The Topeka state journal., 1901-11-05
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Charles johnson, a blacksmith, was off
Monday.
F. ]. F1aherty is a new helper in the
south shop
James Stanley has been put on lately
in the StorehouSe-
Carpenters have begun working the
roof of the new pattern shop
Andrew Dahlstrom, a cab carpenter, has
been laying off for several days.
W. H. Barnett. a helper in the black
smith shop, has been laying off.
Claude Shields, a helper in the. machine
shop, has been laying off for a few days
H. D. Wood and ]. B. Mills of the coach
shop have been laying off for day or
two.
Fred Graft of the boiler shop has quit
and will enter the service of the Katy at
Parsons.
Joseph Matthews a mill hand, laid off
Ash street.
Henry Heise was transferred Monday
morning from the machine shop to the
Conductor Short and Brakeman Cham
berlain of the plug have reported after a
short lay off.
James Anderson, who lost two pairs of
shoes in a Halloween joke has recovered
the property.
because of illness.
+,ny.+ W J. B BLACK, , general passenger ass s n and
day evening for Chicago.
Edward J. Harrop of the water service
night mig in the general OFFICES @ buildng.s M s
Mr. and Mrs. W. c. johnson of 1872 West
Gordon street are the i parents of If a baby
Edward Mischke, a helper in the mill,
has returned from a visit of two weeks
with relatives in Marion Junction, s. D.
Henry Kester, who for ten or eleven
years has had job in the brass foundry,
has quit. 1t is not known what he will
do now
L. E. Wilson. a clerk in the office of
Superintendent of Transportation Kouns.
is the father of 9-pound baby boy, born
Monday.
The engine on the Emporia local fell
down near Scranton Monday and a fresh
locomotive had to be sent out to take the
train through
E. H Berry of the, local laboratory is
to nave charge OF fne tn ae acetydeneh M th head
Baldwin engines.
Herbert Miller, a member of Ira Miller's
dutS after a iay off Of two DAYS days on on ac- &C.
count of sickness.
Ernest .schreiber. who lie learned t the he
been made foreman of the Frisco paint
ers in Kansas City.
Henry Neiswinter, foreman of the truck
a visit from his brother-in-law, Peter Do
herty, of Byron. Ok
The wife of George Oppenheimer of the
blacksmith shop has been sick for sew
eral days. Oppenheimer was able to be
on duty part of Monday.
The wife of Edward Garner of the
spring shop died Monday, after an Illness
taken to Galesburg, H., for burial.
Lee w. Osenburg, a. machinist appren-
tice who a few months ago went to the
southwest for his health, has returned
and took UP the burden again Monday
A special train of nine coaches bearing
travelling passenger agents from Chica go
to Los Angeles will pass through here
over the Santa Fe Wednesday afternoon
Monday a number of the men did not
show uD for work until afternoon. The
snowstorm of Sunday has been assigned
the cause of their absence from duty.
Elmer Schlegel is on duty in the boiler
shop again after, laying off several days
A blow from sledge last week put one
of his fingers in such a shape that he has
been OFF since.
w. A Powers. chief chemist, has re-
turned from California, where he has
been three weeks or more making tests
of the water used on the western lines
of the Santa F'e-
Charles A. Kaiser, a blacksmith who
was obliged to lay off last week on ac-
count of an attack of rheumatism, is
still away. He has had bad time with
this trouble for several months
Gus Smith of the locomotive paint gang
went out hunting the other night and
came back with II wild ducks to his
credit Two other members of the party
also brought in about 20 fowls
The Filipinos which passed through