The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-24
ABOUT RAILROAD People


The wife Of BOilermaker David MeMul-
! len IS sick
Fred weeks.a machine hand in the mill,
has been of duty.
James Coegins Of the air brake room
| has been laying of
A Raymond " hitcomb special party
went west Monday
William AIcCallum, a machine hand in
the mill, has been laying of
Willie Crook and Earl Petrfe have re-
turned from visit in Kansas City
Harvey Jones of the machine shop. who
quit last week, left today for the west
Bruce Harmon of the south shop IS in
after a weeks absence spent in Colorado.
John Nave of the machine shop was on
duty Monday looking after business mat
Robert Maze who works on a drill press,
IS the father of baby girl, born Sunday
William williams Of the sheds. who
vas married at De Soto last week. Is on
duty again
B. T. Payne, shop accountant. is home
from Chicago, where he has been for a
week or more
George Williams of the boiler shop. who
is able TO work
Blacksmith Samuel Florence. who has
been too sick to work for several weeks.
is on duty again
CLANS Jss e g0l R959av gsnfEsl D, astsr
tour Of inspection
George Elliott a rachinist apprentice.
has returned from Denver He has been
out for three weeks
The wife of J. c. Catron Of Graham's
scrap iron gang has gone to Rossville for
q visit Of two weeks
Hamn ersnith L E Fletcher who has
been visiting at Frankfort for some time,
Is IN his place again
Edward Fart, who has been in the brass
machine in the tool room
J B Dansey. a member Of the resident
weeks outing in Colorado.
Charles Keiser. jr.. who has been work
ing in St. Louis as blacksmith helper
IS in town for few days.
Edward Sheets. q roundhouse machinist,
has gone TO Chicago. joining his wife
who went there a week ago.
The wife of Gus Counter a former boil
ermaker, who has been i'll for a good
while is able to be out again.
Henry Ward q storehouse packer. who
has been sick and unable to work for a
month. resumed his duties Monday
Fireman H. p. French, who fires on the
evening passenger between Topeka and
St Joseph, IS under the weather for a few
for about two months. has reported for
its place on trains 1 and 2. west of To-
peka-
Henry Senne, usually answering to
the title of Boots" is at his place in the
boiler shop after a lay of of about three
weeks
Casper Dagan. Earl Bozarth and Albert
Anderson of the plating and polishing de-
partnent, are working outside for day
Fred Watts. messenger boy at the car
shops is on duty after having been out
appendicitis.
James Mullen. assistant foreman of the
weeks mountain climbing and sight
seeing in Colorado.
George F.enszy. a cabinet maker. has
gone to California for a months recuper-
Louis is with him
Engineer Cappy Sharp has returned
from Buffalo, where he went few weeks
ago. He was at the exposition the day
Mckinley was shot.
Tee,
his place again after an absence of more
than two weeks. He spent the time vis-
ting relatives near Salina-
G. n Griggs. a helper in the south
shop, is home from a visit with relatives
enough to see the G. 4 R parade. -1--7
Vincent Coggins, a machinist appren-
tiee in the south shop. came on duty
Monday He has been in Los Angeles.
Cal. visiting a sister for month
Joseph McCsivern. a former blacksmith
helper but for the last four months en-
No. was around the shops Monday
P. J Laverty. after having tried his
sas for the past year. has resumed his
old place as a helper in the blacksmith
Maurice Todd, a clerk in the Office of
General Storekeeper Hilton. left Monday
afternoon for Fort Madison. Ia. where
ne viii supply vacancy for the next two
weeks
a big lot of building material is being
piled up around the site OF the new pat
tern shop The workmen have made a
good showing since beginning the job of
erecting the structure
Hugh Thompson. the storehouse man
who was overcome by gas while helping
recover the bodies of William Rund and
Charles Roth. week ago Saturday, is
able to be on duty again
Henry o. Brien. who fires a yard en-
CINE here. IS on duty after a twelve days
lay of O. Brien had his face and hands
burned while putting IN the fire. and since
has not been able to work
The wife and son OF Frank Thompson.
a roundhouse mach1nist. have gone to Co
IuTubus, o., to visit with relatives for a
month They also expect to see the Buff
falo exposition before returning.
The water service men have been guy
ing oscar Meyer. machinfst- IN that de-
partulent, because the other night he car
ried home a mouse that someone had
carefully placed In his coat pocket
John Welter. the scrap iron worker who
was struck over one eye Saturday by a