
Edward Crum, a boilermaker at AL
buquerque, but who has been away
from here only about six months. was
at the shops Thursday.
Stock continues to move at lively rate.
"Wednesday night four or five extras went
there and back. then on west to Emporia
without stopping for rest.
Ben Johnson, who was detained here
longer expected.
for the City of Mexico, where he will as
chinery of the Mexican Central
Tourist sleeper 2521 that which ten days
ago turned ed over on It's slae Just Jus as vas
been set in the car shops for repairs. The
main damage was to the trucks.
Nine more of the steel frame Sanderson
coal cars are in to receive repairs. The
stills have been cracked and it has been
plates and another pair of truss rods on
the inside.
For the purpose of testing triple
valves and of improving the air service
generally the old air drum in the air
brake corner is being replaced by
larger one.
Charles Miller. a heater on bolt ma
shop shop had little little bit of flesh on the end
of one thumb pinched off Wednesday
night while. on duty. He came in again
Work on buffet car 1920 which has been
in the shop for some time, Is about nm
sent to Chicago in time to be put on the |
California limited, which begins daily
service next week
The first car of structural iron for the |
new machine shop has arrived Chief |
Engineer Storey says he thinks it will |
be possible to continue the erection of |
the building through the winter without |
much interruption.
from a tank out south of here and sus-
tanned severe injuries about the back, is |
not thought to be seriously hurt, although |
he will probably not be ready to go out |
again for several days.
One carload of iron for the furnaces |
in the new blacksmith shop has arrived. |
Frank Harrison of Auburn, who is a |
candidate for county commissioners was |
around the shops Thursday.
Guy Ludington. a msnabsr OF the gang |